The topic of servitization has generated a considerable body of research and many conferences, as well as industry engagement. Yet, despite the extensive literature associated with this now-mature discipline, there is no broad-based consensus on the core concepts and definitions deployed by...

Spanish Abstract: En la primera parte del presente artículo se ofrece información sobre lo que representa la servitización, por qué suele ser mal comprendida o pasada por alto, y por qué es importante que los actores industriales valoren la adopción de las estrategias de servitización. A...

One of the consequences of the steadily rise in globalisation that has taken place since the end of the crisis in the late 1970s and early 1980s has been a reduction in the weight of the industrial sector in developed economies, among others due to offshoring processes.At present, the concepts...

In the present article we focus on the implications that the Emerging Asia growth trend implies for medium-sized companies from Germany that are market leaders or a top 3 supplier in their respective niche or market segment (aka ‘Global Niche Market Leaders'). We find that only a small portion...

This article provides an updated account on international niche market leaders (INMLs) from Euskadi and its surroundings. It shows how the ‘hidden champions' phenomenon is in no way a Germanic affair and that many niche players from Spain also display typical hidden champion-features....

Interest in the international business strategies of mid-sized firms has grown over time and it has seen the rise of concepts like hidden champions, international niche market leaders and Middle Market. In this scoping article the content of 9 topical contributions to a special issue of the...