This article points at insights from the subfields of international business and strategic management that are relevant for sustainability transitions research. Specifically, building on the emergent ‘mainstream' literature on ‘generic' digital platforms, we explain how a range of digital...

In a networked and digital age, we need to rethink the structure of the modern corporation. In order to survive and grow, corporations must operate with a new set of assumptions and principles in order to remain relevant, competitive, and successful. Consider the growing number of technology...

Small-scale business co-operation across borders is considered as major driving force of economic integration between Western and Central Eastern Europe. In this context, it is argued that business co-operation and networks support the creation of competitive advantage. This paper sheds new...

This article seeks to understand Indigenous social enterprise in a “current state snapshot” and in a complex historical context. Specifically, the authors begin by placing into theoretical context social enterprises serving Indigenous communities. The framework for Indigenous social...

Der Weltverband der Spielzeugindustrie hat sich bereits 1995 einen Verhaltenskodex zur Sicherung der Arbeitsbedingungen in China gegeben, dem jedoch jahrelang von den meisten relevanten Unternehmen wenig Beachtung geschenkt wurde. Seitdem er seit 2004 von den globalen Marktfuehrern aus Industrie...

Diese Studie beschaeftigt sich mit Verhaltensweisen, die Geschaeftspartner annehmen, wenn sie im Rahmen internationaler und interkultureller Partnerschaften mit Fremden kooperieren. Ausgehend von Theorien, welche die kulturellen Differenzen derartiger Partnerschaften als Probleme beschreiben,...

Entrepreneurs, opportunities, and entrepreneurial behaviors play an important role within the theory of entrepreneurship. However, we have limited knowledge about possible associations among these factors. Therefore, this study investigates these interactions. The study aims to identify the...

Entrepreneurs, opportunities, and entrepreneurial behaviors play an important role within the theory of entrepreneurship. However, we have limited knowledge about possible associations among these factors. Therefore, this study investigates these interactions. The study aims to identify the...

This paper examines the impact of the conglomerate form on the scale and novelty of corporate Ramp;D activity. I exploit a quasi-experiment involving failed mergers to generate exogenous variation in acquisition outcomes of target firms. A difference-in-difference estimation reveals that,...

Family firms are often considered characteristically different from non-family firms. However, our understanding of family firms suffers from an inability to identify them in total population data; information is rarely available regarding owners, their kinship and their involvement in firm...