This book discusses the socialization of business as a corporate philosophy to understand customers and stakeholders in order to motivate co-creating value-based business performance. Reviewing a wide range of literature, it analyzes emerging theories of agility in business, corporate social responsibility, social learning, and value co-creation. Divided into 5 sections, this volume deliberates upon critical success factors of firms, which include diversity and cross-functionality by managing the triple and quadruple bottom-line. It argues that timely deployment of streamlined crowd-based marketing strategies in chaotic markets enhance the effects of social innovation and reduce growing complexities in global and regional markets. Presenting new insights on developing agile business models using both aggressive (crowd-driven) and defensive (competitive) marketing strategies in the agile business models, this edited work discusses how contemporary businesses adapt to agile strategies and integrate people, profit, and corporate citizenship behavior.

In an ever-expanding economic world, the need for new businesses with the ability to create and evolve simultaneously is paramount to ensure success. Hybrid business models are essential to foster growth and promote prosperity. Start-Up Enterprises and Contemporary Innovation Strategies in the Global Marketplace is a critical scholarly resource that examines the relationship between worldwide industry and the need for up-to-date technologies and methods to support such an inclusive market. Featuring coverage on a diverse range of topics such as corporate social responsibility, collaborator empowerment, and start-up enterprise ecosystems, this book is geared toward managers, researchers, and students seeking current research on the interaction between modernization and the expansion of markets to accommodate worldwide industry.

Traditional marketing techniques have become outdated by the emergence of the internet, and for companies to survive in the new technological marketplace, they must adopt digital marketing and business analytics practices. Unfortunately, with the benefits of improved storage and flow of information comes the risk of cyber-attack. Business Analytics and Cyber Security Management in Organizations compiles innovative research from international professionals discussing the opportunities and challenges of the new era of online business. Outlining updated discourse for business analytics techniques, strategies for data storage, and encryption in emerging markets, this book is ideal for business professionals, practicing managers, and students of business.

This book analyzes the emerging concepts and theories of inclusiveness in business by explaining corporate social responsibility, social learning, and value co-creation, as critical elements to the success of firms. The authors explore the causes and effects and challenges associated with the management of inclusive businesses. Divided in to six sections, this edited work includes twenty one chapters that examine the inclusive business philosophy, the social dynamics of managing inclusive business, the role of trade, and inclusive practices at work before concluding with a discussion of how to drive hybrid growth in these types of organizations. Focusing on developing economies, this book portrays the varied corporate experiences in inclusive business designs and customer value propositions across the industries. It surveys the problems, possible solutions, and policy frameworks for integrating business as a resource to alleviate poverty and social and economic inequality.

This edited volume brings together research on symbiotic themes of entrepreneurship, resource planning, and regional development and their impact on global-local business imperatives. Discussions in this volume critically analyze the convergence of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values for improving the global-local business paradigm to support regional development. This book also delves into contemporary entrepreneurship models, converging business strategies towards entrepreneurial and industrial alliance in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. It contemplates the development of new business models and hybrid entrepreneurial perspectives to match the changing priorities of regional economic development in developing countries. This volume offers scholars new entrepreneurial visions and business perspectives of industries in emerging markets, while presenting a more integrated view to enable companies to innovate for long-term profitability and sustainability.

This volume discusses business disruptions as strategic to gain market competitiveness. It analyzes the convergence of innovation and technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values to strengthen competitive business practices through disruptions. Bringing together contributions from global experts, the chapters add to knowledge on contemporary business models, business strategies, radical interventions in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. Disruptive innovations led by contemporary trends, tend to transform the market and consumers' landscape. These trends include shifts from closed to open models of innovation, servitization, and moving from conventional manufacturing and marketing paradigms to industry 4.0 business philosophy. Focused on the triadic themes of disruption, innovation, and management in emerging markets, this book serves as a valuable compendium for research in entrepreneurship development, regional business and development, contemporary political ideologies, and changing social values.

This volume critically analyzes the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and societal values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. It also enriches knowledge on contemporary business strategies against conventional wisdom of managing companies today. Shifts in the global economic and political order have significantly affected the business patterns within developed, developing, and emerging markets. The reversal of political ideologies from liberal to protectionist business frameworks are disrupting the trade flows that were rooted in the international economy since the mid-twentieth century. The essays contemplate developing new visions and business perspectives to match with the changing political ideologies in emerging markets. This volume will serve as a valuable tool to readers looking for global market management strategies to generate cost-effective business models and create convergence with political and social values to drive better governance of businesses.

This edited book brings together international insights for raising rich discussion on industrial growth in the twenty-first century with a focus on the Industry 4.0 drive in the global marketplace, which is driven by innovations, technology, and digital drives. It delineates multiple impacts on business-to-business, business-to-consumers, the global-local business imperatives, and on the national economy. The chapters critically analyze the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values for improving business performance in the context of Industry 4.0 developments. This contribution will enrich knowledge on contemporary business strategies towards automation and digitization process in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. The discussions across the chapters contemplate developing new visions and business perspectives to match with the changing priorities of industries in the emerging markets.

This volume discusses business disruptions as strategic to gain market competitiveness. It analyzes the convergence of innovation and technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values to strengthen competitive business practices through disruptions. Bringing together contributions from global experts, the chapters add to knowledge on contemporary business models, business strategies, radical interventions in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. Disruptive innovations led by contemporary trends, tend to transform the market and consumers' landscape. These trends include shifts from closed to open models of innovation, servitization, and moving from conventional manufacturing and marketing paradigms to industry 4.0 business philosophy. Focused on the triadic themes of disruption, innovation, and management in emerging markets, this book serves as a valuable compendium for research in entrepreneurship development, regional business and development, contemporary political ideologies, and changing social values.

This edited volume brings together research on symbiotic themes of entrepreneurship, resource planning, and regional development and their impact on global-local business imperatives. Discussions in this volume critically analyze the convergence of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values for improving the global-local business paradigm to support regional development. This book also delves into contemporary entrepreneurship models, converging business strategies towards entrepreneurial and industrial alliance in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. It contemplates the development of new business models and hybrid entrepreneurial perspectives to match the changing priorities of regional economic development in developing countries. This volume offers scholars new entrepreneurial visions and business perspectives of industries in emerging markets, while presenting a more integrated view to enable companies to innovate for long-term profitability and sustainability.

This edited book brings together international insights for raising rich discussion on industrial growth in the twenty-first century with a focus on the Industry 4.0 drive in the global marketplace, which is driven by innovations, technology, and digital drives. It delineates multiple impacts on business-to-business, business-to-consumers, the global-local business imperatives, and on the national economy. The chapters critically analyze the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values for improving business performance in the context of Industry 4.0 developments. This contribution will enrich knowledge on contemporary business strategies towards automation and digitization process in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations. The discussions across the chapters contemplate developing new visions and business perspectives to match with the changing priorities of industries in the emerging markets.

This volume critically analyzes the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and societal values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. It also enriches knowledge on contemporary business strategies against conventional wisdom of managing companies today. Shifts in the global economic and political order have significantly affected the business patterns within developed, developing, and emerging markets. The reversal of political ideologies from liberal to protectionist business frameworks are disrupting the trade flows that were rooted in the international economy since the mid-twentieth century. The essays contemplate developing new visions and business perspectives to match with the changing political ideologies in emerging markets. This volume will serve as a valuable tool to readers looking for global market management strategies to generate cost-effective business models and create convergence with political and social values to drive better governance of businesses.