Exploitation or Exploration? Innovation Strategy in Response to Rivals’ M&A
How do firms respond when close rivals make M&A moves? This paper finds that rivals’… Read More »Exploitation or Exploration? Innovation Strategy in Response to Rivals’ M&A
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Leave It to Me: Overconfident CEOs’ Lower Propensity to Delegate Acquisition Responsibility
What shapes a CEO’s decision to keep control or delegate during acquisitions? This paper shows… Read More »Leave It to Me: Overconfident CEOs’ Lower Propensity to Delegate Acquisition Responsibility
Bridge The Gaps, Tackle Grand Challenges
In a recent article in the Journal of Management Studies, we ask a simple but demanding question:… Read More »Bridge The Gaps, Tackle Grand Challenges
Academic Borders and Passport Disadvantage: Reclaiming Lost Dreams, Connections, and Career Horizons
By Atefeh Maghzi How do passport inequalities shape academic careers, opportunities, and participation? In this… Read More »Academic Borders and Passport Disadvantage: Reclaiming Lost Dreams, Connections, and Career Horizons
The Leadership We Need Now: Not More Heroes, More Humanity.
Summary Our crisis-riddled world doesn’t need more heroic leaders, it needs more humanity in leadership. Our systematic review published in the Journal… Read More »The Leadership We Need Now: Not More Heroes, More Humanity.
Carbon Populism and Representative Politics: On Why Fossil Fuel Firms Speaking for ‘The People’ Is a Bad Idea
In this paper, the authors introduce the concept of carbon populism to show how fossil… Read More »Carbon Populism and Representative Politics: On Why Fossil Fuel Firms Speaking for ‘The People’ Is a Bad Idea
Microlevel Judgments of Organizational Legitimacy: How Validity Cues and Categorical Fit Shape Evaluators’ Propriety Beliefs
This paper examines how evaluators form propriety beliefs by drawing on validity cues and perceptions… Read More »Microlevel Judgments of Organizational Legitimacy: How Validity Cues and Categorical Fit Shape Evaluators’ Propriety Beliefs
Leaders’ Functional Specialization and Responses to Institutional Shifts during Crises: Evidence from the Pandemic
How do leaders respond when a crisis suddenly changes what matters most? This paper examines… Read More »Leaders’ Functional Specialization and Responses to Institutional Shifts during Crises: Evidence from the Pandemic
Opportunity or Machine Hallucination? Searching for Real Opportunities in the GenAI Era
Traditionally, entrepreneurs had to engage in creative ideation, generate a couple of ideas, and consequently… Read More »Opportunity or Machine Hallucination? Searching for Real Opportunities in the GenAI Era
Will It Stick or Go Away? Examining How the Experience of Former Supervisor’s Abuse Affects Newcomers’ Adjustment
A new JMS paper shows that the effects of abusive supervision may not end when… Read More »Will It Stick or Go Away? Examining How the Experience of Former Supervisor’s Abuse Affects Newcomers’ Adjustment
Why Adding Women to Boards Is Not Enough
The Board Gender Diversity Puzzle Board gender diversity is widely seen as a win win outcome that benefits both firms and… Read More »Why Adding Women to Boards Is Not Enough
Walking at the Pace of the Slowest: What a Mexican Water Plant Occupation Teaches about Time
Summary In 2021, Indigenous Nahua community members and Zapatista-influenced activists occupied a Bonafont–Danone bottling plant near Puebla,… Read More »Walking at the Pace of the Slowest: What a Mexican Water Plant Occupation Teaches about Time
Harnessing Star Power: The Distinct Effects of Star Inventors on Radical and Incremental Innovation
What happens when firms bring star inventors into the organisation? This new paper examines how… Read More »Harnessing Star Power: The Distinct Effects of Star Inventors on Radical and Incremental Innovation
Crisis-Proofing Your Organization Requires Customized Fit
SUMMARY Why do some firms profit through crises while others falter, even when facing similar disruptions? Our… Read More »Crisis-Proofing Your Organization Requires Customized Fit
In business ecosystems, even the smallest of individuals can make big differences when disruption hits
When stepping out into the world of business, being connected seems to have become increasingly important. While people used… Read More »In business ecosystems, even the smallest of individuals can make big differences when disruption hits
When Humility Meets Urgency: How CEOs’ Mindful Attention Unlocks Investments in Digital Ventures
Digital transformation is one of the defining challenges of our time. For many established firms,… Read More »When Humility Meets Urgency: How CEOs’ Mindful Attention Unlocks Investments in Digital Ventures
Micro-Processes of Constrained Innovation: A Field Study of Constraint-Handling Practices in Base of the Pyramid Innovation Projects
How do innovators move forward when resources, structures, and conditions limit what seems possible? Drawing… Read More »Micro-Processes of Constrained Innovation: A Field Study of Constraint-Handling Practices in Base of the Pyramid Innovation Projects
Disentangling the Leadership Theory Jungle
Summary The prevailing leadership theories, reflecting an idealistic view, posit that bright side leadership (e.g., authentic and… Read More »Disentangling the Leadership Theory Jungle
Acquirer Strategic Orientations, Integration Decisions, and Performance
How do acquiring firms’ strategic orientations shape post-acquisition integration and ultimately influence acquisition performance? This… Read More »Acquirer Strategic Orientations, Integration Decisions, and Performance
When Plausible Ideas Become Shared Theories: Understanding Semiotic Abduction in Management Research
Summary How do management theories become accepted truths? Our article, published in the Journal of Management… Read More »When Plausible Ideas Become Shared Theories: Understanding Semiotic Abduction in Management Research