1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795475903321

Autore

Schuler Simone

Titolo

Controller and network design exploiting system structure / / Simone Schuler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Logos Verlag Berlin, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

3-8325-9517-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages)

Disciplina

624.17

Soggetti

Structural optimization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

PublicationDate: 20150315

Sommario/riassunto

Long description: We consider the problem of decentralized controller and network design under communication constraints. Traditionally, this problem is solved in a two-step approach by first deciding on a topology and then designing the dynamical couplings. In this thesis, we present a new approach by solving the problem of topology design and dynamics within one joint optimization problem. Structure design is then done subject to classical performance constraints on the closed loop system. We develop computationally efficient formulations by means of convex relaxations. This makes the proposed design methods attractive for practical applications and allows a tradeoff between sparsity of the subsystem interactions and achievable performance. We further introduce the concept of an l0-system gain for discrete linear time invariant systems, inspired by classical system gains from robust control. With this newly introduced system gain, we give a system theoretic explanation of the sparse closed loop response of l1-optimally controlled systems.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337781503321

Titolo

The Changing Strategies of International Business : How MNEs Manage in a Changing Commercial and Political Landscape / / edited by Agnieszka Chidlow, Pervez N. Ghauri, Thomas Buckley, Emma C. Gardner, Amir Qamar, Emily Pickering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030039318

3030039315

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Collana

The Academy of International Business, , 2662-1231

Disciplina

338.88

658.049

Soggetti

International business enterprises

Strategic planning

Leadership

International Business

Business Strategy and Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Risky Business: Multinationals, Governments and Political Risk -- 1. Legitimacy and Institutional Governance Infrastructure: Understanding Political Risk from a Chinese MNE Perspective -- 2. Applying Theory to Understand How Multinational Firms Address Brexit -- 3. Bureaucrats in International Business: A Review of Five Decades of Research on State-Owned MNEs -- Part II. Paths to Performance and Current Perspectives on Emerging Markets -- 4. Contextual Transfer Barriers, Social Interaction, and Innovation Transfer Performance -- 5. Equity Ownership Strategy in Greenfield Investments: Influences of Host Country Infrastructure and MNE Resources in Emerging Markets -- 6. The Value of Local Externalities in Country-of-Origin Clusters: Evidence from China -- 7. Acquirer’s Country of Origin and Target Firm’s Performance -- 8. Human Rights Reporting of BRIC and Non-BRICMNEs: An Exploratory Comparative Analysis -- Part III. International Small



(but) Mighty Enterprises and Entrepreneurs -- 9. The Role of Culture in Responsible Business Practice: An Exploration of Finnish and Russian SMEs -- 10. The Internationalization of Born-Digital Companies -- 11. Technological Disruptions and Production Location Choices.

Sommario/riassunto

The ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (UK and Ireland Chapter) Published in association with the UK and Ireland Chapter of the Academy of International Business. In line with the 45th AIB-UKI conference, this edited collection brings together fresh perspectives on international business strategy, with a focus on the challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in today’s changing commercial and political landscape. With a diverse range of contributors from varying international backgrounds, this book discusses the different strategies employed by MNEs, and analyses how they cope with the current global business environment. An extremely useful read for those studying globalisation and MNEs, this book provides an interdisciplinary and timely approach to international business strategy.