000724744 000__ 04511cam\a2200493Ii\4500 000724744 001__ 724744 000724744 005__ 20230306140549.0 000724744 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000724744 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000724744 008__ 141209s2015\\\\sz\\\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000724744 019__ $$a908086405 000724744 020__ $$a9783319135489$$qelectronic book 000724744 020__ $$a3319135481$$qelectronic book 000724744 020__ $$z9783319135472 000724744 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn897810243 000724744 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)897810243$$z(OCoLC)908086405 000724744 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dDKDLA$$dOCLCO$$dN$T$$dGW5XE$$dOCLCF$$dIDEBK$$dCDX$$dEBLCP 000724744 049__ $$aISEA 000724744 050_4 $$aT174.3 000724744 08204 $$a338.926$$223 000724744 24504 $$aThe internationalization of German software-based companies$$h[electronic resource] :$$bsustainable growth strategies for small and medium-sized companies /$$cArnold Picot and nine others. 000724744 264_1 $$aCham, Switzerland :$$bSpringer Science and Business Media,$$c[2015] 000724744 300__ $$a1 online resource. 000724744 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000724744 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000724744 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000724744 4901_ $$aprogress in is 000724744 5050_ $$aAcknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Motivation; 2.1 Status Quo of the German and Global Software Industry; 2.2 Terminology; 2.2.1 Software-Based Companies; 2.2.2 Internationalization; 2.3 Current State of Research; 2.3.1 Literature Review; 2.3.1.1 General Internationalization Strategies; 2.3.1.2 Financing a Company's Internationalization; 2.3.1.3 Networks; 2.3.1.4 Speed of Internationalization and Company Size; 2.3.2 Research Gap; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Project Structure; 3.2 Details on Project Phase I; 3.2.1 Development of the Online Questionnaire; 3.2.2 Company Selection 000724744 5058_ $$a3.2.3 Online Survey3.2.4 Analysis; 3.3 Details on Project Phase II; 3.3.1 Development of the Case Study Interview Guideline; 3.3.2 Company Selection; 3.3.3 Case Studies; 3.3.4 Analysis; 4 Results; 4.1 Capital; 4.1.1 Quantitative Results; 4.1.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany; 4.1.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.1.4 Recommendations; 4.2 Human Resources; 4.2.1 Quantitative Results; 4.2.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany; 4.2.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.2.4 Recommendations; 4.3 Product Strategy; 4.3.1 Quantitative Results 000724744 5058_ $$a4.3.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany4.3.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.3.4 Recommendations; 4.4 Scalability; 4.4.1 Quantitative Results; 4.4.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany; 4.4.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.4.4 Recommendations; 4.5 Growth Strategy; 4.5.1 Quantitative Results; 4.5.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany; 4.5.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.5.4 Recommendations; 4.6 Cooperation Partners; 4.6.1 Quantitative Results; 4.6.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany 000724744 5058_ $$a4.6.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International4.6.4 Recommendations; 4.7 Ecosystem; 4.7.1 Quantitative Results; 4.7.2 Qualitative Case Study Results -- Germany; 4.7.3 Qualitative Case Study Results -- International; 4.7.4 Recommendations; 5 Conclusion; Appendix; References 000724744 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000724744 520__ $$aThis book takes an in-depth look at the software industry as a major factor in future global economic performance. It explores how software-based companies are a significant factor behind economic growth and serve as important bridge builders between industries. Countries with a weak and underdeveloped software industry risk being left behind in the 21st century. The book examines the case of Germany as one of the world's major industrial nations, which is facing loss of competitiveness due to its underdeveloped software sector. It shows how the German software market is characterized by a m. 000724744 650_0 $$aEconomics. 000724744 650_0 $$aIndustrial organization (Economic theory) 000724744 650_0 $$aManagement information systems. 000724744 650_0 $$aIndustrial organization. 000724744 7001_ $$aPicot, Arnold,$$eauthor. 000724744 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aPicot, Arnold$$tThe Internationalization of German Software-based Companies : Sustainable Growth Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Companies$$dCham : Springer International Publishing,c2014$$z9783319135472 000724744 830_0 $$aProgress in IS. 000724744 852__ $$bebk 000724744 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-13548-9$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000724744 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:724744$$pGLOBAL_SET 000724744 980__ $$aEBOOK 000724744 980__ $$aBIB 000724744 982__ $$aEbook 000724744 983__ $$aOnline 000724744 994__ $$a92$$bISE