My Child Started a Business. Have I lost My Successor?
Summary Family business owners aspiring to eventually pass on their business to one or more of their children often worry… Read More »My Child Started a Business. Have I lost My Successor?
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Beyond Resilience: The Privilege of Composure Under Geopolitical Tension
By Omid Aliasghar When personal crisis strikes, academic life carries on around it: deadlines, meetings,… Read More »Beyond Resilience: The Privilege of Composure Under Geopolitical Tension
Bifurcation Bias in Executive Compensation and Family Firm Performance: The Role of Normative Context
Bifurcation bias, the preferential treatment of family managers over non-family managers, is widespread in family… Read More »Bifurcation Bias in Executive Compensation and Family Firm Performance: The Role of Normative Context
When CEOs Speak Up, CSR Makes the Difference
Short summary CEO activism is increasingly common, but it often triggers backlash in polarized environments.… Read More »When CEOs Speak Up, CSR Makes the Difference
Complementary or Substitutive Environmental Governance? ISO 14001 and Environmental Stringency for Emission Reduction
Contrary to the dominant view that public and private governance are substitutes, this paper proposes… Read More »Complementary or Substitutive Environmental Governance? ISO 14001 and Environmental Stringency for Emission Reduction
Against All Odds: How Rituals Sustain Engagement with Intractable Social Problems
An ethnographic study of a humanitarian organization and their work in refugee crises reveals how… Read More »Against All Odds: How Rituals Sustain Engagement with Intractable Social Problems
Beyond Validity Cues: How Categorical Fit Shapes Legitimacy Judgments
Why do people perceive some organizations as legitimate while others performing similar tasks struggle to… Read More »Beyond Validity Cues: How Categorical Fit Shapes Legitimacy Judgments
Navigating Resource Tensions During Diversification in Ecosystems: Strategic Leadership Across Organizational Levels
Ecosystem diversification develops new interdependencies in a bid to extend joint value creation. Strategic leaders… Read More »Navigating Resource Tensions During Diversification in Ecosystems: Strategic Leadership Across Organizational Levels
The Power of State Capitalism: Political Regime Shifts and Divergent Outcomes in SOE Performance
Government intervention in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and the consequences for firm performance, are a source… Read More »The Power of State Capitalism: Political Regime Shifts and Divergent Outcomes in SOE Performance
Navigating Regulatory Transitions: The Evolving Role of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives as Intermediaries in the Context of Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation
Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives can act as important regulatory intermediaries, specifically in times of regulatory flux. An… Read More »Navigating Regulatory Transitions: The Evolving Role of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives as Intermediaries in the Context of Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation
Doing Good Isn’t Enough: Why Servant Leaders Have to Be Seen to Be Believed
If you have ever had a manager who quietly stayed back to help you finish… Read More »Doing Good Isn’t Enough: Why Servant Leaders Have to Be Seen to Be Believed
The Adaptive Objectives of State‐Owned Enterprises amid Economic and Political Shifts: Evidence from Brazilian Firms, 1973–1993
Using a mixed-method, history-to-theory design, 160 state-owned and 132 private Brazilian firms from 1973 to… Read More »The Adaptive Objectives of State‐Owned Enterprises amid Economic and Political Shifts: Evidence from Brazilian Firms, 1973–1993
Bridging knowledge capability gaps in interfirm relationships
In today’s digital economy, firms rarely become successful working in isolation. Instead, they create value through close collaboration, with a specific focus on effective knowledge transfers among collaborating partners. Our study, published… Read More »Bridging knowledge capability gaps in interfirm relationships
Tacit Collusion in Markets Under Regulatory Threat: The Effect of Multimarket Contact on Pricing Strategies
This paper examines how multimarket contact can enable firms to coordinate pricing behaviour under regulatory… Read More »Tacit Collusion in Markets Under Regulatory Threat: The Effect of Multimarket Contact on Pricing Strategies
Government Orchestration at Play: The Influence of Disclosure Regulation on Stakeholder Accusations and the Role of CSR
Disclosure regulation can reshape how stakeholders monitor corporate conduct. Examining the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive,… Read More »Government Orchestration at Play: The Influence of Disclosure Regulation on Stakeholder Accusations and the Role of CSR
Property Rights and Corporate Toxic Emissions: Evidence from the Enactment of Property Law in China
Stronger ownership protection can support cleaner production, but its environmental benefits depend on the conditions… Read More »Property Rights and Corporate Toxic Emissions: Evidence from the Enactment of Property Law in China
Property Rights and Intangible Assets: Indigenous Theory and the Case of Indian Imagery
Bringing together property rights theory, organizational sociology, and Indigenous theory, this review article examines the… Read More »Property Rights and Intangible Assets: Indigenous Theory and the Case of Indian Imagery
The Portfolio Ceiling in Asymmetric Alliances: Large Partners and the Internationalization of Japanese SMEs
Large partners can provide SMEs with valuable knowledge, legitimacy, and network support as they expand… Read More »The Portfolio Ceiling in Asymmetric Alliances: Large Partners and the Internationalization of Japanese SMEs
Middle Managers’ Interface Work: Exploring Micro-Practices for Co-Adoption of Emerging Ecosystem Value Propositions
Introducing the concept of “interface work,” the authors show how middle managers help drive the… Read More »Middle Managers’ Interface Work: Exploring Micro-Practices for Co-Adoption of Emerging Ecosystem Value Propositions
Moralized Identities in and Around Organizations: An Identity Work Perspective
This paper develops an identity work perspective on moralized identities in and around organizations. The… Read More »Moralized Identities in and Around Organizations: An Identity Work Perspective