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Published in: Marketing Review St. Gallen 3/2012

01-06-2012 | BUSINESS MODELS

Managing in Complex Operating Environments

Authors: Dr. Martin Kupp, Jamie Anderson Anderson

Published in: Marketing Review St. Gallen | Issue 3/2012

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As companies are looking for growth opportunities, their focus shifts from the developed world to developing markets. A number of very special and under-researched segments in developing markets are what we collectively call complex operating environments; conflict zones, urban slums and deep rural areas. To thrive in these segments, companies have to be willing to cooperate with local partners, collaboratively develop business models and build local capabilities. …

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Metadata
Title
Managing in Complex Operating Environments
Authors
Dr. Martin Kupp
Jamie Anderson Anderson
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Gabler Verlag
Published in
Marketing Review St. Gallen / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1865-6544
Electronic ISSN: 1865-7516
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1365/s11621-012-0137-2

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