Juara tersembunyi

Juara tersembunyi ialah syarikat yang agak kecil tetapi sangat berjaya yang terselindung di sebalik tirai yang tidak mencolok, tidak kelihatan dan kadangkala kerahsiaan. Istilah ini dicipta oleh Hermann Simon. Beliau mula-mula menggunakan istilah itu sebagai tajuk penerbitan dalam jurnal pengurusan Jerman saintifik, menggambarkan pemimpin pasaran dunia yang kecil dan sangat khusus di Jerman. Menurut definisi beliau, syarikat mesti memenuhi tiga kriteria untuk dianggap sebagai juara tersembunyi:

 Nombor satu, dua atau tiga dalam pasaran global, atau nombor satu di benua syarikat, ditentukan oleh bahagian pasaran
 Hasil di bawah $5 bilion
 Tahap kesedaran awam yang rendah

Rujukan

Bacaan lanjut

Buku dan makalah 
 Audretsch, David B., Lehmann, Erik E., & Schenkenhofer, Julian (2018). Internationalization strategies of hidden champions: lessons from Germany. Multinational Business Review, 26(1), 2-24.
 Fryges, Helmut: Hidden champions : how young and small technology oriented firms can attain high export sales ratios. Mannheim : Zentrum für Europ. Wirtschaftsforschung, 2006.
 Hanna, Rosemary: Hidden champions of the B. C. forest industry : are small firms at the cutting edge of value chain innovation? Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada, 2007. - .
 Langenscheidt, Florian (Ed.), Venohr, Bernd (Ed.): The Best of German Mittelstand - THE WORLD MARKET LEADERS. DAAB Verlag, Cologne 2015, .
 Merrilees, Bill; Blackburn, Jillian; Tiessen, James; Lindman, Martti: Hidden (SME) Champions : The Role of Innovation and Strategy. In: Chetty, Sylvia (Ed.); Collins, Brett (Ed.): Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 1–5 December 2001. Auckland: College of Business, Massey University: 2001.
 Neubauer, Regina: Business models in the area of logistics : in search of hidden champions, their business principles and common industry misperceptions. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2010. - 
 Simon, Hermann: Hidden champions : lessons from 500 of the world's best unknown companies. Boston (Mass.): Harvard Business School Press, 1996.- .
 Simon, Hermann: Lehren der Hidden Champions des 21. Jahrhunderts. In: Weissman, Arnold: Erfolgreich mit den Großen des Managements. Frankfurt a. M.: Campus, 2008.- . S. 109-147.
 Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009.- .
 Venohr, Bernd; Meyer, Klaus: The German Miracle Keeps Running : How Germany’s Hidden Champions Stay Ahead in the Global Economy Berlin: Working Paper No. 30, Institute of Management Berlin, Berlin School of Economics, 2007.
 Venohr, Bernd; Meyer, Klaus: Uncommon common sense Business Strategy Review, Volume 20, issue 1, Spring 2009, p. 39-43
 Voeth, Markus ; Herbst, Uta ; Barisch, Sina: Hidden Champion Region Stuttgart : Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung. Stuttgart : Förderverein für Marketing an der Universität Hohenheim, 2008.
 Witt, Alessa: Internationalisation of hidden champions : market entry and timing strategies with international management and business ethics cases. Hamburg: Management Laboratory, 2010. -

Pautan luar 
 Whiteboard: guest article by Prof. Hermann Simon on the 13 management principles behind Hidden Champions, Dec. 2012
 Whiteboard: guest article by Prof. Hermann Simon on the socio-economic factors that shaped the 'Hidden Champions', Jan. 2013
 Business Week, JANUARY 26, 2004.
 stimmt., Friday, July 31, 2009
 inchina, 2009-09-14
 The Korea Times: 2009-28-04, 2010-28-04
 Japan's Hidden Champions Hold the Key to Revitalization of Regional Economies, 2009
 High cost Germany shows how to succeed in exporting, 11-01-31
 Benchmarking and Hidden Champion to promote local development : Tools description and their application

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