Erasmus University Thesis Repository: Erasmus University Thesis Repository

The role of transparency and purpose of evaluation in the mitigation of centrality bias in subjective performance evaluations Master Thesis

Schouten, S.

August 2014
Does the presence of others affect compensatory consumption strategy? Master Thesis

Jansen, K.R.

August 2014
The managerial relevance of altering walking speed A field experiment Master Thesis

Boon, S.J.

August 2014
Does responsible investment lead to higher returns? US evidence Master Thesis

Tuncer, N.

July 2014
The effect of uncertainty in critical accounting estimates on volatility and firm performance Master Thesis

Wenneker, B.

November 2014
Influence of M&A activity on corporate performance Master Thesis

Jezdimirović, N.

August 2014
The role of consumer decision making styles on different types of private labels Master Thesis

Kahraman, N.

August 2014
Managing enterprise social media to support knowledge sharing Study at Robeco N.V. Master Thesis

Lobiyed, C.

August 2014
Predicting underpricing in U.S. IPOs Signaling value of share retention, overhang and offer price revision Master Thesis

Visser, R.T.

March 2014
Can target firm CEO personal characteristics predict the likelihood of M&A completion? Master Thesis

Sabaroedin, J.M.F.

March 2014
Stock microblogs and trades Extracting information content from social investing platforms Master Thesis

Rees, P.J. van

August 2014
Investor sentiment and stock market reaction The case of European football clubs and their shirt sponsor Master Thesis

Rees, P.J. van

March 2014
Regulatory fit in brand-cause alliances Master Thesis

Meziane, A.

August 2014
Emerging trends in consultant-client relationship within Dutch consultancy firms, its roots, opportunities and consequences for the industry Master Thesis

Drokina, E.

April 2014
A game of torrents Online consumer behavior patterns in picking game torrents Master Thesis

Tsang-A-Sjoe, R.Z.P.

August 2014
Sources of finance for entrepreneurial start-ups in BRICs Master Thesis

Vogel, K.F.

April 2014
Did CEO’s learn from previous mistakes? Master Thesis

Malik, M.K.

July 2014
Critical success factors of new product development in the medical industry A case study Master Thesis

Meijer, T.

July 2014
Tackling the transition from push to pull strategy A case study on service innovation Master Thesis

Michel, M.B.

August 2014
But they do it too! The descriptive norm, a means to prevent and treat excessive weight and obesity Master Thesis

Chau, X.X.

August 2014
Appropriation hazards as determents of (R&D) alliance governance structures Master Thesis

Severin, G.O.

July 2014
Avatars, virtual items and virtual game worlds The influence of avatar similarities on purchase behaviour in virtual environments Master Thesis

Wu, D.

March 2014
Can the presence of a large shareholder improve the firm’s M&A quality? A study of US firms between 2009 and 2012 Master Thesis

Brussel, G.W.A.

June 2014
The influence of the business process management suites on organizational agility An illustrative case study in Dutch-Caribbean tax administration Master Thesis

Gilbert, Q.J.L.

March 2014
How compensation systems influence organisational performance through basic need satisfaction of employees An empirical study Master Thesis

Noom, L.M.

December 2014
The added value of proactive problem management activities within IT service management A quantitative and qualitative exploration Master Thesis

Landzaat, L.H.

July 2014
Will product/service endorsements through social media play a prominent role in the future of e-commerce? An investigation into the effects of Facebook endorsements [eWOM volume] on visitors’ online purchase intentions on daily-deal website Groupon.com, and the (potential) moderating effect of the average Yelp rating [eWOM valence] Master Thesis

Landzaat, L H.

February 2014
Effective vision communication in crowdfunding How to get potential followers to support your crowdfunding campaign by using vision communication Master Thesis

Dijk, R.A.A. van

July 2014
Wealth creation in private equity deals after the credit crisis Master Thesis

Verhoeven, S.W.O.

August 2014
Older worker policies in Europe Identifying and categorizing the main themes Master Thesis

Kandiah, N.J.

August 2014
Feedback: encouraging or demotivating? The impact of feedback framing on performance Master Thesis

Abhelakh, A.R.

August 2014
Learning analytics: personalized interventions based on Blackboard use Master Thesis

Wackwitz, E.F.

August 2014
Firm heterogeneity and return anomalies of non-U.S. stocks Master Thesis

Koppert, T.J.M.

February 2014
The relationship between entrepreneurial intuition, improvisation and bricolage Master Thesis

Becker, S.J.C.

July 2014
Performance in multilateral R&D alliances The roles of alliance experience and governance structures Master Thesis

Gruijter, D.A. de

August 2014
FDI spillovers in the Polish manufacturing industry The role of ownership structures and appropriation hazards Master Thesis

Gruijter, D.A. de

August 2014
Generalists versus specialists: from the point of view of the specialists A new perspective Master Thesis

Oosterveen, W.J.

July 2014
Financial analyst uncertainty on an impairment of goodwill Master Thesis

Buren, R.F. van

August 2014
M&A and the effect of diversification on operational performance Master Thesis

Verploegen, D.

August 2014
Good things come in small packages The effect of elongation bias on perceptions of volume and quality Master Thesis

Lin, S.T.

August 2014
Utilization of the capabilities approach to reduce poverty A case study of South Africa Master Thesis

Aden, F.

August 2014
Production facility costs at Sushi Ran B.V. A study on costs related to sushi production Master Thesis

Renes, R.M.

March 2014
Internal control corporate governance and quality of management earning forecast Master Thesis

Shi, X.

August 2014
Effects of servant leadership and sustainable innovation orientations on crowdfund campaign success The importance of context Master Thesis

Weijers, E.H.

July 2014
Facility location problem in a fixed distribution network A case study Master Thesis

Katerberg, D.A.

August 2014
Transitioning to transformational community engagement A case study on Shell’s Gbaran-Ubie project in Nigeria Master Thesis

Mes, A.P.

August 2014
Improving inventory levels at small companies A case study at Horrex B.V. Master Thesis

With, T.C.T. de

July 2014
The relations between Twitter and stock market characteristics Master Thesis

Paassen, G.N.C. van

August 2014
The innovativeness of family firms A study on the antecedents of innovation in the Dutch greenhouse sector Master Thesis

Paassen, G.N.C. van

March 2014
What do transformational change consultants actually do? Master Thesis

Chu, S.

April 2014
The closed loop supply chain of the clothing industry Master Thesis

Knape, K.R.

August 2014
Takeover decisions during the 2007-2012 financial crisis Master Thesis

Santos Lefebre Franco, A.P. dos

October 2014
The performance of private equity in southeast Asia: evidence from the PIPE market Master Thesis

Santos Lefebre Franco, A.P. dos

August 2014
The influence of goodwill impairments on credit ratings Master Thesis

Bakker, D.A. de

August 2014
Do investment analysts have superior knowledge? A study focused on analyst predicting power on the London Stock Exchange Master Thesis

Bos, G.A.

March 2014
What factors determine that firms issue equity instead of debt, when financing their growth opportunities? An empirical analysis Master Thesis

Verveld, Y.R.

July 2014
M&A performance in times of financial crisis and organizational restructuring Does M&A experience matter? Master Thesis

Peferoen, J.M.F.

July 2014
Boosting alliance innovation performance A study into the role of partner-specific experience and alliance governance structure Master Thesis

Haas, M.L. de

August 2014
Factors contributing to consumers making an in-application purchase on their mobile Master Thesis

Teijgeler, C.R.

March 2014
Reengineering the outbound logistics process of Brasseries du Congo (Heineken International) to improve customer service Master Thesis

Poelstra, C.F.

March 2014
Knowledge sharing within a business network How knowledge type influences the choice of medium Master Thesis

Hiep, M. de

August 2014
Do family businesses outperform nonfamily businesses? A research on the financial performance of family businesses compared to nonfamily businesses during 2005-2011 with special focus on the last crisis in the Netherlands Master Thesis

Valk, S.J. de

August 2014
Integrating the use of serviceable spare parts in the repair and maintenance process of aircrafts Master Thesis

Wobma, J.K.

March 2014
Knowledge sharing To what extent is knowledge sharing influenced by the socio-demographics in a population? Master Thesis

Barnhoorn, S.

August 2014
Predicting bankruptcy How accurate are bankruptcy prediction models during the credit crisis? Master Thesis

Telci, I.T.

July 2014
Frequency financial reporting, audit report and cost of debt Master Thesis

Pan, X.

August 2014
Equity crowdfunding, the road to success Exploring the underlying dynamics of success and failure among equity crowdfunded ventures, a multiple case study Master Thesis

Laurs, M.R.

March 2014
Combining accounting data with market data to predict bankruptcy in financial and non-financial firms Master Thesis

Kraaijeveld, J.C.

August 2014
The effect of short selling constraints on market efficiency Master Thesis

Kraaijeveld, J.C.

March 2014
The influence of CEO narcissism on a firm’s dividend policy Master Thesis

Bastiaens, F.Y.J.M.

March 2014
Digital bookmarking A new concept in online consumer behaviour theory Master Thesis

Reijns, A.M.K.

August 2014
How does physical work environment influence the task performance of employees Master Thesis

Scheffers, M.

July 2014
Augmented virality How augmented reality enhances ad exposure Master Thesis

Boedjawan, R.K.

August 2014
Predicting the turnaround time of a vessel at a medium-sized manually operated equipment container terminal The construction of a multiple regression model based on data provided by Uniport Multipurpose Terminals B.V. Master Thesis

Lips, M.C.E.

August 2014
Credit ratings and corporate governance Flipping the coin Master Thesis

Dimitrova, M.D.

August 2014
Assessing the economic importance of audit firms and clients on the value relevance of earnings Master Thesis

Tang, K.W.

July 2014
Family firms and M&A Do family firms have superior M&A performance? Master Thesis

Well, F.H.L. van

July 2014
Organizational identity dynamics in mergers and acquisitions involving a family firm A case study Master Thesis

Well, F.H.L. van

March 2014
Sport sponsorship and football rivalry Master Thesis

Bakker, R.

July 2014
Microfinance institutions Determinants of financial performance in the market of microfinance Master Thesis

Bongers, P.C.

August 2014
The impact of forward-reserve allocation on warehouse performance Master Thesis

Fischer, S.F.

July 2014
The value implications of M&A on operating performance in the transportation- and logistics industry A study on market-to-book effects in M&A deals Master Thesis

Daoudi, O.

August 2014
Het effect van certificatie op aankoopintentie De invloed van het land van herkomst Master Thesis

Uffelen, D.A.C. van

August 2014
The influence of research and development accounting on European firm’s performance Master Thesis

Pont, Y.P.

August 2014
Crowd funding: investments by an unsophisticated crowd Which information should a crowd funder disclose to the crowd? : a study into the behaviour of investors on loan-based micro-entrepreneurial crowd funding platform Master Thesis

Weits, J.E.

August 2014
The coastal flood threat in Norfolk, Virginia Exploring challenges and opportunities to finance flood protection measures Master Thesis

Chin, K.A.O.

March 2014
The influence of accounting information quality on the premium paid by the acquirer Master Thesis

Angun, M.Y.

August 2014
REIT dividend policy Master Thesis

Boers, J.D.

July 2014
Zekerheid?: een onderzoek naar mobiliteit en duurzame inzetbaarheid bij Nationale-Nederlanden Master Thesis

Ruigewaard, M.

March 2014
How music influences the success of a crowdfunding campaign Master Thesis

Oosterlee, W.

August 2014
Market the myth Manage meaning Master Thesis

Voorendonk, J.R.

August 2014
Pride, shame, and positive shame: experiencing shame due to doing well or positive shame when doing well feels wrong Master Thesis

Langstraat, T.

August 2014
Certification seals The effects of using a number of certification seals on the consumers’ purchase intention Master Thesis

Swinkels, E.R.J.M.

July 2014
The use of endorsement and language in an advertisement What is an effective combination of these two to influence consumers’ behavior? Master Thesis

Tang, P.P.

August 2014
Do traditional and leveraged ETFs effect the underlying securities’ volatility? A U.S sector analysis Master Thesis

Jong, O.M.D. de

July 2014
Personality and information ownership as knowledge sharing predictors Master Thesis

Swart, M. de

July 2014
Gold as a safe haven against emerging market currencies Myth or reality? Master Thesis

Tjia, Y.L.I.

July 2014
The impact of stock option compensation on earnings management Master Thesis

Huw, X.L.

August 2014
The impact of ethnic spokespersons in advertisement on second generation Asians and Westerners Master Thesis

Lin, C.Z.N.

August 2014
How does Social Media Engagement affect the bottom line? An action-based and quantitative research at Dutch high fashion accessories label In My Dresser about how followers on social media influence the sales of a company Master Thesis

Thee, S.

August 2014

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Publications from 2014

The role of transparency and purpose of evaluation in the mitigation of centrality bias in subjective performance evaluations Master Thesis

Does the presence of others affect compensatory consumption strategy? Master Thesis

The managerial relevance of altering walking speed A field experiment Master Thesis

Does responsible investment lead to higher returns? US evidence Master Thesis

The effect of uncertainty in critical accounting estimates on volatility and firm performance Master Thesis

Influence of M&A activity on corporate performance Master Thesis

The role of consumer decision making styles on different types of private labels Master Thesis

Managing enterprise social media to support knowledge sharing Study at Robeco N.V. Master Thesis

Predicting underpricing in U.S. IPOs Signaling value of share retention, overhang and offer price revision Master Thesis

Can target firm CEO personal characteristics predict the likelihood of M&A completion? Master Thesis

Stock microblogs and trades Extracting information content from social investing platforms Master Thesis

Investor sentiment and stock market reaction The case of European football clubs and their shirt sponsor Master Thesis

Regulatory fit in brand-cause alliances Master Thesis

Emerging trends in consultant-client relationship within Dutch consultancy firms, its roots, opportunities and consequences for the industry Master Thesis

A game of torrents Online consumer behavior patterns in picking game torrents Master Thesis

Sources of finance for entrepreneurial start-ups in BRICs Master Thesis

Did CEO’s learn from previous mistakes? Master Thesis

Critical success factors of new product development in the medical industry A case study Master Thesis

Tackling the transition from push to pull strategy A case study on service innovation Master Thesis

But they do it too! The descriptive norm, a means to prevent and treat excessive weight and obesity Master Thesis

Appropriation hazards as determents of (R&D) alliance governance structures Master Thesis

Avatars, virtual items and virtual game worlds The influence of avatar similarities on purchase behaviour in virtual environments Master Thesis

Can the presence of a large shareholder improve the firm’s M&A quality? A study of US firms between 2009 and 2012 Master Thesis

The influence of the business process management suites on organizational agility An illustrative case study in Dutch-Caribbean tax administration Master Thesis

How compensation systems influence organisational performance through basic need satisfaction of employees An empirical study Master Thesis

The added value of proactive problem management activities within IT service management A quantitative and qualitative exploration Master Thesis

Effective vision communication in crowdfunding How to get potential followers to support your crowdfunding campaign by using vision communication Master Thesis

Wealth creation in private equity deals after the credit crisis Master Thesis

Older worker policies in Europe Identifying and categorizing the main themes Master Thesis

Feedback: encouraging or demotivating? The impact of feedback framing on performance Master Thesis

Learning analytics: personalized interventions based on Blackboard use Master Thesis

Firm heterogeneity and return anomalies of non-U.S. stocks Master Thesis

The relationship between entrepreneurial intuition, improvisation and bricolage Master Thesis

Performance in multilateral R&D alliances The roles of alliance experience and governance structures Master Thesis

FDI spillovers in the Polish manufacturing industry The role of ownership structures and appropriation hazards Master Thesis

Generalists versus specialists: from the point of view of the specialists A new perspective Master Thesis

Financial analyst uncertainty on an impairment of goodwill Master Thesis

M&A and the effect of diversification on operational performance Master Thesis

Good things come in small packages The effect of elongation bias on perceptions of volume and quality Master Thesis

Utilization of the capabilities approach to reduce poverty A case study of South Africa Master Thesis

Production facility costs at Sushi Ran B.V. A study on costs related to sushi production Master Thesis

Internal control corporate governance and quality of management earning forecast Master Thesis

Effects of servant leadership and sustainable innovation orientations on crowdfund campaign success The importance of context Master Thesis

Facility location problem in a fixed distribution network A case study Master Thesis

Transitioning to transformational community engagement A case study on Shell’s Gbaran-Ubie project in Nigeria Master Thesis

Improving inventory levels at small companies A case study at Horrex B.V. Master Thesis

The relations between Twitter and stock market characteristics Master Thesis

The innovativeness of family firms A study on the antecedents of innovation in the Dutch greenhouse sector Master Thesis

What do transformational change consultants actually do? Master Thesis

The closed loop supply chain of the clothing industry Master Thesis

Takeover decisions during the 2007-2012 financial crisis Master Thesis

The performance of private equity in southeast Asia: evidence from the PIPE market Master Thesis

The influence of goodwill impairments on credit ratings Master Thesis

Do investment analysts have superior knowledge? A study focused on analyst predicting power on the London Stock Exchange Master Thesis

What factors determine that firms issue equity instead of debt, when financing their growth opportunities? An empirical analysis Master Thesis

M&A performance in times of financial crisis and organizational restructuring Does M&A experience matter? Master Thesis

Boosting alliance innovation performance A study into the role of partner-specific experience and alliance governance structure Master Thesis

Factors contributing to consumers making an in-application purchase on their mobile Master Thesis

Reengineering the outbound logistics process of Brasseries du Congo (Heineken International) to improve customer service Master Thesis

Knowledge sharing within a business network How knowledge type influences the choice of medium Master Thesis

Do family businesses outperform nonfamily businesses? A research on the financial performance of family businesses compared to nonfamily businesses during 2005-2011 with special focus on the last crisis in the Netherlands Master Thesis

Integrating the use of serviceable spare parts in the repair and maintenance process of aircrafts Master Thesis

Knowledge sharing To what extent is knowledge sharing influenced by the socio-demographics in a population? Master Thesis

Predicting bankruptcy How accurate are bankruptcy prediction models during the credit crisis? Master Thesis

Frequency financial reporting, audit report and cost of debt Master Thesis

Equity crowdfunding, the road to success Exploring the underlying dynamics of success and failure among equity crowdfunded ventures, a multiple case study Master Thesis

Combining accounting data with market data to predict bankruptcy in financial and non-financial firms Master Thesis

The effect of short selling constraints on market efficiency Master Thesis

The influence of CEO narcissism on a firm’s dividend policy Master Thesis

Digital bookmarking A new concept in online consumer behaviour theory Master Thesis

How does physical work environment influence the task performance of employees Master Thesis

Augmented virality How augmented reality enhances ad exposure Master Thesis

Predicting the turnaround time of a vessel at a medium-sized manually operated equipment container terminal The construction of a multiple regression model based on data provided by Uniport Multipurpose Terminals B.V. Master Thesis

Credit ratings and corporate governance Flipping the coin Master Thesis

Assessing the economic importance of audit firms and clients on the value relevance of earnings Master Thesis

Family firms and M&A Do family firms have superior M&A performance? Master Thesis

Organizational identity dynamics in mergers and acquisitions involving a family firm A case study Master Thesis

Sport sponsorship and football rivalry Master Thesis

Microfinance institutions Determinants of financial performance in the market of microfinance Master Thesis