Chinese companies have been increasingly active in outbound investment in recent years, with Germany the third largest destination in Europe. Adopting an analytical approach and utilizing case studies and expert interviews, this book examines Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Germany,...

The world of M&A has always been complex and nuanced. Corporations encounter their toughest business problems during a divestiture or a merger. At the same time, optimal execution of divestitures can also create high value for the seller as well as the buyer. This book is a collection of leading...

This book discusses the successes and challenges of leveraging organizational learning in effective strategy development and execution. The authors introduce a framework that helps organizations develop core capabilities to enable them to shift direction rapidly and proactively shape future...

This book provides a practical approach to designing and implementing a Knowledge Management (KM) Strategy. The book explains how to design KM strategy so as to align business goals with KM objectives. The book also presents an approach for implementing KM strategy so as to make it sustainable....

Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Driving Innovation Through Emerging Technologies -- Part III: Driving Innovation Through Advanced Process Analytics -- Part IV: Driving Innovation Through New Generation Process Modeling -- Part V: Driving Innovation Through Organizational Capabilities.

Introduction -- Transaction Cost -- Transaction Interface: Organization, Process, System -- Standard as an Interface -- Module and Interface -- Co-evolution of Markets and Organizations -- Design and Operation Methodologies of Interfaces -- Transaction Costs in Economics -- Applications of...

Part 1. Why Management Needs to Change and Key Capabilities for a Digital Economy -- 1. Why New Management Models Are Needed—and The New Management Capabilities -- Part 2. Two Cradles of Management Innovations -- 2. Silicon Valley -- 3. The Silicon Valley Model -- 4. China -- 5. The New...

1. Conceptualizing Models of Management and Leadership: Constructs, Differentiations and other Theoretical Considerations -- 2. The Complementary Management Model -- 3. The Role of Line Managers in Complementary Management -- 4. The Role of the Specialized HR Function.

Preface -- We Can Lead Better -- The Despicable Problem of Leadership -- Part I: Leading Naturally -- Part II: The Essence of Leadership -- Part III: Personality and Leadership -- Part IV: The Future of Leadership -- Appendix.