Erklärungsansätze und Motive der M&A-Aktivität -- Anwendung der ressourcenbasierten Ansätze auf den M&A-Kontext -- Das technologische Motiv der M&A-Aktivität in der Pharmaindustrie -- Implikationen für die Managementpraxis und Forschung.

Grundlagen -- Das Konzept der Nachhaltigkeit als Wertetreiber in der pharmazeutischen Industrie -- Das Konzept der Nachhaltigkeit im strategischen Management der pharmazeutischen Industrie -- Ansatzpunkte für ein strategisches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der pharmazeutischen Industrie --...

„Ernst, aber nicht hoffnungslos“ – Spezialisierte Pointen zum Gesund heitssektor und Krankenhausmanagement -- Strategische Allianzen – Wunsch, Wille, Wachstum -- Reichweite von Konzepten – Ein Beispiel -- Peanuts – oder: Zwölf Goldene Tabus und ToDo's -- Zum spekulativen Schluss –...

Strategic management research is about explaining why some firms continuously outperform others. Recent research has been focusing on the study of alliances as vehicles to boost competitive - or better: collaborative - advantage. Moving beyond the dyadic level, corporate networks have become a...

Die Europäische Union verfolgt mit der Digital Agenda for Europe das Ziel, durch die Schaffung eines einheitlichen digitalen Marktes einen Zugang für alle Europäer zu zeitgemäßer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie zu gewährleisten, um so mehr Innovation, Investment und Inklusion...

This publication examines how drug originator manufacturers manage to shield their products from competition. It characterizes the pharmaceutical industry in detail and analyzes actions that violate antitrust laws in the USA and/or the European Union. The publication examines, for example,...

As ‘disruption’ is currently becoming the new buzzword in boardrooms, this book advocates that the most striking opportunity for business today is making itself relevant to its stakeholders. By presenting a new route via innovative business models, a transformational corporate approach to...

This book explores technological innovation in family firms, seeking to reconstruct the links between the heterogeneous dimensions of family businesses and their innovative behaviour. Building on and examining the traditional view of family firms as conservative, this book contributes to...

This study analyzes the impact of the revision of the Indian Patent Act (2005) on the Indian pharmaceutical industry, which has been achieving healthy growth over the past 30 to 40 years or more. As of 2005, the Indian pharmaceutical industry was ranked as No. 4 in the world in terms of volume...

This book explores the unfinished India-Pakistan Trade normalisation agenda (building upon the themes covered in the book “India-Pakistan Trade: Strengthening Economic Relations” published by Springer in 2014) and discusses the steps that must be undertaken in order to move the bilateral...