Essays about: "German Mittelstand"

Found 3 essays containing the words German Mittelstand.

  1. 1. Unleashing the Potential of Open Innovation in Family Firms : Towards the Explanation of the Ability and Willingness Dichotomy in Family Firms

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elisa Engels; Sina Herholz; [2019]
    Keywords : Open Innovation; Family Firms; German Mittelstand; Ability and Willingness Paradox; Innovation Performance; Heterogeneity;

    Abstract : Research on Open Innovation (OI) is flourishing and opening the innovation process is increasingly perceived as a vital source for sustained competitive advantage. Nascent research on OI in family firms left us to wonder whether the performance-enhancing effects of OI also hold true for family firms. READ MORE

  3. 2. The interplay of digitalisation, strategy and dynamic capabilities. Insights from an exploratory study in German Mittelstand firms.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Tobias Julian Pingel; Constantin Zeif; [2018]
    Keywords : Digitalisation; Strategy; Dynamic Capabilities; Competitive Advantage; German Mittelstand;

    Abstract : Digitalisation requires a reassessment of firms' existing resources and capabilities. Decreased value of resources and capabilities might lower strategic fit between the firm and the market. Firms can respond to changes in the environment through a change in strategy, manifested in a redirection of capability investments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mittelstand-off: Implications for target firms of Sino-German Mittelstand acquisitions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Konstantin Klüpfel; Erik Wester; [2017]
    Keywords : China; Germany; acquisition; M A; implications;

    Abstract : Sino-German Mittelstand acquisitions of recent years have received significant attention from the German public, politics, and media. In addition to a perceived imbalance between Germany and China regarding the treatment of foreign acquisitions, the key concern is that these acquisitions could diminish Germany's competitiveness by resulting in layoffs, relocation of production facilities to China, and knowledge transfer. READ MORE