The Global Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and Value Creation

by Kaynak; Erdener

• ISBN13: 9780789023391
• ISBN10: 0789023393
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Practical insights on the role of the entrepreneur in the global business context Entrepreneurial ideas that look great on the drawing board can turn out to be deal breakers when introduced in real markets, even when they've been put through the toughest business modeling tests. The Global Enterprise examines how a healthy relationship between entrepreneurship and globalization can combine with new methods of knowledge creation to enhance economic development and build firm sustainability. This unique book takes a fresh and innovative approach to the practical aspects of international business, including economic cluster formation, network formation, market entry, public policy controls and incentives, economic competitiveness, and the creation of value. The Global Enterprise offers perspectives from practitioners and academics working in a variety of disciplines in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. Their contributions address many of the vital issues of global business, including value-added chains, cross-border networks, knowledge management, technology transfer, transnational lines of production, distribution, marketing, and financial flows, and the strategic partnerships between government and corporations. The book is illustrated with more than 65 tables and figures, and articles are organized into three sections--Globalization: Building Firm Sustainability,” Entrepreneurship and Public Policy: Economic Competitiveness,” and Knowledge Creation: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer, and Cluster Formation.” The Global Enterprise examines: the global transfer of capital strategic partnerships between governments and multinational firms the prospects for economic progress in developing countries the impact of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) the role of export regulations in national security and in safeguarding foreign policy the evolution of the Hard Rock Café cultural ontology global virtual teams (GVT) how to implement a knowledge management project a framework for discussing entrepreneurship from an environmental perspective and much more The Global Enterprise is an essential resource for academics, researchers, and professionals in the field of international business, and for economic development experts and government policymakers.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
Foreword	p. xxv
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. xxix
Globalization: Building Firm Sustainability	p. 1
Science and Technology: Policies for Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
The Necessity for Science and Technology	p. 17
Global Competitiveness	p. 19
Learning: Various Forms, All Necessary	p. 22
Flexibility and the New Rules of Competition	p. 26
Technology Transfer: Not an Easy Route to Competitiveness	p. 28
The Challenge of Technology Upgrading	p. 30
Conclusions and Suggestions for Policy	p. 33
The Impact of Institutional Environment on Eastern European Economies: Corporate Strategy of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Acting on the Institutional Environment	p. 43
Results of the Analysis	p. 49
Conclusion	p. 58
International Location of Research and Development: Which Dimensions Lead to the Decision?	p. 63
Introduction	p. 63
Identification of Variables for International Location of R&D	p. 64
Research Methodology and Description of Sample	p. 77
Analysis of Results and Discussion	p. 77
Conclusion	p. 84
Entrepreneurship and Public Policy: Economic Competitiveness	p. 91
Entrepreneurship Policy, Economic Development, and Competitiveness: A Study of Culture, Public Policy, and Enterprise in the Asia-Pacific Region	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Culture	p. 98
Public Policy	p. 99
Hong Kong	p. 101
Japan	p. 102
Macao	p. 103
North Korea	p. 103
Singapore	p. 104
South Korea	p. 104
Vietnam	p. 104
Conclusion	p. 106
Entrepreneurs' Influence on Firms' International Behavior	p. 109
Literature Review	p. 109
Methodology	p. 117
Case Analysis	p. 118
Discussion	p. 123
Implications and Further Research	p. 128
Entrepreneurship in the Experience Economy: The Evolution of the Hard Rock Cafe	p. 137
Introduction	p. 137
History of the Hard Rock Cafe	p. 141
The Founders of the Hard Rock Cafe	p. 145
The Leaders of Hard Rock Cafe International	p. 147
Hard Rock Cafe International's Current Operations	p. 152
Industry and Competitive Environment	p. 155
Managing a Cultural Brand	p. 158
Current Issues Facing Management	p. 160
The Impact of Technological Activities of Multinational Enterprise Subsidiaries on Host Countries: The Case of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of Computer and Electronics Multinational Enterprises Operating in the United States	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
MNE Technology Transfer and Host Country Economic Competitiveness	p. 169
Research Objective	p. 170
Macrocomparative Government Technology Policies	p. 171
Analysis of Studies	p. 173
Impact of Foreign Subsidiaries of MNEs on U.S. Technology Policy	p. 174
Research Propositions and Data Collection	p. 175
Results	p. 180
Conclusion and Contributions	p. 181
Corporate Performance in Jordan: A Macroanalysis	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Measures of Corporate Performance	p. 188
Methodology	p. 195
Findings of the Study	p. 197
Conclusion and Recommendations	p. 205
Knowledge Creation: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer, and Cluster Formation	p. 211
Cultural Ontology Specifications for Interorganizational Knowledge Processes	p. 229
Introduction	p. 229
Interorganizational Knowledge Processes and their Cultural Dimensions	p. 231
Toward Cultural Ontology	p. 235
The Role of Cultural Ontology in Interorganizational Knowledge Processes: A General View	p. 242
Conclusion	p. 242
Communication Media and Knowledge Sharing in Global Virtual Teams	p. 251
Introduction	p. 251
Conceptual Background	p. 253
Research Questions	p. 257
Research Method	p. 259
Results	p. 263
Proposed Research Model	p. 269
Conclusion	p. 270
Environmental Evaluation and Management: Quantum Knowledge? The Example of Jervis Bay	p. 277
Introduction	p. 277
Voyage Through the Concept of Quantum: Theory, Information, and Transdisciplinarity	p. 278
Sustainability and Environmental Evaluation	p. 280
The Case of Jervis Bay	p. 281
Quantum Environmental Information	p. 283
Conclusion	p. 285
Distributed Participative Knowledge Management: The IndiGo System	p. 287
Introduction	p. 287
Distributed Participative Knowledge Management	p. 289
Methodology of indiGo	p. 293
Technology of indiGo	p. 298
Related Work	p. 304
Evaluation of IndiGo	p. 307
Summary and Outlook	p. 311
Knowledge Management and Information Engineering: Why and How?	p. 315
Introduction	p. 315
Why Should a Company Manage Its Knowledge?	p. 315
Knowledge: A Sensitive Component of Intangible Capital	p. 317
Does Knowledge Management Reinforce Creation of Value?	p. 319
What Knowledge?	p. 321
What Is the Next Step?	p. 323
For Which Results?	p. 325
The Future?	p. 327
Epilogue	p. 329
Index	p. 333
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