International Business in the Information and Digital Age (Progress in International Business Research Book 13)

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 Preface. A Tribute to Lorraine EdenChapter 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 THEINFORMATION AGEChapter 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 Mullner 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 STRATEGIESIN THE INFORMATION AGEChapter 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 InternationalizationStrategies 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 AGEChapter 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 KampChapter 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, BusinessModels, 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 The information and digital age is shaped by a small number of multinational enterprises from a limited number of countries. This volume covers the latest insight from the International Business discipline on prevailing trends in business model evolution. It also discusses critical issues of regulation in the new information and digital space. Edited By Rob Van Tulder, Erasmus University, The Netherlands ; Alain Verbeke, University Of Reading, United Kingdom; Vrije Universiteit, Brussel, Belgium ; Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.