TY - CHAP A1 - Bolzern-Konrad, Britta A1 - Neuert, Josef A1 - Woschank, Manuel T1 - The impact of social capital on employee competence utilization in organizations - Socio-cultural modelling and testing T2 - Contemporary Approaches of international Business Management, Economics and Social Research, Vol. 3 N2 - The consideration of company resources is initially oriented towards the question of whether the actual resources are adequate to achieve the defined goals. But with respect to human resources it is not only essential to choose the right employees but also to realize the potential of existing competencies. Therefore it cannot simply be a monetary goal but also an immaterial cultural target to provide an atmosphere that allows the abilities of its organization to unfold. The assumption is made that a culture of trust is the adequate instrument to support employee competence utilization; an aspect being of special interest for strategic management. Based on a new integrative model on the impact of trust on employee competence utilization a survey was directed to employees of selected medium sized organizations with between 49 and 999 employees. For the empirical study a pragmatic mixed methods approach was applied. The purpose of this paper is to test the basic hypothesis whether trust actually has an impact on employee competence utilization was tested with the use of correlation analysis and SmartPLS v. 3.2.3 in various ways. Therefore findings are based on the modelling and testing of trust relations and competence utilization. As a result it can be summarized, that deliberate and elaborate concepts of social capital approaches, with a particular emphasis on trust, provide fundamental impact on and feedback through improved and increased employee performance. KW - Social capital KW - Trust KW - Employee competence utilization Y1 - 2015 PB - epubli GmbH CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Michalk, Wibke A1 - Lüken, Jan-Diederich A1 - Niederberger, Astrid T1 - Mobilität im ländlichen Raum und digitale Hilfsmittel: Status quo und Zukunft T2 - New Players in Mobility - Technische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte N2 - Die Bedeutung nachhaltiger Mobilität sowohl in der Gesellschaft als auch in der Politik steigt seit Jahren. Dabei ist der Verkehrssektor eines der ökologischen Problemfelder, insbesondere in der Klimapolitik: Die Mobilitätsbe-dürfnisse der Gesellschaft sind offenbar bislang nicht mit den politischen Nachhaltigkeitszielen vereinbar. Dem-entsprechend groß ist das Augenmerk auf den Verkehrssektor. Da im urbanen Raum die größte Verkehrsnach-frage – und damit auch das größte Potenzial zur Verbesserung von Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren – vorherrscht, liegt der Fokus von Studien und Maßnahmen meist auf urbaner Mobilität, wie beispielsweise bei den Themen Car-Sharing, autonomes Fahren, Ride-Hailing oder Bike-Sharing. Mobilität im ländlichen Raum wird häufig nach-rangig betrachtet, obwohl der motorisierte Individualverkehr dort eine größere Rolle spielt als im urbanen Raum, sodass dort ungenutzte Nachhaltigkeitspotenziale liegen. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt der vorliegende Artikel die Ergebnisse einer Studie verschiedener soziodemografi-scher Gruppen in zwei ländlichen Räumen vor. In einer Umfrage wurde das Zusammenspiel zwischen Mobilität, der Nutzung digitaler Hilfsmittel für die Mobilität, Persönlichkeitseigenschaften sowie Einstellungen zur Nachhal-tigkeit untersucht. Auf Basis der gewonnen Erkenntnisse werden Rückschlüsse auf die Bedürfnisstruktur ver-schiedener ländlicher Mobilitätstypen gezogen und Rahmenbedingungen für die Entwicklung von nachhaltigen und digital unterstützten Mobilitätsangeboten definiert. KW - Mobilität KW - Digitalisierung KW - Akzeptanz KW - Persönlichkeitseigenschaften Y1 - 2025 PB - Springer Gabler CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lüken, Jan-Diederich T1 - Towards a Circular Economy – Business Rationale and Steps Forward T2 - Carbon Free - The Way Forward N2 - The circular economy is a topic of increasing awareness – among the public, in politics, in business and in science. However, scientific publications on this topic come more often from technical disciplines than from business administration and even less often from economics. Yet policymakers and business leaders are already developing strategies and roadmaps for the transition to a circular economy. So what does “circular economy” mean, where does it lead, and how can companies prepare for it? This paper attempts to answer these questions by combining a political, an economic and a business perspective. KW - Circular Economy Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110784299-024 SP - 673 EP - 732 PB - De Gruyter CY - Boston ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fieber, Andreas T1 - Gemeinde Pfaffing. Nachhaltigkeit im Fokus: Ein Beispiel für kommunales Engagement in Pfaffing. T2 - Wir schaffen Zukunft. Standort Deutschland - Nachhaltig erfolgreich. KW - Kommunaler Nachhaltigkeitsbericht KW - Kommune KW - Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung KW - Kommunen KW - Sustainable Development Goals Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15358/9783800676705 SP - 114 EP - 122 PB - Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH CY - München ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Klaas, Lena A1 - Eltayeb, Asmaa A1 - Kriechbaumer, Dorottya A1 - Roeb, Martin A1 - Sattler, Christian T1 - \(Ca_{1-x} Sr_x MnO_{3-\delta}\) granules, pellets, foams: Influence of fabrication conditions and microstructure on oxidation kinetics T2 - Solid State Ionics N2 - Microstructure and oxidation kinetics are closely intertwined factors that significantly influence the behavior of materials in oxidative environments. This relationship is of particular importance for redox materials such as \(Ca_{1-x} Sr_x MnO_{3-\delta}\), where reversible oxygen ions exchange and oxidation state shifts are key to their functionality. In the first study, scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to examine how varying Sr content affects the morphology and microstructure of \(Ca_{1-x} Sr_x MnO_{3-\delta}\) powder compositions. The results indicate that increasing Sr content leads to smaller particle sizes and improved particle size homogeneity. Granules with Sr concentrations ranging from 0 % to 40 % exhibit notable changes in morphology. However, the microporosity and d50 vary slightly across the samples in a non-monotonic manner, with no clear trend emerging with respect to Sr concentration. The second study investigates how macrostructural forms, such as foams and pellets, impact oxidation kinetics in \(Ca_{0.8} Sr_{0.2} MnO_{3-\delta}\). Parameters including particle size distribution of the raw material, overall microporosity, and structural characteristics of these macrostructures were analyzed for their effect on oxidation rates. Findings reveal that macrostructural configuration, alongside microstructural features like microporosity, significantly impacts oxidation kinetics. These studies collectively underscore the critical relationship between dopant concentration, microstructural characteristics, and structural morphology in determining the oxidative behavior of \(Ca_{1-x} Sr_x MnO_{3-\delta}\), providing key insights into optimizing material performance in redox environments. KW - Oxidation kinetics KW - Thermochemical cycles KW - Perovskites KW - Oxidation kinetics KW - Thermochemistry Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2025.116803 IS - 422/4 SP - 116803 EP - 116816 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kriechbaumer, Dorottya A1 - Budama, Vishnu A1 - Roeb, Martin A1 - Sattler, Christian T1 - Fuels – Hydrogen – Hydrogen Production | Thermochemical T2 - Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources (Second Edition) N2 - Green hydrogen is expected to play a major role in the energy mix of the future as it is not only an important feedstock for chemical production but also an energy carrier and fuel. For the transition from fossil routes to green production new, sustainable technologies are needed. Solar thermal energy can be directly utilized for hydrogen production without electrification via thermochemical cycles. Several thousands of cycles have already been investigated, the main types utilize redox materials with phase change properties, materials with non-stoichiometric behavior and sulfur-based cycles. This article gives an overview on the different classes of thermochemical cycles, their state of development, economics and their possibilities for a future industrial application. KW - Hydogen Production KW - Thermochemical cycles KW - Wasserstoffgewinnung KW - Thermochemisches Verfahren Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96022-9.00006-2 IS - Vol. 6 SP - 278 EP - 287 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ET - 2. ER -