@inproceedings{33991, abstract = {{In the course of digitalization, digital platforms are unleashing their full disruptive potential and are already dominating the first industries (e.g., hotel industry). As a result of this success, more and more companies want to build their own platforms and participate in the success. However, building and operating a digital platform involves multiple challenges and most of such ambitions fail. Since most digital platforms fail, strategic leadership of digital platforms must consider both success factors and reasons for platform failure. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic literature analysis and identified 24 success as well as failure factors in 9 dimensions. From a scientific perspective, the article provides a structured analysis of success and failure factors of digital platforms, which previously did not exist in literature. Practitioners can use the resulting knowledge base to successfully manage platform activities and avoid pitfalls.}}, author = {{Özcan, Leon and Koldewey, Christian and Duparc, Estelle and van der Valk, Hendrik and Otto, Boris and Dumitrescu, Roman}}, keywords = {{Digital Platform, Multi-sided Market, Two-sided Market, Success Factor, Failure Factor}}, location = {{Minneapolis}}, title = {{{Why do Digital Platforms succeed or fail? - A Literature Review on Success and Failure Factors}}}, year = {{2022}}, } @techreport{20871, abstract = {{How is merger and acquisition (M&A) success associated with firm internal M&A process organization? The literature thus far acknowledges that unobservable internal firm characteristics are at least as important as observable firm- and deal-specific characteristics in regard to explaining M&A success. Thus, this paper directly asks M&A experts around the globe to shed more light on this important issue. We investigate three indices, capturing the degree of M&A 1) process standardization, 2) process duration, and 3) process attention. Next, we analyze the process participation among four organizational layers, i.e., the functional involvement of the a) top management team, b) headquarters, c) business unit management, and d) business unit functions. We predict and find that all three indices are positively associated with M&A success, while process standardization and attention to deal strategy are of particular importance. Turning to the four organizational layers, a textured analysis shows that, for instance, target valuation should be performed by the headquarters functions but not by the top management team or the business unit. Overall, our findings are important to better understand unexplored M&A success drivers and provide directions for future research. Finally, our results might help practitioners adjust their M&A process organization to further improve their M&A success.}}, author = {{Sievers, Sönke and Alexander, Schmitz}}, keywords = {{Mergers, Acquisitions, Success, Processes, Organization}}, pages = {{73}}, title = {{{What matters for organizing M&As successfully?}}}, doi = {{10.2139/ssrn.3679155}}, year = {{2020}}, } @article{32535, abstract = {{In this study, we draw on person–environment fit theory to analyze whether academic success is best explained by individual abilities subjectively exceeding situational demands or by abilities matching the demands. Moreover, we disentangled effects of perceived abilities and subjective person–environment (P-E) fit on academic success. All in all, 693 teacher education students participated in an online questionnaire. Students were asked to rate general requirements of their academic programs (e.g., self-discipline) on a 5-point scale in terms of (1) their own abilities and (2) the perceived relevance for their studies. P-E fit was determined by difference scores between abilities and relevance ratings. Academic success was assessed by grades, perceived performance, and study satisfaction. Data were analyzed through structural equation modeling and suggest that academic success is best explained by a match between abilities and demands. Moreover, all three criteria for academic success were more strongly related to subjective fit than to subjective abilities.}}, author = {{Bohndick, Carla and Rosman, Tom and Kohlmeyer, Susanne and Buhl, Heike M.}}, issn = {{0018-1560}}, journal = {{Higher Education}}, keywords = {{Academic success, Person–environment fit theory, Demands–abilities fit, Higher education}}, number = {{5}}, pages = {{839--854}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{The interplay between subjective abilities and subjective demands and its relationship with academic success. An application of the person–environment fit theory}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s10734-017-0173-6}}, volume = {{75}}, year = {{2017}}, } @inproceedings{13317, abstract = {{Along with the increasing popularity of social media and online communities in many business settings, the notion of online community health has become a common means by which community managers judge the condition or state of their communities. It has also been introduced to the literature, yet the concept remains underspecified and fragmented. In this paper, we work toward a construct conceptualization of online community health. Through a review of extant literature and dialogue with specialists in the field, we develop a multi-dimensional construct of online community health, consisting of seven elements. In writing this paper, we attempt to foster theory development around new organizational forms by advancing a new and important construct. The paper further provides guidance to the managers of social media and online communities by taking a systematic look at the well-being of their communities.}}, author = {{Wagner, David and Richter, Alexander and Trier, Matthias and Wagner, Heinz-Theo}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2014}}, editor = {{Karahanna, Elena and Srinivasan, Ananth and Tan, Bernard}}, keywords = {{Social media, Online communities, Online community success, Online community health, Construct conceptualization}}, publisher = {{Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)}}, title = {{{Towards a Conceptualization of Online Community Health}}}, year = {{2014}}, } @article{4398, abstract = {{Employing a Hausman–Taylor instrument variable (HT–IV) estimator to data from 558 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 80 developing countries for the period from 2002 to 2007, this paper provides empirical evidence for a positive impact of a country's external governance quality and outcome on local microbanks' economic success in terms of profitability and sustainability. Evidence as well suggests a negative relationship between external governance and the microbanks' social success measured by the depth of outreach. In this context, our analysis reveals that a country's political stability, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law are significant key elements of external governance affecting the MFIs' functional performance. Moreover, results from sensitivity analyses indicate that the relationship between external governance quality and microfinance functional performance significantly depends on the microbanks' business concepts, their lending methodologies and sources of funding.}}, author = {{Uhde, André and Müller, Oliver}}, issn = {{1752-0487}}, journal = {{ International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance }}, keywords = {{microfinance, external governance, economic success, social success, developing countries, profitability, sustainability, microbanks, outreach, political stability, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, governance quality, lending methodologies, funding sources}}, number = {{2/3}}, pages = {{116--149}}, title = {{{External governance outcome and microfinance success}}}, doi = {{https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMEF.2013.056394}}, volume = {{6}}, year = {{2013}}, }