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1 online resource (441 pages) |
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Progress in International Business Research Ser. ; v. 13 |
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Progress in International Business Research Ser
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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 |
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Chapter 2: International Production and the Digital Economy1. 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 |
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4. Investment Policy Challenges5. 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 |
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Chapter 4: The Changing Face of International Business in the Information Age1. 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 |
| Summary |
The information and digital age is shaped by a smallnumber of multinational enterprises from a limited number of countries. Thisvolume covers the latest insight from the International Business discipline onprevailing trends in business model evolution. It also discusses criticalissues of regulation in the new information and digital space |
| Bibliography |
ReferencesChapter 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 |
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3. Innovation, Search, and Recombination |
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Print version record |
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International business enterprises -- Management
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Electronic commerce.
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Business enterprises -- Computer network resources
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Business enterprises -- Communication systems -- Management
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Information technology.
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Information society.
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Competition, International.
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information technology.
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International business.
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Business & Economics -- International -- General.
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Business enterprises -- Communication systems -- Management
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Business enterprises -- Computer network resources
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Competition, International
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Electronic commerce
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Information society
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Information technology
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International business enterprises -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Verbeke, Alain
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Piscitello, Lucia
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| ISBN |
9781787563278 |
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1787563278 |
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9781787563254 |
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1787563251 |
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