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The Value of Optimization in Dynamic Ride-Sharing: a Simulation Study in Metro Atlanta
Agatz, Agatz, N.A.H.; Erera, Erera, A.; Savelsbergh, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010
schedules to share rides on short-notice. This paper considers the problem of matching drivers and riders in this dynamic … matching rules may substantially improve the performance of ride-sharing systems. Furthermore, even with relatively low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731419
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Flexible Labor and Innovation Performance: Evidence from Longitudinal Firm-Level Data
Zhou, Zhou, H.; Dekker, Dekker, R.; Kleinknecht, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010
Firms with high shares of workers on fixed-term contracts have significantly higher sales of imitative new products but perform significantly worse on sales of inno¬va¬tive new products (“first on the market”). High functional flexibility in “insider-outsider” la¬bor markets enhances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837685
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Knowledge Management as a Strategic Tool to Foster Innovativeness of SMEs
Zhou, Zhou, H.; Uhlaner, Uhlaner, L.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009
medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Our empricial results indicate that external acquisition practices play a key role in … fostering SMEs’ innovativeness while internal sharing practices do not appear to have a significant influence. External … opportunities which in turn may lead to new or improved products or processes. We suggest that owners/entrepreneurs of SMEs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730921
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Knowledge Management in the SME and its Relationship to Strategy, Family Orientation and Organization Learning
Zhou, Zhou, H.; Uhlaner, Uhlaner, L.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009
In this study, we examine the prevalence of different KM practices and the organizational determinants of KM among SMEs … by conducting a quantitative study of empirical data from nearly 500 Dutch SMEs. Our empirical results show that … knowledge is managed in a people-based approach in SMEs. SMEs are most likely to acquire knowledge by staying in touch with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731522
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Inkoop, Leveranciers en Innovatie: Van VOC tot Space Shuttle
Wynstra, Wynstra, J.Y.F. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006
Finn Wynstra is professor by special appointment in Purchasing and Supply Management at RSM Erasmus University, on behalf of the Dutch Association for Purchasing Management (NEVI) and the 'Vereniging Trustfonds EUR'. He studied Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and conducted his PhD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837394
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Pooling, Access, and Countervailing Power in Channel Governance
Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2011
Fruit and vegetable marketing organization The Greenery has experienced various governance structure changes, like horizontal merger, forward integration, and the emergence of grower associations. A multilateral incomplete contracting model is presented to account for these changes by analysing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837480
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Going, Going, Gone. Innovation and Exit in Manufacturing Firms
Cefis, Cefis, E.; Marsili, Marsili, O. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007
This paper examines the effect of innovation on the risk of exit of a firm, distinguishing between different modes of exits. Innovation represents a resource and a capability that helps a firm to build competitive advantage and remain in the market. At the same time, the resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837481
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How The Impact Of Integration Of Marketing And R&D Differs Depending On A Firm?s Resources And Its Strategic Scope
Leenders, Leenders, M.A.A.M.; Wierenga, Wierenga, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002
Increasing the integration of marketing and R&D is widely recognized as an approach to improve the new product performance (NPP) of companies. However, empirical evidence for the positive effect of integration on NPP, especially at the corporate level, is mixed. This study provides a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837504
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Unemployment Benefits Crowd Out Nascent Entrepreneurial Activity
Koellinger, Philipp; Minniti, Minniti, M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008
Analyzing a cross-country panel of 16 OECD countries from 2002 to 2005, we find that higher unemployment benefits crowd out nascent entrepreneurial activity. Our results hold regardless of entrepreneurial motivation (necessity or opportunity) and entrepreneurial type (imitative or innovative).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010837508
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Genome-wide Association Studies and the Genetics of Entrepreneurship
Koellinger, Philipp; Groenen, Patrick; Thurik, Roy; van … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010
We are currently investigating genetic influences on self-employment in an international research consortium using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). By meta-analysing results from numerous independent samples we address identification issues arising from multiple testing. To our knowledge,...
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