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Many people have tried to set up Master Mind groups but have failed or become frustrated with the lack of results relative to the cost of time and money. With this guide, you will benefit from timeless, proven strategies for harnessing the power of the Master Mind and magnifying your capacity for achievement. The world's most successful individuals have discovered that the secret to exponential results comes from the application of the Master Mind principle, which states that: two or more minds, working together in harmony toward a definite objective, have more power than a single mind. The Master Mind Implementation Guide channels the wisdom of Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, to provide you with a roadmap for creating and maintaining a Master Mind group so that you can access sources of knowledge unavailable to most individuals. This guidebook is packed with tools, techniques, and strategies to equip you to: Select group members who will best complement your expertise and abilitiesDetermine the greater purpose toward which the Master Mind will workEstablish a productive structure and rhythm for regular meetingsFoster harmonious relations in the groupEnsure the consistency and longevity of your partnershipNot only will you uncover the secrets to forming, strengthening, and profiting from a Master Mind group, but you will receive a blueprint for organizing and directing your sessions, including prompts for coordinating the group's efforts around major goals. No one can build a fortune or attain success by themselves. By allying yourself with others to create new knowledge, expand personal influence, and identify business solutions, you can leverage the power of the Master Mind to achieve results beyond the capabilities of any one individual.

The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook: The Art of Agile Alliances is for technology and professional services practitioners and executives seeking faster value from their partnerships as traditional alliances are changing rapidly in form and tempo.Digitising customer channels and internal operations has been a long-running initiative for most companies, and the global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the urgency and budgets associated with the digital transformations that technology and professional services companies support. The Strategic Alliances Fieldbook compiles a century of the authors'experience of leading joint businesses to solve the problem of how to go fast and avoid common issues that delay alliances. The reader will get a detailed analysis of professional services companies and technology companies and how the dynamics of their collective culture and operating model are shaped when working in partnership. The book provides a ‘Blueprint': a library of methods that includes 15 templates which can be applied to accelerate any alliance. The book also includes 19 case studies to illustrate real-life situations. This book is particularly relevant to executives involved in partnership initiatives, specifically in professional services and technology firms, and can be read in conjunction with The Strategic Alliance Handbook by Mike Nevin.

Make the connections that will help you succeed—and advance faster.Networking doesn't stop once you've landed the job. Building a high-quality, diverse network is key to learning and growth, influencing others, and launching your ideas. But how do you move beyond small talk and cold emails to building a network that is strategic and effective, made up of authentic relationships?The HBR Guide to Smarter Networking will give you the tools you need to connect confidently, get your initiatives off the ground, and move up in your career.This guide will help you:Make great first impressionsConnect better at conferences—in-person or virtualReach out to find your next jobOvercome obstacles to building your networkAvoid networking burnoutKeep your network healthy over the long haulArm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Het thema strategisch partnerschap staat inmiddels hoog op de bestuurlijke agenda, vooral bij (semi-)publieke organisaties. Daarbij gaat het om het ontwikkelen van een verhouding tussen bestuur en toezicht die voor de organisatie veel meer kan opleveren dan de vaak overheersende procedurele omgang. Bij inclusief strategisch partnerschap gaat het vooral ook om het zoeken naar passende verbindingen en dialoog met stakeholders ten einde de maatschappelijke opdracht van de organisatie te kunnen realiseren. Dat vraagt bestuurders die openstaan voor ‘het andere', die met onzekerheid durven omgaan en kunnen vertrouwen op wijze toezichthouders. Rienk Goodijk heeft dit nieuwe concept van governance in 2017 voor het eerst gelanceerd in het boek Strategisch partnerschap: wat is wijsheid? In dit vervolgboek wordt het thema op basis van recente onderzoeksresultaten en praktijkvoorbeelden verder uitgewerkt en nog meer ‘inclusief'(en in-verbinding) gemaakt. In het slothoofdstuk worden de dimensies van het concept nader geoperationaliseerd, resulterend in een instrument om de eigen ontwikkeling te evalueren. Prof. dr. ir. Rienk Goodijk is werkzaam als senior-adviseur bij GITP en tevens als hoogleraar Governance in het (semi-)publieke domein bij het Zijlstra Center van de VU Amsterdam. Hij is een veelgevraagd spreker op congressen en heeft inmiddels meer dan tien boeken en vele publicaties op zijn naam staan. Daarbij stimuleert hij de multidisciplinaire benadering van het thema governance en plaatst hij het thema in het bredere perspectief van de maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid van organisaties.

Unlock the enormous potential of strategic partnerships You think you know partnerships, don't you? But the nature — and growth potential — of partnerships for business has transformed in recent years. In The Partnership Economy, partnership automation expert and impact.com CEO David A. Yovanno delivers an insightful, actionable guide to navigating this newly defined era and growing your company's revenue far beyond expectations. Using real-life examples from well-known brands such as Fabletics, Target, Ticketmaster, Walmart, and more, the book offers practical frameworks on how to unlock the value of modern partnerships. Along with showing how partnerships build brand awareness, customer loyalty, and competitive advantage, Yovanno reveals the tremendous possibilities for growth when partnership agreements work in concert across all partnership types, such as influencers, commerce content publishers, business-to-business integrations, and affiliate rewards. In this book, you'll learn: Why and how the most innovative companies, both large and small, and across industries, invest in their partnership programs and consequently drive up to a third or more revenue for their organization How a variety of partnership types, including influencers, commerce content, traditional affiliate programs, and more, operate and how each can make a difference in your business Why you don't have to wait — you can begin your partnerships strategy today, either in-house or through agency partners, with a point-by-point startup plan and roadmap for growth What partnership maturity means and how to diversify and grow your partnerships program to fully unleash your organization's growth potential Perfect for founders, executives, managers, and anyone responsible for revenue acquisition in any industry or sector, The Partnership Economy is an indispensable guide for anyone planning to grow their business and its revenue.

Das Zeitalter der Business Ökosysteme löst die traditionelle Sichtweise auf Geschäftsmodelle ab. Bis 2030 werden mehr als 30% der weltweiten Umsätze in Business Ökosystemen erwirtschaftet werden. Die neuen Business Ökosysteme in Europa haben heute meist noch einen nationalen Charakter. Asien und Nordamerika haben bislang das Potenzial, mit einer hohen Affinität zu digitalen Geschäftsmodellen hier eine Vorreiterrolle einzunehmen. Verschiedene Studien zeigen, dass sich neben den bereits bekannten Super-Plattformen neue Ökosysteme formieren, die maßgeblich hierzu beitragen. Weltweit werden voraussichtlich 15 bis 20 dominante Business Ökosysteme den Takt vorgeben. Zudem zeichnet es sich ab, dass sich zahlreiche nationale und lokale Ökosysteme formieren, um in Nischen oder in bestimmten Regionen dem Kunden ein einmaliges Wertversprechen bereitzustellen. Für Unternehmen stellt sich für die Gestaltung und Realisierung die Frage, ob ein passendes Ökosystem selbst zu initialisieren ist oder ob man Teil von einem bestehenden Ökosystem wird. In beiden Fällen ist man Teil der Wertschöpfung, um eine gemeinsam getragene Value Proposition mit den anderen Akteuren im Ökosystem zu realisieren. Grundvoraussetzungen für die Partizipation in Ökosystemen sind sowohl ein großes Vertrauen in die anderen Akteure im System als auch gemeinsame Werte, Vorstellungen und Ambitionen der teilnehmenden Unternehmen. Darüber hinaus benötigt die Initialisierung eines Ökosystems finanzielle Ressourcen, von der ersten Idee bis zur Skalierung des Systems. Kosten sind hier primär Aufbau- und Koordinationsaufwände, die neben Ausgaben für Technologien und Schnittstellen anfallen. Das Buch'Business Ökosystem Design'zeigt die aktuellen Entwicklungen auf und stellt ein Vorgehensmodell vor, welches erlaubt, die Möglichkeiten von Unternehmen im Kontext von Business Ökosystemen iterativ zu erarbeiten.

How do you develop business in a world certain to be dominated by Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and the Economy of Things?This book brings together leading scholars from academia, established practitioners, and thought-leading consultants who analyse and provide guidance to answer this question.Case studies, checklists, success factors, help readers get a grip on this fast-paced development. At the same time, the authors do not shy away from addressing the hurdles and barriers to implementation.This book provides an essential food-for-thought for leaders and managers, both visionary and pragmatic, who are faced with the responsibility of steering their business through these challenging, yet exciting, times.

Economic changes in a globalized world require businesses to create new management practices to remain competitive and successful. While a network paradigm is a key management development, the effective application of this paradigm in organizational practice is complicated by differing interpretations and approaches. Therefore, it is important to thoroughly understand the applicable factors and mechanisms to an efficacious business network. Networked Business Models in the Circular Economy provides innovative insights into achieving synergy through the cooperation of many business partners and organizations and adapting operational strategies for the whole network. While highlighting topics such as smart mobility, digital solutions, and green supply chain, this publication is ideally designed for organizational managers, entrepreneurs, economists, management scientists, business analyzers, financial consultants, researchers, and students seeking current research on the dynamical contributions required to achieve mutual growth.

Ten skills for agile leadership Complex challenges are all around us—they impact our companies, our communities, and our planet. This complexity and the emergence of networks is changing the practice of strategic management. Today's leaders need to understand how to design and guide complex collaborations to accelerate innovation and change—collaborations that cross boundaries both inside and outside organizations. Strategic Doing introduces you to the new disciplines of agile strategy and collaborative leadership. You'll learn how to design and guide complex collaborations by following a discipline of simple rules that you won't find anywhere else. • Unleash the power of true collaboration • Learn and master the 10 skills of agile leadership • Apply individual skills to targeted situations • Introduces a new discipline of leadership strategy Filled with compelling case studies, Strategic Doing outlines a new discipline of leadership strategy specifically designed for open, loosely-connected networks.

Cooperation has become the leading strategy adopted by business and other organizations. It is taking on new forms that are adapted to changing market expectations and technological possibilities in the rapidly evolving business environment. This new edition of Cooperative Strategy provides a comprehensive view of the practical and theoretical literature concerning cooperative strategies, and the alliance and network organizational forms that are the enablers of these strategies. It takes the reader through the stages of developing a cooperative alliance, from choosing a cooperative form and selecting partners, to establishing an alliance and managing the process of cooperation. It examines cooperative strategies in different sectors as well as internationally, and discusses performance criteria and evolution of cooperation over time. With insights from internationally recognized experts on cooperative strategy, this book presents extensive research on the topic while also addressing practical issues of alliance management.

Trust plays a crucial role in all societies, particularly within the Business-to-Business context where inter-firm relationships, impelled by globalization and the extended enterprise, require a much higher degree of trust to succeed. This 26th volume of Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing examines the value of trust within the B2B context to provide a better understanding of its importance in organizations. New Insights on Trust in Business-to-Business Relationships: A Multi-Perspective Approach applies different theoretical and methodological perspectives to the mechanisms and processes that promote trust between customer and supplier in contexts such as e-commerce, high involvement relationships, industrial service and international cultures. The authors identify the consistencies and distinctions of antecedents, processes, and consequences of trust in various B2B contexts and offer alternative approaches that contribute to a better understanding of the subtleties and multi-faceted nature of trust and trust-related management. The book provides advanced original insights on trust for researchers and practitioners working within Management, Purchasing and B2B Marketing, and offers practical tools to build lasting and successful business relationships.

To succeed these days your organization must create amazing results.Your employees and teams may be quite capable of handling their specific areas of focus, but unless you get them to work together, your products, services, and profits will suffer. While progress has been made, maximizing collaboration is still a challenge for many companies. They need a new approach.Over the last quarter century, California's Silicon Valley has become synonymous with building complex, successful businesses. Companies and leaders there have succeeded because they did more than apply existing business models—they created a new model for collaboration.Dr. Thea Singer Spitzer has combined her longstanding expertise on this subject with innovative thinking, research, and focused interviews with Silicon Valley leaders to create a practical framework for the next epoch of collaboration. The Power of Collaboration shows how any company, anywhere, can adapt to achieve its goals. This cutting-edge title features:Narratives about collaboration from top leaders in Silicon Valley.A sensible, straightforward collaboration framework.Positive, realistic hints for adapting that framework to your organization.With The Power of Collaboration as your guide, those amazing results will be surprisingly easy to achieve.

Jobs & Wozniak, Page & Brin, Ben & Jerry... any list of successful companies seems awash with cofounders who are a match made in business heaven. The benefits are obvious: by combining resources, knowledge, expertise and motivation, cofounders can often build something far more successful together compared to going solo. And yet... two-thirds of startups fail because of disagreements between founders. Why? Because cofounding isn't as simple as drawing up an agreement and shaking hands on it. In fact, there are seven steps required to build cofounding teams that win and last. Cofounding The Right Way will take you through these steps, one simple step at a time, from finding the right cofounders all the way through to structuring your team, splitting the equity, making sure everyone stays motivated and documenting it in your cofounding agreement. Is a partnership even right for you in the first place? That's Step No. 1! Get your cofounding team right, and you'll be in the best possible position to handle any challenge that's thrown in your direction. Get it wrong and not even the best business idea will be able to survive. Foreword by Mike Moyer, author of Slicing Pie.

Abandon the networking-for-networking's-sake mentality in favor of a more powerful and effective approach to creating and enhancing connections. STOP NETWORKING. Seriously, stop doing it. Now. It is time to ditch the old networking-for networking's-sake mentality in favor of a more powerful and effective approach to creating and enhancing connections. In Superconnector, Scott Gerber and Ryan Paugh reveal a new category of professionals born out of the social media era: highly valuable community-builders who make things happen through their keen understanding and utilization of social capital. Superconnectors understand the power of relationship-building, problem-solve by connecting the dots at high levels, and purposefully cause different worlds and communities to interact with the intention of creating mutual value. How can you become a Superconnector? Gerber and Paugh share instructive anecdotes from a who's who roster of high achievers, revealing how to systematically manage a professional community and maximize its value. Of utmost importance is practicing Habitual Generosity, acting on the knowledge that your greatest returns come when you least expect them, and that by putting others'needs first the good karma will flow back to you tenfold. Gerber and Paugh also explore winning strategies such as The Art of Selectivity, a well-honed ability to define which relationships matter most for you and decide how you will maintain them over time. Full of helpful advice on how to communicate with anyone about anything, Google-proof your reputation, and much more, Superconnector is a must-read for those seeking personal and business success.

Die Markt- und Branchenlandschaft hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark verändert: Ein Megatrend jagt den nächsten, die Wettbewerbsdichte erhöht sich stetig. Als strategische Option für den Mittelstand bietet sich neben der Auslagerung bestimmter Wertschöpfungsaktivitäten an externe Dritte gleichermaßen die Bildung unternehmensübergreifender Kooperationen an. Für die Zukunft ist, basierend auf den Prämissen der erhöhten Flexibilität und Geschwindigkeit, von einer zunehmenden Vernetzung von Unternehmen auszugehen. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist zu vermuten, dass auch Kooperationen mit Start-up-Unternehmen einen entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktor für den Mittelstand darstellen können. Erkenntnisse einer Fragebogenaktion unter 102 Unternehmen fließen ebenso wie Fallstudien mit 24 Unternehmen in die Analyse ein. Für die Unternehmenspraxis werden Best Practices und Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet.

Collaborative Strategy enables you to move past thinking about alliances based on hunches and move toward real empirical insight into the use, creation, and management of successful alliances. It is a comprehensive review of the current cutting-edge thinking about alliances, which are becoming such an increasingly pervasive part of both private and public industry. Whether you are contemplating a new equity joint venture, entry into a new market, or reassessing your current alliance portfolio you'll find this book full of useful insights into what it takes to succeed at the alliance game. One of the most comprehensive looks at alliances I've seen, delivered succinctly and organized to be easily navigated.'- Russ Buchanan, Xerox Corporation'Alliances and networks present a broad range of challenges as well as opportunities for executives. Academics have studied these relationships from various disciplinary perspectives while employing diverse research methodologies. This volume unpacks this breadth and complexity, and covers many of the cutting-edge research questions in the field. The contributors are the''Who's Who''of the top scholars in the field. The volume is particularly valuable to scholars as well as students who are new to the area, and seek concise and insightful summaries of the many different streams of research on alliances and networks.'- Riitta Katila, Stanford University'For managers forming or having formed partnerships with other institutions, this is a must read. Collaborative Strategy reveals what we are doing and why, and how we can do it better, in a seldom-achieved style that addresses the complexity of the academic debate whilst presenting key implications for practitioners.'- Andreas Moosdorf, Pan-European Processes, AmazonThis book provides approachable and insightful chapters that summarize state-of-the-art thinking and research on alliances and networks. Contributions by leading scholars cover foundations or fundamentals as well as frontier areas through a diverse range of perspectives. Topics include:the theoretical foundations of collaborative strategyfirms'partner selection and investment decisionscontractual foundations of collaborationrelational and behavioral aspects of collaboration, networks and portfoliosnovel collaborative relationships such as ecosystems and public-private partnerships, and the consequences of inter-organizational collaborations.For doctoral and masters students, as well as managers new to the area of collaborative strategy, this collection provides concise chapters and literature reviews that make it an invaluable resource. Business practitioners and consultants who want to learn about this area and the underlying theory will also find this book a useful reference.Contributors: A. Ariño, B. Arslan, N. Asgari, R.P. Bremner, S.M. Bruhs, C. Butter, S. Cabral, L. Capron, T. Chi, J. Choi, F.J. Contractor, Y. Doz, P. Dussauge, J. Dyer, K.M. Eisenhardt, D.W. Elfenbein, A. Gambardella, F. Habasche, J. Hagedoorn, D.P. Hannah, K.R. Harrigan, W. Hesterly, M.A. Hitt, W.H. Hoffmann, P. Kale, A. Keller, I. Kivleniece, T. Kretschmer, D. Lavie, S. Lazzarini, D. Li, J. Li, R. Madhavan, X. Martin, O.J. Martinez, K.J. Mayer, T. Mellewigt, L.F. Mesquita, W. Mitchell, K. Neumann, T. Nguyen, J.E. Oxley, C. Panico, L. Poppo, J. Prescott, B.V. Quélin, R. Ragozzino, J.J. Reuer, M. Rivera-Santos, A. Seth, B.S. Silverman, H. Singh, K. Singh, I. Stern, M. Stienstra, M. Sytch, S. Tallman, B.S. Vanneste, F. Wohlgezogen, X. Zhe, M. Zollo

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. It examines different concepts and analytical techniques better understand the links between cooperative strategies and networks in small business. It also studies the existing economic conditions of network and strategic implications to small business from the point of view of their internal and external consistency. Cooperation and networks is a fashionable topic. It is receiving increasing attention in popular management publications, as well as specialized academic journals. Cooperation between firms and industries is a means of leveraging and aggregating knowledge also generating direct benefits in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. Various options and decisions madewithin the framework of strategic alliances may be identified and differentiated. For example, it has been argued that R&D cooperation between competing firms also facilitates the search for incremental efficiency gains and is thus a competitive advantage. In parallel with a theoretical acceptance of the importance of a sustained competitive advantage to formulate strategy, there is a growing understanding that cooperative and networking behavior among small firms is at the root of many success stories in today's small business management. This condition requires an effort to develop a study of both aspects of cooperation and networks as compatible, complementary facets of a unique reality. In short, the cooperative and networking relationships of a small business can be the source of its competitive advantage. Enhancement of local resources and capabilities for the generation and dissemination of knowledge is still an issue for defining public policies in many countries.Featuring contributions covering such topics as green innovation, social commerce, university cooperation networks, and regional entrepreneurship, this book provides a comprehensive and richly illustrated study of cooperation and networks in small business that will be pertinent to students, academics, professionals, scholars, and policy makers.

Managing Alliance Portfolios and Networks is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances. Managing Alliance Portfolios and Networks contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 9 chapters in this volume deal with significant issues relating to the management of alliance portfolios and alliance networks. These issues range from value creation in alliance ecosystems, management lessons from social enterprise, and a configurational perspective on alliance management capabilities, to the competition dynamics of alliance networks, internationalization of an alliance portfolio, and structural embeddedness of alliance networks during industry convergence. The chapters contain empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on managing alliance portfolios and alliance networks.

Die Autoren geben in diesem essential unter Rückgriff auf evolutions- und wirtschaftspsychologische Modelle einen Überblick über Befunde der Karriereforschung, Facetten sozialer Fertigkeit und deren Bedeutung für Networking und Beschäftigungsfähigkeit. Sie fassen Erkenntnisse sozialpsychologischer Studien zur Relevanz persönlicher Ziele und zur aktiven Steuerung eigener Verhaltensmuster praxisnah zusammen und machen sie durch Übungen karrierebezogen nutzbar. Auf Basis eines Phasenmodells geben sie Impulse zu Aufbau, Pflege und Nutzung des eigenen Netzwerks und zeigen, wie sich positive Kommunikation auf den Einzelnen sowie auf den Erfolg von Arbeitsteams auswirkt. Das essential schließen die Autoren mit weiteren Anregungen zum individuellen Praxistransfer.

An international bestseller, SUPERHUBS offers a startling new perspective on how the world's elite make the decisions that impact all our lives.A BLOOMBERG Best Book of the YearWinner, Silver Medal, Axiom Business Book Awards 2018FOREWORD BY NOURIEL ROUBINI$UPERHUBS is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the world's most powerful titans, the'superhubs,'pull the levers of our global financial system. Combining insider's knowledge with principles of network science, Sandra Navidi offers a startling new perspective on how superhubs build their powerful networks and how their decisions impact all our lives. $UPERHUBS reveals what happens at the exclusive, invitation-only platforms - The World Economic Forum in Davos, the meetings of the International Monetary Fund, think-tank gatherings and exclusive galas. This is the most vivid portrait to date of the global elite: the bank CEOs, fund managers, billionaire financiers and politicians who, through their interlocking relationships and collective influence are transforming our increasingly fragile financial system, economy and society.

The interactive dimension is crucial for the development and growth companies and of the economy. In management, creating and appropriating value depends on relating your business to other businesses. When developing strategy, innovating, marketing, purchasing or accounting there is the need to handle the local specific interdependencies in business relationships that characterize the interactive world. That implies a conception of the task and priorities of management and the critical managerial skills that is only partly acknowledged in the contemporary management theory. This book provides empirical insights into the often hidden interactive aspects of the contemporary business world. It offers a novel perspective and theoretical and methodological tools for analysis of interactive aspects related to topics such as management, strategy, purchasing, marketing and accounting as well as issues related to economic and regional policies including public purchasing and the role of ownership.

Kooperationen unterstützen dabei, neue Geschäftsideen zu entwickeln, neue Märkte zu erschließen, erfolgreich als Unternehmer zu sein, zu leben und zu überleben. Entscheidend für den Erfolg der Kooperationen ist in den meisten Fällen die Sozialkompetenz mit der Fähigkeit, klar und eindeutig zu kommunizieren. Dieses Buch ist wertvoll für alle, die erwägen, Kooperationen neu einzugehen, bestehende Kooperationen zu verändern oder Kooperationsprozesse zu begleiten. Stefanie Widmann und Martin Seibt verbinden darin Wissen aus Psychologie, Biologie und Spieltheorie mit ihren Erfahrungen als Trainer und Unternehmer.'Zukunftsmodell Kooperation'schafft ein tieferes Verständnis der Prozesse, die in einer Kooperation ablaufen, und bietet Anregungen aus der Praxis, von der direkten persönlichen bis zur virtuellen und interkulturellen Kooperation, von der Idee und dem Start der Kooperation über ihre verantwortungsvolle Gestaltung bis zu ihrer Auflösung. Wie wichtig Kooperationen in Zukunft sein werden, unterstreicht auch das aktuelle Wirtschaftsmodell der Gemeinwohlökonomie, auf das im Buch ebenfalls Bezug genommen wird. Inhalt: Kooperation als Methode - Kooperation aus Sicht der Anderen - Formen der Kooperation - Wege zur Kooperation - Wege der Kooperation - Interkulturelle Aspekte - Besonderheiten virtueller Kooperation - Best Practises - Das Ende von Kooperationen

What happens to you, your team, even your entire organization when the business environment becomes more volatile and challenging? Have you noticed how some leaders continue to achieve breakthrough results under even the most difficult of circumstances while others'relationships break down, creating even more turmoil? Which of these leaders do you choose to be? In'From Breakdown to Breakthrough', leading change consultant, Michael Papanek, draws on his experience, insights, and research with top executives to shine a spotlight on how anyone---even those whose business relationships have suffered in the heat of change in the past---can establish the resilient relationships required for a long-term track record of business success.From his early days working during the General Motors---Electronic Data Systems merger in Detroit, to launching his own consultancy in San Francisco just as the U.S. economy reached its nadir, author Michael Papanek learned first-hand why it is vital to ensure all business relationships are Strong, Flexible, and Fair. Weaving this knowledge into a model applied successfully by his clients within leading organizations including Apple, Google, and Yahoo!, Papanek now offers this proven approach to any business professional wondering how to rise above the vicious cycle of relationship breakdown that many of us find ourselves in---especially during times of incessant change.The history of every company is always about key relationships that either led to long-term success, or breakdown. Some leaders seem naturally adept at riding what Papanek calls “The Heat Curve,” emerging from volatile times with their relationships not just in tact, but enhanced. From Breakdown to Breakthrough shows how you can achieve that not just for yourself, but for everyone you work with.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, important changes in external environments have affected the corporate governance practices of firms all around the world. The corporate governance structure in each country develops in response to country-specific factors and conditions. Firms are currently engaged in a variety of dynamic business relationships such as business networks, strategic alliances, and conglomerates especially in high technology sectors. Strategy, Structure and Corporate Governance by Nabyla Daidj, proposes to analyze the main trends and drivers of change in corporate governance of several kinds of organizations: - Large conglomerates. The development of large and complex conglomerate organizations have played an important role in the economy in Japan but also in other countries such as Korea with chaebols, which can be defined as closely intertwined industrial groupings. - Inter-firms networks (districts, clusters etc.); and, -'Recent'forms of inter-firms networks (business ecosystems). The author examines several case studies and shows how shifts in markets and global competition are reconfiguring transactions within these organizations and are impacting corporate governance systems.

Recent years have seen a growth in strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions and collaborative networks involving knowledge-intensive and hi-tech industries. However, there have been relatively few studies looking at this form of collaboration as a strategy to drive firms'innovative performances. This book specifically focuses on the role of strategic alliances, M&A and innovation networks, providing insights on if and how they contribute to boosting firms'innovation performances. The book has a double purpose. Firstly, it investigates at an industry level the role played by the alliance, M&As and networks in high-tech environments such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical, software and nanotechnology in creating, transforming and reshaping the dynamics inside and between industries. Secondly, it explores the impact at the firm level of factors such as cognitive distance, management capabilities, and relational and social capabilities, on firms'global innovation capacity, measured as innovation quantity, innovation quality and innovation novelty. The book will be of interest to scholars working on the economics of innovation, innovation management studies, strategic management, regional science and evolutionary economics, among other areas.

The traditional hierarchy of business leadership is being proven more and more each year to be unsustainable.In an economy where innovation is king, companies find it much more difficult to create competitive advantage when ideas, solutions, and strategies flow from the top down. In Break Through to Yes, Dave Savage offers ten steps to heading a company in the right direction.Set Intentions - Declare your honest purposeBe Aware - Engage others with an open heartEmbrace Conflict - Seek out those who speak outSeek Diversity - Bring in many perspectivesDesign the Collaboration - Imagine success and create the right containerCome Together - Engage with respect and trustListen Deeply - Realize what wants to be heard but is not spokenCollaborate with Vision - Tap into the collective wisdomLead with purpose and accountabilityMake it So - Positively change the energy and the future together

Contributing pioneering new research, this innovative book proposes new ways and directions in which to extend the influential ‘business networks perspective'approach to doing business. While previous research has focused upon relationships with customers and suppliers, the authors argue that there is a need to expand the outlook to include other stakeholders. Taking a stand in a broad management perspective, chapters relate contemporary issues within industrial and international marketing, product innovation, and information systems. Challenging existing views and proposing elaborate alternatives; this volume examines a range of examples that have inspired researchers to extend the business network. To provide further understanding, Extending the Business Network Approach relates current and new research to territories, technologies and terms to reveal novel insights, and to encourage further directions for research.

Managing Multipartner Strategic Alliances is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances. Managing Multipartner Strategic Alliances contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 10 chapters in this volume cover a number of significant topics related to the formation, operation, and performance of multipartner strategic alliances (i.e., alliances with more than two members) that are increasingly being formed in various industrial sectors. The chapter topics cover both the broader issues, such as the peculiar complexities of multipartner alliances that arise because of indirect or generalized reciprocities among its multiple members vis-à-vis the direct reciprocity within dyadic or two-member alliances, and the roles of power and multilevel embeddedness, and the more focused topics of managing triadic alliances, the evolution of an airline alliance, and the nature of value creation in a consortium. The chapters include empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on the nature, management, and performance of multipartner alliances.

Over the past few decades, alliance and networks have been generally examined individually. This Handbook sheds new light on this research by combining the two topics and focuses on highlighting their similarities.The expert contributors discuss topics surrounding the state-of-the-art in alliance and network research such as organizing opportunities in international entrepreneurship; transaction costs in alliances and joint ventures; diaspora networks; and national culture and international alliances. They go on to look at conceptual developments relating to born globals; subsidiary performance; internationalisation; and knowledge transfer and organisational learning. Finally, they present empirical evidence of international alliances and networks. They combine diverse types of studies including literature reviews, conceptual papers and empirical studies in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the topic.Researchers with an interest in joint ventures and alliance and networks, along with students and academics of international business will find this book to be a valuable resource.Contributors: S. Andersson, U. Andersson, A. Arslan, G.B. Awuah, P Ekman, M. Elo, C. Erixon, N. Evers, P.N. Ghauri, M. Hilmersson, M. Hsia-Wen Ho, M. Johanson, V. Kaartemo, J. Larimo, C. López-Duarte, H. Lundberg, T. Mainela, H. Makkonen, M. Marinov, S.T. Marinova, L.-G. Mattsson, H. Merchant, K.E. Meyer, N. Mirc, N. Nummela, R. Olkkonen, U.F. Ott, S. Papaioannou, E. Pernu, V. Puhakka, P.A. Ryan, S. Saarenketo, A. Salmi, P. Servais, A. Smith, A. Thyr, L. Torkkeli, P. Very, M.M. Vidal-Suárez, Y. Wang

Selected as a finalist for the 2018 Leonard L. Berry Marketing Book Award! Why do crucial business partnerships and alliances fail so often and how can you keep it from happening to you? Partnering with the Frenemy answers these questions, helping you anticipate, prevent, and solve the problems that lead close business relationships to implode. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Sandy Jap illuminates the widespread “frenemy” phenomenon in organizational partnerships, where partners who start as non-competitive “friends” become “enemies” over time. She identifies key economical and structural causes of “frenemization,” in which success creates imbalances in power dynamics, leading partners to generate resentment, contempt, and often direct competition. She also illuminates crucial social causes for partnership failure, where seemingly innocuous acts of interpersonal opportunism and “sins of omission” gradually poison collaboration. To support her insights, she offers numerous case studies, both ongoing and historical, including Samsung/Google, Martha Stewart/Macy's, Oracle/Sun Microsystems, Best Buy/Apple, Calvin Klein/Warnaco, and Nike/Footlocker. Most important, she offers specific recommendations for avoiding problems, revitalizing weakening partnerships, and recognizing when a partnership can't be saved. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CONTRACTS AND MONEYUnderstand how to better manage emotions, suspicions, and expectations from Day 1 WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM OTHERS'FAILING PARTNERSHIPSAnticipate, prevent, and mitigate the core causes of business relationship failure RECOGNIZE PARTNERING “OPPORTUNISM” BEFORE IT DESTROYS COLLABORATIONFix partnering problems while you still can IT'S NOT A MARRIAGE: HOW TO BECOME COMFORTABLE SAYING GOODBYEKnow when to end a partnership, and how to part as “friends”

Warum halfen Menschen untergetauchten Juden im Nationalsozialismus? Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage hat die Forschung bislang in erster Linie auf die Persönlichkeiten der Helfer geachtet. Diese Studie erweitert diese Perspektive und untersucht 5.000 Hilfsleistungen zwischen 1.400 Helfern und Hilfsempfängern mit Rückgriff auf Methoden der Sozialen Netzwerkforschung und liefert durch die enge Verbindung von Hermeneutik und Datenanalyse auch einen Beitrag zur Methodendiskussion in den Digitalen Geisteswissenschaften. Hilfsnetzwerke hatten ihre Wurzeln in Vertrauensbeziehungen, die in Nischen überleben konnten. Oftmals in Reaktion auf die Judenverfolgung und vorangetrieben durch charismatische Persönlichkeiten, entwickelte sich über Jahre hinweg die Bereitschaft, das hohe Risiko von Hilfsleistungen einzugehen. Den Verfolgten kommt dabei eine bislang unterschätzte Bedeutung als Impulsgeber, Vermittler und Helfer zu. Anhand von sechs Berliner Fallstudien untersucht Düring aus der Perspektive von Helfern und Hilfsempfängern die soziale Verfasstheit von Hilfsbereitschaft.

This book is one of the first comprehensive works to fill the knowledge gap resulting from the limited number of empirical studies on interfirm networks. The in-depth empirical research presented here is based on a massive transaction relationship database of approximately 400,000 Japanese firms. This volume, unlike others, focuses on the role of interfirm networks in three different fields: (1) macroeconomic activities, (2) economic geography and firm dynamics, and (3) firm–bank relationships. The database for this work is constructed in collaboration with Japan's largest credit research company, Teikoku Data Bank, and covers a substantial portion of Japanese firms with information on firms'transaction partners, shareholders, financial institutions, and other attributes, including their locations and performance.Networks prevail in many aspects of economic activities and play a major role in explaining a wide variety of economic phenomena from business cycles to knowledge spillovers, which has motivated economists to produce a number of excellent works. In the policy arena, there has been a growing concern on the vulnerabilities of networks based on the casual observation that idiosyncratic shocks on firms can be amplified through inter-firm connections and leads to a systemic crisis. Typical examples are the manufacturing supply-chain networks in the automobile and electronics industries which propagated regionally concentrated shocks (the Great East Japan Earthquake and floods in Thailand in 2011) into global ones. An abundance of theoretical literature on the formation and functions of networks is available already.This book breaks new ground, however, and provides an excellent opportunity for the reader to gain a more integrated understanding of the role of networks in the economy. The Economics of Interfirm Networks will be of special interest to economists and practitioners seeking empirical and quantitative knowledgeon interfirm and firm–bank networks.

Steel yourself, your career, and your business against future threats with effective collaboration From Me to We shows business decision makers how the ability to effectively collaborate for mutual commercial benefit is the solution to future-proofing a business. Smashing the myth of the'Me Economy,'this insightful guide explains the model of Commercial Collaboration and the mindset and think-space it requires. Expanding upon Sheryl Sandberg's'Lean In'premise, this book emphasizes the need for continuous professional evolution and effort, and describes why women hold an important role in effecting change. Ideas are illustrated with examples, and backed by sector-specific research and interviews with business leaders who have seen real-world results of effective business collaboration. The Seven ReConnect Principles outline methods of realizing change, providing readers a way forward that will future-proof themselves, their careers, and their businesses. Collaboration isn't just a soft skill that's nice to have – it's a vital business practice that affects the bottom line. As the way we do business continues to evolve, collaboration is becoming ever more crucial to steeling an organization against the threats of tomorrow. From Me to We is a practical handbook for more robust business strategy. Learn the key principles at the heart of Commercial Collaboration Discover the value of trusting others in business relationships Become authentically invested in the'We'space Gain the tools to open up to a smarter, savvier way of business thinking Business leaders and entrepreneurs have the complex responsibility of constant strategic thinking. If those finely tuned minds can be brought together for mutual benefit, the possibilities expand and the rewards can be dramatically amplified. From Me to We helps leaders drive better business, armored against future threats.

Create and capture value, no matter what path you've chosen.How to Create Joint ValueAlliances, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, and joint ventures are no longer the exception in most businesses—they are part of the core strategy. As managers look to external partners for resources and capabilities, they need a practical roadmap to ensure that these relationships will create value for their firm. They must answer questions like these: Which business combinations do we need? How should we govern them? Will their results justify our investments?Benjamin Gomes-Casseres explains how companies create value by “remixing” resources with other companies. Based on decades of consulting and academic research, Remix Strategy shows how three laws shape the success of any business combination:• First Law: The combination must have the potential to create more value than the parties could create on their own. Which elements from each business need to be combined to create joint value?• Second Law: The combination must be designed and managed to realize the joint value. Which partners best fit our strategic goals? How should we manage the integration?• Third Law: The value earned by the parties must motivate them to contribute to the collaboration. How will we share the joint value created? Will the returns shift over time?Supported by examples from a wide range of industries and companies, and filled with practical tools for applying the three laws, this book helps managers design and lead a coherent strategy for creating joint value with outside partners.

Flat World Navigation introduces the new future of work in the'flattened world'of the new digital attention-based economy, where real connections can be made in seconds across departments, businesses, cultures and countries. Combining the best elements of networking, social media outreach and collaborative techniques, flat world navigation is an essential capability to build and maintain relationships between colleagues, customers and partners. Employees who can transform themselves into flat world navigators, experts in mediating these powerful relationships and bringing the customer into the conversation, will mean the difference between success and failure in business.Flat World Navigation includes exclusive insights and interviews with international business leaders who successfully use flat world navigation skills, such as the Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journal reporter Kare Anderson, Sandy Carter at IBM, Gordon Feller at CISCO Systems, Aria Finger at DoSomething.org, Louise Guido at ChangeCorp, Jeffrey A. Finkle at the International Economic Development Council and Carolyn Lawrence, CEO of Women of Influence.This book is grounded in real-world experience with insights and advice to build your skills base and empower the next generation of business people. Additionally, it is of great use to business owners and managers looking to effectively leverage the skills of these flat world navigators, whose critical role brings attention to ideas, products and services and, as such, must be part of a successful business strategy.

Effective management is crucial to the success of network organizations and can reduce the risk inherently associated with cooperative strategy. This contributed volume addresses the management of network organizations from both theoretical and practical perspectives, as well as an international standpoint in the form of selected cases from various Central European countries. The authors claim that without some type of network management, irrespective of the type of network, it is impossible to effectively compete with other companies and/or networks. As network organizations are representative of a broad range of possible network types, i.e. alliance networks, clusters, outsourcing, and virtual organizations, this book presents various perspectives on the management of network organizations.The book features articles from different scholars who have practical experience in network organizations, written in simple and easy-to-follow language, with a wide application of practical cases. Given its successful combination of theory and practice, together with the nature of the texts presented, the book offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, including scholars, managers and management science students.