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Eileen Fischer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the influence of the management team s International Experience on the Internationalization behaviors of smes
Journal of International Business Studies, 1997Co-Authors: Rebecca A Reuber, Eileen FischerAbstract:Why are some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more successful in selling outside their domestic markets than are other SMEs in the same industry? Although the traditional explanation is that firms can gain valuable knowledge and resources as they become older and larger, small and young firms are not necessarily disadvantaged if they develop other mechanisms to acquire the requisite knowledge and resources. We examine the role of the management team's International Experience as such a mechanism, for the Internationalization of Canadian software product firms. We show that Internationally Experienced management teams have a greater propensity to develop foreign strategic partners and to delay less in obtaining foreign sales after start-up, and that these behaviors are associated with a higher degree of Internationalization.
Michael G Pollitt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Smart metering: Technology, economics and International Experience
The Future of Electricity Demand: Customers Citizens and Loads, 2012Co-Authors: Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb, Michael G PollittAbstract:Introduction: As we have seen particularly from Part I of this volume, the participation of the demand side is essential in improving the overall efficiency of energy markets. In liberalized electricity markets, active demand-side participation has been limited to date, although there is increasing emphasis on its importance in contributing to a number of energy policy challenges (Bilton et al., 2008; Borenstein et al., 2002; Spees and Lave, 2007). Climate change, security of supply and fuel poverty are the three main areas where a more active demand side has the potential to have both significant and cost-effective impacts (Ofgem, 2006b). The widespread recent interest in smart electricity and gas metering can best be understood in this context. Innovative forms of metering allow for more detailed information to be collected on consumption. Communications technology facilitates greater interaction between the end-user and the rest of the supply chain. Both information and interaction allow for end-users to become more actively involved by, for example, responding to price signals. Smaller users (domestic, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) have been the focus of recent smart metering policy debate around the world as they have traditionally not been given the appropriate incentives, means or information to become active participants in energy markets. In the European Union (EU), the 2006 Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC) has given impetus to the debate by requiring member states to incorporate metering and billing policies into their National Energy Efficiency Action Plans. This has prompted a number of EU countries to explore the costs and benefits of implementing smart metering as well as the appropriate models and regulatory frameworks for deployment. The recent interest in smart grids in both the EU and the US provides a broader framework for looking at some of these issues. Although the definition of a smart grid is a work in progress, the overall aim of developing smart grids is to modernize the electricity system in such a way that it will be able to deal with increased complexity in an efficient and reliable manner. Part of this complexity comes from a more active demand side. Other important factors include the integration of greater amounts of renewable generation, distributed generation and the use of more advanced network control technologies to reduce losses (ERGEG, 2009). © Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge 2011.
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smart metering and electricity demand technology economics and International Experience
2009Co-Authors: Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb, Michael G PollittAbstract:In recent years smart metering of electricity demand has attracted attention around the world. A number of countries and regions have started deploying new metering systems; and many others have set targets for deployment or are undertaking trials. Across the board advances in technology and International Experience characterize the metering landscape as a fast-changing one. These changes are taking place at a time when increasing emphasis is being placed on the role of the demand-side in improving the efficiency of energy markets, enhancing security of supply and in unlocking the benefits of energy and carbon savings. Innovative forms of metering can be a useful tool in achieving an active demand-side and moving beyond a supply-focused sector. In this paper we focus in particular on smart metering in liberalized electricity markets. We firstly set the context for innovative electricity metering in terms of policy, the role and market structure for metering, and the potential for smart metering to increase demand-side participation. We then provide an overview of new metering technologies by examining International trends, the various components of smart metering systems, and the likely future developments. Next we assess the economics of smart meters focusing on the costs and benefits of smart metering and the distribution of these. We review the evidence in Europe, North America and Australia; we look at how countries and regions have differed in their approaches and how these differences have had an impact on policy making. We conclude by outlining the main challenges that remain, particularly in technology choice and its regulation, the methodology of analyzing costs and benefits and the role of uncertainty in investment and policy making.
Rebecca A Reuber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the influence of the management team s International Experience on the Internationalization behaviors of smes
Journal of International Business Studies, 1997Co-Authors: Rebecca A Reuber, Eileen FischerAbstract:Why are some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more successful in selling outside their domestic markets than are other SMEs in the same industry? Although the traditional explanation is that firms can gain valuable knowledge and resources as they become older and larger, small and young firms are not necessarily disadvantaged if they develop other mechanisms to acquire the requisite knowledge and resources. We examine the role of the management team's International Experience as such a mechanism, for the Internationalization of Canadian software product firms. We show that Internationally Experienced management teams have a greater propensity to develop foreign strategic partners and to delay less in obtaining foreign sales after start-up, and that these behaviors are associated with a higher degree of Internationalization.
Winfried Ruigrok - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Executive International Experience and firm performance: the moderating effect of country and regional match.
2020Co-Authors: Davide Gremmo, Peder Greve, Winfried RuigrokAbstract:Scant attention has been devoted to team International Experience and firm performance. This paper offers a novel perspective by focusing on the relationship between top management team International Experience and performance to study the moderating effect of the alignment of team International Experience and firm International presence. Leveraging a dataset of Dutch and Swiss International companies over the five-year period from 2008-2012, for a total of 219 firm-year combinations, we found that firm performance has a U-shaped relationship with top management team International Experience and changes concavity when the moderating effect of region TMT-firm match is included. These findings allow for a better understanding of International Experience team dynamics and shed new light on the performance effects of International Experience. Managerial and team diversity implications are discussed, together with opportunities for future research.
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CEO International Experience and its effects on total compensation.
2020Co-Authors: Davide Gremmo, Winfried RuigrokAbstract:A considerable amount of research has been produced about the value of overseas assignments. This study offers a novel perspective by bridging human capital theory and social network theory to study the relationship between CEO International Experience and compensation. Focusing on a panel dataset of Dutch and Swiss International companies over the five-year period from 2008-2012, with a total of 145 firm-year combinations, we found that total compensation effects of CEO International Experience follow an inverted U-shaped relationship. Firm Internationalization affects the main relationship by flattening the curve. These findings allow for a better understanding of the compensation effects of International Experience. Managerial implications are discussed, together with opportunities for future research.
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International Experience as a preferred attribute for CEO appointment. Chances to executive career development.
2020Co-Authors: Davide Gremmo, Winfried RuigrokAbstract:Limited research is available on Internationality as a preferred attribute for CEO selection. This paper contributes to the human capital literature by focusing on the impact of executive International Experience and contingency aspects (i.e., origin, function, and industry) on CEO appointment. Leveraging a dataset of Dutch and Swiss executives over the five-year period from 2008-2012, which provided 302 individual-firm-year combinations, we discovered that International Experience indeed represents a preferred attribute for CEO appointment. We found that while output functional background decreases the odds of appointment, a throughput functional background does not enhance them. Our findings are relevant for the human capital literature and allow for a more refined understanding of International Experience and regional effects. Managerial implications and future research opportunities are also discussed.
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Composing teams to optimize the benefits of International Experience diversity
2012Co-Authors: Martin Engeler, Peder Greve, Winfried RuigrokAbstract:This paper contributes to a better understanding of the effects of experiential diversity in teams. Specifically, the link between diversity in team members' International Experience backgrounds and team performance is examined from an information processing perspective. This paper addresses the conditions under which teams optimize the benefits of a greater pool of knowledge and perspectives at their disposal. A set of four hypotheses is developed and tested on a longitudinal dataset drawn from professional soccer teams in the German Bundesliga over a seven-year period. Findings show that a diverse International Experience base is positively associated with team performance. This relationship is positively moderated by indicators of experiential team composition and managerial tenure. Specifically, performance gains of increasing International Experience diversity are larger the more a team consists of members Experienced in high quality settings, a team consists of members with narrow individual Experience backgrounds, and a team is led by a longer tenured coach. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed together with future research directions.
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International Experience Diversity and Team Performance
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012Co-Authors: Martin Engeler, Peder Greve, Winfried RuigrokAbstract:This paper contributes to the team diversity literature by developing a nuanced picture of how the International Experience base available to a team constitutes a performance-relevant resource, and how the structure of this Experience base facilitates or hinders its exploitation. We develop three hypotheses and test these on a longitudinal dataset drawn from professional soccer teams in the German Bundesliga over a five-year period. Our findings show that a diverse International Experience base is positively associated with team performance. Furthermore, we find that this relationship is positively moderated by the quality of International Experience held within the team and negatively moderated by the extent to which the average team member has a diverse International Experience background. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of these findings as well as future research directions.
Aoife Brophy Haney - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Smart metering: Technology, economics and International Experience
The Future of Electricity Demand: Customers Citizens and Loads, 2012Co-Authors: Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb, Michael G PollittAbstract:Introduction: As we have seen particularly from Part I of this volume, the participation of the demand side is essential in improving the overall efficiency of energy markets. In liberalized electricity markets, active demand-side participation has been limited to date, although there is increasing emphasis on its importance in contributing to a number of energy policy challenges (Bilton et al., 2008; Borenstein et al., 2002; Spees and Lave, 2007). Climate change, security of supply and fuel poverty are the three main areas where a more active demand side has the potential to have both significant and cost-effective impacts (Ofgem, 2006b). The widespread recent interest in smart electricity and gas metering can best be understood in this context. Innovative forms of metering allow for more detailed information to be collected on consumption. Communications technology facilitates greater interaction between the end-user and the rest of the supply chain. Both information and interaction allow for end-users to become more actively involved by, for example, responding to price signals. Smaller users (domestic, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) have been the focus of recent smart metering policy debate around the world as they have traditionally not been given the appropriate incentives, means or information to become active participants in energy markets. In the European Union (EU), the 2006 Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC) has given impetus to the debate by requiring member states to incorporate metering and billing policies into their National Energy Efficiency Action Plans. This has prompted a number of EU countries to explore the costs and benefits of implementing smart metering as well as the appropriate models and regulatory frameworks for deployment. The recent interest in smart grids in both the EU and the US provides a broader framework for looking at some of these issues. Although the definition of a smart grid is a work in progress, the overall aim of developing smart grids is to modernize the electricity system in such a way that it will be able to deal with increased complexity in an efficient and reliable manner. Part of this complexity comes from a more active demand side. Other important factors include the integration of greater amounts of renewable generation, distributed generation and the use of more advanced network control technologies to reduce losses (ERGEG, 2009). © Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge 2011.
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smart metering and electricity demand technology economics and International Experience
2009Co-Authors: Aoife Brophy Haney, Tooraj Jamasb, Michael G PollittAbstract:In recent years smart metering of electricity demand has attracted attention around the world. A number of countries and regions have started deploying new metering systems; and many others have set targets for deployment or are undertaking trials. Across the board advances in technology and International Experience characterize the metering landscape as a fast-changing one. These changes are taking place at a time when increasing emphasis is being placed on the role of the demand-side in improving the efficiency of energy markets, enhancing security of supply and in unlocking the benefits of energy and carbon savings. Innovative forms of metering can be a useful tool in achieving an active demand-side and moving beyond a supply-focused sector. In this paper we focus in particular on smart metering in liberalized electricity markets. We firstly set the context for innovative electricity metering in terms of policy, the role and market structure for metering, and the potential for smart metering to increase demand-side participation. We then provide an overview of new metering technologies by examining International trends, the various components of smart metering systems, and the likely future developments. Next we assess the economics of smart meters focusing on the costs and benefits of smart metering and the distribution of these. We review the evidence in Europe, North America and Australia; we look at how countries and regions have differed in their approaches and how these differences have had an impact on policy making. We conclude by outlining the main challenges that remain, particularly in technology choice and its regulation, the methodology of analyzing costs and benefits and the role of uncertainty in investment and policy making.
