Modes of governance of new service development for mobile networks
In: Research policy: policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, Band 32, Heft 8, S. 1501-1518
ISSN: 1873-7625
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In: Research policy: policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, Band 32, Heft 8, S. 1501-1518
ISSN: 1873-7625
In: Organization studies: an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the study of organizations, organizing, and the organized in and between societies, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 451-479
ISSN: 1741-3044
In this paper we investigate the dynamics of networks of employees in the front end of the new product development process. So far, the literature has focused on network structure and has argued that sparse (low density) networks of weak ties are optimal for idea generation. In this paper we include both network structure and network content, and we emphasize the importance of strong ties, density, range, seniority and decision-maker involvement in specific phases of the front end in an environment of uncertainty, ambiguity and tacit knowledge. To test our assumptions, we mapped the full networks of 17 ideas for new product development projects over time in a longitudinal study in two research laboratories. For specific phases of the front end, we found confirmation of our expectations. In addition, it appeared that particularly strong ties between different units advance the adoption chances of ideas. The managerial implication of this latter finding is that communication with good acquaintances or friends in other units should be promoted in the front end of idea generation.
In: Research policy: policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, Band 28, Heft 8, S. 833-851
ISSN: 1873-7625
In: Research policy: policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, Band 28, Heft 8, S. 833-851
ISSN: 0048-7333
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In: Research Policy, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 545-561
In: Innovation: organization & management: IOM, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 287-313
ISSN: 2204-0226
In: European journal of women's studies, Band 8, Heft 4, S. 491-510
ISSN: 1461-7420
This article is a longitudinal analysis of the relation between gendered labour divisions and new data processing technologies at the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Following social-constructivist and evolutionary economic approaches, the authors hold that the relation between technology and work organization is a two-way process. This means that technology does not only affect the relations between men and women at work, but that these relations also influence technological choices. The proportional numbers of men and women on the labour market and changing conceptions of which work is deemed appropriate for women have been important factors in the strongly varying extent to which women participated in office work. They have also been important factors in determining the course of technological development. Shortages of women on the labour market have even determined search heuristics for new technological solutions in specific directions.
In: Group & organization management: an international journal, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 408-429
ISSN: 1552-3993
This article focuses on the impact of information technologies on the upstream and downstream flows of information. The authors distinguish between two types of decisions and two types of decision-making criteria and propose a four-part framework in which the essential messages of systematic management and scientific management are depicted. Two cases, concerning the introduction of a new information technology (punched-card machines) in two Dutch banks, are analyzed within the framework. It is demonstrated how the chances of success are increased by employing the new technology to enable employees at lower levels of the organization to be more, instead of less, concerned with and aware of the performance objectives of the firm as a whole.
In: Organization studies: an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the study of organizations, organizing, and the organized in and between societies, Band 33, Heft 5-6, S. 705-736
ISSN: 1741-3044
The literature has dedicated significant attention to the effects of standard-supporting, interorganizational networks on the content of standards and standard survival. However, minimal attention has been paid to the effects of the standard's characteristics and dynamics on these networks. This paper contributes to closing this gap. We introduce the paradoxical concept of 'standard flexibility' and study the interaction between the characteristics of a standard-supporting network and the development of the standard itself, including the effect of the interaction on standard success. More specifically, we show how a standard's flexibility can serve to attract new network members, facilitating growth and diversity of the network, which in turn has implications for further adaptations of the standard. We study this co-evolutionary process in three standards battles: Blu-ray versus HD-DVD, USB versus Firewire, and WiFi versus HomeRF. Our findings suggest that those participating in standardization can persuade non-participating stakeholders to join by allowing for changes in the standard. In turn, the existing members can expect that the new members will request further changes. The cases suggest that early timing of the co-evolutionary process enhances the chances of standard success. We also explore the emergence of path dependencies in the process and the forces that restrict the co-evolutionary process over time. For managers, our findings indicate that changes in standards should not be considered undesirable, but as opportunities that may strengthen the interorganizational network and contribute to a standard's success.
In: International journal of operations & production management, Band 35, Heft 11, S. 1512-1545
ISSN: 1758-6593
In: International journal of operations & production management, S. 1512-1545
ISSN: 1758-6593
In: IEEE transactions on engineering management: EM ; a publication of the IEEE Engineering Management Society, Band 61, Heft 2, S. 336-348
In: Mieloo , C L , van der Ende , J , van Zijl , A L , Schuring , M , Steijn , B & Jansen , W 2022 , ' Changes in youth care use after the implementation of community-based support teams : Repeated measurement study using registry data and data on team characteristics ' , BMJ Open , vol. 12 , no. 2 , e048933 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048933
OBJECTIVES: New legislation on youth care in the Netherlands led to the implementation of community-based support teams, providing integrated primary youth care. Important aims of the new Youth Act were more integrated, timely care and less use of intensive forms of care. Our aim was to study changes in youth care use in time and the role of newly introduced community-based support teams herein. SETTING: Register data (2015-2018) on youth of a large city were linked and combined with administrative and aggregated data on team characteristics. PARTICIPANTS: Data on 126 095 youth (0-18 years) were available for analyses. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary, specialised and residential youth care use were the primary outcomes. RESULTS: Generalised estimating equations analyses adjusted for individual characteristics demonstrated that over 4 years, use of primary youth care increased from 2.2% to 8.5% (OR 1.70; 99% CI 1.67 to 1.73), specialised youth care decreased from 7.2% to 6.4% (OR 0.98; 99% CI 0.97 to 1.00) and residential youth care increased slightly (OR 1.04; 99% CI 1.01 to 1.06). Gender, age, family status, migrant background and educational level were all associated with the types of youth care use and also with some trends in time. Likelihood to receive care increased in time for preschool and younger children but did not improve for migrant children.Case load, team size, team turnover, team performance and transformational leadership showed significant associations with different types of youth care use but hardly with trends in time. CONCLUSION: Patterns of youth care use changed towards more locally provided primary youth care, slightly less specialised and slightly more residential youth care. Furthermore, youth care use among younger children increased in time. These trends are partly in line with the trends intended by the Youth Act. Little evidence was found for the role of specific team characteristics on changes in youth care use in time.
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OBJECTIVES: New legislation on youth care in the Netherlands led to the implementation of community-based support teams, providing integrated primary youth care. Important aims of the new Youth Act were more integrated, timely care and less use of intensive forms of care. Our aim was to study changes in youth care use in time and the role of newly introduced community-based support teams herein. SETTING: Register data (2015–2018) on youth of a large city were linked and combined with administrative and aggregated data on team characteristics. PARTICIPANTS: Data on 126 095 youth (0–18 years) were available for analyses. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary, specialised and residential youth care use were the primary outcomes. RESULTS: Generalised estimating equations analyses adjusted for individual characteristics demonstrated that over 4 years, use of primary youth care increased from 2.2% to 8.5% (OR 1.70; 99% CI 1.67 to 1.73), specialised youth care decreased from 7.2% to 6.4% (OR 0.98; 99% CI 0.97 to 1.00) and residential youth care increased slightly (OR 1.04; 99% CI 1.01 to 1.06). Gender, age, family status, migrant background and educational level were all associated with the types of youth care use and also with some trends in time. Likelihood to receive care increased in time for preschool and younger children but did not improve for migrant children. Case load, team size, team turnover, team performance and transformational leadership showed significant associations with different types of youth care use but hardly with trends in time. CONCLUSION: Patterns of youth care use changed towards more locally provided primary youth care, slightly less specialised and slightly more residential youth care. Furthermore, youth care use among younger children increased in time. These trends are partly in line with the trends intended by the Youth Act. Little evidence was found for the role of specific team characteristics on changes in youth care use in time.
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In: International social work, Band 60, Heft 5, S. 1201-1217
ISSN: 1461-7234
We examined the mental health problems of Dutch young adult domestic adoptees ( N = 75) relative to Dutch non-adopted peers and Dutch international adoptees. We found small differences in favor of the non-adopted peers ( N = 2021), while a minority of male domestic adoptees were at risk of anxiety/depression problems. Domestic adoptees showed somewhat less problems behavior than international adoptees ( N = 1331). Domestic and international adoptees differed in search status (non-searcher, searcher, reunited), although this could not explain any differences in mental health problems. Social workers and clinicians should support (male) adult adoptees in coping with possible feelings of anxiety and depression. Future studies should pay attention to gender differences in adoptees.