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Performance forecasts in uncertain environments : examining the predictive power of the VRIO-framework
Powalla, Christian; Bresser, Rudi K. F. - 2010
Strategy tools are widely used in the practice of strategic management to yield a good solution with an acceptable problem-solving effort. This paper presents results of an experimental research project that assesses the practical effectiveness of a theory-based decision-making tool, the...
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Production networks, geography and firm performance
Bernard, Andrew B.; Moxnes, Andreas; Saito, Yukiko U. - 2016
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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany : a dynamic capabilities view
Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019
Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...
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Algorithmic advice as a credence good
Biermann, Jan; Horton, John J.; Walter, Johannes - 2022
Actors in various settings have been increasingly relying on algorithmic tools to support their decision-making. Much of the public debate concerning algorithms - especially the associated regulation of new technologies - rests on the assumption that humans can assess the quality of algorithms....
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A post M&A innovation in family firms
Issah, Abdul-Basit - 2021
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Strategic management in public procurement : the role of dynamic capabilities in equity and efficiency
Cappelletti, Matilde; Giuffrida, Leonardo M.; Heaton, Sohvi - 2023
A key issue in strategic management in the public sector is how government creates economic and social value through procurement. Unfortunately, most procurement studies are based on contract theories, which fail to incorporate the growing role of strategic management in performance. We fill...
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Will German banks earn their cost of capital?
Dombret, Andreas R.; Gündüz, Yalın; Rocholl, Jörg - 2017
In recent years, the German banking sector has overcome major challenges such as the global financial crisis and the European debt crisis. This paper analyses a recent development as a particular determinant of the future outlook for the German banking sector. Interest rates are at historically...
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Resource-based theory and mergers & acquisitions success
Grill, Polina; Bresser, Rudi K. F. - 2011
Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) are most popular external growth strategies. While the number of M&A has been increasing during the past decades, on average, only the shareholders of target firms gain value during the acquisitions process, while acquirers do not receive abnormal positive returns....
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Leader behavior and the natural resource curse
Caselli, Francesco (contributor);  … - 2009
We discuss political economy mechanisms which can explain the resource curse, in which an increase in the size of resource rents causes a decrease in the economy's total value added. We identify a number of channels through which resource rents will alter the incentives of a political leader....
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"The value of rude health" : employees' well being, absence and workplace performance
Marsden, David (contributor); Moriconi, Simone (contributor) - 2009
of workplace performance i.e. productivity, efficiency, quality of service and profitability. It uses a new panel dataset … lower absence is associated with higher efficiency, productivity, quality of the service and profitability of the firm …. Finally, the authors suggest that the link between workers’ absence and this firm's profitability runs through the increased …
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