In characterising the Japanese way of business, Professor Okumura has made one of the most significant contributions to the study of economics. Following his study of the conversion of prewar zaibatsu to postwar groups of enterprises, he worked on the roll of comprehensive trading companies in...

Realizing synergies across different businesses is a mulitbusiness firm’s generic strategic challenge. Eva Bilhuber Galli investigates the role of social capital in cross-business collaboration and how to build it effectively with leadership development practices. Studying a case of a large...

Der Austausch zwischen Universitäten und Wirtschaftspraxis läuft im deutschen Sprachraum nicht mit jener Intensität ab, die wünschenswert wäre. Die effizienteste Form von Wissenschaftstransfer ist der Wechsel von wissenschaftlich qualifizierten Personen in die Unternehmenspraxis. In diesem...