Managing Disruptions in Business : Causes, Conflicts, and Control

This volume discusses business disruptions as strategic to gain market competitiveness.

It analyzes the convergence of innovation and technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values to strengthen competitive business practices through disruptions.

Bringing togethercontributions from global experts, the chapters add to knowledge on contemporary business models, business strategies, radical interventions in manufacturing, services, and marketing organizations.

Disruptive innovations led by contemporary trends, tend to transform the market and consumers’ landscape.

These trends include shifts from closed to open models of innovation, servitization, and moving from conventional manufacturing and marketing paradigms to industry 4.0 business philosophy.

Focused on the triadic themes of disruption, innovation, and management in emerging markets, this book serves as a valuable compendium for research in entrepreneurship development, regional business and development, contemporary political ideologies, and changing social values.