Flexibiliteit van innovatieprojecten: hoe vang je verrassingen tijdens een project op?
Innovatie en onzekerheid zijn niet los van elkaar te zien. Innovatieprojecten in bedrijven hebben dan ook vaak te maken met (veelal onplezierige) verrassingen vanuit de markt of de technologie. Hoe kunnen bedrijven zich daar nu tegen wapenen? Of, met...
Artificial Intelligence and the future of knowledge work The case of radiology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is presented in the media as likely to have huge impacts on knowledge work for better or worse. We should ask ourselves whether and how this change is going to happen.
How authoritarian regimes hurt R&D-cooperation
How does the experience of living in an authoritarian regime affect the decision-making of an individual in their later life as a founder and leader of a firm in the context of a liberal market economy? Researchers from the Department of Innovation...
Niets zo praktisch als een goede (franchise) theorie!
De uitspraak “Er is niets zo praktisch als een goede theorie” is lang geleden gedaan door psycholoog Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). Het is al jaren één van mijn favoriete motto’s in mijn werk als docent en onderzoeker op het gebied van ondernemerschap en Midden-...
When Freemium Succeeds
In 2012, the Wall Street Journal published an articled titled “When Freemium Fails”. The article remarked that, despite the attractive features of the popular digital business model, many freemium products fail to attract sufficient users, let alone...
How to recover from a scandal
When a firm is publicly accused of illegal or unethical behavior, it threatens the firm’s reputation. Loss of reputation jeopardizes stakeholder support, impedes access to vital resources, and hurts stock prices. The stock of Volkswagen, for instance,...
How to become digitally ready?
Digital transformation is ubiquitous and considered a strategic imperative for most firms. However, as One of the most pervasive organizational changes, internalizing new technologies is a risky endeavor. High failure rates have been noted because most...
Wapen je tegen corona, denk in scenario's
Ondernemen in coronatijd vergt het uiterste van bedrijven. In het begin van de pandemie was overleven het parool. Nu is het beeld gekanteld. En moeten we leven met corona en met nieuwe verrassingen. Hoe ga je daar als ondernemer mee om?
Towards effective support for small businesses in developing countries
Small-scale entrepreneurship in developing countries is viewed as one of the most prominent solutions to alleviate poverty and reduce unemployment among young people and women. To promote small-scale entrepreneurship, governments, microfinance...
Are we in a social media crisis?
Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world, with more than 2 billion users. People use social media to connect with their friends and family, read reviews about their favourite shops. It has especially been beneficial during the COVID-19...