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New-product announcements (NPAs) have considerable effects on competitors in industrial markets. Several studies have shown that the perceived threat caused by an NPA may trigger severe competitive reactions. Yet it is still unclear how the perception of threat by competitors is related to the...
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While the number and importance of joint innovation projects between suppliers and their customers continue to rise …, the literature has yet to resolve a key question—do embedded ties with customers help or hurt supplier innovation? Drawing … innovation knowledge to influence supplier innovation. In a sample of 157 Dutch business-to-business innovation relationships, we …
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Increasingly, it has been recognised that in their process of internationalisation multinationals may learn. They may take a strategy not only of exploitation, to leverage existing assets, competencies and products, built up in their home countries, but also, and perhaps even primarily, of...
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In an attempt at a systematic theory of entrepreneurship, this paper connects various literatures, from economics and business. In economics, there are many notions of entrepreneurship, some of which seem to contradict each other. For example, there are notions of entrepreneurship as an...
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This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of ‘competence’ with …
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-level variables (i.e. national culture) to explain differences in innovation penetration levels and adoption decisions by companies … have a strong, significant influence on the innovation penetration and adoption. In addition, we find adoption models … including micro-, meso- and macro-level variables to perform significantly better in explaining innovation adoption across …
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innovation. It employs an analysis of three types of embedding: institutional embedding, which is often localized, structural …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …
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A series of field and laboratory experiments were conducted in which single-sex groups of male or female students competed in different intellectual tasks to earn money or university grades (N = 291). The supervisor of these groups was one of several young and attractive males or females. The...
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We study the disposition decision for product returns in a closed-loop supply chain. Motivated by the asset recovery process at IBM, we consider two disposition alternatives. Returns may be either refurbished for reselling or dismantled for spare parts. Reselling a refurbished unit typically...
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Logistics network design is commonly recognized as a strategic supply chain issue of prime importance. The location of production facilities, storage concepts, and transportation strategies are major determinants of supply chain performance. This chapter considers logistics network design for...
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