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International Business in the Information and Digital Age.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Tulder, Rob
Otros Autores: Verbeke, Alain, Piscitello, Lucia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Colección:Progress in International Business Research Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.