This chapter extends previous research published in 2016 which looked into the embedding contexts of networks of small firms, principally in the EU , and the means by which collaboration between small to medium enterprises (SMEs) was supported inside national and regional clustering structures...

In this chapter we aim to consider both dialectical and dialogical systems, local and regional policies and practice implications for the communication and management of the creative as well as destructive conflict within networks and what else may be needed by cooperating parties as a support...

In their 2014 report, Deloitte asserted that the global business landscape has fundamentally changed and that ‘business-as–usual' and the previous ideas of what is Normal are a thing of the past. They imply that everyone is now working in the world of VUCA - an acronym for the volatility,...

Leaders have the task of developing future strategy while being consciously engaged in executing current strategy and mapping landmarks, pathways and obstacles which they meet as they endeavor to traverse challenging, rapidly evolving terrain. In an era in which there is a global leadership...

Teamwork in developed and in many emerging societies today is marked by increased fluidity of interactions with others facilitated globally by the web and mobile technology. Even small startup businesses may operate very successfully on a global as well as a local level by means of online...