Overview
- Provides a concise and reliable analysis of the state of the software industry
- Presents recommendations both for practitioners and policy makers to improve competitiveness
- Illustrates the analysis in descriptive graphs and figures
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Progress in IS (PROIS)
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This 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 multiplicity of small and medium sized companies and exhibits a shortage of globally dominating companies. This is presented and examined in the light of Germany being a powerhouse for technologies in sectors other than the software industry.
The book analyzes the current situation and future potential of the German software industry. Using empirical analysis and international case studies, it presents the status quo and offers recommendations for policy makers. It shows effective management strategies for the sustainable international growth of software-based companies. The recommendations in this book are intended to secure Germany's front seat on the express train bound for the second half of the 21st century.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Internationalization of German Software-based Companies
Book Subtitle: Sustainable Growth Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Companies
Authors: Arnold Picot, Thomas Hess, Christian Hörndlein, Natalie Kaltenecker, Claudius Jablonka, Michel Schreiner, Alexander Werbik, Alexander Benlian, Rahild Neuburger, … Bernhard Gold
Series Title: Progress in IS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13548-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13547-2Published: 18 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38054-4Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13548-9Published: 04 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2196-8705
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8713
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 82
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: R & D/Technology Policy, Business Strategy/Leadership, Innovation/Technology Management, IT in Business, Industrial Organization