Strategic Management is a concept that concerns with making decisions and taking corrective actions to achieve long term targets and goals of an organization. The importance of strategic management in a firm can be answered by analyzing relationship between strategic management and...

Das duale Prozessmodell dynamischer Fähigkeiten von Schreyögg und Kliesch-Eberl (2007) ist eine interessante Alternative zu Routine- oder Integrationsmodellen dynamischer Fähigkeiten. Das Modell bietet bislang jedoch nur eine funktionalistisch eingeschränkte Interpretation politischer...

The objective of this study was to analyze how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cope with environmental changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic by pursuing the business model transformation with the support of digital technologies. To achieve the objective, this study used a multiple case study...

Robotics and automation are of the most prominent technologies that will probably define how retail operates in the future. This statement is especially relevant in today's industry conditions characterized by rising wages, severe increases in energy costs and smaller consumer spending across...

Hidden Champions (HCs) are small- and medium-sized global market leaders that repeatedly show superior innovation capabilities and economic performance. However, empirical evidence on how the digital transformation may affect their success story remains scarce. I argue that HCs show stronger...

This paper analyzes the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the process of digitalization of Italian opera houses. Based on a conceptual framework provided by the literature on dynamic capabilities and digital transformation, the evidence collected from six case studies is presented. Results are...

While dynamic capabilities (DCs) are recognized as an important enabler of digital transformation, research lacks knowledge about the underlying challenges and adequate responses of building these capabilities. More specifically, this study aims to shed light into successful digital business...

Digitalization is transforming industries, creating opportunities and challenges for established companies and startups (Rachinger et al., 2018). The LEGO Group, despite facing challenges, has successfully embraced digital transformation to enhance success. However, concerns about data security...

This article deals with the relationship between dynamic capabilities and core competencies of companies. Both categories extend the resource-based view of the firm. They are difficult to work out, but thanks to their durability and universality they enable to achieve a sustainable competitive...

Higher education institutions (HEIs), once considered among society's most resilient institutions, are facing challenges due to changes in governments' and society's expectations of them. Within the sector, there is a global call for new models and practices, requiring HEIs to develop the...