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Gharehgozli, Gharehgozli, A.H.; Roy, Roy, D.; de … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2014

Due to a rapid growth in world trade and a huge increase in containerized goods, sea container terminals play a vital role in globe-spanning supply chains. Container terminals should be able to handle large ships, with large call sizes within the shortest time possible, and at competitive rates....

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Unraveling Scientific Impact

Stremersch, Stefan; Camacho, Camacho, N.M.A.; Vanneste, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2014

The number of citations a paper receives is the most commonly used measure of scientific impact. In this paper, we study not only the number but also the type of citations that 659 marketing articles generated. We discern five citation types: application, affirmation, negation, review and...

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Organizing The Innovation System For Reusability: The Case Of Made-To-Order Markets

Van Den Bosch, Frans A J; Oshri, Oshri, I.; Volberda, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

This paper examines the transfer of designs between projects within firm in the context of made-to-order producing companies. This practice is also known as knowledge reuse. Past studies has provided a detailed account of the strategies and processes involved in the reuse of technologies....

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The Management of Innovation in Project Based Firms

Keegan, Keegan, A.; Turner, Turner, J.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

Innovation is an important area of management theory, but there is a paucity of research on innovation in project based … current managerial challenges. In this paper we research innovation in twenty project based firms. We identify three key areas … of innovation from the theoretical literature and conduct empirical research, discovering (1) whether project based firms …

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Empirical Tests Of Optimal Cognitive Distance

Nooteboom, Bart; Wuyts, Wuyts, S.H.K.; Colombo, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

This article provides empirical tests of the hypothesis of ‘optimal cognitive distance’, proposed by Nooteboom (1999, 2000), in two distinct empirical settings. Variety of cognition, needed for learning, has two dimensions: the number of agents with different cognition, and differences in...

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Absorptive Capacity: Antecedents, Models and Outcomes

Van Den Bosch, Frans A J; van Wijk, van Wijk, R.A.J.L.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

This chapter focuses on the gap between the speed of proliferation of theoretical and empirical contributions and the speed of accumulation of the acquired scientific knowledge regarding absorptive capacity. To contribute to narrowing this gap, we will in particular review the conceptual...

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The Process of New Service Development: issues of formilization and appropriability

Dolfsma, Wilfred - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

Services form an important part of the economy today. Innovation for service firms is as important as for manufacturing …, but the innovation process for service firms is comparatively little studied. In this paper, I review the literature there … is on the innovation process for service firms, and make two suggestions for formalizing that process. The common thought …

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Intra-Firm Adoption Decisions

van Everdingen, van Everdingen, Y.M.; Wierenga, Wierenga, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

) variables specifically relevant for intra-firm analyses of innovation acceptance. The hypotheses are tested using data from …

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Learning And Governance In Inter-Firm Relations

Nooteboom, Bart - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

This article connects theory of learning with theory of governance, in the context of inter-firm relations. It recognizes fundamental criticism of transaction cost economics (TCE), but preserves elements from that theory. Two kinds of relational risk are identified: hold-up and spillover risk....

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The Mediating Effect of NPD-Activities and NPD-Performance on the Relationship between Market Orientation and Organizational Performance

Langerak, Langerak, F.; Hultink, Hultink, E.J.; Robben, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

Empirical research has demonstrated that a market orientation has in general a positive effect on organizational performance. The potential benefits of a market orientation have, however, not been realized because academics and practitioners do not yet understand the modus operandi that...

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