This book illustrates the various facets of internationalization in managerial practice, starting with a strategic outline of the many options firms have when formulating internationalization strategies. Designed as a textbook for Bachelor, Master and MBA classrooms, the core of the book...

Chapter1.Introduction -- Chapter2.Shigenobu Nagamori and Nidec Corporation-Realize No.1 Motor Company through Developing a Knowledge-Creating Company -- Chapter3.Jun Lei and Xiaomi-Build Amazing Products with Honest Prices and Let Everyone Enjoy the Fun of Technology -- Chapter4.Guotian Liu and...

1. Introduction -- Part I: Foundations, Concepts and Frameworks -- 2. Systemic Potentials for Resilient Performance -- 3. Resilience and Digital Transformation Challenges in Oil and Gas Integrated Operations -- 4. Relational Capital and Organisational Resilience -- 5. Organisational Resilience...

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...

Introduction -- Section I. Understanding the Emerging 4IR World -- Chapter 1. The Road to 4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) -- Chapter 2. Managing in the 4IR world -- Chapter 3: Business Concepts in Globalization -- Section II: 4IR Strategy and Analytics -- Chapter 4. Strategizing using Technology...

Kai Oliver Thiele analyses M&As between companies from different cultures, which in general impose unique challenges, but also offer invaluable opportunities for all parties. Since Japan lags expectations regarding the amount of cross-border M&As, it is the more important to understand the...

This book integrates two different but equally prominent themes in the management field: mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). It explores questions such as whether strategic goals overlap or conflict with sustainability choices, what the strategic and...

Introduction: A framework for inclusive leadership -- The Context - Transformations and Pragmatism -- The New Inclusions -- How Leadership Tasks Become Inclusive -- Seasons of a Leadership Development Journey -- Overall Conclusions and Outlook

1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology and Case Studies -- 3. International Networking Typology, Strategies and Paths of Family Firms -- 4. Conclusions: Implications of Family Firm Internationalisation from a Network Perspective