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Organization and Strategy of Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in China

Hu, Hu, Y.; Huang, Huang, Z.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

this province. Many cooperatives are being transformed in organizations with a market orientation. These cooperatives …

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Beyond Waste Reduction: Creating Value with Information Systems in Closed-Loop Supply Chains

van der Laan, Erwin; Koppius, Koppius, O.R.; Ozdemir, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2011

We study the role of information systems in enabling closed-loop supply chains. Past research in green IS and closed-loop supply chains has shown that it can result in substantial cost savings and waste reduction. We complement this research by showing that the effects are more than that: using...

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The Strawberry Growth Underneath the Nettle: the emergence of entrepreneurs in China

Krug, Krug, B.; Polos, Polos, L. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

Chinese entrepreneurs innovatively manage organisations in the absence of strong economic institutions, under … activity relies on social institutions rather than on economic institutions. We offer a sociological theory which explains why … the reliance on social institutions leads to such an unprecedented success. We conclude that the strong rule …

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Agent based computational model of trust

Nooteboom, Bart; Gorobets, Gorobets, A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

This paper employs the methodology of Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE) to investigate under what conditions trust can be viable in markets. The emergence and breakdown of trust is modeled in a context of multiple buyers and suppliers. Agents adapt their trust in a partner, the weight...

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Buyer Commitment and Opportunism in the Online Market for IT Services

Radkevitch, Radkevitch, U.L.; van Heck, van Heck, H.W.G.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

Companies increasingly outsource IT-related tasks using reverse auction mechanisms embedded into online marketplaces. However, a considerable proportion of auctions at these marketplaces do not result in a contract between buyer and supplier. Extant literature mostly refers to costly bidding and...

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Sourcing of Internal Auditing: An Empirical Study

Spekle, R.F.; van Elten, H.J.; Kruis, A.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

In recent years, the scope of internal auditing has broadened considerably, increasing the importance of internal auditing as part of the organization’s management control structure. This expanding role has changed the demands being put on internal auditors. Their new role requires different...

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Firm Size and Export Intensity

Donkers, Bas; Verwaal, Verwaal, E. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

This paper presents a unifying theory, explaining the different relationships between firm size and export intensity that have been found in previous studies. We propose that transaction costs economies and different types of resources induce a moderating effect on the firm size and export...

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Accommodating Two Worlds in One Organization: Changing Board Models in Agricultural Cooperatives

Bijman, Bijman, W.J.J.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

While most economic organisation literature on cooperatives has focused on changes in income rights, we study changes in the allocation of decision rights between board of directors (representing members) and managers. The traditional role of the board is to direct the activities of the...

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Boards in Agricultural Cooperatives: Competence, Authority, and Incentives

Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

This article addresses three observations regarding the board of directors in agricultural cooperatives. First, many scholars and practitioners worry about the competency of the member dominated board of directors in agricultural cooperatives. Second, it is sometimes stated that cooperatives...

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Cooperative CEO Identity and Efficient Governance: Member or Outside CEO?

Liang, Liang, Q.X.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

A principal-agent model is formulated to capture the efficiency of cooperatives with a member CEO and cooperatives with an employed outsider as CEO. Results of the model show that the incentive strength regarding the member CEO is stronger compared to that of the outside CEO in order to shift...

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