This volume fills a gap in the international business literature, offering the perspectives of researchers who are deeply embedded in one key emerging market, India. With the global economy changing dramatically, firms from emerging markets are playing increasingly important roles in both...

Wie bauen namhafte Unternehmen FE-Standorte für ihre Kernprodukte in Emerging Markets auf? Welche Faktoren sind dabei erfolgsentscheidend? Vom Offshoring einfacher Standardtätigkeiten bis hin zu komplexen globalen Kompetenzzentren stellen renommierte Unternehmen ihr FE-Engagement vor....

This thesis analyzes the motivation and performance of 403 acquisitions made by emerging multinational corporations (EMNCs) in Western Europe and North America between 1994 and 2013. The findings indicate that most EMNCs were motivated to acquire in order to obtain access to the upstream and...

The relevance of software business models has tremendously increased in recent years. Markus Schief explores opportunities to improve the management of these models. Based on a conceptual framework of software business model characteristics, he conducts large empirical studies to examine the...

Ein zentrales Element strategischer Unternehmensplanung ist die Frage, ob es wertschaffend sein kann, außerhalb des angestammten Heimatmarktes zu expandieren, d.h. zu internationalisieren. Andreas Berlin untersucht, wie sich der Internationalisierungsgrad auf den Geschäftserfolg von...

Grundlagen der Untersuchung -- Zum Stand der Forschung: Neuere Untersuchungen zum Erfolg von Bankentransaktionen -- Wertschaffung durch M&A-Transaktionen im europäischen Bankensektor — eine empirische Betrachtung -- Fallstudien europäischer Bankentransaktionen -- Zusammenfassung und...

As a result of economic and structural changes, the automotive supply industry has been facing significant consolidation activity over the last twenty years. The pressure to produce better equipped and less expensive automobiles has created a growing trend towards specialization and...

The current financial crisis has intensified the discussion around buyouts and the related value creation of financial investors. Richard K. Lenz analyses how LBOs evolve after the financial investors have exited. Based on three case studies of former LBOs in Germany, he shows that performance...