Erasmus University Thesis Repository: Erasmus University Thesis Repository

The personality characteristics of top executives and their influence on capital structure decisions Master Thesis

Chong, S.Y.

September 2013
Boutique versus full-service investment banks Success of M&A advice Master Thesis

Klinkhamer, J.

September 2013
Usage of finance by SMEs: bank debt versus alternative debt The case of the Netherlands Master Thesis

Boerma, G.B.

September 2013
Which characteristic of a CEO helps a firm to outperform the market during a booming or a bust period? Master Thesis

Raghoenath, V.A.

September 2013
From merger wave to crisis How industry competitors respond to M&A announcements Master Thesis

Hofs, L.T.

September 2013
M&A and operating performance The influence of the credit crisis on leveraged buyouts Master Thesis

Verhoeven, S.W.O.

September 2013
Does uncertainty explain idiosyncratic volatility? Master Thesis

Verbeek, R.W.M.

September 2013
Do prices of U.S. domestic equity leveraged exchange-traded funds deviate from their underlying net asset values? Master Thesis

Boxtel, B. van

September 2013
Unsolicited ratings Aggravating the effects of the credit crisis on European financial institutions? Master Thesis

Hengel, E. van den

September 2013
Competition and the informational advantage of relationship lending Master Thesis

King, J.T.

September 2013
The effect of time pressure and risk taking behavior on creative performance Master Thesis

Hakobyan, H.

September 2013
The impacts of pre-crisis bank health on subsequent stock performance during the 2007-2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

Merwe, A.A. van de

September 2013
Which are the most statistically important micro- and macroeconomic factors that predict the probability of bankruptcy of unlisted non-financial firms? Evidence from Sweden Master Thesis

Tang, W.

September 2013
What are the implications for the volume behavior of socially responsible stocks? Master Thesis

Ruan, Q.

September 2013
Analyzing the relationship between music ownership preferences, personality traits and demographic characteristics An exploratory research Master Thesis

Hoeberichts, N.

September 2013
Managerial discretion as the determinant of goodwill impairment discount rates Master Thesis

Simkens, D.J.M.

September 2013
SnappCar: changing the view on car ownership A two-sided platform in practice Master Thesis

Huijzer, S.M.

September 2013
Regional social capital: Dutch high-technology start-ups in Silicon Valley Master Thesis

Vesseur, S.C.

September 2013
Economic downturn and SME’s financing in China The case of Chinese venture capital industry Master Thesis

Moskov, S.G.

September 2013
Investment behavior in the renewable energy industry Team size, education, experience and age as determinants for success in securing investments Master Thesis

Dimitrov, V.

September 2013
Generational differences in ethnic identification, acculturation and consumer behavior among Surinamese Hindustani colonial immigrants Master Thesis

Sahai, S.S.

September 2013
Do ETFS destabilize the underlying securities’ prices? Evidence from Europe Master Thesis

Borst, E.G.

September 2013
Optimal configuration of intermodal port-hinterland container networks, under user-time constraints A simulated solution Master Thesis

Panagiotopoulou, A.

September 2013
In search of predictability of returns Does trading volume matter? Master Thesis

Pandit, M.

September 2013
Managerial attention and potential and realized absorptive capacity The moderating effects of formal coordination mechanisms Master Thesis

Hof, T.A. van 't

September 2013
Going green How identity influences pro-environmental behaviour Master Thesis

Fuld, G.C.

September 2013
Quo vadis, Erasmus? A study of differences in perceptions of current and desired organizational identity in academia Master Thesis

Vágnerová, D.

September 2013
The language of the heart The role of emotions in native versus foreign language moral decision-making Master Thesis

Grinovero, F.M.

September 2013
The importance of EPS accretion/dilution in the context of mergers and acquisitions Master Thesis

Biering, B.

September 2013
Predicting M&A opportunities Master Thesis

Ferreira, N.M.N.

September 2013
Address practices in advertising Whether, how and why advertisers should make it, but not take it personally Master Thesis

Denys, V.

September 2013
International joint ventures between developed and less developed countries: perspective of social development Master Thesis

Norkūnas, K.

September 2013
XBRL for financial and managerial reporting Corporate governance characteristics as a predictor of voluntary adoption Master Thesis

Ion, D.F.

September 2013
Which factors make start-ups successful in raising money through equity crowdfunding? Master Thesis

Plechatá, K.

September 2013
The influence of the central-local conflict on rising house prices The Chinese case Master Thesis

Witt, N. de

September 2013
Can voluntary interim audit reduce the level of earnings management Empirical evidence of Chinese capital market Master Thesis

Lu, Y.

September 2013
The investors’ reaction to football match results Sentimentally biased or financially rational? Master Thesis

Bakonyi-Kiss, G.

September 2013
The effect of partners’ capabilities and governance on the performance of asymmetric R&D alliances Master Thesis

Kozak, S.

September 2013
Overwin de paradox tussen efficiëntie en innovatie Een onderzoek naar het succesvol managen van het kennisuitwisselingsproces tussen exploratie- en exploitatie-eenheden in een structureel ambidextere organisatie Master Thesis

Hendrik Harm Zuid

September 2013
Hoe beïnvloedt de inzet van relatiemarketing verschillende strategieën om exploitatieve en exploratieve groei te realiseren? Master Thesis

Thomas Wester

September 2013
P-curve The key we were looking for? Master Thesis

Gemeren, J. van

September 2013
The effectiveness of breast cancer screening Breast cancer screening and the effect on mortality and incidence in 24 European countries Master Thesis

Dingemanse, K.

September 2013
Multidisciplinaire zorg aan jongeren met diabetes mellitus en de rol van de diëtist Master Thesis

Meeusen, H.

September 2013
Huis, kamer of caravan? Een kwantitatief onderzoek naar de huisvestingssituatie van arbeidsmigranten uit Midden- en Oost-Europa Master Thesis

Verburg, L.

September 2013
Investor psychology and asset pricing Does One-Day Cricket Internationals affect the stock market? Master Thesis

Sahadew Lall, P.V.

September 2013
Analysing CEO tenure The effects of a narcissistic personality, CEO power and firm performance Master Thesis

Hendriks, J.B.

September 2013
The risk of financial misrepresentation Risk premiums and corporate governance Master Thesis

Kluun, K.B.

September 2013
The impact of a last-mover in a merger&acquisition wave on returns and goodwill impairment The returns and goodwill impairments of last-movers compared with first-movers during the most recent merger-wave between 2003-2008 Master Thesis

Enkhuizen, E. van

September 2013
Credit ratings and financial misrepresentation Master Thesis

Duis, O.E. ten

September 2013
The long-term performance of venture capital and private equity backed IPOs Evidence from the United Kingdom based IPOs during 2005 and 2006 Master Thesis

Bakhuis, K.D.

September 2013
How CEO cultural background influences divestiture activity Master Thesis

Beeftink, A.P.

September 2013
Supply chain finance: a new way of thinking An exploratory overview of different supply chain finance types and when they should be chosen Master Thesis

Schoneveld, G.T.

September 2013
Past het? Een gezamenlijke zoektocht naar de invoering van passend onderwijs Master Thesis

Broek, G.G. van den

September 2013
Credit ratings and M&A transactions Effect of the acquirer’s credit rating, and the combined firm’s credit rating, on the way acquirers pay for M&A transactions Master Thesis

Plotko, K.O.

September 2013
Does advertising information influence the effectiveness of humoristic ads? Or is being funny enough? Master Thesis

Verhulst, E.C.M.

September 2013
The influence of corporate governance on the capital structure Comparing firms from the United States and Europe Master Thesis

Bart, P.

September 2013
International diversification and performance A comparison among discrete REIT and REMF portfolios Master Thesis

Dirnhofer, V.K.

September 2013
Prediction of takeover targets A review of methodological issues Master Thesis

Huang, C.

September 2013
The relationship between sustainability and financial performance An empirical study based on STOXX Europe Sustainability Index Master Thesis

Sukacheva, I.

September 2013
On the factors that make companies outperform or underperform during financial crisis Master Thesis

Brunet, B.M.R.

September 2013
Understanding paternalistic leadership through Fiske’s relational models Master Thesis

Xiong, Y.

September 2013
Top management team diversity, firm performance and the moderating role of the environment Master Thesis

Anema, A.H.

September 2013
The influence of top management team diversity on M&A performance Master Thesis

Anema, A.H.

September 2013
CEOs personal characteristics and corporate finance decisions The impact of CEOs narcissism on M&A value and size Master Thesis

Megens, R.J.W.

September 2013
Do voluntary quarterly reviews signal less accounting fraud? Master Thesis

Weerdt, G.C. de

September 2013
Investment banks during M&A transactions Do affiliations influence advisor recommendations? Master Thesis

Rekic, S.

September 2013
The determinants of SME capital structure: do institutions matter? A comparative study of Brazil and Russia Master Thesis

Kurth, T.

September 2013
Organisational structures and the influence of strategy, performance and identity at multi-site charitable non-profit organisations The case of Friends of the Earth International Master Thesis

Gretsch, J.

September 2013
Underwriter reputation and pricing An analysis of the Italian IPO market Master Thesis

Prandini, F.

September 2013
Marketing of electric automobiles What drives the acceptance of electric automobiles among European consumers? Master Thesis

Petrov, S.

September 2013
Investor psychology and asset pricing Does sports sentiment affect fixed-income market returns? Master Thesis

Strikou, K.

September 2013
Equity capital markets implications of the purchase price allocation in M&A transactions The impact of goodwill Master Thesis

Alexov, V.B.

September 2013
CEO educational background and the effects on firm performance, acquisition strategy and corporate governance Master Thesis

Tsertos, D.

September 2013
Financial advisor reputation and shareholder wealth effects in continental Europe Master Thesis

Gielen, W.P.A.M.

September 2013
Prestatiemeting in de sector ontwikkelingssamenwerking Een onderzoek naar het verantwoordingsgedrag van SBOS subsidie aanvragers Master Thesis

Qutbyar, S. (Sadaf)

September 2013
Rekenschap en Resultaat in Rotterdam Een onderzoek naar ambtelijke verantwoording over de Rotterdamse collegedoelstellingen in de periode 1998-2013 Master Thesis

Stuij, M.C. (Marco)

September 2013
Inclusief werken in Woerden Een onderzoek naar de aansluiting tussen onderwijs en arbeidsmarkt in Woerden Master Thesis

Zuidema, J.H. (Jesse)

September 2013
The context-dependency of Public Service Motivation Master Thesis

Hulshof, S.R. (Sander)

September 2013
Schoolbestuur De Groeiling goed voorbereid op krimp in leerlingaantallen? Master Thesis

Bödeker, P. (Patrick)

September 2013
Het vrouwelijke pad naar de top De geringe doorstroom van vrouwen naar leidinggevende posities en topposities Master Thesis

Houppermans, S.

September 2013
Liquidity premium in Asian emerging markets Does liquidity premium exist in Asian emerging markets? Master Thesis

Nguyen, T.T.N.

September 2013
The impact of social influence on e-commerce adoption A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of social media communication strategies in emerging markets Master Thesis

Holder, L.P.

September 2013
Is there value in betting against naïve strategies? The impact of favorable estimation biases in the Dutch and German security markets Master Thesis

Buijs, T.

September 2013
The performance of private equity investments in public equity in India Evidence from 2003 until 2010 Master Thesis

Lusse, E.

September 2013
Attitudes and motives towards sustainable clothing and ‘Lease a Jeans’ Sustainable marketing in the clothing industry Master Thesis

Beukema, J.M.

September 2013
The importance of ecosystem attributes in software supplier selection A policy capturing study on expert decision makers Master Thesis

Lockefeer, B.M.F.

September 2013
Venture capital activity, entrepreneurship and innovation An emerging market perspective Master Thesis

Ronteltap, S.

September 2013
Predictive analytical methods and –algorithms A comparative study under varying dataset characteristics Master Thesis

Smits, O.H.W.

September 2013
Leadership and team empowerment The effect of power on team empowerment and the relation between pro-socialness of the leader, trust and team empowerment Master Thesis

Janssen, F.

September 2013
Optimizing the synergy between paid- and organic results in Google How content overlap can influence total clicks Master Thesis

Bruin, M. de

September 2013
Social factors affecting it alignment maturity A case study at Air France - KLM Master Thesis

Hoebée, E.P.

September 2013
The effect of European board diversity on firm performance Master Thesis

Langendijk, K.C.

September 2013
Two contrasting approaches Top-down & bottom-up, in relation to radical innovation quality Master Thesis

Schie, K. van

September 2013
The effect of social innovation on firm performance of Dutch care organizations The mediating role of co-creation Master Thesis

Krouwel, V.N.

September 2013
Using balance sheet analysis to measure equity risk Accounting-based and marked-based measures how do they relate Master Thesis

Gründel, L.

September 2013
Brands with societal purposes Investigating the relationship between brand engagement and consumers' willingness to purchase Master Thesis

Jaramillo Restrepo, C.

September 2013
Short selling and market liquidity Does abnormal short selling decrease market liquidity? Master Thesis

Mancheva, P.A.

September 2013
Does financial performance indicate goodwill impairment Master Thesis

Liu, X.

September 2013
When a firm’s CSR feels right: about avoidance of the bad and achievement of the good Doing good, by being good, by fitting better? Master Thesis

Zasheva, I.V.

September 2013
Being smart and staying sharp the Chinese way Formal and informal Mandarin address in marketing communication Master Thesis

Chen, A.I.

September 2013

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The personality characteristics of top executives and their influence on capital structure decisions Master Thesis

Boutique versus full-service investment banks Success of M&A advice Master Thesis

Usage of finance by SMEs: bank debt versus alternative debt The case of the Netherlands Master Thesis

Which characteristic of a CEO helps a firm to outperform the market during a booming or a bust period? Master Thesis

From merger wave to crisis How industry competitors respond to M&A announcements Master Thesis

M&A and operating performance The influence of the credit crisis on leveraged buyouts Master Thesis

Does uncertainty explain idiosyncratic volatility? Master Thesis

Do prices of U.S. domestic equity leveraged exchange-traded funds deviate from their underlying net asset values? Master Thesis

Unsolicited ratings Aggravating the effects of the credit crisis on European financial institutions? Master Thesis

Competition and the informational advantage of relationship lending Master Thesis

The effect of time pressure and risk taking behavior on creative performance Master Thesis

The impacts of pre-crisis bank health on subsequent stock performance during the 2007-2009 financial crisis Master Thesis

Which are the most statistically important micro- and macroeconomic factors that predict the probability of bankruptcy of unlisted non-financial firms? Evidence from Sweden Master Thesis

What are the implications for the volume behavior of socially responsible stocks? Master Thesis

Analyzing the relationship between music ownership preferences, personality traits and demographic characteristics An exploratory research Master Thesis

Managerial discretion as the determinant of goodwill impairment discount rates Master Thesis

SnappCar: changing the view on car ownership A two-sided platform in practice Master Thesis

Regional social capital: Dutch high-technology start-ups in Silicon Valley Master Thesis

Economic downturn and SME’s financing in China The case of Chinese venture capital industry Master Thesis

Investment behavior in the renewable energy industry Team size, education, experience and age as determinants for success in securing investments Master Thesis

Generational differences in ethnic identification, acculturation and consumer behavior among Surinamese Hindustani colonial immigrants Master Thesis

Do ETFS destabilize the underlying securities’ prices? Evidence from Europe Master Thesis

Optimal configuration of intermodal port-hinterland container networks, under user-time constraints A simulated solution Master Thesis

In search of predictability of returns Does trading volume matter? Master Thesis

Managerial attention and potential and realized absorptive capacity The moderating effects of formal coordination mechanisms Master Thesis

Going green How identity influences pro-environmental behaviour Master Thesis

Quo vadis, Erasmus? A study of differences in perceptions of current and desired organizational identity in academia Master Thesis

The language of the heart The role of emotions in native versus foreign language moral decision-making Master Thesis

The importance of EPS accretion/dilution in the context of mergers and acquisitions Master Thesis

Predicting M&A opportunities Master Thesis

Address practices in advertising Whether, how and why advertisers should make it, but not take it personally Master Thesis

International joint ventures between developed and less developed countries: perspective of social development Master Thesis

XBRL for financial and managerial reporting Corporate governance characteristics as a predictor of voluntary adoption Master Thesis

Which factors make start-ups successful in raising money through equity crowdfunding? Master Thesis

The influence of the central-local conflict on rising house prices The Chinese case Master Thesis

Can voluntary interim audit reduce the level of earnings management Empirical evidence of Chinese capital market Master Thesis

The investors’ reaction to football match results Sentimentally biased or financially rational? Master Thesis

The effect of partners’ capabilities and governance on the performance of asymmetric R&D alliances Master Thesis

Overwin de paradox tussen efficiëntie en innovatie Een onderzoek naar het succesvol managen van het kennisuitwisselingsproces tussen exploratie- en exploitatie-eenheden in een structureel ambidextere organisatie Master Thesis

Hoe beïnvloedt de inzet van relatiemarketing verschillende strategieën om exploitatieve en exploratieve groei te realiseren? Master Thesis

P-curve The key we were looking for? Master Thesis

The effectiveness of breast cancer screening Breast cancer screening and the effect on mortality and incidence in 24 European countries Master Thesis

Multidisciplinaire zorg aan jongeren met diabetes mellitus en de rol van de diëtist Master Thesis

Huis, kamer of caravan? Een kwantitatief onderzoek naar de huisvestingssituatie van arbeidsmigranten uit Midden- en Oost-Europa Master Thesis

Investor psychology and asset pricing Does One-Day Cricket Internationals affect the stock market? Master Thesis

Analysing CEO tenure The effects of a narcissistic personality, CEO power and firm performance Master Thesis

The risk of financial misrepresentation Risk premiums and corporate governance Master Thesis

The impact of a last-mover in a merger&acquisition wave on returns and goodwill impairment The returns and goodwill impairments of last-movers compared with first-movers during the most recent merger-wave between 2003-2008 Master Thesis

Credit ratings and financial misrepresentation Master Thesis

The long-term performance of venture capital and private equity backed IPOs Evidence from the United Kingdom based IPOs during 2005 and 2006 Master Thesis

How CEO cultural background influences divestiture activity Master Thesis

Supply chain finance: a new way of thinking An exploratory overview of different supply chain finance types and when they should be chosen Master Thesis

Past het? Een gezamenlijke zoektocht naar de invoering van passend onderwijs Master Thesis

Credit ratings and M&A transactions Effect of the acquirer’s credit rating, and the combined firm’s credit rating, on the way acquirers pay for M&A transactions Master Thesis

Does advertising information influence the effectiveness of humoristic ads? Or is being funny enough? Master Thesis

The influence of corporate governance on the capital structure Comparing firms from the United States and Europe Master Thesis

International diversification and performance A comparison among discrete REIT and REMF portfolios Master Thesis

Prediction of takeover targets A review of methodological issues Master Thesis

The relationship between sustainability and financial performance An empirical study based on STOXX Europe Sustainability Index Master Thesis

On the factors that make companies outperform or underperform during financial crisis Master Thesis

Understanding paternalistic leadership through Fiske’s relational models Master Thesis

Top management team diversity, firm performance and the moderating role of the environment Master Thesis

The influence of top management team diversity on M&A performance Master Thesis

CEOs personal characteristics and corporate finance decisions The impact of CEOs narcissism on M&A value and size Master Thesis

Do voluntary quarterly reviews signal less accounting fraud? Master Thesis

Investment banks during M&A transactions Do affiliations influence advisor recommendations? Master Thesis

The determinants of SME capital structure: do institutions matter? A comparative study of Brazil and Russia Master Thesis

Organisational structures and the influence of strategy, performance and identity at multi-site charitable non-profit organisations The case of Friends of the Earth International Master Thesis

Underwriter reputation and pricing An analysis of the Italian IPO market Master Thesis

Marketing of electric automobiles What drives the acceptance of electric automobiles among European consumers? Master Thesis

Investor psychology and asset pricing Does sports sentiment affect fixed-income market returns? Master Thesis

Equity capital markets implications of the purchase price allocation in M&A transactions The impact of goodwill Master Thesis

CEO educational background and the effects on firm performance, acquisition strategy and corporate governance Master Thesis

Financial advisor reputation and shareholder wealth effects in continental Europe Master Thesis

Prestatiemeting in de sector ontwikkelingssamenwerking Een onderzoek naar het verantwoordingsgedrag van SBOS subsidie aanvragers Master Thesis

Rekenschap en Resultaat in Rotterdam Een onderzoek naar ambtelijke verantwoording over de Rotterdamse collegedoelstellingen in de periode 1998-2013 Master Thesis

Inclusief werken in Woerden Een onderzoek naar de aansluiting tussen onderwijs en arbeidsmarkt in Woerden Master Thesis

The context-dependency of Public Service Motivation Master Thesis

Schoolbestuur De Groeiling goed voorbereid op krimp in leerlingaantallen? Master Thesis