http://repub.eur.nl/res/org/9712/ List of Publications en http://repub.eur.nl/static-eur/img/logo.png http://repub.eur.nl http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40100/ 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The distributed nature of organizational knowledge makes that knowledge sharing an important factor for unlocking its potential value. In practice, however, people may have different motivations for not sharing knowledge with colleagues, which in part may be due to the relational context. In this paper, we adopt Fiske’s Relational Model Theory to investigate relational dynamics in knowledge sharing behavior. Our objective is to gain insight into how relational model conflicts affect knowledge sharing in organizations. A series of experiments have been conducted, in which the consequences of relational model conflicts for the willingness to share knowledge are evaluated. Each experiment contained four scenarios reflecting different relational models. Participants were faced with different scenarios reflecting particular relational models, and a fictitious other colleague who behaved according to a conflicting relational model. Our analysis shows that the recognition of relational model conflicts strongly depends on the relational models involved. The extent of recognition seems to be related with the nature of the exchange relationships involved in the conflict. For instance, the relational model conflict was more acutely felt by a communal sharing participant facing a market pricing colleague, than by the same participant dealing with an authority ranking response. Likewise, we find that the impact of relational model conflicts on the willingness to share knowledge depends on the relational models involved. Specifically, it appears that market pricing responses have a negative influence on participants’ willingness to share, while communal sharing responses generally have positive effects. Our research serves as a starting point for other studies aiming at a deeper understanding of the dynamics of knowledge sharing behavior of employees and for solving conflicts at work. Baalen, P.J. van Dalen, J. van Malsen, J. van http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39532/ 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z Ordabayeva, N. Chandon, P. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39963/ 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z Care farming is a promising example of multifunctional agriculture: it is an innovation at the crossroads of the agricultural and healthcare sectors. Our objective is to develop a framework for understanding the success of initiatives in this field. We link empirical data with the multi-level perspective from the transition sciences and extend this perspective with insights from the literature on entrepreneurship, alliance management and organisational attributes. This framework allows us to explain the success of the three major types of initiatives: (1) individual care farms; (2) regional foundations of care farmers; and (3) care institutions collaborating with groups of farmers at a regional level. We propose that the main factors responsible for the success of initiatives are the commitment and competences of the entrepreneur, the creation of alliances, the quality of the new regional organisations and the implementation of the care farm services in care organisations. The relative importance of the factors varies between the different types of initiatives and local and regional levels. © 2012 The Authors. Sociologia Ruralis Hassink, J. Grin, J. Hulsink, W. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/37767/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Building on uncertainty-identity theory and the social identity theory of leadership we hypothesized that self-uncertainty would be associated with greater support for autocratic leaders, and less support for non-autocratic leaders. We surveyed organizational employees (N ¼ 215); assessing the effect of self-uncertainty and how autocratic they perceived their organizational leader to be on measures of leader support. As predicted, less self-uncertain participants were more supportive of a non-autocratic than autocratic leader, whereas the opposite was the case for more self-uncertain participants—they were more supportive of an autocratic than non-autocratic leader. The effect was mediated by perceived group prototypicality of the leader. Implications for uncertainty-identity theory and for a wider analysis of the role of uncertainty in leadership are discussed. Rast, D.E. Hogg, M.A. Giessner, S.R. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38422/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z The Republic of Korea is a forerunner in integrating the topic of standardization into engineering education at the academic level. This study investigates developments and evolutions in the planning and operating of the University Education Promotion on Standardization (UEPS) in Korea. This paper examines why the Korean government initiated the UEPS, how the UEPS has operated, and what the educational content of the UEPS program is. This study of the UEPS may serve as a benchmark of how to incorporate technical standards into science and technology education at both the national and individual university levels. Some implications and considerations for the future introduction of similar courses in other countries are discussed. Choi, D.G. Vries, H.J. de http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39770/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z In organizational research there is an increasing interest in the study of configurations, i.e., of “multidimensional constellations of conceptually distinct characteristics that occur together” (Meyer, Tsui and Hinings, 1993: 1175). Frequently, the object of study is a process, i.e., a complex of activities that unfolds over time (e.g., an innovation project, a reorganisation, an implementation process). The characteristics that form the configuration are “conditions” (e.g., conditions A, B, and C) that are present (A, B, C) or absent (a, b, c). The notation ABC, thus, represents the observation that the three conditions A, B, and C are present in a process that is studied. Temporally ordered configurations can be defined as those configurations in which conditions occur in a specific temporal order (e.g., C→A→B, meaning that, in one case, C appears first, A next, and finally B). In this chapter we use the term “(temporal) sequence” for such a temporally ordered configuration. Note that the term “(temporal) order” is used here empirically as a synonym of the word “(temporal or chronological) pattern” and is not meant normatively (as opposed to “disorder”). Specific temporal sequences might generate or allow outcomes that are not generated or allowed by the same configuration of conditions if they appear in another temporal order (e.g., A→B→C or B→A→C). The terms “generating” and “allowing” (an outcome), which are used here in order to avoid the term “cause”, will be discussed below in the section on necessary conditions. Hak, A. Jaspers, F.P.H. Dul, J. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39959/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Schumpeter, the renowned economist, defined innovation as ‘new combinations’ of existing elements. Today’s business environment provides valuable opportunities for such innovation, in which existing technologies, products and services from various industries are creatively adapted and then launched successfully into new, unconnected business areas. But there are rules to be followed. Jaspers, F.P.H. Ende, J.C.M. van den http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39991/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z What considerations lie behind the decision to mount a management buy-out of a publicly listed firm, and should third party investors be involved? Indeed, does the involvement of private equity investors actually aid company performance after a deal is done? Roosenboom, P.G.J. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40045/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Retailer own-branded products, known as Private Labels, have been steadily gaining market share over the last few decades and now account for about one third of Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ sales. As a result, increasing attention is being paid to leveraging the most from Private Labels, while national brands are undergoing a marketing shift in an effort to counteract this. Szymanowski, M. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40122/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Dijke, M.H. van http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40134/ 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the Anglo-Saxon model, whereby ownership of publicly traded companies is typically in the hands of dispersed shareholders, in continental Europe ownership often lies in the hands of what are known as ‘blockholders’. But how does this affect corporate governance, especially when employees, protected by strong labour institutions, are also powerful? Oosterhout, J. van Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. Essen, M. van http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38075/ 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z This paper examined the moderating role of positive and negative affect in the relationship between distributive justice expectations and applicants' intentions to recommend the organization or to litigate. Specifically, it was suggested and supported in two samples of, respectively, 1,409 and 486 applicants, that the positive relationship between distributive justice expectations and recommendation intentions was stronger for applicants high in positive affect. In the second sample, it was further found that the negative relationship between distributive justice expectations and litigation intentions was stronger among applicants high in negative affect. This research is the first to identify the distinct roles of positive and negative affect in shaping responses to expectations of (un)fairness in the personnel selection literature. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Geenen, B. Proost, K. Dijke, M.H. van Witte, K. de Grumbkow, J. von http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38137/ 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Our paper ‘A strategy for human factors/ergonomics: developing the discipline and profession’ (Dul et al. 2012) was intended to suggest directions for and to stimulate discussions in the human factors/ergonomics (HFE) community on the future of our field. We believe that discussing the future is an urgent endeavour, as – after decades of existence – in many parts of the world HFE is often under-recognised, ill-understood and underutilised. In some parts of the world, there is even a risk of decline for HFE. We are glad that several IEA federated societies have picked up the challenge of organising discussions about our paper with their members. We are also glad that Ergonomics provides a forum for debate, and we welcome Nathanael and Marmaras’ Commentary on our paper. Dul, J. Bruder, R. Buckle, P. Carayon, P. Falzon, P. Marras, W.S. Wilson, J.R. Doelen, B. van der http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40043/ 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Contrary to conventional thinking, research has shown that consumer choice is a motivational and dynamic process based on goals and ‘circumstances’. Osselaer, S.M.J. van http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/40133/ 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Green thinking that would have met with nothing but contempt three decades ago is now firmly on the agenda of corporate boardrooms. Green thinking is increasingly having a clear impact upon how companies in a wide range of sectors across diverse geographies formulate and implement their long-term strategy and short- to medium-term tactics. Berchicci, L. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38043/ 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z With external innovation becoming more and more important, many firms struggle with the question of how to balance their technology-sourcing portfolio. This study addresses this issue by looking at the effects of portfolio diversity on performance outcomes and the conditions under which diversity is most likely to materialize. Using a dataset of strategic investments by pharmaceutical firms, the results show that the variance in relative technological proximity between the focal firm and its partners exhibits an inverted U-shaped relationship with innovative performance and that this relationship is affected by the diversity of the external sourcing modes used in the portfolio. Vrande, V.J.A. van de http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38077/ 2012-11-20T00:00:00Z How are social and cultural aspects of public organizations considered by enterprise architects and how are they incorporated by them in their designs? The research objective was to explore this in the context of e-government. The aim of this study was to develop knowledge to enhance the consideration and incorporation of these aspects of public organizations in enterprise architecture designs. A sequential mixed research method was used to investigate this. Two case studies were included in the study. An expert panel and a survey were included to assess the level of transferability of the case study findings. A literature review of socio-technical design research was conducted to create a research framework containing a set of social and cultural aspects of organizations that should be considered by designers. The research data demonstrated that the selected social and cultural aspects of organizations get hardly any attention: they are valued as aspects of organizations, but are not regarded as design parameters by enterprise architects. The rationalist nature of the enterprise architecture discipline conduces to an engineering perspective on e-government, governmental organizations and organizational life, and promotes an emphasis on what is programmable. Ten factors and their interrelationships have been found which had an impact on the incorporation of social and cultural aspects of public organisations by enterprise architects in their designs. An enterprise architecture evaluation method was developed that can be used in a design process to determine which social and cultural aspects of an organization had been considered and incorporated in the design. Meijer, A.C. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38045/ 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z The social and neural sciences share a common interest in understanding the mechanisms that underlie human behaviour. However, interactions between neuroscience and social science disciplines remain strikingly narrow and tenuous. We illustrate the scope and challenges for such interactions using the paradigmatic example of neuroeconomics. Using quantitative analyses of both its scientific literature and the social networks in its intellectual community, we show that neuroeconomics now reflects a true disciplinary integration, such that research topics and scientific communities with interdisciplinary span exert greater influence on the field. However, our analyses also reveal key structural and intellectual challenges in balancing the goals of neuroscience with those of the social sciences. To address these challenges, we offer a set of prescriptive recommendations for directing future research in neuroeconomics. Levallois, C. Clithero, J.A. Wouters, P. Smidts, A. Huettel, S. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/38052/ 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z People often conform to others with whom they associate. Surprisingly, however, little is known about the possible hormonal mechanisms that may underlie in-group conformity. Here, we examined whether conformity toward one's in-group is altered by oxytocin, a neuropeptide often implicated in social behavior. After administration of either oxytocin or a placebo, participants were asked to provide attractiveness ratings of unfamiliar visual stimuli. While viewing each stimulus, participants were shown ratings of that stimulus provided by both in-group and out-group members. Results demonstrated that on trials in which the ratings of the in-group and out-group were incongruent, the ratings of participants given oxytocin conformed to the ratings of their in-group but not of their out-group. Participants given a placebo did not show this in-group bias. These findings indicate that administration of oxytocin can influence subjective preferences, and they support the view that oxytocin's effects on social behavior are context dependent. Stallen, M. Dreu, C.K.W. de Shalvi, S. Smidts, A. Sanfey, A.G. http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/39955/ 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z For organisations to sustain success in their markets, and in order to survive, they need to utilise their workforce as effectively as possible. By stimulating and implementing employees’ ideas for improvement and innovation, idea management encourages people to participate in the organisation, beyond the scope of their job. The results not only benefit the organisation, but also contribute to employee satisfaction. Deichmann, D.