Business strategy Books

Book SynopsisInnovation is changing and this exciting book explores how the shift to more collaborative ways of working with users, online communities and the crowd opens up novel business possibilities. The Innovation Opportunity Space approach enables managers, policymakers and academics to better understand emerging new business opportunities. Drawing on the findings of the latest international research, this book provides a systematic and clear understanding of the radical business models that new forms of innovation are making possible. The authors offer a wide range of examples and case studies that explore how firms have benefited from these new forms of innovation. A novel approach to innovation planning and strategy is also introduced, and the book concludes with a four-stage process that shows how firms can work to capture their own Innovation Opportunity Space. Defining the state of the art in the field, this will be an essential resource for managers, academics and researchers of business organisation and innovation.Trade Review'To anyone concerned with innovation, this book is a must-read. We observe that innovation is no longer the province of commercial firms, but increasingly distributed across end consumers, communities and the crowd. As a consequence, many existing organisations will see their business models cease to exist. This book is first to reveal how advantage can be taken from this new reality - by newcomers and existing organisations.' --Jeroen de Jong, Utrecht University, the Netherlands'There are many many tools for enhancing innovation and creativity. Why, because tools work! Flowers et al. have developed a new tool for the 21st century. Established organisations have delivered great outcomes using lean, six sigma, design thinking, stage-gate, etc. Capturing the Innovation Opportunity Space is practical and engaging, with templates and a step-by-step approach that is appealing and easy to use for individuals, teams and consultants everywhere. The stories and case studies bring the approach to life and encourage a new mindset of opportunity. IOS should be included in every innovators toolbox.' --Allan Ryan, Hargraves Institute, Australia'This book will help governments and businesses to become innovation leaders in the 21st century. It is not only thought-provoking, based on the latest evidence and highly pedagogical, but it is also visionary. Furthermore, it explains an ongoing paradigm-shift in innovation and at the same time gives practical advice on how to innovate. I recommend this book to business leaders, policymakers and students of innovation.' --Peter Svensson, Swedish Innovation AgencyTable of ContentsContents: 1. The New Frontier of Innovation 2. Innovation Pioneers - the Essential Role of users, on-line user communities and the crowd 3. Exploring the changing landscape of Innovation: the rise of Users, on-line Communities and the Crowd 4. Mapping the New World of innovation – the Innovation Opportunity Space 5. Defending Territory – changing forms of intellectual protection 6. New Frontier Business Models - creating value through innovation 7. Emerging Business Models in Settled Contexts 8. Emerging Business Models in Frontier Contexts 9. Capturing the Innovation Opportunity Space Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the past decade, no industry has grown faster than that of mobile communications, yet coverage of its operations remains scarce. This state-of-the-art book examines the evolving structure and strategic behavior of the thirty largest operators in the mobile communications industry.The focus of the book is on service providers, who are the primary interface between the industry and its users. The discussion gives emphasis to the most prominent operators and is divided into regions for ease of analysis. Prior to this, there is an examination of where these companies stand in relation to the FT500 largest companies in the world and an analysis of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity in the industry. The authors also provide a review of the latest wave of technology, known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Through detailed case studies, the book demonstrates the complexity of the industry's structure and sheds light on such controversies as corporate taxation. Peter Curwen and Jason Whalley conclude with an overview of where the industry has been and more importantly, where it is going.This timely book will appeal to academics, practitioners and students with an interest in technology, telecommunications and business strategy.Contents: Preface 1. Restructuring Among Mobile Service Providers: A Ten-year Perspective 2. Mobile Technology in the Modern Era 3. Anatomy of an International Operator: Vodafone Group 4. Anatomy of a Disruptive Force: Hutchison Whampoa 5. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Asia-Pacific Mobile Operators 6. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among African Mobile Operators 7. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among European Mobile Operators 8. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in Latin America 9. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in North America 10. Internationalisation as of End-2013 11. Retrospect and Prospect IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Restructuring Among Mobile Service Providers: A Ten-year Perspective 2. Mobile Technology in the Modern Era 3. Anatomy of an International Operator: Vodafone Group 4. Anatomy of a Disruptive Force: Hutchison Whampoa 5. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Asia-Pacific Mobile Operators 6. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among African Mobile Operators 7. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among European Mobile Operators 8. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in Latin America 9. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in North America 10. Internationalisation as of End-2013 11. Retrospect and Prospect Index

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Book SynopsisTrust, Organizations and Social Interaction aims to promote new knowledge about trust in an organizational context. The book provides case-analysis of how trust is formed through processes of social interaction in which actors observe, reflect upon and make sense of trust behaviour and its meaning in an organizational and social environment. It greatly contributes to clarifying what a process view may mean in trust research and to the understanding how social interaction processes affect trust.The contributing authors demonstrate how trust and distrust are produced and reproduced in a complex interplay with social processes and practices. Instead of asking how trust may be measured or how trust is a resource for managers, they explore how trust develops and how managers become intertwined with and caught up in trust processes.This enlightening empirical analysis of trust and its relationship with organizational processes is a vital resource for students, academics and scholars of organization, management, organizational behaviour and change, HRM and learning.Contributors include: J. Allwood, N. Berbyuk Lindström, M. Bosse, M.-B. Ellingsen, B. Espedal, M. Frederiksen, L. Fuglsang, A.H. Gausdal, K. Grønhaug, U.K. Hansen, M. Ikonen, S. Jagd, S.T. Johansen, I.-L. Johansson, K. Malkamäki, K. Mogensen, L. Näslund, M. Neisig, K.A. Perry, M.A. Rasmussen, T. Savolainen, M. Selart, A. Swärd, N. Thygesen, S. VallentinTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Guido Möllering 1. Studying Trust as Process Within and Between Organizations Søren Jagd and Lars Fuglsang PART I VARIATIONS OF TRUST 2. Trusting as Adapting Svein Tvedt Johansen, Bjarne Espedal, Kjell Grønhaug and Marcus Selart 3. Divided Uncertainty: A Phenomenology of Trust, Risk and Confidence Morten Frederiksen 4. Trusting and Distrusting in Dialogue: A Study of Authentic Medical Consultations Jens Allwood, Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström and Inga-Lill Johansson PART II TRUST-BUILDING AND SENSEMAKING 5. Playing by Ear: Trust Creation as Improvisation and Sensemaking Lovisa Näslund 6. Making Sense of War and Peace: From Extreme Distrust to Institutional Trust in Aceh, Indonesia Kirsten Mogensen 7. Trust-building in Networks as Practical Social Learning Processes Anne H. Gausdal 8. Process of Trust Building: A Case Study in the Management System Context Kirsti Malkamäki, Mirjami Ikonen and Taina Savolainen PART III FRAMING AND STABILIZING TRUST 9. Trust Processes in Inter-organizational Relations – The Role of Imprinting Anna Swärd 10. Trust and Distrust as Cultural Frames Kevin Anthony Perry 11. Expectations Matter when Studying Trusting as a Process: Developing Trust Based on Expectations Between Investment Managers and Entrepreneurs Uffe Kjærgaard Hansen, Maria Bosse and Mette Apollo Rasmussen 12. Process Dynamics of Trust Development: Exploring and Illustrating Emergence in the Team Context Taina Savolainen and Mirjami Ikonen PART IV INTERPLAY OF TRUST-PROCESSES 13. Trusting in the Change of New Public Management Margit Neisig 14. Trust, Control and Public Sector Reform Steen Vallentin and Niels Thygesen 15. From Bank to Business: Contextual Change and Transformation of Trust Bases May-Britt Ellingsen 16. Trust as Process within and Between Organizations: Discussion and Emerging Themes Søren Jagd and Lars Fuglsang Index

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Book SynopsisWikström and DeFillippi have done an excellent job of compiling thoughts from a number of sources on the modernization of music. Ranging from the issues of fair payments to creators and the dominance of on-demand music in Scandinavia to government influence on music markets in China, the work offers a broad spectrum of views into the evolving music business. Anyone seeking to learn or teach global music business model innovation should place this book at the top of his/her list.'- C. Allen Bargfrede, Berklee College of Music, US'Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry offers an enjoyable overview of the opportunities and challenges as well as of the driving forces of the current transformation of the music industry. Its contributions illustrate the contexts of this transformation as well as the change of business models. It is a rich source of empirical evidence and in particular of controversial but smart interpretations of current and future developments. I highly recommend Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry to all practitioners, researchers and students interested in the music industry as a creative complex cultural and media business and to those who aim at participating in its further development.'- Carsten Winter, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany'This is a timely book, given the disruptive elements that still dominate the twenty-first century music business. Edited by esteemed music industry scholar Patrik Wikström and creative industries Innovation expert Robert DeFillippi the 11 chapters from 15 international scholars across different disciplines are organised along three themes: 'music industry transformation in context', 'changing business models' and 'streaming music services and the future of music'. The international perspective of the book is arguably one of its greatest strengths, however, it is the future facing parts of this book that makes it most worth reading.'- Dennis Collopy, University of Hertfordshire, UKPatrik Wikström and Robert DeFillippi bring together innovative, multidisclipinary perspectives on business innovation and disruption in the music industry. Authors from fields such as cultural studies, economics, management, media studies, musicology and human geography in North America, Europe and Asia focus on the 'second wave' of digital disruption and the transformation of the music industry.The chapters are structured into three parts: the first part contextualizes changes in the music industry that have been driven by digital technologies since the end of the 1990s. The second part unpacks the impact of these disruptive technologies on business models in specific industry sectors and geographies, and the third and final part examines questions related to the emergence of subscription music services. Concluding chapters link back to the role of hackers as a subversive and innovative force in the music economy and examine how hacker creativity can be facilitated and encouraged to generate the next big music industry innovation.This multifaceted look at the music business will serve as a resource for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as established scholars and industry professionals.Contributors: R. DeFillippi, A. Dubber, R.G. Hammond, F. Li, G. Morrow, D. Nordgård, P. Preston, J. Rogers, D. Schreiber, A. Sinnreich, P. Snickars, H. Tessler, P. Tschmuck, A. Watson, P. WikströmTrade Review‘An excellent collection of essays about the evolution of a rapidly changing industry. Summing Up: Recommended.’ -- R.J. Phillips, Choice‘Wikström and DeFillippi have done an excellent job of compiling thoughts from a number of sources on the modernization of music. Ranging from the issues of fair payments to creators and the dominance of on-demand music in Scandinavia to government influence on music markets in China, the work offers a broad spectrum of views into the evolving music business. Anyone seeking to learn or teach global music business model innovation should place this book at the top of his/her list.’ -- C. Allen Bargfrede, Berklee College of Music, US‘Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry offers an enjoyable overview of the opportunities and challenges as well as of the driving forces of the current transformation of the music industry. Its contributions illustrate the contexts of this transformation as well as the change of business models. It is a rich source of empirical evidence and in particular of controversial but smart interpretations of current and future developments. I highly recommend Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry to all practitioners, researchers and students interested in the music industry as a creative complex cultural and media business and to those who aim at participating in its further development.’ -- Carsten Winter, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany‘This is a timely book, given the disruptive elements that still dominate the twenty-first century music business. Edited by esteemed music industry scholar Patrik Wikström and creative industries Innovation expert Robert DeFillippi the 11 chapters from 15 international scholars across different disciplines are organised along three themes: "music industry transformation in context”, “changing business models” and “streaming music services and the future of music”. The international perspective of the book is arguably one of its greatest strengths, however, it is the future facing parts of this book that makes it most worth reading’ -- Dennis Collopy, University of Hertfordshire, UK‘This book offers a unique multidisciplinary perspective on the disruption that the digital revolution generates in the music industry. How have traditional business models and business frontiers been affected? Which new competencies do music labels and artists have to build? What are the possible consequences of the rise of music subscription services? How do streaming services impact the way revenues are divided between artists and labels, between hits and niche products? All these issues and many others that are raised in this book provide a deep understanding of the "music disruption" and also provide insights of what could be the future of other creative industries.’ -- François Moreau, University of Paris, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I MUSIC INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEXT 1. From Record Selling to Cultural Entrepreneurship – The Music Economy in the Digital Paradigm Shift Peter Tschmuck 2. Back in Black – Re-Thinking Core Competencies of the Recorded Music Industry Holly Tessler 3. Crisis and Creative Destruction – New Modes of Appropriation in the Twenty-First Century Music Industry Jim Rogers and Paschal Preston 4. The Fallacy of Composition and Disruption in the Music Industry Robert G. Hammond PART II CHANGING BUSINESS MODELS 5. Digital Disruption and Recording Studio Diversification – Changing Business Models for the Digital Age Allan Watson 6. The Influence of Disruptive Technologies on Radio Promotion Strategies in the Music Industry – A Case of One Micro Firm's Decision-Making Practice David Schreiber 7. The Chinese Music Industries – Top Down in the Bottom-up Age Guy Morrow and Fangjun Li PART III STREAMING MUSIC SERVICES AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC 8. Slicing the Pie – The Search for an Equitable Recorded Music Economy Aram Sinnreich 9. Lessons from the World’s Most Advanced Market for Music Streaming Services Daniel Nordgård 10. More Music is Better Music Pelle Snickars 11. You Have 24 Hours to Invent the Future of Music – Music Hacks, Playful Research and Creative Innovation Andrew Dubber Index

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Book SynopsisCollaborative Strategy enables you to move past thinking about alliances based on hunches and move toward real empirical insight into the use, creation, and management of successful alliances. It is a comprehensive review of the current cutting-edge thinking about alliances, which are becoming such an increasingly pervasive part of both private and public industry. Whether you are contemplating a new equity joint venture, entry into a new market, or reassessing your current alliance portfolio you'll find this book full of useful insights into what it takes to succeed at the alliance game. One of the most comprehensive looks at alliances I've seen, delivered succinctly and organized to be easily navigated.'- Russ Buchanan, Xerox Corporation'Alliances and networks present a broad range of challenges as well as opportunities for executives. Academics have studied these relationships from various disciplinary perspectives while employing diverse research methodologies. This volume unpacks this breadth and complexity, and covers many of the cutting-edge research questions in the field. The contributors are the ''Who's Who'' of the top scholars in the field. The volume is particularly valuable to scholars as well as students who are new to the area, and seek concise and insightful summaries of the many different streams of research on alliances and networks.'- Riitta Katila, Stanford University'For managers forming or having formed partnerships with other institutions, this is a must read. Collaborative Strategy reveals what we are doing and why, and how we can do it better, in a seldom-achieved style that addresses the complexity of the academic debate whilst presenting key implications for practitioners.'- Andreas Moosdorf, Pan-European Processes, AmazonThis book provides approachable and insightful chapters that summarize state-of-the-art thinking and research on alliances and networks. Contributions by leading scholars cover foundations or fundamentals as well as frontier areas through a diverse range of perspectives. Topics include: the theoretical foundations of collaborative strategy firms' partner selection and investment decisions contractual foundations of collaboration relational and behavioral aspects of collaboration, networks and portfolios novel collaborative relationships such as ecosystems and public-private partnerships, and the consequences of inter-organizational collaborations. For doctoral and masters students, as well as managers new to the area of collaborative strategy, this collection provides concise chapters and literature reviews that make it an invaluable resource. Business practitioners and consultants who want to learn about this area and the underlying theory will also find this book a useful reference.Contributors: A. Ariño, B. Arslan, N. Asgari, R.P. Bremner, S.M. Bruhs, C. Butter, S. Cabral, L. Capron, T. Chi, J. Choi, F.J. Contractor, Y. Doz, P. Dussauge, J. Dyer, K.M. Eisenhardt, D.W. Elfenbein, A. Gambardella, F. Habasche, J. Hagedoorn, D.P. Hannah, K.R. Harrigan, W. Hesterly, M.A. Hitt, W.H. Hoffmann, P. Kale, A. Keller, I. Kivleniece, T. Kretschmer, D. Lavie, S. Lazzarini, D. Li, J. Li, R. Madhavan, X. Martin, O.J. Martinez, K.J. Mayer, T. Mellewigt, L.F. Mesquita, W. Mitchell, K. Neumann, T. Nguyen, J.E. Oxley, C. Panico, L. Poppo, J. Prescott, B.V. Quélin, R. Ragozzino, J.J. Reuer, M. Rivera-Santos, A. Seth, B.S. Silverman, H. Singh, K. Singh, I. Stern, M. Stienstra, M. Sytch, S. Tallman, B.S. Vanneste, F. Wohlgezogen, X. Zhe, M. ZolloTrade Review'The editors have assembled a volume that meets the needs of seasoned academicians who study alliances and emerging scholars who wish to explore topics in the area of alliance formation, management, and termination. The editors manage to do this while considering the practicing alliance manager, who will find a treasure trove of practical examples and useful insights into making their alliances better. I hesitate to call this volume merely a handbook since that diminishes the scholarship that is central to the volume. I think that his volume serves an important gap in the strategic alliance literature by including papers that are of relevance to both the academic audience and the practicing manager. I highly recommend this volume.' --Robert E. Spekman, University of Virginia, USI do not conceive the consulting business that I lead without strong collaboration with external partners with complementary skills and resources. The implementation of a collaborative strategy requires a clear understanding of the risks and opportunities that such strategy involves. With an easy-to-read style, this book is an excellent reference for those who, like me, consider alliances and networks an essential part of business strategy.' --Rodrigo Ribeiro, KPMG'The editors have organized an impressive array of original essays that define the state of the art in the research and practice of collaborative strategies and strategic alliances. The ideas in this book will influence thinking and work in this area for some time to come.' --Jay B. Barney, The University of Utah, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Luiz Mesquita, Roberto Ragozzino and Jeffrey J. Reuer Part I Theoretical Building Blocks 1. Strategic Alliances as Agents of Competitive Change Kathryn Rudie Harrigan 2. Inter-partner Learning in Strategic Alliances Yves Doz 3. Alliances: A Distinct Strategic Tool for Reconfiguring Resources and Businesses Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell 4. Alliances and Markets for Technology Alfonso Gambardella and Claudio Panico 5. Real Option Considerations in Devising a Collaborative Strategy Tailan Chi and Anju Seth 6. Collaboration in Strategic Alliances: Cooperation and Coordination Tobias Kretschmer and Bart S. Vanneste Part II Partner Selection and Alliance Investment Decisions 7. Alliance Partner Selection Dan Li, Jingyu Li and Michael A. Hitt 8. Strategic Alliance as a Mode of International Market Entry Stephen Tallman 9. When Collaborative Strategy Turns into Acquisition: Distinguishing and Explaining Partner Acquisition versus Joint Venture Buyout Miranda Stienstra and Xavier Martin 10. Alliances and Exogenous Shocks Navid Asgari and Kulwant Singh PART III Contractual Foundations of Alliances 11. Contractual Design of Alliances Kyle J. Mayer and Zhe (Adele) Xing 12. Property Rights Theory and the Governance of Strategic Alliances Daniel W. Elfenbein 13. Global Knowledge Acquisition Through Alliances: Optimizing Contracts and Task Complexity Farok J. Contractor and Jeongho Choi PART IV Relational and Behavioral Aspects of Alliances 14. The Relational View Revisited Jeff Dyer, Harbir Singh and William Hesterly 15. The Process of Cooperation in Strategic Alliances Birgul Arslan and Africa Ari-o 16. The Social Context of B2B Exchanges: Trust and Relational Governance Laura Poppo and Truc Nguyen 17. Behavioral Alliance Strategy Thomas Mellewigt, Sarah Maria Bruhs and Arne Keller 18. Culture in Alliance Research Franz Wohlgezogen 19. A Stakeholder-Based View of Strategic Alliances Kerstin Neumann and Maurizio Zollo PART V Alliance Networks and Portfolios 20. The Network Perspective of Alliances: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead Ravi Madhavan and John Prescott 21. The Architecture and Dynamics of Global Networks Maxim Sytch 22. Managing the Configuration and Evolution of Alliance Portfolios Werner H. Hoffmann and Ferry Habasche 23. Exploration and Exploitation Through Alliances Dovev Lavie PART VI Novel Collaborative Relationships 24. Business Ecosystems Robert P. Bremner, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Douglas P. Hannah 25. Public-Private Collaboration: A Review and Avenues for Further Research Ilze Kivleniece, Sandro Cabral, Sergio Lazzarini and Bertrand V. Quélin 26. Multi-Party Technology Alliances Caren Butter and John Hagedoorn PART VII Consequences of Inter-Organizational Collaboration 27. Alliance Performance Miguel Rivera-Santos and Pierre Dussauge 28. You Are the Company You Keep: The Relationship between An Organization's Alliance Activity and Its Status Ithai Stern 29. Addressing Endogeneity Issues in Alliance Research Octavio J. Martinez, Joanne E. Oxley and Brian S. Silverman 30. Alliance or Partnering Capability of a Firm: Antecedents, Constituents, and Performance Implications Prashant Kale and Harbir Sin Index

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Book SynopsisCollaborative Strategy enables you to move past thinking about alliances based on hunches and move toward real empirical insight into the use, creation, and management of successful alliances. It is a comprehensive review of the current cutting-edge thinking about alliances, which are becoming such an increasingly pervasive part of both private and public industry. Whether you are contemplating a new equity joint venture, entry into a new market, or reassessing your current alliance portfolio you'll find this book full of useful insights into what it takes to succeed at the alliance game. One of the most comprehensive looks at alliances I've seen, delivered succinctly and organized to be easily navigated.'- Russ Buchanan, Xerox Corporation'Alliances and networks present a broad range of challenges as well as opportunities for executives. Academics have studied these relationships from various disciplinary perspectives while employing diverse research methodologies. This volume unpacks this breadth and complexity, and covers many of the cutting-edge research questions in the field. The contributors are the ''Who's Who'' of the top scholars in the field. The volume is particularly valuable to scholars as well as students who are new to the area, and seek concise and insightful summaries of the many different streams of research on alliances and networks.'- Riitta Katila, Stanford University'For managers forming or having formed partnerships with other institutions, this is a must read. Collaborative Strategy reveals what we are doing and why, and how we can do it better, in a seldom-achieved style that addresses the complexity of the academic debate whilst presenting key implications for practitioners.'- Andreas Moosdorf, Pan-European Processes, AmazonThis book provides approachable and insightful chapters that summarize state-of-the-art thinking and research on alliances and networks. Contributions by leading scholars cover foundations or fundamentals as well as frontier areas through a diverse range of perspectives. Topics include: the theoretical foundations of collaborative strategy firms' partner selection and investment decisions contractual foundations of collaboration relational and behavioral aspects of collaboration, networks and portfolios novel collaborative relationships such as ecosystems and public-private partnerships, and the consequences of inter-organizational collaborations. For doctoral and masters students, as well as managers new to the area of collaborative strategy, this collection provides concise chapters and literature reviews that make it an invaluable resource. Business practitioners and consultants who want to learn about this area and the underlying theory will also find this book a useful reference.Contributors: A. Ariño, B. Arslan, N. Asgari, R.P. Bremner, S.M. Bruhs, C. Butter, S. Cabral, L. Capron, T. Chi, J. Choi, F.J. Contractor, Y. Doz, P. Dussauge, J. Dyer, K.M. Eisenhardt, D.W. Elfenbein, A. Gambardella, F. Habasche, J. Hagedoorn, D.P. Hannah, K.R. Harrigan, W. Hesterly, M.A. Hitt, W.H. Hoffmann, P. Kale, A. Keller, I. Kivleniece, T. Kretschmer, D. Lavie, S. Lazzarini, D. Li, J. Li, R. Madhavan, X. Martin, O.J. Martinez, K.J. Mayer, T. Mellewigt, L.F. Mesquita, W. Mitchell, K. Neumann, T. Nguyen, J.E. Oxley, C. Panico, L. Poppo, J. Prescott, B.V. Quélin, R. Ragozzino, J.J. Reuer, M. Rivera-Santos, A. Seth, B.S. Silverman, H. Singh, K. Singh, I. Stern, M. Stienstra, M. Sytch, S. Tallman, B.S. Vanneste, F. Wohlgezogen, X. Zhe, M. ZolloTrade Review'The editors have assembled a volume that meets the needs of seasoned academicians who study alliances and emerging scholars who wish to explore topics in the area of alliance formation, management, and termination. The editors manage to do this while considering the practicing alliance manager, who will find a treasure trove of practical examples and useful insights into making their alliances better. I hesitate to call this volume merely a handbook since that diminishes the scholarship that is central to the volume. I think that his volume serves an important gap in the strategic alliance literature by including papers that are of relevance to both the academic audience and the practicing manager. I highly recommend this volume.' --Robert E. Spekman, University of Virginia, USI do not conceive the consulting business that I lead without strong collaboration with external partners with complementary skills and resources. The implementation of a collaborative strategy requires a clear understanding of the risks and opportunities that such strategy involves. With an easy-to-read style, this book is an excellent reference for those who, like me, consider alliances and networks an essential part of business strategy.' --Rodrigo Ribeiro, KPMG'The editors have organized an impressive array of original essays that define the state of the art in the research and practice of collaborative strategies and strategic alliances. The ideas in this book will influence thinking and work in this area for some time to come.' --Jay B. Barney, The University of Utah, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Luiz Mesquita, Roberto Ragozzino and Jeffrey J. Reuer Part I Theoretical Building Blocks 1. Strategic Alliances as Agents of Competitive Change Kathryn Rudie Harrigan 2. Inter-partner Learning in Strategic Alliances Yves Doz 3. Alliances: A Distinct Strategic Tool for Reconfiguring Resources and Businesses Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell 4. Alliances and Markets for Technology Alfonso Gambardella and Claudio Panico 5. Real Option Considerations in Devising a Collaborative Strategy Tailan Chi and Anju Seth 6. Collaboration in Strategic Alliances: Cooperation and Coordination Tobias Kretschmer and Bart S. Vanneste Part II Partner Selection and Alliance Investment Decisions 7. Alliance Partner Selection Dan Li, Jingyu Li and Michael A. Hitt 8. Strategic Alliance as a Mode of International Market Entry Stephen Tallman 9. When Collaborative Strategy Turns into Acquisition: Distinguishing and Explaining Partner Acquisition versus Joint Venture Buyout Miranda Stienstra and Xavier Martin 10. Alliances and Exogenous Shocks Navid Asgari and Kulwant Singh PART III Contractual Foundations of Alliances 11. Contractual Design of Alliances Kyle J. Mayer and Zhe (Adele) Xing 12. Property Rights Theory and the Governance of Strategic Alliances Daniel W. Elfenbein 13. Global Knowledge Acquisition Through Alliances: Optimizing Contracts and Task Complexity Farok J. Contractor and Jeongho Choi PART IV Relational and Behavioral Aspects of Alliances 14. The Relational View Revisited Jeff Dyer, Harbir Singh and William Hesterly 15. The Process of Cooperation in Strategic Alliances Birgul Arslan and Africa Ari-o 16. The Social Context of B2B Exchanges: Trust and Relational Governance Laura Poppo and Truc Nguyen 17. Behavioral Alliance Strategy Thomas Mellewigt, Sarah Maria Bruhs and Arne Keller 18. Culture in Alliance Research Franz Wohlgezogen 19. A Stakeholder-Based View of Strategic Alliances Kerstin Neumann and Maurizio Zollo PART V Alliance Networks and Portfolios 20. The Network Perspective of Alliances: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead Ravi Madhavan and John Prescott 21. The Architecture and Dynamics of Global Networks Maxim Sytch 22. Managing the Configuration and Evolution of Alliance Portfolios Werner H. Hoffmann and Ferry Habasche 23. Exploration and Exploitation Through Alliances Dovev Lavie PART VI Novel Collaborative Relationships 24. Business Ecosystems Robert P. Bremner, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Douglas P. Hannah 25. Public-Private Collaboration: A Review and Avenues for Further Research Ilze Kivleniece, Sandro Cabral, Sergio Lazzarini and Bertrand V. Quélin 26. Multi-Party Technology Alliances Caren Butter and John Hagedoorn PART VII Consequences of Inter-Organizational Collaboration 27. Alliance Performance Miguel Rivera-Santos and Pierre Dussauge 28. You Are the Company You Keep: The Relationship between An Organization's Alliance Activity and Its Status Ithai Stern 29. Addressing Endogeneity Issues in Alliance Research Octavio J. Martinez, Joanne E. Oxley and Brian S. Silverman 30. Alliance or Partnering Capability of a Firm: Antecedents, Constituents, and Performance Implications Prashant Kale and Harbir Sin Index

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Book SynopsisRecently emerging from a remote corner of study, entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups are assuming an increasingly significant role in today's business world. This book constitutes a pioneering introduction to entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups, advancing the debate and providing unique and original coverage of the subject. In this book, leading international researchers provide a synopsis of the current literature, and push forwards the boundaries of the field, using case studies to illustrate the implications of both theory and practice. Chapters cover the emergence, dynamics and management of entrepreneurial ecosystems, offering tools, experimental evidence and practical examples that will be invaluable to those seeking a greater understanding of entrepreneurship and startup strategies. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and an array of intriguing insights, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Diffusion of Startups will be a vital resource for scholars and students studying entrepreneurship, strategic management and business. The presentation of practical and real-world implications of research will also prove of interest to practitioners.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: entrepreneurial ecosystems and the diffusion of startups Sharon Alvarez, Elias G. Carayannis, Giovanni Battista Dagnino and Rosario Faraci 2. Mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems inquiry: a content analysis of the analysis of the literature and its implications Anna Minà and Giovanni Battista Dagnino 3. Linking entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems: the case of AppCampus Llewellyn D.W. Thomas, Dmitry Sharapov and Erkko Autio 4. Antecedents of firm-level entrepreneurship: how organizational design coordinates and controls the firm’s entrepreneurial ecosystem Nicolai J. Foss and Jacob Lyngsie 5. Industry specificity and the effect of internal social capital in reward-based crowdfunding Vincenzo Butticè and Massimo G. Colombo 6. Accessing the creative ecosystem: evidence from UK fashion design micro enterprises Alison Rieple, Jonathan Gander, Paola Pisano, Adrian Haberberg and Emily Longstaff 7. Business incubators and entrepreneurial networks: a methodology for assessing incubator effectiveness and performance Emanuele Parisi, Angelo Miglietta and Dario Peirone 8. Towards “skarse” entrepreneurial ecosystems: using agent-based simulation of entrepreneurship to reveal what makes regions tick Elias G. Carayannis and Mike Provance 9. Looking beyond the current status of the conversation on entrepreneurial ecosystems and the diffusion of startups: where do we go from here? Giovanni Battista Dagnino and Elias G. Carayannis Index

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Book SynopsisWhat I like most about Strategic Challenges for the Base of the Pyramid is the authors' clear understanding of what we have already learned about the BoP domain and their subsequent focus on creating new knowledge. The chapters in this book provide important insights into several important topics in the BoP domain, including trust, innovation, and scale. Congratulations to Patrick Vermeulen, Edgar Hütte and their colleagues in putting together this book.'- Ted London, William Davidson Institute and Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, USThis pioneering book addresses some of the key challenges that firms encounter when they enter low-income markets and offers solutions - based on empirical evidence - for those firms already operating in such a difficult arena.The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) has become a popular area for firms to search for new business potential. However, serving the BoP requires a fundamentally different approach to doing business and presents a new and unique set of organizational challenges. In this book, Patrick Vermeulen and Edgar Hütte discuss some of the key challenges firms are confronted with when operating in BoP markets. Based on empirical evidence from various companies across the globe, the authors provide valuable insights into how firms can deal with these challenges. With the rapid growth of developing countries, Western firms should be more aware of the potential problems when entering these markets; this book will help those making the crucial choices necessary to resolve these issues.This book will appeal to academics and students in international business or business administration. It will also prove an essential resource for practitioners that are active in, or are considering moving into, low-income markets.Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Base of the Pyramid 3. Cross-sector Collaborations at the Base of the Pyramid 4. Building Trust at the Base of the Pyramid 5. Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid 6. Scaling Challenges at the Base of the Pyramid 7. Next steps in Base-of-the Pyramid Research and Practice IndexTrade Review‘What I like most about Strategic Challenges for the Base of the Pyramid is the authors’ clear understanding of what we have already learned about the BoP domain and their subsequent focus on creating new knowledge. The chapters in this book provide important insights into several important topics in the BoP domain, including trust, innovation, and scale. Congratulations to Patrick Vermeulen, Edgar Hütte and their colleagues in putting together this book.’ -- Ted London, William Davidson Institute and Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Base of the Pyramid 3. Cross-sector Collaborations at the Base of the Pyramid 4. Building Trust at the Base of the Pyramid 5. Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid 6. Scaling Challenges at the Base of the Pyramid 7. Next steps in Base-of- the Pyramid Research and Practice Index

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Book SynopsisThe search for ways of doing business that are the best for the world is the issue of our time. Add-on CSR is a last-Generation logic that has no value for the now-Generation let alone the next-Generation. This book is a clarion call to the kind of action that both matters and is the landscape of business success in our time.'- Mark Drewell, CEO, The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and co-author of Management Education for the World'Latin America has received too little world attention for the contributions its companies and governments are making for creating a sustainable world. This wonderful book will correct this problem. The book also makes a major conceptual contribution through its platform idea of the sustainability frontier.'- Robert G. Eccles, Harvard Business School, co-author of One Report, and Founding Chairman, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board'Corporations in Latin America are facing, more than ever, the demands to put civil society and the natural environment into their business models. This book provides solid frameworks and plenty of real-world examples to help them deal with the challenge.'- Alfredo Enrione, The PwC Endowed Chair of Corporate Governance at ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes, Chile'In the shadow of the Asian economic miracle, the social change in and economic growth of Latin America have often been overlooked, or even ignored. This book takes the Latin American perspective and provides us with deep and rich insights on how sustainability can be integrated into business strategy.'- Günter Müller-Stewens, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland'This book is very timely, since corporations require a deeper understanding and new approaches to the challenges and opportunities posed by the concept of sustainability.'- Roberto L. Artavia, Chairman, INCAE Business School and Chairman of Viva TrustUsing a combination of thorough research and practical examples, Strategy and Competitiveness in Latin American Markets explains how the concept of the sustainability frontier that the book develops resolves the long-running debate on whether sustainability requires trade-offs or not. Through its exploration of a variety of sustainability challenges and opportunities, along with various sustainability models, the authors show how the sustainability frontier can be expanded through disruptive innovation, the building of new skills and by other means to secure 'no trade-off' solutions.Experts in the field of sustainability in Latin America, researchers in the field of management, students of business administration and managers of companies operating in emerging countries will all find this book to be both useful and engaging.Contributors: F. Angele, E.R. Brenes, A.R. Camacho, F.C. Cañeque, L. Ciravegna, S.L. Hart, J. Ickis, U. Jäger, M. Kramer, C. Laszlo, M. Löffler, A.M. Majano, C. Martinez, F. Pérez-Pineda, A.M. Prado, V. Sathe, D. Smith, R.P. Sroufe, Jr., M. Tuil, V. Umaña, P. Veling, K.L. Whittingham, D.R. YoungTrade Review‘The search for ways of doing business that are the best for the world is the issue of our time. Add-on CSR is a last-Generation logic that has no value for the now-Generation let alone the next-Generation. This book is a clarion call to the kind of action that both matters and is the landscape of business success in our time.’‘In the shadow of the Asian economic miracle, the social change in and economic growth of Latin America have often been overlooked, or even ignored. This book takes the Latin American perspective and provides us with deep and rich insights on how sustainability can be integrated into business strategy.’ -- Günter Müller-Stewens, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland‘This book is very timely, since corporations require a deeper understanding and new approaches to the challenges and opportunities posed by the concept of sustainability.’ -- Roberto L. Artavia, Chairman, INCAE Business School and Chairman of Viva TrustAdditional quotes:‘The book provides clear-cut concepts, deals with tough questions, and never offers simplistic answers.’Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Stuart L. Hart Foreword Stephan Schmidheiny PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Sustainability for Strategy Vijay Sathe and Urs Jäger 2. The Sustainability Frontier Dennis R. Young 3. Sustainability in Latin America Fernando Casado Cañeque PART II: SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES INTRODUCTION TO PART II 4. Natural Resources Ana María Majano and Felipe Pérez-Pineda 5. Base of the Pyramid Fernando Casado Cañeque 6. Informal Economy Keith L. Whittingham 7. Financial Markets Arnoldo R. Camacho 8. Strategy Development Esteban R. Brenes 9. Governance and Structure John Ickis and Andrea M. Prado Conclusion To Part II: The Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Viability, Legitimacy and Competitiveness Urs Jäger and Vijay Sathe PART III: SUSTAINABILITY MODELS INTRODUCTION TO PART III 10. No Trade-Off Chris Laszlo 11. Shared Value Dane Smith and Mark Kramer 12. Shared Value Clusters Luciano Ciravegna 13. Sustainable Supply Chains Robert P. Sroufe, Jr. 14. Social Business Martin Löffler Conclusion to Part III: Sustainability Models for Achieving Viability, Legitimacy and Competitiveness Vijay Sathe and Urs Jäger Conclusion: How Latin American Companies can Improve their Triple Bottom Line Performance Vijay Sathe and Urs Jäger Appendix 1: Illustrative Cases Florine Angele, Urs Jäger, Michaël Tuil, Vladimir Umaña and Pepijn Veling Appendix 2: An Analysis of the Triple Bottom Line Performance of 21 Latin American Countries from 1990-2010 Felipe Pérez-Pineda and Carlos Martinez Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis superb text defines and describes modern industrial policy. For many years economists, politicians, and policymakers have worried over inward-looking and damaging industrial policies, associating them with poor economic performance and arrested industrial development. At last we have a book which identifies and analyses new forms of modern industrial policy which work effectively and are able to overcome the problems of the past. The book is replete with concrete examples and new conceptual developments, showing how modern industrial policy is able to initiate, upgrade, and transform economic activity for the benefit of all. The evidence is used to provide a new theory of industrial policy, distinguishing modern industrial policy from the practices of the past - leaving no room for doubt as to how policymakers should proceed in the twenty-first century. Essential reading for policymakers, analysts, scholars, teachers, and consultants concerned with industrial policy and modern economic development.'- Mike Hobday, University of Brighton, UK'Jesus Felipe is to be congratulated for assembling a first-rate group of authors to address one of the most important policy issues of our time. Their main contention is that, to succeed, latecomer developing countries need a 'modern industrial policy'. Aware of the pitfalls, they provide empirical evidence in support of their arguments. The country studies are particularly interesting. A stimulating volume that deserves to be read, including by the skeptics.'- Hal Hill, Australian National University Development and Modern Industrial Policy in Practice provides an up-to-date analysis of industrial policy. Modern industrial policy refers to the set of actions and strategies used to favor the more dynamic sectors of the economy. A key aspect of modern industrial policy is embedding private initiative in a framework of public action to encourage diversification, upgrading, and technological dynamism to achieve development in the twenty-first century.The book reviews key questions that policymakers ask about industrial policy, such as: who selects sectors; what is the rationale for sector selection; what are the main tools to promote sectors?, what is the role of human capital; and what are the mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation? Expert contributors discuss how to undertake industrial policy effectively and examine the experiences of Australia, the EU, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and the US.Policymakers, multilateral development institutions, and scholars will find the discussions on industrial policy, structural transformation, economic diversification and upgrading, and capabilities to be useful and practical.Contributors: F. Block, J.-M. Chang, K. Farla, J. Felipe, F. Guadagno, C.A. Hidalgo, M.R. Keller, M.H. Khan, K. Lee, J.Y. Lin, C. Long, W.F. Mitchell, C. Rhee, T. Siew Yean, B. Verspagen, Y. Wang, X. ZhangTrade Review‘This superb text defines and describes modern industrial policy. For many years economists, politicians, and policymakers have worried over inward-looking and damaging industrial policies, associating them with poor economic performance and arrested industrial development. At last we have a book which identifies and analyses new forms of modern industrial policy which work effectively and are able to overcome the problems of the past. The book is replete with concrete examples and new conceptual developments, showing how modern industrial policy is able to initiate, upgrade, and transform economic activity for the benefit of all. The evidence is used to provide a new theory of industrial policy, distinguishing modern industrial policy from the practices of the past – leaving no room for doubt as to how policymakers should proceed in the twenty-first century. Essential reading for policymakers, analysts, scholars, teachers, and consultants concerned with industrial policy and modern economic development.’ -- Mike Hobday, University of Brighton, UK‘Jesus Felipe is to be congratulated for assembling a first-rate group of authors to address one of the most important policy issues of our time. Their main contention is that, to succeed, latecomer developing countries need a “modern industrial policy”. Aware of the pitfalls, they provide empirical evidence in support of their arguments. The country studies are particularly interesting. A stimulating volume that deserves to be read, including by the skeptics.’ -- Hal Hill, Australian National University?Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Ha-Joon Chang 1. Modern Industrial Policy Jesus Felipe 2. Issues in Modern Industrial Policy (I): Sector Selection, Who, How and Sector Promotion? Jesus Felipe and Changyong Rhee 3. Issues in Modern Industrial Policy (II): Human Capital and Innovation and Monitoring and Evaluation Jesus Felipe and Changyong Rhee 4. Capability Building and Industrial Diversification Keun Lee 5. Industrial Policy Design and Implementation Challenges Mushtaq H. Khan 6. Catching Up: Structural Transformation and Diversification Justin Yifu Lin and Yan Wang 7. Economic Diversification: Implications for Kazakhstan Jesus Felipe and Cesar A. Hidalgo 8. Industrial Diversification in the People’s Republic of China Justin Yifu Lin, Cheryl Xiaoning Long and Xiaobo Zhang 9. Do as I Say, or As I Do? US Innovation and Industrial Policy since the 1980s Matthew R. Keller and Fred Block 10. The Republic of Korea’s Financial Support for Small and Medium Enterprises and Venture Businesses Jung-moh Chang 11. Industrial Policy: The Australian Experience William Francis Mitchell 12. Diversification and Industrial Policies in Malaysia Tham Siew Yean 13. Industrial Policy in the European Union Kristine Farla, Francesca Guadagno and Bart Verspagen Index

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, Dean Shepherd focuses on the varying topics of entrepreneurship unified through conjoint analysis. Although the topic of entrepreneurial decision making is broad, in doing so, he reveals the mechanisms that come into play during the entrepreneurial decision-making process.Scholars of entrepreneurship and organizational behavior will find this collection an essential resource for understanding how decision making is achieved in entrepreneurial settings.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Dean A. Shepherd PART I DECISION MAKING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES 1. Young Rok Choi and Dean A. Shepherd (2004), ‘Entrepreneurs’ Decisions to Exploit Opportunities’, Journal of Management, 30 (3), June, 377–95 2. J. Michael Haynie, Dean A. Shepherd and Jeffery S. McMullen (2009), ‘An Opportunity for Me? The Role of Resources in Opportunity Evaluation Decisions’, Journal of Management Studies, 46 (3), May, 337–61 3. J. Robert Mitchell and Dean A. Shepherd (2010), ‘To Thine Own Self be True: Images of Self, Images of Opportunity, and Entrepreneurial Action’, Journal of Business Venturing, 25 (1), January, 138–54 4. Dean A. Shepherd, Holger Patzelt and Robert A. Baron (2013), ‘“I Care about Nature, but…”: Disengaging Values in Assessing Opportunities that Cause Harm’, Academy of Management Journal, 56 (5), October, 1251–73 PART II DECISION MAKING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECTS 5. Judith Behrens, Holger Ernst and Dean A. Shepherd (2014), ‘The Decision to Exploit an R&D Project: Divergent Thinking across Middle and Senior Managers’, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 31 (1), January, 144–58 6. Anja Klaukien, Dean A. Shepherd and Holger Patzelt (2013), ‘Passion for Work, Nonwork-Related Excitement, and Innovation Managers’ Decision to Exploit New Product Opportunities’, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (3), May, 574–88 7. Ethel Brundin, Holger Patzelt and Dean A. Shepherd (2008), ‘Managers’ Emotional Displays and Employees’ Willingness to Act Entrepreneurially’ Journal of Business Venturing, 23 (2), March, 221–43 8. Holger Patzelt and Dean A. Shepherd (2009), ‘Strategic Entrepreneurship at Universities: Academic Entrepreneurs’ Assessment of Policy Programs’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33 (1), January, 319–40 PART III MAKING THE DECISION TO PURSUE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER 9. Evan J. Douglas and Dean A. Shepherd (2002), ‘Self-Employment as a Career Choice: Attitudes, Entrepreneurial Intentions, and Utility Maximization’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 26 (3), Spring, 81–90 10. Dean A. Shepherd, Evan J. Douglas and Jason R. Fitzsimmons (2008), ‘MBA Admission Criteria and an Entrepreneurial Mind-Set: Evidence from “Western” Style MBAs in India and Thailand’, Academy of Management Learning and Education, 7 (2), June, 158–72 11. Dean A. Shepherd and Andrew Zacharakis (2000), ‘Structuring Family Business Succession: An Analysis of the Future Leader’s Decision Making’ Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 24 (4), Summer, 25–39 12. Jeffery S. McMullen and Dean A. Shepherd (2006), ‘Encouraging Consensus-Challenging Research in Universities’, Journal of Management Studies, 43 (8), December, 1643–69 PART IV THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS 13. J. Michael Haynie, Dean A. Shepherd and Holger Patzelt (2012), ‘Cognitive Adaptability and an Entrepreneurial Task: The Role of Metacognitive Ability and Feedback’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36 (2), March, 237–65 14. J. Robert Mitchell, Dean A. Shepherd and Mark P. Sharfman (2011), ‘Erratic Strategic Decisions: When and Why Managers are Inconsistent in Strategic Decision Making’, Strategic Management Journal, 32 (7), July, 683–704 15. J. Robert Mitchell and Dean A. Shepherd (2012), ‘Capability Development and Decision Incongruence in Strategic Opportunity Pursuit’, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 6 (4), December, 355–81 16. Volker Bruns, Daniel V. Holland, Dean A. Shepherd and Johan Wiklund (2008), ‘The Role of Human Capital in Loan Officers’ Decision Policies’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32 (3), May, 485–506 PART V DECISION MAKING ABOUT PERSISTING WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVOUR 17. Dawn R. DeTienne, Dean A. Shepherd and Julio O. De Castro (2008), ‘The Fallacy of “Only the Strong Survive”: The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on the Persistence Decisions for Under-Performing Firms’, Journal of Business Venturing, 23 (5), September, 528–46 18. Daniel V. Holland and Dean A. Shepherd (2013), ‘Deciding to Persist: Adversity, Values, and Entrepreneurs’ Decision Policies’, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37 (2), March, 331–58 19. Holger Patzelt and Dean A. Shepherd (2008), ‘The Decision to Persist with Underperforming Alliances: The Role of Trust and Control’, Journal of Management Studies, 45 (7), November, 1217–43 PART VI VENTURE CAPITALISTS’ DECISION MAKING 20. Dean A. Shepherd (1999), ‘Venture Capitalists’ Assessment of New Venture Survival’, Management Science, 45 (5), May, 621–32 21. Andrew L. Zacharakis and Dean A. Shepherd (2001), ‘The Nature of Information and Overconfidence on Venture Capitalists’ Decision Making’, Journal of Business Venturing, 16 (4), July, 311–32 22. Andrew L. Zacharakis, Jeffery S. McMullen and Dean A. Shepherd (2007), ‘Venture Capitalists’ Decision Policies across Three Countries: An Institutional Theory Perspective’, Journal of International Business Studies, 38 (5), September, 691–708 23. Dean A. Shepherd and Andrew Zacharakis (1999), ‘Conjoint Analysis: A New Methodological Approach for Researching the Decision Policies of Venture Capitalists’, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 1 (3), 197–217 Index

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Book SynopsisThe fundamental goal of competition law is to support productivity and innovativeness; in fact, the short-term effect of enforcement actions is often a reduction in product prices. This comprehensive book reports the findings of consumer market studies into a range of goods and services in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.These country case studies demonstrate the important role that competition authorities can have in assessing the nature of markets and making recommendations to policymakers to improve them. When competition is weak or compromised, extra costs are imposed on consumers. The authors investigate this issue for a wide range of key markets serving consumers individually or collectively, looking also at the hinterland of the distribution chain behind retail sales. They find a pervasive lack of competition in those markets, which not only softens the incentives on firms to improve the efficiency of their operations and the quality of their products, but also reduces the standard of living of consumers, including poor and vulnerable groups. This book concludes by noting the follow-up actions taken in each country in response to the research recommendations.Graduate students of economics, political science and law will find this book invaluable for its practical case studies, and analysts will find much interest in the nuanced analysis of markets, policy interventions and reform options. Emminently practical, Competition Policies and Consumer Welfare is an ideal resource for competition practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve current competition regimes.Trade Review'This excellent study is a useful and interesting analysis of how competition works at ground level for basic products in poorer countries. As such, it is both a good read and an important contribution to an under researched area.' --Allan Fels, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Lahcen Achy and Susan Joekes Section I THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOODSTUFFS 2. An assessment of anticompetitive conduct in the supermarkets sector in Costa Rica Randall Arce Alvarado, Donald Miranda Montes and Guillermo Zúñiga Arias 3. The consumer goods distribution sector in Armenia Karine Poladyan 4. The market in cereals in Mali Oumar Idriss Berthe, Massa Coulibaly, Salifou B. Diarra and Martin Sidibe 5. Production and distribution in the beef, poultry and milk sectors in Zambia Thulasoni Kaira, Samuel Bwalya, Wesley S. Kalapula and Florence Banda Muleya Section II THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS 6. The distribution of pharmaceuticals in Jamaica Kevin Harriott 7. The pharmaceuticals sector in Vietnam Que Anh Pham and Tran Phuong Lan Section III THE DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES: INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFERS AND TV PROGRAMMES 8. International money transfer services in Uzbekistan Golib Kholjigitov 9. TV distribution services in Argentina Germán Coloma, Federico Bekerman, Cecilia Castets and Marcelo D’Amore Section IV PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 10. Public procurement in India Nitya Nanda, Shiju M.V. and Gaurang Meher Diljun 11. Public procurement in Morocco Lahcen Achy and Susan Joekes Index

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Book SynopsisIn just one generation, South Korea has transformed from a recipient of foreign aid to a member of the G20. In this informative book, South Korea is used as a case by which to explore and illustrate specific issues arising from the complex relationships between the nation's economic development and society. O. Yul Kwon considers the task of achieving sustainable and equitable social and economic development in South Korea. Kwon presents an in-depth analysis from macro perspectives as well as examining micro-level relationships between economic development and social trust in the recent past. Grounded in empirical research of Korean society and economy, Kwon offers practical suggestions by which to achieve sustainable and equitable development in South Korea. This insightful and timely book provides valuable information for a scholarly audience interested in South Korean history, economics and society, and for researchers investigating the significance of the relationship between economic development and society as well as social trust.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction PART I SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND SOCIAL TRUST IN KOREA 1. Social trust: its concepts, determinants, roles, and raising ways 2. Recent economic development and emerging social issues in Korea 3. Social evolution in conjunction with economic development in Korea 4. Social Trust and Economic Development in Korea 5. Economic Bipolarization and its Effects on Society in Korea PART II RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL TRUST AND THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS IN KOREA 6. Interpersonal Trust 7. Social Trust in Government 8. Social Trust in Business 9. Social Trust in Labor Index

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Book SynopsisBy conceptualizing the rise of the hybrid domain as an emerging institutional form that overlaps public and private interests, this book explores how corporations, states, and civil society organizations develop common agendas, despite the differences in their primary objectives. Using evidence from India, it examines various cases of social innovation in education, energy, health, and finance, which offer solutions for some of the most pressing social challenges of the twenty-first century. Yuko Aoyama and Balaji Parthasarathy position social innovation at the intersection of changing state-market relations, institutional design, and technological innovation. By demonstrating how corporations, social entrepreneurs, and social finance increasingly cross borders to devise local solutions with global technologies, this book illustrates how collaborative governance can serve as a useful alternative to blend economic and social objectives by overriding organizational boundaries which were previously considered ideologically incompatible and, therefore, unbridgeable. Engaging with the question of collective capacity building, this book will be of interest to a broad and multi-disciplinary audience, from those studying innovation, science and technology policy, and entrepreneurship, to those working in international governance and development.Trade Review‘Hybrid domain is yet another parsimoniously treated aspect of governance and the authors must be commended for successfully elaborating on the topic. A discussion on a subject like this is particularly useful to address some of the challenges faced by the most underdeveloped parts of the world.’ -- Himanshu Jha, Journal of Southeast Asian Economies‘A wicked account of how societies are solving wicked problems! In this authoritative book, Aoyama and Parthasarathy illuminate the nuanced interplay between public and private actors as they seek collaborative solutions to large-scale social problems. Anyone who cares about changing the world will find much to relish here, from the rigorous conception of the hybrid domain to the incisive perspectives of real-world leaders. A must read!’ -- Bill Thies, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research India, and 2016 MacArthur Fellow‘This book provides a strong conceptualization of the space where most interventions have been socially and locally effective and strategies of an organizational form that creates impact. It pulls together the ideal of inter-connectedness of social, economic and political processes. It also highlights the secular role of technology in this conceptualization. Those who are searching for pointers to design organizations of the future that are socially impactful and yet competitive, must pay attention to the findings of this book.’ -- Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University, India and Former Director, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore‘This book makes a timely contribution to currently vibrant debates in economic geography on the shifting articulations linking states and markets, on the presence and significance of more-than-capitalist economic practices, and on the potential of “learning from the south”. The authors’ conceptualization of a hybrid domain, and their analysis of its nature in India, provide theoretical and empirical arguments worthy of careful study, reflection and analysis.’ -- Eric Sheppard, Humboldt Chair and Professor of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, US‘In this brilliant and original book, Aoyama and Parthasarathy identify a new paradigm of hybrid governance that offers potential to address the chronic challenges of poverty and development. Challenging ideological conceptions of the state-market dichotomy, the authors reconceptualize governance as collective action driven by stakeholders experimenting with solutions that bridge public, private, and civil society domains. This book chronicles the most creative social problem-solving occurring today, and is a must read for social innovators around the globe.’ -- Karen Chapple, Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California Berkeley, US‘In this illuminating book, Aoyama and Parthasarathy investigate the domain lying between states and markets. They offer a very convincing conceptualization of what they define as hybrid domain, also providing a wealth of empirical evidence on the vigorous world of social innovation in India. This is a must read for anyone with an interest in the future of global socio-economic development.’ -- Roberta Rabellotti, Professor of Economics, University of Pavia, Italy‘The Rise of the Hybrid Domain offers an intriguing conceptual discussion that is qualified through an extensive empirical study on India.’ -- Regional Studies‘Yuko Aoyama and Balaji Parthasarathy’s The Rise of the Hybrid Domain is a compelling book that not only eplores cutting-edge empirical aspects of globalization, but also challenges broader conceptualization within political economy—especially the public–private divide. This book contains fascinating insights through in-depth interview and survey research into the dynamic activities of foreign multinationals in India, including their engagement with nongovernmental organizations to develop social innovations for pressing twenty-?rst-century development challenges. The book is highly recommended for anyone interested in social innovation, in how economic globalization plays out in contemporary India, as well as for business and management ?elds related to corporate and social responsibility and the base-of-the-pyramid market.' -- The AAG Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 2. Rescaling Collective Action for Governance in the 21st Century 3. Bridging the State-Market Divide: The Hybrid Domain 4. Social Innovation in Global Contexts 5. From States and Markets to Inclusive Development: Contexts for Social Innovation in India 6. Designing Solutions for “Wicked Problems” 7. Technologies, Designs, Stakeholders and Solutions: Case Studies from India 8. Emerging Organizational Forms of the Hybrid Domain: Domain Flexibility 9. Emerging Organizational Forms of the Hybrid Domain: Scalar Flexibility 10. Conclusions Index

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Book Synopsis'Entrepreneurial identities permeate virtually every facet of the venturing process, but the study of these identities has received surprisingly little attention among scholars. Thomas Duening and Matthew Metzger address this problem with this insightful and timely edited volume. They have compiled an impressive array of research that covers both macro- and micro-level explorations of entrepreneurial identities. Most importantly, these chapters provide numerous examples of tangible advice to interested educators about how to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and build the entrepreneurial identity within their own students. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurial identities.'- Charles Murnieks, Oregon State University, US Entrepreneurship is an academic discipline that, despite decades of growth in research and teaching activity lacks a traditionally distinct or common pedagogy. In this book, editors Thomas N. Duening and Matthew L. Metzger explore entrepreneurial identity as a new basis upon which curricula can be constructed for aspiring entrepreneurs. Critically, this perspective is based on the insight that there is a fundamental difference between venture development and entrepreneur development. Unfortunately, most current interventions for aspiring entrepreneurs focus on the former at the expense of the latter. The editors have collected work from an international team of authors with diverse views on how identity theory applies to entrepreneur development. Chapters focus primarily on macro-level identity issues (that is, how do these entrepreneurial archetypes form, persist, and sometimes change) or micro-level identity issues (that is, how can educators and resource providers identify, communicate, and incentivize identity construction among aspiring entrepreneurs). This book provides a general theoretical background and offers numerous suggestions for application and further research. One example of this is the 'For Further Reading' feature at the end of each chapter which is perfect for assisting those who want to delve deeper into various topics. This essential resource will be of interest to researchers, resource providers and students alike.Contributors include: D. Boje, A. Donnellon, T.N. Duening, R. Gill, B. Mathias, M.L. Metzger, R. Smith, K. Williams-MiddletonTrade Review'In their exploration of entrepreneurial identity, the authors get to the very heart of what inspires students to pursue entrepreneurial careers, and in doing so provide a roadmap for educators to give students a better sense of what it is like to be an entrepreneur. Integrating identity theory into entrepreneurship education will complement the existing teaching frameworks and strengthen our abilities to provide meaningful learning experiences and empower idea generation for a new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs.' --Sam Miller, University of Notre Dame, US'Professors Duening and Metzger have put together an excellent set of perspectives on a topic not well-understood by scholars or practitioners-what it actually means to be an entrepreneur. Their central thesis-that understanding the techniques of opportunity recognition or mechanics of venture creation is meaningless if we don't also focus on the underlying identity that is associated with entrepreneurial behavior-should redefine how we approach teaching and research in entrepreneurship. Our success at developing the next generation of entrepreneurs is tied to our ability to nurture and facilitate the building of an identity. Noting the complex, multi-dimensional, and idiosyncratic nature of identify, the volume is filled with valuable theoretical and conceptual perspectives that shed new light on this critical topic.' --Michael H. Morris, University of Florida, US'Working with entrepreneurship majors is often equal parts rewarding and frustrating. It's rewarding in that their boundless optimism and energy are contagious, and it's frustrating in that it's challenging to channel this energy and optimism into concrete, executable business models. Duening and Metzger hit the nail on the head in explaining the process by which students form entrepreneurial identities. Moreover, they overlay that process with the dominant approaches to teaching entrepreneurship, noting there are many areas for improvement that may prove fruitful in reducing the known frustration. Entrepreneurial Identity is a must read book for any entrepreneurship educator, policy maker or practitioner working to support the next generation of entrepreneurs.' --Eric Liguori, Rowan University and United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Entrepreneurial Identity: Professional Virtues Moderate Attraction and Persistence Thomas N. Duening 2. The Entrepreneur In The Age Of Discursive Reproduction: Whence Comes Entrepreneurial Identity? Rebecca Gill 3. Visualizing Bill Gates and Richard Branson as Comic Book Heroes: An Examination of the Role of Cartoon and Caricature in the Parodization of the Entrepreneurial Persona Robert Smith and David Boje 4. Entrepreneurial Identity and Motivation Blake Mathias 5. Learning to Become Entrepreneurial: Fostering Entrepreneurial Identity and Habits Karen Williams Middleton and Anne Donnellon 6. Teaching the Aspiring Entrepreneur Matthew L. Metzger Index

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Book Synopsis'Entrepreneurial identities permeate virtually every facet of the venturing process, but the study of these identities has received surprisingly little attention among scholars. Thomas Duening and Matthew Metzger address this problem with this insightful and timely edited volume. They have compiled an impressive array of research that covers both macro- and micro-level explorations of entrepreneurial identities. Most importantly, these chapters provide numerous examples of tangible advice to interested educators about how to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and build the entrepreneurial identity within their own students. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurial identities.'- Charles Murnieks, Oregon State University, US Entrepreneurship is an academic discipline that, despite decades of growth in research and teaching activity lacks a traditionally distinct or common pedagogy. In this book, editors Thomas N. Duening and Matthew L. Metzger explore entrepreneurial identity as a new basis upon which curricula can be constructed for aspiring entrepreneurs. Critically, this perspective is based on the insight that there is a fundamental difference between venture development and entrepreneur development. Unfortunately, most current interventions for aspiring entrepreneurs focus on the former at the expense of the latter. The editors have collected work from an international team of authors with diverse views on how identity theory applies to entrepreneur development. Chapters focus primarily on macro-level identity issues (that is, how do these entrepreneurial archetypes form, persist, and sometimes change) or micro-level identity issues (that is, how can educators and resource providers identify, communicate, and incentivize identity construction among aspiring entrepreneurs). This book provides a general theoretical background and offers numerous suggestions for application and further research. One example of this is the 'For Further Reading' feature at the end of each chapter which is perfect for assisting those who want to delve deeper into various topics. This essential resource will be of interest to researchers, resource providers and students alike.Contributors include: D. Boje, A. Donnellon, T.N. Duening, R. Gill, B. Mathias, M.L. Metzger, R. Smith, K. Williams-MiddletonTrade Review'In their exploration of entrepreneurial identity, the authors get to the very heart of what inspires students to pursue entrepreneurial careers, and in doing so provide a roadmap for educators to give students a better sense of what it is like to be an entrepreneur. Integrating identity theory into entrepreneurship education will complement the existing teaching frameworks and strengthen our abilities to provide meaningful learning experiences and empower idea generation for a new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs.' --Sam Miller, University of Notre Dame, US'Professors Duening and Metzger have put together an excellent set of perspectives on a topic not well-understood by scholars or practitioners-what it actually means to be an entrepreneur. Their central thesis-that understanding the techniques of opportunity recognition or mechanics of venture creation is meaningless if we don't also focus on the underlying identity that is associated with entrepreneurial behavior-should redefine how we approach teaching and research in entrepreneurship. Our success at developing the next generation of entrepreneurs is tied to our ability to nurture and facilitate the building of an identity. Noting the complex, multi-dimensional, and idiosyncratic nature of identify, the volume is filled with valuable theoretical and conceptual perspectives that shed new light on this critical topic.' --Michael H. Morris, University of Florida, US'Working with entrepreneurship majors is often equal parts rewarding and frustrating. It's rewarding in that their boundless optimism and energy are contagious, and it's frustrating in that it's challenging to channel this energy and optimism into concrete, executable business models. Duening and Metzger hit the nail on the head in explaining the process by which students form entrepreneurial identities. Moreover, they overlay that process with the dominant approaches to teaching entrepreneurship, noting there are many areas for improvement that may prove fruitful in reducing the known frustration. Entrepreneurial Identity is a must read book for any entrepreneurship educator, policy maker or practitioner working to support the next generation of entrepreneurs.' --Eric Liguori, Rowan University and United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Entrepreneurial Identity: Professional Virtues Moderate Attraction and Persistence Thomas N. Duening 2. The Entrepreneur In The Age Of Discursive Reproduction: Whence Comes Entrepreneurial Identity? Rebecca Gill 3. Visualizing Bill Gates and Richard Branson as Comic Book Heroes: An Examination of the Role of Cartoon and Caricature in the Parodization of the Entrepreneurial Persona Robert Smith and David Boje 4. Entrepreneurial Identity and Motivation Blake Mathias 5. Learning to Become Entrepreneurial: Fostering Entrepreneurial Identity and Habits Karen Williams Middleton and Anne Donnellon 6. Teaching the Aspiring Entrepreneur Matthew L. Metzger Index

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Book SynopsisThe dynamic interplay of routines, strategies and management allows companies to successfully move forward within their industries. This book contributes to a coherent conceptualization of strategy, organization and management from a practice perspective, identifying strategy as realized in the action.Simon Grand provides a theoretical framework and detailed exploration in the context of two attractive empirical cases. He discusses topics such as theorizing routine dynamics, managerial engagement and managing routines as strategies to provide a detailed exploration of the importance of organizational routines for strategy. This book will be of interest to researchers in the areas of organizational studies, strategic management, technological innovation and the creative industries. The empirical case studies will also be of use to students and scholars of various disciplines.Trade ReviewThis book deals elegantly with the questions about the role of management raised by strategy as practice research: If strategy is emergent and based on the actions of people who work in and for the organization and if these people have agency, what is the role of management in creating strategic direction? It provides a comprehensive overview and novel synthesis of research relevant to the question of how management actions and enacted routines produce realized strategies through the multiplicity of actions taken in the performance of organizational work. Through Grand's theorizing of engagement regimes, strategic management becomes a fully dynamic activity connecting the micro (enacted performances of routines in organizations) and the macro (realized strategies). --Martha S. Feldman, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Researching Routines as Strategies – A Strategy-as-practice View 2. Theorizing Routine Dynamics – A Practice View 3. Managerial Engagement – A Practice View on Strategic Management 4. Managing Routines as Strategies – A Case in Haute Couture Textiles 5. Routinizing Strategic Management – A Case in Software Engineering Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisStrategic innovation dynamically brings about strategic positioning through new products, services and business models. Through detailed reviews of existing dynamic capabilities and in-depth case studies, this book presents a theoretical model of a strategic innovation system to enable a large company to maintain its competitiveness and establish sustainable growth. Companies studied include Apple, Sony, Cisco, SoftBank and Fujifilm. Large corporations have to be innovators that can reinforce their positions through incremental innovation, while constantly renewing or destroying existing business through radical innovation. To achieve this, Mitsuru Kodama presents the concept of 'Capabilities Congruence' - a business factor in large corporations that brings about sustainable growth over the long term by achieving strategic innovation as the corporation enacts dynamic capabilities and strategic innovation capabilities. Sustainable Growth Through Strategic Innovation offers fresh insights to academics, researchers and students in business and management. It is also intended to provide practical guidance to leaders and managers in the broader business environment.Trade Review`This book examines dynamic capabilities from both theoretical and empirical perspectives and elaborates the practical application of the theory while retaining academic rigor at the same time. Professor Mitsuru Kodama does not just reside in business academia but practices business himself in the high-tech field. His original approach to the theorization of strategic innovation is highlighted in his new, thought-provoking framework. This book is full of practical and theoretical insights not only for students of management theory and practitioners but also researchers and scholars.' --Ikujiro Nonaka, Hitotsubashi University, JapanTable of ContentsContents: 1. Strategic Innovation for Sustainable Growth: Reviews of existing capabilities theories, and new propositions 2. Dynamic Capabilities, Ordinary Capabilities and Strategic Innovation Capabilities: A Dynamic View of Capabilities Theory 3. The Concept of Capabilities Congruence: Theoretical Framework from Three Insights 4. Apple versus Sony: Strategy Transformation by Capabilities Congruence through Asset Orchestration 5. Capabilities congruence through collaboration management at Cisco 6. New Product Innovation through Dynamic Capabilities: The case of Fujifilm versus Kodak 7. Successful and Unsuccessful Strategic Innovation in the Mobile Telephone Industry: The cases of NTT DOCOMO and SoftBank 8. Strategic Innovation Capabilities through Capabilities Integration: The cases of Qualcomm and TSMC versus Japanese semiconductor manufacturers 9. Strategic Innovation through Sustainable Capabilities Congruence 10. Implications and Future Research Issues: Schumpeter's view of innovation Index

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Book SynopsisEurope needs more innovative companies that grow quickly and end up big. This book examines SME growth, innovation and success, to suggest that fast growing firms could offer a major contribution to the recovery of a European economy. The contributors examine 11 case studies from Italian firms, breaking the book up into three parts: context, actors and strategy. The topics discussed include entrepreneurship and technological clusters, innovative start-ups and growth factors, and family firms as the incubators of new ventures.Students and scholars of entrepreneurship and other related disciplines will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of use to practitioners in the field, working with and alongside SMEs. Contributors include: S. Albertini, G. Antonelli, B. Balboni, A. Berni, S. Bonesso, G. Bortoluzzi, M. Brumana, D. Campagnolo, L. Cassia, A. Comacchio, S. Consiglio, F. Crisci, C.E. De Marco, C. Dossena, V. Finotto, A. Francesconi, D. Gamba, D. Giacomini, M. Gianecchini, P. Gubitta, M.P. Iacono, F. Izzo, G. Lauto, G. Magnani, M. Martine, B. Masiello, P.A.M. Mazzurana, T. Minola, C. Muzzi, A. Onetti, A. Piccaluga, A. Pisoni, D. Pittino, P. Pressiani, T. Pucci, M. Talaia, A. Tognazzo, A. Tracogna, F. Visintin, L. Zanni, A. ZucchellaTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Innovation Beyond National Systems Fragility: Institutional Bricolage for SMEs Growth D. Lauto G. Pittino and F. Visintin PART I THE CONTEXT 2. Entrepreneurship and Technological Clusters. The Influence of Contextual Factors on the Birth and Growth of New Businesses T. Pucci and L. Zanni 3. Tie Formation Through Venture Concept Development in Emerging Innovative Start-Ups A. Comacchio, S. Bonesso and V. Finotto 4. Micro-Context and Institutional Entrepreneurship: Multiple Case Studies of Innovative Start-Ups D. Giacomini, C. Muzzi, S. Albertini PART II THE ACTORS 5. Innovative Start-Ups and Growth Factors G. Antonelli, A. Berni and S. Consiglio 6. Family Firms as the Incubators of New Ventures: A Transgenerational Perspective M. Brumana, T. Minola, L. Cassia, D. Gamba and P. Pressiani 7. Evolution of University Spinoffs’ Business Model. C.E. De Marco and A. Piccaluga 8. ‘Reassembling the Social’, in Entrepreneurial Innovation and Academic Entrepreneurship Studies: The ‘Amphibious Scientists’ Phenomenon. F. Crisci and P.A.M. Mazzurana PART III THE STRATEGY 9. Learning from Critical Internationalisation Events. Insights from Two Fast Growing Italian SMEs A. Francesconi, C. Dossena, G. Magnani, M. Talaia, A. Pisoni and A. Onetti 10. Spin-Offs and Social Capital: Contingent Social Networking Towards Growth B. Masiello, F. Izzo, M. Pezzillo Iacono and M. Martinez 11. Business Model Evolution and the Growth Drivers of High-Tech New Ventures A. Tracogna, G. Bortoluzzi and B. Balboni 12. Quasi-Successful and Quasi-Failing Academic Spin-Offs: The Role of Technological and Commercial Alliances P. Gubitta, A. Tognazzo, D. Campagnolo and M. Gianecchini Index

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Book SynopsisInformation in all its forms is at the heart of the economic intelligence process. It is also a powerful vector of innovation and, more than ever, a balance between economic and societal forces. Strategic Intelligence for the Future 1 analyzes the need for the French economic intelligence to mutate in order to develop the economy, strengthen social cohesion and protect vital interests. This mutation requires a change of attitudes and a new way of thinking, widely open to global change and new technologies. The focus of the French economic intelligence on conventional objectives such as business and the economy does not allow for the integration of its multiple possible fields and thus its global nature. The strategy, foresight and temporal dynamics necessary to the understanding of the world, and the new balance of power and control of complex situations, have thus increased the time needed to put this in place. Both theoretical and practical, this book provides a basis from which to develop "enhanced economic intelligence" leading to the implementation of global security. Table of ContentsPreface xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1 For a New Strategic and Competitive Intelligence 1 1.1 Our assessment 1 1.2 The present day 4 1.3 Tomorrow 7 1.4 Conclusion 10 1.5 References 10 Chapter 2 Geopolitics and Strategic Intelligence 15 2.1 Principles of analysis 15 2.1.1 Getting to the point 15 2.1.2 Having an open mind 17 2.1.3 Knowing how to decode information 18 2.1.4 Learning how to sort through information 19 2.2 The evolving world 20 2.2.1 The increasing power of the individual 21 2.2.2 The evolution of power relationships 22 2.3 A changing world 29 2.3.1 International institutions 29 2.3.2 Bilateral agreements 30 2.4 Increased risks 30 2.4.1 Climate risks 30 2.4.2 Risks linked to resources 31 2.4.3 Medical risks 31 2.4.4 Natural risks 32 2.4.5 Political risks 32 2.4.6 Nuclear risks 33 2.4.7 Cyber risks 33 2.5 Conclusion 34 2.6 References 34 Chapter 3 Competitive Intelligence Schools Across the World: Foundations, Influence and Perspectives 39 3.1 Introduction: what is the competitive intelligence school? 39 3.2 Visions that inspire schools of thought 42 3.2.1 “Power countries” 43 3.2.2 “Emerging countries” 45 3.3 The advent of the competitive intelligence schools 49 3.3.1 Geopolitical and geoeconomic framework 49 3.3.2 Doctrines 51 3.4 The “nourishing disciplines” of competitive intelligence and communities of public/private practice 63 3.4.1 Disciplines and “schools of practice” 64 3.4.2 The African and Chinese schools of competitive intelligence 66 3.5 Conclusion 77 3.6 References 78 Chapter 4 Competitive Intelligence as a Vehicle for International Collaboration 85 4.1 The arrival of new signs 85 4.1.1 Definitions of competitive intelligence 85 4.1.2 Maintaining competitive advantages 86 4.2 Increasing instability 87 4.2.1 More developed countries 87 4.2.2 Low-income countries 87 4.3 The French example 88 4.4 Collaboration 89 4.4.1 The foundations of collaboration 89 4.4.2 Academic collaboration 90 4.4.3 Bilateral network collaborations 91 4.4.4 Collaboration between organizations 96 4.4.5 Collaborations through international institutions 98 4.4.6 Collaboration via chambers of commerce and industry 100 4.5 Conclusion 101 4.6 References 101 Chapter 5 Regional Competitive Intelligence 105 5.1 What do we mean by territories? 106 5.1.1 Regional and international patterns of economic development and innovation 107 5.1.2 Intelligent specialization strategies 108 5.2 A typology of territories 109 5.3 Definition of territorial intelligence 110 5.4 The challenges of territorial intelligence 112 5.5 Rethinking our intelligence capabilities in territorial situations 115 5.5.1 Strategic coordination deficits 115 5.5.2 Needing to be organized 115 5.6 The intelligence of situations 117 5.6.1 The establishment of competitive and strategic regional facilities 118 5.6.2 The goals of these facilities 118 5.7 The main areas of intervention of this competitive intelligence and regional strategic facility or organization 119 5.8 The generic configuration of the facility 120 5.8.1 Regional strategic steering group (CRPS) 120 5.8.2 The interpretational group 120 5.8.3 The spotters 120 5.9 Strategic management approach: mapping and analysis tools 121 5.9.1 The map of key territory actors 121 5.9.2 Critical resources of a territory 122 5.9.3 The influence potential of a territory 122 5.10 Operational implementation 123 5.11 Conclusion 124 5.12 References 124 Chapter 6 Influence 127 6.1 The current foundations of influence 127 6.2 Who is going to communicate? 129 6.3 Knowledge of the target and information 130 6.4 Rumors 131 6.5 The “media sounding board” 132 6.6 Cultural or public diplomacy 135 6.7 Positive influence 136 6.7.1 Influence, rumors and territorial attractiveness 136 6.7.2 Becoming attractive 137 6.8 Conclusion 138 6.9 References 139 Chapter 7 Sphere of Influence 145 7.1 The return of geopolitics in the economic field 146 7.2 Power strategy and influence strategy 147 7.2.1 States 148 7.2.2 Companies 149 7.3 The sphere of influence: illustrations 151 7.3.1 Definitions 151 7.3.2 The sphere of influence of a company 154 7.3.3 The sphere of influence of a territory 156 7.4 Conclusion 159 7.5 Bibliography 160 Chapter 8 Organizational Intelligence 163 8.1 Definition 164 8.2 Organizational intelligence and cognitive pathologies 165 8.2.1 The brakes of the organization 165 8.2.2 Corporate culture: both a brake and lever of organizational intelligence 165 8.3 An example: the US–Japan FSX Fighter program or “thinking out of the silos” 168 8.4 Organizational intelligence and strategies 170 8.4.1 Networks 171 8.4.2 Agile organizations 172 8.4.3 A network of experts 173 8.4.4 The culture of organizations: management of cognitive biases and vehicle for the creation of a knowledge base of the environment 174 8.4.5 Managing the culture of organizations 175 8.4.6 Learning organization 176 8.5 Collective intelligence and organization of sensor networks 176 8.6 Conclusion 178 8.7 References 179 Chapter 9 From Military Intelligence to Competitive Intelligence 181 9.1 From the military to the economy 181 9.1.1 Military warfare 181 9.1.2 Integration of the economy 182 9.1.3 The priority of the economy 183 9.1.4 The economic army 183 9.2 Forms and aims of intelligence 184 9.2.1 The importance of intelligence 184 9.2.2 Economic intelligence 185 9.2.3 Global intelligence 186 9.2.4 Intelligence as global tool 186 9.3 The practice of intelligence 188 9.3.1 Intelligence for everyone 188 9.3.2 Weak and strong signals 189 9.3.3 The tools of intelligence 190 9.3.4 Sources of intelligence 191 9.3.5 Public/private collaboration in company intelligence 192 9.4 Intelligence and its cycle 193 9.4.1 Decoding what we might notice to understand reality 193 9.4.2 The intelligence cycle 196 9.4.3 Knowing oneself 197 9.4.4 Definition of the research framework 197 9.4.5 Prospective vision 197 9.4.6 The research plan 198 9.4.7 Collecting data 199 9.4.8 Data cross-checking 200 9.5 Analysis 200 9.6 The synthesis of information and its dissemination 201 9.6.1 From adequacy to expectations 202 9.7 Conclusion 202 9.8 References 204 Conclusion 207 Index 213 Summary of Contents of Volume 2 217

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Book SynopsisInformation in all its forms is at the heart of the economic intelligence process. It is also a powerful vector of innovation and, more than ever, a balance between economic and societal forces. That is why a large part of Strategic Intelligence for the Future 2 analyzes the various aspects of information, from traditional processing and research to the psychological and epigenetic aspects of its development. This leads to a new vision of its integration into organizations. In addition, new technologies offer extensive access to information, including social networks which are critically analyzed here. In a complex world where geopolitics and the new concept of information warfare are becoming increasingly important, it becomes imperative to better apprehend and understand our environment, in order to develop critical thinking that will reinforce the different global aspects of security in economic intelligence.Table of Contents1. From Information Metabolism to Economic Intelligence. 2. Changing Our Way of Thinking. 3. Innovation. 4. Formal Information Research. 5. Examples of Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Information and Patents. 6. Social Networks. 7. Information and Economic Security.

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Book SynopsisManaging the natural environment is fundamental to many businesses, yet management scholars have understudied how natural resources are acquired and deployed, how they constrain and challenge strategy and innovation, and how they differ from more conventionally studied resources in management. This book captures leading and thought-provoking conceptual and empirical contributions on how organizations (ought to) interact with such natural resources. Utilizing a distinctly managerial approach, the chapter authors explore topics such as inter-organizational relationships, strategic responses, and risk and resilience at the interface of the natural environment. By applying and extending management theories such as resource dependence, transaction costs, the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities and imprinting in a natural resource context, the authors open up multiple avenues for future research. At the same time, they seek to actively build a global community of management scholars interested in natural resources. Multidisciplinary in approach and clear in execution, this book will be of interest to students and researchers studying natural resource management and policy, policymakers from regional, national, and trans-national bodies, as well as leaders of environment focused NGOs.Contributors include: B. Bastian, H. Burgers, M. Bystrowska, B. Crawford, C. Dean, G. George, J. Good, B. Grøgaard, S. Gurtner, Y. Hu, F. Keller, R.P. Lee, T.L. Liak, S. Mehra, V.V. Miller, F. Paetzold, A.C. Presse, M.J. Pisani, R. Reinhardt, U.H. Richter, L. Schiffer, S.J.D. Schillebeeckx, C.L. Tucci, C. Van der Byl, K.A. Wigger, M. Workman. F. Zarea FazlelahiTrade Review'This book is an invaluable resource for all those studying natural resources. The splendid collection of chapters shows the diverse ways in which natural resources impact management studies. Comprehensive in character, this text advances fruitful avenues of inquiry and sets a high bar for all that follows.' --Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'An innovative and well-researched book on the importance of managing natural resources from a strategic point of view. This judiciously edited volume provides coverage of a fresh collection of important issues and of a number of rigorous approaches to analyse them. This book is of great interest to all business scholars in the fields of sustainability, environmental management, corporate social responsibility, and natural resource dynamics.' --J. Alberto Aragon-Correa, University of Granada, Spain and University of Surrey, UK'Economic theory has so seriously warped the meaning of ''nature'' that we now view natural resources as an impediment. We speak blithely of the ''natural resources curse'' and the ''Dutch disease'' as if nature is the enemy of human progress. Thankfully, Managing Natural Resources: Organizational Strategy, Behaviour and Dynamics offers a much-needed shift in the conversation. The editors have drawn together 11 delightful chapters that re-enchant the concept of nature as the antidote to an increasingly hyper-rationalized view of the natural environment. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how natural and human resources are intimately connected.' --Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria, Canada and Newcastle University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Developing Thought Leadership on Managing Natural Resources 1. The Management of Natural Resources: An Overview and Research Agenda Gerard George, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx and Teng Lit Liak Part I Risk and Uncertainty in the Natural Environment 2. Scarcity in the Twenty-First Century: How the Resource Nexus Affects Management Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Mark Workman, and Charles Dean 3. A raw materials transition for a low-carbon economy: Challenges and opportunities for management in addressing the trilemma of competitiveness, supply security and sustainability Roh Pin Lee, Ronny Reinhardt, Florian Keller, Sebastian Gurtner, and Lutz Schiffer 4. Risk Management and Adaptation in Oil and Gas Commodity Resource Markets Connie Van der Byl and Birgitte Grøgaard Part II Natural Resources and Interorganizational Relationships 5. Arrangements to Access Natural Resources: The roles of localness and interdependence Karin Andrea Wigger and Marta Bystrowska 6. Natural Imprinting and Vertical Integration in the Extractive Industries Forough Zarea Fazlelahi and J. Henri Burgers Part III Natural Resource Dynamics inside Organizations and Over Time 7. The Giving River: How organizational actorhood and history have shaped the management of water Brett Crawford, Siddharth Mehra, and Yulong Hu 8. Natural Resources and the Resource-Based View Bettina Bastian, Ulf Henning Richter, and Christopher L. Tucci 9. A Human Leap of Ecological Faith: The Role of Indeterminacy and Irreversibility in Ecological Sensemaking Jason Good Part IV Sustainability Today and Tomorrow: Rebuilding Failing Institutions 10. Sustainability Science and Water Usage: Science as a Method for the Corporate Governance of Natural Resources Van V. Miller and Michael J. Pisani 11. Towards a Global Climate Strategy: Reconciling Ecological, Entrepreneurial and Social Elements of Sustainability André C. Presse and Falko Paetzold Index

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Book SynopsisChina's rise to become a leading global power challenges both Western policy makers and business leaders. Written from a Chinese perspective, this book addresses the following question: does the Chinese strategic mind have its own idiosyncrasies that differ considerably from the West?The expert author, Hong Liu, systematically explores the processes of the Chinese strategic mind by expounding and unraveling the particular characteristics: what they are, how they have evolved and what strategic implications they have. With detailed case studies to elucidate how the Chinese strategic mind has worked, this book successfully synthesises knowledge from distinct academic fields such as military studies, philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, linguistics and strategic management.Providing a framework for Western practitioners to consider Chinese ways of thinking, this book will be of interest to decision-makers in business and government. It will also be of use to academics in the fields of strategic management, international relations and politics looking for a new perspective in their research.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword: The Chinese Strategic Mind Introduction 1. The Knowledge Lacuna and Implications 2. Existing Knowledge of Strategic Thinking 3. Language and Thinking: The Root of Difference 4. Idiosyncrasies of the Chinese Strategic Mind 5. Chinese Stratagem Culture 6. The Chinese Strategic Mind at Work: The Case of Mao Zedong 7. The Chinese Strategic Mind at Work: Huawei Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly connected world experiencing accelerating levels of technological disruption, the strategic challenges for business leaders are greater than ever before, and conventional approaches to strategy are unable to contend with today's VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) business environment. A new approach to strategic decision-making is required to motivate and mobilize stakeholders to achieve the business’s overarching goals, such as making a profit and delivering on people- and planet-related objectives. Mapping a Winning Strategy introduces a new mapping method for creating and executing an effective business strategy. This method uses visual maps to engage colleagues throughout the organization, ensuring that every stakeholder’s voice is considered by avoiding a top-down approach. It also enables business leaders to identify the strategic issues they face without distraction, so that a clear path is formed towards the best strategic plan. By mapping out the most effective strategy, organizations can anticipate and manage roadblocks to strategic change and make winning and well-executed operational choices.Trade ReviewBaaj and Reinmoeller introduce student and practicing business managers to the mapping approach for developing and executing a successful business strategy in turbulent markets. They cover overcoming the challenges of strategy with the mapping method, engaging critical stakeholders to support the strategy process, spotting the real strategic issues and developing superior insights, developing superior strategic options and making winning choices, making strategy work: anticipating execution issues, looking ahead: developing strategies for anticipating the future, and getting started: the mapping method in practice. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsPreface: Why Read this Book?Chapter 1: Overcoming the Challenges of Strategy with the Mapping Method Chapter 2: Engaging Critical Stakeholders to Support the Strategy Process Chapter 3: Spotting the Real Strategic Issues and Developing Superior Insights Chapter 4: Developing Superior Strategic Options and Making Winning Choices Chapter 5: Making Your Strategy Work - Anticipating Execution Issues Chapter 6: Looking Ahead - Developing Strategies for Anticipating Your Future Chapter 7: Getting Started - Using the Mapping Method in Practice

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Book SynopsisIn today's world, decision makers struggle to make good long-term decisions. There is simply too much volatility, too much complexity, too much fake news, and too little time to make sense of all the information that is at our fingertips. We are drowning in data, surrounded by uncertainty and thus live in a world that lacks clarity. Moving away from the static thinking of many strategists, this book updates and upholds the importance of scenario design and thinking in the face of uncertainty. The authors investigate the journey of the art and science of scenario thinking, from its beginnings in the military to becoming a part of the mainstream strategy toolkit in the business world. Delving into the new frontiers of scenario thinking and planning, the book explores topics such as: Human intuition The analysis and reflection process Hybrid decision platforms Social media sensing Artificial Intelligence. Combining classical scenario thinking (the gentle art of perception) with the analytical power of big data and artificial intelligence, Real Time Strategy presents the decision making of the future which enables decision makers to develop dynamic strategies, monitor their validity, and react faster.Table of ContentsAn Initial Reflection Chapter 1. Three Cheers to Uncertainty Chapter 2. The Validity of Scenario Planning Chapter 3. The Traditional Scenario Planning Process Chapter 4. How the Scenario Process is Changing Chapter 5. Superpower for Strategists Chapter 6. Real-time Scenario Modelling Chapter 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAlfred A. Marcus and Mazhar Islam examine how demographic changes introduce new challenges for businesses, with a focus on how the world today is divided between disproportionately old and young nations. Taking a broad international perspective, the book illustrates how demography affects underlying conditions in nations, presenting the risks and opportunities for businesses as well as a set of concrete obligations they owe to the nations in which they operate.The book analyzes the key challenges that nations face based on whether they have principally old, young, or middle-aged populations, and how businesses can best respond to these challenges. Chapters particularly emphasize the impacts of immigration and technology, democratic governance, crime, corruption, and stability. Providing an in-depth examination of the relationships between youth bulges, youth busts and violence, the book grapples with the question of whether the world is likely to be a more peaceful place in the future, and the implications this could have for the global business environment.Demography and the Global Business Environment will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of international business and strategic management. It will also be highly beneficial for business leaders looking for guidance about how to evaluate the opportunities and risks of investing in various countries.Trade Review‘Marcus and Islam provide business leaders with some of the most important forecasts and market analysis one can find. Few tools are more important in analyzing the future of global markets than mapping demographic changes and their consequences. By showing how the world is divided into demographic “zones” – aging countries, middle countries, and very young countries – and laying out the political and economic dynamics for each type, they provide essential guidance into the future behavior of nations around the world.’ -- Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: the signals global demography sends 2. Addressing Malthus’ challenge: Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto 3. Demography and management 4. The challenge of productivity in aging countries 5. Belligerence and corruption in middle-age countries 6. The struggle for stability in youthful nations 7. Doing business in violence-prone nations: youth bulges and busts 8. Conclusion: opportunity and fear of failure Index

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Book SynopsisThis impressive Handbook provides a dynamic perspective on the international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, including the role and experience of their founders, as well as the collaboration of these SMEs in networks with larger firms.The expert contributors from all over the world and the editors explore the origin and evolution of internationalizing SMEs, the changing history and the future outlook of this sector. They study the effects of different cultures on the origin and growth of entrepreneurship and SMEs. The Handbook also outlines the various types of Born Globals that emerge from different parts of the world.This book will prove essential reading for researchers and students of international business, entrepreneurship and SMEs. Founders of internationalizing SMEs will also learn about novel management practices, while educational institutions and governments will find invaluable insights on how to foster and support SMEs in their internationalization efforts.Contributors: P. Belyó, F. Celikel Esser, N.F. Crespo, K. Efrat, M. Fontes, S. Freeman, M. Gabrielsson, P. Gabrielsson, V.V. Geldres, G. Gripsrud, B. Hagen, A. Hunneman, S.H. Jang, M.V. Jones, S. Julkunen, J.S. Kim, S. Kimiagari, O. Kuivalainen, M. Lazaris, L.C. Leonidou, N. Li, I. Mandl, I. Martins, I. Molnár, B. Montreuil, N.E.M. Ngasri, A.Z. Nowak, J. Ohn, K. Puumalainen, M. Raatikainen, A. Rialp-Criado, S. Saarenketo, S. Samiee, R. Shneor, V.C. Simões, C.A. Solberg, M.C. Stoian, L. Torkkeli, Y. Vaillant, A. ZucchellaTrade Review'This book lets you view and understand the crucial nexus of international marketing, particularly market entry, growth, and government activities, and allows you an opportunity to become part of the thinking, planning and discussion. The new vistas offered by this book are substantial.' --From the foreword by Michael Czinkota, Georgetown University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY AND BEHAVIOUR 1. Overview V.H.Manek Kirpalani and Pervez N. Ghauri 2. Reactive and Proactive International Entrepreneurial Behavior: Causation and Effectuation Miria Lazaris, Nurul Efifi Mohamad Ngasri and Susan Freeman 3. The Influence of Market Intelligence and Marketing Mix Adaptation Efforts on the Performance of Israeli Born Globals Rotem Shneor and Kalanit Efrat 4. International Entrepreneurial Networking Strategies: Breaking out as a Global Player Saara Julkunen, Mika Gabrielsson and Markus Raatikainen 5. Market Strategy of International New Ventures Originating from a Small and Open Economy Salman Kimiagari, Peter Gabrielsson, Mika Gabrielsson and Benoit Montreuil 6. Where and When? A Longitudinal Study of Export Behavior of New Ventures Geir Gripsrud, Auke Hunneman and Carl Arthur Solberg 7. Simultaneous Effects Between Innovativeness and Export Behavior in Small Firms: Evidence From Spain Izaias Martinsa, Alex Rialp-Criado and Yancy Vaillant 8. Managerial Attitude as Antecedent for Network Development for SME Internationalization M. Cristina Stoian and Pervez N. Ghauri 9. A Process View of New Ventures Internationalization: Exploring the ‘Black Box’ Nuno Fernandes Crespo, Vítor Corado Simões and Margarida Fontes 10. How to Enhance Competitiveness of Polish Economy? SMEs as Innovativeness Stimulator Alojzy Z. Nowak PART II INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs AND SELECTED STATE SUPPORT 11. Internationalisation of European SMEs Irene Mandl and Funda Celikel-Esser 12. Using National Export Promotion Programs to Assist Smaller Firms’ International Entrepreneurial Initiatives Leonidas C. Leonidou, Saeed Samiee and Valeska V. Geldres 13. The Role of Government in Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: The Case of Korean Ventures Seung Hoon Jang, Jung Seek Kim and Jonathan Ohn 14. International Entrepreneurship Among Finnish SMEs Olli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Lasse Torkkeli and Kaisu Puumalainen 15. The Internationalization of SMEs in Italy Antonella Zuchella and Birgit Hagen 16. Internationalisation of SMEs in Scotland Nicolas Li and Marian V. Jones 17. Improving SME Performance Globally: The Hungarian Case István Molnár and Pál Belyó 18. Conclusions and Future Research V.H. Manek Kirpalani and Pervez N. Ghauri Index

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Book SynopsisThis textbook addresses the most crucial strategic decisions and management challenges facing managers of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating across different institutional settings and complex cultural contexts.How can managers of MNEs address pressures for local responsiveness and global integration? What are cultural and institutional differences and how do they impact the management of MNEs?How can managers create social capital across the MNE in the face of such differences? How can managers ensure knowledge transfer across the MNE? How can human resources be managed in a world of differing standards?Taking a critical, multi-level approach to international business, this textbook: Explores the strategic choices available to managers of MNEs and their consequences in an interactive way, providing an original, and engaging approach to the subject for students seeking to understand the issues faced by managers of MNEs Gives state-of-the-art theoretical overviews of topics related to global strategy and management, making this textbook a useful reference for academics as well as students Offers thirteen original, rich, case studies to illustrate each chapter's theory, highlighting the key challenges and dilemmas faced by managers of MNEs Provides clear exposition and critique of current literature to provide students with a firm theoretical understanding of the subject. This textbook provides a fresh and important contribution to the management of MNEs and will be invaluable for both students at masters level and their lecturers. It will also appeal to practitioners facing the daily challenges of managing MNEs.Trade ReviewGlobal Strategy and Management: Theory and Practice is articulate and highly readable, covering all the main topics in the field with a synthesis of current thinking and with numerous illustrative cases. As such it is a comprehensive, focused and immediately useful textbook in the course of International Management and Global Strategy.' --Torben Pedersen, Bocconi University, Italy'This is the second edition of this excellent and well-written book and if anything it has improved. The familiar topics from the first edition are still there, though reorganised into a more logical frame, and new sections and topics not only update the research base but have added a more critical element into the analysis. The new and once again extensive case studies add a valuable element linking the analysis to real-life issues. Both students and teachers will learn much from this book' --Chris Brewster, Henley Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Setting the scene: The multinational enterprise 2. Why and how firms internationalize 3. International strategy and competitive advantage 4. Strategic decisions: Operating modes 5. Managing external stakeholders 6. Corporate social responsibility 7. National culture 8. Institutional context 9. Social Capital building and knowledge transfer 10. Cross-national transfer of HRM 11. International career development as global strategy Index

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Book SynopsisThis textbook addresses the most crucial strategic decisions and management challenges facing managers of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating across different institutional settings and complex cultural contexts.How can managers of MNEs address pressures for local responsiveness and global integration? What are cultural and institutional differences and how do they impact the management of MNEs?How can managers create social capital across the MNE in the face of such differences? How can managers ensure knowledge transfer across the MNE? How can human resources be managed in a world of differing standards?Taking a critical, multi-level approach to international business, this textbook: Explores the strategic choices available to managers of MNEs and their consequences in an interactive way, providing an original, and engaging approach to the subject for students seeking to understand the issues faced by managers of MNEs Gives state-of-the-art theoretical overviews of topics related to global strategy and management, making this textbook a useful reference for academics as well as students Offers thirteen original, rich, case studies to illustrate each chapter's theory, highlighting the key challenges and dilemmas faced by managers of MNEs Provides clear exposition and critique of current literature to provide students with a firm theoretical understanding of the subject. This textbook provides a fresh and important contribution to the management of MNEs and will be invaluable for both students at masters level and their lecturers. It will also appeal to practitioners facing the daily challenges of managing MNEs.Trade ReviewGlobal Strategy and Management: Theory and Practice is articulate and highly readable, covering all the main topics in the field with a synthesis of current thinking and with numerous illustrative cases. As such it is a comprehensive, focused and immediately useful textbook in the course of International Management and Global Strategy.' --Torben Pedersen, Bocconi University, Italy'This is the second edition of this excellent and well-written book and if anything it has improved. The familiar topics from the first edition are still there, though reorganised into a more logical frame, and new sections and topics not only update the research base but have added a more critical element into the analysis. The new and once again extensive case studies add a valuable element linking the analysis to real-life issues. Both students and teachers will learn much from this book' --Chris Brewster, Henley Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Setting the scene: The multinational enterprise 2. Why and how firms internationalize 3. International strategy and competitive advantage 4. Strategic decisions: Operating modes 5. Managing external stakeholders 6. Corporate social responsibility 7. National culture 8. Institutional context 9. Social Capital building and knowledge transfer 10. Cross-national transfer of HRM 11. International career development as global strategy Index

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Book SynopsisStrategic human capital resources are a relatively new construct with a scholarly literature that is still evolving. Work in this area requires the integration of multiple theoretical perspectives and empirical approaches, but that integration rarely occurs. Within these pages, the editors have combined the voices of leading scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to provide a comprehensive introduction to the current state of the field. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Human Capital Resources brings together fifty prominent strategy, organizational behavior, human resource management, and organizational theory researchers who share a scholarly interest in human capital resources (HCRs). These authors draw on their diverse expertise and backgrounds to explore two broad domains of questions: how do we conceptualize HCRs and how do we actuate HCRs in organizations? These two domains each comprise four topics, and each topic is examined through 'micro' and 'macro' perspectives. In this way, the authors in each topic area shine a light on commonalities and differences in their scholarly perspectives surrounding HCR theory and practice. The result is a foundational and definitive volume for understanding the current state and future directions of research on HCRs, making it invaluable for scholars interested in learning more about HCRs, doctoral students across a variety of fields, and practitioners. Contributors include: R. Agarwal, B. Amber, J.B. Barney, F.S. Bentley, Y.S. Bermiss, M. Bidwell, F. Bridoux, R.A. Brymer, B. Campbell, A. Camuffo, A.A. Canella Jr., C. Chadwick, G. Chen, R. Coff, S.A. Conroy, A. Crocker, S. Darnell, F. De Stefano, J.E. Delery, R. Eckardt, S.M. Essman, B. Gerhart, J.P. Hausknecht, M.A. Hitt, K. Jiang, R.R. Kehoe, S.W.J. Kozlowski, D. Kryscynski, I. Larkin, D.P. Lepak, D. Lewin, A. Mackey, T.P. Moliterno, S. Morris, A.J. Nyberg, T. Obloj, R.E. Ployhart, C.O.L.H. Porter, G. Reilly, C.I. Rider, D. Roumpi, S. Snell, J.W. Stoelhorst, V.A. Sy, D. Tan, D.J. Teece, E. Wang, I. Weller, M. Wiersema, P.M. Wright, T. ZengerTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION Strategic human capital resources: a brief history, construct definition, and introduction to the Handbook of Research on Strategic Human Capital Resources 2 Thomas P. Moliterno and Anthony J. Nyberg CONCEPTUALIZING HCRS PART I VALUE CREATION AND VALUE CAPTURE: RENTS Starting Point Chapters 1 Setting base pay rates: integrating compensation practice with human capital value creation and value capture 15 Samantha A. Conroy 2 Rents from human capital complementarities: a relational view of value creation and value capture 34 Flore Bridoux and J. W. Stoelhorst Commentary Chapters 3 Commentary on “Setting base pay rates: integrating compensation practice with human capital value creation and value capture” 59 Russell Coff and Clint Chadwick 4 Commentary on “Rents from human capital complementarities: a relational view of value creation and value capture” 68 Clint Chadwick and Russell Coff PART II MULTILEVEL APPROACHES: EMERGENCE Starting Point Chapter 5 Human capital resource emergence: theoretical and methodological clarifications and a path forward 77 Rory Eckardt and Kaifeng Jiang Commentary Chapters 6 Human capital resource emergence: reflections, insights, and recommendations 113 Steve W. J. Kozlowski 7 Human capital resource emergence: a commentary 130 Albert A. Cannella, Jr and Valerie A. Sy PART III ISOLATING MECHANISMS: FIRM-SPECIFICITY Starting Point Chapters 8 Specific human capital: a matching perspective 144 Ingo Weller 9 What are we isolating? Why human capital-based competitive advantage may not be so much about human capital 157 Ben Campbell and David Kryscynski Commentary Chapters 10 Retaining valued human capital: a commentary on the role of firm-specificity as a mobility constraint 169 John E. Delery and Dorothea Roumpi 11 Human resource management strategy and practice: from individual motivation to dynamic capabilities 183 David Lewin and David J. Teece PART IV COMPLEMENTARITIES: HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL Starting Point Chapters 12 How employees can better solve customer problems: a use value approach to human and social capital 199 Shad Morris and Scott Snell 13 Social capital and human capital co-emergence: a socialized view of emergent human capital resources 215 Alia Crocker Commentary Chapters 14 The missing construct in strategic human capital research: humans 236 Patrick M. Wright and Spenser M. Essman 15 Agonistic relations, social capital, and (dis)complementarity in the emergence of human capital resources 245 Rhett A. Brymer and Michael A. Hitt ACTUATING HCRS PART V BUILDING SHCRS: HIRING AND ACQUIRING Starting Point Chapters 16 Building human capital resources: hiring and acquiring 259 Rebecca R. Kehoe and F. Scott Bentley 17 Getting access to strategic human capital resources: a multiple strategic factor market approach 281 Arnaldo Camuffo and Federica De Stefano Commentary Chapter 18 Towards a human-capital resource-based theory of the firm 307 Alison Mackey and Jay B. Barney PART VI MOBILIZING STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES: TEAMS Starting Point Chapters 19 Team motivation and goal (mis)alignment: the missing link in human capital resources research 315 Christopher O. L. H. Porter, Brittney Amber, and Ernie Wang 20 Mobilizing human capital to manage negative events 338 Y. Sekou Bermiss and Samantha Darnell Commentary Chapters 21 The vital role of teams in the mobilization of strategic human capital resources 354 Robert E. Ployhart and Gilad Chen 22 Organizational crisis: the need for transformative boards and top management teams 370 Margarethe Wiersema PART VII COMPENSATING STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES: INCENTIVES Starting Point Chapters 23 A pay system model for turning human capital resources into action 384 Anthony J. Nyberg and Greg Reilly 24 Strategic compensation: a critique and research agenda 403 Ian Larkin Commentary Chapters 25 Commentary on Larkin and Nyberg and Reilly 425 Barry Gerhart 26 (Unavoidable) dynamics in incentive design 434 Tomasz Obloj and Todd Zenger PART VIII KEEPING STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES: MOBILITY Starting Point Chapters 27 Keeping strategic human capital resources: mobility 447 John P. Hausknecht 28 Retention is not a strategic imperative: on the pros and cons of employee turnover 458 Christopher I. Rider and David Tan Commentary Chapters 29 A commentary on “Keeping strategic human capital resources: mobility” 472 Matthew Bidwell 30 Human enterprise 482 Rajshree Agarwal CONCLUSION 31 Human capital resources: a convergence of questions but divergence of answers 502 Anthony J. Nyberg, Robert E. Ployhart, and Thomas P. Moliterno Index 513

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Book SynopsisDigital innovations influence every aspect of our lives in this increasingly technological world. Firms that pursue digital innovations must think carefully about how digital technologies shape the nature, process and outcomes of innovation as well as the long- and short-term social, economic and cultural consequences of their offerings. The Handbook contributes to building a transdisciplinary understanding of digital innovation by bringing together a diverse set of leading scholars from business, engineering, economics, science and public policy. Their distinct perspectives advance ideas and principles intended to set the agenda for future research on digital innovation in ways that inform not only firm-level strategies and practices but policy decisions and science-focused investments as well. The first of its kind, this Handbook provides scope and depth for scholars interested in information systems and digital technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship, strategy, and digital platforms and ecosystems. In addition, it is informative and enlightening to scholars and practitioners interested in the impact of digital technologies on organizations and the broader society. Contributors include: A. Aaltonen, C. Alaimo, E. Autio, N. Berente, C. Bubel, P.N. Courant, J. Cutcher-Gershenfeld, E.L. Echeverri-Carroll, A. Gawer, T.L. Griffith, V. Grover, J. Grudin, O. Henfridsson, S.L. Jarvenpaa, J. Kallinikos, M.J. Kim, J.L. King, R.J. Kulathinal, S. Kumar, K.A. Loparo, K. Lyytinen, A. Majchrzak, A. Malhotra, M.L. Markus, S. Nambisan, W. Nan, J.V. Nickerson, A. Pedraza-Avella, L.W. Rogowski, S. Seidel, L.D.W. Thomas, C. Velu, Y. Yoo, X. ZhangTrade Review'The revolution in digital technologies has fueled unprecedented levels and forms of innovation spanning individuals, firms, industries, and disciplines. Satish Nambisan, Kalle Lyytinen and Youngjin Yoo call for the first transdisciplinary approach to understanding this phenomenon. This collection of cumulative knowledge and the rare opportunity for novel connections stemming from this are vitally important in order to move forward scholarly and practitioner perspectives on digital innovation.' --Mike Fisher, Chief Technology Officer at Etsy, USTable of ContentsContents: Section 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Digital Innovation: Towards a Transdisciplinary Perspective (Nambisan, Lyytinen, Yoo) Section 2: Foundations of Digital Innovation Introduction to Section 2 (Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld) Chapter 2: The New Wave of Digital Innovation: The Need for a Theory of Sociotechnical Self-Orchestration (Majchrzak & Griffith) Chapter 3: Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship in and around Institutional Voids: The Case of Fundación Cardiovascular (FCV) in Colombia (Jarvenpaa, Echeverri-Carroll, Pedraza) Chapter 4: Theorizing the Connections between Digital Innovations and Societal Transformation: Learning from the Case of M-Pesa in Kenya (Markus & Nan) Chapter 5: Agile Development as the Root Metaphor for Strategy in Digital Innovation (Berente) Section 3: Digital Platforms, Ecosystems and Entrepreneurship Introduction to Section 3 (Annabelle Gawer) Chapter 6: Value co-creation in ecosystems: Insights and research promise from three disciplinary perspectives (Autio & Thomas) Chapter 7: Remixing Systems: Collective design through modification (Nickerson) Chapter 8: Scaling Digital Enterprises (Henfridsson) Section 4: Digital Innovation, Business Models and Value Creation Introduction to Section 4 (Varun Grover) Chapter 9: Data and Value (Alaimo, Kallinikos, Aaltonen) Chapter 10: Business Model Cohesiveness Scorecard: Implications of Digitization for Business Model Innovation (Velu) Chapter 11: Automate, Informate, and Generate: Affordance Primitives of Smart Devices and the Internet of Things (Seidel & Berente) Section 5: Digital Innovation and Future of Work Introduction to Section 5 (Paul Courant) Chapter 12: Prolegomena on Digital Innovation and Jobs (King & Grudin) Chapter 13: Making the One-Sided Gig Economy Really Two-Sided: Implications for Future of Work (Malhotra) Section 6: Digital Innovation and Application Domains Introduction to Section 6 (Ken Loparo) Chapter 14: The bits and bytes of biology: Digitalization fuels an emerging generative platform for biological innovation (Kulathinal, Yoo, Kumar) Chapter 15: Innovations in Micro-robotics and their Implications in a Digital World (Rogowski, Bubel, Zhang, Kim) Section 7: Conclusion Chapter 16: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Digital Innovation: Key Themes and Directions for Future Research (Lyytinen, Nambisan, Yoo) Index

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Book SynopsisIn business, does it pay to be good? Drawing from two decades of published conceptual and empirical scholarship, this book outlines the mechanisms of the business case for corporate social responsibility and demonstrates the conditions that cause good corporate acts to succeed, or fail, in turning a profit. Central to the explanation is the role of stakeholders, who are portrayed as agents who can turn corporate ''good into gold'' but lack the capacity to do so consistently. This book takes a critical perspective, noting significant limits on the ability of stakeholders to reward good corporate behavior and rein in bad corporate acts. It concludes with several ways that scholars can improve this important and popular research topic. Using arguments built from two decades of highly cited and award-winning published scholarship, Michael L. Barnett uses strong theoretical building blocks and a well-vetted critical perspective to chart the boundaries of the business case for corporate social responsibility. The original introduction organizes and integrates this world-class research into a coherent and convincing story, while the original concluding chapter takes the reader beyond the current literature and provides a path forward that can build a better business case. A multifaceted mix of conceptual and empirical work across levels of analysis (individual, firm, and industry) provides a comprehensive perspective, warts and all.This critical and approachable collection will be a key resource for management scholars, from doctoral students to senior professors, whether they seek to gain a foothold on the core topic of the relationship between business and society or wish to find a way to add to this rich literature. The book would fit as a resource in doctoral seminars and university libraries. Consulting firms and practitioners may also take interest, as they prepare for, and prepare others for, leadership roles in corporations.Table of ContentsContents: 1. The business case is a basket case: An introduction 2. C. J. Fombrun, N. A. Gardberg & M. L. Barnett. 2000. Opportunity platforms and safety nets: Corporate citizenship and reputational risk. Business and Society Review, 105(1): 85-106. 3. M. L. Barnett & R. M. Salomon. 2006. Beyond dichotomy: The curvilinear relationship between social responsibility and financial performance. Strategic Management Journal, 27(11): 1101-1122. 4. M. L. Barnett. 2007. Stakeholder influence capacity and the variability of financial returns to corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review, 32(3): 794-816. 5. M. L. Barnett & R. M. Salomon. 2012. Does it pay to be really good? Addressing the shape of the relationship between social and financial performance. Strategic Management Journal, 33: 1304-1320. 6. A. King, M. Lenox & M L. Barnett. 2002. Strategic responses to the reputation commons problem. In A. Hoffman and M. Ventresca (eds.), Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment: Institutional and Strategic Perspectives. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 393-406. 7. M. L. Barnett & A. A. King. 2008. Good fences make good neighbors: A longitudinal analysis of an industry self-regulatory institution. Academy of Management Journal, 51(6): 1150-1170. 8. M. L. Barnett. 2006. Finding a working balance between competitive and communal strategy. Journal of Management Studies, 43(8): 1753-1773. 9. M. L. Barnett. 2013. One voice, but whose voice? Exploring what drives trade association activity. Business & Society, 52(2): 213-244. 10. M. L. Barnett. 2014. Why stakeholders ignore firm misconduct: A cognitive view. Journal of Management, 40(3): 676–702. 11. M. L. Barnett & S. Leih. 2018. Sorry to (not) burst your bubble: The influence of reputation rankings on perceptions of firms. Business & Society, 57(5): 962-978. 12. M. L. Barnett. 2019. The business case for corporate social responsibility: A critique and an indirect path forward. Business & Society. (in press; DOI: 10.1177/0007650316660044) 13. Building a better business case: Where do we go from here? Index

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Book SynopsisCorporate entrepreneurship is about remaking organizations; it affects organizational cultures and systems which, in turn, influence the magnitude, direction and content of corporate entrepreneurship activities. This Handbook hopes to synthesize what we know and clarify what we need to know about key issues such as strategic renewal, innovation and venturing activities within established companies, giving direction to future research.This Handbook combines conceptual and empirical contributions covering a wide gamut of theories and perspectives that include: opportunity discovery vs. creation, the behavioral theory of the firm, learning, human capital, agency, and dynamic capabilities. The chapters uncover who the corporate entrepreneur is, how corporate entrepreneurs vary from their independent counterparts, how corporate entrepreneurship influences organizational performance, and the effect of incremental versus radical strategic renewal undertaken within corporate entrepreneurship on financial performance. They also investigate what an organization learns from corporate entrepreneurship, as well as the types of innovation that companies gain through corporate venturing capital investments. The diversity of authors, perspectives and foci of the chapters highlight the growing depth and breadth of the worldwide research on corporate entrepreneurship and the growing maturity of this research. This book will appeal to scholars and students of entrepreneurship and/or strategic management, as well as managers of established firms.Contributors: S. Basu, H. Burgers, J.J. Chrisman, D. Day, G. Dushnitsky, S. Georgoulas, J. Hayton, C. Heavey, S.A. Hill, M. Hughes, M. Jelinek, T. Keil, S. Kotha, M. Lewis, M. Maula, E. Memili, D.O. Neubaum, G.C. O'Connor, E.L. Scifres, M. Shaver, Z. Simsek, D. Ucbasaran, V. Van De Vrande, A. Wadhwa, S.A. ZahraTrade Review'With this Handbook, corporate entrepreneurship has truly come of age as a significant field in entrepreneurship and management. Zahra, Neubaum and Hayton have gathered together in this volume an excellent set of contributions covering the landscape of the theoretical and empirical dimensions of corporate entrepreneurship. Scholars will find particularly stimulating the many directions for further research elaborated throughout the volume that will ensure the longevity of corporate entrepreneurship as a research program.' --Mike Wright, Imperial College London, UK'Zahra, Neubaum and Hayton have assembled an exciting set of works on corporate entrepreneurship (CE). The Handbook of Research on Corporate Entrepreneurship is a must-read for anyone serious about the topic. It features the world's leading CE thinkers covering an impressive breadth of subjects and perspectives. The literature review that kicks off the volume lays the groundwork for the many novel topics and approaches that follow. I expect this Handbook to become an instant classic in the field.' --Harry J. Sapienza, University of Minnesota, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Shaker A. Zahra, Donald O. Neubaum and James C. Hayton PART I CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INTERNAL VENTURING 1. Internal Corporate Venturing: A Review of (Almost) Five Decades of Literature Susan A. Hill and Stylianos Georgoulas 2. Who is the Corporate Entrepreneur? Insights from Opportunity Discovery and Creation Theory. Henri Burgers and Vareska Van De Vrande 3. A Dynamic Human Capital Perspective on Corporate Opportunity Identification Mathew Hughes, Deniz Ucbasaran and Miranda Lewis PART II CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY 4. Towards a Relational View of Corporate Entrepreneurship Zeki Simsek and Ciaran Heavey 5. Institutionalizing Corporate Entrepreneurship as the Firm’s Innovation Function: Reflections from a Longitudinal Research Program Gina Colarelli O’Connor 6. Strategic Renewal and Firm Performance: Implication of Incremental Versus radical change after environmental upheavals Elton L. Scifres, James J. Chrisman and Esra Memili PART III CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL VENTURING 7. Corporate Venture Capital: Important Themes and Future Directions Sandip Basu, Anu Wadhwa and Suresh Kotha 8. InnoVen and the Monsanto Paradox: Strategic Exploration with the First External Corporate Venture Capital Fund Mariann Jelinek and Diana Day 9. Explorative and Exploitative Learning from Corporate Venture Capital: A Model of Program Level Determinants Thomas Keil, Shaker A. Zahra and Markku Maula 10. What Inventions do Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs Access? Corporate Venture Capital Investment in Complementary and Substituting Ventures. Gary Dushnitsky and Miles Shaver Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the psychological repercussions of Brexit in the workplace. Illustrating the mental and emotional impact of the Brexit process, interdisciplinary chapters demonstrate its effect on the wellbeing of workers and its implications for the welfare of the workforce in the future. Bringing together international contributors from a range of disciplines, this topical book focuses on key areas of workplace functioning, including higher education institutions, corporate social responsibility and the emerging experiences of businesses, migrant workers and politicians. The major psychological, political and economic implications for employers, employees and policy-makers are considered, and the importance after Brexit of actions that preserve and build on progress already achieved in the UK workplace are highlighted. Brexit in the Workplace will appeal to scholars and students of politics, psychology and business, as well as business leaders and policy-makers wishing to gain valuable insights into the range of issues facing the workforce in the current atmosphere of political change and uncertainty around Brexit. Table of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 A psychology of Brexit 1 Ashley Weinberg 2 Brexit bother: a story of uncertainty and (possibly) resilience 17 Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey 3 ‘Should we exit before Brexit?’ Experiences and future plans of Hungarian workers in post-Referendum Britain 37 Ivett Bernadett Racz 4 The econometrics of Brexit: science or a means of expressing confirmation bias? 58 Imad A. Moosa 5 The impact of Brexit on health and wellbeing in the workplace: what we know so far 80 Christian van Stolk 6 Brexit and Corporate Social Responsibility: a controversial case 96 Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou and Nikos Drosos 7 Brexit ‘at work’ in Parliament 112 Richard Kwiatkowski 8 The impact of Brexit on higher education institutions and EU students 129 Nikos Drosos and Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou 9 A psychology of survival? 142 Ashley Weinberg Index 158

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Book SynopsisThis insightful new textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the theories and practices key to negotiating business deals in the twenty-first century. Employing a holistic framework, it offers an understanding of the factors that influence the negotiation process, the challenges associated with negotiating across borders and the strategies used by negotiators. Key features include: An inclusive and systematic framework for international business negotiations, which can be applied in any negotiation context Discussions of conflict resolution and strategies used in negotiating various types of contracts, providing students with a valuable toolset for handling complex and difficult negotiations Contemporary case studies and international real-world examples, which reinforce student understanding of negotiation tactics In-depth illustrations of crucial negotiation theories and methodologies, offering students a strong academic foundation for negotiation practice. Enlightening and comprehensive, this book is an essential text for students of international business negotiations and global strategic management, and is ideal for course leaders in need of an integrated textbook which offers both a theoretical foundation and practical guidance on the landscape of negotiating internationally.Table of ContentsContents: Part One: The importance of business negotiations 1. The Nature of Negotiations 2. Conflict Resolution 3. Theoretical Bases for International Business Negotiations 4. Culture in International Business Negotiations Part Two: Factors influencing international negotiations 5. The Importance of Communication in Negotiations 6. Individuals and Personalities Part three: Negotiation Process 7. Negotiation Context 8. The Process of International Business Negotiations 9. Strategies and Tactics in International Business Negotiations 10. Ethics in International Business Negotiations 11. Negotiating Different Types of Contract Part four: Negotiation Effectively 12. Negotiating Around the World 13. Guidelines for International Business Negotiations References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful new textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the theories and practices key to negotiating business deals in the twenty-first century. Employing a holistic framework, it offers an understanding of the factors that influence the negotiation process, the challenges associated with negotiating across borders and the strategies used by negotiators. Key features include: An inclusive and systematic framework for international business negotiations, which can be applied in any negotiation context Discussions of conflict resolution and strategies used in negotiating various types of contracts, providing students with a valuable toolset for handling complex and difficult negotiations Contemporary case studies and international real-world examples, which reinforce student understanding of negotiation tactics In-depth illustrations of crucial negotiation theories and methodologies, offering students a strong academic foundation for negotiation practice. Enlightening and comprehensive, this book is an essential text for students of international business negotiations and global strategic management, and is ideal for course leaders in need of an integrated textbook which offers both a theoretical foundation and practical guidance on the landscape of negotiating internationally.Table of ContentsContents: Part One: The importance of business negotiations 1. The Nature of Negotiations 2. Conflict Resolution 3. Theoretical Bases for International Business Negotiations 4. Culture in International Business Negotiations Part Two: Factors influencing international negotiations 5. The Importance of Communication in Negotiations 6. Individuals and Personalities Part three: Negotiation Process 7. Negotiation Context 8. The Process of International Business Negotiations 9. Strategies and Tactics in International Business Negotiations 10. Ethics in International Business Negotiations 11. Negotiating Different Types of Contract Part four: Negotiation Effectively 12. Negotiating Around the World 13. Guidelines for International Business Negotiations References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is creativity and how can we best nurture creativity in different contexts? Drawing on a wide range of cases from the arts, business, design, media and sports, Creativities encourages readers to discover, mix and adapt their own version of creativity, rather than attempting to imitate or follow ‘best practice’.International in scope, examples and cases extend beyond the typical Western ‘creative genius’ model, illuminating the great extent and diversity of global creativities. The book is designed around five key questions that address the what, how, where, who and why of the creative process, employing frameworks, questions and illustrative ‘recipes’ designed to inspire out-of-the-box creative thinking. The authors argue that to develop their own creativities, readers should experiment with different ingredients and find their own bisociative balance.With its rich array of cases, frameworks and visual material, Creativities will help educators design and lead classes on creativity, innovation and creative entrepreneurship. Its accessible content will also appeal to and inspire students and practitioners in business leadership, organisational innovation and critical management studies.Trade Review‘The title Creativities, with its nod to the five of the serving men of Rudyard Kipling, serves its purpose well. It captures what is provided in the book, which is essentially a template for stimulating creativity. Or, more precisely, for stimulating the plurality of creativities found across its various contexts in use. Importantly within this book, there isn’t really a plan of how to do creativity, it is more about using the tools within to develop your own version of creativity.’ -- Tudor Rickards, Action Learning: Research and Practice‘If you want to combine your unique talents and passion to create value in today’s entrepreneurial world, read Creativities to learn an original approach that is both simple and profound.’ -- Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal best-selling author The Long Game, Thinkers50, and Duke University, US‘Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a business person, an artist, or working in the community, it’s your creativity that helps you and others make positive change. Creativities is revolutionary in -- showing how everybody has a creative spark that can be developed, and it provides the focus and the tools to help you make the most of your distinctive gifts.’– E. LaBrent Chrite, Bentley University, US‘Good leaders provide people space to develop their creative talents. Creativities provides a great way for leaders and teams to surface individualized approaches to creativity.’ -- Frances Frei, Harvard Business School, US, Ted Talker, Thinkers50 Clubhouse Host, best-selling author Unleashed and Uncommon Service‘Creativity is the soul of entrepreneurship, the engine of growth, and one of the greatest joys any of us can experience. And now, finally,Creativities comprehensively and luxuriously pulls back the curtain to enable anyone to change their life by living creatively. One part rigorous analysis, one part entertainment, and one part inspirational journey, this is the one book on creativity you have to read.’ -- Sydney Finkelstein, Dartmouth College, US, best-selling author Superbosses and host of the podcast, The Sydcast‘Creativities provides a fascinating journey through international creativity stories, analyzing the ingredients of their success in an entertaining and structured way. A must read for global executives who struggle to match their need to inspire creativity with the logic of the what, how, where, who and why of the creative process that the authors so usefully outline in this book.’ -- Johann Goettler, President and CEO, Siemens S.A., Greece‘Creativities is a book for the ages. It provides substantial recommendations for how a wide variety of people can develop their creative talent: entrepreneurs, those working in creative industries, those working in creative functions in large and small organizations in fact, any individual who just wants to become more creative. Creativities’ ideas are grounded in a broad base of literatures and brought to life through brilliant examples, making it an important treatise for scholars in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Moreover, because of their need to be increasingly more innovative to enhance their competitiveness and better satisfy their stakeholder’s needs, it should be read by employees in all organizations.’ -- Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, US and author Strategic Management: State of the Field and Its Future‘Creativity is becoming more and more important in the digital world. By exploring the what, how, where, who, and why of creative process, Creativities shows us all how we can be more innovative, making it an exceptional resource for learning and teaching creativity and innovation.’ -- Hao Jiao, Beijing Normal University, P.R.China‘Creativity is the rootstock of the anatomy of creative endeavors. Bilton, Cummings, and ogilvie brilliantly deconstruct these endeavors, and in doing so have produced a work with the power to‘In order to face the real social, environmental and economic challenges we now face, business and community organizations must encourage people’s creative thinking rather than stifle it. Creativities shows us how we can harness our unique approaches to creative thinking for the greater good.’ -- Bernard J. Milano, President, KPMG Foundation (1992-2019) and President, The PhD Project (1994-2019)‘Finally, with this book, we're seeing creativity democratised, and excellent approaches like jua kali from Kenya and jugaad from India getting recognised. By also focusing on the why of creativity, the authors confirm that necessity should indeed be the mother of invention.’ -- Vincent Ogutu, Strathmore University, Kenya and inventor of The Innovation Algorithm‘Creativities offers an incisive and inspiring examination of an elusive subject. If you’re seeking to understand the what, how, where, who, and why of creativity, this book is an essential read.’ -- Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author The Power of Regret, A Whole New Mind, and Drive>‘If you suspected that there must be more than one type of face, place or case of where creativity comes from then this book is for you. Creativities contains amazing creative approaches from -- around the world and a cool “Creativities Canvas” for thinking through what kind of creator you want to be.’– Jeffrey A. Robinson, Rutgers University, US and author Black Faces in High Places‘Creativities shows there is no “one way” to be creative and that we can all find our own creative approach. It then provides processes, frameworks and ways of thinking to help readers do just that. The 30 inspirational illustrative “recipes” are the highlight, and the whole package an ideal manual for courses in creativity and innovation in business schools and beyond. One suspects that a certain amount of fun was had in the writing of the book. Certainly, there’s a promise of fun and enlightenment in its use!’< -- Ed Snape, Hong Kong Baptist University‘By addressing the “what”, the “how”, the “where”, the “who” and the “why” of creative processes, Creativities informs, expands and inspires. The book applies a wealth of relevant cases from popular culture that are smoothly engrained within different models and frameworks of creative practices. An accessible and essential read for students and practitioners within the field of creative industries. Creativities is stimulating, enjoyable, and most importantly, creative!’ -- Bjarki Valtysson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark‘Leaders today are tasked with navigating their organizations through many novel and complex challenges. Success in this environment requires getting the most out of our people. Creativities -- provides insightful and practical tools leaders can use to unlock the creative potential of their people, which in turn will support the development of innovative services, products and practices.’– Ian O. Williamson, University of California, Irvine, US‘Creativity drives individual development and is the driving force of society today. In the digital economy era, social production is a creative production and social consumption is an imaginativeTable of ContentsContents: Nigella, Jamie and the process of encouraging creativities PART I THE WHAT – CREATIVE ELEMENTS The ‘What’ framework: the market crate PART II THE HOW – CREATIVE BLENDS The ‘How’ framework: blending creative teams using creative leadership PART III THE WHERE – THE CREATIVE SET-UP The ‘Where’ framework: the creative bench formation PART IV THE WHO – ENGAGING CREATIVE USERS AND COMMUNITIES The ‘Who’ framework: four circles of co-creation PART V THE WHY – CREATIVE PURPOSES The ‘Why’ framework: the creative pathways matrix Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is creativity and how can we best nurture creativity in different contexts? Drawing on a wide range of cases from the arts, business, design, media and sports, Creativities encourages readers to discover, mix and adapt their own version of creativity, rather than attempting to imitate or follow ‘best practice’.International in scope, examples and cases extend beyond the typical Western ‘creative genius’ model, illuminating the great extent and diversity of global creativities. The book is designed around five key questions that address the what, how, where, who and why of the creative process, employing frameworks, questions and illustrative ‘recipes’ designed to inspire out-of-the-box creative thinking. The authors argue that to develop their own creativities, readers should experiment with different ingredients and find their own bisociative balance.With its rich array of cases, frameworks and visual material, Creativities will help educators design and lead classes on creativity, innovation and creative entrepreneurship. Its accessible content will also appeal to and inspire students and practitioners in business leadership, organisational innovation and critical management studies.Trade Review‘The title Creativities, with its nod to the five of the serving men of Rudyard Kipling, serves its purpose well. It captures what is provided in the book, which is essentially a template for stimulating creativity. Or, more precisely, for stimulating the plurality of creativities found across its various contexts in use. Importantly within this book, there isn’t really a plan of how to do creativity, it is more about using the tools within to develop your own version of creativity.’ -- Tudor Rickards, Action Learning: Research and Practice‘If you want to combine your unique talents and passion to create value in today’s entrepreneurial world, read Creativities to learn an original approach that is both simple and profound.’ -- Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal best-selling author The Long Game, Thinkers50, and Duke University, US‘Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a business person, an artist, or working in the community, it’s your creativity that helps you and others make positive change. Creativities is revolutionary in -- showing how everybody has a creative spark that can be developed, and it provides the focus and the tools to help you make the most of your distinctive gifts.’– E. LaBrent Chrite, Bentley University, US‘Good leaders provide people space to develop their creative talents. Creativities provides a great way for leaders and teams to surface individualized approaches to creativity.’ -- Frances Frei, Harvard Business School, US, Ted Talker, Thinkers50 Clubhouse Host, best-selling author Unleashed and Uncommon Service‘Creativity is the soul of entrepreneurship, the engine of growth, and one of the greatest joys any of us can experience. And now, finally,Creativities comprehensively and luxuriously pulls back the curtain to enable anyone to change their life by living creatively. One part rigorous analysis, one part entertainment, and one part inspirational journey, this is the one book on creativity you have to read.’ -- Sydney Finkelstein, Dartmouth College, US, best-selling author Superbosses and host of the podcast, The Sydcast‘Creativities provides a fascinating journey through international creativity stories, analyzing the ingredients of their success in an entertaining and structured way. A must read for global executives who struggle to match their need to inspire creativity with the logic of the what, how, where, who and why of the creative process that the authors so usefully outline in this book.’ -- Johann Goettler, President and CEO, Siemens S.A., Greece‘Creativities is a book for the ages. It provides substantial recommendations for how a wide variety of people can develop their creative talent: entrepreneurs, those working in creative industries, those working in creative functions in large and small organizations in fact, any individual who just wants to become more creative. Creativities’ ideas are grounded in a broad base of literatures and brought to life through brilliant examples, making it an important treatise for scholars in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Moreover, because of their need to be increasingly more innovative to enhance their competitiveness and better satisfy their stakeholder’s needs, it should be read by employees in all organizations.’ -- Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, US and author Strategic Management: State of the Field and Its Future‘Creativity is becoming more and more important in the digital world. By exploring the what, how, where, who, and why of creative process, Creativities shows us all how we can be more innovative, making it an exceptional resource for learning and teaching creativity and innovation.’ -- Hao Jiao, Beijing Normal University, P.R.China‘Creativity is the rootstock of the anatomy of creative endeavors. Bilton, Cummings, and ogilvie brilliantly deconstruct these endeavors, and in doing so have produced a work with the power to‘In order to face the real social, environmental and economic challenges we now face, business and community organizations must encourage people’s creative thinking rather than stifle it. Creativities shows us how we can harness our unique approaches to creative thinking for the greater good.’ -- Bernard J. Milano, President, KPMG Foundation (1992-2019) and President, The PhD Project (1994-2019)‘Finally, with this book, we're seeing creativity democratised, and excellent approaches like jua kali from Kenya and jugaad from India getting recognised. By also focusing on the why of creativity, the authors confirm that necessity should indeed be the mother of invention.’ -- Vincent Ogutu, Strathmore University, Kenya and inventor of The Innovation Algorithm‘Creativities offers an incisive and inspiring examination of an elusive subject. If you’re seeking to understand the what, how, where, who, and why of creativity, this book is an essential read.’ -- Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author The Power of Regret, A Whole New Mind, and Drive>‘If you suspected that there must be more than one type of face, place or case of where creativity comes from then this book is for you. Creativities contains amazing creative approaches from -- around the world and a cool “Creativities Canvas” for thinking through what kind of creator you want to be.’– Jeffrey A. Robinson, Rutgers University, US and author Black Faces in High Places‘Creativities shows there is no “one way” to be creative and that we can all find our own creative approach. It then provides processes, frameworks and ways of thinking to help readers do just that. The 30 inspirational illustrative “recipes” are the highlight, and the whole package an ideal manual for courses in creativity and innovation in business schools and beyond. One suspects that a certain amount of fun was had in the writing of the book. Certainly, there’s a promise of fun and enlightenment in its use!’< -- Ed Snape, Hong Kong Baptist University‘By addressing the “what”, the “how”, the “where”, the “who” and the “why” of creative processes, Creativities informs, expands and inspires. The book applies a wealth of relevant cases from popular culture that are smoothly engrained within different models and frameworks of creative practices. An accessible and essential read for students and practitioners within the field of creative industries. Creativities is stimulating, enjoyable, and most importantly, creative!’ -- Bjarki Valtysson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark‘Leaders today are tasked with navigating their organizations through many novel and complex challenges. Success in this environment requires getting the most out of our people. Creativities -- provides insightful and practical tools leaders can use to unlock the creative potential of their people, which in turn will support the development of innovative services, products and practices.’– Ian O. Williamson, University of California, Irvine, US‘Creativity drives individual development and is the driving force of society today. In the digital economy era, social production is a creative production and social consumption is an imaginativeTable of ContentsContents: Nigella, Jamie and the process of encouraging creativities PART I THE WHAT – CREATIVE ELEMENTS The ‘What’ framework: the market crate PART II THE HOW – CREATIVE BLENDS The ‘How’ framework: blending creative teams using creative leadership PART III THE WHERE – THE CREATIVE SET-UP The ‘Where’ framework: the creative bench formation PART IV THE WHO – ENGAGING CREATIVE USERS AND COMMUNITIES The ‘Who’ framework: four circles of co-creation PART V THE WHY – CREATIVE PURPOSES The ‘Why’ framework: the creative pathways matrix Index

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Book SynopsisA New Comprehensive Framework for Building Agile Practices into Any Organization Regardless of Its Culture. In the disruptive volatility and complexity of today’s business world, yesterday’s problem-solving is no longer adequate. Organizations must have agility: people and process capabilities that can respond quickly to shifts in the external world. Syngineering, the term the authors have coined for how to meet this challenge, combines the best aspects of human dynamics, organization design, and the applications of technology. It replaces expert problem-solving with ‘design thinking’ and several other agile practices where employees collaborate in questioning, experimenting, and learning what’s needed as they develop meaningful and sustainable solutions. The book provides a framework and processes that can analyze the current environment and deliver the most effective design and change approach to fit the desired strategy and culture. Case studies from three different culture changes bring the methods to life. This practical and hands-on guide is for anyone working to improve organizational agility and performance. Gain agility, align and thrive.

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Book SynopsisCOVID-19 has demonstrated clearly that businesses, nonprofits, individuals, and governments are terrible at dealing effectively with large-scale disasters that take the form of slow-moving train-wrecks. Using cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience and behavioral economics on dangerous judgement errors (cognitive biases), this book first explains why we respond so poorly to slow-moving, high-impact, and long-term crises. Next, the book shares research-based strategies for how organizations and individuals can adapt effectively to the new abnormal of the COVID-19 pandemic and similar disasters. Finally, it shows how to develop an effective strategic plan and make the best major decisions in the context of the uncertainty and ambiguity brought about by COVID-19 and other slow-moving large-scale catastrophes. Gleb Tsipursky combines research-based strategies with real-life stories from his business and nonprofit clients as they adapt to the pandemic. The "Resilience Series" is the result of an intensive, collaborative effort of our authors in response to the 2020 coronavirus epidemic. Each volume offers expert advice for developing the practical, emotional and spiritual skills that you can master to become more resilient in a time of crisis.

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Book SynopsisThe health and economic devastation caused by COVID-19 has revealed that most countries’ national health systems are inadequate to cope with pandemics. These are global challenges that call for global responses. At the heart of this book is a bold new proposal to create a global pandemic playbook that can be quickly deployed when the next pandemic strikes. Countries and their experts must collaborate to create early warning systems, preparedness, prevention, responses and containment. But who should pay the cost? Anne Kabagambe, a former Executive Board director for the World Bank Group, explores the options, and argues that to fail to learn from COVID-19 and neglect to create a global playbook now would cost far more when the next pandemic strikes.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book of strategies and tactical plays, written by practitioners, for practitioners. It is designed to help innovators develop more effective approaches to benefitting from early stage university research. The authors are commercial innovators, experienced in the creation of partnerships to create and exploit valuable new ideas. They have decades of senior level experience in the research, innovation and product development teams of large multi-nationals, smaller high-tech companies, and start-up businesses. The unique perspectives offered by the authors cover all the key issues that an innovator needs to understand to help them achieve high-impact and mutually beneficial partnerships with academic researchers.

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Book SynopsisFor decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional work structures behind. Numbers and productivity can only get you so far. What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader offers a different route that will allow you to reconnect with the humanist values of work. By turning to philosophy, and what it teaches us about finding fulfilment and living a good life, this book uncovers the ways you can re-engage your workforce by valuing its members as people, rather than just tools within the process. The four authors argue that the rise of the 'omnipotent leader', who focuses on telling rather than leading, risks creating a new generation of feudal CEOs and needs to be resisted. With the help of Aristotle, Socrates, Kant and Nietzsche, as well as a whole host of other brilliant minds, they turn traditional management practices on their head, showing how moving away from traditional, hierarchical, risk focused control structures can lead to improved employee engagement, increased productivity and better outcomes for the entire business.Trade Review"This book restores to business thinking much of the common sense and time-polished wisdom that modern economic thinking has leached away." * Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK *"As business leaders we have an innate feeling that we have to have our team follow us and through them we achieve extraordinary results together. Unfortunately our business training and education all tend to focus on the tangible - results, KPIs, budgets and measurements, and through time these turn the focus upside down and our people somehow become means to an end rather than ends themselves and we become trapped in inhumane work environments over and over again. This book offers a real path to change for frustrated leaders and is a must-read for those who have the courage to take the first step towards making their work environment humane again - fertile ground for them and their team to flourish and contribute greatly to customers, the organization and themselves." * Savio Kwan, former President and COO, Alibaba *"At a time when trust in leadership - in business, government and civil society - is fast eroding, this book is timely, asking you powerful questions about your own meaning and purpose as a leader. The most profound answers lie in values and philosophy, which have been neglected in the world of leadership education until now. The four authors rightly place these centre stage." * Dame Julie Mellor, Chair, Demos and The Young Foundation; former Chair, Equal Opportunities Commission and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman *"How can I flourish in an organization while helping colleagues and the organization itself to flourish? This great challenge of the modern world demands a personal response. The authors of this inspiring book evoke philosophers ancient and contemporary, bringing their insights to life as guides to wise and humane leadership." * Professor John Y Campbell, Economics Department, Harvard University *"This book challenges the way we think about leadership, the habits and conventions that have become so ingrained that we are no longer aware of them. We are used to changing our processes, structures and systems with mixed results. It is time to take a long look in the mirror and ask ourselves deep questions about what it means to be a leader, a leader who wants to flourish and wants others to flourish. These are questions of philosophy." * Professor Nandu Nandkishore, Indian School of Business; former Global Executive Board Member, Nestlé SA, Switzerland *"A good manager is always recognized for their curiosity and ability to question themself. To develop these skills, philosophy is certainly one of the best fields of exploration that exists." * Franck Mougin, Director of Human Resources, Vinci *"This book is for leaders who may want to refresh their leadership practice. It puts you on the spot, bringing a series of philosophers into your life who will raise questions about you and your purpose that cannot be ducked. Leadership is a lifelong journey, and who better as travel companions than quarrelsome Marx and impish Isiah Berlin? Socrates, Popper, the Buddha and so many others have been wonderfully reinterpreted for our modern, uncertain and turbulent world. This book is a double gift of leadership wisdom and philosophical teachings - it's readable, funny and very very wise!" * Shaks Ghosh CBE, Chief Executive, Clore Social Leadership Foundation *"This book is a unique and powerful blend of the insights of philosophers and the authors' extensive practical experience of change management. Reading it will challenge every leader to look again at what empowerment means, how organizations really function, and why human values of fairness and trust are vital for sustainable success in the modern economy." * Sir Martin Donnelly, President, Boeing Europe; former Permanent Secretary, UK Department of International Trade *"Organizations are obsessed with 'Doing' and 'Knowing' and do not create time and space for 'Being'. This book is provoking us to start a new conversation that will bring more meaning and serve the well-being of all." * Anil Sachdev, Founder and CEO, School of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon, India *"To be a successful leader of a modern, sustainable, purpose-led organization that recognizes its responsibilities to the communities it serves, needs more than skills and ability - it needs authenticity. Authenticity is based in a deep leadership philosophy that inspires the individuals leaders seek to lead to take personal responsibility to do the right thing in every interaction they have with others. People want to be empowered, respected and fulfilled at a human level in today's workplace and to know that the values of the organization they work for not only match their own values but are embodied and evidenced consistently in the leaders they work with. What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader gives those who have been given the privilege of leadership new thinking and practical learning to successfully fulfil their roles by recognizing the need for those they seek to inspire to be engaged with meaning and purpose." * Sir Ian Powell, Chair, Capita plc *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction – The dehumanized workplace; Chapter - 01: Who can reconnect us with our dreams?; Chapter - 02: Reason and passion in the humanized workplace; Chapter - 03: Humanizing strategy; Chapter - 04: Creativity and critical thinking; Chapter - 05: A question of example and fairness; Chapter - 06: The gift of authority; Chapter - 07: Meaning and communication; Chapter - 08: From engagement to encounter; Chapter - 09: Values and ethical pluralism; Chapter - 10: The freedom to do what you can; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisSupply chains, including logistics, are the functional elements of an organisation's operations. To formulate a strategy for this operation to work seamlessly the organisation needs to align these operations with the corporate and business strategy. Strategic Supply Chain Management provides a discussion on effective supply chain strategic leadership for managerial teams who have previously been operating on a tactical or operational level, as well as students who need to learn about applying the theories of strategic supply chain management in practice. Strategic Supply Chain Management introduces concepts and tools which will enable successful buyer-supplier relationships and effective organizational leadership and talent management. Samir Dani provides a concise but important outlook on the connection between business strategy and supply chain strategy. The book delves into topical issues of risk, resilience, and sustainability and how these influence both business and supply chain strategy. The book also considers strategies for procurement, buyer supplier relationships, and sales & operations planning. An important aspect of this book is to consider the leadership and talent aspects of the humans in the supply chain and how this influences strategy and creates competitive advantage.Trade Review"The book provides a practical and strategic perspective on managing today's global supply chains. The content is comprehensive, systematic and easy to comprehend. Highly recommended for practitioners and researchers engaged in tactical as well as strategic aspects of supply chain management." * Dr Abhijeet Ghadge, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University, UK *"Turbulence in the international economic and business environment has highlighted the critical strategic role of contemporary supply chain management in firms across all sectors. Professor Dani's book provides an indispensable guide to all key elements of the supply chain strategy process for supply chain managers, academics and students." * Professor Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems, Director of Aston Logistics & Systems Institute, Aston University *"This textbook provides a good grounding in Strategic Supply Chain Management. It clearly addresses the main building blocks and key issues and topics arising. It is a very useful text for students and practitioners who wish to consider the strategic context of supply chain management, in particular the implications of strategic decisions on supply chain design, capability and performance." * Dr Seamus O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Academic Director for Supply Chain Management Programmes, UCC, Ireland *"Professor Dani has written a concise, insightful and highly valuable guide to the development of Supply Chain strategy. In underling the need for this strategy to follow business strategy and cover the full end to end, or in my world farm to fork, he captures the most critical aspects. In today's VUCA volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world the chapters on resilience, agility and sustainability are particularly valuable. Finally, I am delighted by the inclusion of a thoughtfully considered chapter on people or talent. It is, after all said and done, ultimately down to how engaged and inspired our people are that determines a business's success or otherwise." * David Hix, Director of Supply Chain Nestlé UK & I *"In this book, Samir Dani presents a comprehensive coverage of the strategic aspects of supply chain management. It covers many important topics that will have a substantial impact on global supply chains in the future including circular economy, risk management and resilience and talent management. The book is easy to read and practitioners will find it highly valuable in developing their supply chain management strategies." * Professor Amrik Sohal, Professor of Management, Monash University *"A guide through the often complex and confusing world of supply chain strategic management which includes the challenges of managing talent as well as risk. Every time I opened the book something caught my eye that was explained in simple, direct terms that I could understand and translate to the business environment." * Dr Richard Gibson, Head of European Logistics, Accord Healthcare *"This is a fantastic, insightful and stimulating book covering topical areas in strategic supply chain management that will embrace your interest. The book will generate a deep appreciation of understanding the link between the operational environment and strategy, an area within the supply chain which is vital for firm's survival. Coverage on topics such as circular economy, risk and resilience and talent management is icing on the cake. I will thoroughly recommend this book to academics, students and practitioners alike." * Professor Vikas Kumar, Director of Research and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of England, UK *"We live in an era of rapid change, where business success is inextricably linked to supply chain capability and performance. Samir's book examines the many considerations required to ensure that business and supply chain strategies are fully aligned - vital in an unpredictable world where so many economic, political and social factors can impact on a company's future." * John Perry, Managing Director, SCALA Consulting Ltd *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Elements of strategy; Chapter - 02: Sales and operations planning; Chapter - 03: Sourcing and purchasing; Chapter - 04: Supplier relationships and collaboration; Chapter - 05: Risk and resilience; Chapter - 06: The circular economy and supply chain strategy; Chapter - 07: Talent management; Chapter - 08: Other factors important for supply chain strategy; Chapter - 09: Appendix - Factors influencing the supply chain strategy;

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Book SynopsisWINNER: CILIP's Knowledge and Information Management Award 2019 - Information Resources Print Category The way an organization manages and disseminates its knowledge is key to informed business decision-making, effectiveness and competitive edge. The Knowledge Manager's Handbook takes you step by step through the processes needed to define and embed an effective knowledge management framework within an organization. This second edition now includes clear guidance on the best practice requirements from the first ever internationally recognised standard for knowledge management, ISO 30401:2018, as well as content on the impact of AI and data analytics. Nick Milton and Patrick Lambe work through each stage of creating and implementing a knowledge management framework for an organization's specific needs, based around the four essential aspects of knowledge management: people, processes, technologies and governance. With updated international case studies from organizations of all sizes and sectors, along with user-friendly templates and checklists to help implement effective knowledge management procedures, The Knowledge Manager's Handbook is the end-to-end guide to making a sustainable change in the knowledge management culture.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Orientation to knowledge management implementation; Chapter - 01: What is knowledge management?; Chapter - 02: The stages of KM implementation; Chapter - 03: Barriers and pitfalls; Section - TWO: Preparation and resources; Chapter - 04: Knowledge management strategy; Chapter - 05: The role, skills and characteristics of the knowledge management leader; Chapter - 06: The KM team members; Chapter - 07: The role of senior management; Chapter - 08: Budget and timescale; Chapter - 09: Aims and objectives for the KM implementation programme; Chapter - 10: Finding partners to help you; Section - THREE: Assessment and planning; Chapter - 11: Conducting the knowledge resources audit; Chapter - 12: The knowledge management framework; Chapter - 13: The knowledge discussion elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 14: The knowledge capture and documentation elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 15: The knowledge synthesis elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 16: The knowledge-finding and re-use elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 17: Knowledge organization; Chapter - 18: Influencing the stakeholders; Chapter - 19: Culture, communications and change; Chapter - 20: Preparing the KM implementation plan; Section - FOUR: The implementation activity; Chapter - 21: Building the KM champion network; Chapter - 22: Trials and pilots; Chapter - 23: Roll-out, embedding and governance; Chapter - 24: Setting up the KM metrics and reporting system; Chapter - 25: Dealing with bumps in the road; Chapter - 26: Transition to the operational team; Section - FIVE: Deepening and extending your KM programme; Chapter - 27: Working with external frameworks and standards; Chapter - 28: Working externally; Chapter - 29: Knowledge management and digital transformation; Section - SIX: Case histories; Chapter - 30: Implementing KM at Mars; Chapter - 31: NASA – emergence, evolution and resilience of a KM programme; Chapter - 32: Using the ISO KM standard 30401:2018 to sense-check KM at Petroleum Development Oman; Chapter - 33: KM implementation in a global oil and gas company; Chapter - 34: KM implementation at Huawei; Chapter - 35: KM implementation at the Singapore Youth Olympics; Chapter - 36: Implementing and sustaining KM in the Public Works Department Malaysia; Chapter - 37: Summary; Chapter - 38: Glossary; Chapter - 39: Index

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Book SynopsisThe aviation industry is a major driver of world trade. As global markets and economies are constantly evolving, practitioners and academics need more quality information and a broader perspective of aviation management rather than just silo-based knowledge, particularly if they wish to move up the management ladder and progress. Air Transport Management presents the dynamic shifts which have influenced structural changes in the aviation industry, such as the emergence of low cost carriers. These changes have transformed the market, leading to deregulation and consolidation. The author provides a viable road map aimed at giving students and managers in the aviation industry a rigorous understanding on how to manage strategically in complex and turbulent market conditions. Air Transport Management examines the airline industry structure in terms of entry barriers, competition dynamics and competing business models. With the inclusion of fascinating case studies, this handbook assesses different business models used by international companies and proposes best fit management practices which airlines should follow in order to survive.Trade Review"Air Transport Management is full of important information and insights related to the global and regional aviation industries. It's a brilliant piece of work that I highly recommend." * Alexander Herring, Managing Director, ADB Safegate South Africa *"This is a significant book for academics and practitioners who are interested in the characteristics, dynamics and challengesof the airline industry. It covers important areas in the field, including alliances, business models and coalitions." * Leonardo Corbo, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Bologna *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The scope of the airline industry; Chapter - 02: Growth and change in the airline industry – Air transport liberalization; Chapter - 03: The airline alliances; Chapter - 04: Airline industry analysis – A structure-conduct-performance perspective; Chapter - 05: Airline competing business models; Chapter - 06: Airline competition dynamics; Chapter - 07: Measuring airline performance; Chapter - 08: Strategic groups in the airline industry; Chapter - 09: The future outlook of air transport; Chapter - 10: Conclusion; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisIn today's hyper-connected world, any brand with a website or digital presence is 'global' by its very definition; yet in practice it takes an enormous amount of strategic planning and adaptability to successfully manage an international brand. Global Brand Management explores the increasingly universal scope of brand management. In an era when many brand managers will find themselves working for large multinationals operating across varied territories, categories and consumer groups, developing an understanding of both the opportunities and risks of multinational brands is truly essential. Meticulously researched, Global Brand Management shows readers how to manage an existing global brand, while simultaneously equipping them with the skills to build one from scratch. The text uses fascinating case studies including Oreo, Harley Davidson and Xiaomi to demonstrate the challenges of maintaining a stable brand identity when operating across territories with different languages, cultural values and logistics. With helpful pedagogy throughout and built-in features to enhance classroom learning, Global Brand Management is the perfect springboard for students to appreciate, enjoy and embrace the nuances and complexities of brand management on an international scale.Trade Review"An incredibly clear-minded book. The very word brand has become increasing devalued through misuse; this book is part of a vital counter movement." * Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy, and author of Alchemy: The Surprising power of ideas that don’t make sense *"A master work. Lucid, covers all the bases, well organized and accessible to the reader. Indispensable for every communications student, practitioner and thought leader." * Nancy R Tag, Founding Director, Branding + Integrated Communications MPS at The City College of New York and author, Ad Critique: How to deconstruct ads in order to build better advertising *"Minsky and Geva have brought together a smart combination of theory and relevant insights from leading brands and experts that will be a valuable guide in both strategy and execution." * Paul Bennett, Global Brand Director, AXA *"Skilfully demystifies brand and branding with vivid examples in an international setting." * Salma Ghanem, Interim Provost, DePaul University, and Former Dean of its School of Communications *"Whether you are a brand manager, designer or educator, this is a comprehensive resource for developing, building and managing an international brand." * Robin Landa, Distinguished Professor, Michael Graves College at Kean University, author of Graphic Design Solutions, Designing Brand Experiences and Advertising by Design *"Brand management has never been more important, yet can often be a confusing and impenetrable subject, requiring an up-to-date understanding of many topics. This book provides a much needed, clear, detailed and intelligent overview of the subject." * Darren Bridger, Consultant at NeuroStrata, author of Decoding the Irrational Consumer and Neuro Design *"Whether you are a branding professional using this as a personal reference, or a professor employing it as a text, you, too, will likely come to believe, as the authors state in the opening, that 'brand managers from any country can learn from the best practices of others to improve their outcomes'." * Chuck Kent, Contributing Editor, Brandingmag *"Appreciates the global nature of brand development today while reminding us of the importance of creating brand experiences that are personal, memorable and enriching - ones that make you feel right at home." * Jim Misener, Principal, President, 50,000 feet *"A truly insightful book and a must read for those who want to advance their careers." * Radu Florescu, CEO, Centrade-Cehil South-East Europe *"This book has been written for marketing professionals and students, but it should be for everyone. Deconstructing the principles about how brands are constructed, take on meaning, and persevere is the core of this book and should be the exercise of anyone who wants to make a place for themselves in the expanding universe of branding." * Patrick Hanlon, founder Thinktopia, primalbranding.co, author, entrepreneur, investor *"Offers the facts and reality of how brands are nowadays, how a brand is not just a brand anymore." * Joaquin E Bonilla, Executive Creative Director, Golin Romania *"Minsky and Geva have written more than a book. It's a complete do-it-yourself MBA in branding." * Karen Mallia, Professor, Advertising + Brand Communications, University of South Carolina, and author of Leadership in the Creative Industries: Principles and practice *"Offers just the kind of comprehensive, yet heartfelt and personal, approach to brand management that today's business students need to truly understand this concept." * David Aron, Professor of Marketing, Brennan School of Business, Dominican University *"Detailed case studies, practical tools and tips, clear and direct writing without the industry speak, original and insightful essays by world-class branding experts combine to make this the most authoritative book on global brand management ever written." * Bryan Mattimore, author, 21 Days to a Big Idea, and Chief Idea Guy at Growth Engine Innovation Agency *"This game-changing book clearly explains why new brand management approaches are needed, and convincingly shows how and why these approaches work. Extremely useful and insightful." * Jonathan Schroeder, William A Kern Professor of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, co-author of From Chinese Brand Culture to Global Brands *"If you are in need of a one-stop-shop of all concurrent brand management issues in a digital and fast changing world, don't look further." * Joeri Van Den Bergh, Co-founder and Managing Partner, InSites Consulting, author and speaker: How Cool Brands Stay Hot *"This book covers a vast range of topics, from basic theoretical concepts of brand strategy and planning to the practicalities of brand management. Most importantly, though, it challenges the reader to think about brands from many angles and encourages a deeper curiosity about their psychological and sociological underpinnings." * Nick Liddell, Director of Consulting, The Clearing *"A really good and comprehensive read about all aspects of this gift that culture has given to commerce. A good balance of theory and real-life examples that will interest every reader." * Jacob Benbunan, Co-founder and CEO, Saffron Consultants *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Theoretical and strategic foundations; Chapter - 01: A definition of brands and branding; Chapter - 02: The strategic role branding plays; Chapter - 03: Internal branding vs. external branding; Chapter - 04: MarTech, Programmatic, and more technological innovations; Section - TWO: Practical and tactical applications; Chapter - 05: Brand foundational development; Chapter - 06: Brand actualization; Chapter - 07: Branding and the marketing communication ecosystem; Chapter - 08: Brand management; Section - THREE: Branding issues and opportunities; Chapter - 09: Branding in a global economy; Chapter - 10: Brand architecture; Chapter - 11: Speciality application areas; Chapter - 12: Digital asset management (of branding elements)

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Book SynopsisA supply chain is the process of all parties involved in fulfilling a customer request, while a value chain is a set of interrelated activities a company uses to create value and a competitive advantage. In Strategic Value Chain Management the authors bring together a variety of disciplines, showing how to move from traditional supply chain management to value chain management. Research from the (ISM) International School of Management, Germany, originating from a network of companies in a range of sectors, is integrated with case studies to demonstrate particular concepts. Strategic Value Chain Management brings together theory and practice and presents tangible ways of creating competitiveness in a changing world through the use of effective models and frameworks. Challenging the traditional Porters Five Forces Model, the authors introduce the important academic disciplines of cybernetics and systems sciences as essential drivers of strategy within the supply chain, supported by case studies illustrating their implementation.Trade Review"Finally, the long-awaited synthesis of strategy and the systems approach! The benefit of reading Kamran's innovative, insightful book is a deeper systemic understanding: it enables superior strategies for complex value networks." * Prof. em. Dr. Markus Schwaninger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland *"With his innovative, holistic and interdisciplinary approach, Prof. Kamran delivers significant added value for research and practice. The combination of theory and practice by explaining different concepts and models and the corresponding illustration through case studies completes this worthwhile book." * Prof. Dr. Ingo Böckenholt, Managing Director/President, ISM International School of Management *"As a philosopher, not an economist, I am deeply impressed by Professor Kamran's book and his endeavour to host a dialogue between business strategy on the one hand and cybernetics, system thinking, and complexity sciences on the other. His language is lucid, his argumentation persuasive even for the layperson, and his interdisciplinary focus exemplary." * Prof. Dr. Dr. Holger Zaborowski, Professor of Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Germany *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Michael Porter – the founder of competitive strategy; Chapter - 02: A treatise of cybernetics, system sciences and complexity sciences; Chapter - 03: Introducing the six forces model; Chapter - 04: Global value chain management strategies and models for competitive advantage; Chapter - 05: Economic dimension of the six forces model and practical implications; Chapter - 06: Conclusion; Chapter - 07: Appendix – Economic layer, supply chain and collaboration; Chapter - 08: Index

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