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The effects of functional fixation on relative performance evaluations.
(1997)
The direction of a change in performance measure outcomes (increase versus decrease) and ambiguity (high versus low) were manipulated in a 2 X 2 between-participants experiment. Participants were business students in ...
Exploring the impact of industry structure on the emergence of e-marketplaces.
(2005)
The emergence of e-marketplaces is a tremendous phenomenon across nearly all industry in the beginning of 21st century. As a population of strategic IT initiative, e-marketplaces interact with their surrounding industry ...
THE RHETORIC OF CROWDFUNDING: A SOCIAL MOVEMENT FRAMING PERSPECTIVE
(2014-05-09)
Crowdfunding has emerged as a popular funding option for entrepreneurs who cannot or choose not to raise funds through traditional venture funding channels. Drawing from research on social movements, this dissertation ...
Capturing strategic orientation toward inpatriation in management staffing policies of global organizations.
(2001)
This dissertation examines the judgment of international human resource managers in global organizations entering emerging markets about the appropriateness of inpatriation practice. First, the strategic drivers and the ...
An examination of new ventures going through the initial public offering: The impact of firm capabilities and characteristics on performance.
(2004)
Entrepreneurship as a field of study generally focuses on the pursuit of new opportunities and the activities of firms engaged in bringing new ideas to financial fruition. Due to their liability of newness, growth and ...
Assessing reverse logistics complexity: Conceptual model, scale development, and a case study.
(2007)
Paper three represented a case study at one of the biggest computer wholesale distribution companies in the USA. Under conditions of anonymity, the reverse logistics program development and implementation was studied in ...
IT personnel sourcing decisions in IT projects.
(2006)
The evolutionary growth of information technology, during the past few decades, has created the impetus for change in the organizational workplace from a focus on narrow and specific tasks, carried out by individuals, to ...
An investigation into the effects of birth order, sex, and personality on the likelihood of engaging in unethical behavior.
(2003)
Recently revived interest in the role of birth order in the development of personality has resulted in research investigating the relationship between birth order and the five-factor model (FFM) of personality. One ...
Effects of venture capital social advice networks on escalation of commitment.
(2006)
Characteristics of focal VC firms and the various advice network indices attached to their position in the network were used to predict escalation of commitment in new start-ups where the first round of funding was between ...
Technological readiness and strategic interactive fit: Dynamic capabilities impacting logistics service competency and performance.
(2003)
In today's business environment, retailers and manufacturers face increasing complexity when it comes to managing the supply chain. As complexity increases, these retailers and manufacturers often look to technology as a ...