In: Competitiveness Review, 2015, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 324-340
Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the role of clusters as home and host country- specific advantages for multinational enterprises (“MNEs”) in the organization of their internal and external networks to optimize the diffusion and generation of new knowledge. Strategic asset-seeking investment has been a major driver of the internalization of innovation activities performed by MNEs...
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In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2015, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 138-152
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In: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, vol. 62, no. 3, p. 457-479
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In: The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2018, vol. 34, no. 2, p. 162-195
We design two laboratory experiments to analyze the causal effects of competition on step-by-step innovation. Innovations result from costly R&D investments and move technology up one step. Competition is inversely measured by the ex post rents for firms that operate at the same technological level, i.e. for neck-and-neck firms. First, we find that increased competition leads to a significant...
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In: Games and Economic Behavior, 2014, vol. 83, p. 1-23
Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that different forms of overconfidence may have opposing effects on innovative activity. While...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO004.
This thesis contributes to labour economics by considering a wide range of factors influencing career paths, transitions to self- employment and duration in entrepreneurship. In the past literature, several studies have analysed labour market outcomes, transitions and durations. Nevertheless, there is the need of knowing more about the influence of individual and background characteristics on...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2019.
In der vorliegenden Bachelorthesis werden für die Touristische Unternehmung Grächen erfolgreiche Sommerangebote ermittelt. Das Hauptziel ist es, neue Sommerangebotsideen für Familien für die Region zu erarbeiten. Grächen ist ein kleines Bergdorf im Wallis mit rund 1’320 Einwohnern. Die Tourismusakteure in Grächen positionieren sich als Familiendestination und kreieren für die Winter-...
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In: Journal of Business Economics, 2014, vol. 84, no. 2, p. 251-276
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2016.
Ce travail consiste à évaluer la société Marcel Bonvin & Fils SA selon deux points de vue très précis. Le premier concerne l’interaction qu’elle a avec son environnement externe, mais aussi et surtout l’efficacité de ce qu’elle a récemment mis en place au sein de son environnement interne lorsqu’elle a décidé d’intégrer le concept d’ « entreprise libérée » comme...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2015 ; 2015ECO006.
This thesis contains three essays on the role of incentives in financial decisions. The first essay documents how airlines financial choices are affected by the threat of future competition. The second essay explores the role of cross-trading in mutual fund families. The third essay shows the effect of stock undepricing on innovation spending.
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