Title:
Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance Political, Policy and Management Implications / edited by Christopher G. Reddick, Stephen K. Aikins.
Public Administration and Information Technology ;
Public Administration and Information Technology ;
Author:
Reddick, Christopher G. editor.
Aikins, Stephen K. editor.
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General Notes:
1. Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance -- Section I: Government Policy and Uses of Web 2.0 for Management of Service Delivery -- 2. Information Policy and Social Media: Framing Government-Citizen Web 2.0 Interactions -- 3. Micro-blogging: An Analysis of Government Issued Policies and Best Practices -- 4. The Use of Web 2.0 to Transform Public Services Delivery: The Case of Spain -- 5. Towards a Gov 2.0 society for all: European strategies for public service delivery -- 6. A Viability Model for Digital Cities: Economic and Acceptability Factors -- Section II: Web 2.0 as Tools for Mobilization, Protests and Governance -- 7. Online Collective Action and the Role of Social Media in Mobilizing Opinions: A Case Study on Women's Right-to-Drive Campaigns in Saudi Arabia -- 8. Webmonitoring and Strategic Issue Management: Dutch student protests against the 1040-hour norm -- 9. Web 2.0 as a Technological Driver of Democratic, Transparent and Participatory Government -- 10. Emergent Networks of Topical Discourse: A Comparative Framing and Social Network Analysis of the Coffee Party and Tea Party Patriots Groups on Facebook -- 11. Whither E-Government? Web 2.0 and the Future of e-Government -- Section III: Effects of Web 2.0 on Political Campaigns and Participatory Democracy -- 12. Campaigns and Elections in a Web 2.0 World: Uses, Effects, and Implications for Democracy -- 13. Measuring the effects of Social Media Participation on political party communities -- 14. Social media for political campaigning. The Use of Twitter by Spanish mayors in 2011 local elections -- 15. Government-Citizen Interactions Using Web 2.0 Tools: The Case of Twitter in Mexico -- 16. Secrecy versus Openness: Democratic Adaptation in a Web 2.0 Era -- 17. Blending social media with parliamentary websites: just a trend, or a promising approach to e-participation?.
Web 2.0 has become the buzz word for describing social media available on the Internet, such as blogs, photo and file sharing systems and social networking sites. These Web 2.0 applications are rapidly transforming citizen-citizen and citizen-government interactions in a manner not seen before. In recognition of these trends, governments are already taking a very close look at Web 2.0 and online communities in order to leverage them for designing products and services and for providing citizen services. This book brings together international scholars to provide the theoretical and practical contexts for understanding the nature of Web 2.0 technologies and their impact on political, public policy and management processes, and to explore how best Web 2.0 applications can be leveraged and aligned with the strategic goals of government organizations to add value and ensure effective governance. Drawing from experiences from countries around the globe, the book provides the theoretical context of the potential for Web 2.0 applications to transform government services, as well as practical examples of leading public sector institutions that have attempted to use Web 2.0 applications to enhance government operations, policy making and administration. There are three parts to the book, namely 1) Perspectives on Web 2.0 and Democratic Governance, 2) The Political, Policy and Management Impacts of Web 2.0 in Government, and 3) Leveraging Web 2.0 Applications for Effective Governance. This book differs from existing edited books on Web 2.0 technologies that focus primarily on politics and e-democracy because it examines the impact of the applications on politics, policy and public management. The book contributes toward the literature by filling the existing void and expanding knowledge in the field of public administration and policy, making it of interest to both academics and policy-makers.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461414483
Subject:
Social sciences.
Social sciences.
Political Science, general.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Series:
Public Administration and Information Technology ; 1
Public Administration and Information Technology ; 1
Contents:
1. Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance -- Section I: Government Policy and Uses of Web 2.0 for Management of Service Delivery -- 2. Information Policy and Social Media: Framing Government-Citizen Web 2.0 Interactions -- 3. Micro-blogging: An Analysis of Government Issued Policies and Best Practices -- 4. The Use of Web 2.0 to Transform Public Services Delivery: The Case of Spain -- 5. Towards a Gov 2.0 society for all: European strategies for public service delivery -- 6. A Viability Model for Digital Cities: Economic and Acceptability Factors -- Section II: Web 2.0 as Tools for Mobilization, Protests and Governance -- 7. Online Collective Action and the Role of Social Media in Mobilizing Opinions: A Case Study on Women's Right-to-Drive Campaigns in Saudi Arabia -- 8. Webmonitoring and Strategic Issue Management: Dutch student protests against the 1040-hour norm -- 9. Web 2.0 as a Technological Driver of Democratic, Transparent and Participatory Government -- 10. Emergent Networks of Topical Discourse: A Comparative Framing and Social Network Analysis of the Coffee Party and Tea Party Patriots Groups on Facebook -- 11. Whither E-Government? Web 2.0 and the Future of e-Government -- Section III: Effects of Web 2.0 on Political Campaigns and Participatory Democracy -- 12. Campaigns and Elections in a Web 2.0 World: Uses, Effects, and Implications for Democracy -- 13. Measuring the effects of Social Media Participation on political party communities -- 14. Social media for political campaigning. The Use of Twitter by Spanish mayors in 2011 local elections -- 15. Government-Citizen Interactions Using Web 2.0 Tools: The Case of Twitter in Mexico -- 16. Secrecy versus Openness: Democratic Adaptation in a Web 2.0 Era -- 17. Blending social media with parliamentary websites: just a trend, or a promising approach to e-participation?.
Physical Description:
XI, 275 p. 26 illus., 18 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1448-3
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2012.
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Book
Title:
Innovations in Small and Medium-Sized Family Firms An Analysis of Innovation Related Top Management Team Behaviors and Family Firm-Specific Characteristics / by Nils Kraiczy.
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Author:
Kraiczy, Nils. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Family firms -- Innovation -- Top Management Teams -- Upper Echelon Theory -- Innovativeness.
Small and medium-sized firms are a prevalent organizational form in Germany. Their importance for the German economy is indisputable. Most of them are global market leaders in their niches and are considered to be a force for innovation in the German economy. The ability to be innovative in niche markets has been identified as the antecedent of their strong, or even dominant, competitive positions in their industries. The driver of this innovation success may well be the family, which distinguishes family firms from non-family firms. Nils Kraiczy analyzes if a family influences innovation in a family firm and if this influence has only positive effects. The dissertation focuses on the impact of top management teams on innovations interacting with family firm-specific characteristics. The author shows the complexity of family influence by presenting different effects of each investigated family firm-specific characteristic on the relationship between top management team behavior and innovation. Contents n Research on Family Firms n Innovation and Firm Performance n Top Management Teams (TMTs) in Family Firms n TMT Risk-Taking Propensity and New Product Portfolio Innovativeness Target Groups · Researchers and students in the fields of management and innovation · Executives in family firms About the Author Dr. Nils Kraiczy wrote his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack at the INTES Institute for Family Businesses at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar. Abou the Editors The series Familienunternehmen und KMU is edited by Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack, Prof. Dr. Andrea Calabrò, Prof. Dr. Hermann Frank, Prof. Dr. Franz W. Kellermanns Ph.D. and Prof. Dr. Thomas Zellweger.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658000639
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Series:
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Contents:
Family firms -- Innovation -- Top Management Teams -- Upper Echelon Theory -- Innovativeness.
Physical Description:
XIX, 173 p. 13 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00063-9
Publication Date:
2013.
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Book
Title:
Fixing Higher Education A Business Manager’s Take on How to Boost Productivity in Higher Education / by Christian Schierenbeck.
Author:
Schierenbeck, Christian. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Higher Education -- Productivity Gap -- Management Practices -- Policy Framework -- Educational Impact -- Educational Costs.
Christian Schierenbeck makes a provocative case that higher education across the globe suffers from a profound productivity crisis which prevents broad access to affordable and high-quality educational services. He shows how the vast productivity gap in higher education could be closed if academic managers borrowed some of the managerial practices applied by the world’s leading business enterprises. In order for this to happen in practice, the author argues for radical changes in the policy framework for higher education. Contents: Higher Education.- Productivity Gap.- Management Practices.- Policy Framework.- Educational Impact.- Educational Costs. Target Groups: Researchers and students in the fields of management, economics, and higher education; academic managers and policymakers in higher education. About the Author: Dr. Christian Schierenbeck completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Dr. Bernd Rolfes at the Chair of Banking and Finance at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Prior to enrolling as a Ph.D. student, he had served as an associate and project manager in the New York, Cologne, and Rio de Janeiro offices of an international management consultancy. Contents: Higher Education.- Productivity Gap.- Management Practices.- Policy Framework.- Educational Impact.- Educational Costs. Target Groups: Researchers and students in the fields of management, economics, and higher education; academic managers and policymakers in higher education. About the Author: Dr. Christian Schierenbeck completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Dr. Bernd Rolfes at the Chair of Banking and Finance at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Prior to enrolling as a Ph.D. student, he had served as an associate and project manager in the New York, Cologne, and Rio de Janeiro offices of an international management consultancy.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658002138
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Higher Education -- Productivity Gap -- Management Practices -- Policy Framework -- Educational Impact -- Educational Costs.
Physical Description:
XVII, 227 p. 12 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00213-8
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2013.
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Book
Title:
Design Characteristics of Virtual Learning Environments A Theoretical Integration and Empirical Test of Technology Acceptance and IS Success Research / by Daniel Müller.
Author:
Müller, Daniel. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- A Research Framework of VLE Design Characteristics -- Theoretical Background and Outline of the Integrated Research Models -- Elicitation of VLE Design Characteristics -- Evaluation of VLE Design Characteristics.- Conclusions.
Daniel Müller derives a multidimensional research framework simultaneously outlining and concretising particular aspects being relevant to and surrounding the elicitation and evaluation of VLE design characteristics. Based on this, the author elicits for the first time a holistic set of well-defined, simultaneously detailed and operative VLE design characteristics systematically. He evaluates the impact of the desired set of VLE design characteristics on crucial behavioural determinants of users’ behavioural intention to use and actual use of a VLE in terms of the VLE success measures of this study.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658003920
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Introduction -- A Research Framework of VLE Design Characteristics -- Theoretical Background and Outline of the Integrated Research Models -- Elicitation of VLE Design Characteristics -- Evaluation of VLE Design Characteristics.- Conclusions.
Physical Description:
XV, 233 p. 18 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00392-0
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Managing Business Portfolios Effectively On the Explanatory Power of the Parenting Advantage Concept / by Matthias Krühler.
Author:
Krühler, Matthias. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Exploring Parenting Advantage -- Analyzing Parenting Advantage -- Operationalizing Parenting Advantage -- Identifying and Evaluating Parenting Strategies -- Do Parenting Strategies Pay Off for Private Equity Firms?.
The concept of parenting advantage offers a clear framework and guiding principle for corporate-level decision-making, including corporate portfolio management and corporate organization. Matthias Krühler fundamentally investigates the ability and explanatory power of the parenting advantage concept in order to effectively manage business portfolios. His theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research addresses identified shortages and expands the scientific application of the 1994 introduced concept. The author provides a number of valuable contributions for strategic management theory, reveals new avenues for future research on corporate strategy, and highlights normative implications for corporate management practice.
Publisher:
Gabler Verlag,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834935014
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Exploring Parenting Advantage -- Analyzing Parenting Advantage -- Operationalizing Parenting Advantage -- Identifying and Evaluating Parenting Strategies -- Do Parenting Strategies Pay Off for Private Equity Firms?.
Physical Description:
XV, 224p. 5 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3501-4
Publication Date:
2012.
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Book
Title:
Executive Teams in Research-Based Spin-Off Companies An Empirical Analysis of Executive Team Characteristics, Strategy, and Performance / by Rigo Tietz.
Author:
Tietz, Rigo. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Literature review of research-based spin-off companies -- Theoretical background of entrepreneurship and strategic management -- Examined links between executive characteristics, strategic decision making, and performance -- Empirical results and discussion.
Research-based spin-off companies are a special subgroup of new technology-based ventures and play an important role for innovation and economic development. Executive teams of academic spin-offs face several challenges in building up sustainable and profitable ventures, because they often lack managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Based on a quantitative analysis of 193 German spin-offs, Rigo Tietz examines the relationships between executive team characteristics, strategic decision-making, and firm performance. Contents · Literature Review of Research-Based Spin-Off Companies · Theoretical Background of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management · Examined Links between Executive Characteristics, Strategic Decision-Making, and Performance · Empirical Results and Discussion Target Groups · Researchers and students in the fields of entrepreneurship and strategic management · Entrepreneurs and managers of academic spin-offs and technology-based ventures, policymakers and practitioners of start-up initiatives and technology transfer organisations The Author Dr. Rigo Tietz received his doctoral degree from the University of Technology Dresden under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michael Schefczyk, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658012151
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Literature review of research-based spin-off companies -- Theoretical background of entrepreneurship and strategic management -- Examined links between executive characteristics, strategic decision making, and performance -- Empirical results and discussion.
Physical Description:
XVII, 296 p. 24 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01215-1
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Opening the Black Box The Role of Personality and Anger in Executives’ Decision Making and Leadership / by Rebekka Sputtek.
Author:
Sputtek, Rebekka. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Rebekka Sputtek sheds light upon the question of how the personality and emotional traits of executives influence their decision making and leadership behavior. While recent strategic management research has started to recognize the relevance of an executive's personality traits as antecedents of organizational outcomes, this stream has called for a more fine-grained clarification of the psychological processes underlying executive decision making. In order to contribute to the understanding of these processes, a holistic model integrating the role of an expedient set of personality variables and anger in executive’s decision making comprehensiveness as well as authenticity of transformational leadership is developed.
Publisher:
Gabler Verlag,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834939258
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Physical Description:
XII, 128p. 5 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3925-8
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2012.
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Book
Title:
European Retail Research edited by Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Foscht, Dirk Morschett, Peter Schnedlitz, Hanna Schramm-Klein, Bernhard Swoboda.
European Retail Research,
European Retail Research,
Author:
Rudolph, Thomas. editor.
Foscht, Thomas. editor.
Morschett, Dirk. editor.
Schnedlitz, Peter. editor.
Schramm-Klein, Hanna. editor.
Swoboda, Bernhard. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Mit Beiträgen von Peter Jones -- Daphne Comfort -- David Hillier -- Prokopis K. Theodoridis -- Anastasios P. Panopoulos -- Jochen Binder -- Dennis Herhausen -- Nicolas Pernet -- Marcus Schögel -- Alfonso Ruiz Martínez -- Irene Gil Saura -- Thomas Rudolph -- Thomas Schröder -- Tim Böttger -- Walter van Waterschoot -- Leen Lagasse -- Patrick Van Kenhove -- Kim Willems -- Gilbert Swinnen.
The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of the target group and the knowledge transfer between retail research and retail management remains a part of the publication’s concept. EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH welcomes manuscripts on original theoretical or conceptual contributions as well as empirical research – based either on large-scale empirical data or on the case-study method. Following the state of the art in retail research, articles on any major issues that concern the general field of retailing and distribution are welcome.
Publisher:
Gabler Verlag,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834942371
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Series:
European Retail Research,
European Retail Research,
Contents:
Mit Beiträgen von Peter Jones -- Daphne Comfort -- David Hillier -- Prokopis K. Theodoridis -- Anastasios P. Panopoulos -- Jochen Binder -- Dennis Herhausen -- Nicolas Pernet -- Marcus Schögel -- Alfonso Ruiz Martínez -- Irene Gil Saura -- Thomas Rudolph -- Thomas Schröder -- Tim Böttger -- Walter van Waterschoot -- Leen Lagasse -- Patrick Van Kenhove -- Kim Willems -- Gilbert Swinnen.
Physical Description:
VII, 183p. 24 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4237-1
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2012.
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Book
Title:
Goals, Control and Conflicts in Family Offices A Conceptual and In-depth Qualitative Study / by Stephan Wessel.
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Author:
Wessel, Stephan. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Typology of family offices -- Financial and non-financials goals of families -- Formal and informal control mechanisms -- Interdependencies between family business and family office -- Antecedents of conflict in family offices -- Consequences of conflict in family offices.
Family offices manage and coordinate a family’s combined wealth whilst preserving the family legacy and protecting family interests. The families behind these family offices control a significant percentage of the GDP of developed economies, with consequences for financial markets. Despite its practical and academic relevance, the literature has hardly explored the concept of family offices. This book is a first step to introduce the domain of family offices. To this end, the author conducted case studies with managers and family members of 21 single and multi-family offices. By exploring goals, control and conflicts of these family office structures, Stephan Wessel contributes to consider this family-influenced organization an essential constituent of management research and an ever more prominent actor in today’s global financial markets. Contents · Typology of Family Offices · Financial and Non-Financial Goals of Families · Formal and Informal Control Mechanisms · Interdependencies between Family Business and Family Office · Antecedents and Consequences of Conflict in Family Offices Target Groups · Researchers and students in the field of business management with a focus on strategic management, business governance and family business research · Families, managers and consultants in the market for family office services The Author Dr. Stephan Wessel wrote his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Carolin Decker at the Institute for Family Businesses at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar. The Editors The series Familienunternehmen und KMU is edited by Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack, Prof. Dr. Andrea Calabrò, Prof. Dr. Hermann Frank, Prof. Franz W. Kellermanns Ph.D. and Prof. Dr. Thomas Zellweger.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658024918
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Series:
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Familienunternehmen und KMU
Contents:
Typology of family offices -- Financial and non-financials goals of families -- Formal and informal control mechanisms -- Interdependencies between family business and family office -- Antecedents of conflict in family offices -- Consequences of conflict in family offices.
Physical Description:
XVII, 158 p. 4 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02491-8
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Patent Aggregating Companies Their strategies, activities and options for producing companies / by Frauke Rüther.
Author:
Rüther, Frauke. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Patent Aggregating Companies -- Management Framework -- Market for Technologies and Patents -- Archetypes -- Leveraging Patent Portfolios -- Potentials.
Entering the post-industrial age, knowledge has become an important asset for sustained competitive advantage. In recent years, a new type of patent acquirers has emerged. These companies do not produce goods and therefore, do not need patents in their historical meaning. However, they acquire patents and aggregate patent portfolios and little is known about them. Frauke Rüther defines patent aggregating companies and explores their strategies, activities, and their evolution over time, as well as how producing companies can utilize them to leverage their patent portfolios.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834944559
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Patent Aggregating Companies -- Management Framework -- Market for Technologies and Patents -- Archetypes -- Leveraging Patent Portfolios -- Potentials.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 225 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4455-9
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Implicit Incentives in International Joint Ventures An Experimental Study / by Fan Wu.
Author:
Wu, Fan. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Managers in international joint ventures work with resources contributed by investors from multiple nationalities. Fan Wu shows through a series of experimental studies among students and managers from China, South Korea, Germany, and the USA that cultural affinity between the manager and one of the investors and career perspectives with one of the investors are strongly motivating managers to make biased decisions. The two mechanisms can be used to balance each other out in staffing key positions in international joint ventures for optimal control over managerial decisions.
Publisher:
Gabler Verlag,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834970763
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Physical Description:
XX, 240p. 28 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7076-3
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
A Strategic Fit Perspective on Family Firm Performance by Corinna M. Lindow.
Author:
Lindow, Corinna M. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Family firms as research objects -- Literature review on family firm performance research -- A strategic fit perspective on family firm performance -- Empirical analyses regarding the association between family influence, strategic fit, and firm performance.
Corinna M. Lindow substantiates, develops, and tests a strategic fit perspective on family firm performance in order to contribute to explaining previous inconclusive findings. In particular, she aims at investigating whether strategic fit determines family firm performance and what role family influence plays. Based on a sample of German family firms, the author indicates that, against expectations, family firms’ performance is not driven by strategic fit but through the effective use of family-specific factors such as family business governance and family culture. Further, the results suggest that family influence has important implications for strategy, organizational structure, and the achievement of strategic fit.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783834971678
Subject:
Economics.
Economics/Management Science.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
Family firms as research objects -- Literature review on family firm performance research -- A strategic fit perspective on family firm performance -- Empirical analyses regarding the association between family influence, strategic fit, and firm performance.
Physical Description:
XIX, 270 p. 34 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7167-8
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Formal and Informal Strategic Planning The Interdependency between Organization, Performance and Strategic Planning / by Daniel Ebner.
BestMasters
BestMasters
Author:
Ebner, Daniel. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Previous research focused either on the relationship between strategic planning and performance or coordination mechanisms and performance. Therefore, a conceptually and empirically validated understanding of the interaction between these three factors is limited. This study addresses this gap in the literature by delivering three contributions to theory and empirical research: firstly, by clarifying and proposing the influences of strategic planning and strategic organization on the performance; secondly, by developing a model and associated hypotheses on both direct and interaction effects of strategic planning and coordination mechanisms; and thirdly, by testing the hypotheses. Findings regarding strategic planning suggest the coexistence of formal and informal strategic planning activities. Furthermore, results show that the relationship between strategic planning and performance is moderated by coordination mechanisms. Contents Corporate strategy Formal and informal strategic planning Organizational culture and organizational structure Coordination mechanisms Target Groups Researchers and students in the field of organizational structure, organizational management and strategic management Professionals in the field of organization/planning The Author Daniel Ebner obtained his Master of Arts degree at Management Center Innsbruck (International Business and Law), Austria.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658045029
Subject:
Business.
Leadership.
Business and Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Series:
BestMasters
BestMasters
Physical Description:
XVII, 110 p. 6 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04502-9
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
International Sourcing A Method to Create Corporate Success / by Daniel Senft.
Author:
Senft, Daniel. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Globalization leads to increased fierce competition and successful global sourcing is an essential element for the economic development of companies. Global sourcing projects are, however, highly complex and two-thirds of all sourcing projects in Europe are considered to have failed. Daniel Senft generates a tool of ten steps to show how to evaluate the success of sourcing by considering the potentials and risks in an international context. The author demonstrates that successful managing of international sourcing does not only imply the primary goal to cheaply acquire parts abroad, but it can rather be seen as a kind of strategic weapon to create a strong market position and to keep the company successful on the long term. The scientific research was awarded with the “BME-Hochschulpreis” and by the Hans-Wilhelm Renkhoff Foundation. „The thesis is an outstanding achievement” Prof. Dr. Bernhard Arndt, Vice President, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt „The presented method offers fruitful ideas for practice” Dr. Thorsten Störmer, Purchasing Director, Miele & Cie. KG Contents · Differences and impacts of global sourcing · Managing global sourcing economically Target groups · Researchers and students with the emphasis on global business development · Practitioners who are faced with the challenges of globalization in the area of purchasing, management, logistics and development The Author Daniel Senft, Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering and MBA, is a project manager of a global leading manufacturer for linear motion products.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658027803
Subject:
Business.
Leadership.
Business and Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Physical Description:
XIII, 242 p. 84 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02780-3
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Insolvency Timing and Managerial Decision-Making by Frederik Drescher.
Author:
Drescher, Frederik. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
InInsolvency Timing as an Agency Problem -- Financial Distress and Insolvency Timing.- Managerial Insolvency Timing Decision -- Experimental Testing of Interest Alignment Instruments.
Frederik Drescher addresses the timing of non-mandatory insolvency filings based on threatening illiquidity (§ 18 InsO) with the aim of a company's restructuring as an agency problem between owners and management. Using a decision model, the author develops the hypothesis of a tendency towards delayed insolvency filings and confirms it experimentally. Moreover, he analyzes different incentive instruments potentially leading to earlier insolvency filings. Contents · Insolvency Timing as an Agency Problem · Financial Distress and Insolvency Timing · Managerial Insolvency Timing Decision · Experimental Testing of Interest Alignment Instruments Target Groups · Researchers and students in the field of business economics with a focus on corporate restructuring and decision theory · Practitioners in corporate restructuring and insolvency professionals, managers and company owners The Author Frederik Drescher holds a degree in Business Administration from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management and wrote his doctoral thesis at Technische Universität München under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gunther Friedl. He is a consultant with a special focus on corporate restructuring.
Publisher:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler,
Publication Place:
Wiesbaden :
ISBN:
9783658028190
Subject:
Business.
Leadership.
Business and Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Contents:
InInsolvency Timing as an Agency Problem -- Financial Distress and Insolvency Timing.- Managerial Insolvency Timing Decision -- Experimental Testing of Interest Alignment Instruments.
Physical Description:
XVII, 191 p. 35 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02819-0
Publication Date:
2014.
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