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1. Naumovska, Ivana. Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices.
Degree: 2014, Erasmus Research Institute of Management
► markdownabstract__Abstract__ In this dissertation I seek to redirect the conversation on stock market evaluations from the more traditional economic and behavioral finance theories, by proposing… (more)
▼ markdownabstract__Abstract__ In this dissertation I seek to redirect the conversation on stock market evaluations from the more traditional economic and behavioral finance theories, by proposing a neo-behavioral perspective, which views financial markets as socially situated. Specifically I combine theoretical arguments from organization and sociological theories, as well as psychology and linguistics to explain stock market dynamics. I pursue specific research questions emerging from this framework and unpack the mechanisms by which social-psychological and institutional factors influence stock market evaluations of firms and their practices. In doing so, I advance and contribute to organizational theories on practice diffusion and organizational categories, and to strategy theories on corporate communication. In my goal to contribute to our knowledge of stock markets, I have taken a phenomenon-based approach, by studying practices that are not commonly understood or studied by management scholars. In the first two studies I examine reverse mergers, a non-traditional way of going public. In my third study, I examine a rather extraordinary Dutch phenomenon – a codified language scale that managers use to communicate corporate performance. By studying these curious business strategies, I aim to contribute to the existing body of empirical knowledge, beyond the typical theoretical contribution. Finally, my fourth study, which is a replication of a study published in a leading finance journal, lends support to the view that the body of knowledge that constitutes administrative sciences is socially constructed. As such, this study should thus be seen as part of recent efforts to broaden the role and scope for replication studies in finance and management research.
Naumovska, I. (2014). Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/76084
Naumovska, Ivana. "Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/76084.
Naumovska, Ivana. "Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices." 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Naumovska I. Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/76084.
Naumovska I. Socially Situated Financial Markets: A Neo-Behavioral Perspective on Firms, Investors and Practices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/76084
2. Szatmari, Balazs. We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations.
► markdownabstractThis thesis explores the effects of status in the implementation of innovations in three empirical papers which investigate both the positive and negative impact of… (more)
▼ markdownabstractThis thesis explores the effects of status in the implementation of innovations in three empirical papers which investigate both the positive and negative impact of status –status of either the project leader, the project group, or the organization. We argue that every project member fulfills the role of champion in their project through their status. By analyzing a unique database of video game development projects compiled from three different sources, we uncover several important effects of status in the creation of innovations. In addition, we study several factors which moderate the relationship between status and innovation performance. The first two studies focus on the position of social actors in the organizational status hierarchy. While these studies show that status provides several important advantages in the innovation process, they also uncover important negative-side effects of status which are more likely to occur in more innovative settings. The third study reveals that, for the same level of quality, high-status organizations are able to realize more advantages than their low-status counterparts. However, we also show that high-status organizations fail to realize all the potential benefits of their status when they invest in projects of great magnitude. Together, our studies provide important insights into the effects of status and the dynamics of social hierarchies in the creation of innovations. By gaining a better understanding of the social side of innovations, both researchers and practitioners will be able to form a more complete picture of the social components of organizational competitiveness.
Szatmari, B. (2016). We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/94633
Szatmari, Balazs. "We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations." 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/94633.
Szatmari, Balazs. "We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations." 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Szatmari B. We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/94633.
Szatmari B. We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/94633
3. Burger, Martijn. Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks.
► textabstractOver the past decades, demographic changes, advances in transportation and communication technology, and the growth of the services sector have had a significant impact on… (more)
▼ textabstractOver the past decades, demographic changes, advances in transportation and communication technology, and the growth of the services sector have had a significant impact on the spatial structure of regions. Monocentric cities are disappearing and developing into polycentric metropolitan areas, while at the same time, social economic processes are taking place at an ever larger geographical scale, beyond that of the city, in which historically separate metropolitan areas are becoming increasingly functionally connected to form polycentric urban regions. Such urban networks are characterised by the lack of an urban hierarchy, a significant degree of spatial integration between different cities and, complementary relationships between centres, in that cities and towns have different economic specialisations. The growing literature on changing urban systems coincides with the increasing popularity of the urban network concept in contemporary spatial planning and policy, in which urban networks are often seen as a panacea for regional economic development problems. Polycentricity and spatial integration have become catchphrases, where polycentric development policies have been introduced to support territorial cohesion as well as higher levels of territorial competitiveness. Despite the enthusiasm for the ideas of a polycentric and networked spatial organisation, the assessment of the network concept leaves much to be desired. To what extent are regions becoming more polycentric and spatially integrated? Are relationships between cities in polycentric, spatially integrated regions complementary rather than competitive? And are polycentric, spatially integrated regions more economically efficient than their monocentric, non-integrated counterparts? In this study, these questions will be addressed.
Subjects/Keywords: United Kingdom; agglomeration economies; central place model; gravity model; polycentric urban regions; retail amenities; spatial structure; the Netherlands; urban competition; urban complementarities; urban networks
Burger, M. (2011). Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26178
Burger, Martijn. "Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks." 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26178.
Burger, Martijn. "Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks." 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Burger M. Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26178.
Burger M. Structure and Cooptition in Urban Networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26178
4. Kappe, E.R. The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing.
► textabstractPharmaceutical marketing effectiveness comprises the measurement of marketing efforts of pharmaceutical firms towards doctors and patients. These firms spend billions of dollars yearly to promote… (more)
▼ textabstractPharmaceutical marketing effectiveness comprises the measurement of marketing efforts of pharmaceutical firms towards doctors and patients. These firms spend billions of dollars yearly to promote their prescription drugs. This dissertation provides empirical analyses and methods to contribute to several substantial problems on pharmaceutical marketing effectiveness. Using unique data in every essay, it studies the role of the firm, sales rep and doctor in pharmaceutical marketing. The first essay evaluates the size of the sales force and the allocation of sales calls among doctors. In particular, it provides a method to gauge a yet-to-be-enacted firm-initiated policy shift. The second essay studies the effectiveness of the information content provided in sales calls. The main questions evolve around the discussion of positively biased drug information and the responsiveness of doctors to that. In the third essay, the interplay between drug sales, marketing and scientific reviews is studied in detail. The essays reveal important implications for academics and managers. For academics: (i) a new alternative to gauge policy shifts is offered; (ii) a model is offered to analyze the effectiveness of sales message content; and (iii) scientific reviews should be considered to correctly measure pharmaceutical marketing effectiveness. The implications for managers are: (i) the market leader is able to buck the trend in increasing sales forces; (ii) sales reps discuss positively biased information too often, which is counterproductive in the long run; and (iii) scientific reviews on products should be actively considered as a part of the marketing mix.
Subjects/Keywords: VAR model; VEC model; data enrichment; detailing; endogeneity; hierarchical bayes; marketing strategy; pharmaceutical marketing; policy shift; prescription drugs; sales message content; science-based markets; scientific reviews
Kappe, E. R. (2011). The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23610
Kappe, E R. "The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing." 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23610.
Kappe, E R. "The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing." 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Kappe ER. The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23610.
Kappe ER. The Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Marketing. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23610
5. Camacho, Nuno. Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making.
► textabstractIn this dissertation, I focus on physician and patient behavior. I model patient and physician decisions by integrating robust insights from different behavioral sciences (e.g.… (more)
▼ textabstractIn this dissertation, I focus on physician and patient behavior. I model patient and physician decisions by integrating robust insights from different behavioral sciences (e.g. economics, psychology and sociology) in econometric models calibrated on individual data. This approach allows me to bring novel insights for managers, policy-makers and patients about: (1) how physicians learn from patient feedback about a new drug (in particular, how switching patients are 7 to 10 times more salient, in physicians' memory, than patients who refill their medication), (2) the relationship between patient empowerment and patient non-adherence to physician advice (in particular, the importance of going beyond the logic of self-determination theory, which predicts that empowering patients in the medical encounter is always beneficial, and consider side effects like patient overconfidence which, in the case of therapy adherence, actually make patient empowerment undesirable), and (3) the main drivers of patient drug requests by brand name and the physician's accommodation of such requests (in particular, comparing the importance of health information obtained via mass-media, word-of-mouth from expert consumers, word-of-mouth from other consumers and patient values).
Subjects/Keywords: behavioral modelling; consumer learning; health marketing; life sciences industry; new drug adoption; patient adherence; patient compliance; patient empowerment; patient requests; patient-physician relationship; quasi-Bayesian learning; salience effects
Camacho, N. (2011). Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23604
Camacho, Nuno. "Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making." 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23604.
Camacho, Nuno. "Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making." 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Camacho N. Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23604.
Camacho N. Health and Marketing: Essays on Physician and Patient Decision-Making. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/23604
6. Duca, Eric. The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings.
► textabstractThe studies in this thesis contribute to a growing stream of papers showing that capital structure decisions are not only influenced by corporate determinants, but… (more)
▼ textabstractThe studies in this thesis contribute to a growing stream of papers showing that capital structure decisions are not only influenced by corporate determinants, but also by fluctuations in investor tastes and capital available for investment. This is a relatively new way of looking at corporate decisions, but is also given the deserved importance in the literature. This view contrasts with the traditional approach in the literature that largely considered corporate decisions to be distinct from the decision process of investors. Chapters 2 and 3 use convertible debt issuance to analyze the impact of intertemporal variation in investor demand on corporate decisions, and the market reaction to these decisions. Chapter 2 shows that convertible debt issuance, pricing, and design decisions are influenced by demand forces from investors. Chapter 3 finds that a shift in the convertible bond investor base from long-only investors towards convertible arbitrage funds resulted in an increasingly negative stock price reaction, induced by short-selling pressure. Thus, the first two studies in this thesis provide more evidence of corporate opportunism, using data on issuers of convertible debt. The fourth chapter uses data from repeat issuers of equity, and provides evidence in line with the hypothesis that investors take opportunism into account when firms issue new equity. In addition, the paper shows that firms' choice of capital structure is influenced by their past behavior.
Subjects/Keywords: capital structure; capital supply; catering; convertible arbitrage; convertible debt announcement effect; equity issue; hedge funds; initial public offering; market timing; underpricing
Duca, E. (2011). The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26041
Duca, Eric. "The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings." 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26041.
Duca, Eric. "The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings." 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Duca E. The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26041.
Duca E. The Impact of Investor Demand on Security Offerings. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26041
7. Kagie, Martijn. Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems.
► textabstractOver the past two decades the internet has rapidly become an important medium to retrieve information, maintain social contacts, and to do online shopping. The… (more)
▼ textabstractOver the past two decades the internet has rapidly become an important medium to retrieve information, maintain social contacts, and to do online shopping. The latter has some important advantages over traditional shopping. Products are often cheaper on the internet, internet companies sell a wider collection of products and consumers can buy items whenever they like without leaving their homes. On the other hand, the current state of online shops still has two major disadvantages over `real' shops: Products are often much harder to find than in traditional shops and there are no salesmen to advise the customers. In this thesis, we address both these disadvantages. We introduce and evaluate several new user interfaces for online shops that are based on representing products in maps instead of lists to user, such that products are easier to find. In these maps similar products are located close to each other. To create these maps, statistical techniques such as multidimensional scaling are used. Furthermore, we combine these maps with recommender systems to address the second disadvantage and to help the user in finding the product best suiting her needs. Also, we introduce a recommender system that is able to explain the recommendations it gives to users. We think that the methods discussed in this thesis can form a basis for new promising online shopping interfaces both in research as in practice.
Subjects/Keywords: cold start item problem; dissimilarity measures; multidimensional scaling; online shopping interfaces; principal components analysis; product catalog maps; recommender systems
Kagie, M. (2010). Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19532
Kagie, Martijn. "Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19532.
Kagie, Martijn. "Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems." 2010. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Kagie M. Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2010. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19532.
Kagie M. Advances in Online Shopping Interfaces: Product Catalog Maps and Recommender Systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19532
8. Quariguasi Frota Neto, João. Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products.
► textabstractHundreds of millions of electrical and electronic appliances are manufactured every year. Furthermore, it is expected that this number will not substantially decrease in the… (more)
▼ textabstractHundreds of millions of electrical and electronic appliances are manufactured every year. Furthermore, it is expected that this number will not substantially decrease in the near future. These equipments have a significant impact on the environment, and ceteris paribus, such environmental impact increases with the number of appliances manufactured. Consumers, NGOs and Governments have acknowledged the potential threat posed by these electrical and electronic products. They have systematically demanded companies to reduce the environmental impact caused be their products and services. Companies have responded to these pressures and have engaged in a number of environmentally friendly initiatives. This thesis is motivated by the task of reducing the environmental impact caused by the myriad of electrical and electronic products that make our lives more conformable and enjoyable. More specifically, it addresses the challenge of efficiently and effectively mitigating such impacts. We show that companies will need a mixture of strategies to respond to this challenge. Furthermore, we show that these strategies must consider environmental, technical and marketing aspects of the business of electrical and electronic products. These three aspects need to be considered systemically, and the solutions will vary greatly according to the companies, the products they manufacture, and the ways in which their supply chains are organized.
Subjects/Keywords: electrical and electronic products; environmental impact; manufacture; supply chains
Quariguasi Frota Neto, J. (2008). Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14785
Quariguasi Frota Neto, João. "Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products." 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14785.
Quariguasi Frota Neto, João. "Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products." 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Quariguasi Frota Neto J. Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14785.
Quariguasi Frota Neto J. Eco-efficient Supply Chains for Electrical and Electronic Products. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14785
9. Zaerpour, Nima. Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems.
► textabstractWarehouses are important nodes in supply chains. They decouple supply from demand in time, assortment, quantity, and space. By doing so, economies of scale can… (more)
▼ textabstractWarehouses are important nodes in supply chains. They decouple supply from demand in time, assortment, quantity, and space. By doing so, economies of scale can be achieved in transport, as warehouses allow to regroup transport flows leading to lower cost. They also allow postponement of value addition, increasing service levels at lower inventory levels. Warehouses are particularly needed in densely populated areas, close to where demand is generated and where the labor is available. Warehouses require much space to realize economies of scale. Warehouse buildings are often quite large, more than 10,000 m2 built space is common, and much infrastructure outside the building is needed. Unfortunately, in many of the urbanized areas, space for such large facilities has become short. In order to address this issue, enterprises are moving toward next generation storage systems, namely "three-dimensional (3D) compact storage systems". These systems are designed in order to save floor space and labor costs, and increase the reliability of the order picking process. Several types of 3D compact storage systems exist with different handling systems (like S/R machines, conveyors, shuttles, or elevators) taking care of the horizontal, vertical and depth movements. This dissertation focuses on new types of 3D compact storage systems, in particular live-cube storage systems, where each unit load rests on a shuttle which can move in horizontal and depth directions, in cooperation with shuttles of other unit loads. In such a system, at least one empty storage slot per level is required. One of the key performance measures for compact storage systems, which is also the focus of this dissertation, is response time. We analyze these systems at two decision-making levels. At the tactical (design) decision level, we focus on the rack-dimensioning problem aiming at short response times. At the operational decision level, we investigate storage assignment and retrieval sequencing problems to shorten the response time.
Subjects/Keywords: Warehousing; automation; compact storage system; cross-docking; distribution; live-cube storage system; logistics; material handling; optimization; response time analysis; robust assignment; storage policy
Zaerpour, N. (2013). Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/38766
Zaerpour, Nima. "Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/38766.
Zaerpour, Nima. "Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems." 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Zaerpour N. Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/38766.
Zaerpour N. Efficient Management of Compact Storage Systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/38766
10. Gharehgozli, Amir. Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations.
► textabstractContainerized transportation has become an essential part of the intermodal freight transport. Millions of containers pass through container terminals on an annual basis. Handling a… (more)
▼ textabstractContainerized transportation has become an essential part of the intermodal freight transport. Millions of containers pass through container terminals on an annual basis. Handling a large number of containers arriving and leaving terminals by different modalities including the new mega-size ships significantly affects the performance of terminals. Container terminal operators are always looking for new technologies and smart solutions to maintain efficiency. They need to know how different operations at the terminal interact and affect the performance of the terminal as a whole. Among all operations, the stacking area is of special importance since almost every container must be stacked in this area for a period of time. If the stacking operations of the terminal are not well managed, then the response time of the terminal significantly increases and consequently the performance decreases. In this dissertation, we propose, develop, and test optimization methods to support the decisions of container terminal operators in the stacking area. First, we study how to sequence storage and retrieval containers to be carried out by a single or two automated stacking cranes in a block of containers. The objective is to minimize the makespan of the cranes. Finally, we study how to minimize the expected number of reshuffles when incoming containers have to be stacked in a block of containers. A reshuffle is the removal of a container stacked on top of a desired container. Reshuffling containers is one of the daily operations at a container terminal which is time consuming and increases a ship's berthing time.
Subjects/Keywords: container yard operations; minimize the number of reshuffles; minimize total travel time; scheduling; stacking operations; yard crane
Gharehgozli, A. (2012). Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/37779
Gharehgozli, Amir. "Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations." 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/37779.
Gharehgozli, Amir. "Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations." 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Gharehgozli A. Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2012. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/37779.
Gharehgozli A. Developing New Methods for Efficient Container Stacking Operations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/37779
11. Yu, Mengfei. Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking.
► textabstractThis thesis studies order picking in warehouses. Order picking, the process of retrieval products from their storage locations to fill customer orders, is regarded as… (more)
▼ textabstractThis thesis studies order picking in warehouses. Order picking, the process of retrieval products from their storage locations to fill customer orders, is regarded as the most critical operation in a warehouse. Using stochastic modelling, we develop a model to estimate order picking system performance on various design alternatives and operating policies. The model is fast, flexible, and sufficiently accurate for practical purposes. The thesis introduces a concept of Dynamic Storage. In a Dynamic Storage System (DSS), orders are picked in batches and only those products needed for the current pick batch are retrieved from a reserve area and are stored in the pick area, just in time. Through analytical and simulation models, we demonstrate a DSS can substantially improve order throughput and reduce labour cost simultaneously over conventional order picking systems, where all the products required during a pick shift are stored in the pick area. The thesis also studies an internal distribution process at a flower auction company. Based on simulation and optimization models, we propose ways to reduce congestion and improve order lead time.
Subjects/Keywords: order picking; pick-and-pass; queuing; simulation; warehouse
Yu, M. (2008). Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/13691
Yu, Mengfei. "Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking." 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/13691.
Yu, Mengfei. "Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking." 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Yu M. Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/13691.
Yu M. Enhancing Warehouse Performance by Efficient Order Picking. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/13691
12. Mihalache, Mashiho. Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation.
► markdownabstractThe increased globalization of the last decades created a business environment in which firms are exposed to foreign competition but also to important foreign opportunities.… (more)
▼ markdownabstractThe increased globalization of the last decades created a business environment in which firms are exposed to foreign competition but also to important foreign opportunities. However, while many opportunities exist abroad, capitalizing on these opportunities is not straightforward. This dissertation advances the understanding of how firms can leverage the international environment, especially for increasing innovation. For this purpose, this dissertation contains four research studies asking complementary research questions. In the first study, I perform a systematic review of offshoring research to develop a decisional framework that integrates insights on the factors that inform the key decisions firms make when offshoring and to suggest avenues for future research. The second study shows how firms can build offshoring capabilities in order to benefit from foreign operations. Employing a qualitative methodology, I uncovered what an offshoring capability consists of and how firms can develop it. In the remaining studies, I address the more specific question of how firm can use international opportunities to increase their ability to innovate. To this end, the third study puts forward theoretical proposition suggesting firms can use offshoring to innovate, but this depends on the top management team processes and the degree of integration with foreign activities. The fourth study take a large-scale quantitative approach to find that the degree of international diversification affects firms' ability to innovate and that different elements of international diversification are interrelated in their influence on innovation. Overall, this dissertation finds that firms can use international opportunities to increase their innovation.
Subjects/Keywords: Offshoring; Internationalization; Innovation; Foreign Subsidiaries; Systematic Review; Qualitative studies; Quantitative studies; Theoretical studies
Mihalache, M. (2015). Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78688
Mihalache, Mashiho. "Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation." 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78688.
Mihalache, Mashiho. "Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation." 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Mihalache M. Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78688.
Mihalache M. Leveraging the International Context : Essays on Building Offshoring Capabilities and Enhancing Firm Innovation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78688
13. Hartigh, Erik. Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study.
► textabstractDit proefschrift gaat over increasing returns: positieve feedbackeffecten in markten en bedrijven. Positieve feedback betekent dat success leidt tot vermeerderd succes en falen tot vermeerderd… (more)
▼ textabstractDit proefschrift gaat over increasing returns: positieve feedbackeffecten in markten en bedrijven. Positieve feedback betekent dat success leidt tot vermeerderd succes en falen tot vermeerderd falen. Er zijn twee marktgerelateerde increasing returns mechanismen, netwerkeffecten en sociale interactie-effecten, en twee bedrijfsgerelateerde increasing returns mechanismen, schaaleffecten en leereffecten. Empirisch onderzoek naar de relaties tussen deze mechanismen en naar de gevolgen van increasing returns voor bedrijfsprestatie is relatief schaars. Met dit proefschrift heeft de onderzoeker tot doel een bijdrage te leveren aan het opvullen van deze leemte. Om dit te bereiken wordt in dit proefschrift gebruik gemaakt van concepten uit de economie en uit de managementwetenschappen, bouwend op de industrial organization theory of the firm. Voor dit proefschrift zijn drie empirische studies uitgevoerd. In deze studies zijn nieuwe meetmethoden ontwikkeld en getest en is primaire en secondaire data verzameld en geanalyseerd. De resultaten laten zien dat de aanwezigheid van increasing returns in de markt invloed heeft op de prestaties van bedrijven, maar altijd via de realisatie van increasing retursn binnen deze bedrijven. Het blijkt dus dat in een incresing returns markt het management een belangrijke factor vormt die de bedrijfsprestatie bepaalt. Het is daarom voor managers belangrijk dat zij de mechanismen van increasing returns in hun markten en ondernemingen begrijpen zodat ze hun strategisch handelen hierop kunnen afstemmen. Hierdoor zijn managers in staat om de mogelijkheden die door increasing returns ontstaan te exploiteren en de valkuilen ervan te vermijden, hetgeen zal leiden tot betere bedrijfsprestaties.
Subjects/Keywords: Business strategy; Firm performance; Increasing returns; Learning effects; Network effects; Positive feedback; Productivity; Returns to scale; Scale effects; Social interaction effects; Verdoorn law
Hartigh, E. (2005). Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/6939
Hartigh, Erik. "Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study." 2005. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/6939.
Hartigh, Erik. "Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study." 2005. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Hartigh E. Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2005. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/6939.
Hartigh E. Increasing Returns and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/6939
14. Wennekers, Sander. Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants.
► textabstractDeze studie beziet ondernemerschap als het werken voor eigen rekening en risico. Macro-economisch kan het worden gemeten als het percentage zelfstandige ondernemers in de beroepsbevolking… (more)
▼ textabstractDeze studie beziet ondernemerschap als het werken voor eigen rekening en risico. Macro-economisch kan het worden gemeten als het percentage zelfstandige ondernemers in de beroepsbevolking of als het percentage starters. Deze kengetallen verschillen tussen landen en veranderen ook in de tijd. Na een lange periode van neergang is er nu een comeback van het zelfstandig ondernemerschap. Voor doeltreffend beleid moeten we weten welke determinanten inwerken op het ondernemerschap. Na een veldverkenning middels historische case studies, wordt een multidisciplinair verklaringskader voor de prevalentie van het zelfstandig ondernemerschap op landenniveau gepresenteerd. Dit kader verbindt drie analyseniveaus met elkaar. Technologische, economische en maatschappelijke krachten werken in op de individuele beroepskeuze voor ondernemerschap, terwijl de behaalde bedrijfsresultaten leiden tot leereffecten en de vorming van rolmodellen. Enkele empirische onderzoekingen die zijn uitgevoerd tegen de achtergrond van dit denkmodel laten zien hoe demografische ontwikkelingen, cultuur en instituties de mate van ondernemerschap beïnvloeden. Voorts is er een negatief dan wel U-vormig verband met het niveau van economische ontwikkeling. Tenslotte zijn er aanwijzingen voor een positieve invloed op het zelfstandig ondernemerschap van structurele trends zoals deregulering, de ICT-revolutie en de opkomst van een netwerkeconomie.
Subjects/Keywords: Business Ownership; Business Start-Ups; Comparative Analysis of Economies; Culture; Demography; Economic Development; Economic History; Entrepreneurship; Institutions; Nascent Entrepreneurship
Wennekers, S. (2006). Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/7982
Wennekers, Sander. "Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants." 2006. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/7982.
Wennekers, Sander. "Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants." 2006. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Wennekers S. Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2006. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/7982.
Wennekers S. Entrepreneurship at Country Level: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2006. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/7982
15. Samii, Ramina. Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations.
► textabstractThis thesis explores an under-researched field: humanitarian organizations and their supply chains. Humanitarian organizations respond to the basic needs of populations that experience a tragic… (more)
▼ textabstractThis thesis explores an under-researched field: humanitarian organizations and their supply chains. Humanitarian organizations respond to the basic needs of populations that experience a tragic disruption in their lives. Given the challenging contexts they operate in, this thesis first explores the factors that contribute to their performance. Thereafter, it identifies the strategies and organizational structures they need to adopt to respond to the growing challenge of attending to more people with fewer resources. It argues that to excel in disaster preparedness and response, among other things, humanitarian organizations need to engage in at least three partnership arrangements – temporary supply networks, a logistics coordination platform and a series of business and CSO partnerships – and build and strengthen a number of related capabilities. The invisible resource that once leveraged increases the opportunity and ability of a humanitarian organization to perform better is its social capital with parties involved in these partnership arrangements. In terms of lessons for business, it verifies the relevance and benefits of humanitarian partnership structures to commercial supply chains in specific scenarios. Apart from holding some lessons for humanitarian organizations themselves, this thesis contributes to the virtual organizing literature and provides empirical evidence for the emergence and management of logistics virtual organizations.
Subjects/Keywords: coordination; disaster management; humanitarian organizations; logistics; partnerships; performance; supply chain management
Samii, R. (2008). Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14519
Samii, Ramina. "Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations." 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14519.
Samii, Ramina. "Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations." 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Samii R. Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14519.
Samii R. Leveraging Logistics Partnerships: Lessons from Humanitarian Organizations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14519
16. Brumme, Hendrik. Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry.
► textabstractResponsible for running a $2.5 billion HP computer factory in a high-cost country like Germany, the author perceived constant pressure defining new manufacturing strategies to… (more)
▼ textabstractResponsible for running a $2.5 billion HP computer factory in a high-cost country like Germany, the author perceived constant pressure defining new manufacturing strategies to keep a competitive advantage for the factory over all internal and external manufacturing alternatives around the world. However, it was clear that a competitive advantage does not last for ever but is rather limited by time, and that it is vital to recognize when an old competitive advantage has lost its strength. This uncertainty could be reduced by a better understanding of long-term market and technological trends and how local factories need to adapt their capabilities over time. Inspired by the HP experience we developed in our research a conceptual model to explain why switching of capabilities during the TLC is needed for success and how it should be done. Two more qualitative cases are presented and used to test and refine the conceptual model. As a result we propose in this thesis detailed guidelines for capability switching in local manufacturing over the lifetime of a factory. These guidelines also provide valid and reliable measures of the phases of a technology's status within the Technology Life Cycle and the corresponding type of local factory which are necessary for developing successful manufacturing capabilities.
Subjects/Keywords: HD30.28; case study research; local manufacturing; manufacturing capabilities; manufacturing strategy; supply chain management
Brumme, H. (2008). Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/12103
Brumme, Hendrik. "Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry." 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/12103.
Brumme, Hendrik. "Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry." 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Brumme H. Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/12103.
Brumme H. Capability Switching along the Technology Life Cycle in Local Manufacturing within the High-Tech Electronics Industry. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/12103
17. Klooster, Erik. Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel.
► markdownabstractInnovations in transport and information communication technology have led to an ever expanding global perspective and playing field, for both business and citizens. Educational institutes… (more)
▼ markdownabstractInnovations in transport and information communication technology have led to an ever expanding global perspective and playing field, for both business and citizens. Educational institutes play an important role in preparing students for this new reality. One way of doing this is for students to engage in educational travel experiences. Indeed, over the past two decades increasing numbers of students participated in study abroad programs, study tours, international internships and relatively new short-term programs such as international research projects. Yet, at the same time, globalization seems to have reduced some of the traditional benefits of educational travel, as the challenge of adapting to a different cultural environment has become easier than it has been in the past. Equally, there is a need to reconsider the competencies that educational travel should develop, as there is a noticeable shift towards pointing out the professional relevance of these experiences. The aim of this research was to work towards a competence framework and investigate how the learning of competencies was related to overcoming cultural distance. Based on these findings, implications for learning programs were formulated.
Subjects/Keywords: Educational travel; competencies; cultural distance; personal development; management competencies; cross-cultural competencies; internship; study abroad; international research project
Klooster, E. (2014). Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/51462
Klooster, Erik. "Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/51462.
Klooster, Erik. "Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel." 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Klooster E. Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/51462.
Klooster E. Travel to Learn: the influence of cultural distance on competence development in educational travel. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/51462
18. Evangelidis, Ioannis. Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is?.
► markdownabstract__Abstract__ Prior academic research and common sense assume that differences in attribute importance weights should determine choice. All else equal, consumers are presumed to prefer… (more)
▼ markdownabstract__Abstract__ Prior academic research and common sense assume that differences in attribute importance weights should determine choice. All else equal, consumers are presumed to prefer products that in their view are superior along the products' most important—or so-called "prominent"—dimensions. This dissertation examines to what extent people use prominence (i.e., relative attribute importance) when constructing their preference and shows that the decision process exerts an influence on choice that is not captured by the classic theories. First, we argue that the use of prominence in choice depends on the perceived reliability of the prominent attribute. When values associated with the prominent attribute are not perceived to be as reliable as values associated with the non-prominent attribute, decision-makers are more likely to make choices that are inconsistent with their attribute preferences. Second, we argue that the use of prominence in choice depends on the presence of relational properties between the alternatives under consideration. We found that decision-makers are less likely to employ prominence when expressing their preference about alternatives from a choice set in which dominance or compromise relationships are present. This dissertation holds implications for product line management and choice architecture.
Subjects/Keywords: Prominence; Attribute; Number of Alternatives; Dominance; Compromise; Context Effects; Preference Construction; Disaster Donation; Heuristics; Policy-making
Evangelidis, I. (2015). Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is? . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78202
Evangelidis, Ioannis. "Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is?." 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78202.
Evangelidis, Ioannis. "Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is?." 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Evangelidis I. Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is?. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78202.
Evangelidis I. Preference Construction under Prominence: Hoe bepalen consumenten hun voorkeur als niet alles even belangrijk is?. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78202
19. Stam, Daan. Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication.
► textabstractThe communication of inspiring visions is arguably the sine qua non of change-oriented leadership. Visions are images of the future. Vision communication refers to the… (more)
▼ textabstractThe communication of inspiring visions is arguably the sine qua non of change-oriented leadership. Visions are images of the future. Vision communication refers to the expression of a vision with the aim of convincing others (usually followers) that the vision is valid. Despite the fact that the merits of vision communication are widely acknowledged, research in vision communication is scarce and unable to explain comprehensively how and when leaders are able to inspire followers through the communication of visions. In this dissertation I set out to answer the question 'How can vision communication affect follower (intrinsic) motivation and subsequent behavior?' The key insight of this dissertation is that, if vision communication stimulates followers to create future images of themselves based on a vision (so called possible selves), it may subsequently cause them to be more intrinsically motivated to make this vision reality. In this dissertation I develop a theoretical framework for the role of possible selves of followers in visionary leadership. Furthermore, I present the results of several experimental studies that investigate hypotheses derived from this framework. Ultimately, I identify various ways in which leader vision communication might positively influence follower motivation.
Subjects/Keywords: charisma; crisis; intrinsic motivation; leadership; possible self; regulatory fit; self-concept; self-regulatory focus; vision communication
Stam, D. (2008). Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14080
Stam, Daan. "Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication." 2008. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14080.
Stam, Daan. "Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication." 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Stam D. Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14080.
Stam D. Managing Dreams and Ambitions: A Psychological Analysis of Vision Communication. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/14080
20. Yuan, Yingjie. The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective.
► textabstractTo overcome complex and dynamic economic challenges, organizations increasingly employ teams and build their competitive advantages on the inimitable capital of creativity. Naturally, when and… (more)
▼ textabstractTo overcome complex and dynamic economic challenges, organizations increasingly employ teams and build their competitive advantages on the inimitable capital of creativity. Naturally, when and how individual inputs combine to form team outcomes has therefore become one of the core questions in developing creativity theories. For years, empirical studies have been based on the assumptions of the additive model, where individual team members contribute equally to team creativity. This dissertation challenges this assumption in different ways. In the first empirical chapter, I provide evidence for an alternative model, the disjunctive model, which predicts team creativity based on the creative performance of a team's most creative member, and shows under which conditions this most creative member's inputs are adopted and contribute to team creativity. The second empirical chapter meta-analyzes the validity of both the additive model and the disjunctive model, and finds support for both across different contexts. The third empirical chapter extends the focus from a team's creative performance to a team's general performance, and uses a social network perspective to examine how the 'disjunctive' role of team leaders promotes team performance. The core contribution of this dissertation lies in supporting the predictive power of the disjunctive model of team creativity, thereby challenging mainstream research on team creativity which undervalues the importance of key team members and their surrounding subgroups. A contingent perspective on both additive and disjunctive models is proposed.
Subjects/Keywords: Team Creativity; Social Networks; Individual Creativity; Composition Models; Information Process; Meta-Analysis; Team Performance; Team leadership
Yuan, Y. (2017). The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100847
Yuan, Yingjie. "The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective." 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100847.
Yuan, Yingjie. "The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective." 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Yuan Y. The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100847.
Yuan Y. The Emergence of Team Creativity: a social network perspective. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100847
21. Wasesa, Meditya. Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations.
Degree: Department of Technology and Operations Management, 2017, Erasmus Research Institute of Management
► textabstract"Agent-based Inter-organizational Systems (ABIOS) in Advanced Logistics Operations" explores the concepts, the design, and the role and impact of agent-based systems to improve coordination and… (more)
▼ textabstract"Agent-based Inter-organizational Systems (ABIOS) in Advanced Logistics Operations" explores the concepts, the design, and the role and impact of agent-based systems to improve coordination and performance of logistics operations. The dissertation consists of one conceptual study and three empirical studies. The empirical studies apply various research methods such as a multiple-case study research, coordination mechanism design, and predictive analytics using big data. The conceptual study presents a theoretical exploration and synthesis explaining the demand for inter-organizational systems (IOS) and the corresponding IOS functionalities. The first empirical study presents a multiple-case study exploring real-life ABIOS implementations in the warehousing and transportation business. The second empirical study provides an auction based coordination mechanism design for the container's pick-up/delivery appointment reservation problem that involves the seaports and drayage operators. The third empirical study presents a seaport service rate prediction system that could help drayage operators to improve their predictions of the duration of the pick-up/delivery operations at a seaport by using the subordinate trucks' trajectory data. Based on these studies, the dissertation offers new insights on the role of inter-organizational systems in mitigating coordination equivocality and uncertainties; the interplay among the ABIOS applications, required structural adjustments, and the potential of business performance improvement opportunities; and the development of two ABIOS prototypes: an auction based coordination mechanism and a predictive analytics application based on big data.
Subjects/Keywords: Agent-based technology; Inter-organizational systems; Advanced logistics operations; Artificial Intelligence; Coordination; Coordination mechanism design; Business networks performance; Big Data; Predictive analytics; Business intelligence; Enterprise information systems; Logistics information systems
Wasesa, M. (2017). Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100527
Wasesa, Meditya. "Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations." 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100527.
Wasesa, Meditya. "Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations." 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Wasesa M. Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100527.
Wasesa M. Agent-based inter-organizational systems in advanced logistics operations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100527
22. Konter, Daina. Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM.
► markdownabstract__Abstract__ The increased global connectivity urges us to look across borders, for previous boundaries may have been broken down or on the contrary have become… (more)
▼ markdownabstract__Abstract__ The increased global connectivity urges us to look across borders, for previous boundaries may have been broken down or on the contrary have become more visible. In this thesis we explore what it means to cross borders with human resource management (HRM). Many believe in the virtues of the American way of doing business, but does this also mean that the American way of doing business is applicable in other countries? Human resource studies furthermore started in the manufacturing sector, while considerable differences can be expected for other sectors like the service sector. By moving research from Anglo-American countries and the manufacturing sector to a broader context, national and sector borders are crossed. On both the national and the sector level formal institutions have a crucial role in the adoption and effectiveness of HR practices. We have examined whether organizations across different institutional contexts embrace different ways of managing human resources and whether different results can be achieved. Even though our research provides support for the relevance of a fit of HRM with its context, the importance of best practices can not be discarded. Both aspects are important to consider in future research when studying HRM and performance in a globalizing world. By providing useful insights for practitioners this research can finally also crossover from academia back to practice.
Subjects/Keywords: Human resource management; institutional context; performance; best practice and best fit; international comparative research
Konter, D. (2014). Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50388
Konter, Daina. "Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50388.
Konter, Daina. "Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM." 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Konter D. Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50388.
Konter D. Crossing Borders with HRM: An Inquiry of the Influence of Contextual Differences in the Adoption and Effectiveness of HRM. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50388
23. Leunissen, Joost. All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize.
► markdownabstract__Abstract__ An apology is one of the most common ways for a perpetrator to initiate the reconciliation process. Numerous studies have shown the positive effects… (more)
▼ markdownabstract__Abstract__ An apology is one of the most common ways for a perpetrator to initiate the reconciliation process. Numerous studies have shown the positive effects of apologies. Contrary to this, almost no research has investigated when perpetrators are actually willing to offer such an apology. In this dissertation the willingness of perpetrators to apologise to a victim after an interpersonal transgression is investigated. Leunissen shows the reactions of victims after a transgression can influence the willingness of perpetrators to apologise in the sense that perpetrators are more willing to apologise to forgiving victims than to unforgiving victims. He investigated how the intentionality of transgressions influences both the willingness to apologise and a victim's desire to receive an apology. Perpetrators are more willing to apologise after unintentional than after intentional transgressions, while victims have a greater desire for an apology after intentional than unintentional transgressions. These differences are mediated by unique emotions: guilt and anger. Leunissen focuses on how the value that perpetrators ascribe to the relationship influences their willingness to apologise. Finally, in this dissertation, he shows how perpetrators often overestimate the unpleasantness of apologising, which can have a negative effect on their willingness to apologise.
Subjects/Keywords: perpetrators; apologies; reconciliation proces
Leunissen, J. (2014). All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50318
Leunissen, Joost. "All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50318.
Leunissen, Joost. "All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize." 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Leunissen J. All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50318.
Leunissen J. All Apologies: On the Willingness of Perpetrators to Apologize. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50318
24. Kil, Joris. Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens.
► textabstractThis thesis combines four studies that contribute to our understanding of corporate acquisitions by taking a behavioral and real options perspective. Chapter 2 classifies acquisitions… (more)
▼ textabstractThis thesis combines four studies that contribute to our understanding of corporate acquisitions by taking a behavioral and real options perspective. Chapter 2 classifies acquisitions based on real option characteristics and shows option type (single vs. compound) and option nature (shared vs. proprietary) influence the value and premium paid in acquisitions. Chapter 3 considers a specific serial acquisition strategy aimed at industry consolidation and finds higher premiums are paid for first deals in the sequence, showing part of the potential future value generated in the consolidation strategy is already reflected at the start. Chapter 4 takes a behavioral perspective and shows a stock's historical high influences the risk firms take in their acquisitions. Firms with a larger deviation from their past stock price high initiate relatively larger deals, but are unsuccessful in their effort to return to prior stock price levels. Finally, chapter 5 merges real option theory, behavioral theory and acquisitions by considering the influence of executive level behavioral biases on the perception of acquisition outcome uncertainty. Given the uncertainties surrounding acquisitions, staging the investment through the initial purchase of a minority stake is beneficial as it allows deferring the full acquisition until outcome uncertainty has decreased. However, behavioral biases can cause disparities between perceived and actual uncertainty, resulting in inconsideration of a staged investment strategy. These insights provide a new explanation for the limited number of observed minority stake purchases prior to full-scale acquisitions.
Subjects/Keywords: acquisitions; behavioral corporate finance; real option theory; minority stakes; acquisition premium; industry consolidation; prospect theory; reference point; 52-week high; uncertainty perception; behavioral biases
Kil, J. (2013). Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50142
Kil, Joris. "Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50142.
Kil, Joris. "Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens." 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Kil J. Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50142.
Kil J. Acquisitions Through a Behavioral and Real Options Lens. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50142
25. Akpinar, Ezgi. Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission.
► textabstractConsumers often share experiences, opinions or certain content with others. For example, they suggest restaurants, recommend article posts, share online videos, pass along rumors and… (more)
▼ textabstractConsumers often share experiences, opinions or certain content with others. For example, they suggest restaurants, recommend article posts, share online videos, pass along rumors and complain about customer services. Such word of mouth determines what catches on and become popular among consumers. While research has shown that word of mouth is frequent and important, there has been limited work on understanding what makes certain content more shared than others. This dissertation fills this gap, and explores the psychological drivers that shape consumer information sharing and more broadly cultural success. It integrates various research perspectives and illustrates certain characteristics that make people share some content more than others. First, we study how self-relevance (i.e., high vs. low) impact sharing behavior of product harm information, and this process is moderated by consumer self-construal (independent vs. interdependent). Second, we examine how advertising content can get viral, and how and when this benefits the brand. Finally, we explore how phrases that relate to senses in metaphoric ways (e.g., cold person) lead to higher recall, which contributes their cultural success over time. The practical implications of this dissertation are of interest for professionals in the area of marketing, advertising, and public policy making. From a theoretical point of view, this dissertation has a cross-disciplinary contribution, and relates to the fields of health psychology, advertising, persuasion knowledge, linguistics, embodied cognition and foundations of culture.
Subjects/Keywords: word of mouth; viral marketing; social contagion
Akpinar, E. (2013). Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50140
Akpinar, Ezgi. "Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50140.
Akpinar, Ezgi. "Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission." 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Akpinar E. Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50140.
Akpinar E. Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50140
26. Peeters, Leon. Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/429
► textabstractCyclic Railway Timetable Optimization describes mathematical models and solution methods for constructing high quality cyclic railway timetables. In a cyclic timetable, a train for a… (more)
▼ textabstractCyclic Railway Timetable Optimization describes mathematical models and solution methods for constructing high quality cyclic railway timetables. In a cyclic timetable, a train for a certain destination leaves a certain station at the same time every cycle time, say every half an hour, every hour, or every two hours. Cyclic timetables are widely used in European railways. They offer a clear and transparant product to the railway customers, who only need to memorize the minutes of the hour at which their regular trains depart. Because of the important role of timetable planning for railway operators and railway infrastructure managers, models and methods for optimizing cyclic railway timetables provide a valuable tool for these organizations. The thesis presents a mathematical model for optimizing cyclic railway timetables, and studies the theoretical aspects behind the model. The investigated aspects include cyclic sequencing, periodic tensions, cycles in graphs, cycle bases of graphs, algorithms for constructing cycle bases, and cutting planes for the model. The developed theoretical ideas are tested on some real-life cyclic railway timetabling instances. The thesis further develops several extensions of the basic model.
Subjects/Keywords: Optimization; computational; cyclic; railways; scheduling; timetables
Peeters, L. (2003). Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/429
Peeters, Leon. "Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization." 2003. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/429.
Peeters, Leon. "Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization." 2003. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Peeters L. Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2003. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/429.
Peeters L. Cyclic Railway Timetable Optimization. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2003. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/429
27. Cox, Ruben. To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed.
► textabstractThis dissertation contains four studies that contribute to our understanding of the social and financial consequences of homeownership. The first study examines the effects of… (more)
▼ textabstractThis dissertation contains four studies that contribute to our understanding of the social and financial consequences of homeownership. The first study examines the effects of homeownership on residential satisfaction and neighbourhood safety. Cox shows that neighbourhoods with higher homeownership rates are safer and that residents are more satisfied with their neighbourhood. In the second study, he provides insight into the decision making process that households undergo when arranging mortgage financing. Specifically, he documents that those households who are either less risk averse or more financially literate are more likely to opt for alternative mortgage products such as interest-only mortgages. The third chapter focuses on the mortgage origination process and investigates whether provision-based compensation of financial intermediaries affects underwriting outcomes for households. The results indicate that this, contrary to popular belief, is not the case when mortgage lenders are exposed to default and reputational risks, thereby providing them with an incentive to screen mortgage applications and monitor brokers. The final study investigates the demand for mortgage insurance. Households with recourse mortgage debt face wealth risks in case they are forced to sell their house following an adverse income shock. The findings in this study support the hypothesis that households eligible for insurance who are overconfident are significantly less likely to obtain mortgage insurance.
Subjects/Keywords: agency conflict; behavioural finance; financial intermediaries; financial literacy; homeownership; household finance; housing markets; insurance markets; mortgage insurance; mortgage markets; neighbourhood effects; overconfidence; real estate
Cox, R. (2013). To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40964
Cox, Ruben. "To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40964.
Cox, Ruben. "To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed." 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Cox R. To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40964.
Cox R. To Own, To Finance, and To Insure - Residential Real Estate Revealed. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40964
28. Oosterhout, Hans. The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance.
► textabstractAlthough authoritative governance is ubiquitous in modern society, the nature of authority is one of the most neglected and understudied topics in economic, political and… (more)
▼ textabstractAlthough authoritative governance is ubiquitous in modern society, the nature of authority is one of the most neglected and understudied topics in economic, political and organizational theory today. This study aims to correct for this lacuna. Its main conclusion is that there is no such thing as an unambiguous concept of authority. Its is argued that both authority and responsibility in governance should be conceived in institutional rather than conceptual terms, and that the quest for legitimacy that is indissolubly tied up with any understanding of authority, ultimately involves a problem of institutional design.
Subjects/Keywords: authority; dirty-hands; institutional agency theory; institutional theory and design; institutions of governance; intervention; legitimacy; normative and ontological theory of institutions and organizations; normativism; norms; responsibility; trustworthiness
Oosterhout, H. (2002). The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/362
Oosterhout, Hans. "The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance." 2002. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/362.
Oosterhout, Hans. "The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance." 2002. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Oosterhout H. The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/362.
Oosterhout H. The Quest for Legitimacy: On Authority and Responsibility in Governance. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/362
29. Ganzaroli, A. Creating trust between local and global systems.
► textabstractSociale interactie vindt plaats tussen partijen die op verschillende locaties gesitueerd zijn. Tegelijk worden lokale interacties steeds meer gemedieerd door niet-lokale instituten and technologieen, zoals… (more)
▼ textabstractSociale interactie vindt plaats tussen partijen die op verschillende locaties gesitueerd zijn. Tegelijk worden lokale interacties steeds meer gemedieerd door niet-lokale instituten and technologieen, zoals in het geval van een lokale credit card betaling. Het probleem van vertrouwen is vanuit dit perspectief gedefinieerd als het probleem van het compatibilitie creeren tussen gezichtsloze verplichtingen, die zijn gecodificeerd in de wereldwijde instituten en systemen van vertrouwen, en face-to-face werkverplichtingen, die zijn ingebed in lokale netwerken van vertrouwde relaties. Lokaal vertrouwen wordt geproduceerd op basis van socializatie en internalisatie van gemeenschappelijke normen en waarden. Wereldwijd vertrouwen wordt geproduceerd op basis van een combinatie tussen gecodificeerde instituten en systemen van vertrouwen. De capaciteit van lokale systemen om vertrouwen te creeren op wereldwijd niveau hangt af van de capaciteit om vertrouwen in een code die bruikbaar is in het wereldwijde systeem en vice versa te vertalen. Het boek bevat een aantal case studies over industriele districten en bedrijven (o.a. Benetton en Fiat). Ganzaroli laat zien dat er in ieder geval drie modellen zijn voor het creeren van vertrouwen: ontkoppeling (de-coupling), losse koppeling (loosely coupling) en koppeling (coupling) en betoogt dat de losse koppeling het meest ontvankelijke model is. Concurrentie tussen locale bedrijven bevordert op een betere wijze de dynamische vereniging tussen locale en wereldwijde mechanismen en instituten voor het creeren van vertrouwen.
Subjects/Keywords: Italian industrial districts; alternative strategies; argue; common; community; competitiveness; costs; creation; cultures; disadvantages; districts; firms; global society; global systems; highlight advantages; internalize; interpret; local networks; major contributions; market; mutual knowledge; networks; perspectives; socialize; standardize; sustaining; trust; trust creation
Ganzaroli, A. (2002). Creating trust between local and global systems . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/361
Ganzaroli, A. "Creating trust between local and global systems." 2002. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/361.
Ganzaroli, A. "Creating trust between local and global systems." 2002. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Ganzaroli A. Creating trust between local and global systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/361.
Ganzaroli A. Creating trust between local and global systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/361
30. Fenema, Paul. Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects.
► textabstractRecently, software development and implementation projects have globalized at a rapid pace. Companies in North America, Europe, and the Far East are beginning to integrate… (more)
▼ textabstractRecently, software development and implementation projects have globalized at a rapid pace. Companies in North America, Europe, and the Far East are beginning to integrate international Information Technology (IT) resources to support operations across the globe. Offshore IT services have become a prevalent strategy to tap into emerging resource bases of countries like India, Phillipines, Eastern Europe. However, global distributedness has introduced a number of gaps: Distance, time zone difference, socio-cultural diversity, differences of infrastructure, and governance differences. These gaps create challenges for the way software projects are coordinated and controlled. This research investigates the impact of gaps on coordination and control modes. It develops these ideas through an extensive theoretical basis and two qualitative case studies to further our understanding of globally distributed software projects, and extend our capability to manage these.
Subjects/Keywords: Electronic Media News Teleworking; case-studies; communications groupware; contingencies; control; coordination; global software projects; methodology; multi-site distributed collaboration; polycontextual boundary-spanning; theory
Fenema, P. (2002). Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects . (Doctoral Dissertation). Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/360
Fenema, Paul. "Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects." 2002. Doctoral Dissertation, Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/360.
Fenema, Paul. "Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects." 2002. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Fenema P. Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/360.
Fenema P. Coordination and Control of Globally Distributed Software Projects. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Erasmus Research Institute of Management; 2002. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1765/360


The custody information provided in this Toolkit is broad and general. Each answer is very short and simple. This means we have left out many details and many possible complications. This information is intended to help you understand the kinds of issues that may come up in custody case. It is NOT intended to address every possible situation. As always, it is best to talk with a lawyer about particular problems.
What is child custody and who decides it?
West Virginia law says that in most families, parents who are separated or divorced will have "shared parenting time." That means each parent will have scheduled time with their children. The schedule usually has details like times, dates, places of child exchange, holiday rotation, and summer vacation. The goal for the judge is that the schedule will be in the children's best interests.
When parents separate, the court will decide how the children will spend time with each parent. The parent who spends the majority of the time with the children will be designated as the primary residential parent. If the parents have a schedule in which each parent spends 50 percent of the time with the children, one parent will still need to be designated as the primary residential parent to comply with the law. If the parents do not agree on how the child's time will be divided between each parent, a judge will make the decision.
"Parenting time" is the word used to describe time that a parent gets to spend with a child.
Who has the right to custody of a child?
Unless there is a court custody order, both parents of a child have equal rights to physical possession of a child. This is true even if the parties are not married to each other.
What forms does the Court require for custody and visitation?
The Family Court requires a Parenting Plan in all cases with children under age 18.
If the parents can agree on a Parenting Plan, they can submit a Joint Proposed Parenting Plan to the court.
If the parents cannot agree on a Joint Parenting Plan, either parent can submit an Individual Proposed Parenting Plan, and ask the court to enter a temporary order on parenting based on that Individual Plan.
If one parent wants to disagree with the other parent's Individual Plan, that parent must submit an Individual Parenting Plan. When you file an individual plan, you must also file a Worksheet for Individual Proposed Parenting Plan form. The Worksheet is used by the parent to explain to the court what percentage of the children's activities the parent has participated in. All of these forms can be found on the West Virginia Supreme Court website.
What is the Parenting Plan and why is it important?
If you and your child's parent can reach an agreement, then you can sign a parenting plan together. This parenting plan is called a "joint parenting plan." The judge will review the plan to make sure it is fair, workable and in the best interest of the children.
The Parenting Plan should explain where the children are going to be at all times. The whole schedule should include holidays, school, and summer vacation. The judge will attach your Parenting Plan to your final order. The judge can change the Parenting Plan if he or she believes another plan will be better for your children.
If you and the other parent cannot agree on how to share time with the children, the judge has to make a decision. Each parent should make their own proposed Parenting Plan. The judge might approve one parent's plan and reject the other parent's plan. The judge might decide on a different plan from what either parent submitted.
The judge looks at how you and your spouse handled childcare when you were living together. The judge looks at what amount of time each parent has spent with the children. The judge usually looks at the pattern of parenting in the year or two before the separation.
The judge will consider things like baths, meals, homework, babysitting, and shopping. Whoever has been doing those things should keep doing them. If the children's dad took them to soccer practice before the separation, the judge would probably want dad to continue to take the children to practice after the separation. The court wants to keep the children's lives as much the same as possible. The judge also tries to be fair.
After your final hearing, the parents will usually share the "decision-making responsibility." This means that big decisions like education, medical care, and after school activities for the children should be shared. Sometimes the parents cannot agree on how to make these decisions together. In that case, the judge will decide which parent makes which types of decisions.
Why is the Proposed Parenting Plan important?
The Proposed Parenting Plan is probably the most important document you will give the judge in your case. The Family Court will rely on the Proposed Parenting Plan to decide custody and parenting time. Your children's well-being depends on you doing a good job in making your Proposed Parenting Plan.
What happens after we submit a Joint Proposed Parenting Plan?
What happens after we submit Individual Proposed Parenting Plans?
The judge wants parents to agree on a Joint Parenting Plan because it's better for the children. So, if you and the other parent tell the court you have not tried to agree on a Joint Plan, or have tried and failed, the law requires the court to refer the two of you to a person called a Premediation Screener.
What does a Premediation Screener do?
The Premediation Screener will interview you and the other parent separately. The Screener will decide if a Mediator can help the two of you come to an agreement on a Joint Parenting Plan. If the screener determines a Mediator may be able to help you agree, the court will refer the two of you to mediation. A Mediator is a neutral attorney trained to help people settle disagreements.
The Mediator will meet with you and the other parent together, listen to everything both of you have to say, and help you explore ways to agree on a Joint Parenting Plan. Mediation often helps the parents reach an agreement, and there is a good possibility the two of you can come out of mediation with a Joint Parenting Plan.
If mediation results in agreement on a Joint Parenting Plan, the Mediator will send that plan to the court, and the case will continue as if you and the other parent had agreed on a Joint Parenting Plan in the beginning.
What if we can't agree at mediation?
If you don't agree on a Joint Parenting Plan agreement at mediation, you and the other parent will return to court for one or more hearings. During those hearings, you and the other parent will have a chance to prove to the court why your Individual Plan should be accepted by the court. It is the court's job to decide what's best for your children. After hearing all of the evidence, the court will reach a decision.


In addition to kisspeptin, Dr. Seminara has discovered other novel genetic pathways that affect the hypothalamic modulation of GnRH secretion. Most patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism who receive hormone treatment are able to lead otherwise normal lives. However, a rare subset of hypogonadotropic patients have a more complex disorder known as the Gordon Holmes syndrome which is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of cerebellar ataxia and reproductive failure. These patients progress inexorably with marked volume loss of the brain (most notably in the cerebellum) to death in the 4 or 5th decade of life. Dr. Seminara began characterizing the reproductive endocrine phenotypes of patients with Gordon Holmes syndrome, first describing marked phenotypic variability in gonadotropin secretory defects in the absence of other pituitary endocrinopathies. Intrigued by the seemingly selective vulnerability of the cerebellum and the pituitary gonadotropes to neurodegeneration, Dr. Seminara established an international, multi-center, and interdisciplinary collaboration to uncover the pathophysiology underlying this devastating disorder.
After 10 years of effort, Dr. Seminara and her team discovered that ubiquitination–the process of tagging proteins for degradation–is critical for the health of the cerebellum and the reproductive cell populations in the hypothalamus/pituitary. Dr. Seminara and her collaborators identified novel homozygous mutations in RNF216, and OTUD4 which encode an E3 ubiquitin ligase and a deubiquitinase, respectively, in all three affected siblings of a kindred with Gordon Holmes syndrome. Inhibition of either RNF216 or OTUD4 in zebrafish produced cerebellar hypoplasia, microphthalmia, and small optic tecta, with simultaneous knockdown of both genes resulting in more severe phenotypes (epistasis).
Structural similarities exist between RNF216 and parkin, another E3 ubiquitin ligase mutated in a recessive form of Parkinson disease. Surviving hippocampal neurons from the brain of a deceased patient contained ubiquitin-immunoreactive intranuclear inclusions, indicating possible similarities between RNF216-associated neurodegeneration and not only Parkinson's but also other neurodegenerative disorders in which protein aggregates are found. Notably, all patients with RNF216 mutations had dementia, a feature not previously described in Gordon Holmes syndrome.
The findings of Dr. Seminara and her team are the first to link disordered ubiquitination to neurodegenerative disease and reproductive endocrine dysfunction. Building upon her prior experience in genetics and physiology in mouse and human models, Dr. Seminara has established a multi-disciplinary international consortium of investigators to explore the genetics of Gordon Holmes syndrome in multiple in vivo models, as well as identifying the upstream regulators and downstream targets of the genes/proteins identified to date. This consortium has already identified severe loss of function mutations in another E3 ligase, STUB1, which encodes the CHIP protein, in an Asian patient with Gordon Holmes syndrome.