Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the Era of Digital Transformation

This book deals with the importance of ambidexterity in innovation activities and global strategies. Ambidextrous global strategy (AGS) is crucial for global firms in the turbulent twenty-first century. Here, AGS is defined as simultaneous achievements of global integration and local adaptation, or responsiveness, through utilization of a firm's core facilities and organizational capabilities. To illustrate the specific implementation mechanism, a framework of AGS with global market strategy and organizational capability is shown for the purpose of analysis. There is also a focus on effective ambidextrous business strategies for the digital transformation era. Distinctive features of the book include, first, a framework of ambidextrous innovation and AGS. Second, there are analyses of examples of many industries to implement ambidexterity strategies, including Korean shipbuilding firms, Korean and Japanese steel firms, LCD panel flat-glass manufacturers, Japan's trucking industry, agricultural corporations, and other Japanese manufacturing firms. Finally, the book focuses on effective ambidextrous business strategies for the digital transformation era with the integration of open and closed innovation. The book presents specific business strategies for survival in the digital transformation era and then suggests an architectural analysis using artificial intelligence (AI) for the realization of AGS.

The target readership is made up of academics, students, and practitioners in the areas of global management, organizational theory, and strategic management. Especially for those readers, the book clarifies the critical practices and business strategies of innovative global firms in the era of digital transformation.

Shows a framework of combining ambidextrous Offers examples of many industries to implement ambidexterity strategies Suggests effective ambidextrous business strategies that integrate open and closed innovation

Auteur

Dr. Young Won Park is Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, and Associate Professor of the Project of the Manufacturing Management Research Center at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan. His articles have been published in journals including Management Decision, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Information Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Benchmarking: An International Journal, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, International Journal of Business Excellence, International Journal of Procurement Management, Akamon Management Review, Japan Academy of International Business Studies, Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, and the Japan Society of Information and Communication Research. He has received research awards, including a Certificate for Highly Cited Research in Business Horizons, Dissertation Paper Awards from the Japan Association for Social Informatics (JASI), Best Paper Awards from The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research (JSICR), Research Awards in the Social Sciences Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), and Research Students Awards in the Social Sciences Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF). His research interests are in technology management, global strategy and IT strategy, and global supply chain management.

Contenu
Chapter 1: Research Framework: Ambidextrous Strategy in the era of Digital Transformation.- Chapter 2: Ambidextrous Global Strategy for Emerging Markets: Toward Responsive Market Competitiveness.- Chapter 3: Global Ambidextrous Spill-over Strategy: A Case Study of Korean Firms.- Chapter 4: Integration and Dispersion of Innovation and Marketing Capabilities: Case Studies of Japanese Global Firms in Korea.- Chapter 5: Ambidextrous Knowledge Trasfer Strategy in the era of Digital Transformation.- Chapter 6: Ambidextrous Offshoring and Reshoring Strategy: Case Illustrations of Japanese Manufacturing Firms.- Chapter 7: Knowledge exploration and exploitation within multinational corporations through international assignments: The role of expatriates and repatriates.- Chapter 8: Ambidextrous Product Development Strategy: Case Study of Korean Shipbuilding Firms.- Chapter 9: Ambidextrous Supply Chain Strategy: Comparison of Korean and Japanese SteelFirms.- Chapter 10: Ambidextrous Process Architecture Strategy: A comparative Study of construction and LCD panel flat-glass.- Chapter 11: Ambidextrous Network Building Strategy: A Case Study of Yamato Holdings.- Chapter 12: Ambidextrous Organization in East Asian Traditional Industries: An Empirical Analysis of Japanese Agricultural Corporations.- Chapter 13: Perception of Crisis and Ambidexterity for Innovation: Multiple Case Study Analysis of Japanese Firms.- Chapter 14: An outlook for the Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the era of Digital Transformation.