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Empowering the next generation: A German wind & solar energy cooperatives business model research

Boontje, P.S. (author)

During the last years the Netherlands has seen an expansion of civilian-led energy cooperatives which focus on investments into local renewable energy production, energy efficiency services and electricity sales. Although the Dutch renewable energy cooperative boom continues, many are struggling to find the right earnings model and long-term...

master thesis 2013

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Uncertainty-based project planning

Hersbach, H.J.L. (author)

Many projects executed within organizations fail due to budget and time overruns. The goals for time and budget are often related to the planning of a project. However, due to unforeseen factors the execution often deviates from the initial project planning. These unforeseen factors can be led back to the extent to which a project is susceptible...

master thesis 2013

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The process of big data solution adoption

Verheij, B.A. (author)

This research concerned the process of big data solution adoption and the main issues that firms experience in this process. Using eight cases within the Dutch telecommunication and energy utility sectors, a conceptual model was constructed of issues in the process of big data solution adoption. Twelve main issues were identified in the process...

master thesis 2013

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ICT, Productivity and Economic Growth

Karkukli, O.O.S. (author)

This master thesis is part of the project that Statistics Netherlands (CBS) conducts for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The main purpose of this project is to study the influence of ICT on productivity and economic growth. This thesis had three objectives: (1) to define ICT and indicators to measure ICT intensity, (2) to investigate the...

master thesis 2013

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Venture Capitalists’ Human Capital: Investigating the relation between human capital and venture capital strategy

Netten, J.P. (author)

Because of the risks involved in financing in new high-tech, high-growth ventures, one of the few funding sources available is venture capital. Venture Capital firms are businesses that are owned and managed by venture capitalists (VCs). Within these firms the VCs manage Venture Capital funds, one VC or Venture Capital firm can manage multiple...

master thesis 2013

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Success at the start: The transition from sales to project management

Koens, N.M. (author)

master thesis 2012

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Project Monitoring Practices: Case Study in the Healthcare Imaging Industry

Yela Bastidas, F.D.S. (author)

This document presents a qualitative research developed within the context of an organization that is well positioned in the Healthcare Imaging Industry. The methodology employed to collect data is a Multiple Case Study that was used to explore monitoring practices among four important projects. Interviews, corporate records and non...

master thesis 2012

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Recognize sustained competitive advantage: A comparison in the automotive industry out of an investors’ perspective

Barnhoorn, J.W. (author)

How could the ability to sustain competitive advantage of a market leader in the automotive industry over its direct competitors be measured by using publicly accessible information? As is found in the research, it seems that a good individual factor performance is not a necessary and not a sufficient condition to maintain superior financial...

master thesis 2012

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Project Management Maturity Model: An Empirical investigation across several industries

Gupta, A. (author)

With the continuous rising competitiveness, the need for improving performance has become vital for organizations to stay in the market. In order to improve the performance, one first needs to evaluate the output of a process or procedure on basis of efficiency. Having it measured, the processes or procedures could be modified such that it...

master thesis 2012

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The Role of Human Resource Management in Post-acquisition Integration

Bijwaard, J. (author)

Building on the experience built up from the management of more than 30 integration project, the objective of this research as been to improve the post-acquisition HR integration approach of Philips New Venture Integration, based on a gap analysis between the current model approach actual HR integration processes employed during the integration...

master thesis 2012

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Adapting company competences: A qualitative meta-analysis

Nieuwendam, N.W.S. (author)

The topic of company competences is approached by many theories in literature, each from its own perspective. In this thesis the focus is mainly on the competence-based view. The competence-based perspective claims that core competences are the source of sustainable competitive advantage, and are the unique capabilities which span over multiple...

master thesis 2011

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A Firm’s Strategic Behaviour in Networks: How Strategic Behaviour and Network Positions of the Focal Firm Influence the Firm’s Performance

Mahabier, G.V. (author)

Many firms are nowadays engaged in strategic alliances for their success and survival and are therefore determined to maintain or even increase their performance. Various strategy scholars focused on the impact of business strategies on performance; whereas network scholars examined the impact of the network position of the firm on its...

master thesis 2011

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How to get the right people on the project?: The implications of project complexity and team member competences on project team selection

Vonk Noordegraaf, A. (author)

master thesis 2011

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Project Risk Management Practices: How can the current Project Risk Management practices surrounding medium construction projects be optimized?

Souffront, L.F.W.M. (author)

Multiple instruments and procedures are used within the different project management areas in order to execute projects in an efficient and controllable way. Project Risk Management (PRM) has become over the past years a crucial part of the project management practices and is seen by many practitioners as a key factor to go towards more...

master thesis 2011

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Information Technology and Firm Performance: The Role of Innovation

Zand, F. (author)

There is an essential quest in the literature to open up the “black box” of Information Technology (IT) by identifying and explaining how and why IT creates value for the firm. The present dissertation is an attempt to clarify the role of innovation in the process of value creation from IT investments. It belongs to the mainstream of “IT...

doctoral thesis 2011

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Exploring private tendering processes for possible benefits in the public sector tendering process: The case of South Limburg region

Brouwer, S.D. (author)

In the last decade the building industry in the Netherlands has received a lot of attention and has been the subject of high level media attention, particularly with respect to contracting out public works to private contractors and their efficiency and performance. Not only in the Netherlands, but in most countries too, nowadays, contractor...

master thesis 2010

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A new firm-level Information Technology classification model: Theory building & empirical analysis

Illes, F.F. (author)

Information Technology systems are used to cover many functions and they fulfil various roles within an organization. Corporate IT spending and investments have constantly increased since the plunge it took in 2001, and still there is much uncertainty on how exactly these systems influence the business and impact business performance. The large...

master thesis 2009

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The creation of value at Pon Equipment: A search for profitability and the impact of customization in heavy equipment dealers

Van Rossum, M.D. (author)

master thesis 2007

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Health of Business Ecosystems, a Structural Approach

Jimenez Salas, A. (author)

master thesis 2007

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Using game theory to stimulate cooperation on innovation projects between organizational entities

Bakker, G.P. (author)

master thesis 2006