Although several studies have looked at the effects of online product presentations on consumer decision making, no study thus far has considered a potential key factor in online product evaluations: tangibility. The present study aims at filling this gap by developing and testing a model that relates …

The paper explores the process of early growth of entrepreneurial science-based firms. Drawing on case studies of British and Dutch biopharmaceutical R&D firms, we conceptualize the speed of early growth of science-based firms as the time it takes for the assembly (or combined development) of three types …

Drawing on a multiple case study of acquisitions of UK biopharmaceutical firms, we develop an analytical framework that elucidates how key determinants of the knowledge base of science-based firms and their combinations through M&As interact and affect post-acquisition investment in the target's R&D …

Our paper investigates the microfoundations of sustainable entrepreneurship and aims to shed light on trade-offs made in decisions about social, ecological and economic sustainability. Balancing the three dimensions of sustainability (social, ecological and economic) inherently requires choices in which …

Internationalisering levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan drie kerntaken binnen het basisonderwijs. Dat concluderen Maarten Hogenstijn en Daniel van Middelkoop, onderzoekers van Hogeschool van Amsterdam, in onderwijsvakblad JSW. Zij deden eerder dit jaar in opdracht van EP-Nuffic onderzoek naar grip op …

(Sport)evenementen worden meestal met een economische impact analyse (EIA) geevalueerd. Op andere beleidsterreinen zijn maatschappelijke kosten-batenanalyses (MKBA s) veel gebruikelijker. Voor de Dam tot Damloop zijn beide analyses gemaakt. Hiervoor zijn drie verschillende enquetes gehouden onder deelnemers, …

This paper analyses how managed coworking spaces affect the innovation process of their members. Managed coworking spaces are working environments for independent professionals, with an active role of the manager of the space to foster collaboration and interaction. These locations emerged in the late …