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作者：Dokko, Gina; Rosenkopf, Lori
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Davis; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：The movement of personnel between firms has been shown to have important implications for firms, yet there has been little direct investigation of the underlying mechanisms. We propose that in addition to their human capital, mobile individuals carry social capital, affecting the outcomes of the firms they join and leave by altering the patterns of interaction between firms In this study, we examine how job mobility affects firm influence in a technical standards setting committee for U.S. wir...
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作者：Fang, Christina; Lee, Jeho; Schilling, Melissa A.
作者单位：New York University; Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)
摘要：The classic trade-off between exploration and exploitation in organizational learning has attracted vigorous attention by researchers over the last two decades. Despite this attention, however, the question of how firms can better maintain the balance of exploration and exploitation remains unresolved. Drawing on a wide range of research on population and organization structure, we argue that an organization divided into semi-isolated subgroups may help strike this balance. We simulate such an...
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作者：Greenwood, Royston; Magan Diaz, Amalia; Li, Stan Xiao; Cespedes Lorente, Jose
作者单位：University of Alberta; Universidad de Almeria; York University - Canada
摘要：This paper shows that organizations in market settings face complex institutional contexts to which they respond in different though patterned ways. We show how both regional state logics and family logics impact on organizational responses to an overarching market logic. Regional logics are particularly potent when the activities of firms, especially of large firms, are concentrated in regions whose governments champion regional distinctiveness and where the regional activities of the firm ar...
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作者：Gregoire, Denis A.; Barr, Pamela S.; Shepherd, Dean A.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Substantial gains can be made by individuals and organizations adept at detecting new opportunities. But how do business leaders do that concretely? Organization research shows that managers are more inclined to identify threats than opportunities, but it is still not clear why this is the case. Likewise, research points to several factors that may facilitate the recognition of opportunities. Yet empirical observations have been limited by retrospective biases and other conceptual challenges. ...
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作者：Bidwell, Matthew; Fernandez-Mateo, Isabel
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania; University of London; London Business School
摘要：We examine how long-term relationships affect brokers' returns, using project-level pricing data from an information technology staffing firm. We argue that long-term relationships between brokers and their counterparties affect both acquisition of private information and bargaining power, helping brokers to create and capture economic value. The results show that the staffing firm is able to charge a higher price and capture a higher proportion of that price when it has a long-term relationsh...
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作者：Bailey, Diane E.; Leonardi, Paul M.; Chong, Jan
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; Northwestern University; Stanford University
摘要：In this paper, we broaden the concept of interdependence beyond its focus on task to include technology, defining technology interdependence as technologies' interaction with and dependence on one another in the course of carrying out work. With technologies increasingly aiding knowledge work, understanding technology interdependence may be as important as understanding task interdependence for theories of organizing, but the literature has yet to develop ways of thinking about technology inte...
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作者：Volberda, Henk W.; Foss, Nicolai J.; Lyles, Marjorie A.
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH); Copenhagen Business School; Indiana University System; Indiana University Indianapolis; IU Kelley School of Business
摘要：The purpose of this perspective paper is to advance understanding of absorptive capacity, its underlying dimensions, its multilevel antecedents, its impact on firm performance, and the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. Twenty years after the Cohen and Levinthal 1990 paper, the field is characterized by a wide array of theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical evidence. In this paper, we first review these underlying theories and empirical studies of absorptive capaci...
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作者：Kirsch, Laurie J.; Ko, Dong-Gil; Haney, Mark H.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati
摘要：Organizations are increasingly relying on team-based structures as work becomes more complex, nonroutine, and knowledge intensive. Teams comprised of individuals with diverse skills and expertise may be well suited to perform such work. However, as teams become more prevalent, organizations may struggle with ways to exercise control. Formal controls, with their focus on prespecified rules, performance targets, and hierarchical relationships, may be less effective in a teamwork environment than...
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作者：Vanneste, Bart S.; Puranam, Phanish
作者单位：University of London; London Business School
摘要：Organizations interacting repeatedly on similar transactions may learn from prior experiences, allowing contracts to be specified in greater detail. In this study, we analyze the conditions under which this learning effect is most likely to manifest itself. We do this by focusing on different parts of a contract as well as differences across transacting parties. Using a survey of information technology procurement contracts from 788 Dutch small- and medium-sized enterprises, we show that the l...
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作者：Berg, Justin M.; Grant, Adam M.; Johnson, Victoria
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Scholars have identified benefits of viewing work as a calling, but little research has explored the notion that people are frequently unable to work in occupations that answer their callings. To develop propositions on how individuals experience and pursue unanswered callings, we conducted a qualitative study based on interviews with 31 employees across a variety of occupations. We distinguish between two types of unanswered callings-missed callings and additional callings-and propose that in...
