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Absorptive Capacity: Antecedents, Models and Outcomes
Bosch, F.A.J. van den; Wijk, R.A.J.L. van; Volberda, H.W. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003
This chapter focuses on the gap between the speed of proliferation of theoretical and empirical contributions and the speed of accumulation of the acquired scientific knowledge regarding absorptive capacity. To contribute to narrowing this gap, we will in particular review the conceptual...
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Innovation, learning and cluster dynamics
Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
innovation. It employs an analysis of three types of embedding: institutional embedding, which is often localized, structural …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288403
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Using Networks For Changing Innovation Strategy: The Case of IBM
Dittrich, K.; Duysters, G.M.; Man, A-P. de - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
Large-scale strategic change projects in companies may be supported by using alliance networks. This paper shows that IBM’s change from an exploitation strategy towards an exploration strategy required a radically different network strategy as well. By entering into more non-equity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288433
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Empirical Tests Of Optimal Cognitive Distance
Wuyts, S.H.K.; Colombo, M.G.; Dutta, S.; Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
This article provides empirical tests of the hypothesis of ‘optimal cognitive distance’, proposed by Nooteboom (1999, 2000), in two distinct empirical settings. Variety of cognition, needed for learning, has two dimensions: the number of agents with different cognition, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288440
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Can the Office Environment Stimulate a Manager’s Creativity?
Ceylan, C.; Dul, J.; Aytac, S. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
contribute to an organization’s innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288455
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Strategic and Operational Management of Supplier Involvement in New Product Development: a Contingency Perspective
Echtelt, F.E.A. van; Wynstra, J.Y.F.; Weele, A.J. van - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007
This paper examines how firms succeed to leverage supplier involvement in product development. The paper extends earlier work on managing supplier involvement by providing an integrated analysis of results, processes and conditions both at the level of individual development projects and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288507
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Density And Strength Of Ties In Innovation Networks: A Competence And Governance View
Nooteboom, B.; Gilsing, V.A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of ‘competence’ with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288557
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New Product Announcements as Market Signals. A content analysis in the DRAM chip industry
Popma, W.T.; Waarts, E.; Wierenga, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003
New-product announcements (NPAs) have considerable effects on competitors in industrial markets. Several studies have shown that the perceived threat caused by an NPA may trigger severe competitive reactions. Yet it is still unclear how the perception of threat by competitors is related to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288590
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The Locus of Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Firms: The Importance of Social Capital and Networking in Innovative Entrepreneurship
Hulsink, W.; Elfring, T.; Stam, W. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
Social networks matter in the innovation processes of young and small firms, since ‘innovation does not exist in a … vacuum (Van De Ven, 1986: 601).’ The contacts a firm has could both generate advantages for further innovation and growth … to either the internal sources or the external contacts to trigger innovation. And when a conclusive study has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288607
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The Relationship between Technology, Innovation, and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence on E-Business in Europe
Koellinger, Ph.D. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
This article analyzes the relationship between the usage of Internet-based technologies, different types of innovation … enterprises. The empirical results show that Internet-based technologies were an important enabler of innovation in the year 2003 …. It was found that all studied types of innovation, including Internet-enabled and non-Internet-enabled product or process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288628