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作者：Lecuona, Jose R.; Reitzig, Markus
作者单位：University of London; London Business School; University of Vienna
摘要：Whether holding resources in excess of what is needed to sustain routine operations (i.e., having slack) increases or decreases firm performance is a question of ongoing interest to management scholars. We contribute to existing theory by arguing that human resource slack generally decreases a firm's performance but that holding excess numbers of employees who possess important tacit knowledge that is specific to firms may benefit the firm. We find that the value of these excess resources incr...
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作者：Soule, Sarah A.; Swaminathan, Anand; Tihanyi, Laszlo
作者单位：Stanford University; Emory University; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School
摘要：We examine variation in the rate of divestment by multinational firms from Burma. We argue that in addition to a set of firm-level characteristics known to impact divestment decisions, firms are also influenced by characteristics of their home country and the divestment patterns of others. Using data on firms operating in Burma during 1996-2002, we model these multiple influences on firms to divest. Our results show that beyond firm-level concerns, firms divest in response to the political cha...
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作者：Tarakci, Murat; Ates, Nufer Yasin; Porck, Jeanine P.; van Knippenberg, Daan; Groenen, Patrick J. F.; de Haas, Marco
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Tilburg University; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要：Research on strategic consensus focuses primarily on the extent of agreement among team members regarding organizational strategy. It does not include elements such as the content of the agreement, between-group consensus, or the significance of differences in consensus (e. g., for evaluating the effectiveness of strategic interventions). We propose a new analytical approach, Strategic Consensus Mapping, that provides a comprehensive analysis of strategic consensus within and between groups an...
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作者：Shinkle, George A.; McCann, Brian T.
作者单位：University of New South Wales Sydney; Vanderbilt University
摘要：We compare the determinants of new product deployment across transition and nontransition economy environments to show the importance of variance in economic institutional context. We argue that the expected positive relationships of institutional development, resource levels, and competitive pressure to new product deployment all weaken in transition economy contexts. Hypotheses are tested with survey data of over 7,000 firms in 7 industries from 33 countries. Copyright (C) 2013 John Wiley & ...
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作者：Cook, Alison; Glass, Christy
作者单位：Utah System of Higher Education; Utah State University; Utah System of Higher Education; Utah State University
摘要：Using a dataset of all CEO transitions in Fortune 500 companies over a 15-year period, we analyze mechanisms that shape the promotion probabilities and leadership tenure of women and racial/ethnic minority CEOs. Consistent with the theory of the glass cliff, we find that occupational minorities-defined as white women and men and women of color-are more likely than white men to be promoted CEO of weakly performing firms. Though we find no significant differences in tenure length between occupat...
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作者：Bettis, Richard; Gambardella, Alfonso; Helfat, Constance; Mitchell, Will
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Bocconi University; Bocconi University; Dartmouth College; Duke University; University of Toronto
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作者：Semadeni, Matthew; Withers, Michael C.; Certo, S. Trevis
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：In this paper we use simulations to examine how endogeneity biases the results reported by ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. In addition, we examine how instrumental variable techniques help to alleviate such bias. Our results demonstrate severe bias even at low levels of endogeneity. Our results also illustrate how instrumental variables produce unbiased coefficient estimates, but instrumental variables are associated with extremely low levels of statistical power. Finally, our simulat...
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作者：Wang, Liang; Madhok, Anoop; Li, Stan Xiao
作者单位：University of San Francisco; York University - Canada; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
摘要：Research on agglomeration finds that either a higher survival rate of incumbent firms or a higher founding rate of new entrants, or both, can sustain an industry cluster. The conditioning effects of time on the two distinct mechanisms of survival and founding are, however, rarely examined. We argue that the forces driving geographic concentration vary across the industry life cycle. Data from Ontario's winery industry from 1865 to 1974 demonstrates a dynamic model of geographic concentration: ...
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作者：O'Brien, Jonathan P.; David, Parthiban; Yoshikawa, Toru; Delios, Andrew
作者单位：Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; American University; Singapore Management University; National University of Singapore
摘要：Extant theories agree that debt should inhibit diversification but predict opposing performance consequences. While agency theory predicts that debt should lead to higher performance for diversifying firms, transaction cost economics (TCE) predicts that more debt will lead to lower performance for firms expanding into new markets. Our empirical tests on a large sample of Japanese firms support TCE by showing that firms accrue higher returns from leveraging their resources and capabilities into...
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作者：Schilling, Melissa A.; Fang, Christina
作者单位：New York University
摘要：The interpersonal network structure of an organization directly influences the diffusion and recombination of ideas and can thus facilitate or impede organizational learning. Most interpersonal networks have 'hubs'-individuals who have significantly more connections than does the average member. This raises important questions about how hubs influence organizational learning outcomes. Does the presence of hubs improve or impair performance? What happens if hubs forget or misrepresent informati...
