Innovation networks and alliance management Assignment 2 + Exam: Info & questions

1. Innovation networks and alliance managementAssignment 2+Exam: Info & questions

2. Feedback assignment 2 What makes it more likely that an entrepreneur introduces a new product or service to the market? case: Uganda at least 2 hypotheses about SN one hypothesis has to use “structural holes”

3. Feedback assignment 2 Good ideas • H1: “The effect of the number of family members (strong ties) on innovation in the early stage of an enterprise is larger than the effect of the number of non-family members (weak ties).” • H2: “The effect of non-family ties (weak ties) on innovation in the later phase of an enterprise is stronger than the effect of family ties (strong ties).”

4. Feedback assignment 2 Good ideas • Effect of density/structural holes dependent on uncertainty (need of trust in unsecure economic situation) • Replication of unexpected findings under different cultural circumstances

5. Feedback assignment 2 What went wrong? • copy & paste parts of the assignment as an intro • “entrepreneurs who have a denser network have more homogeneous contacts” • “the density is not significant” • “there is a relationship between innovation and the structure of the network”

6. Feedback assignment 2 • Compare possible ties with actual number of ties! • look at descriptives, e.g. distribution of density (dichtomous tie values): Why could this be a problem? What to do?

7. Feedback assignment 2 • if you use efficiency, consider using network size as well • if you use arguments of structural holes theory, why do you use density? • abstract (if at all): highlight some results!

8. Information about the exam • Date of exam: January 20, 2009 (Tuesday) • Time: 10:30 – 12:00 • Where: see http://owinfo.tue.nl/ • Repetition: March 12, 2009 (Thursday) • Time: 9:00-12:00 • Where: see http://owinfo.tue.nl/

9. The final grade Two (three, for 0EE10) assignments + written exam Grade = 50% assignments + 50% exam. All assignments and the exam should be at least a 4. Final grade should be at least 5.5.

10. The (written) exam Grade: at least 51% of maximum number of points for a “6” (passed) It is not allowed to use any helping devices (laptop, books, mobile phone, written notes) with the exception of a pen.

11. The (written) exam types of question: -multiple choice -open text questions -simple calculations of basic network characteristics

12. The (written) exam we expect from you knowledge about: -the lectures / transparencies -the obligatory literature -familiarity with /routine in applying network arguments to problems of alliance management and innovation science

13. The (written) exam typical questions: -multiple choice Which of the following are examples of business alliances? • Joint Ventures • Co-marketing agreements • Licensing • Mergers

14. The (written) exam typical questions: -multiple choice What is the rough average success rate of alliances? • 35% • 50% • 80% • 90%

15. The (written) exam typical questions: -open questions What are the strengths and weaknesses of ego-centered versus complete network data collection? What is the main message of Granovetter’s (1973) article on the “strength of weak ties”?

16. The (written) exam typical questions: -open questions Why is according to Coleman the closure of a social network an important network characteristic? Provide one example that applies Coleman's arguments. That is, give one example of how closure can help solving problems of innovation or alliance management and describe in detail why closure should have an effect.

17. The (written) exam typical questions: -simple calculations Consider the following network: What is the density of this network? Explain your answer.

18. The (written) exam Good luck! Questions?