This study has theoretical, substantive, and methodological objectives following Brinberg and McGrath (1985). First, the resource-based view of the firm provides a context to support relationships determined from theory in Sociology, Finance and Entrepreneurshp. Using these interdisciplinary...

This dissertation is motivated by an overarching research question: How do firms leverage external resources residing in their ego network (portfolio of alliances) and their clusters in order to innovate in a sustained manner? Research suggests that firms often struggle and falter in their...

This study investigates how firms navigate technological changes over time. Specifically, we determine whether firms follow a consistent strategy in regards to when they time their entry into technological waves. Resulting performance implications of these actions are also measured. The...

Though 48% of all privately-held firms are at least 50% owned by a woman or women, women-owned enterprises received only 9% of the institutional investment deals and 2% of the dollars in 1999 in 2006. In the corporate supplier market, women-owned enterprises obtained only 4% of the market share....

This dissertation is motivated by two research questions: 1) to what extent does coopetition impact firm innovation performance? and 2) to what extent does a firmâs coopetition capability influence the relationship between coopetition and firm innovation performance? Despite the popularity of...

Die Bachelorarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, in wie weit ein gezielt gesteuerter Vertrieb ein Mittel für mehr Kundenorientierung ist. Dabei sollen Maßnahmen und Ansätze zur Optimierung der Kundenorientierung von deutschen Unternehmen hinsichtlich ihres Vertriebscontrollings erörtert...

Mit dieser Forschungsarbeit wird den zentralen Fragen nachgegangen, inwieweit Dialog, Führung und Zusammenarbeit im untersuchten Unternehmen gelebt werden? Inwieweit ist im Rahmen des geltenden Arbeitsrechts eine symmetrische Kommunikation überhaupt möglich? Inwieweit erfordert die moderne...