International business in the information and digital age. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rob van Tulder, Alain Verbeke, Lucia Piscitello.
• Editors: Tulder, Rob van; Verbeke, Alain; Piscitello, Lucia
• Contents: Preface. A Tribute to Lorraine EdenChapter 1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Seven Lessons from the Past; Lorraine Eden Introduction. International Business in the Information and Digital Age: An Overview of Themes, Trends and the Contributions in this Volume; Rob van Tulder, Lucia Piscitello and Alain Verbeke PART I. TRENDS AND THEORY IN THE INFORMATION AGE Chapter 2. International Production and the Digital Economy; Richard Bolwijn, Bruno Casella and James Zhan Chapter 3. IB and Strategy Research on 'New' Information and Communication Technologies: Guidance for Future Research; Christopher Hazelhurst and Keith Brouthers Chapter 4. The Changing Face of International Business in the Information Age; Jakob Müllner and Igor Filatotchev Chapter 5. The Effects of Global Connectivity on Knowledge Complexity in the Information Age; John Cantwell and Jessica Salmon PART II. ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE Chapter 6. Blockchain Ventures and International Business; Andre Laplume Chapter 7. Internationalization through Digitalization: The Impact of E-commerce Usage on Internationalization in Small and Medium-sized Firms; Jonas Eduardsen Chapter 8. Global Competitors? Mapping the Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Digital Platform Firms; Kai Jia, Martin Kenney and John Zysman Chapter 9. New Digital Layers of Business Relationships: Experiences from Business-to-Business Social Media; Susana Costa e Silva, Maria Elo PART III. FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE Chapter 10. The Changing Structure of Talent for Innovation: On Demand Online Marketplaces; Keren Caspin-Wagner, Silvia Massini and Arie Y. Lewin Chapter 11. Expanding International Business via Smart Services: Insights from 'Hidden Champions' in the Machine Tool Industry; Bart Kamp Chapter 12. Additive Manufacturing and Global Value Chains: An Empirical Investigation at the Country Level; Felippo Buonafede, Giulia Felice, Fabio Lamperti and Lucia Piscitello PART IV. INDUSTRY 4.0 Chapter 13. Amazon and Alibaba: Internet Governance, Business Models, and Internationalization Strategies; Xinyi Wu and Gary Gereffi Chapter 14. Industry 4.0 Technologies and Internationalization: Insights from Italian Companies; Maria Chiarvesio and Rubina Romanello Chapter 15. On the Role of Clusters in Fostering the Industry 4.0; Marta Gotz and Barbara Jankowska Chapter 16. Internationalization of Science Parks: Experiences of Brazilian Innovation Environments; Jurema Tomelin, Mohamed Amal, Aurora Caneiro Zen and Pierfrancesco Arrabito .
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.049; International business enterprises -- Management; Electronic commerce; Business enterprises -- Computer network resources; Business enterprises -- Communication systems -- Management; Information technology; Information society; Competition, International
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787563278; 9781787563254
• Related ISBNs: 9781787563261
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