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PublicationFinancial planning and control in very small start-up companies: antecedents and effects on company performanceThis study motivates and tests hypotheses about the antecedents of the use of financial planning and control systems in very small and young start-up firms, and, in turn, the effect of this on firm performance. This setting is of particular interest since theory on financial planning and control in start-up firms is not fully specified when it comes to very small and young firms. Based on survey data, we found educational background to be an antecedent of the use of financial planning and control systems, and some support for work experience as an antecedent. Use of financial planning and control systems, in turn, was found to be an antecedent of company performance. Although theory on start-up firms suggests that sophisticated financial planning and control activities might not be beneficial for very small and young start-ups, we found empirical evidence that indicates the opposite.Type: journal articleJournal: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessVolume: 26Issue: 2
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PublicationResponsiveness and Efficiency in Multinational Companies : Shared Factories as an Option for Foreign Market Entries( 2015-05-10)Based on single case study research, we propose a shared factory concept as construct for foreign market entries where one division of a multinational corporation already operates a site in the target market of a second division. The latter benefits from low initial investments, the prior from shared fixed costs.Type: presentation
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PublicationLinkages between Network Capabilities and Manufacturing Network Coordination: An Exploratory Study( 2015-05-10)Following a case study research procedure, we investigated four business units of a multinational corporation to identify the link between network capabilities (Shi and Gregory 1998) and the network's strategic coordination (i.e. degree of centralization and standardization), to develop a descriptive model of linkages between network capabilities and infrastructural levers.Type: presentation
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PublicationTrust in cross-company innovation teams( 2010-06-30)
;Wohlfart, Liza ;Sturm, FlaviusTrust is very much related to personal experiences and, as a consequence, time. People usually have a high level of trust in long-time friends, processes they are familiar with, products of well-known brands. Trust, however, also is a key requirement in situations marked by risk, such as crosscompany innovation projects. If the success of a one's efforts is subject to various uncertainties, as it always is innovation projects, trust in the people involved and the technologies applied is important to efficiently proceed. The establishment of trust in cross-company teams concerned with innovative solutions is therefore indispensable. The ease of this process strongly depends on the specific team constellation and the current phase the project is in. This paper looks at typical project dimensions for identifying where specific support by trust would be needed.Type: presentation