by | Oct 2019
Abstract The chemical industry is one of the biggest and most impactful sectors in society. Apart from its economic importance in terms of revenue and employment (CEFIC, 2018), it also plays a crucial role in the way mankind uses renewable and non-renewable resources... by | Oct 2019
Abstract We study the long-term effect of a changing energy return on investment (EROI) of oil on non- fuel commodity prices. Compared to economic growth, interest rates and uncertainty, the EROI of oil is the main driver of commodity price variations since 1938. A... by | Jun 2019
Research around how to organize activities inside and outside of firm boundaries is well established in strategy and innovation management literature. As new customer needs evolve, companies can no longer rely solely on their own capabilities but instead on partners... by | Jun 2019
The disappearance of the German Hoechst Corporation, is even 30 years after the start of the restructuring still a topic of high interest to managers in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Over the years, a variety of publications have described, analyzed and... by | Jun 2019
1 Introduction When discussing the potential of digital technologies in research and development (R&D), people typically draw the line at so-called creative tasks. They see a clear division of labor, where creativity is the domain of humans and more mundane tasks...