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This volume is dedicated to Lorraine Eden for her
lifetime contributions to IB scholarship. Her research, spanning several
decades, has addressed many interdisciplinary and societal themes at the heart
of the IB field. The story of her intellectual journey -- strongly influenced by
the coming of age of the fourth industrial revolution -- is shared in the opening chapter
of this volume.
This thirteenth volume in the PIBR series covers an increasingly important
area of research for International Business (IB) scholars: the role of
multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the digital and information age. A limited
number of MNEs now dominate the landscape of the digital age, but almost all
internationally operating firms are being affected by prevailing trends. How to
take stock of these trends? How to develop resilient international business
models? How to regulate? The digital age presents new opportunities but also
major challenges for established and emerging MNEs alike.
This volume brings together papers from leading IB scholars and from academics in adjacent disciplines such as economic geography,
international relations and political science, strategic management, and
technology studies.
Four dimensions of the information and digital age are analyzed using an IB angle:
Trends and theories in the information age
Entrepreneurial strategies in the information
age
Functional strategies in the information age
Industry 4.0
Contents
Preface. A Tribute to Lorraine Eden
Chapter 1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Seven Lessons from the Past; Lorraine Eden
Introduction. International Business in the Information and Digital Age: An Overview of Themes, Trends and the Contributions in this Volume; Rob van Tulder, Lucia Piscitello and Alain Verbeke
PART I. TRENDS AND THEORY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Chapter 2. International Production and the Digital Economy; Richard Bolwijn, Bruno Casella and James Zhan
Chapter 3. IB and Strategy Research on 'New' Information and Communication Technologies: Guidance for Future Research; Christopher Hazelhurst and Keith Brouthers;
Chapter 4. The Changing Face of International Business in the Information Age; Jakob Müllner and Igor Filatotchev
Chapter 5. The Effects of Global Connectivity on Knowledge Complexity in the Information Age; John Cantwell and Jessica Salmon ;
PART II. ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Chapter 6. Blockchain Ventures and International Business; Andre Laplume
Chapter 7. Internationalization through Digitalization: The Impact of E-commerce Usage on Internationalization in Small and Medium-sized Firms; Jonas Eduardsen
Chapter 8. Global Competitors? Mapping the Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Digital Platform Firms; Kai Jia, Martin Kenney and John Zysman
Chapter 9. New Digital Layers of Business Relationships: Experiences from Business-to-Business Social Media; Susana Costa e Silva, Maria Elo
PART III. FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Chapter 10. The Changing Structure of Talent for Innovation: On Demand Online Marketplaces; Keren Caspin-Wagner, Silvia Massini and Arie Y. Lewin
Chapter 11. Expanding International Business via Smart Services: Insights from 'Hidden Champions' in the Machine Tool Industry; Bart Kamp
Chapter 12. Additive Manufacturing and Global Value Chains: An Empirical Investigation at the Country Level; Felippo Buonafede, Giulia Felice, Fabio Lamperti and Lucia Piscitello
PART IV. INDUSTRY 4.0
Chapter 13. Amazon and Alibaba: Internet Governance, Business Models, and Internationalization Strategies; Xinyi Wu and Gary Gereffi
Chapter 14. Industry 4.0 Technologies and Internationalization: Insights from Italian Companies; Maria Chiarvesio and Rubina Romanello
Chapter 15. On the Role of Clusters in Fostering the Industry 4.0; Marta Gotz and Barbara Jankowska
Chapter 16. Internationalization of Science Parks: Experiences of Brazilian Innovation Environments; Jurema Tomelin, Mohamed Amal, Aurora Caneiro Zen and Pierfrancesco Arrabito
