Working paper series

The Vlerick Leuven Gent Working Paper Series is a series of peer-reviewed research papers by Vlerick faculty and researchers.
In general, the papers are documents presented at international conferences, book chapters or articles currently submitted to leading academic journals and publications (and at various stages in the review process). As working papers are a good opportunity to disseminate research efforts widely, they are also submitted to the Econpapers pre-print archive.

The 5 most recent working papers

• 2010/10 - Cognitive styles and teamwork: examining the impact of team composition on team processes and outcomes

  Authors: Vanderheyden, K., Lommelen, B., Cools, E.
  The question whether diversity is advantageous or disadvantageous for teams has yet to be resolved. The present research investigates the effect of cognitive diversity on team processes and outcomes through two successive studies with experimental team tasks involving 57 teams of management students (N = 288).

• 2010/09 - Research methodology in the congnitive style field: a review study in the area of business and management, 1988-2007

  Authors: Cools, E., Armstrong, S. J., Sadler-Smith, E.
  This study provides insights into the methodological practices of the field of cognitive styles research over the past two decades and aims to shed light on possible gaps and avenues for future research.

• 2010/08 - From creativity to success: barriers and critical success factors in the creative process

  Authors: De Stobbeleir, K., De Clippeleer, I., Dewettinck, K.
  The aim of this study is to explore the possible differential impact on the phases of the creative process of five antecedents previously identified as important predictors of creativity: (1) personality; (2) rewards; (3) the role of co-workers; (4) leadership; and (5) the configuration of work settings.

• 2010/07 - The effect of rating scale format on response styles: the number of response categories and response category labels

  Authors: Weijters, B., Cabooter, E., Schillewaert, N.
  Questionnaires using Likert-type rating scales are an important source of data in marketing research. Researchers use different rating scale formats with varying numbers of response categories and varying label formats (e.g., 7-point rating scales labeled at the endpoints, fully labeled 5-point scales, etc.) but have few guidelines when selecting a specific format.

• 2010/06 - Low-cost import competition. Do small firms respond differently?

  Authors: Colantone, I., Coucke, K., Sleuwaegen, L.