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Edition: Online_Ausgabe Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004 E-Books von NetLibrary Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 22382847

ISBN: 058548645X

Series Statement: SUNY series in global politics

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Problem of change in international relations theory /K.J. Holsti --Reconfiguring international political space: the significance of world history /Richard Little --Informational reconfiguring of global geopolitics /Ken Dark --Remapping political space: issues and nonissues in analyzing global politics in the twenty-first century /Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach --Political power and geographical scale /John Agnew --Mapping global/local spaces /Robert Latham --Cartographies of loathing and desire: the Bharatiya Janata party, the bomb, and the political spaces of Hindu nationalism /Stuart Corbridge --New cross-border field for public and private actors /Saskia Sassen --Finance in politics: an epilogue to Mad money /Susan Strange --Offshore and the institutional environment of globalization /Ronen Palan --Governance and the challenges of changing political space /R.J. Barry Jones --Club identity and collective action: overlapping interests in an evolving world system /Mark A.

Additional Edition: Reproduktion von Political space 2002

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Globalisierung ; Internationale Politik ; Politische Geografie ; Global Governance ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic book ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung

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ISBN: 0521812917 , 9780521812917 , 0511064683 , 9780511064685

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Social capital and poverty: a microeconomic perspective / Paul Collier -- Social capital, growth, and poverty: a survey of cross-country evidence / Stephen Knack -- Mapping and measuring social capital through assessment of collective action to conserve and develop watersheds in Rajasthan, India / Anirudh Krishna and Norman Uphoff -- Social capital and the firm: evidence from agricultural traders in Madagascar / Marcel Fafchamps and Bart Minten -- How do participation and social capital affect community-based water projects? Evidence from Central Java, Indonesia / Jonathan Isham and Satu Kähkönen -- Does social capital increase participation in voluntary solid waste management? Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh / Sheoli Pargal, Daniel O. Gillian, and Mainul Huq -- The impact of development assistance on social capital: evidence from Kenya / Mary Kay Gugerty and Michael Kremer -- Induced social capital and federations of the rural poor in the Andes / Anthony J. Bebbington and Thomas F. Carroll -- Social capital and social cohesion: case studies from Cambodia and Rwanda / Nat J. Colletta and Michelle L. Cullen -- Ethnicity, capital formation, and conflict: evidence from Africa / Robert H. Bates and Irene Yackovlev -- Conclusion: measuring impact and drawing policy implications / Christiaan Grootaert and Thierry Van Bastelaer

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Keywords: Soziales Kapital ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Fallstudiensammlung

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ISBN: 9783030458317

Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Cross-Disciplinary Business Research, in Association with EuroMed Academy of Business Ser

Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Editorial Introduction: The Changing Opportunities and Challenges of SMEs in Contemporary Business -- 1.1 Book Context and Theoretical Foundations -- 1.2 Book Content and Structure -- References -- 2: Exploring SMEs' Risk Management in Southern Germany -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.2.1 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) -- 2.2.2 Risk Management -- 2.2.3 Risk Management in SME -- 2.2.4 Research Questions -- 2.3 Research Method -- 2.4 Findings -- 2.4.1 Motives and Objectives -- 2.4.2 System and Process Design -- 2.4.3 Experiences and Challenges -- 2.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- 2.5.1 Conclusions -- 2.5.2 Implications for Practice -- 2.5.3 Limitations and Further Research -- References -- 3: The Medical Clinic of Proximity: Business Controversies and Medical Challenges -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Health as a Holistic and Entrepreneurial Business -- 3.3 Quality and Satisfaction Synergy in the Health Innovative Partnership -- 3.4 Societal Partnering: A Beneficial Start to Romanian Health Sector Fortification -- 3.5 ProxiClinic Environment: The Core Synergy of the Healthcare Sector -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References -- 4: The Role of Digitalization in SMEs' Strategy Development: The Case of Sweden -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Background to the Research -- 4.1.2 Problematization -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.2.1 Small Enterprises -- 4.2.2 Digitalization -- 4.2.3 Developing Digital Customer Satisfaction -- 4.3 Methods -- 4.4 Empirical Findings -- 4.4.1 Role of Digitalization -- 4.4.2 Visibility -- 4.4.3 Personal Digital Communication -- 4.5 Analysis and Discussion -- 4.5.1 Characteristics of Small Enterprises -- 4.5.2 Digitalization -- 4.5.3 The Influence of Social Media , 4.5.4 Sources of Competitive Advantage -- 4.5.5 Digital Customer Satisfaction -- 4.5.6 Customization -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 4.7 Implications and Further Research -- References -- 5: EU Public Procurement: The SME Perspective -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Competition and Law -- 5.3 The Fourth Generation of EU Public Procurement Law -- 5.4 The Strategic Character of EU Public Procurement Law -- 5.5 Aspects of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on Package Tourism -- 5.6 The Spanish Law on Public Procurement and SMEs -- 5.7 The Principle of Division into Lots -- 5.8 Special Conditions on Execution of Public Procurement in Spanish Law -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- 6: The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Troika's Permanence Period -- 6.3 Empirical Study -- 6.3.1 The Overall Performance of the Construction Industry and the Economy -- 6.3.2 Sample Selection -- 6.3.3 Indicators Used for Analysis -- 6.4 Results Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- 7: Digital Transformation as a Source of Innovative Growth for Small and Medium Enterprises in Russia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Theoretical Foundation -- 7.3 Discussion -- 7.3.1 SMEs in Russia -- 7.3.2 Digital Transformation: Tools and Stages -- 7.3.3 Capsule Solution for SMEs -- 7.3.4 Small Business Competitiveness -- 7.4 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 8: Critical Success Factors for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: The 'Brexit' Effect -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 UK Chemical Distribution Industry -- 8.3 CSF for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry -- 8.4 'Brexit' -- 8.5 CSFs for SMEs in the UK Chemical Distribution Industry: The 'Brexit' Effect -- 8.5.1 Methodology -- 8.5.2 Results -- 8.6 Discussion -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References , 9: Integrating Business Model Innovation and Corporate Governance in Family-Owned SMEs: A Dynamic Capability Perspective -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Theoretical Foundation and Context: Corporate Governance and the Development of Dynamic Capabilities -- 9.3 Methodology -- 9.3.1 Research Design -- 9.3.2 Data Collection -- 9.3.3 Data Analysis -- 9.4 Research Context -- 9.5 Findings -- 9.6 Discussion and Conclusions -- 9.7 Limitations and Further Research -- References -- 10: The Competitiveness Challenge for SMEs: The Case of Târnave Wine Cluster, Romania -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Clusters, SMEs, and Their Role in the Romanian Wine Industry -- 10.2.1 The Economic Conditions of Winemaking -- 10.2.2 Romania: A Country Profile and Its Wine Industry -- 10.2.3 The Business Environment of Romanian Winemaking -- 10.3 SMEs and Competitive Upgrading: The Case of Târnave Wine Cluster -- 10.3.1 Methodological Approach -- 10.3.2 Mapping of Târnave Wine Cluster -- 10.3.3 The Emergence of a Cluster -- 10.4 Concluding: The Competitiveness Challenge for SMEs -- Annex 10.1 -- Annex 10.2 -- References -- 11: Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Australia: Theoretical Elucidations and Research Avenues -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Research Context and Research Aim -- 11.3 Literature Review -- 11.3.1 Research on the Australian Indigenous Entrepreneurship -- 11.3.2 Entrepreneurship Research and Stakeholder Engagement -- 11.3.3 Enterprising Culture and Entrepreneurial Capacity Building -- 11.4 Research Direction -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12: The Role of SMEs in Electricity Markets -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Transformation of the Italian Energy Markets for European Directives -- 12.3 Methodology and Data -- 12.3.1 Characteristics of the Sample and Data -- 12.4 Method -- 12.5 Results and Discussion -- 12.5.1 Analysis of Variance , 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Thrassou, Alkis The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030458300

Language: English

Subjects: Economics

Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung

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ISBN: 9783030542092

Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Background Issues -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Methodological Approach to Commodity Value Chain Profiling -- 1.2.1 Cluster and Products Identification (Step I) -- 1.2.2 Market Map for Inputs, Services and Outputs (Step II) -- 1.2.3 Market Channels and Actors (Step III) -- 1.2.4 Development of Value Chain Map (Step IV) -- 1.2.5 Identification of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (Step V) -- 1.2.6 Upgrading Needs (Step VI) -- 1.3 Conceptual Descriptions and Benefits of Clustering -- 1.3.1 The Concept of Agriculture Clusters -- 1.3.2 The Concept of Agri-Food Value Chain Clusters -- 1.3.3 The Concept of Commodity Value Chain Clusters -- 1.3.4 Benefits of Clustering in the Tomato Value Chain -- 1.4 Ecosystems, Climate Change and Technology for Commodity Value Chains -- 1.4.1 Ecosystems Services and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.4.2 Climate Change and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.4.3 Technology and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.5 Globalization and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.5.1 Multilateral Trading Systems and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.5.2 Regional Integration and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.5.3 Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU -- 1.5.4 Bilateral Trade Relations and Commodity Value Chain Development -- 1.6 Food Safety -- 1.7 Technology and Innovation -- 1.8 Market and Governance Structure -- References -- 2 Commodity Value Chain Structures -- 2.1 Domestic Market -- 2.2 Competitive Position in Domestic Markets -- 2.3 Consumer Preferences -- 2.4 Market Opportunities -- 2.5 Competitive Position in Exports Markets -- 2.6 Market Channels -- 2.6.1 Open-Air and Roadside Retail Markets -- 2.6.2 Supermarkets -- 2.6.3 Small Grocery Stores -- 2.6.4 Processing Companies , 2.6.5 Institutional Markets -- 2.7 Actors and Functions -- 2.7.1 Inputs and Services Suppliers -- 2.7.2 Producers -- 2.7.3 Intermediaries -- 2.8 Overall Status of Commodity Value Chains in Africa -- 3 Commodity Clusters, Arenas, Linkages and Business Models -- 3.1 Identification of Commodity Clusters for Intervention -- 3.2 Cluster Identification for Tomato Production-Ghana Case Study -- 3.2.1 Navrongo Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.2 Bolgatanga Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.3 Bawku Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.4 Tamale Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.5 Techiman Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.6 Akomadan Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.7 Accra Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.8 Akatsi Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.9 Ho Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.2.10 Begoro Area Tomato Cluster -- 3.3 Product Identification, Domestic Capacity and Markets-Ghana Case Study -- 3.3.1 Product Identification -- 3.3.2 Domestic Capacity -- 3.3.3 Market Analysis -- 3.3.4 Profitability Analyses of Irrigated, Rain-Fed and Greenhouse Tomato Production -- 3.4 The Action Arenas-The Case of Tomato Production in Ghana -- 3.4.1 The Inputs Arena -- 3.4.2 The Services Arena -- 3.4.3 The Production Arena -- 3.4.4 Output Marketing Arena -- 3.5 Value Addition, Vertical and Horizontal Linkages-The Tomato Case in Ghana -- 3.5.1 Analysis of Value Added -- 3.5.2 Vertical Linkages -- 3.5.3 Horizontal Linkages -- 3.6 Proposed Business Models-The Case of Tomato Production in Ghana -- 3.6.1 Market Led Business Model -- 3.6.2 Input Dealer Led Business Model for Fresh and Industrial Tomatoes -- 3.6.3 Nucleus Farmer/Processor Led Business Model -- 3.6.4 Supermarket Led Business Model -- 4 Priority Products, Supporting Services and Institutions -- 4.1 Priority Commodity Products -- 4.2 Supporting Services -- 4.2.1 Seed Suppliers -- 4.2.2 Seedlings Producers -- 4.2.3 Fertilizers and Chemicals Dealers -- 4.2.4 Packaging Suppliers , 4.2.5 Agricultural Equipment Suppliers -- 4.2.6 Extension Services and Training -- 4.3 Regulatory Institutions -- 4.3.1 Quality Assurance Institutions -- 4.3.2 Agricultural Ministries -- 4.4 Limited/Missing Services -- 4.4.1 Post-harvest Handling Facilities -- 4.4.2 Soil Testing Facilities -- 4.4.3 Specialized Extension Agents -- 4.4.4 Financial Services -- 5 Systemic Constraints Within Commodity Value Chains -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Production Constraints -- 5.2.1 Farm Finance -- 5.2.2 Seeds for Planting -- 5.2.3 Irrigation Facilities for Dry Season Crop Production -- 5.2.4 Marketing of Produce -- 5.2.5 Cost of Production -- 5.2.6 Land Preparation -- 5.2.7 Diseases, Pests and Weed Control Problems With -- 5.2.8 Land Tenure or Land Acquisition Problems -- 5.2.9 Seasonality -- 5.3 Inputs and Services Supply Constraints -- 5.3.1 Access to and Availability of Good Quality Inputs -- 5.3.2 Quality of Inputs -- 5.3.3 Knowledge and Skills on the Application of Inputs -- 5.3.4 Availability of Credit -- 5.3.5 Poor Agricultural Extension Services -- 5.3.6 Weak Research and Development Linkages -- 5.4 Output Marketing Constraints -- 5.4.1 Dominance by the Network of Traders ('Market Queens') -- 5.4.2 Lack of Storage, Transport and Processing Facilities -- 5.4.3 Fluctuating Market Prices -- 5.4.4 Lack of Trust Between Traders and Farmers -- 5.4.5 Lack of Collective Bargaining and Marketing -- 5.4.6 Poor Road Networks -- 5.5 Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Constraints -- 6 Benchmarking and Recommended Production Practices -- 6.1 Benchmarking and Gap Assessments of Commodity Value Chains -- 6.2 Farm Management Practices -- 6.2.1 Suitable Varieties -- 6.2.2 Source of Planting Material -- 6.2.3 Climatic Requirements/Site Selection -- 6.2.4 Land Preparation -- 6.2.5 Propagation -- 6.2.6 Planting/Sowing -- 6.2.7 Weed Control -- 6.2.8 Irrigation , 6.2.9 Nutrient Requirements and Fertilizer Application -- 6.3 Pests and Diseases Control -- 6.4 Yield, Harvesting and Market Requirements -- 7 Market Opportunities and Upgrading Needs -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Critical Success Factors, Constraints and Segment Deficiencies -- 7.3 Upgrading Needs -- 7.3.1 Improving Strategic Productivity -- 7.3.2 Improving Operational Productivity -- 7.3.3 Improving the Quality of Supply Chain Management -- 7.3.4 Improving Human Resources Across the Value Chain -- 7.3.5 Improving the Business Environment -- 7.4 Upgrading and Deepening Commodity Value Chains -- 7.4.1 Upgrading and Deepening Through Adding Operations -- 7.4.2 Upgrading and Deepening Through Specialization -- 7.4.3 Upgrading and Deepening Through New Investments -- 7.4.4 Upgrading and Deepening Through Vertical Integration -- 7.4.5 Upgrading and Deepening Through Joint Commercial Ventures -- 7.5 Business Model Identification and Replication -- 7.5.1 Communicating the Case for Investment -- 7.5.2 Product Positioning -- 7.5.3 Increasing Product Value Through Standards -- 7.6 Creating the Enabling Environment -- 7.7 Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) -- 7.8 Improving Value Chain Financing -- 7.9 Opportunities for Improvements -- 7.9.1 Training of Farmers -- 7.9.2 Training of Input Suppliers -- 7.9.3 Certification of Seeds -- 7.9.4 Strengthen Credit Linkages -- 7.9.5 Formation of Robust FBOs -- 7.10 Cross-Cutting Issues -- 7.10.1 HIV and AIDS -- 7.10.2 Gender -- 7.10.3 Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy -- 7.10.4 Vulnerability -- 7.10.5 Population -- 7.10.6 Culture -- 7.10.7 Security -- 7.10.8 Disaster -- 7.10.9 Water Security -- 8 Value Chain Profiling in Practice-A Case Study -- 8.1 Tomato Production, Imports, Exports and Price Trends in Ghana -- 8.1.1 The State of Tomato Production in Ghana , 8.1.2 Production Trends Compared with Regional Neighbours -- 8.1.3 Imports and Exports Trends Compared with Regional Neighbours -- 8.1.4 Trends in Tomato and Agrochemicals Prices -- 8.1.5 Ghana's International Trade Relations and Policy Objectives -- 8.2 Actors and Activities Along the Value Chains -- 8.2.1 Input Dealers and Service Providers -- 8.2.2 Producers -- 8.2.3 Marketers -- 8.2.4 Transporters -- 8.2.5 Processors -- 8.2.6 Consumers -- References -- Index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Supply Chain Management in African Agriculture Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030542085

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Subjects: Economics

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ISBN: 9783030458355

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Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Editorial Introduction: Contextual Evolution of SMEs across Markets, Disciplines and Sectors -- 1.1 Book Context and Theoretical Foundations -- 1.2 Book Content and Structure -- References -- 2: The Impact of Digitalization and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs' Strategy: A Multi-Country European Study -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Milestones of Sustainable Development -- 2.3 SMEs Allocation in Sustainable Development Map -- 2.4 Digital Influence on SMEs Model in Sustainable Targets -- 2.5 Methodology Overview and Results -- 2.6 Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- 3: Business in a Foreign Country: A Contextual Analysis of Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Their SMEs -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Foundation and Context -- 3.3 Methodological Aspects -- 3.4 Findings and Discussion: Middle Eastern Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Their SMEs in Romania -- 3.4.1 Descriptive Information Specific to the Investigated Sample -- 3.4.2 Faced Challenges and Opportunities: Past -- 3.4.3 Faced Challenges and Opportunities: Present -- 3.4.4 Faced Challenges and Opportunities: Future -- 3.5 Final Remarks -- 3.5.1 Conclusions -- 3.5.2 Implications -- 3.5.3 Limitations and Future Research -- References -- 4: Defining the SME: A Multi-Perspective Investigation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Legal Definitions of an "SME" -- 4.3 Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Business Studies -- 4.4 Quantitative Parameters for the Definition of an SME -- 4.4.1 Structural Parameters -- 4.4.2 Operating Parameters -- 4.4.3 External Relations -- 4.5 Qualitative Parameters for the Definition of an SME -- 4.5.1 Legal Form -- 4.5.2 Enterprise's Degree of Autonomy -- 4.5.3 Owner-Management -- 4.5.4 Overlap Between Family and Business , 4.5.5 Organisational Structure -- 4.5.6 Size of Management Team -- 4.5.7 Forms of Funding -- 4.5.8 Competitive Behaviour -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5: To Fail or Not to Fail: An Algorithm for SME Survival Prediction Using Accounting Data -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Use of Survival Analysis Methodology in Mainstream Literature -- 5.3 The Proposal of a Predictive Model -- 5.3.1 The Cox Proportional Hazards Model -- 5.3.2 Proposed Model -- 5.3.2.1 Variables Used -- 5.3.2.2 The Companies' Sample -- 5.4 The Survival Algorithm -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6: Dynamic Capabilities and System Thinking: The Role of Networking Capabilities to Foster Innovation in SMEs -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Exploration, Exploitation, and Dynamic Capabilities -- 6.3 Innovation and the Complex Adaptive Systems -- 6.4 Relationship Network Structure and Innovation -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- 7: The Influence of Social Vision, Social Networks, and Financial Return on Social SME Sustainability -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Social Entrepreneurship -- 7.3 Social Entrepreneurship Dimensions -- 7.3.1 Social Vision -- 7.3.2 Financial Return -- 7.3.3 Innovation -- 7.3.4 Social Networks and Sustainability -- 7.4 Methodology -- 7.4.1 Questionnaire Adaptation -- 7.4.2 Data Collection Procedure and Demographic Analysis -- 7.4.3 Quality Criterion of Measurement Model -- 7.4.4 Evaluation of Structural and Mediation Model -- 7.5 Discussion -- 7.5.1 Theoretical Contributions -- 7.5.2 Managerial Implications -- 7.5.3 Study Limitations, Plan for Future Study, and Conclusion -- References -- 8: Prediction of Viticulture Farms Behaviour: An Agent-Based Model Approach -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.3.1 Modelling Procedure -- 8.4 Simulation and Results -- 8.5 Conclusions and Implications , References -- 9: Digitalization of SMEs: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Evolution in SMEs -- 9.3 Digitalization as a Phenomenon -- 9.4 Digitalization in SMEs -- 9.5 Digitalization as Opportunity and Challenge for SMEs -- 9.6 Concluding Remarks and Future Research Avenues -- References -- 10: Financing and Innovativeness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Case of Poland -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Research Context -- 10.3 The State of SMEs Innovativeness in Poland -- 10.4 Financial Opportunities to Support Innovations in Poland -- 10.5 Open Innovations Financing as a Perspective for Poland -- 10.6 Conclusions, Implications and Further Research -- References -- 11: Italian Furniture Sector SMEs: Sustainability and Commercial Ethics -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Literature Review, Hypotheses and Research Questions -- 11.2.1 Firm Size -- 11.2.2 Sustainability -- 11.2.3 Marketing -- 11.2.4 Hypotheses and Research Questions -- 11.3 The Wood-Furnishing Chain and Its Environmental Impact -- 11.3.1 Raw Materials and Their Production -- 11.3.2 Packaging -- 11.3.3 Disposal -- 11.4 Furnishing Sector and Its Recent Evolutions -- 11.5 Commercial Ethics and Eco-Marketing -- 11.5.1 A New Professionalism in Sales -- 11.5.2 A New Function of the Labels -- 11.6 Italian Experiences -- 11.7 Recommendations and Future Research Directions -- 11.8 Conclusion -- 11.9 Implications -- References -- Correction to: The Impact of Digitalization and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs' Strategy: A Multi-Country European Study -- Index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Thrassou, Alkis The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030458348

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Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Foreword by Prof. Dr. Michael Huether -- Old Institutions for a New World -- Foreword by André Loesekrug-Pietri -- How Government and Civil Society Can Invent the State of the Twenty-First Century-The Case of Innovation -- Foreword by Dr. Matthias Spielkamp -- Algorithms-To Govern or Be Governed? -- Foreword by Prof. Dr. Holger Mey -- A Major Milestone in the Process of Evolution -- Preface -- An Attempt to Drawing a Big Picture of Cyberspace -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- Chapter Zero -- 1 Designing a Future Europe -- A Strategic Mindset for The Single Market -- New Alliances and Anti Alliances -- Brain Drain -- Europe's Death Valley and Global Tech Investments -- Long-Term Public Investment in Infrastructures -- Shifting Tech Hubs -- The Connectivity of a Leapfrogging Country -- Other Tech Hot Spots and Their Policy Language -- New Colleagues and Other Surprises -- From a Myth to Future Scenarios -- The Transfer of Scientific Culture into Business -- The Early Visionary and the Legal Systems -- The Media's Love of Growing Insecurity -- A New Research Power in Cyberspace -- Failures in Innovation Management -- Functional Sovereignty -- The Race to Dominate the Internet -- Spreading Tech Knowledge and Finding Opportunity in Disruption -- The Remote Control of Our Life -- Enabling Democratic Goals -- Don't Let People Be Outsmarted -- References -- In Search of Connectivity -- 2 Cyber Commands-A Universal Solution to a Universal Cyber Security Challenge? -- Introduction -- National Cyber Security as a Matrix of Matrices -- The International Level -- The National Level -- The Subnational/Sectoral Level -- Cyberwar and National Security -- From Deterrence to Attribution -- Different Roles of Cyber Commands -- Conclusions -- References , 3 Digital Innovation Hubs and Their Position in the European, National and Regional Innovation Ecosystems -- Introduction -- Great Opportunities from Digitization but Unrealized Potential and a Need for Policy Support -- Opportunities and Challenges in Digitization -- Costs and Uncertainties as Drivers for Sharing -- Innovation Hubs More Than Traditional Technology Transfer -- What Are DIHs? -- Tracing DIHs Throughout the History of Innovation Theory -- A Multi-actor, Ecosystem Approach -- Defining DIHs by What They Do -- The Evolving Collaboration Among DIHs: Mapping the Emerging Landscape -- Regional DIH Networks Emerging as Cross-sectoral and Multi-technology Hubs -- Supporting European Initiatives Shifting Toward Pan-European Collaboration -- Evolving into a Complex, Multi-layered Ecosystem -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 4 Transatlantic Privacies-Lessons from the NSA-Affair -- Introduction -- Different Reactions to the NSA-Affair -- Different Transatlantic Privacies -- Different Histories -- Different Political Cultures -- Different Constitutional Laws of Privacy -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Regulating the Internet-Necessary Evil or Squandered Opportunity? -- Introduction -- The Information Sharing Revolution -- Social Networks and Psychology -- A Borderless Internet? -- LICRA and UEJF v. Yahoo! Inc -- Microsoft Corp. v. United States -- China -- Germany -- United States of America -- Legal Measures -- Technical Measures -- The Dark Net -- Amazon.com -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Data Ownership -- Introduction -- Copyrights for Linguistic Works -- Requirements for Protection of Data as a Linguistic Work -- Scope of Protection -- Copyrights for Databases -- Requirements for Protection as a Database Work -- Scope of Protection -- Limitations in Licensing Database Works -- Fair Use, Data Mining -- Protection of Data as Trade Secrets , Protection of Data Under Unfair Competition Law -- Post-contractual Restraint -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Redesigning Data Protection -- Introduction -- The Conventional Idea -- There Is No Such Thing as an Informed Consent -- A Solution on One Page? -- Transparency and Control -- How About a Consent Agent? -- Towards a Layered Approach -- References -- 8 Erosion of Civil Rights in a Digital Society-Maintaining the Democratic Society -- Vigilance Is Required -- A Democratic, Federal and Free State Under the Rule of Law -- The Big Eavesdropping Operation -- The Basic Law in Times of Digital Transformation-Under Constant Fire -- Bavarian Surveillance Fantasies Threatening a Whole Country -- Police with Secret Service Tasks -- Recommended Steps to Protect Civil Rights -- Transforming Possibilities into Chances -- Good Ideas from Politics -- Courage First-Concerns Second -- References -- 9 Transatlantic Cyber Forum-Cooperating on Borderless Cyber Security Challenges -- Introduction -- Features of Multi-stakeholder Models -- Existing Cooperation Models -- A Forum Was Born -- Establishing Trust -- Defining a Common Agenda -- Working Group on Cyber Defense and Political IT Infrastructures -- Collaboration Is Key -- Joint Way Forward -- References -- 10 Redesigning Corporate Responsibility How Digitalization Changes the Role Companies Need to Play for Positive Impacts on Society -- Introduction -- Corporate (Social) Responsibility -- The Impact of Digitalization -- From CSR to CDR -- Corporate Digital Responsibility in Our Daily Lives -- References -- 11 The Algorithmic Society -- Introduction -- The Risks of an Algorithmic Society -- Algorithmic Bias -- Opacity -- Surveillance and Control -- Automation of Jobs -- The Potentials of an Algorithmic Society -- Human Augmentation -- Meaningful Work -- Equality and Diversity -- Conclusion -- References , How Should One Respond to Political Risks? -- 12 Smart Cities and Smart Regions-The Future of Public Services-Solidarity and Economic Strength Through Smart Regions and Smart Cities -- Introduction -- Four Megatrends Will Shape the Future of Cities and Regions -- Urbanization and Demographic Change Require Adaptation of Infrastructures -- The Energy Transition and Resilient Infrastructures Help to Protect Against Climate Change -- Social Change: The Desire for Security and a Change in Consumer Behavior -- Digitalization: Creating Infrastructures to Capture the Economic and Social Benefits of Digital Transformation -- Summary So Far: Smart Cities and Regions Must Build on the Right Infrastructure -- How Smart Cities and Smart Regions Can Seize Digital Opportunities -- Smart Cities and Regions Build on Efficient Processes -- Smart Cities and Regions Are Developing New Services and Products -- Smart Cities and Regions Are Fighting Climate Change -- Implementation: Smart Cities and Regions Need Legal Certainty and a Consistent Strategy -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 13 China's Authoritarian Internet and Digital Orientalism -- Introduction -- Europe's Digital Recession -- Framing Internet Developments in China -- The Orwellian Narrative Revisited -- Comparative Perspectives on Digital Surveillance -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Digitalization and Public Policy-Conceptualizing a New Space -- Introduction -- The Current State of Play -- Digitalization as a Two-Dimensional Space -- Reconceptualizing Resources: The Scarcity-Generativity Axis -- Reconceptualizing Governance: The Silo-Polycentricity Axis -- Bringing the Axes Together -- Implications for Policy -- Policy Principles -- Policy Delivery and Implication -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 The Challenges of Digitalization for the (German) State -- Introduction , The Challenges of a Complex Distribution of Responsibilities -- Challenges for Legislation and the Creative Power of the State -- Selected Approaches -- Summary and Outlook -- References -- 16 E-Estonia-"Europe's Silicon Valley" or a New "1984"? -- Introduction -- The E-Estonia Movement as Top-Down Process -- The Role of the X-Road -- The Life-Long Change of Mindset -- Aspects of Democracy and Participation -- A Fragile, Vulnerable System? -- How to Transform or Export the Model? -- References -- 17 Governance and Digital Transformation in Hong Kong -- References -- 18 Blockchain-The Savior of Democracy? -- Introduction -- Loss of Trust in Politics -- Lack of Trust in Democratic Elections -- Lack of Trust in the Democratic Representatives -- Lack of a Sense of Influence -- The Basic Functionality of a Blockchain -- Smart Contracts and Ethereum -- Political Trust on the Basis of Blockchain -- Lack of Trust in Democratic Elections -- Lack of Trust in the Democratic Representatives -- Lack of a Sense of Influence -- Blockchain Projects in the Political Space -- Conclusion -- References -- In Tech We Trust? -- 19 Digital Propaganda-Russia or the Kid Next Door? -- Introduction: Digital Propaganda and the Global Political Balance of Power -- Defining Digital Propaganda -- Actors -- Tools -- The Way Forward and the Transatlantic Relationship -- Conclusions -- References -- 20 Cyberspace as Military Domain: Monitoring Cyberweapons -- Introduction -- The Roots and Core Principles of Arms Monitoring -- Principles of Nuclear Weapons Monitoring -- Established Measures and Their Applicability in Cyberspace? -- Virtuality -- Distribution -- Attribution -- Dual Use -- Concepts for Cyber Arms Monitoring and Control -- Physically Obvious Parameters -- Parameters of the Extent of Usage and Adaptation of Existing Tools -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Bibliography , 21 Trust in the Digital Age-The Case of the Chinese Social Credit System

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Feldner, Denise Redesigning Organizations Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 ISBN 9783030279561

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Content: This paper provides a methodology for categorizing public-private partnerships in infrastructure, based on the following key characteristics: whether the project involves new or existing business, the nature of the private sector's construction obligations, the need for the private sector to mobilize significant private funding ab initio, the nature of the private sector's service delivery obligations, and the source of the project revenue stream. The purpose of this methodology is to facilitate mapping, referencing, cross-comparison, analytical studies, and descriptions of public-private partnerships in infrastructure projects with similar key characteristics across sector, commercial, regional, and geopolitical lines. The methodology is tested against 15 case studies representing different infrastructure sectors, regional applications, and commercial approaches to public-private partnerships

Additional Edition: Delmon, Jeffrey Understanding Options for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure

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Content: The SHRUG is an open data platform describing multidimensional socioeconomic development across 600,000 villages and towns in India. This paper presents three illustrative analyses only possible with high-resolution data. First, it confirms that nighttime lights are highly significant proxies for population, employment, per-capita consumption, and electrification at very local levels. However, elasticities between night lights and these variables are far lower in time series than in cross section, and vary widely across context and level of aggregation. Next, this study shows that the distribution of manufacturing employment across villages follows a power law: the majority of rural Indians have considerably less access to manufacturing employment than is suggested by aggregate data. Third, a poverty mapping exercise explores local heterogeneity in living standards and estimates the potential targeting improvement from allocating programs at the village- rather than at the district-level. The SHRUG can serve as a model for open high-resolution data in developing countries

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Content: Stress tests are the main practical tools of macroprudential oversight. This paper reviews the stress-testing practices of central banks in Central and South Eastern Europe (CSEECBs) and outlines the challenges in the area of stress testing going forward. The authors discuss good practice and the applied approaches by CSEECBs focusing on the main components of a typical macroprudential stress test, i.e. constructing the baseline and stress scenarios, mapping macroeconomic scenarios and microeconomic factors to risk factors, calculating risk exposures to different risk indicators, and estimating outcome indicators to inform macroprudential policy. The main challenges for the CSEECBs going forward involve needed improvements in data reliability, consideration of quantitative microprudential indicators in macroprudential stress tests, explicit incorporation of dynamics in stress tests to include reaction functions of banks and macroprudential policy, institutionalization of macroprudential policy responses to alarming stress-test results, use of the top-down and bottom-up stress test results in supervisory communication, cooperation of macroprudential and microprudential supervision, and information exchange for better cross-border supervision of international banking groups

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Series Statement: Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research v. 6

Content: This field guide provides methods and studies on how-to-do case study research in natural settings. A truly international guide, this text is ideal for those studying and conducting case study research in tourism, hospitality and leisure disciplines. It provides a comprehensive and practical account of how to describe, explain and predict both individual and group case behavior, at the same time explaining behavior among a set of cases relevant to a specific context. This guide embraces and extends Herbert Simon's (Nobel Prize in Economics recipient) insight that a decision results from the conjoining two antecedents in human behavior: cognitive processing of an individual or group and a given context or problem framing. Divided into six parts, this guide includes chapters on: analysis of texts; how-to-do executive interviews; field interviewing in international contexts; stakeholder participatory research; researching indigenous and marginal peoples; and cross-case analysis. The chapters increase skills and understanding of culture, tourism, and hospitality behavior through analysis of the four principle objectives of case study research: accomplishing accuracy; achieving generality; reporting complexity and broad coverage; and achieving impact for improving the individual condition, client, and/or society

Note: Participatory action research for stakeholder collaboration : lessons from a rural area in Piedmont, Italy / Antonella Capriello -- Protecting social and cultural identity in sustainable tourism : the case of Gökçeada, Turkey / Erol Duran -- Accessibility as competitive advantage of a tourism destination : the case of Lousã / Elisabeth Kastenholz, Celeste Eusébio, Elisabete Figueiredo, Joana Lima -- DIT-ACHIEV model for sustainable tourism management : lessons learned from implementing a holistic model of sustainable tourism indicators / Jane Fitzgerald, Sheila Flanagan, Kevin Griffin, Maeve Morrissey, Elizabeth Kennedy-Burke -- Researching indigenous and marginal peoples : Introduction / Chris Ryan -- Fieldwork in remote communities : an ethnographic case study of Pitcairn Island / Maria Amoamo -- Stakeholders, high stakes and high tides : quality of life in a small island festival context / Carina Ren, Janne J. Liburd -- , Single case study research : the development of www.purenz.com / Sushma Seth Bhat -- Fashions in tourism : the views of Russian tourists and experts / Olga Lysikova -- Case studies in multicultural contexts in Asia / Cindia Ching-Chi Lam, Clara Weng-Si Lei -- Field research : introduction / Arch G. Woodside -- Practical tips for conducting research abroad / Jan Louise Jones -- Knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurial opportunities : the case of Sannio FilmFest / Mirella Migliaccio, Francesca Rivetti -- Epiphany travel and assisted-subjective personal introspection / Chad Muller, Arch G. Woodside -- Functions and behaviors of tourists in experience management process : case of three independent business tourists / Solmaz Filiz Karabag -- Case studies of international tourists' in-destination decision-making processes in New Zealand / Clive Smallman, Kevin Moore, Jude Wilson, David Simmons -- Stakeholder participatory research : introduction / Kenneth F. Hyde -- , Use of mixed-methods case study to research sustainable tourism development in South Pacific SIDS / Evangeline Singh, Simon Milne, John Hull -- Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship : a case study for Hopi tourism / Kristen K. Swanson, Constance DeVereaux -- Cross-case analysis : introduction / Chris Ryan -- designing a qualitative multi-case research study to examine participatory community tourism planning practices / Oksana Grybovych -- Independent instrumental case studies : allowing for the autonomy of cultural, social and business networks in tanzania / Susan L. Slocum, Kenneth F. Backman, Elisabeth Baldwin -- Cross-case analysis / Chris Ryan , Why case study research? : introduction to the field guide to case study research in tourism, hospitality, and leisure / Kenneth F. Hyde, Chris Ryan, Arch G. Woodside -- Analysis of texts : introduction / Kenneth F. Hyde -- Immersed in green? : reconfiguring the Italian countryside through rural tourism promotional materials / Elisabete Figueiredo, Antonio Raschi -- Evoked emotions : textual analysis within the context of pilgrimage tourism to Gallipoli / Anne-Marie Hede, John Hall -- Using concept mapping and stakeholder focus groups in a museum management case study / Jane Legget -- Assessing the grounded theory of packing for air travel using a video-ethnographic case study / Karin Olesen, Kenneth F. Hyde -- Using expressive text in research to interpret and portray lived experience : lived experience in hospitality receptionist work / Gayathri Wijesinghe -- Executive interviews : introduction / Kenneth F. Hyde --

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