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High Performance in Complex Spatial Systems: A Self-Organizing Mapping Approach with Reference to The Netherlands
Kourtit, Karima; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013
series of detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255701
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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas
Neckermann, Susanne; Gibbs, Michael; Siemroth, Christoph - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
crowding out. Our findings suggest that rewards can improve innovation and creativity, and that there may be a tradeoff between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272603
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Sustainable Nations: What do Aggregate Indicators tell us?
Pillarisetti, J. Ram; Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van den - Tinbergen Institute - 2008
What is a 'sustainable nation’ and how can we identify and rank ‘sustainable nations’? Are nations producing and consuming in a sustainable way? Aggregate indicators have been proposed to answer these questions. This paper quantitatively compares three aggregate indicators of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144412
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Sustainable Nations: What do Aggregate Indicators tell us?
Pillarisetti, J. Ram; Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van den - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008
This discussion paper resulted in a publication in <I>Environment, Development and Sustainability</I>, 2010, 12(1), 49-62.<P> What is a 'sustainable nation’ and how can we identify and rank ‘sustainable nations’? Are nations producing and consuming in a sustainable way? Aggregate indicators have...</p></i>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257547
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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - Tinbergen Institute - 2002
One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137022
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Evaluating the Capacity of Standard Investment Appraisal Methods
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen - Tinbergen Institute - 2002
The survey findings indicate the existence of gap between theory and practice of capital budgeting. Standard appraisal methods have shown a wider project value discrepancy, which is beyond and above the contingency limit. In addition, the research has found the growing trend in the use of value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137133
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Evaluating the Capacity of Standard Investment Appraisal Methods
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
The survey findings indicate the existence of gap between theory and practice of capital budgeting. Standard appraisal methods have shown a wider project value discrepancy, which is beyond and above the contingency limit. In addition, the research has found the growing trend in the use of value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256495
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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257488
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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation
Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014
being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272604
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Agglomeration, Innovation and Regional Development: Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis
Groot, Henri L.F. de; Poot, Jacques; Smit, Martijn J. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007
Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally … structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth … (diversity) and Porter externalities (competition) that have provided alternative explanations for innovation and urban growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255948