Peter Geurts

University of Twente | UT · Department of Public Administration (PA)

In response to uncertainty of prospective technologies and how they might fit market demand, firms tend to establish R&D alliances. In this chapter the effect over time of continuation of underperforming R&D alliances on innovation performance during the pre-market stage is investigated. This stage is characterized by non-linearity, as expected out...

In this paper, we present a theory of strategic positioning that explains scientists’ strategic behavior in knowledge transfer from university to industry. The theory is based on the drivers strategic interdependence and organizational autonomy and entails three modes of behavior of scientists: mode1, mode2, and mode3 (the research entrepreneur). T...

Drought-induced water shortage and salinization are a global threat to agricultural production. With climate change, drought risk is expected to increase as drought events are assumed to occur more frequently and to become more severe. The agricultural sector's adaptive capacity largely depends on farmers’ drought risk perceptions. Understanding th...

Climate change projections show that periods of droughts are likely to increase, causing decreasing water availability, salinization, and consequently farm income loss in the south-west Netherlands. Adaptation is the key to decrease a farmer’s drought vulnerability and to secure the agricultural sector’s performance at the aggregate level. Possible...

Most empirical studies that test the influence of R&D collaboration on innovation performance either focus on the diversity of partners that enhances innovation or focus on social embeddedness of partners that enhances or inhibits innovation. We combine these two factors to explain innovation. By using the business interaction model (Håkansson et a...

Several studies have indicated the importance of public R&D in the transfer and commercialization of nanotechnology. So far, few have focused on university–industry interaction and collaboration performance. In this study, we investigate the impact of technological diversity and value chain complementarity of partners on public nanotechnology R&D p...

Using data from 5,695 employees in 345 supermarkets in Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, the authors examined whether leadership climate strength (LCS), defined as the shared perceptions of employees concerning their supervisors, is related to employees’ affective commitment (AC) to the supermarket and to colleagues. In addition, the authors ex...

Using the strategic positioning theory developed to predict the level of the production of knowledge this paper discusses how to organise and manage research to get the best performance out of researchers in terms of use of their produced knowledge. The strategic positioning theory considers researchers strategically interdependent on other researc...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore antecedents of perceived intra‐ and extra‐organisational alternatives among employees in the Czech Republic, Poland and the Slovak Republic. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 9,068 low‐educated supermarket employees at 360 supermarkets. LISREL analysis was employed. Findings Age,...

Nederland wordt in de wereld vaak als leidend gezien op het gebied van overstromingsbeleid. Honderden jaren van ervaring met dijken, pompen en dammen hebben het beeld gecreëerd dat Nederland buitengewoon succesvol opereert in het tegengaan van overstromingen. Bij het voeren van dergelijk beleid wordt verwacht dat naast technische oplossingen voor h...

Scientific Publishing addresses the issue of business models in scientific publishing and how these relate to the research process (e.g. support or inhibit this process). The researcher is taken as the starting point for the considerations to arrive at a comprehensive description of the publishing process as an integral part of the research process...

The purpose of this paper is to open the 'black box' of knowledge spillovers by testing the extent to which social interactions between firms in a region positively contribute to firm performance. Specifically, we examine the Marshall-Jacobs controversy, a debate over whether these spillovers occur across firms operating in similar or dissimilar fi...

The article identifies the combined influence of the Web Experience (or online experience) components on the online consumer’s behaviour from three different angles: (1) The relative importance of the online experience factors in choosing an online vendor, (2) the actual effect of these factors on the vendor choice and (3) the influence of personal...

Controversies in decision and policy-making processes can be analysed using frame reflection and mental model mapping techniques. The purpose of the method presented in this paper is to improve the quality of the information and interpretations available to decision makers, by surfacing and juxtaposing the different frames of decision makers, exper...

At present, two modes of the strategic relationship of the researcher with his environment are known. These are the ‘ivory tower’ and ‘strategic research’, known also as mode1 and mode2. In this paper, we develop an analytical model that not only predicts these two well-known modes but also leads to a new, third mode - the research entrepreneur. Th...

Identifying the Web Experience components and understanding their role as inputs in the online customer’s decision-making process is the first step in developing and delivering an attractive online presence, likely to have the maximum impact on Internet users. Based on background literature, this study is focused on the effects of five web experien...

The NOAA Panel on contingent valuation (Arrow et al. 1993) recommends that the valuation question be cast under the form of a referendum because of incentive properties and familiarity to the respondent. Even though the literature has generally accepted the panel recommendation, it is not clear whether explicitly mentioning a referendum leads to di...

The Berlin declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities has resulted in a strong impetus in the discussion on business models, and in particular the model of open access. A business model is defined as just the organisation of property. Consequently, business models for scientific information are discussed on the premise t...

This paper examines the effects and significance of various controllable marketing factors likely to influence the online consumers' behaviour and buying decisions. The study is based on a proposed taxonomy of these factors, classified as elements of what is commonly called Online or Web Experience. The paper analyses the results of a consumer surv...

This research studies the relation between mental models and the decision process outcome, in the specific case of the Zwolle storm surge barrier. Differences in mental models between stakeholders will result in different lines of argumentation leading to different solution alternatives. The final outcome is considered suboptimal from a purely tech...

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The economic impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the academic library and on the academic institution are discussed in terms of changes in the value chain of scientific information induced by the use of ICT. Argues that ICT is a very strong engine for change as it has the potential not only to transform the research informat...

Changes in the value chain induced by the use of information and communication technology (ICT) are discussed. ICT will lead to innovation not only in the research information system but also in the educational information system or even in the education system at large. Widespread use of ICT allows universities to change from supply-push to demand...

One of the vexing problems that besets concurrent use of multiple, heterogeneous resources is format multiplicity. C2M aims to equip scientists with a wrapper generator on their desktop. The wrapper generator can build wrappers, or converters that can convert data from or into different formats, from a high-level description of the formats. The lan...

In predicting the direction of innovative changethe question arises of the valid measurement ofyet unknown variables. We developed and applied aresearch method that combines qualitativeand quantitative elements in one interview formatand an analysis tool suitable for these data. Animportant characteristic of the method is the useof a model based on...

This research explores the boundaries of a valid application of contingent valuation as a method to value environmental changes. Recent criticism from social psychologists refers to unrealistic cognitive demands upon respondents. Criticism from economists point to the problem of measuring preferences in relation to non-use values. In this research...

This article analyses the transformation of the value chain of scientific information in response to concomitant changes in scientific research and education. The scientific communication market is described in terms of main driving forces and their interplay. These forces are the actor (author/reader), accessibility, content, and applicability pai...

Änderungen in der Wertschöpfungskette werden diskutiert, insbesondere Änderungen in dieser Wertschöpfungskette, die durch die Benutzung von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IT) entstehen. IT hat einen so großen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung, weil sie das Potenzial nicht nur zur innovativen Veränderung des Forschungsinformationssystems so...

This paper addresses the relation between developments in scientific communication and research. The developments in scientific communication are related to developments brought about by opportunities provided by the development and wide-scale introduction of modern information and communication technology. However, this paper does not focus on tec...

This article deals with the transformation of the familiar, linear scientific information chain into an interactive scientific communication “network” in response to concomitant changes in scientific research and education. Societal conditions are seen to lead worldwide to the concept of strategic research: research dominated by "economy of scope"....

In this article we try to disentangle the constraints between traditional lines of political polarization (left-right placement) and newer distinctions (materialist/postmaterialist values) among mass publics. It is shown that voting or party preference is most clearly related to the left-right placement of the respondents. However, this placement i...

In this article we will discuss some broader developments in the field of scien-tific information with the aim to determine and analyse some of the pertinent strategic issues that the stakeholders will face at present. The stakeholders in the value chain of scientific information are: the user as author, reader and reviewer; the institution at whic...

Evidence on the impact of micro insurance on vulnerability of the poor to natural hazards in developing countries is needed for micro insurance development and investment purposes. We test a model explaining the choice for specific ex-post coping strategies. Explanatory factors are natural hazard damage, having micro insurance, access to assets, ho...