World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...

Part I: New Challenges for Change (Management) -- Part II: The Role of Cooperation, Co-determination and Networks in Organizing Change -- Part III: Re-thinking Change in the Context of Open Innovation -- Part IV. Influences of Markets and Regulation on Change -- Part V. From Theory to Practice:...

Part I: Challenges and Opportunities of Health Care Management in the 21st Century -- Network Management as a Strategic Option for the Boundaryless Hospital -- Cancer Care: New Value Chains Challenge German Hospital Structures -- Health Care under Market Conditions from an Ethical Point of View...