Books in the Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage series

Highlights innovative business models and theories that encourage the use of emerging technological advances to produce thriving enterprises. This volume features extensive coverage on relevant topics, including digital environments, mobile agriculture, supply chain platforms, and internet marketing models.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the opportunities and benefits gained from the use of crowdfunding in modern society, discussing its socio-economic impacts in addition to its business implications. Featuring current trends and future directions for crowdfunding initiatives, this book is designed for students, researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and policy makers.

Soft computing techniques are innovative tools that use nature-inspired algorithms to run predictive analysis of industries from business to software measurement. This volume collects both empirical and applied research in the field of fuzzy set theory, and bridges the gap between the application of soft computational approaches and the organisational decision making process.

Features theoretical development and empirical research in social media platforms, internet usage, big data analytics, and smart computing, as well as other areas of organisational innovation. Highlighting implementation challenges facing innovative processes, this publication is a critical reference source for researchers, students, professionals, managers, and decision makers.

Offers a compilation of current research relating to business ethics within developing markets around the world. This publication features research on topics essential to remaining competitive in the modern global marketplace, such as corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, consumer behaviour understanding, and ethical leadership.

Brings together a collection of research-based chapters relating to the use of the social web to raise funds and provide financial support for start-up companies, individual pursuits, and philanthropic endeavours. This title focuses on a diverse set of topics relating to e-commerce, capital investment, peer-to-peer lending, digital philanthropy, and virtual communities.

Provides a comprehensive survey of the most recent developments in the field of entrepreneurship, highlighting their effects on information technology, business networking, knowledge production, distribution, and organisation. This volume illuminates recent technological, social, and strategic innovations in language that is accessible for a global audience of educators, researchers, and students.

As there is a vast amount of information to consider when offering quality services, organisations have developed techniques for identifying risk factors to be taken into consideration when constructing effective business strategies. This title presents new methodologies currently being utilised to formulate and solve strategic issues in order to escape the jeopardy of possible business risks.

Lauded as a driver of economic growth, entrepreneurship and small business ventures have become increasingly attractive to countries looking to boost employment rates, productivity, and innovation. Including in-depth case studies, this title presents the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in different countries face at various developmental stages.

analyzes the various strategies found in the Asian economic market. Showcasing a broad range of countries in Southeast Asia in addition to China and India, this publication is a broad, widely encompassing resource for academics, PhD students, experts, policymakers, and government officials interested in understanding the background and applications behind business success in Asia.

The shift from traditional procedures to the dynamics of chaos and complexity theory has resulted in a new element of complexity thinking allowing for a greater capability for analysing and understanding key business processes. This title explores chaos and complexity theory and its relationship with the understanding of the natural chaos in the business environment.

The impact of businesses on a country's economy extends beyond just the monetary effects of the company. Empowering Organizations through Corporate Social Responsibility addresses the implementation of businesses' ethical standards in both emerging and advanced economies, interpreting the social impact of this issue in a global context.

Highlights areas of concern in developing strategies for international management of intellectual capital and demonstrates opportunities for the successful use of these tactics. This publication is suitable for academicians, researchers, and practitioners.

While sceptics once saw the concept of business ethics as an oxymoron, modern businesses are proving them wrong. Success depends not only on educating young professionals about ethical practices, but on the implementation of these practices in all aspects of a company. This title explores the fundamental concepts that keep companies successful in the era of globalization and the internet.

Presents the latest academic research on the implementation of innovative qualities, strategies, and competencies for effective leadership, and examines practices for determining solutions to business problems. This volume highlights relevant coverage on facilitating organisational success, such as emotional intelligence, technology integration, and active learning.

Presents the latest research on green entrepreneurship and its impacts on investment activity within sustainable development and competitive markets. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as contemporary enterprises, global feeding, and waste management, this book is designed for practitioners, students, and academics.