Gendered finance in Africa represents a multifaceted landscape where financial systems intersect with gender dynamics, presenting both challenges and opportunities for inclusive economic growth. This abstract explores the complexities surrounding …

Success is the desire of any organization when implementing digital transformation. However, digital transformation is a complex problem, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which have certain limitations in terms of resources.

This chapter discusses the character of the new technology and identifies the decisive drivers of the particular dynamics of change in the economy and society. It outlines why the digital transformation is a process that is at least as …

Wie ist die Transformation mit welchen Schwerpunktthemen anzugehen?

This paper explores the entrepreneurial orientation factors that influence SMEs’ digital transformation strategy. To achieve this, this paper proposes a conceptual framework by revisiting and extending Miller (Management Science 29:770–791, 1983) …

Die E-Rechnung wird bald auch für Unternehmen verpflichtend. Städte und Gemeinden haben in der Regel seit Jahren Erfahrung mit dem Thema. Doch nun müssen auch etliche kommunale Betriebe ihre Rechnungsprozesse anpassen, die das bislang …

Unternehmen stehen permanentem Veränderungsdruck gegenüber und müssen sich kontinuierlich wandelnden Bedingungen anpassen. In diesem Kontext spielt die digitale Transformation eine herausragende Rolle – sie ist das zentrale Thema dieses Buches.

AISI 52100 is a high carbon alloy steel typically used in bearings. One hardening heat treatment method for AISI 52100 is austempering, in which the steel is heated to above austenitizing temperature, cooled to just above martensite starting (Ms) …

Places are the face of the future. They represent the attraction pole for humanity, for communities hoping for a better life. They are catalysts for economic development and incubators for new ideas and innovation. However, with the increasing …

Industrial practices are playing important role within the attempts for cities’ development as industrialization achieve economic growth and prosperity in both developed and developing countries. However, industrialization causes significant …

Nach den komplizierten gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungslinien möchte ich in diesem Kapitel den Blick auf die heute gängige Problemlösung zum Klimawandel richten. Sie besteht in der Energiewende, die im Wesentlichen beinhaltet, dass die …

This third empirical chapter covers transformation as a crisis outcome category. Transformation implies a fundamental re-organization of the EU system as member states restructure their relationship and reinvent the basic features of the system.

The connection between disparities in the position and roles of rural women in local communities in the case of Northern Serbia (Vojvodina Province) is the basic theoretical and methodological framework of the chapter. The main objective is to …

In the evolving landscape of software architecture, the shift from monolithic structures to agile, scalable microservices has revolutionized cloud-native application development. However, the inherent dynamism of microservices can lead to the …

Die Transformation im Krankenhaus bringt viele Herausforderungen mit sich. Eine der größten Herausforderungen ist die Schaffung der technischen Voraussetzungen für die Digitalisierung. In vielen Krankenhäusern gibt es noch kein flächendeckendes …

This chapter consists of three parts. The first is on lifecycle processes and their relation to the working area graph model WAM. The second gives principal remarks on abstraction levels of processes, their products as partial results, and their …

India has completed 52 years since it sent into orbit its maiden satellite Aryabhata, an experimental scientific satellite, using a Soviet launch vehicle. Since that modest step, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the national space …