Purpose: Industry 4.0 represents a special challenge for businesses in general and for SMEs in particular. The study at hand will examine companies' awareness, readiness and capability to meet this challenge taking into account the special role of SMEs Design/methodology/approach: The results of...

Abstract AbstractDiese Untersuchung basiert auf vier Studien, welche die internationalen Erfahrungen als Einflussfaktor bei Entscheidungsprozessen mit internationalem Kontext untersuchen. Im ersten Kapitel wird der Forschungsbedarf in Bezug auf Relevanz und Messbarkeit des Konstrukts...

This paper examines if the identity shaped by the region does have an influence on the owner-manager's managerial behaviour. Two hypotheses have been formulated that are based on the identity theory saying that an individual's self consists of a set of different identities. The paper is based on...