Journal of Business Strategy: Volume 42 Issue 3

Interfere! How Chinese subsidiaries manage their global headquarters

Annette Metz, Christiane Prange

With the increasing dependence on the Chinese market, Chinese subsidiary managers rather than Western managers in the headquarters take responsibility for the overall success of…

A new matrix for building platform portfolios: how companies can sustain their leadership

Manuel Hensmans

An essential corporate decision-making tool, the Boston Consulting Group's growth-share matrix, is due for an upgrade. The purpose of this paper is to upgrade this growth matrix…

A blueprint for succeeding despite uncertain global markets

Peter Zámborský

This paper aims to highlight the importance of developing capabilities to thrive amid global uncertainty. The study builds a framework to help managers assess uncertainty in the…

The data dilemma: how availability can threaten the competitive advantage of data-based firms

Nikolai Tsvetkov, Alexander Chekanov

This paper aims to expand knowledge on strategy and business model transformation by exploring how the increased data availability can threaten the competitive positioning of…

M&As in family firms: keeping trust in the equation

Stella C. Lind, Frank Lattuch

Experience suggests that a loss of trust may occur on both sides of the merger and acquisition (M&A) equation – acquirer and acquiree – though the latter is more generally…

The Brexit dilemma for small business: European companies respond

Andrew Barron, Martine Boutary

Focusing on the internationalization decisions of firms, this paper aims to investigate how managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interpret and respond to…

Eye on the customer: breaking away from the inside-out mindset

Mika Yrjölä

The purpose of this paper is to plot out pathways for organizations to implement a customer focus. These pathways are outlined with the help of illustrative examples. A…

Beyond the first nudge: behavioral science in corporate practice

Peter Buell Hirsch

This study aims to review the expanding use of different aspects of behavioral science in the corporate environment.