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The German Chambers of Commerce and Industry : Self-governance, Service, the …
This open access book examines a particular factor in the enduring international success of German companies. Beyond industrial specialization, peaceful labor relations, local financial markets and the “miracle of the Mittelstand”, it focuses on a characteristic aspect of governance within the German economy: The Chambers of commerce and industry. Important characteristics of the Chamber sy…
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- 9783030707996
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- XIII, 385p. ill.
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- Practical Wisdom for Sustainable Organizations
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- 381.060943 EBE t
Digital transformation of learning organizations
This open access volume provides insight into how organizations change through the adoption of digital technologies. Opportunities and challenges for individuals as well as the organization are addressed. It features four major themes: 1. Current research exploring the theoretical underpinnings of digital transformation of organizations. 2. Insights into available digital technologies as well a…
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- 9783030558789
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- xxi, 252p. : ill.
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- 658.406 DIG d
Advances in crowdfunding : research and practice
This open access book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of knowledge on the state of crowdfunding research and practice. It considers crowdfunding models and their different manifestations across a variety of geographies and sectors, and explores the perspectives of fundraisers, backers, platforms, and regulators. Gathering insights from a wide range of influential researchers …
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- 9783030463090
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- xxvi, 531p. : ill.
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- 658.15224 ADV a
Global business strategy : multinational corporations venturing into emerging…
This book presents theories and case studies for corporations in developed nations, including Japan, for designing strategies to maximize opportunities and minimize threats in business expansion into developing nations. The case studies featured here focus on Asia, including China and India, and use examples of Japanese manufacturers. Five case studies are provided, including Hitachi Construct…
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- 9784431554684
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- xvii, 259p. : ill.
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- 658.18 MOT g
Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the eng…
This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic analyses. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to credit, and international lin…
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- 9781349581511
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- xxv, 346p. : ill.
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- 338.9 FIR f
Built on value : the Huawei philosophy of finance management
This book presents the concept of value as the central component to success and longevity of the global ICT industry player, Huawei. It provides examples of how Huawei focuses on customers to pursue sustainable and profitable growth rather than focusing on capital market valuation, which is a familiar scenario among Western companies. It is the business departments that are the creators of valu…
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- 9789811375071
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- xxxvi, 456p. : ill.
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- 658.15 HUA b
The brownian motion : a rigorous but gentle introduction for economists
This open access textbook is the first to provide Business and Economics Ph.D. students with a precise and intuitive introduction to the formal backgrounds of modern financial theory. It explains Brownian motion, random processes, measures, and Lebesgue integrals intuitively, but without sacrificing the necessary mathematical formalism, making them accessible for readers with little or no previ…
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- 9783030201036
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- x, 125p. : ill.
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- 332 LOF b
Techlash : the future of the socially responsible tech organization
Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby become one of the biggest threats to humankind. This open access book applies proactive crisis management to the management of technology organizations to make them more sustai…
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- 9783030432799
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- xix, 55p. : ill.
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- 658.4038 MIT t
Transnational entrepreneurship in South East Asia : Japanese self-initiated e…
This open access book brings together narratives of inbound and outbound expatriate entrepreneurship in Japan to provide a comprehensive overview of international entrepreneurship in the region. Through in-depth interviews with expatriate entrepreneurs, policymakers, and additional stakeholders it provides the reader with a solid understanding of the current landscape of international entrepren…
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- 9789813292529
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- xxi, 220p. : ill.
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- 338.04 YOK t
Accelerators in Silicon Valley: building successful startups : searching for …
In this book Silicon Valley expert Peter Ester describes how these 'schools of startup entrepreneurship' operate and how they empower startups. He interviewed over twenty Silicon Valley accelerators. They are analyzed in terms of mission, selection policy, technology focus, target groups, program features, funding, mentoring and training, and startup showcases. What can Europe and other regions…
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- 9789462987166
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- 175p. : ill.
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- 658.11 EST a
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