In Zeiten des Technologiewandels und verkürzten Produktlebenszyklen ist die Markt- und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit etablierter Unternehmen stark gefährdet. Einerseits haben sie oft mit starren Strukturen zu kämpfen, andererseits halten sie zu stark an ihrem Status quo fest. Um sich auch in neuen...

The main focus of this book is innovation for developing countries: what is the innovation for, what are the current conditions of the innovation, and how to effectively innovate in developing economies. It contains the latest insights and analyses of innovation based on intensive interviews as...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems involve a complex synergy of factors, including social and structural changes that are frequently cumulative within territories, promoting the improvement of citizens’ quality of life and higher development levels. Further, dynamic territories are characterized by...

This book offers a new interpretative key, which we call 'a stage and eclectic approach', to the development of clusters. This approach supports public efforts to increase the effectiveness of policy-making and development operations in local contexts

This book provides a framework for understanding micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) as important contributors to economic growth. By examining the economic and investment decisions behind these businesses, the author shows how managers of MSMEs can add value to the firm by...

Grundlegende Perspektiven und Definitionen zentraler Begriffe -- Bestandsaufnahme zum Management von Unternehmensveränderungen und -zusammenschlüssen -- Theoretisch-konzeptionelle Ansätze zu Unternehmensveränderungen -- Qualitative empirische Untersuchung -- Quantitative empirische...

Themenmotivation und Gang der Untersuchung -- Methoden der strategischen Planung und Steuerung der IT in Banken -- Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung -- Sozialwissenschaftlicher Untersuchungsaufbau -- Ergebnisse der quantitativen Analyse: Demografie der Population -- Ergebnisse der...

Kontext und begriffliche Grundlagen -- Untersuchungsgegenstand Secondary Buyout -- Theoretische Grundlagen und Literaturüberblick -- Expertenstudie -- Hypothesenbildung -- Untersuchungskonzeption -- Datenerhebung, Analyse und Interpretation -- Schlussbetrachtung.

Yanick Kemayou investigates how the socioeconomic background of organizational leaders can explain their management-relevant attitudes. The study provides theory development and first empirical tests of the impact of leaders’ socioeconomic background on their risk propensity, sense of control...

This book examines the effectiveness of communication between chief information officer (CIO) and chief executive officer (CEO) and its impact on the role of information technology (IT) in an organization. The book is empirically based on interviews with CIO/CEO pairs from twelve organizations...