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作者：Eklund, John; Raj, Manav; Eggers, J. P.
作者单位：University of Southern California; University of Pennsylvania; New York University
摘要：The strategy literature highlights the critical role that managerial attention plays in shaping firms' responses to industry change. However, attention to change alone is not sufficient to precipitate action. The context in which this attention is paid is also critical in determining the translation of attention to action as managers generally pay attention to multiple issues within their strategic agendas. We argue that attention to a competing issue and the breadth of managerial strategic at...
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作者：Yang, Elisabeth; DiBenigno, Julia
作者单位：Yale University
摘要：Environmental jolts can trigger more conducive conditions for driving change in organizations. However, punctuated equilibrium theories of organizational change concentrate on top managers' implementation of de novo radical changes after jolts. Existing research has not examined frontline-driven, incremental change efforts during these periods of disrupted stasis, despite the value of frontline change ideas. We develop a process model to explain how and when those on an organization's front li...
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作者：Majzoubi, Majid; Zhao, Eric Yanfei; Zuzul, Tiona; Fisher, Greg
作者单位：York University - Canada; University of Oxford; University of Oxford; Harvard University; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business
摘要：We investigate how a firm's positioning relative to category exemplars shapes security analysts' evaluations. Using a two-stage model of evaluation (initial screening and subsequent assessment), we propose that exemplar similarity enhances a firm's recognizability and legitimacy, increasing the likelihood that it passes the initial screening stage and attracts analyst coverage. However, exemplar similarity may also prompt unfavorable comparisons with exemplar firms, leading to lower analyst re...
