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Create Better Diversified High-Conviction Equity Portfolios using the Portfolio Diversification Index

Swinkels, Laurens A. P.; Crezée, Crezée, D.P. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

(2006) who introduced the Portfolio Diversification Index (PDI) as a new measure of portfolio diversification applied to … algorithm to maximize the PDI can improve the diversification of high-conviction equity portfolios. For example, a portfolio of …

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Accommodating Two Worlds in One Organization: Changing Board Models in Agricultural Cooperatives

Bijman, Bijman, W.J.J.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

While most economic organisation literature on cooperatives has focused on changes in income rights, we study changes in the allocation of decision rights between board of directors (representing members) and managers. The traditional role of the board is to direct the activities of the...

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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 …

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Change Of Routines: A Multi-Level Analysis

Nooteboom, Bart; Bogenrieder, Bogenrieder, I.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

This paper analyses how organizational routines change. It focuses on the level of learning groups within organizations. The paper starts with a summary of the 'activity theory' of knowledge used. Next, the notion of scripts is used, to analyse organizational groups as 'systems of distributed...

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Organizational Change and Vested Interests

Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

The nature of organizational change and the value of headquarters is analyzed in a dynamic bargaining model. Organizational change can be either imposed, or voluntary and immediate, or voluntary and delayed. Headquarters derives it value from preventing surplus reducing endogenous commitments.

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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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Competition:an inspirational marketing tool

Waarts, Waarts, E. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

Competition is the engine behind innovation and dynamics in the marketplace. Sectors like public transport …

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What Turns Knowledge into Innovative Products? The Role of Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers

Block, Joern H.; Thurik, Roy; Zhou, Zhou, H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation …-to-the-market innovation but has no effect on the relationship between knowledge and new-to-the-firm innovation. Our results using European … chances that knowledge will become new-to-the-market innovation. The findings highlight the importance of Schumpeterian …

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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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