Technology and Sector specific Studies

Start-ups are an important driver in successful innovation systems. We are looking for new approaches and data sources in getting access to statistical analyses of start-ups at the regional, national and global level....

We are looking for theses which investigate drivers for open source software, e.g. hosted at GitHub, and open source hardware. There are large databases of commits contributed to GitHub, which can be connected to further...

The project aims to examine the relationship between the procurement officer and the gender of the CEO of a firm that wins a public contract. The International Trade Center (ITC) estimated that currently women-owned businesses...

The project aims to examine quantitatively the connection between firms’ participation in public procurement and their innovation activity. Thus far, the literature has established a conceptual link between public procurement and...

Contact: Knut Blind. We are looking for Master students interested in investigating the relationship between AI and standardization. On the one hand, we are in particular interested in the implications of AI on future topics in...

Contact: Knut Blind. We are looking for Master students interested in investigating the relationship between AI and innovation. On the one hand, we are interested in the drivers of AI as a General Purpose Technology. On the...

Contact: Cem Misirlioglu. Die deutschen Unternehmen im leitungsgebundenen Energiemarkt erfahren seit der Liberalisierung einen bedeutenden Wandel, dessen Begründung in der Deregulierung ehemals monopolistischer Märkte liegt...