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An Outlook for the Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the Era of Digital Transformation

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Increasingly, value creation, capture, and delivery require innovation across global value chain networks. Yet, such a value-driven business model needs a careful examination of transformation processes in the age of digital transformation. In this chapter, we suggest the ambidextrous innovation and global strategy in the era of digital transformation. We also assert that supply chain integration capability building (SCICB) as an ambidextrous supply chain integration capability (ASCIC) is a key for global firms to acquire a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Park, Y.W. (2022). An Outlook for the Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the Era of Digital Transformation. In: Park, Y.W. (eds) Ambidextrous Global Strategy in the Era of Digital Transformation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2627-3_14

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