Centre for Applied Research on Business and Economics
Publications
22 Results
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Catching up: The development of legal frameworks for social entrepreneurship in The Netherlands
1 September 2021 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe development of legal frameworks for social enterprises in the Netherlands is described and analysed in this paper, focusing on 2015-2021. The Netherlands are the largest EU member state in population size without ...
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The Path To Entrepreneurship: Searching And Learning From Role Models
5 May 2021 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn this study, we address the function of role models for entrepreneurship students. By using entrepreneurs as role models, students can get a better and realistic picture of the complexity of the entrepreneurial ...
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Origins of SWOT Analysis
1 August 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe origins of SWOT Analysis is obfuscated in the literature. This paper fills that void and reconstructs its early development in context. The empirical basis of SWOT started in 1952 within the Lockheed’s ...
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Experimental learning labs
1 January 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe Master is based on stimulating the interdiscplinairy learning of students through practical assignments in collaboration in multidisciplinary teams in a haus der zukunft and thus bringing the "outside ...
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Looking beyond individual-based diversity
27 November 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementAmsterdam is known to be a cosmopolitan and multicultural city with multiple economic opportunities. Such context provides suitable legal, political and economic conditions where newly arrived migrants are ...
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The Development of Entrepreneurial Intention amongst University Students: The Influence of Individual and Contextual Factors
16 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe swift enhancement of technology has affected the business environment while higher education alone no longer plays a definitive role in the employment process. To meet the emerging requirements of employers, ...
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Country of Origin Criteria for Digitalization with National IT Products
9 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn today’s world, digital transformation enhancement in IT sector becomes crucial for efficient solutions in organizations. Institutions in public sector try to enrich its process solutions with additional ...
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How to facilitate different types of innovation in an organization through entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge management
28 May 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn dynamic and competitive environment, the importance of innovation is accepted as a necessary ingredients for firms to create value and sustain competitive advantage. However, very little empirical research has ...
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From individual sustainability orientations to collective sustainability innovation and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems
1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementSustainability and economic growth – the integration and balance of social, environmental and economic needs is a salient concern for sustainable development and social well-being. By focusing on a sustainable ...
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The plight of London-based startups
1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementWith Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit ...
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The influence of family business characteristics on experienced stress
1 January 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementPaper presented at Rent-conference 2019, Berlin
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The habitual selection of SME funding in an increasingly diverse market
1 October 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementOver the past 10 years, different types of financing have become available in the Netherlands. It is now possible to combine bank loans, crowdfunding loans and risk capital. Moreover, fintech applications lower the ...
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The promise of coworking environments
1 June 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe emergence of collaborative workspaces is a remarkable feature of contemporary cities. These spaces have appeared rapidly, catering for the locational needs of self-employed workers, start-ups, and small-size ...
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The development of entrepreneurial intention amongst university students
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe swift enhancement of technology has affected the business environment as higher education alone no longer plays a definitive role in the employment process. To meet the emerging requirements of employers, ...
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What drives business performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in cross-border electronic commerce?
1 January 2018 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn cross-border e-commerce, electronic retailers (e-retailers) aim to extend their sales activities via the Internet beyond national borders. Unlike large companies, small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling ...
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Cities and digitalization
1 November 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn this short paper, we give an overview on how this major trend is unfolding and, specifically, how it affects cities. We take the following starting points: - Digitalization is a strong force that ...
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Participation and legitimation
14 September 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementKey words: labour relations, HRM, social theory, neoliberalism, participation, legitimation, precariat The aim of this paper is to sketch a social-theoretical framework that can be applied to empirical research on ...
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Shifting Paradigm of Intercultural Communication: When Neurons, Genes and Evolution Joined the Discourse
1 January 2017 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThis book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving ...
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Local-global knowledge sourcing in the context of an open innovation knowledge platform
1 January 2016 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementOur paper investigates the inherent tensions between the local embeddedness of highly tacit knowledge and the global sourcing of ‘open’ knowledge or innovation.
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Smart city pilot projects, scaling up or fading out?
1 January 2016 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn many cities, pilot projects are set up to test or develop new technologies that improve sustainability, urban quality of life or urban services (often labelled as “smart city” projects). Typically, ...
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The Development of International Competences by IBMS Alumni
31 May 2015 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe Report on a study into international competences of alumni of 'International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) Programmes at six Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences and a control group of alumni from the ...
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How good are health care companies at branding?
1 January 2015 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementThe Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health, in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), hosted the fourth international ...