Der mittel- und langfristige Erfolg von M&A-Aktivitäten wird ent-scheidend dadurch beeinflusst, inwieweit es gelingt, die Teile des neu entstehenden Unternehmens miteinander zu verbinden und zu einer geeigneten Organisation zusammenzufügen. Dies wird beson-ders durch das Schlagwort...

Insurance Industry will create a more efficient, customer centric, collaborative and innovative marketplace. Embrace extended/networked business models that include innovation across value chain through capabilities of strategic partners, best practices, expertise, and capital...

Zentrale Themen in der Diskussion von Industrie-Unternehmen waren in den sechziger und siebziger Jahren neue Technologien sowie Produkt-Innovationen. Diese Jahrzehnte waren geprägt von umfangreichen Einstellungsschüben. Arbeitslosigkeit war in West-Deutschland seinerzeit ein Fremdwort.(...)

In this paper, we look at the ways in which the 38 largest French and German companies have taken up elements of the MD discourse and integrated them into their annual reports and corporate web sites.

A review of managerial literature highlights the crucial of shared culture and common schemes of interpretation in organisational learning...

In an increasingly global business environment, managers must interact effectively with people who have different values, behavioral norms, and ways of perceiving reality. Many jobs now entail an international dimension, so the need to develop intercultural competences has taken on a greater...

The paper modifies theories on the nature of visions and the role of topmanagers in creating visions, and it breaks some new ground in the exploration of the role of organizational politics in organizational learning processes.