This book provides a road-map to successful implementation of strategic outsourcing programmes, providing down-to-earth approaches to outsourcing decision making and programme management, based on a grass-roots understanding. This is a practitioner-focused book for business leaders and managers...

1. Introduction to Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) -- 2. SCRM Strategy -- 3. Digitalization in Air Transportation & Reflections on SCRM -- 4. Global Supply Chains -- 5. Cultural Elements in SCRM -- 6. Lean Supply Chains and Lean Production -- 7. Upstream SCRM -- 8. Financial SCRM and...

This book presents a rich compilation of real-world cases on digitalization, aiming to share first-hand insights from renowned organizations and to make digitalization tangible. With all economic and societal sectors being challenged by emerging technologies, the digital economy is highly...

1. Background and the necessity to build a Digital Business Leadership -- 2. Eight areas of action to build a Digital Business Leadership -- 3. Change management - shaping change successfully -- 4. Best Practices in building a Digital Business Leadership -- 5. Beginning is the most difficult -...

Introduction -- Stories in Organizations -- The "Storytelling" Method -- Areas of Application -- Evaluation and Efficacy of Storytelling -- The Storytelling Procedure -- Learning Histories - Application Forms in Scientific and Educational Projects: An Internview with Prof. Rik Peters, University...

Introduction to Business Excellence -- Organizations Achieve Excellence Through Quality Awards -- Legacy of Excellence: The Case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- Excellence in Action -- Understanding Sustainable Organizational Results -- Self-assessments: Conducting an Excellence Maturity...

Mergers & acquisitions are an essential instrument of strategic corporate management for companies of all sizes. The success of an M&A project highly depends on an optimal transaction preparation, fast execution and the experience of all parties involved. Due to numerous endogenous and exogenous...

1. Sustainable Aviation – An Introduction -- 2. Technology Assessment for Sustainable Aviation -- 3. Perceptions of Flight Shame and Consumer Segments in Switzerland -- 4. Intermezzo: Considerations on the interdependence of technology, consumer behaviour change and policy interventions to...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of failure in business, management and consulting. It features contributions by experts from diverse fields, who share unique insights from their real-life experiences. Readers will find perspectives from leadership, project management, change...