@misc{SarachukMisslerBehr, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill and Mißler-Behr, Magdalena}, title = {ICT, Economic Effects and Business Patterns: A Text-Mining of Existing Literature}, series = {ICCMB 2020: Proceedings of the 2020 the 3rd International Conference on Computers in Management and Business}, journal = {ICCMB 2020: Proceedings of the 2020 the 3rd International Conference on Computers in Management and Business}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {Japan}, doi = {10.1145/3383845.3383851}, pages = {40 -- 45}, abstract = {Information and communication technologies (ICT) determine our everyday routines to a large degree, but also reshape existing business patterns and bolster economic development. So far, scholars tried to explain the role played by telecommunications in economic development and business, albeit some significant research gaps in this research field still exist. Our bibliometric analysis of the most up-to-date articles' abstracts clearly demonstrates that the role of ICT on entrepreneurship, location strategies of new ventures and innovative activity of firms remains heavily underinvestigated and, hence, deserves much more attention from the side of academic community.}, language = {en} } @misc{SarachukMisslerBehr, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill and Mißler-Behr, Magdalena}, title = {Is Ultra-Broadband Enough? The Relationship between High-Speed Internet and Entrepreneurship in Brandenburg}, series = {International Journal of Technology : (IJTech)}, volume = {11}, journal = {International Journal of Technology : (IJTech)}, number = {6}, issn = {2087-2100}, doi = {10.14716/ijtech.v11i6.4435}, pages = {1103 -- 1114}, abstract = {Recent improvements in broadband infrastructure in Europe have introduced augmented possibilities for both businesses and individuals. As expected, the provision of high-speed internet connections for European users will be an important step towards Industry 4.0 as well as a better entrepreneurial milieu. Still, though scientific literature is replete with examples of how modern communication technologies boost productivity and economic performance, not much research indicates how broadband technologies may bolster entrepreneurship, especially at a very detailed, municipal level. The aim of this study was to find out whether high-speed broadband provision had any effect on higher firm entry rates in Brandenburg, Germany. This region was chosen because of its favorable position in the vicinity of the capital state, Berlin. We carried out an ordinary less square estimated regression analysis using a dataset built for 417 municipalities. The results show that ultra-broadband provision had no significant impact on well-performing municipalities and those located close to Berlin, with no impact in the general model, and also had a negative correlation in underperforming and peripheral areas (significant at a 5\% level). This leads to the conclusion that advanced broadband infrastructure does not automatically translate into higher firm entry rates; there is no such urgency in the need for speed, as it might appear at first glance.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Cryptocurrency Regulation in Europe: A Brief Overview}, series = {Ensuring the Rights of Investors in the Context of the Digitalization of the Economy: the Experience of European and Asian States}, booktitle = {Ensuring the Rights of Investors in the Context of the Digitalization of the Economy: the Experience of European and Asian States}, editor = {Belykh, V. and Alekseenko, A.}, publisher = {Prospekt}, address = {Moscow, Russia}, isbn = {978-5-392-33598-5}, doi = {10.31085/9785392335985-2021-128}, pages = {100 -- 105}, abstract = {Recent changes in digital technologies did not just provide augmented opportunities for firms and individuals, but rather influenced almost all spheres of everyday life. Among them, hardly any other one has experienced so much changes than payment systems. However, existing systems are based on traditional currencies, and there is a debate whether they will remain safe and stable in the long-term perspective. Cryptocurrencies are somehow treated as a possible solution here, but does it satisfy all countries? In this modest review, we tried to summarize positions of all European jurisdictions towards digital tokens.}, language = {en} } @misc{SarachukMisslerBehrHellebrand, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill and Mißler-Behr, Magdalena and Hellebrand, Adrian}, title = {Ultra High Speed Broadband Internet and Firm Creation in Germany}, series = {Innovations in Digital Economy : Second International Scientific Conference, SPBPU IDE 2020, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 22-23, 2020, Revised Selected Papers}, journal = {Innovations in Digital Economy : Second International Scientific Conference, SPBPU IDE 2020, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 22-23, 2020, Revised Selected Papers}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-84844-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-84845-3_3}, pages = {40 -- 56}, abstract = {Latest changes in broadband internet provision, as it was expected, will improve the life quality of millions of people around the world and will simplify the business routine, so that even new companies would be able to compete with well-established ventures. However, while there are numerous examples how modern digital infrastructure increases productivity or economic growth, very few papers try to link the availability of high-speed internet and the appearance of new firms. With our previous research at the municipality level in Brandenburg, we started to cover this research gap for the case of Germany. Our current study is focusing on possible effects of (ultra-)broadband provision on firm entry rates in 401 German administrative districts and independent cities. Results of our regression analysis demonstrate significance of basic broadband availability for the whole country (and very strong for less-urbanized administrative districts), while the ultra-high-speed connections have a weak and negative influence on new business formations. Hence, the advanced digital infrastructure does not seem like an important prerequisite for a better entrepreneurial milieu, at least in the case of Germany.}, language = {en} } @misc{KhanMichalkSarachuketal., author = {Khan, Naveed Ahmad and Michalk, Silke and Sarachuk, Kirill and Hafiz, Ali Javed}, title = {If You Aim Higher Than You Expect, You Could Reach Higher Than You Dream: Leadership and Employee Performance}, series = {Economies}, volume = {10}, journal = {Economies}, number = {6}, issn = {2227-7099}, doi = {10.3390/economies10060123}, pages = {13}, abstract = {Leadership is about lifting a person's vision, raising their productivity to higher standards and creating a personality beyond their usual capabilities. Our study examines the Pygmalion effect and leader-member exchange (LMX) on employee task performance via organizational commitment. The data was collected from 280 middle-level managers from top ten banks in Pakistan. This study offers three main contributions to the literature. First, our results discover a strong link between the Pygmalion effect, LMX and employees' task performance through mediation of organizational commitment. Secondly, our study indicates that leaders should have higher quality relationships with employees and higher task performance expectations. Finally, most previous studies focused on leadership approaches or have been conducted in western developed countries. To our knowledge, this study is a unique contribution to the literature on leaders' expectations in changing and diverse environments, as in underdeveloped countries like Pakistan.}, language = {en} } @misc{SarachukMisslerBehr, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill and Mißler-Behr, Magdalena}, title = {Broadband Development and Firm Creation: Dif-in-Dif Estimates for Germany}, series = {Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, AHFE (2022) International Conference}, journal = {Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, AHFE (2022) International Conference}, editor = {Markopoulos, Evangelos and Goonetilleke, Ravindra S. and Luximon, Yan}, publisher = {AHFE International}, address = {New York, USA}, isbn = {978-1-958651-07-0}, doi = {10.54941/ahfe1001527}, pages = {250 -- 259}, language = {en} } @misc{KhanMihociMichalketal., author = {Khan, Naveed Ahmad and Mihoci, Andrija and Michalk, Silke and Sarachuk, Kirill and Javed, Hafiz Ali}, title = {Employee Performance Measures appraised by Training and Labour Market: Evidence from the Banking Sector of Germany}, series = {Administrative Science}, volume = {12}, journal = {Administrative Science}, number = {4}, issn = {2076-3387}, doi = {10.3390/admsci12040143}, pages = {1 -- 13}, abstract = {Our paper examines the impact of training outputs and employment factors on several facets of employee performance while supporting managerial decision-making in the banking sector. First, we introduce four performance measures in individual productivity assessment. Second, three identified groups of covariates are associated with these measures, namely, the training method success, delivery of knowledge, and labor market performance feedback. Based on our empirical results from Germany, we suggest that response-related decisions are accompanying bank employees' profiles and appraisal. In particular, we form decision-making functions and finally show that the banking industry successfully balances between internal and external factors in optimizing employees' performance.}, language = {en} } @misc{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Scientific text-mining with KH coder: troubleshooting and solutions}, series = {2024 5th International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering, and Education (CSEE), 27-29 February 2024, Shanghai, China}, journal = {2024 5th International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering, and Education (CSEE), 27-29 February 2024, Shanghai, China}, number = {1}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Shanghai, PRC}, isbn = {979-8-3503-7685-2}, doi = {10.1109/CSEE63195.2024.00011}, pages = {13 -- 17}, abstract = {More and more routine tasks are being handled with the help of computer technologies. Science is not neglected; for example, computational linguistics programs greatly simplify the analysis of scientific literature, although not without shortcomings. In this paper, we discuss some of the common challenges that arise when conducting literature analysis in KH Coder, a free distributed software offering analysis of text documents in multiple languages. The proposed solutions, in our opinion, will help researchers obtain more reliable and qualitative results depending on the objectives of the text-mining of relevant scientific literature.}, language = {en} } @misc{BilousSarachuk, author = {Bilous, Vadym and Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Are SMEs Ready for AI Embedded Mobile Robots?}, series = {Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies}, volume = {111 / 2023}, journal = {Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies}, publisher = {IHIET 2023}, doi = {10.54941/ahfe1004035}, pages = {285 -- 296}, abstract = {The introduction of both mobile robots (MR) and AI-embedded mobile robots (AIMR) into the industry is very slow compared to other types of industrial robots (IR) and automation systems. Many scientific articles and studies are focused on the programming and design of MR. At the same time, integration issues, topical problems and related obstacles are almost entirely absent from the scientific literature. The authors of this paper acknowledge that the complete analysis of this area is a very challenging task. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, we focus on the local problem of analysing the introduction of MR and AIMR in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors offer the analysis of the current challenges and trends in the introduction of mobile robots into SMEs. They also propose solutions to these problems based on their own as well as external experience in the design, programming and implementation of mobile robots.}, language = {en} } @misc{BilousSarachuk, author = {Bilous, Vadym and Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Can small and medium enterprises benefit from AR technology? Current challenges and trends}, series = {Human Interaction \& Emerging Technologies}, volume = {111 / 2023}, journal = {Human Interaction \& Emerging Technologies}, publisher = {IHIET 2023}, doi = {10.54941/ahfe1004040}, pages = {333 -- 348}, abstract = {Albeit augmented reality (AR) technologies first have been discovered in the third quarter of the 20th century, their widespread use began just two decades ago. Existing paper trails show that AR has a wide range of industrial application: it simplifies human-machine communication, improves human-machine interfaces (HMI) for quick information exchange in training (including feedback to study the workflow), correction of errors, machine maintenance, assembly assistance etc. However, broader industrial acceptance of AR, prior to all by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), recently faced considerable problems and the expansion of AR solutions does not match the high potential it has demonstrated. That results in a limited practical use, mainly for demonstration and advertising purposes. This short review is to present the state of the art of the industry, challenges that SMEs face in adopting AR technologies, and several practical examples of a (commercial) adoption of AR. Some prospects for further development of AR and its ongoing integration into industry are briefly discussed in the summary.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SarachukBaniodehMisslerBehr, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill and Baniodeh, Amer and Mißler-Behr, Magdalena}, title = {Introduction of 3G Mobile Internet and Its Effect on Start-Up Formation: A Case of Palestine}, series = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing}, booktitle = {Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing}, edition = {Vol. 485}, publisher = {Springer, Cham}, address = {Digital Economy. Emerging Technologies and Business Innovation. ICDEc 2023}, isbn = {978-3-031-42787-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-42788-6_2}, pages = {18 -- 32}, abstract = {The ongoing digitalisation forces both induviduals and firms to keep up with modern technologies, invest in digital literacy and up-to-date skills. However, some regions suffer from poor Internet quality and remain digitally underdeveloped. A prominent example is Palestine which lacks digital freedom due to the restrictions posed by Israel authorities, but also faces a number of internal problems that hamper entrepreneurship. In our paper, we tried to find out whether the recent introduction of 3G mobile Internet in 2018 boosted the business activity in Palestine. Results of our survey of technologically driven start-up founders and experts working closely with them demonstrated that recent improvements in Internet quality are positively associated with the business development, though this effect is largely offset by poor legislative base and low investments in human capital in Palestine.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Broadband and Firm-Entries: A Deeper Look to Germany, Palestine and Lithuania}, doi = {10.26127/BTUOpen-6791}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus4-67911}, pages = {111}, abstract = {Die Ver{\"a}nderungen der letzten Jahrzehnten in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT) haben das Leben von Millionen von Menschen und die {\"O}konomie auf der ganzen Welt erheblich ver{\"a}ndert. Einerseits hat eine bessere Breitbandinfrastruktur die Lebensqualit{\"a}t der Haushalte verbessert und die Alltagsroutinen vereinfacht. Andererseits profitierten die Unternehmen durch eine h{\"o}here Produktivit{\"a}t ihrer Mitarbeiter sowie durch das Entstehen neuer Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle, die nicht mehr so stark vom Standort des Unternehmens abh{\"a}ngen. Der letztgenannte Aspekt sollte ein zus{\"a}tzlicher Motivationsfaktor f{\"u}r kleine und mittlere Unternehmen sein, da sie mit der Entwicklung des Hochgeschwindigkeitsinternets m{\"o}glicherweise erfolgreich mit den Marktf{\"u}hrern konkurrieren k{\"o}nnen - solche Ziele wurden beispielsweise in der Digitalen Agenda f{\"u}r Europa im Jahre 2010 formuliert (European Commission, 2010). Dennoch fehlen in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur Studien zum Zusammenhang zwischen den Verbesserungen der IKT und dem Unternehmertum und Firmengr{\"u}ndungen. Die meisten von ihnen beziehen sich auf den Forschungsstand in den entwickelten L{\"a}ndern, vor allem in den Vereinigten Staaten. Diese Dissertation versucht einerseits, die bestehende Forschungsl{\"u}cke f{\"u}r Deutschland zu schließen, da bisherige Studien auf veralteten Daten aus der DSL- {\"A}rabasieren oder sich auf die Firmenproduktivit{\"a}t bzw. Wirtschaftsleistung beziehen. Andererseits versucht die vorliegende Arbeit die Situation in weniger entwickelten L{\"a}ndern zu untersuchen, und ber{\"u}cksichtigt daher zwei spezifische F{\"a}lle: Pal{\"a}stina (dort hat die Einf{\"u}hrung der 3G-Konnektivit¨at die Wirtschaftst{\"a}tigkeit angekurbelt) und Litauen (ein unterdurch- schnittliches EU-Mitglied mit einem komplexen historischen Hintergrund). Die wichtigste Schlussfolgerung, die diese Dissertation zieht, ist, dass Breitbandverbindungen in der Regel einen statistisch positiven Zusammenhang mit der Zahl der Unternehmensgr{\"u}ndungen haben, was im Einklang mit anderen aktuellen Studien steht. Ob die Wirkung von Hochgeschwindigkeitsanschl{\"u}ssen durch andere externe Effekte wie das Vorhandensein hochqualifizierter Arbeitskr{\"a}fte (Komplementarit{\"a}t der F{\"a}higkeiten) oder unternehmerische Ausbildung verst{\"a}rkt wird, liegt aufgrund der Unzul{\"a}nglichkeiten der statistischen Daten außerhalb des Rahmens dieser Arbeit und soll vom Autor in Zukunft untersucht werden.}, language = {en} } @misc{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Broadband and firm entries in Lithuania}, series = {Proceedings of the 14th International Conference (CECNet 2024), Matsue, Japan, 5-8 November 2024}, journal = {Proceedings of the 14th International Conference (CECNet 2024), Matsue, Japan, 5-8 November 2024}, publisher = {Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications}, isbn = {978-1-64368-563-2}, doi = {10.3233/FAIA241373}, pages = {464 -- 471}, abstract = {The ongoing digitalization had a global impact on economic patterns. With better broadband infrastructure, new businesses rely more on digital tools and technologies, are able to grow faster, and reach customers in remote markets. However, despite the growing importance of high-speed internet, there is a lack of research linking broadband provision to firm entries. This paper fills this gap by examining the relationship between the improvements in mobile internet speed and the firm entries in Lithuania over the 5-year time period from 2014 to 2019, the active phase of implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe. As a result, we observed a negative and significant at 10\% level relationship between changes in internet speed and business creation, which contradicts the recent findings in the existing literature.}, language = {en} } @misc{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Still not a remedy for academics : the use of generative AI-powered tools in bibliometric analysis}, series = {Electronics, Communications and Networks : proceedings of the 15th International Conference (CECNet 2025), Hong Kong, 24-26 November 2025}, journal = {Electronics, Communications and Networks : proceedings of the 15th International Conference (CECNet 2025), Hong Kong, 24-26 November 2025}, publisher = {IOS Press Books}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-1-64368-634-9}, doi = {10.3233/FAIA251515}, pages = {57 -- 63}, abstract = {Artificial intelligence (AI) based tools hold great promise for automating time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks where humans are prone to making mistakes. So far, AI solutions are actively used in healthcare, IT, and large data processing. Yet, their ongoing adoption across all areas of everyday lives - by both professionals and individuals - raises ethical concerns, before all in education, where a risk of misjudgments or incorrect data manipulations remains high. However, the up-to-date literature barely addresses the problems of AI integration in real-world settings for academic and teaching purposes, focusing on generalized literature reviews. At the same time, some findings report the problem of large language models (LLM), which are known for persistent hallucinations. In this preliminary paper, we portrait the existing AI-powered platforms for bibliometric analysis - both traditional academic search engines with generative extensions (Scopus AI, WoS Research Assistant, etc.) and commonly used LLM chatbots. Our major outcome is that no one of the solutions on the market is able to substitute researchers in text-mining, but rather a combination of different tools may simplify the routine tasks. We also admit that more research is needed to compare existing tools in different settings, with different data sources and bibliometric analysis tasks, in order to develop evidence-based guidelines and pedagogical safeguards to support responsible integration of AI tools into scholarly and educational contexts.}, language = {en} } @misc{Sarachuk, author = {Sarachuk, Kirill}, title = {Need for speed, or for digital skills? : broadband development and firm dynamics in Germany}, series = {Digital economy : emerging technologies and business innovation : 10th International Conference on Digital Economy, ICDEc 2025 Tunis, Tunisia, May 15-17, 2025 : proceedings}, journal = {Digital economy : emerging technologies and business innovation : 10th International Conference on Digital Economy, ICDEc 2025 Tunis, Tunisia, May 15-17, 2025 : proceedings}, publisher = {Springer Link}, address = {Berlin ; Heidelberg}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-08603-7_30}, pages = {485 -- 501}, abstract = {In 2010, Germany adopted its first 10-year digital transformation strategy, Digital Agenda for Europe, in order to secure the provision of high-speed Internet connections for all its households and to promote entrepreneurship. However, the goals voiced in the first edition of the European broadband development plan (and, subsequently, in national plans) were rather ambitious, given the spatial varieties between different EU members, rural and more urbanized areas. That may explain why existing studies for European countries provide mixed outcomes, highlighting the positive role of broadband development, but arguing its limited effect for declining and rural areas. Our contribution to understanding the role of recent digital transformations is twofold. First, for German counties and independent states, we were able to support the view that better penetration of broadband contributes positively to the firm dynamics, both in rural and urbanized areas. Second, we admit that the digital infrastructure may not be sufficient by default, and individuals do need to possess the relevant-to-market skills so that the society may benefit from augmented broadband externalities. We suggest that further policies have to target on better complementarity between relevant skills and digital transformation and not just each component isolatedly.}, language = {en} }