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From the Journal
Beyond Validity Cues: How Categorical Fit Shapes Legitimacy Judgments
Why do people perceive some organizations as legitimate while others performing similar tasks struggle to...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→
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,...Continue reading→
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...Continue reading→