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Coping with Problems of Understanding in Interorganizational Relationships: Using Formalization as a Means to make Sense

Van Den Bosch, Frans A J; Vlaar, Vlaar, P.W.L. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

that participants in interorganizational relationships use formalization as a means to make sense of their partners, the … understanding. We offer a systematic overview of the mechanisms through which formalization facilitates sensemaking, including: (1 … representations. In this way, the article contributes to a better understanding of the relationships between formalization and …

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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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The Strawberry Growth Underneath the Nettle: the emergence of entrepreneurs in China

Krug, Krug, B.; Polos, Polos, L. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2000

Chinese entrepreneurs innovatively manage organisations in the absence of strong economic institutions, under conditions of high environmental and technological uncertainty. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study designed to investigate how Chinese entrepreneurs can be successful...

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Entrepreneurship in Transition: Searching for governance in China’s new private sector

Hendrischke, Hans; Krug, Krug, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

economic reasoning when they embed firms in one location, in mixed forms of relational and contractual governance, and specific …

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Spatial Structure and Productivity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Burger, Martijn Johan; Meijers, Meijers, E.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

Recent concepts as megaregions and polycentric urban regions emphasize that external economies are not confined to a single urban core, but shared among a collection of close-by and linked cities. However, empirical analyses of agglomeration and agglomeration externalities so-far neglects the...

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On the Economic Foundation of the Urban Network Paradigm: Spatial Integration, Functional Integration and Economic Complementarities within the Dutch Randstad

Oort, Frank van; Burger, Martijn Johan; Raspe, Raspe, O. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

The current debate on polycentric urban development suggests that inter-firm relations are important for the creation and sustainment of urban networks. Conceptually, the degrees of spatial and functional integration and urban complementarities in economic network relations are hypothesised to...

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Does Contract Complexity Limit Opportunities? Vertical Organization and Flexibility

Pennings, Enrico - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

% for firms in sectors where contracts are complex and vertical integration is difficult. The difference represents a … current market value between € 12 bn. and € 24 bn. only taking into account Dutch listed firms. …

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Towards a New Agenda for the Study of Business Internationalization: Integrating Markets, Institutions and Politics

Rodrigues, Rodrigues, S.B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

firms and their institutional contexts. Conventional theories adopt an over-rationalized view of these relationships …, firms need to develop political relations with governments and institutions in home countries and abroad. The aim of this … lecture is to develop an alternative perspective with particular reference to the internationalization of firms, large and …

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Trademark or patent? The effects of market structure, customer type and venture capital financing on start-ups' IP decisions

Pennings, Enrico; Block, Joern H.; de Vries, de Vries, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2013

We analyze the initial intellectual property (IP) right of 4,703 start-up entrants in the US, distinguishing between trademark and patent applications. The results show that start-ups are more likely to file for a trademark instead of a patent when entering into more competitive market...

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Cooperative CEO Identity and Efficient Governance: Member or Outside CEO?

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

A principal-agent model is formulated to capture the efficiency of cooperatives with a member CEO and cooperatives with an employed outsider as CEO. Results of the model show that the incentive strength regarding the member CEO is stronger compared to that of the outside CEO in order to shift...

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