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Publication Date:
09 Jun 2018
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Springer Nature
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Description
This book discusses the concepts of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) that are the core of various paradigms used in strategic management to understand competitive advantage as well as flexibility in organizational boundaries. It serves as a valuable reference resource in the area of VUCA markets.aAn increase in the levels and types of uncertainty has important implications potentially for the durability of a companyOs advantages, the way firms learn and adapt, approaches for managing innovation and knowledge, and the attractiveness of different strategies and organizational models. In todayOs world, strategic flexibility in VUCA is essential for business leaders to sustain market advantage and attain a clear vision amid the chaos. Business leaders who stay focused and are aware of external volatility as the prevalent characteristic are successful, while those who are not flexible in this VUCA world and lock themselves into fixed positions lose out.The book includes empirical and conceptual research papers along with case studies and models discussing strategies for emerging markets in volatile and uncertain environments. It also covers a variety of issues, including innovation, people and processes, financial management, and leadership and strategies in VUCA markets. Apart from research fraternity and academia, the contents of the book will be useful for practitioners as well as industry watchers.
Contents
I Innovation in VUCA Markets 1. Development Stages and Scaling Issues of Startups Abhishek Kumbhat & Sushil (IIT Delhi) 2. Organizational initiatives for enhancing innovation in Indian Automobile Industry: An analytical study Akriti Chaubey & Chandan Kumar Sahoo (School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela) 3. Leadership in VUCA Environment Saniya Chawla and Usha Lenka (JIMS, IIT Roorkee) 4. Geographical Clustering and Quality of Subsidiary Innovation in Developing Economies Dixit Manjunatha Betaraya, Saboohi Nasim & Joy Mukhopadhyay (Engineering Manager, Inter India Technology Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, Department of Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh , ThinkCorp Consultancy Services, Bangalore India) 5. Corporate Governance and Innovation Jai Prakash Sharma, Shital Jhunjhunwala & Shweta Sharda (Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University) II People and Processes in VUCA Markets 6. Disability Inclusion Sonali Heera & Arti Maini (School of Business, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, J&K, India) 7. Effective Policing In a VUCA Environment: Lessons From a Dark Network - CPI (Maoists) Dhruv Gupta & Vishal Gupta (Senior Superintendent of Police, Police Headquarters, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) 8. Effect of Gender on Job Satisfaction among Academicians Dimpy Sachar (Delhi Institute of Advanced Studies) 9. Quality Management Approach on Reducing the Trainer Turnover Ratio in the Indian Training Institute - A Case Study Prasad N K, Sekar K & Srirekha G (Technical Training Centre, TVS Training and Services Ltd, Chennai, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, Technical Training Centre, TVS Training and Services Ltd, Chennai, India) 10. Supply Chain Strategies to Sustain Economic and Customer Uncertainties Deepankar Sinha & Debasri Dey (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata, IMS (Institute of Management Study, Affiliated to WBUT, Kolkata) III Financial Management in VUCA Markets 11. Probing Time varying Conditional Correlation between Crude Oil and Sensex Saif Siddiqui & Arushi Gaur (Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia) 12. Corporate Strategies: Evidence from Indian Cross-border Acquisitions Samta Jain, Smita Kashiramka & P.K.Jain (IIT Delhi) 13. Strategies for formulating Financial Stability Criterion to face challenge of Uncertainties into Energy Sector Nirmalendunath Ghosh (State Electricity Board, Kolkata, West Bengal) 14. Impact of Open Offers on Shareholders' Wealth Rajit Verma & Anil K. Mittal (Kurukshetra University) IV Strategies in VUCA Markets 15. Leadership styles in the VUCA world, through the eyes of Gen Z Deepika Dabke (IBS Business School, Mumbai) . 16. Patent Landscape for Indian Bio-pharmaceutical Sector - A strategic insight Sutopa Lahiry & K Rangarajan (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Kolkata) 17. Why do small brands decline: An insight on Indian apparel market Naveen Arora & Neelotpaul Banerjee (National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India) 18. Non-Tariff Barriers on Indian trade flows Sanjay Kumar & Falguni Arora (Senior Director, Deloitte India, Kirori Mal Collge, Delhi University) 19. Employer Brand and its External Perspective Ruchika & Asha Prasad (DIAS, BIT Mesra, Noida Campus)
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