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Innovate or imitate? : behavioural technological change
Hommes, Cars H.; Zeppini, Paolo - 2013
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The self-perception theory versus a dynamic learning model
Swank, Otto H. - 2006
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The self-perception theory vs. a dynamic learning model
Swank, Otto H. - 2006
motivation may undermine intrinsic motivation. The self-perception (SP) theory developed by Bem (1972) explains this finding. The … crux of this theory is that people remember their past decisions and the extrinsic rewards they received, but they do not … recall their intrinsic motives. In this paper I show that the SP theory can be modeled as a variant of a conventional dynamic …
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A firm's first year
Abbring, Jaap H.; Campbell, Jeffrey R. - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002851675
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Pharmaceutical research strategies
Phlippen, Sandra; Vermeersch, An - 2008
This study analyses 1400 research projects of the top 20 R&D-spending pharmaceuticals to identify the determinants of successful research projects. We provide clear evidence that externally sourced projects and projects involving biotechnologies perform better than internal projects and chemical...
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The spatial-institutional architecture of firm's innovative behaviour
Vaz, Eric de Noronha; Noronha, Teresa de; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013
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Task-specific human capital and organizational inertia
Delfgaauw, Josse; Swank, Otto - 2014
Employees' incentive to invest in their task proficiency depends on the likelihood that they will execute the same tasks in the future. Changes in tasks can be warranted as a result of technological progress and changes in firm strategy as well as from fine-tuning job design and from monitoring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010255026
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Organization context and human resource management in the small firm
Kok, Jan M. P. de; Uhlaner, Lorraine M. - 2001
This paper examines the relationship between organization contextual variables and humanresource management (HRM) practices in small firms. The proposed model is based on anintegration of theoretical perspectives, including the resource-based approach, institutionaltheory, transaction cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316877
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Microeconomic evidence of creative destruction in industrial and developing countries
Bartelsman, Eric J.; Haltiwanger, John C.; Scarpetta, … - 2004
In this paper we provide an analysis of the process of creative destruction across 24 countries and 2-digit industries over the past decade. We rely on a newly assembled dataset that draws from different micro data sources (business registers, census, or representative enterprise surveys). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337988
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The value of human and social capital investments for the business performance of start-ups
Bosma, Niels; Praag, Mirjam van; Thurik, Adriaan R.; … - 2002
We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326404