1. 1 Innovation networks and alliance management Assignment II [TIW: Assignment II + III]

2. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 2 Today for all students: Second Assignment additionally for students of Innovation Science (TIW): third Assignment as substantial extension of second assignment check out the course website for the assignment(s) in pdf

3. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 3 The Assignment(s) networks between board members of American firms and the networks between firms that this gives rise to Each firm has a “board of directors” and the members of this board sometimes are member of boards of other firms as well. This creates a dependence between the boards of firms.

4. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 4 The Assignment(s) starting point: http://www.theyrule.nethttp://www.theyrule.net visualization of parts of this board network, as it was measured in 2004

5. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 5 The Assignment(s) ways to think about this network: (1) As a 2-mode network: firms are connected to their board members, who are connected to firms, who are connected to board members … We will not pursue this option in this assignment. (2) As a members network: members are connected to all others they are in the same board(s) with. (3) As a firm network: firms are connected if there is overlap in their boards Josh On was kind enough to make the data available. We have the underlying data for both format (2) and format (3).

6. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 6 The Assignment(s) Your assignment is “do something that makes sense (given the data)” Using the literature as supplied on the course website, the literature as supplied in previous parts of the course, and the knowledge you acquired during the rest of the course. Before you do that, we want to collect some more data though.

7. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 7 The Assignment(s) We want to build (almost) the same database as on http://www.theyrule.net, only now for the American companies in 2007. Our course has about 140 participants and there are 500 firms in the data. Therefore, each of you has to collect some data about 4 firms (we have some overlap). You can find for which firms you have to supply data at http://www.tue-tm.org/INAM/theyrule/todo

8. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 8 The Assignment(s) For each of the firms you were assigned to, find out the following information: 1. the names and gender of all “board members” and the size of the company (=number of employees) 2. the stock prices of the firm and the sector in which the firm works (Go to: http://www.behr.nl/Beurs/Fondsh/index.html and click on “Wallstreet/Nasdaq”. http://www.behr.nl/Beurs/Fondsh/index.html

9. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 9 The Assignment(s) clicking “3Com Corp” and then clicking the 3 yr stock prices gives you :

10. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 10 The Assignment(s) From this, we need the following:  the name  the stock price on Jan 1, 2004  the stock price on Jan 1, 2005  the stock price on Jan 1, 2006  the stock price on Jan 1, 2007  the sector

11. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 11 The Assignment(s)  Once you have collected your data, go to  http://www.tue-tm.org/INAM/theyruledata/dataentry http://www.tue-tm.org/INAM/theyruledata/dataentry  You can input your data there.  From your combined data we will create the data set for 2007 (really fast).  Because of this, you need to complete the input of your data on Friday, November 23, latest.

12. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 12 So the assignment is “do something that makes sense (given the data)” where "given the data" means that you should use (parts of): -the firm network (2004 and/or 2007) -the board member network (2004 and/or 2007) -the firm and member data You can create data yourself + you need not use all available data

13. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 13 Inspiration Five papers online on "board interlock"

14. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 14 The Assignment(s) Formulate an interesting research question Provide answers to the question in the form of testable hypotheses Relate both (question and hypotheses) to the literature Analyze the data with the help of Ucinet/SPSS Conclude and discuss Write this as a 'real paper' (cf. de papers we supplied online to find out what that means)

15. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 15 Assignment III (TIW only) write a proposal (5-6 pages) for a new research project :  Research question(s)  Theory  Research design  Time schedule Be creative. For assignment II you have to take into account the data limitations (only a few variables available). For assignment III there are no such restrictions since you can determine which data should be collected.

16. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 16 Time-line Assignment I back: asap Input your data: Friday, Nov 23 Complete and email your assignment: Wednesday, Dec 20 Exam: January 24, 2008 Part multiple choice, part open questions. Material: slides + web content (papers etc). Focus on the main arguments. We can arrange a meeting on, for instance, December 18 (or 11?)

17. TU/e - Innovation in networks and alliance management, 0ZM05/0EE10 17 Students with a good reason to take the exam earlier than Jan 24...