The aim of this book is to analyze the quality of entrepreneurial management and economic development in the Latin American region from a microeconomic point of view.
This book contains all refereed papers that were accepted to the second edition of the Digital Enterprise Design & Management (DED&M 2014) international conference that took place in Paris (France) from February 4 to February 5, 2014.
This book presents an excellent analysis of how a family business is different from other forms of organization and especially its peculiarities in relation to entrepreneurship.
In the face of limited progress toward meeting Millennium Development Goals or addressing climate change and resource degradation, increasing attention turns to harnessing the entrepreneurial, innovative, managerial and financial capacities of business for improved social and environmental outcomes.
This book presents recent advancements of research, new methods and techniques, applications and projects in decision making and decision support systems.
The nascent commercial suborbital spaceflight industry will soon open the space frontier to commercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and of course, tourists.
In light of the recent dynamics of the recession sparked by the global economic crisis, a roadmap for the growth and recovery of national economies is urgently needed.
This book looks at entrepreneurship and innovation as ways out of the economic crisis in Europe and other regions, and examines the main theoretical issues and practices related to this analysis.
This book provides evidence on how FDI leads to knowledge and technology transfers towards domestic firms by paying attention to the role of multinational companies.
The essays collected in this book discuss the contemporary practice of corporate responsibility by applying the Christian principles of the unity of knowledge and pursuit of truth to the traditional principles of justice, human dignity and the common good, to rediscover a corporate culture that will help transform our economic system and the characteristics required to build an enduring trust in economic relationships.
This contributed volume features state-of-the-art research from ten different countries on implementation, institutionalization and the future prospects of social entrepreneurship.
This book assesses the resilience of enterprises and their abilities to adapt to changing circumstances and new business environments in the time of crises.
Die Autorinnen gehen anhand von Gesprächen mit 10 börsennotiert und zehn nicht-börsennotiert Familienunternehmen der Frage nach, wie sich diese Unternehmen unterscheiden und welche Veränderungen ein Börsengang mit sich bringt.
Shifting from industry- to ecosystem-based strategies is high on the agenda of many corporate boards; whether, as with many incumbents, to reposition themselves, or for upstarts to capitalize on change.
Die globale Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise hat wachgerüttelt und gezeigt, dass sich für die Unternehmensführung ein neues Management-Modell aufdrängt, das nicht mehr vom Prinzip der Gewinnmaximierung, sondern von einem «Gewinn unter Nebenbedingungen», d.
Heute setzt sich die Erkenntnis durch, dass das dominierende Wachstumsparadigma aus globaler, sozioökonomischer und ökologischer Sicht nicht nachhaltig ist.
This book discusses a six-step transformation cycle in which the tasks of innovation management - ranked according to their relevance for companies - are placed in a systematic order.
This book explores challenges and approaches to the development, financial management and growth of Eastern European organizations, both public and private.
Entrepreneurship means thinking and acting in a businesslike way & a mindset that is equally relevant for start-ups and for established companies in solving the challenges of managing a business.
Entrepreneurship means thinking and acting in a businesslike way & a mindset that is equally relevant for start-ups and for established companies in solving the challenges of managing a business.
Learn about commercial spaceflight's most successful startup in this fully updated book, which follows the extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement that have placed SpaceX at the forefront of the launch industry and positioned it as the most likely candidate for transporting humans to Mars.
This book features contributions by international scholars who have worked to establish a theory- and empirics-based discussion on disadvantaged minorities and long-term economic development.
The book aims to collect the most recent research and best practices in the cooperative and networking small business field identifying new theoretical models and describing the relationship between cooperation and networks in the small business strategy context.
This book addresses the increasing prominence of family-owned business groups and their potential to influence growth and development in the global economy.
This book examines the dilemma of overdependence on tourism in Caribbean countries and territories, and the need for a resilient path to address the industry's vulnerability in the face of natural disasters.
This book provides a unique picture of green finance by highlighting, under both theoretical and practical lenses, current changing paradigms and future directions in this field.
Innovation Mechanisms in Start-ups: Practice, Strategies and Impacts serves as a practical resource for startups looking for innovating their business models in domestic and global markets.
Korine reframes the question of succession in family and founder-lead businesses as an issue of entrepreneurial choice, concentrating on the challenge of succession for change as opposed to the traditional focus on succession for continuity.
