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[null,null,"Titolo",null,"International business in the information and digital Age / / edited by Rob Van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Lucia Piscitello"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019]"]
[{"$nulls":4},"©2019"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-78756-327-8"]
[{"$nulls":4},"1-78756-325-1"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[First edition.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (441 pages)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Progress in international business research ; ; Volume 13"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"338.064"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"International business enterprises - Technological innovations"]
[{"$nulls":4},"International business enterprises - Data processing"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Electronic books."]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Lorraine Eden - A Tribute -- References -- Introduction: International Business in the Information and Digital Age - An Overview of Themes and Challenges -- 1. Introduction: A Challenging Agenda -- 2. The Status of IB Research -- 3. Topics for the Present IB Discourse -- 4. This Volume: Exploring New Areas  for IB Research -- 5. Part I: Trends, Conceptualizations, and Theoretical Developments -- 6. Part II: Entrepreneurial Strategies -- 7. Part III: Functional Strategies -- 8. Part IV: Industry 4.0 -- 9. Conclusions: The Quest for an Upgraded  IB Dictionary -- References -- Chapter 1: The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Seven Lessons from the Past -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The First three Industrial Revolutions -- 3. IR4 -- 3.2. Classifying Firms in IR4 -- 4. Lessons from the Past -- 4.2. Multinationals as Agents of Change -- 4.3. Hub and Spokes: From Silent Integration to Strategic Alliance -- 4.4. Who Is Us? Insiders and Outsiders -- 4.5. Technological Competition -- 4.6. The Political Bargaining Model -- 4.7. Distance, Borders, and the Liability of Foreignness -- 5. Takeaways - the way Ahead -- References -- Part I: IB Trends and Theory in the Information Age -- Chapter 2: International Production and the Digital Economy -- 1. Introduction -- 1.2. The Analytical Framework and Scope of the Chapter -- 2. Digital Mnes: Challenging Traditional Investment Patterns -- 2.2. The Lightning-Speed Growth of Digital MNEs -- 2.3. FDI by "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Digital MNEs: Asset-Lightness -- 2.4. FDI by Digital MNEs: Intangibles and Cash -- 2.5. The Geography of Digital FDI: Concentration in Developed Economies -- 2.6. Summary: The Onset of a New Era for International Production? -- 3. Digitalisation of the Wider Economy:  the New Industrial Revolution -- 3.2. Potential Impact on International Production."]
[{"$nulls":4},"4. Investment Policy Challenges -- 5. Forward-thinking: New Theories  of International Production? -- References -- Chapter 3: IB and Strategy Research on \"New\" Information and Communication Technologies: Guidance for Future Research -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1. Protocol and Plan -- 2.2. Overall Results of Literature Search -- 2.3. Classification of Results -- 3. Ib and Strategy Results -- 3.1. An Overview of IB and Strategy Research -- 3.2. Analysis by Theme -- 4. Discussion and Future Research -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- APPENDIX: SEARCH CONSTRUCTS AND TERMS -- Chapter 4: The Changing Face of International Business in the Information Age -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Interdisciplinary Review of Early Information age Scholarship -- 3. Interdisciplinary Review of Recent Contributions to Information age Phenomena -- 3.1. Marketing -- 3.2. Human Resource Management -- 3.3. Finance -- 3.4. Accounting -- 3.5. Governance -- 3.6. Management -- 3.7. Strategy -- 3.8. International Business -- 4. Implications for IB Theory -- References -- Chapter 5: The Effects of Global Connectivity on Knowledge Complexity in the Information Age -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Location in Innovation -- 3. Innovation, Search, and Recombination -- 4. Two Aspects of Knowledge Complexity -- 5. The Information age as a  Knowledge-based Paradigm -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Entrepreneurial Strategies in the Information Age -- Chapter 6: Blockchain Ventures and International Business -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Blockchain Technology -- 2.1. Blockchain: A Shared Ledger -- 2.2. Exchanging Value -- 2.3. Wallets: Decentralized Control -- 3. Blockchain, Stakeholders, and Borders -- 3.2. ICO Startups Costs -- 3.3. Cooperation among Stakeholders -- 3.4. Solving Temporal Issues -- 4. Investors -- 4.2. Corporate Governance -- 4.3. Access to Capital -- 4.4. Valuation."]
[{"$nulls":4},"4.5. Volatility -- 5. Customers -- 5.1. Direct Costs -- 5.2. Increased Transaction Speeds -- 5.3. Increased Transparency -- 6. Suppliers -- 6.1. Limits to Business Model Globalization -- 6.2. Access to Customers -- 7. Competitors -- 7.1. Vertical Disintegration -- 7.2. Global Modular Platform Architectures -- 7.3. Alignment of Interests -- 8. Governments -- 8.1. Tearing Down Trade Barriers? -- 8.2. Regulation of Securities -- 8.3. Taxation Issues -- 9. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Internationalisation Through Digitalisation: the Impact of E-Commerce Usage on Internationalisation in Small- and Medium-Sized Firms -- 1. Theory and Hypothesis Development -- 1.1.1. Market Commitment -- 1.1.2. Market Knowledge -- 1.2. The Influence of e-Commerce Usage on SME Internationalisation -- 1.3. The Moderating Role of Perceived Export Barriers -- 2. Methodology -- 2.2. Measures -- 2.1.2. Independent Variables -- 2.1.2. Control Variables -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion and Conclusions -- 4.1. Discussion of Findings -- 4.2. Practical Implications -- 4.3. Limitations and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 8: Global Competitors? Mapping the Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Digital Platform Firms -- 1. Context for the Chinese Platform  Economy -- 2. General Measurements of Chinese  Presence in Overseas Markets -- 3. Chinese Digital Platforms Globalization Strategies -- 4. Tencent -- 5. Alibaba -- 6. Baidu -- 7. Globalization OF Other Chinese  Platform Firms -- 7.1. Jingdong.com -- 7.2. Ctrip40 -- 7.3. Didi -- 7.4.Toutiao -- 7.5. Vipshop, Sohu, and Ctrip -- 8. Future Prospects for Chinese Digital "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Platform Globalization -- 9. Obstacles to Chinese Digital Platform Globalization -- 10. Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: New Digital Layers of Business Relationships - Experiences From."]
[{"$nulls":4},"2. Theories Addressing Digital  Relationships in B2B -- 3. Research Approach -- 4. Managing Social Media for B2B Companies - Shortcut Case Study -- 4.1. Shortcut's Strategic Social Media Problem -- 4.2. A Toolkit for B2B Companies: Shortcut's Strategy Development -- 4.2.1. Objectives -- 4.2.2. Analysis of Competitors' Online Presence -- 4.2.3. Segmentation -- 4.2.4. Content -- 4.2.5. Analytic Metrics -- 4.3. Implementation of the Five Blocks of the Social Medial Toolkit -- 5. Findings and Discussion -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Part III: FunctIonal strategIes In the InformatIon age -- Chapter 10: The Changing Structure of Talent for Innovation: on Demand Online Marketplaces -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dynamics and Events Driving the Development of the Online Marketplace  for Innovation -- 2.1. Advances in ICT Enabling Online Collaborations and Maturation of Intermediate Online Platforms -- 2.2. Eli Lilly Launch of Innovation Marketplace \"InnoCentive\"(2001) -- 2.3. The Growth of Technology Start-up Companies (Late 1990s) -- 2.3.1. Savings and Labor Arbitrage -- 2.3.2. A Skill Shortage in the United States (2003) -- 2.3.3. Global Financial Crisis (2007/2008) -- 2.3.4. A History in Global Sourcing -- 3. Characteristics of the Online  Marketplace for Talent -- 3.1. Platform Models -- 3.2. Geographic Dispersion of Users -- 3.3. Geographic Dispersion of Earning -- 4. Implications and Challenges for  Innovation Management -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: Expanding International Business Via Smart Services: Insights From 'Hidden Champions' in the Machine Tool Industry -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 3. Research Setting -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Results -- 5.2. Assessments as to the Ability of Smart Services to Establish a Firmer Grip on the Installed Base."]
[{"$nulls":4},"5.3. Expectations Regarding the Impact of Smart Services on International (Service) Business -- 6. Discussion of Findings -- 6.2. The Ability of Smart Services to Improve Firms' Grip on the Installed Base -- 6.2.1 Obstacles to Keeping a Grip on the Installed Base -- 6.2.2. Facilitators to Keeping a Grip on the Installed Base -- 6.3. The Impact of Smart Services on International (Service) Business -- 6.3.1. Exploiting the Current Captive Market and Deepening Current Customer Relationships -- 6.3.2. Landing New Customers in Existing Markets Through More Competitive Offerings -- 6.3.3. Exploring New Markets and Diversifying Current Customer Relationships -- 6.3.4. Generating Value from Service Business Development -- 6.4. Interpretation of the Findings in the Light of Hidden Champions' Specific Features -- 6.4.1. Use of Complementary Assets -- 6.4.2. Centrality of Supplied Assets in the User's Value-Creation Processes -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 12: Additive Manufacturing and Global Value Chains: An Empirical Investigation at the Country Level -- 1. Introduction -- 2. AM Technologies and Their Applications: The State of the Art -- 3. AM and GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS -- 3.1. AM, Economies of Scale, Production Stages and GVCs -- 3.2. AM, Skill Intensity and GVCs -- 4. Data and Descriptive Statistics on AM Patenting and GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS -- 4.2. GVCs Indicators -- 5. Empirical Evidence -- 5.1. Data, Empirical Strategy and Methodology -- 6. Econometric Findings -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 13: Amazon and Alibaba: Internet Governance, Business Models, and Internationalization Strategies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual Framework -- 2.1. Firm Typologies and Business Models in the Digital Economy -- 2.2. Internationalization Strategies and Home Country -- "]
[{"$nulls":4},"3. Methodology -- 4. Findings."]
[{"$nulls":4},"4.1. Platform Business Model: Digital Capability and Physical Assets."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","The information and digital age is shaped by a small number of multinational enterprises from a limited number of countries. This volume covers the latest insight from the International Business discipline on prevailing trends in business model evolution. It also discusses critical issues of regulation in the new information and digital space.."]