Christian Baier

Purchasing and supply management (PSM) has become a discipline of major strategic importance for effectively competing in today's global marketplace. Literature recognizes that the full value‐creation potential of the purchasing function can only be realized if its decisions and activities are aligned with the organization's overall strategic orientation. Despite general agreement on this matter, research and practice lacks knowledge on how exactly such an alignment can be achieved and what perf

Der Beitrag entwickelt eine empirische Modellierungsstrategie, die die feldanalytische Perspektive Pierre Bourdieus zur Untersuchung von Organisationen als Akteure verwendet. Dazu werden die drei zentralen Konzepte dieser Perspektive – Feld, Kapital und Habitus – am Beispiel deutscher Hochschulen für die Untersuchung von Organisationen spezifiziert. Im Anschluss werden Ergebnisse einer laufenden Studie präsentiert, die auf der Basis dieser Konzepte durchgeführt wird. Das Feld der deutschen Hochs

In recent years, the post-truth phenomenon has dominated public and political discourse. This article offers a functional analysis of its mechanisms based on the category of narrative. After providing a brief definition of post-truth as a conceptual foundation, I trace the meaning of the term ‘narrative’ in the works of Jean-François Lyotard, focusing on the elusive category of small narrative. Utilizing terms and concepts of contemporary narrative theory, I propose a general definition of cultu

This article seeks to demonstrate how the myth of Troy is still relevant to modern-day European culture and identity, drawing on Gregor Feindt et al.'s concept of "entangled memory" as a theoretical foundation. In order to support this claim, it discusses Wolfgang Petersen's movie Troy (2004), the successful exhibition Troy—Dream and Reality that opened in Germany in 2001; the heated debate sparked by this exhibition among German scholars; and the political discussion about Turkey's unsuccessful

Im Mittelpunkt der vorliegenden Untersuchung steht das Forschungsrating des Wissenschaftsrates. 1 Darin werden Leistungen von Universitten und aueruniversitren Forschungseinrichtungen in den Kategorien "Forschungsqualitt", "Effizienz", "Effektivitt", "Nachwuchsfrderung", "Wissensverbreitung in der ffentlichkeit" und "Wissenstransfer in die Praxis" von Fachgutachtern auf der Basis quantitativer und qualitativer Daten ffentlich bewertet (Wissenschaftsrat 2004). Eine Pilotstudie fr die Fcher

The ground freezing method has recently been given a boost as a versatile technique to provide artificially frozen ground as impervious and bearing support structures for tunneling applications. Excavation can proceed safely inside the frozen ground structure until the final lining provides permanent support. In contrast to grouting works the freezing method is completely reversible and has no significant environmental impact. Ground freezing is not limited by adverse ground conditions and may b

The combination of additive and subtractive processes using an industrial robot in a hybrid production concept is an innovative approach in manufacturing technology. An improvement in the near net shape geometry production processes is achieved by using a wire-based laser metal deposition process with the added benefit of saving resources. Assisted by qualified CAM tools and an interposed laser line scanning, this process chain enables production of tool and dies, especially for automotive indus