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Network, Network Position and the Deal Flow of Venture Capital Firms
Böhner, Ingo - 2007
werden und die multiple Möglichkeiten besitzen, andere VCG im Netzwerk zu erreichen. Basierend auf den Analysen leitet der …) hold in their syndication network and determines the effect that network positions have on generating deal flow quantity … and quality. Network closure (Coleman 1988) emphasizes that cohesive network structures facilitate cooperative behavior of …
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The Impact of Kinship on the Economic Dynamics of Transnational Networks: reflections on some South Asian developments
Ballard, Roger - 2001
Prepared for a Conference on Transnational Networks in Princeton in 2001, this paper explored the comparative dynamics of the trans-local networks which South Asian migrants from Mirpur (Pakistan), Jullundur (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) have constructed around themselves.
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Exploiting Social Semantics for Multilingual Information Retrieval
Sorg, Philipp - 2011
In this thesis we consider how user-generated content that is assembled by different popular Web portals can be exploited for Multilingual Information Retrieval. We define the knowledge that can be derived from such portals as Social Semantics. We present to approaches, Cross-lingual Explicit...
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Methodological frameworks for research and development on improving linkages and the competitiveness of supply chains.
Murray-Prior, Roy - 2007
This paper outlines methodological frameworks for conducting research and development with agribusiness supply chains in transitional economies where the objective is to improve the competitiveness of the supply chains in a global environment. The key difficulty when operating with supply chains...
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Elicitiing the beliefs of young drivers about driving risks: An analysis of two methodologies
Ferguson, Catherine; Cohen, Lynne; Pooley, Julie Ann; … - 2009
The Theory of Planned Behaviour proposes that intention is the closest predictor of behaviour, with attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control predicting intention.and beliefs underpinning the latter. It is these beliefs that facilitate behaviour change. This paper presents...
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Linking public issues with private troubles : panel studies in developing countries
Harpham, Trudy; Huttly, Sharon; WIlson, Ian; de Wet, Thea - 2002
In the developed world the importance of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised. Panel studies – a long-term study design where a cross-sectional sample of units is selected and surveyed at regular intervals – are being used to gather information about the same people or...
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Crystallizing the processes of the Unitary Field Pattern Portrait research method
Butcher, Howard K. - 1998
Research methods must be consistent with the Science of Unitary Human Beings if one is to study irreducible human beings in mutual process within a pandimensional universe. The Unitary Field Pattern Portrait (UFPP) research method was developed from the criteria of Rogerian inquiry and is a...
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Contexts of relevance in explanatory case studies in information systems : ubiquitous information technology implementation in organizations
Scheepers, Rens; Scheepers, Helana - 2003
Case studies of the organizational implementation of traditional business computing have often emphasized the importance of context in research design and data analysis. The emergence of computing phenomena that pervade different contexts within and even beyond the organizational boundary...
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Service aggregators in business networks
Kohlborn, Thomas; Korthaus, Axel; Riedl, Christoph; … - 2009
This position paper examines the development of a dedicated service aggregator role in business networks. We predict that these intermediaries will soon emerge in service ecosystems and add value through the application of dedicated domain knowledge in the process of creating new, innovative...
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An Entrepreneurship Perspective on the Formation and Growth of Business Groups in the Small Business Sector
Iacobucci, Donato - 2009
This thesis is a contribution to our understanding of business groups in the small busi-ness sector. Specifically, its aim is to verify to what extent the consideration of entrepre-neurial processes can advance our understanding of this phenomenon. A ‘business group’ is a set of companies...
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