Completed final theses since 2016

Bachelor theses

Open Government in the City of Munich - An Analysis of the Establishment of an E-Participation Platform;

The implementation of a citizen account using the example of the city of Konstanz;

Intersectoral cooperation in municipal refugee integration using the example of the district of Constance;

Implementation of a deliberative participation process - using the example of neighborhood development in the city of Ulm;

Co-production and user-centered design in citizen participation.

Master theses

IT procurement workflow of the city of Konstanz. A qualitative study for a more user-friendly design;

Agile management and organizational culture in the city administration of Konstanz - A case study;

Organizational Design for Agile Local Government - A Case Study on the Future Orientation of the City of Konstanz;

Drivers of the Adoption of Internet Voting;

Digitalisation of Public Sectors in Europe - An Outlook on eGovernment Progress and Welfare Regime Types;

Digital Diplomacy: Between Promises and Reality - A Case Study of the Swedish Foreign Service;

Agility as Organizational Change in the Field of Integration/Migration using the Example of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region;

Public-Citizen Collaborations on Open Data - On Implications for Structures and Processes of Administration.

Bachelor theses

Digital transformation of the public sector through design-oriented working methods in the countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland - An analysis of the implementation based on expert interviews;

How should the digitalization of the driver's license application process in the Sigmaringen district office be designed from the citizens* point of view;;

The introduction of agile project management in the city administration of Tuttlingen;

Participatory Governance: Expectations of Fridays For Future participants in the climate emergency of the city of Konstanz;

Digitalization of public administration - development of a service design using the example process 'register dog';

Under which conditions do Swiss municipalities and the private sector form Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the field of mobility and which barriers prevail currently?;

Digital competencies in public administration: A systematic literature review with reference to the research fields of management, information systems and educational pedagogy;

Digital Competence and Digital Leadership - an empirical investigation;

Factors influencing the implementation of agility in public administration - a comparison of the city administrations of Freiburg, Heidelberg and Karlsruhe;

Expectations of different stakeholders regarding the involvement of municipalities in the development of digital administrative processes using the example of the digital housing subsidy process;

The digital twin of the city of Constance - What are the expectations of the city of Constance for the implementation and use of the digital twin?

WLAN, LoRaWAN, 5G - A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Drivers of Spectrum Utilization of Municipal Enterprises;

How can Service-BW's universal application support municipalities in implementing the OZG?;

The German Climate Discourse Influenced by the Corona Crisis. A Discourse Network Analysis..;

Expectations of the citizen participation process in the Constance Climate Citizen Council.
 

Master theses

How can cross-functional teams be implemented in public administration? A case study of the city administration of Ulm;

The Use of Twitter by German Municipalities and Citizen Engagement;

The Coordination of Cross-Level Collaboration in the Context of Administrative Digitization in the Federal Republic of Germany - An Empirical Study of the IT Planning Council;

The Influence of External Consultants on Public Administration in the Context of Digitization;

Public Sector Innovation: An examination of how measurement can foster innovation in public sector workplaces;

ICTs and Public Health Emergency Response: A Case Study about China's Emergency Response during the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Bachelor theses

Success factors for leadership in the home office - A literature review;

Methods of digital labs for the implementation of the OZG;

The influence of motivation and digital literacy on the use of e-learning platforms;

The development of a digital service design in public administration using the example process "Leistungen für Bildung und Teilhabe";

Serving from Home - Motivation in the home office of public service employees based on the case study of the city administration of Constance;

German cities in competition: A comparative study on reasons and motivation to participate in urban competitions using the example of the competition "EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade 2020";

Coordination between municipalities and states in the context of administrative digitization.

Master theses

Identifying the Building Blocks of Administrative Language - How Public Administration Needs to Communicate to Alleviate the Problematic Nature of Public Service Encounters;

Implementing the Swiss E-Government Strategy 2016-2019 in Swiss Cantonal Administrations: A Stocktaking;

The Implementation of Co-Design in Public Administration;

CO2 emissions performance standards: Which factors are key to influence policy formulation?;

Working time reduction - back on the agenda? An analysis of how it is currently being promoted in three European countries;

Conceptualization and Assessment of Open Government Data for Transparency. A Systematic Literature Review.

Bachelor theses

The role of administrative staff in coordinating the design and implementation of smart city measures using the example of the city of Constance;

Effectiveness of digital pilots in local government;

Master theses

Participation in the digital workplace - employees' digital competence and their access to information via digital media;

Human risk in cyber security: how social engineering leverages social media;

Fellowship programs as a collaborative innovation method using the city of Ulm as a case study;

The co-production of the smart city concept in Hildesheim;

Citizen participation in the context of strategy development of a "Smart City": The case study of the Berlin Senate Administration.

Bachelor theses

Implementation approaches for user-centered design methods through innovation fellowships in the public sector;

Leadership in the Digital Age - Leadership competencies and changing leadership understanding for guiding digital transformation in public administration;

Influencing Factors and Mechanisms of Municipal Implementation of the Online Access Act - A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptual Framework.

Master theses

Innovation Labs in the Public Sector: Autonomy and Strategies;

Fostering GovTech Companies' Integration into Public Procurement of Innovation: An Investigation of the Work of GovTech-Enabling-Units in Germany.

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