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Digitalization and organizational change during the Covid-19 crisis (Data and Codebook)
(Weizenbaum Institute, 2024) Krzywdzinski, Martin; Butollo, Florian; Bovenschulte, Marc; Nerger, Michael
The data set is based on a survey of companies conducted to investigate the extent to which the pandemic led to a strategic reorientation of digitalization measures in companies. The aim was to investigate whether digitalization measures were newly established and intensified, in which areas digitalization took place, and how the digitalization measures differed depending on the company’s level of digitalization, sector, and size. #### Methods The survey was realized as CATI by the market research company Hopp Marktforschung with the support of VDI/VDE Innovation+Technik GmbH (Marc Bovenschulte and Michael Nerger). The survey was conducted in Germany in two waves: in July and August 2021 and September and October 2022. The survey included 540 companies in the first wave and 605 companies in the second wave. 120 companies participated in both waves. The respondents belonged to the top and middle management of the companies (e.g. head of division). The survey was conducted in two waves in order to examine differences between companies' approaches at the beginning and later in the course of the pandemic and to check whether companies’ strategies solidified over time or whether they were just short-term reactions.
The Growing Gap Between Pioneers and Laggards: Digitalization, automation, and organizational change in the wake of the COVID-19-crisis in Germany
(Weizenbaum Institute, 2022) Krzywdzinski, Martin; Butollo, Florian; Flemming, Jana; Gerber, Christine; Wandjo, David; Delicat, Nina; Herzog, Lorena; Bovenschulte, Marc; Nerger, Michael
The COVID 19 crisis has had a massive impact on the world of work. Based on a standardized survey of 540 company sites and 34 qualitative case studies in six industries (automotive, chemicals, mechanical engineering, logistics, healthcare and financial services), this study examines how companies’ digitalization and automation strategies have changed in the context of the pandemic. The analysis shows that the companies surveyed have by and large coped well with the crisis. However, an increasing polarization is becoming apparent. Digital pioneers intensified digitalization measures to a greater extent than those that were already behind in this respect before the pandemic. The focus of digitalization during the pandemic was particularly on supporting processes in administration, human resources management and sales. Automation also primarily played a role in these fields and only a minority of respondents expected employment losses in the medium term. Another key finding of this study is the correlation between technical and organizational innovation. It can be observed that those companies that invested more heavily in technical digitalization processes were also more inclined to make organizational changes with regard to management styles, working hours and work organization.
Wachsende Kluft zwischen Vorreiterunternehmen und Nachzüglern: Digitalisierung, Automatisierung und organisatorischer Wandel in Folge der COVID-19-Krise
(Weizenbaum Institute, 2022) Krzywdzinski, Martin; Butollo, Florian; Flemming, Jana; Gerber, Christine; Wandjo, David; Delicat, Nina; Herzog, Lorena; Bovenschulte, Marc; Nerger, Michael
Die COVID-19-Krise hat massiven Einfluss auf die Arbeitswelt. Basierend auf einer standardisierten Befragung von 540 Betrieben und 34 qualitativen Fallstudien in sechs Branchen (Automobil, Chemie, Maschinenbau, Logistik, Gesundheit und Finanzdienstleistungen) untersucht die vorliegende Studie, wie sich im Kontext der Pandemie die Digitalisierungs- und Automatisierungsstrategien von Unternehmen verändert haben. Die Analyse zeigt, dass die befragten Betriebe die Krise im Großen und Ganzen gut bewältigt haben. Dabei zeigt sich allerdings eine zunehmende Polarisierung. Digitale Vorreiter haben Digitalisierungsmaßnahmen während der Pandemie in stärkerem Maße intensiviert, als jene, die in dieser Hinsicht bereits vor der Pandemie zurücklagen. Der Fokus der Digitalisierung während der Pandemie lag insbesondere auf der Unterstützung von Prozessen in der Verwaltung, dem Personalmanagement und dem Vertrieb. Automatisierung spielte primär in diesen Feldern eine Rolle und nur eine Minderheit der Befragten erwartete mittelfristig Beschäftigungsverluste. Ein zentraler Befund der vorliegenden Studie ist zudem der Zusammenhang zwischen technischer und organisatorischer Innovation. Es lässt sich beobachten, dass jene Unternehmen, die stärker in technische Digitalisierungsprozesse investiert haben, zugleich auch eher geneigt waren, organisatorische Veränderungen im Hinblick auf Führungsstile, Arbeitszeit und Arbeitsorganisation vorzunehmen.