Digital Transformation Through Business Model Innovation: A Qualitative Study Comparing German Private Family and Publicly Listed Non-Family Firms (Familienunternehmen und KMU) - Softcover

Menth, Percy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658467509 ISBN 13: 9783658467500

Publisher: Springer Gabler, 2024

Synopsis

Assumed a variance between the established paths and opportunities occurring from the new, digital technologies, the aim of this book is to better understand why firms can struggle on digital transformation through business model innovation. In depth, Percy Menth studies, what specific characteristics of German private family firms and publicly listed non-family firms can influence potential struggling. Furthermore, the aim of this book is to identify ways, how both could benefit from one another. Therefore, the author analyses interviews with 30 owners and C-level managers from 30 German private family firms and 20 C-level managers of 15 German publicly listed non-family firms facing digital transformations. This study’s key finding is, that it is not the firms’ nature, that may primarily foster digital transformation and business model innovation, but rather people, who could make the difference between struggling and success.

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About the Author

Percy Menth combines international expertise and experience in strategy, innovation, and transformation. He is graduated in Business Economics and Management from Prague University of Economics and Business (Ph.D.) and in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Dipl.-Kfm.). His research interests are strategy, digital transformation, business model innovation, family business, and corporate governance.

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Assumed a variance between the established paths and opportunities occurring from the new, digital technologies, the aim of this book is to better understand why firms can struggle on digital transformation through business model innovation. In depth, Percy Menth studies, what specific characteristics of German private family firms and publicly listed non-family firms can influence potential struggling. Furthermore, the aim of this book is to identify ways, how both could benefit from one another. Therefore, the author analyses interviews with 30 owners and C-level managers from 30 German private family firms and 20 C-level managers of 15 German publicly listed non-family firms facing digital transformations. This study’s key finding is, that it is not the firms’ nature, that may primarily foster digital transformation and business model innovation, but rather people, who could make the difference between struggling and success.

About the author

Percy Menth combines international expertise and experience in strategy, innovation, and transformation. He is graduated in Business Economics and Management from Prague University of Economics and Business (Ph.D.) and in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Dipl.-Kfm.). His research interests are strategy, digital transformation, business model innovation, family business, and corporate governance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658467509
• ISBN 13: 9783658467500
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135