The paper first discusses alternative theoretical frameworks to analyse the impacts of FDI on host economies. Second, it provides an overview of major developments in the Hungarian automotive industry since the early 1990s, discussing both firm strategies and the macro level factors influencing...

This paper synthesizes five determinants of innovation and productivity of a nation. They are namely: (1) human resources and their characteristics, (2) natural and physical resources and their characteristics, (3) systems and strategies and their characteristics, (4) interactions and...

This paper reviews the main contributions of organisational innovation in the literature towards bringing a sustainable organisation and development. The review basically illustrates four main interrelated concepts: organisational innovation, organisational performance, sustainable organisation...

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify 1) which innovation implementation strategies have the highest success potential, and 2) which factors affect the adoption of fruit-related innovations by consumers. We focus on consumer-driven and responsive fruit supply chains....

This study analyses how established SMEs respond to potentially disruptive inno-vations and business models in the course of increasing digitization. Drawing on the strategic entrepreneurship approach we argue that SMEs showing strategic entrepreneurial behaviour are more likely to respond to...

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

Digitalization of distribution has led to the creation of a broad range of digital business models in the video game industry among them freemium, subscription, advertisement, free-to-play. What are the borders of each model and on what economic grounds can we compare them? This paper proposes...

To generate new knowledge as output of the business processes represents the basis of the most substantial competitive advantages. This transforms the speed of the business processes in the key factor of competitiveness. Time becomes the absolute criterion in the delimitation of the competitive...

This paper studies the impact of innovation on the organizational structure. The theoretical framework predicts that a larger parental pool of knowledge raises the probability of offshoring. This holds in a national as well as an international context. However, when the producer loses...