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Global Sourcing
Mol, M.J.; van Tulder, van Tulder, R.J.M.; Beije, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002
propagated as a key means to improve the performance of firms. It is argued that becoming more lean and internationally focused …'s performance. The analysis reveals that for this sample of firms global sourcing is the exception rather than the rule. Although … performance. International outsourcing can not be used to adequately explain firm performance. Therefore, an alternative approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731196
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The Three-Step Test-Interview (TSTI): An observational instrument for pretesting self-completion questionnaires
Hak, Hak, A.; van der Veer, K.; Jansen, Jansen, H.A.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
The Three-Step Test-Interview (TSTI) is an instrument for pretesting a self-completion questionnaire by observing actual instances of interaction between the instrument and respondents (the response process). Because this process mainly consists of cognitive processing (‘thinking’) and is...
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Some Economics of Digital Content
Dolfsma, Wilfred - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004
The music industry is currently subject to changes influenced by ongoing digitalisation and informatization that are unprecedented. Other sectors can expect to undergo in the near future what the media industry is going through now – the movie industry being a prime suspect. Each day, some...
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Innovationspolitik für den Mittelstand hat sich bewährt
Belitz, Heike; Eickelpasch, Alexander; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 49, pp. 3-11
The innovation policy of the German government and Länder provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a wide range of programs to promote their R & D and focuses, in particular, on the transfer of knowledge. In recent years, the programs have been streamlined and funding...
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Innovationsfinanzierung im Mittelstand: Zugang zu Krediten erleichtern!
Belitz, Heike; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 49, pp. 20-27
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unable to finance research and development (R & D) using only their internal resources. However, they have limited access to external financing loans for high-risk R & D projects. Therefore, funding programs initiated by the German government,...
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Innovationsfinanzierung im Mittelstand: Zugang zu Krediten erleichtern!
Belitz, Heike; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 49, pp. 20-27
Viele kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) können Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) nicht allein aus Eigenmitteln finanzieren. Die Fremdfinanzierung risikoreicher FuE-Projekte mit Krediten ist ihnen aber auch nur begrenzt möglich. Die Förderprogramme des Bundes, der Länder und der EU sind...
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Innovationspolitik für den Mittelstand hat sich bewährt
Belitz, Heike; Eickelpasch, Alexander; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW Wochenbericht 79 (2012) 49, pp. 3-11
Die Innovationspolitik des Bundes und der Länder bietet dem Mittelstand ein breites Spektrum an Programmen zur Stärkung von Forschung und Entwicklung der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen und ist besonders auf den Wissenstransfer ausgerichtet. In den letzten Jahren wurden die Programme...
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Reflexivity in Teams: A Measure and Correlates
Schippers, Schippers, M.C.; den Hartog, den Hartog, D.N.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005
Reflexivity -the extent to which teams reflect upon and modify their functioning- has been identified as a possible key factor in the effectiveness of work teams. The aim of the present study was to develop a questionnaire to measure (aspects of) reflexivity, with a focus on team reflection. The...
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Attractive Supervisors: How Does the Gender of the Supervisor Influence the Performance of the Supervisees?
Koellinger, Philipp; Block, Joern H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012
of several young and attractive males or females. The results show that when the supervisor was a female, the performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730988
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Challenging (Strategic) Human Resource management Theory
Paauwe, Paauwe, J.; Boselie, Boselie, J.P.P.E.F. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002
To fully understand the relationship between human resource management and performance in different contexts, we are in … policies in a specific company. In this way the paper broadens the present HRM and Performance debate by explicitly taking into …
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