Sustainable International Business Models in a Digitally Transforming World

Anshuman Khare is Professor in Operations Management at Athabasca University, Canada. He joined Athabasca University in January 2000. He is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and has completed two post-doctoral terms at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany. He is also a former Monbusho Scholar, having completed a postdoctoral assignment at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He has published a number of books and research papers on a wide range of topics. His research focuses on environmental regulation impacts on industry, just-in-time manufacturing, supply chain management, sustainability, cities and climate change, online business education, etc. He is passionate about online business education. Anshuman serves as the Editor of IAFOR Journal of Business and Management, Associate Editor of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education published by Emerald and is on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Applied Management and Technology. Arto Ojala is a Professor of International Business in the School of Marketing and Communication at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Software Business at the Tampere University, Finland. His areas of research include topics such as global digital business, international entrepreneurship, and business models. His articles have been published in Information Systems Journal, Journal of World Business, Journal of Systems and Software, Journal of Cleaner Production, IEEE Software, and IT Professional, among other academic venues. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Jyväskylä. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated Finnish software firms’ foreign market entries and operations in the Japanese market. He is additionally an editor-in-chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. William W. Baber has combined education with business throughout his career. Currently he is teaching and researching negotiation and business models as an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. He has also taught as a visiting professor at University of Vienna and University of Jyväskylä. Additional experience includes economic development in the State of Maryland and supporting business starters in Japan. He is the lead author of the textbook Practical Business Negotiation and co-editor of Transforming Japanese Business. Recent articles include Transition to Digital Distribution Platforms and Business Model Evolution as well as Identifying Macro Phases across the Negotiation Lifecycle. Negotiation simulations include Mukashi Games and Pixie and Electro Car Merger, both available through TheCaseCentre.org.

Section 1: Theory 1. Digitalisation, Digital Services and Companies’ Internationalisation: A Literature Review 2. The Role of the Two-Order Model for Digital Disruption in Strategy Formulation 3. Leading Organizations as Living Systems: Survival and Sustainable Evolution in Ecosystems 4. Circularity as a Mitigator for VUCA Impacts on Supply Chain 5. The Sustainable Business Model Innovation of Green Digital-born Globals 6. Influences of Ownership Structure on CSR Performance in Emerging Markets Section 2: Practice 7. Business Model Mechanisms for Overcoming the Liability of Platformization in International Digital Platform Firms 8. The Development of Best Practice Digital Disruption Competency Framework in Supply Chain Management 9. Business Models and Foreign Operation Modes of Digital Service Providers 10. Industry Model of Video Games Business in Kyoto 11. Value Propositions of Micro- and Small Enterprises in Digital Transformation of the Global Process Industry Section 3: Case Studies 12. From Sustainable Business Models to Social Innovation: The Case of Samsung and Art Crimes 13. Business Model Innovation Towards Ecosystem Sustainability: A Case Study of the Chinese Super League 14. Digital Transformation in Luxury Brands: Challenges in An Uncertain World 15. Growth Drivers of Digital Marketplaces