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On the Emergence of Growers' Associations

Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; Bijman, Bijman, W.J.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

Cooperatives in agricultural and horticultural markets have faced problems in responding to the increasing differentiation in demand as well as supply. One response is the emergence of growers' associations. They are not vertically integrated forward into a processor/retailer stage of production...

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Contingent Employment in the Netherlands

Pot, F.; Koene, Koene, B.A.S.; Paauwe, Paauwe, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

In the last decade the Dutch labour market has demonstrated an admirable capacity to generate jobs. Consequently, the unemployment rate has significantly decreased. However, the newly generated jobs are a-typical in the sense that they are not full-time jobs based on open-ended contracts....

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Diversification and Corporate Governance

Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; van Oijen, A.A.C.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

This article addresses the impact of governance structure on diversification behavior. Hypotheses are developed regarding the differences in diversification strategy of cooperatives and stock listed companies. The analysis shows that stock listed companies are more diversified than cooperatives,...

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Defining Respectful Leadership: What it is, how it can be measured, and another glimpse at what it is related to

van Quaquebeke, van Quaquebeke, N.; Eckloff, Eckloff, T. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

Research on work values shows that respectful leadership is highly desired by employees. On the applied side, however, the extant research does not offer many insights as to which concrete leadership behaviours are perceived by employees as indications of respectful leadership. Thus, to offer...

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High Performance Work Systems

van der Wiele, Ton; Boselie, Boselie, J.P.P.E.F. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

Quality Management (TQM) there is research evidence that 'best practices' and/or 'high performance work systems' (HPWS) can be … identified having positive impact on the performance of an organization (Waldman, 1994; Hendricks and Singhal, 1997 and 2001 … and performance, more precisely research on organizational-level research methods. We argue that further "research on …

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Technology Push, Demand Pull And The Shaping Of Technological Paradigms - Patterns In The Development Of Computing Technology

Dolfsma, Wilfred; van den Ende, van den Ende, J.C.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2002

An assumption generally subscribed in evolutionary economics is that new technological paradigms arise from advances is science and developments in technological knowledge. Demand only influences the selection among competing paradigms, and the course the paradigm after its inception. In this...

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Web-Based Organizing In Traditional Brick-And-Mortar Companies: The Impact On HR

Paauwe, Paauwe, J.; Farndale, Farndale, E.; Williams, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

This chapter introduces the notion of how old economy brick-and-mortar firms are adapting their HRM policies and practices and the roles of their HR departments in light of newly introduced Web-based business-to-business transaction practices. It argues that the Internet has introduced three new...

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Institutions, Institutional Change, Language, and Searle

Dolfsma, Wilfred; McMaster, R.; Finch, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

This paper endeavours to contribute to the growing institutionalist literature on the conception of the institution. We draw from John Davis’ (2003) analysis of the individual in posing the questions: what differentiates institutions, and how can changing institutions be identified through...

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Critical Complexities, (from marginal paradigms to learning networks)

Magala, Magala, S.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

The concepts of critical theory require critical changes. Strategies of a Frankfurt school had been transformed in the new academic and institutional environment. The development of scientific research programs resulted in a flexible restructuring of research communities. The new complexity of...

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Exploring Emotional Competence: Its effects on coping, social capital, and performance of salespeople

Verbeke, Verbeke, W.J.M.I.; Belschak, Belschak, F.D.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

We define emotional competence as a person’s domain-specific working model about how one can appropriately manage one’s emotions within interpersonal situations. Emotional competence is conceived as the integration of seven seemingly unrelated proficiencies: perspective taking, strategic...

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