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UNINA9910865294503321 |
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Autore |
Altamira Maria |
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Chinese Firms in the Global Market : Understanding the Development of Capabilities of Chinese Multinationals / / by Maria Altamira |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
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9783031592270 |
9783031592263 |
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[1st ed. 2024.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 pages) |
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Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series, , 2661-8443 |
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Business |
Asia |
Asian Business |
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Monografia |
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CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. China's transition to a market economy. Past, present, and future trends -- CHAPTER 3. China´s institutional framework, capabilities, and internationalisation strategies of Chinese multinationals -- CHAPTER 4. A narrative Inquiry strategy to analyse capabilities of Chinese multinationals -- CHAPTER 5. A narrative analysis of Chinese managers´ personal experiences -- CHAPTER 6. A framework to understand the development of capabilities of Chinese multinationals -- CHAPTER 7. Contributions of the study -- Chapter 8. Practical implications in today´s business context and concluding remarks. |
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This book critically analyses how home institutional elements influence the design and development of Chinese firms' capabilities at home, and questions if and how these capabilities are applicable in a different business environment. Reflecting on timely issues in today’s business environment, in which China faces several challenges in domestic and international markets, the author provides an in-depth understanding of Chinese firms’ business strategies, objectives and competitive advantages at home and abroad in different environments. In doing so, the book enhances our understanding about the Chinese business environment and how it influences the development of relevant |
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capabilities. The author does this by presenting a study based on a narrative inquiry strategy and a narrative analysis of Chinese managers’ perspectives and understanding of the capabilities from three different types of firms with international experience (State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), National Champions (NC), and Private Firms (PF)). An insightful resource for academics, practitioners and policymakers, the book furthers our understanding of the rapid rise of Chinese multinationals inside and outside China. Dr Maria Altamira is Postgraduate Studies and MSc Programme Director and Lead of International Partnerships at UBI Business School. She received her PhD from the University of Warwick. Her area of expertise is internationalization and innovation strategies of Chinese multinationals, as well as new technologies and international business. Dr Maria Altamira started her professional career at Accenture in 2007 where she was a Strategic Consultant specializing in Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Marketing, and Innovation in the high technology industry. In 2011 she started to be professionally involved in business in China in both academic and leadership roles. She is currently developing her professional career in higher education with a focus on international strategy and business development. She is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. |
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UNINA9910741151603321 |
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Autore |
Kaveh A (Ali), <1948-> |
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Optimal Analysis of Structures by Concepts of Symmetry and Regularity / / by Ali Kaveh |
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Vienna : , : Springer Vienna : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
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[1st ed. 2013.] |
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1 online resource (xvi, 463 pages) : illustrations |
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Mechanics, Applied |
Solids |
Buildings - Design and construction |
Mathematical optimization |
Solid Mechanics |
Building Construction and Design |
Optimization |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction to symmetry and regularity -- Introduction to graph theory and algebraic graph theory -- Graph products and configuration processing -- Canonical forms, basic definitions and properties -- Canonical forms for combinatorial optimization; nodal ordering and graph partitioning -- Graph products for ordering and graph partitioning -- Canonical forms applied to structural mechanics -- Graph products applied to the analysis of regular structures -- Graph products applied to locally modified regular structures by direct methods -- Graph products applied to regular and locally modified regular structures by iterative methods -- Group theory and applications in structural mechanics -- Graph-group method for the analysis of symmetric regular structures. |
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Optimal analysis is defined as an analysis that creates and uses sparse, well-structured and well-conditioned matrices. The focus is on efficient methods for eigensolution of matrices involved in static, dynamic and stability analyses of symmetric and regular structures, or those general |
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structures containing such components. Powerful tools are also developed for configuration processing, which is an important issue in the analysis and design of space structures and finite element models. Different mathematical concepts are combined to make the optimal analysis of structures feasible. Canonical forms from matrix algebra, product graphs from graph theory and symmetry groups from group theory are some of the concepts involved in the variety of efficient methods and algorithms presented. The algorithms elucidated in this book enable analysts to handle large-scale structural systems by lowering their computational cost, thus fulfilling the requirement for faster analysis and design of future complex systems. The value of the presented methods becomes all the more evident in cases where the analysis needs to be repeated hundreds or even thousands of times, as for the optimal design of structures by different metaheuristic algorithms. The book is of interest to anyone engaged in computer-aided analysis and design and software developers in this field. Though the methods are demonstrated mainly through skeletal structures, continuum models have also been added to show the generality of the methods. The concepts presented are not only applicable to different types of structures but can also be used for the analysis of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks. |
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