Christoph Rose provides a broader differentiation of the perspective on family-owned companies. In contrast to several studies that merely discuss family-owned companies and non-family companies, his analysis is based on family influence, so the dominating heterogeneity of family-owned companies...

This book investigates how strategic marketing is influencing organizations’ innovation performance. It presents a structured study conducted on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to identify the correlation between innovation and strategic marketing in both Indian manufacturing and...

This book focuses on the relationship between business strategy and competition among Italian SMEs in the aftermath of the economic crisis. First examining business strategy and competitive advantage in a broader sense, Business Strategies and Competitiveness in Times of Crisis goes on to...

This book focuses on the development of strategies for the successful internationalization of large and medium-sized companies. Becoming international offers important opportunities for companies of all sizes, but in an increasingly complex environment, the strategic planning involved is also a...

Der Markt fordert von Unternehmen immer schneller neue Produkte mit hoher Qualität zu niedrigen Preisen - eine Entwicklung, die sich weiter intensivieren wird. Wie kann Wertschöpfung unter diesen Bedingungen gelingen? Bisherige Strategie- und Managementverfahren bieten nicht immer eine...

Introduction -- Internationalization: Facts and Figures About Internationalization -- Drivers of Internationalization for Companies -- Strategic Planning in General and in the International Context: Strategic Planning in General -- Strategic Planning of a Domestic Company as the Starting Point...

Managing an international operation is seen by many as one of the most challenging activities in an enterprise. Uwe Sachse offers substantial answers to the question of how companies behave after they have entered a particular foreign market. The results of the empirical study show that the mode...

Internationalisierung – Status quo -- Die Funktion von Förderbanken für die Internationalisierung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen (KMU) in Deutschland -- Die Internationalisierung von KMU mithilfe der Europäischen Privatgesellschaft -- Internationales Mitbestimmungsmanagement --...

Einleitung: „Es ist die Strategie, natürlich!“.- Die Strategie steckt im emotional starken Produkt -- Ohne strategische Planung geht gar nichts!- Der Verlust der strategischen Wettbewerbsvorteile und die Konsequenzen -- Vom Umgang mit Komplexität – Ein teuflisches Streitgespräch -- Mit...

Positioning in Online Social Networks Through QDQ Media: An Opportunity for Spanish SMES? -- Modeling the Influence of eWOM on Loyalty Behaviour in Social Network Sites -- Crowdsourcing as a Competitive Advantage for New Business Models -- Analyzing a Successful Incubator Business Model: The...