The global economy as the macro-environment -- Theories of internationalization -- Market entry decisions -- Market entry modes -- The coordination and configuration of global value chains (GVCs) -- The management of the multinational firm.

This book presents a study of cooperatives as a two-layer entrepreneurial model, and analyzes cooperative enterprises. Above all, it explores how inducements (from the firm) and contributions (from its members, in their respective roles) are aligned, and seeks to answer the question of what this...

Introduction -- Technology in Service Management -- Theoretical Foundations -- Study A: The Impact of Technology on Frontline Employees’ Process Deviance -- Study B: A 360-degree View of Technology Deployment -- Study C: A Dyadic Study on Employees’ Technostress and Customer Responses --...

1. The Digitalisation in Mobility Service Industry -- 2. Mobility and Demand in the current Literature discussion -- 3. Digital Mobility Business Concepts -- 4. Methodology of the Survey Based Expert Analyses -- 5. Empirical Findings from the Survey Based Expert Analyses -- 6. Scenario and Model...

Digital servitization barriers of medical technology firms: an exploratory study -- Drone-basedWarehouse Inventory Management with IoT for Perishables -- Capability of Service Innovation – What SMEs can learn from Start-ups -- Application Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in a Renewable...

Insights on China's economic cooperation with foreign countries -- Science & Technology -- New Infrastructures for the Digital Economy -- Relaxed Financial Policies & Venture Capital -- Energy, Automobile & Aircraft -- Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) -- Health Care & Life Sciences --...

Introduction -- Operational Partner Management -- Deepening -- Strategic Partner Management -- Interest Management -- Introduction -- The Holistic Value Creation of Work -- States and Consequences of Internal Partnering -- New Tool - the WeQ Test -- Practical Examples -- Internal Partnering -...

Einleitung -- Competitive Intelligence -- Grundlagen des Lebensmittelhandels -- Marktanalyse des Kochboxen-Markts -- Wettbewerbsanalyse -- Ableitung möglicher Strategien -- Konzeption geeigneter CI-Produkte für Marley Spoon -- Vorstellung der CI-Produkte -- Gain und Pain Points der Use Cases...

Einleitung -- Digitalisierung der Dienstleistungserbringung -- Serviceroboter zur Digitalisierung von Dienstleistungen -- Implikationen von Servicerobotern: Chancen, Herausforderungen und Handlungsempfehlungen -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.