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2025

2025:  

Harnessing Societal Innovativeness for Transformative Regional Development

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Terstriep, A. & Angstmann, M. (2025): Harnessing Societal Innovativeness for Transformative Regional Development. IAT discussion paper, 2025 (02). Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.53190/dp/202502

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In this discussion paper, we explore the concept of ‘societal innovativeness’ as a key driver of
transformative regional development, particularly within the context of regions facing struc-
tural weaknesses. Our explorative study delves into the multifaceted nature of societal innova-
tiveness, which encompasses a broad range of social, cultural, and institutional factors that col-
lectively enable regions to address complex societal challenges. We propose a comprehensive
conceptual framework that identifies six core components—values and norms, capabilities,
power relations, system-level agency, narratives and imaginaries, and exogenous factors—as in-
tegral to fostering societal innovativeness. By establishing a theoretical foundation, we aim to
bridge theoretical concepts with practical applications, offering pathways for regions to en-
hance their innovative capacities. Our hypotheses, grounded in this framework, emphasise the
interplay between these components, aiming to encourage inclusive and sustainable regional
development. Future research, through empirical testing across diverse regional contexts, will
further validate and refine this framework, thereby enhancing its applicability and providing
valuable insights into practical strategies that empower regions to navigate and thrive amidst
societal challenges.

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2025

2025:  

Integrating Manufacturing: Strategies and Legal Approaches Dealing With Noise Conflicts in German Urban Planning

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Meyer, K., Sievers, L., Gärtner, S., Schoppengerd, J. & Söfker-Rieniets, A. (2025): Integrating Manufacturing: Strategies and Legal Approaches Dealing With Noise Conflicts in German Urban Planning. Urban Planning, 10, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.9991

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2025

2025:  

LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS TRAINING AS REMOTE WORK REQUIREMENTS

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Hamburg, I. (2025): LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS TRAINING AS REMOTE WORK REQUIREMENTS. In International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), INTED2025 Proceedings (857-864). 46010 Valencia, Spain: IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2025.0308

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2025

2025:  

Migration, Diasporas, and International Business - The Changing Landscape of Global Business Actors and Patterns

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Elo, M., David, A., Ivanova-Gongne, M., Gugenishvili, I. & Kalhor, E. (2025): Migration, Diasporas, and International Business - The Changing Landscape of Global Business Actors and Patterns ((forthcoming)). Journal of Comparative International Management (JCIM) (28(1)). https://doi.org/10.55482/jcim.2025.34721

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2025

2025:  

Potentials and shadows of AI use in informal and workplace lifelong learning

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Hamburg, I. (2025): Potentials and shadows of AI use in informal and workplace lifelong learning. In EDULEARN25 Proceedings. 17th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (925-930). Palma, Spain. https://doi.org/edulearn.2025.0319

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2025

2025:  

Power plays: Surfacing the hidden currents in entrepreneurial ecosystems

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Terstriep, J., David, A., Zaghow, L., Vershinia, N. & Freiling, J. (2025): Power plays: Surfacing the hidden currents in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00584

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2025

2025:  

Preparing workforce for generative AI use through reskilling, upskilling, and embracing lifelong learning

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Hamburg, I. (2025): Preparing workforce for generative AI use through reskilling, upskilling, and embracing lifelong learning. In ICERI2025 Proceedings (2765-2772). Seville, Spain: IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2025.0886

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2025

2025:  

Rethinking Support Policies: The Role of Belonging in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

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David, A., Terstriep, J. & Freiling, J. (2025): Rethinking Support Policies: The Role of Belonging in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. International Migration, 63 (6), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.70110

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2025

2025:  

Revaluation of Essential Work: The Example of Elderly Care in Germany

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Bosch, G. & Evans-Borchers, M. (2025): Revaluation of Essential Work: The Example of Elderly Care in Germany. Industrial Relations Journal, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.70013

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2025

2025:  

Reviewing Environmental Benefits of Urban Manufacturing: Arguments and Evidence fro Carbon, Resource, and Space Efficiency

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Angstmann, M., Meyer, K., Gärtner, S. & Stratmann, L. (2025): Reviewing Environmental Benefits of Urban Manufacturing: Arguments and Evidence fro Carbon, Resource, and Space Efficiency. Urban Planning, 10, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.10039

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2025

2025:  

Silent Barriers: The Hidden Impact of Microaggressions on Migrant Entrepreneurs

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David, A. & Terstriep, J. (2025): Silent Barriers: The Hidden Impact of Microaggressions on Migrant Entrepreneurs. Forschung Aktuell, 2025 (02). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen. https://doi.org/10.53190/fa/202502

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Internet document

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2025

2025:  

The Impact of Digitalisation on Job Quality and Social Dialogue in Germany's Public Services

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Öz, F. (2025): The Impact of Digitalisation on Job Quality and Social Dialogue in Germany's Public Services. Forschung Aktuell, 2025 (04). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen. https://doi.org/10.53190/fa/202504

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2025

2025:  

The Life of a Person with Dementia in the Novel Still Alice: ‘Person Living with Dementia’, Despite of that, a Life Still ‘Herself’

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Yang, Y. (2025): The Life of a Person with Dementia in the Novel Still Alice: ‘Person Living with Dementia’, Despite of that, a Life Still ‘Herself’. Journal of human studies (66), 147-181.

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2025

2025:  

Too robust to fail: (international) entrepreneurial resilience as coping mechanisms in crisis for SMEs

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Terstriep, J., David, A., Rosenberger, T., & Zaghow, L. (2025): Too robust to fail: (international) entrepreneurial resilience as coping mechanisms in crisis for SMEs. European Journal of International Management, 25 (3/4). https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2024.10065839

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2025

2025:  

Transformative knowledge regions: Bringing knowledge to the frontstage of transformative innovation

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Jeannerat, H., Butzin, A., Carvalho, L. & Manniche, J. (2025): Transformative knowledge regions: Bringing knowledge to the frontstage of transformative innovation. IAT discussion paper, 2025 (01). Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.53190/dp/202501

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2025

2025:  

Understanding the nuances of (dis-)connectedness of migrant entrepreneurs within entrepreneurial ecosystems

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David, A., Terstriep, J. & Freiling, J. (2025): Understanding the nuances of (dis-)connectedness of migrant entrepreneurs within entrepreneurial ecosystems. International Small Business Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426251322080

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2025

2025:  

USING AI FOR RESHAPING REMOTE WORK AND LIFELONG LEARNING

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Hamburg, I. (2025): USING AI FOR RESHAPING REMOTE WORK AND LIFELONG LEARNING. In International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), INTED2025 Proceedings (6095-6100). 46010 Valencia, Spain: IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2025.1582

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2024

2024:  

A gender-specific view on entrepreneurial recovery - effects on and responses of micro-entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

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Terstriep, J., Schäfer, S., David, A., et al. (2024): A gender-specific view on entrepreneurial recovery - effects on and responses of micro-entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Gender in Management, 39 (8), 1064-1095. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-08-2023-0300

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2024

2024:  

A holistic concept for measuring stress factors: Future sensor technologies for outpatient nursing staff and exoskeleton development

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Wirth, L.M., Peters, M., Will, N., Tabie, M., Rossol, T., Pfeiffer, N., Wittenberg, T., Behrens, J., Lienenbrink, S. & Thron, C. (2024): A holistic concept for measuring stress factors: Future sensor technologies for outpatient nursing staff and exoskeleton development. Gerontechnology, 23 (2), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.1060.opp

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2024

2024:  

A Participatory Approach to Improve Measures of Labour Market Integration of Refugees

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David, A., Terstriep, J. & Steinberg, S. (2024): A Participatory Approach to Improve Measures of Labour Market Integration of Refugees. International Journal of Action Research (IJAR), 19 (3), 261-281. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v19i3.08

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2024

2024:  

Action Research: A Participatory Approach to Improve Measures of Labour Market Integration of Refugees

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David, A., Terstriep, J. & Steinberg, S. (2024): Action Research: A Participatory Approach to Improve Measures of Labour Market Integration of Refugees. International Journal of Action Research (IJAR), 19 (3), 261-281. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v19i3.08

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2024

2024:  

AI & Cyber Security Awarness Training

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Hamburg, I. & Sommer, D. (2024): AI & Cyber Security Awarness Training. In Cebeci, K. & Kaya, M.V. (eds.), Social & Economic Studies within the Framework of Emerging Global Developments (61 - 69). Berlin - Bruxelles - Chennai - Lausanne - New York - Oxford: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b21780

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2024

2024:  

An Intersectional Perspective on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Female Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees

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Maj, J., Hamza-Orlinska, A., David, A., Filipowicz, M. & Kubieciel-Lodzinska, S. (2024): An Intersectional Perspective on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Female Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees. International Entrepreneurship Review, 10 (4), 57-73. https://doi.org/10.15678/IER.2024.1004.04

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2024

2024:  

An intersectional perspective on the impacts and responses of entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

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David, A., Terstriep, J., Schäfer, S. & Schmidt, A.G. (2024, 05.June). An intersectional perspective on the impacts and responses of entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503241258933

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2024

2024:  

Anchoring challenges through citizen participation in regional challenge-based innovation policies

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Butzin, A., Rabadjieva, M. & Terstriep, J. (2024): Anchoring challenges through citizen participation in regional challenge-based innovation policies. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2024.100856

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