Innovation is a top strategic priority for firms across all industries. In The Innovation Navigator, Tucker J. Marion and Sebastian K. Fixson explore four innovation archetypes or modes - "specialist," "venture," "community," and "network" - which feature prominently in the expanding innovation...

The rapid growth, diversity, and strategic importance of the emerging Chinese and Indian economies have fired the world's imagination with both hopes and fears for the future. In this perceptive analysis of changing institutions, demographics, and politics, Wendy Dobson paints a thoughtful and...

Innovation is essential for businesses to survive in the long run, but there are no one-size-fits-all strategies for innovating successfully. A firm's specific business environment will determine what works and what does not work.Based on a global survey of innovative firms and on 50 in-depth...

Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Brief Table of Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Foreword by Bryan Pearson -- Part 1: An Introduction to the Retail Value Proposition -- 1 Crafting Value -- 2 Segmentation and Differentiation -- Part 2: The Shopping Environment -- 3 Locations and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- SUSTAINABLE BANKING. Managing the Social and Environmental Impact of Financial Institutions -- 1. Introduction to Sustainable Banking -- 2. History of Sustainable Banking -- 3. The Business Case for Sustainability -- 4. The Direct and Indirect Impacts of...

Transnational and Immigrant Entrepreneurship in a Globalized World brings together leading international scholars from a cross-disciplinary basis to examine the economic, social, regulatory, technological, and theoretical issues related to the impact of transnational entrepreneurs on business...