This book focuses on the development of strategies for the successful internationalization of large and medium-sized companies. Becoming international offers important opportunities for companies of all sizes, but in an increasingly complex environment, the strategic planning involved is also a...

A compact overview of the most relevant concepts and developments in International Management. The various strategy concepts of internationally active companies and their implementation in practice are the core of this book. The authors describe the particularities of international value chain...

Introduction -- Internationalization: Facts and Figures About Internationalization -- Drivers of Internationalization for Companies -- Strategic Planning in General and in the International Context: Strategic Planning in General -- Strategic Planning of a Domestic Company as the Starting Point...

& Basic Definitions -- & Basic Definitions -- to Strategic International Management -- Multinational Corporations as Networks -- The Integration/Responsiveness-Framework -- Role Typologies for Foreign Subsidiaries -- Motives for Intelnationalisation -- The External Environment -- Market...