Bettina Hauser develops a research model, which encompasses entrepreneurial leadership as a major success factor during post-merger integration. Additionally, contextual variables, namely cultural distance and the organizational variable, relative size, are tested for their moderating effect on...

Chapter 1: The Startup Common -- Part 1: Exploring the Startup Common -- Chapter 2: Creating Pillar Companies -- Chapter 3: Launching Startups from Universities -- Chapter 4: Deepening the Human Capital Pool -- Chapter 5: Sourcing Investment Capital -- Chapter 6: Building Mentor Networks --...

Business model innovations are conceived and implemented by a special type of entrepreneur: business model pioneers. This book presents 14 compelling case studies of business model pioneers and their companies, who have successfully introduced new business ideas to the market. The examples range...

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...

Part I: Engaged Leadership Development at the Personal Level -- Ch 1 Awakened Leadership -- Ch 2 Self-Leadership -- Ch 3 The Ego-Soul Dynamics of Leadership Development -- Ch 4 Visionary Leadership in a Team-Oriented Setting -- Ch 5 Holistic Leadersehip -- Ch 6 Prosocial Leadership, Religious...

1. Introduction: Make Sense of Innovation -- 2. Build a Shared Strategic Vision of Innovation -- 3. Manage Entrepreneurial Ecosystems -- 4. Identify Attractive Innovation Opportunities -- 5. Develop a Balanced Portfolio of Business Models -- 6. Nimble Execution: Fail Fast and Win Big -- 7....

This book is a “scientific” introduction to management consulting that covers elementary and more advanced concepts, such as strategy and client-relationship. It discusses the emerging role of information technologies in consulting activities and introduces the essential tools in data...

Adopting evolutionary and behavioral approaches, this volume presents the latest research advances in knowledge competencies and human capital, as well as the changing structural dynamics, highlighting their links with entrepreneurial activities. It provides a set of international, benchmark...

This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This open access book offers something for everyone working with market segmentation: practical guidance for users of market segmentation solutions; organisational guidance on implementation issues; guidance for market researchers in...

This engaging book presents a lively debate surrounding the professionalization of leadership. With contributions from both sides of the argument, the book considers the historical overview of leadership and management as a profession, questions what constitutes a profession, and critically...