Despite the large number of new product models and methods available to improve the success rate of new products, empirical evidence proves that only a few companies actually use them. This seems rather strange because today the pressure on companies to improve their ew product development is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the antecedents of ERP use and use of alternative software packages simultaneously. Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory model was composed based on literature on adoption and diffusion of innovations in general and ERP...

In recent years, the quality of private label products and their market shares have grown to such an extent that most consumer goods manufacturers, brand leaders included, can not afford to ignore them. Private labels are, however, not just another generic competitor. The retailer that sells...

We examine the relationship between exchange-rate changes and stock returns for a sample of Dutch firms over 1994-1998. We find that over 50% of the firms are significantly exposed to exchange-rate risk. Furthermore, all firms with significant exchange-rate exposure benefit from a depreciation...

We examine 865 acquisitions by Dutch industrial firms over the period 1993–2004. Theoretical work based on principal–agent problems predicts that managers of exchange-listed corporations may pursue acquisitions even when these do not add value for the shareholders. Corporate...

This paper examines the relation between cash-flow availability and investment spending in the Netherlands. In particular, we are interested whether managerial discretion and/or asymmetric information drive the positive relation between cash-flow and investment spending. This relation is...