Is organizational culture a catalyst of competence development? This paper argues it is. The reason for this is that organizational culture fosters the process of learning and competence building and works as a glue between people and the organization they belong to. We employ a most recently...

Problemstellung -- Grundlagen der Unternehmenskultur und ihrer Bedeutung im strategischen Management -- Theoretisches Konzept zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfrage -- Unternehmenskultur in der CbTF -- Wirkungsmodell der Unternehmenskultur auf den Erfolg -- Zusammenfassung.

Purpose: This paper aims to explain the dynamics of entrepreneurial decisions and actions (D&As) in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth process. The study focuses on the changing portfolio and relationship governance and captures these dynamics by using the concept of “enabling...

Law and economics has arguably become one of the most influential theories in contemporary legal theory and adjudication. The essays in this volume, authored by both legal scholars and economists, constitute lively and critical engagements between law and economics and new institutional...

How does an increased importance of services influence the time pattern of launching industrial services and integrated solutions in foreign markets? When examining this question, we explain the change by making reference to the concept of service-dominant logic that suggests a move from...

Although primarily focusing on the internal resource endowment of the firm, RBV has the potential to address the firm’s embeddedness in the business environment as well. At present, RBV research lacks a sound understanding of the development of competitive advantages in industries. A change...