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International business in the information and digital Age / / edited by Rob Van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Lucia Piscitello
| International business in the information and digital Age / / edited by Rob Van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Lucia Piscitello |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.064 |
| Collana | Progress in international business research |
| Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Technological innovations
International business enterprises - Data processing |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78756-327-8
1-78756-325-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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.
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. 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 Platform Globalization -- 9. Obstacles to Chinese Digital Platform Globalization -- 10. Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: New Digital Layers of Business Relationships - Experiences From. 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. 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 -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Findings. 4.1. Platform Business Model: Digital Capability and Physical Assets. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480233603321 |
| Bingley, UK : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International business in the information and digital age / / edited by Rob van Tulder, Alain Verbeke and Lucia Piscitello
| International business in the information and digital age / / edited by Rob van Tulder, Alain Verbeke and Lucia Piscitello |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Disciplina | 658.049 |
| Collana | Progress in international business research |
| Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Technological innovations
International business enterprises - Data processing Business & Economics - International - General International business |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Aufsatzsammlung |
| ISBN |
1-78756-327-8
1-78756-325-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prelims -- Introduction: international business in the information and digital age An overview of themes and challenges -- Chapter 1 The fourth industrial revolution: seven lessons from the past -- Part I Trends and theory in the information age -- Chapter 2 International production and the digital economy -- Chapter 3 IB and strategy research on "new" information and communication technologies: guidance for future research -- Chapter 4 The changing face of international business in the information age -- Chapter 5 The effects of global connectivity on knowledge complexity in the information age -- Part II Entrepreneurial strategies in the information age -- Chapter 6 Blockchain ventures and international business -- Chapter 7 Internationalisation through digitalisation: the impact of e-commerce usage on internationalisation in small- and medium-sized firms -- Chapter 7 Internationalisation through digitalisation: the impact of E-commerce usage on internationalisation in small- and medium-sized firms -- Chapter 9 New digital layers of business relationships experiences from business-to-business social media -- Part III Functional strategies in the information age -- Chapter 10 The changing structure of talent for innovation: on demand online marketplaces -- Chapter 11 Expanding international business via smart services: insights from 'hidden champions' in the machine tool industry -- Chapter 12 Additive manufacturing and global value chains: an empirical investigation at the country level -- Part IV Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 13 Amazon and Alibaba: internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies -- Chapter 14 Industry 4.0 Technologies and internationalization: insights from Italian companies -- Chapter 15 On the role of clusters in fostering the Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 16 Internationalisation of science parks: experiences of Brazilian innovation environments -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793392603321 |
| London, England : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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