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Is Polder-Type Governance Good for You?: Laissez-Faire Intervention, Wage Restraint, And Dutch Steel

Schenk, Schenk, E.J.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

This paper searches for the origins of the relatively successful performance of Hoogovens, the only sizeable steel firm in the Netherlands. It is suggested that Hoogovens has at critical moments benefited substantially from both strategic and financial support, but was basically left to decide...

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The evolution of high-technology in China after 1978: Towards technological entrepreneurship

Greeven, Greeven, M.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of China’s science and technology, their related institutions and use in the business world since the reforms started in 1978. Special attention will be given to the re-integration of high-technology into the private sector and the...

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On the Nature of a Cooperative: A System of Attributes Perspective

Feng, Feng, L.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

In the 1950s and 1960s there was a debate about the nature of an agricultural cooperative: the cooperative as extension … of the farm, the cooperative as vertical integration or the cooperative as a firm. We revisit this debate with various … and income rights. We argue that viewing the cooperative as a system of attributes integrates these three views. It …

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Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft in Cooperatives

Nillson, Nillson, J.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

A cooperative business consists of a cooperative society and a cooperative business firm. The society of members …

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Linearization and Decomposition Methods for Large Scale Stochastic Inventory Routing Problem with Service Level Constraints

Yu, Yu, Y.; Chu, Chu, C.; Chen, Chen, H.X.; Chu, Chu, F. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

A stochastic inventory routing problem (SIRP) is typically the combination of stochastic inventory control problems and NP-hard vehicle routing problems, for a depot to determine delivery volumes to its customers in each period, and vehicle routes to distribute the delivery volumes. This paper...

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Successful management buyouts: Are they really more entrepreneurial?

Bruining, Bruining, J.; Verwaal, Verwaal, E. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

The paper explores the impact of entrepreneurial management dimensions on post-MBO financial performance. We use Stevenson’s conceptualization of entrepreneurship (1983), empirically validated by Brown, Davidsson and Wiklund (2001), positing that entrepreneurial companies will be involved in...

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Why Do European Venture Capital Companies Syndicate?

Manigart, Manigart, S.; Bruining, Bruining, J.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

Financial theory, resource-based theory and access to deal flow are used to explain syndication practices among European venture capital (VC) firms. The desire to share risk and increase portfolio diversification is a more important motive for syndication than the desire to access additional...

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The Impact of Business Ownership Change on Employee Relations: Buy-outs in the UK and the Netherlands

wright, mike; Bruining, Bruining, J.; Boselie, Boselie, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

A buy-out is a fundamental change in the structure of ownership that may affect the way employee relations develop within an organisation. Little is known about the impact of buyouts upon employee relations. This paper aims to address this gap. We focus on two main questions. First, what are the...

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Management Control Systems and Strategy Change in Buyouts

wright, mike; Bruining, Bruining, J.; Bonnet, M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

The impact of management buy-outs (MBO) on strategy and management control systems (MCS) is little understood. Previous research by Jones (1992) focused on efficiency-enhancing buy-outs that were a feature of the early development of the market. However, MBOs are heterogeneous and more recent...

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Internationalization Of Management Buyouts

wright, mike; Lockett, Lockett, A.; Westhead, Westhead, P. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

Multivariate statistical analysis is utilized to explore the association between firm strategies, contributions made by venture capitalists and incentives for owners and employees and three exporting variables in a stratified random sample of 147 management buyouts and buyins. Firms focusing...

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