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IN THE MEDIA: Financieele Dagblad reports top rankings of Dutch universities.

Financieele Dagblad, 08-07-2003
The Financieele Dagblad reports on the benchmark study of Leiden University's Centre for Science and Technology Studies. The study ranks scientific management research at the Erasmus University amongst the top of European business schools.

Read the complete article (Dutch only)

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IN THE MEDIA: Help, we innoveren niet meer!

FEM Business, 25-01-2003
"De concurrentiekracht van Nederland daalt alarmerend. Overheid en bedrijfsleven investeren veel te weinig in innovatie. Twee Rotterdamse bedrijfskundigen deden voor Michael Porter onderzoek naar de Nederlandse positie. 'Lafheid en luiheid overheersen'"

Read the article (in Dutch) on the findings of research into Dutch innovation and competitiveness for the Global Competitiveness Report.

In the News and Media Coverage section, you'll find press releases and news items from the ESRC as well as news items from independent media covering the research efforts of the Center. Scroll down to read:

PRESS RELEASE: Strategy Research at Erasmus Ranks Number One World-Wide
IN THE MEDIA: Financieele Dagblad reports of top rankings of Dutch universities
NEWS: Management Seminar precedes succesfull defense of PdD thesis on Organizing Knowledge in Internal Networks
IN THE MEDIA: Help, we innoveren niet meer! (FEM De Week)

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PRESS RELEASE: Strategy Research at Erasmus Ranks Number One World-Wide.

In a recently published report of the University of Leiden the quality of scientific management research in The Netherlands, Europe, and worldwide has been investigated.

In the most recent year (2001), the Erasmus University Rotterdam takes the top spot in Europe and leaves prestigious Business Schools like INSEAD (France) and the London Business School (UK) behind.

Strategy research at the Erasmus university: three times number one
The strategy researchers of the Erasmus University Rotterdam performed very well. Based on the research methodology applied in this study, strategy research ranks number one in The Netherlands, Europe and worldwide. The report notices: "Erasmus University Rotterdam did very well in the output ranking of the Strategy sub field, taking the top position world-wide" (p.17).

The Erasmus Strategic Renewal enter, chaired by the professors Volberda and Van den Bosch, has contributed significantly to this number one position.

The strategy research of the Erasmus University is focused on the factors that determine strategic renewal of organisations, and the role of coevolution in the renewal process. From a coevolutionary perspective it is the task of management to continuously anticipate on external developments and intentionally reshape the external developments.

An important finding of the Erasmus strategy research is that the capacity to develop strategic flexibility and absorb new knowledge is very important for a firm. Furthermore, the research has shown that innovation takes place not only through more capital, but in particular through new management and organisation processes.

Read the complete press release in English or Dutch.

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IN THE MEDIA: Financieele Dagblad reports top rankings of Dutch universities.

Financieele Dagblad, 08-07-2003
The Financieele Dagblad reports on the benchmark study of Leiden University's Centre for Science and Techology Studies. The study ranks scientific management research at the Erasmus University amongst the top of European business schools.

Read the complete article (Dutch only)

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NEWS: Management Seminar precedes succesfull defense of PhD thesis on Organizing Knowledge in Internal Networks.

Rotterdam, May 22, 2003
Preceding the defense of Raymond van Wijk's PhD thesis, a management seminar was held at the Erasmus University on Strategic Renewal and Knowledge Processes.

The seminar kicked off with a presentation by Frans van den Bosch and Henk Volberda on recent research findings concerning Strategic Renewal and Knowledge Processes of Large Established Firms.

Marjorie Lyles of Indiana University, USA then presented the audience her views on Knowledge Processses in International Joint Ventures and Strategic Renewal.

Andrew Pettigrew of Warwick University, UK, lectured about Organizing for Innovation and Performance, to be followed by Rabobank Group's George Bernaert who discussed the Impact of E-commerce on Strategic Renewal and Knowledge Processes within the Rabobank Group.

The afternoon was dedicated to the PhD thesis of Raymond van Wijk, a multilevel study on "Organizing Knowledge in Internal Networks". Read an abstract of the book.

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