217 research outputs found
Successful management buyouts: Are they really more entrepreneurial?
The paper explores the impact of entrepreneurial management dimensions on post-MBO financial performance. We use Stevenson’s conceptualization of entrepreneurship (1983), empirically validated by Brown, Davidsson and Wiklund (2001), positing that entrepreneurial companies will be involved in recognizing and exploiting opportunity, regardless of the resources controlled. From the literature we hypothesize positive effects of entrepreneurial management dimensions on post-MBO financial performance. We find that successful buyout managers cannot be classified as entrepreneurs on all entrepreneurial dimensions. Instead they ambidextrously combine the pursuit of valuable opportunities with the exploitation and control of their resources. Implications for theory and managerial practice are discussed
Uniqueness conditions in a hyperbolic model for oil recovery by steamdrive
In this paper we study a one-dimensional model for oil recovery by steamdrive. This model consists of two parts: a (global) interface model and a (local) steam condensation/capillary diffusion model. In the interface model a steam condensation front (SCF) is present as an internal boundary between the hot steam zone (containing water, oil and steam) and the cold liquid zone (containing only water and oil). Disregarding capillary pressure away from the SCF, a 2x2 hyperbolic system arises for the water and steam saturation. This system cannot be solved uniquely without additional conditions at the SCF. To find such conditions we make a blow up of the SCF and consider a parabolic transition model, including capillary diffusion. We study in detail the existence conditions for travelling wave solutions. These conditions translate into the missing matching conditions at the SCF in the hyperbolic limit and thus provide uniqueness. We show that different transition models yield different matching conditions, and thus different solutions of the interface model. We also give a relatively straightforward approximation and investigate its validity for certain ranges of model parameters
Prestatieverbetering na Management Buy-Out
Dit proefschrift gaat over de economische prestaties na de management buy-out (MBO) en
beoogt de volgende M~Teneerst'e een bespreking van de ontwikkeling van de MBO
in Nederland gedurende de periode 1980-1990. Ten tweede empirisch te onderzoeken hoe
de economische prestaties van Nederlandse MBO's zich verhouden ten opzichte van de
branchegemiddelde. Ten derde een analyse van de verklaringen die voor het succes van
de MBO in de empiri~tuur worden aangetroffen,~v.:iëide na te gaan welke
additionele verklaring de uitkopende directieleden en financiers van Nederlandse MBO's
geven voor de verbeterde economische prestaties van hun bedrijf. Ten vijfde de
formulering van hypothesen die voor de empirische toetsing van deze additionele
verklaring kunnen worden gebruikt. En ten zesde een analyse van de agentschapsrelatie
tussen uitkopend management-personeel als plausibele verklaringsbron voor de
verbeterde economische prestaties na de afsplitsing
Gel placement in porous media
In this paper we analyse advective transport of polymers, crosslinkers and gel, taking into account non-equilibrium gelation, gel adsorption and crosslinker precipitation. In absence of diffusion/dispersion the resulting model consists of hyperbolic transport-reaction equations. These equations are studied in several steps using mainly analytical techniques. For simple cases, we obtain explicit travelling wave solutions, whereas for more complicated cases we rely on analytical techniques to analyse the problem qualitatively. Finally, a numerical solution for the full system of equations is obtained. The results developed in this study can be used to validate numerical solutions obtained from commercial simulators
MBOs, private equity and entrepreneurial management
Critics claim that short-term profit orientation and high deal
price strategies of private equity firms can negatively affect
the ability of management buy-outs to initiate and sustain
entrepreneurial management. However, as our research
shows, this is not the case
Management Control Systems and Strategy Change in Buyouts
The impact of management buy-outs (MBO) on strategy and management
control systems (MCS) is little understood. Previous research by Jones
(1992) focused on efficiency-enhancing buy-outs that were a feature of
the early development of the market. However, MBOs are heterogeneous
and more recent developments have involved ownership changes that
stimulate entrepreneurial practices. The novel contribution of this
paper is to use Simons' (1995) classification of beliefs systems,
boundary systems, diagnostic and interactive control systems to extend
Jones' study to these newer forms of MBO. Within-case analysis and
cross-case comparisons from four buyout firms are used to capture the
interaction between management control systems and competitive
strategy formulation, implementation and modification. This evidence
supports arguments that buy-out managers undertake efforts in
balancing the traditional feedback systems with the newer systems that
stimulate opportunity seeking and learning
Energy and exergy analysis of alternating injection of oxygen and steam in the low emission underground gasification of deep thin coal
Reactive miscible displacement of light oil in porous media
We develop a theory for the problem of high pressure air injection into deep
reservoirs containing light oil. Under these conditions, the injected fluid
(oxygen + inert components) is completely miscible with the oil in the
reservoir. Moreover, exothermic reactions between dissolved oxygen and oil are
possible. We use Koval's model to account for the miscibility of the
components, such that the fractional-flow functions resemble the ones from
Buckley-Leverett flow. This allows to decompose the solution of this problem
into a series of waves. We then proceed to obtain full analytical solutions in
each wave. Of particular interest {is the case where} the combustion wave
presents a singularity in its internal wave profile. Evaluation of the
variables of the problem at the singular point determines the macroscopic
parameters of the wave, i.e., combustion temperature, wave speed and downstream
oil fraction. The waves structure was observed previously for reactive
immiscible displacement and we describe it here for the first time for reactive
miscible displacement of oil. We validate the developed theory using numerical
simulations.Comment: 22 pages, 9 figure
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