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Articles, cases, and book chapters with direct access to original sources.
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Strategic agility in MNEs: Navigating the environmental turbulence caused by new competitors, innovations, and regulations
This study examines how multinational enterprises adjust strategic agility under environmental turbulence, focusing on strategic sensitivity, leadership unity, and resource fluidity.
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Anticipation mechanisms: antidote against disruptions
In environments marked by frequent disruptions, organizations need anticipation mechanisms to detect signals early and adapt before changes become critical.
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What drives strategic agility? Evidence from a…
This article studies what are the key drivers of strategic strategic agility in organisations. The article combines a survey to
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Generative AI as a source of strategic agility
This article examines how generative AI can strengthen strategic agility by improving market understanding, supporting decision-making, and enabling faster resource reallocation.
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Mapping research trends on strategic agility over…
This article studies what had been published on the topic of strategic agility, providing an understanding of where the topic
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The effects of a firm's internationalization, age, and environmental turbulence on the capabilities that comprise strategic agility
This article studies how internationalization, firm age, and environmental turbulence shape strategic sensitivity, leadership unity, and resource fluidity.
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From the chessboard to the dancefloor: rethinking strategic planning and agility
This publication explores how organizations can combine long-term strategic planning with the adaptability required in fast-changing competitive environments.
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Strategic agility: What factors drive it in the services sector
This research identifies the organizational and contextual factors that drive strategic agility in service firms.
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The impact of internationalization on strategic agility
This article explores how internationalization influences a firm's strategic agility and its ability to sense, decide, and reconfigure under changing conditions.
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What factors make a family business be strategically agile?
This article examines which factors explain strategic agility in family firms, based on evidence from Spanish companies and comparative analysis.
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Glovo case: is strategic agility here to stay?
After its 2015 launch, Glovo scaled from a single-service app into a broader delivery platform. This case examines the role of strategic agility in that evolution.
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Strategic agility in Glovo
The case examines the launch of Glovo in 2015, and the incorporation of several features in an agile way until
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WeChat: behind the scenes at China’s most…
In this article authors provide an analysis of WeChat’s internal innovation process, how it created the original product, how it
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The Kind of Creative Thinking That Fueled…
WeChat, the messaging app, dominates daily life in China. We conducted an in-depth study of the company, through exclusive interviews
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Innovation and Agility at Tencent’s WeChat
This case analyses the evolution of Tencent, and focuses on WeChat. It describes the emergence and growth of WeChat and
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How a 100,000-strong company is relearning how…
This article explains how Bayer is actively investing in innovation and using Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) to train their employees
Book chapter
Handbook on China and Globalization
The Handbook on China and Globalization is an excellent guide for understanding the trends, challenges and opportunities facing China through
Case
Bayer’s Innovation Agenda: Igniting Innovation in a…
This case describes how Bayer put an innovation strategy in place that deliberately sought a systemic approach, meaning company-wide, to
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Seven lessons from Tencent's Pony Ma
This article distills seven leadership and strategy lessons from Pony Ma's trajectory at Tencent and the company's evolution in a fast-moving digital environment.
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New Strategic Direction and Restructuring: the NH Hotel Group case
This case analyzes NH Hotel Group's strategic redirection and restructuring process, focusing on the managerial decisions required to restore competitiveness.
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Iceland: From Financial Meltdown to Geothermal energy
This case examines Iceland's transformation after the financial crisis, highlighting how strategic choices and energy capabilities supported national recovery.
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IKEA enters Spain
This short case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The…
The case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and
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The Catalan Textile Industry
This case reviews the strategic challenges of the Catalan textile sector in a context of global competition and industry transformation.
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Empirical study of national technological innovation capability in Africa
This article examines national technological innovation capability across African countries through an empirical analysis of key development and innovation variables.
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