Literature review of research-based spin-off companies -- Theoretical background of entrepreneurship and strategic management -- Examined links between executive characteristics, strategic decision making, and performance -- Empirical results and discussion

Climate change and its implications for consumers and policymakers, have been discussed extensively. Adrian Renner provides a unique perspective on how stockholders react if companies move towards a carbon-conscious future. A multi-country event study approach was used to analyze stock market...

A large body of strategy and international business literature has examined the relationship between internationalization (regional diversification) and firm perfo- ance over the last decades. In essence, the current state of research on the internati- alization-performance relationship must be...

Today, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) spread their value chains across the globe and foreign subsidiaries play a crucial role in creating value within and for the MNC. While some MNCs are aware of their subsidiaries' performance, others only have a vague idea. Research findings in this area...

The theoretical and empirical literature to date has fallen short of reaching a consensus as to whether granting more managerial discretion to managers tends to enhance, not alter or diminish organisational performance (the discretion puzzle). This book aims to build a bridge between these...

Introduction -- I Cleopatra VII: Leveraging Difference -- II Isabella of Spain: A woman With Visions -- III Elizabeth I of England: Managing a Team of Men -- IV Catherine the Great: Leading Strategic Growth -- V Four Queens: Lessons in Career Development -- VI Four Queens: Lessons in Leadership.

Vorwort Roman Herzog -- Vorwort: Jürgen Gerdes -- Einleitung -- 31 sehr persönliche Geschichten - Versuch einer Sichtung -- Chancen, Visionen und der Alltag: was ist Digitalisierung überhaupt?- Neue Geschäftsmodelle in der digitalen Zeit: Ein entschiedenes Jein, denn noch hat sich nicht...