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Received: 31 October 2021

Accepted: 8 November 2022

First Online: 19 November 2022

Declarations

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: Within the framework of the research project, work was carried out in accordance with good scientific practice and under consideration of research ethics aspects. From a formal point of view, an ethical approval did not appear necessary, as study participation was always voluntary and only fully capable, adult persons were interviewed after informed consent. Neither at the FH Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences nor at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, where the doctoral procedure is being conducted, do organizational processes exist that would have marked an ethics approval as necessary.

: The participants of the study were all of age and fully capable of giving consent. They had agreed to the interview in writing and after informed consent. The data protection clarification and information on the planned interview was available at least 24 h before the interview was conducted; this included information on data protection aspects, the rights of the participants, and the voluntary nature of participation. The participants had the opportunity to ask questions and to terminate the interview at any time without giving reasons and without adverse consequences.

: The participants agreed to anonymized publication of individual quotations as part of the informed consent. As the interviews were held in German, the author provides a translation of the meaning in case of quotations.

: The author has no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. This article was written as part of the MAEWIN project at the FH Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences. In the meantime, I work at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.