Erasmus University Thesis Repository: Erasmus University Thesis Repository

Managerial bias in subjective performance evaluation Performance effects of rating compression and leniency Master Thesis

Chevalier, R.N.

April 2015
Straddle dynamics around earnings announcements Master Thesis

Lucas, R.W.

March 2015
The influence of economic dependence and confirmation bias on auditor judgment Master Thesis

Clemens, R.J.

March 2015
Increasing forecasting accuracy through the use of sell-through information at Nike EMEA Master Thesis

Driessen, S.E.P.

March 2015
A study into the effects of foreign political connections on firm value and a government procurement contract event study Evidence from the U.S. 1998 - 2015 Master Thesis

Houwelingen, J.A.W. van

April 2015
The influence of organizational situations on emotions in employees Master Thesis

Augrandjean, C.

January 2015
Does online CSR communication make a difference? The influence of online CSR communication on consumer purchase intention Master Thesis

Nieuwland, S.E. van

January 2015
Integrating mechanisms in dual business models Master Thesis

Woudenbergh, R.R.S. van

January 2015
Consumer preferences at the bottom of the pyramid A choice-based conjoint approach Master Thesis

Ende, B. van den

January 2015
The disciplining effect of subordinated debt A risk analysis through the 2007 – 2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

Meijs, M.J.M.

February 2015
The influence of wind energy market share on market clearing prices, wind park revenues and bid performance Master Thesis

Hartveld, S.L.

March 2015
The community mailbox as new mail delivery practice A location optimization model for community mailboxes & an overview of the potential time savings achieved Master Thesis

Meijer, S.

March 2015
The effect of education on performance and pay of a chief executive officer Master Thesis

Buck, J.V.V.

April 2015
Business life cycle and Groupon price promotions Does the life cycle of a merchants’ business impact the profitability of a Groupon price promotion? Master Thesis

Gayadin, A.S.

January 2015
Changing towards responsible management education How to accelerate? Master Thesis

Hoogendoorn, S.J.

March 2015
Relative performance evaluations in a multi-period setting The effect of measurement framing and tournament horizon on performance Master Thesis

Marchena, J.G.

April 2015
The level of CEO confidence and the effect on divestment decisions Master Thesis

Leeden, S.A.N. van der

March 2015
Embeddedness in dynamic networks and firm performance Assessing the relationship between a firm its network position and performance by applying different network structures and focusing on a firm its knowledge sharing dimension Master Thesis

Zeeuw, F.A. de

February 2015
A roadmap towards ‘insight driven health’ Evidence from Dutch specialized cardiac centers : how data analytics can catalyze the shift towards smarter healthcare Master Thesis

Schouman, D.

February 2015
The difference between the felt satisfaction and dissatisfaction when failing or succeeding minimal and maximal goals Master Thesis

Knoop, L.

March 2015
What is the effect of online customer involvement on purchase intention, and how is this influenced by retailer exclusivity, preference fit and social network conformity? Master Thesis

Robben, C.S.R.

March 2015
The role of Facebook in disaster management Case study of the Fluthilfe Dresden Facebook page during the Dresden floods 2013 Master Thesis

Visschedijk, R.B.A.

February 2015
The influence of financial constraints and the coinsurance effect on post-merger operating cash flow performance Master Thesis

Stötefalke, H.

February 2015
A case of fill rate improvement by supply chain structure optimization A Procter & Gamble Iberia case Master Thesis

Blekemolen, J.H.

March 2015
Financial advisors and M&A decisions The impact of investment banks’ hostile and cross border acquisition experiences on acquirers returns Master Thesis

Yu, P.

February 2015
Is the corporate governance of demutualized stock exchanges an important characteristic to firm’s listing decisions? Master Thesis

Firouzi Wahdaty, A.

February 2015
The impact of U.S. supervisory stress tests on banking opacity during and after the 2007-2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

Ebling, C.

February 2015
Influence of organizational identification on affective organizational commitment, with moderated influence of leadership Master Thesis

Hong, A.

January 2015
Transfer effects in cross-border acquisitions The importance of cultural specific experience Master Thesis

Janssen, Y.

March 2015
Willingness to do good or peer pressure? The influence of online surveillance on the willingness to contribute to electronic word-of-mouth Master Thesis

Blokpoel, I.D.

February 2015
Investing in overcapacity The investment drivers behind increasing containership capacity Master Thesis

Daams, J.T.

February 2015
The spillover effects of U.S. quantitative easing A study on the effects of quantitative easing and tapering on the macro economy and financial markets of Latin America Master Thesis

Derks, E.A.M.

March 2015
Managing tacit knowledge in new product development projects A comparative case study Master Thesis

Flor, L.N.I.

February 2015
The added value of crowdinkind An exploratory research on the added value of a new type crowdsourcing platform called crowdinkind Master Thesis

Ivtsjenko, B.A.

February 2015
Audit fees and low balling, non-audit services and auditor independence Evidence from the US Master Thesis

Portengen, C.P.

January 2015
Co-developing optimized work processes in student-run non-profit organizations An investigation of International Students Rotterdam Master Thesis

Cohen, V.J.

February 2015
How do framing effects of public announcements following a service failure affect the perceived internet service quality of the online retailer according to online retail consumers? Master Thesis

Peters, E.A.

February 2015
Carbon emissions and the cost of equity capital Master Thesis

Benattallah, M.

February 2015
Partnering up for fairtrade climate neutral coffee The influence of cross-sector partnerships on sustainability oriented innovations Master Thesis

Voss, T.J.

March 2015
Does CEO overconfidence lead to more innovative firms? Master Thesis

Bergh, R.T.G.M. van den

February 2015
The effect of blockholders on long-run acquirer returns Master Thesis

Kreukniet, B.D.

February 2015
Does the involvement of ‘boutique’ financial advisors avoid conflicts of interest in M&A transactions for targets? Master Thesis

Karschkes, M.S.

February 2015
What is the effect of a crisis on the determinants of capital structure? Master Thesis

Doodkorte, R.R.A.

February 2015
The effect of financial constraints on the likelihood of acquisitions Master Thesis

Tan, S.Z.H.

March 2015
Connecting your way into new international markets A case-study research on the impact of online social capital on new venture internationalization in the Dutch fashion industry Master Thesis

Bergen, L. van

April 2015
What is the effect of the global financial crisis on market returns around fraudulent announcements? Master Thesis

Vriesendorp, S.W.

February 2015
Improving railway passenger punctuality Implementing the passenger’s perspective into real-time rescheduling at Netherlands railways Master Thesis

Fortgens, T.W.

February 2015
CFO reputation and earnings management Master Thesis

Brand, R.E.

February 2015
Evidence on the consolidation wave of the brewery industry and value creation from cross-border M&A A comparison with the food & kindred market with an emphasis on the role of frontier markets Master Thesis

Druten, R.S.M. van

February 2015
The impact of bootstrapping activities on business model innovation Master Thesis

Post, M.C.J. van der

February 2015
Global sourcing for health care Which factors influence Dutch healthcare providers to source globally, or not? Master Thesis

Meer, S. van

March 2015
Managing supplier relationships How to break up the marriage and have a happy divorce? Master Thesis

Buysse, J.J.E.

February 2015
The performance impact of boutique advisors in Europe Master Thesis

Schoon, M.P.

January 2015
What is the influence of executive compensation on firm risk? Comparison between the United States and Europe Master Thesis

Leer, F.W. van

January 2015
How do top-down and horizontal network ties relate to individual ambidexterity and how are these relationships moderated by density and informality? Master Thesis

Zhan, W.

March 2015
Cross-border acquisitions in emerging markets How knowledge transfer affects firm performance during post-acquisition integration Master Thesis

Hooijen, M.M.

March 2015
Choice set composition How can difficulty of a choice set be manipulated? Master Thesis

Visser, A.D.

February 2015
The relationship between gender and risk taking behaviour in executives Master Thesis

Chopra, S.

January 2015
Self-managed teams (SMTs) in the care sector Strengths and weaknesses of the concept Master Thesis

Slockers, I.E.

March 2015
The effect of integrated reporting on cost of capital Master Thesis

Bruijne, R.B. de

January 2015
What is the impact of firm size on the information content of credit rating changes and is there a possibility for a firm size related bias? Master Thesis

Troitskaya, A.

April 2015
Board characteristics and earnings management in Europe Master Thesis

Pouwer, M.

March 2015
Experience makes one wiser The impact of CEO industry experience on capital structure Master Thesis

Verleger, M.

March 2015
IDMP compliance in pharmaceutical companies Master Thesis

Dijk, G.J.J. van

January 2015
The impact of address choice on brand evaluation How does the use of second-person pronouns in print advertisements relate to brand warmth and brand competence in predicting consumer evaluations of brands? Master Thesis

Kroes, L.

February 2015
The overconfident CEO’s role in innovation success Master Thesis

Niekerk, E.M. van

January 2015
The effect of vintage year on non-listed real estate fund’s strategy and characteristics Master Thesis

Schmitt, P.B.J.

February 2015
How responsive are people to mobile advertisements? Master Thesis

Mammadbayli, N.J.

January 2015
Vertical product line extensions in the smartphone industry To extend or not to extend, that is the question Master Thesis

Armonaite, E.

February 2015
International social media marketing The impact of local versus global social media marketing on social media marketing success Master Thesis

Ghahvechi Mashhadi, A.

April 2015
The expected effects of mergers & acquisitions on the distribution network of a company A comparative case study within the natural resource industry Master Thesis

Steinbrück, P.J.

March 2015
A global approach to innovative efficiency and intensity Implications for operating performance, market valuation, and country-level determinants Master Thesis

Albrecht, N.

February 2015
Minority CEOs and firm performance Master Thesis

Moenesar, R.D.P.

April 2015
M&A in the pharmaceutical industry: is bigger always better? Motives for M&A in big pharma and their effect on innovation Master Thesis

Gabedov, A.V.

February 2015
The internationalization of international new internet ventures An exploratory study of Germany Master Thesis

Köpke, R.H.

April 2015
The influence of open innovation on exploration and exploitation Master Thesis

Rümke, T.A.

April 2015
The relationship between ownership distribution and performance in joint ventures Role of the legal environment Master Thesis

Byun, I.

April 2015
Cross-national comparison of internet privacy concerns Master Thesis

Grieder, T.V.J.C.

February 2015
Facebook activity of pharmaceutical companies and its relationship with perceived objectivity and trustworthiness among patient organizations Master Thesis

Börlin, R.G.

February 2015
Corporate fraud and the cost of debt Master Thesis

Stoltenborgh, L.

April 2015
The effect of MNC activity on host-country corruption levels The mediating effect of host-country employment and labor productivity Master Thesis

Almeida Nieto, A.S. de

April 2015
Customization in the digital music industry The way to make music streaming services profitable? Master Thesis

Zaborowski, M.

March 2015
How do hospitals choose their equipment suppliers? The role of suppliers’ reputation Master Thesis

Beyki, M.

February 2015
How are partnerships employed in order to stimulate the usage of sustainable biofuel for aviation by corporations? A case study of the KLM corporate biofuel programme Master Thesis

Strijks, N.L.

March 2015
Increasing the speed of IT innovations at the Port of Rotterdam company Master Thesis

Lagerwaard, A.L.

March 2015
Team functionaliteit en groepsdynamiek op de afdeling klantenservice pensioen, Nationale Nederlanden Master Thesis

Lieste, J.

March 2015
Improving product data management at Econosto to support its customers in the supply chain Master Thesis

Schuitmaker, B.

March 2015
Managing alliance networks Late stage networking effects in the biopharmaceutical industry Master Thesis

Elliott, E.

April 2015
The influence of prior partnerships on acquisition performance through the integration process Master Thesis

Reukema, S.V.

April 2015
The sourcing of warehouse automation A necessary condition analysis Master Thesis

Verkade, L.

March 2015
Mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance The impact of CEO compensation structure on M&A performance Master Thesis

Tang, Y.

February 2015
The cross-sectional relationship of financial ratios and agencies’ ratings in the prediction of default Master Thesis

Zoffoli, B.

March 2015
The relationship between entry mode and subsidiary growth The moderating effect of parent domestic age and parent international age Master Thesis

Scherp, L.

April 2015
A new business model for a standards publisher? Business model innovation at NEN Master Thesis

Scholte, M.T.A.

January 2015
Do the demographics, power and financial incentives of the CEO affect the risk-taking of the firm? Master Thesis

Nederhoff, S.J.

March 2015
Team leadership succession in videogame development teams Master Thesis

Wagt, B.D. van der

March 2015
Networking behaviour of small and medium sized enterprises at international trade-fairs A comparative analysis of director-owners and export managers at networking behaviour at international trade-fairs Master Thesis

Koolmees, M.

April 2015
Exploring and evaluating factors related to standards consortium survival in high tech industries Master Thesis

Kamps, X.

February 2015
Developing entrepreneurial capabilities Dynamic capabilities and the role of private equity firms within divisional buyouts Master Thesis

Soede, P.

January 2015
Successful entry-mode strategies within sub-Sahara Africa fashion industry Master Thesis

Habimana, T.

April 2015

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Publications from 2015

Managerial bias in subjective performance evaluation Performance effects of rating compression and leniency Master Thesis

Straddle dynamics around earnings announcements Master Thesis

The influence of economic dependence and confirmation bias on auditor judgment Master Thesis

Increasing forecasting accuracy through the use of sell-through information at Nike EMEA Master Thesis

A study into the effects of foreign political connections on firm value and a government procurement contract event study Evidence from the U.S. 1998 - 2015 Master Thesis

The influence of organizational situations on emotions in employees Master Thesis

Does online CSR communication make a difference? The influence of online CSR communication on consumer purchase intention Master Thesis

Integrating mechanisms in dual business models Master Thesis

Consumer preferences at the bottom of the pyramid A choice-based conjoint approach Master Thesis

The disciplining effect of subordinated debt A risk analysis through the 2007 – 2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

The influence of wind energy market share on market clearing prices, wind park revenues and bid performance Master Thesis

The community mailbox as new mail delivery practice A location optimization model for community mailboxes & an overview of the potential time savings achieved Master Thesis

The effect of education on performance and pay of a chief executive officer Master Thesis

Business life cycle and Groupon price promotions Does the life cycle of a merchants’ business impact the profitability of a Groupon price promotion? Master Thesis

Changing towards responsible management education How to accelerate? Master Thesis

Relative performance evaluations in a multi-period setting The effect of measurement framing and tournament horizon on performance Master Thesis

The level of CEO confidence and the effect on divestment decisions Master Thesis

Embeddedness in dynamic networks and firm performance Assessing the relationship between a firm its network position and performance by applying different network structures and focusing on a firm its knowledge sharing dimension Master Thesis

A roadmap towards ‘insight driven health’ Evidence from Dutch specialized cardiac centers : how data analytics can catalyze the shift towards smarter healthcare Master Thesis

The difference between the felt satisfaction and dissatisfaction when failing or succeeding minimal and maximal goals Master Thesis

What is the effect of online customer involvement on purchase intention, and how is this influenced by retailer exclusivity, preference fit and social network conformity? Master Thesis

The role of Facebook in disaster management Case study of the Fluthilfe Dresden Facebook page during the Dresden floods 2013 Master Thesis

The influence of financial constraints and the coinsurance effect on post-merger operating cash flow performance Master Thesis

A case of fill rate improvement by supply chain structure optimization A Procter & Gamble Iberia case Master Thesis

Financial advisors and M&A decisions The impact of investment banks’ hostile and cross border acquisition experiences on acquirers returns Master Thesis

Is the corporate governance of demutualized stock exchanges an important characteristic to firm’s listing decisions? Master Thesis

The impact of U.S. supervisory stress tests on banking opacity during and after the 2007-2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

Influence of organizational identification on affective organizational commitment, with moderated influence of leadership Master Thesis

Transfer effects in cross-border acquisitions The importance of cultural specific experience Master Thesis

Willingness to do good or peer pressure? The influence of online surveillance on the willingness to contribute to electronic word-of-mouth Master Thesis

Investing in overcapacity The investment drivers behind increasing containership capacity Master Thesis

The spillover effects of U.S. quantitative easing A study on the effects of quantitative easing and tapering on the macro economy and financial markets of Latin America Master Thesis

Managing tacit knowledge in new product development projects A comparative case study Master Thesis

The added value of crowdinkind An exploratory research on the added value of a new type crowdsourcing platform called crowdinkind Master Thesis

Audit fees and low balling, non-audit services and auditor independence Evidence from the US Master Thesis

Co-developing optimized work processes in student-run non-profit organizations An investigation of International Students Rotterdam Master Thesis

How do framing effects of public announcements following a service failure affect the perceived internet service quality of the online retailer according to online retail consumers? Master Thesis

Carbon emissions and the cost of equity capital Master Thesis

Partnering up for fairtrade climate neutral coffee The influence of cross-sector partnerships on sustainability oriented innovations Master Thesis

Does CEO overconfidence lead to more innovative firms? Master Thesis

The effect of blockholders on long-run acquirer returns Master Thesis

Does the involvement of ‘boutique’ financial advisors avoid conflicts of interest in M&A transactions for targets? Master Thesis

What is the effect of a crisis on the determinants of capital structure? Master Thesis

The effect of financial constraints on the likelihood of acquisitions Master Thesis

Connecting your way into new international markets A case-study research on the impact of online social capital on new venture internationalization in the Dutch fashion industry Master Thesis

What is the effect of the global financial crisis on market returns around fraudulent announcements? Master Thesis

Improving railway passenger punctuality Implementing the passenger’s perspective into real-time rescheduling at Netherlands railways Master Thesis

CFO reputation and earnings management Master Thesis

Evidence on the consolidation wave of the brewery industry and value creation from cross-border M&A A comparison with the food & kindred market with an emphasis on the role of frontier markets Master Thesis

The impact of bootstrapping activities on business model innovation Master Thesis

Global sourcing for health care Which factors influence Dutch healthcare providers to source globally, or not? Master Thesis

Managing supplier relationships How to break up the marriage and have a happy divorce? Master Thesis

The performance impact of boutique advisors in Europe Master Thesis

What is the influence of executive compensation on firm risk? Comparison between the United States and Europe Master Thesis

How do top-down and horizontal network ties relate to individual ambidexterity and how are these relationships moderated by density and informality? Master Thesis

Cross-border acquisitions in emerging markets How knowledge transfer affects firm performance during post-acquisition integration Master Thesis

Choice set composition How can difficulty of a choice set be manipulated? Master Thesis

The relationship between gender and risk taking behaviour in executives Master Thesis

Self-managed teams (SMTs) in the care sector Strengths and weaknesses of the concept Master Thesis

The effect of integrated reporting on cost of capital Master Thesis

What is the impact of firm size on the information content of credit rating changes and is there a possibility for a firm size related bias? Master Thesis

Board characteristics and earnings management in Europe Master Thesis

Experience makes one wiser The impact of CEO industry experience on capital structure Master Thesis

IDMP compliance in pharmaceutical companies Master Thesis

The impact of address choice on brand evaluation How does the use of second-person pronouns in print advertisements relate to brand warmth and brand competence in predicting consumer evaluations of brands? Master Thesis

The overconfident CEO’s role in innovation success Master Thesis

The effect of vintage year on non-listed real estate fund’s strategy and characteristics Master Thesis

How responsive are people to mobile advertisements? Master Thesis

Vertical product line extensions in the smartphone industry To extend or not to extend, that is the question Master Thesis

International social media marketing The impact of local versus global social media marketing on social media marketing success Master Thesis

The expected effects of mergers & acquisitions on the distribution network of a company A comparative case study within the natural resource industry Master Thesis

A global approach to innovative efficiency and intensity Implications for operating performance, market valuation, and country-level determinants Master Thesis

Minority CEOs and firm performance Master Thesis

M&A in the pharmaceutical industry: is bigger always better? Motives for M&A in big pharma and their effect on innovation Master Thesis

The internationalization of international new internet ventures An exploratory study of Germany Master Thesis

The influence of open innovation on exploration and exploitation Master Thesis

The relationship between ownership distribution and performance in joint ventures Role of the legal environment Master Thesis

Cross-national comparison of internet privacy concerns Master Thesis

Facebook activity of pharmaceutical companies and its relationship with perceived objectivity and trustworthiness among patient organizations Master Thesis