Innovation management is commonly understood as a central system and function of a firm’s ability to keep up with developments in the market. Markus Sattler reviews the predictors of successful innovation management on firm level with a meta-analytic approach. His findings suggest that the...

Communities of practice (CoPs), a specific form of intra-organizational networks, are increasingly regarded as important structures within organizations. Their network structure is well-suited for the development and sharing of knowledge and practices across divisions. Stefano Borzillo examines...

Die Suche nach der passenden Organisationsform ist eine der größten und wichtigsten Herausforderungen für die Unternehmensführung unserer Zeit. Ein umfassendes Konzept zur sachgerechten Evaluation von Effektivität und Effizienz verschiedener Organisationsstrukturen ist dabei unerlässlich....

Strategic change management is indispensable for every organization that has to adjust its strategy to changing industry contexts. Patricia Klarner adopts a new approach to analyze strategic changes and introduces the rhythm of change as a concept that measures the timing of changes. Her...

Bettina Hauser develops a research model, which encompasses entrepreneurial leadership as a major success factor during post-merger integration. Additionally, contextual variables, namely cultural distance and the organizational variable, relative size, are tested for their moderating effect on...

This casebook demonstrates that the future of global business lies in how well the multinational landscape is charted and how the importance of Asian market leaders is deeply embedded in it. It offers international management students and researchers an extensive guide to the business history,...