Strategic Design and Innovative Thinking in Business Operations: The Role of Business Culture and Risk Management (Contributions to Management Science)

Annotation Recently, rapid technological advances have been influencing the global business operations strategies at companies of all sizes like never before. At the same time, there has been a shift in business cultures due to the rising prevalence of matrix organizations and innovative thinking. This book investigates the role of these factors in shaping the business operations of tomorrow. To address the topic comprehensively, the editors have gathered expert contributions exploring the following dimensions: the business and organizational environment, strategic design, innovativeness and risk management. Discussing aspects ranging from customer selection to understanding regional, national and supranational market dynamics, the contributions will help readers understand both the complexity of and opportunities presented by designing operations Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Effects of Companies’ Reverse Logistics Motivations on Their Reverse Logistics Networks (Metehan Feridun Sorkun, Meltem Onay)....Pages 3-21 Business Performance, Corporate Structure and Competitiveness in Mexico (José G. Vargas-Hernández, Martha Lizbeth Bautista Ramírez)....Pages 23-49 Leadership, Personal Values and Organizational Culture (Oznur Gulen Ertosun, Zafer Adiguzel)....Pages 51-74 Is It Possible to Define Globalization in One Definition? (Fulya Kıvılcım)....Pages 75-97 Front Matter ....Pages 99-99 Strategic Design and High-Growth Firms: A Case from Turkey (Aytug Sozuer, Tuba Bozaykut-Buk)....Pages 101-114 The Effects of Strategic Design on Business Operations (Fatih Pınarbaşı)....Pages 115-129 Strategic Packaging and Labelling Policies Affecting Purchase Intention Towards Harmful Products (Murat Aktan)....Pages 131-149 Mainstream Politics and the South African SOEs Dynamics (Mavhungu Abel Mafukata, Mavhungu Elias Musitha)....Pages 151-170 Front Matter ....Pages 171-171 Strategic Thinking and Dimensions of Effective Leadership (Kürşad Zorlu)....Pages 173-188 How to Create a Culture of Innovation? (Mehmet Saim Aşçı)....Pages 189-211 Innovativeness in Family Firms: Effects of Positive Leadership Styles (Elif Baykal)....Pages 213-232 Innovation Strategies in European Developing Countries (Ljiljana Kontic)....Pages 233-251 Strategic Thinking and Risk Attitude (Yunus Emre Taşgit, İstemi Çömlekçi, Kübranur Çakır)....Pages 253-272 Industry 4.0 and Turkey: A Financial Perspective (Sibel Yılmaz Türkmen)....Pages 273-291 A Heterogeneous Panel Causality Test: Research and Development Expenditures and Economic Growth in OECD Countries (Asuman Koc Yurtkur, Tezcan Abasız)....Pages 293-310 Re-define Product and Services Development: A Customer-Centric Perspective in Financial Services (Sinemis Zengin)....Pages 311-330 Front Matter ....Pages 331-331 Trading Volume, Volatility and GARCH Effects in Borsa Istanbul (Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, Nildag Basak Ceylan)....Pages 333-347 Assessment of the Globalization and Local Development Relationship in Terms of Political Risk Factors (Özcan Sezer, Hüseyin Çavuşoğlu)....Pages 349-371 The Unique Investment Risks of the Emerging Financial Markets (Arif Orçun Söylemez)....Pages 373-389 A Framework for Robust Estimation of Beta Using Information Fusion Approach (Mutlu Gürsoy)....Pages 391-411 Documentary Risk in International Trade (Yurdagül Meral)....Pages 413-431 Evaluation of Internal Control in Turkish Banking Sector in the View of Turkey Legislations and International Internal Control Models (Mustafa Tevfik Kartal, Neşe Çoban Çelikdemir)....Pages 433-454 A Non-compensative Index for Country Risk in OECD Countries (Enrico Ivaldi, Carolina Bruzzi, Riccardo Soliani)....Pages 455-471 Recently, rapid technological advances have been influencing the global business operations strategies at companies of all sizes like never before. At the same time, there has been a shift in business cultures due to the rising prevalence of matrix organizations and innovative thinking. This book investigates the role of these factors in shaping the business operations of tomorrow. To address the topic comprehensively, the editors have gathered expert contributions exploring the following dimensions: the business and organizational environment, strategic design, innovativeness and risk management. Discussing aspects ranging from customer selection to understanding regional, national and supranational market dynamics, the contributions will help readers understand both the complexity of and opportunities presented by designing operations. . Recently, rapid technological advances have been influencing the global business operations strategies at companies of all sizes. At the same time, there has been a shift in business cultures due to the rising prevalence of matrix organizations and innovative thinking. This book investigates the role of these factors in shaping the business operations of tomorrow. To address the topic comprehensively, the editors have gathered expert contributions exploring the following dimensions: the business and organizational environment, strategic design, innovativeness and risk management. Discussing aspects ranging from customer selection to understanding regional, national, and supranational market dynamics, the contributions aid in understanding both the complexity of and opportunities presented by designing operations