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作者：Lichtenthaler, Ulrich; Ernst, Holger
作者单位：University of Mannheim; WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
摘要：In light of increasing licensing, we challenge the common assumption that product development and technology licensing are substitutes. We develop a resource-based framework, which distinguishes a firm's technological resource base and technology exploitation processes. We further combine survey, patent, and financial data of 228 medium-sized and large industrial companies to examine the interactions of firms' product development processes and technology licensing processes in order to explain...
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作者：Lovallo, Dan; Clarke, Carmina; Camerer, Colin
作者单位：University of Sydney; California Institute of Technology
摘要：Executives use analogies to improve strategic decisions. However, existing research provides little guidance on the types and number of analogies that produce the best decisions. We examine models of analogy and present findings from two empirical tests. The first test, a study of private-equity investment decisions, finds that an outside viewforming a reference class of analogiesperforms better than a few analogies familiar to the decision maker. The second test, a study of film revenue forec...
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作者：Guler, Isin; Nerkar, Atul
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Sabanci University
摘要：In this paper, we examine how the configuration of intraorganizational networks, and in particular, cohesion among members of an organization, influences organizations' innovative output. We argue that the cohesion among R&D scientists could be at a local level or a global level, and that local and global cohesion may have different impacts on firms' innovation performance. We test our hypotheses by examining the structure of the R&D collaboration networks within firms that operated in the pha...
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作者：Lechner, Christoph; Floyd, Steven W.
作者单位：University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of St Gallen
摘要：This study examines relationships between group influence activities and the performance of strategic initiatives. Theory suggests that the strength of these relationships is contingent upon the degree of exploration inherent in an initiative's goals. An analysis of 96 initiatives in three large firms supports the moderating role of exploration for the use of formal authority and coalition building, demonstrating that these group influence activities are more important to performance in more e...
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作者：Souder, David; Bromiley, Philip
作者单位：University of Connecticut; University of California System; University of California Irvine
摘要：In contrast to broad generalizations about the short-termism of managers, this paper explains changes in the temporal orientation of specific firms over time based on performance relative to aspirations and top management team incentives. We gain empirical traction on temporal orientation by measuring the durability of acquired property, plant, and equipment (asset durability) from reported data on depreciation expense. Consistent with predictions, we find that performance relative to aspirati...
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作者：Mishina, Yuri; Block, Emily S.; Mannor, Michael J.
作者单位：Imperial College London; University of Notre Dame
摘要：Drawing upon theory on social judgments and impression formation from social psychology, this paper explores the socio-cognitive processes that shape the formation of favorable and unfavorable organizational reputations. Specifically, we suggest that stakeholders make distinctions between an organization's capabilities and its character. We explain the nature and function of each and articulate the manner in which judgment heuristics and biases manifest in the development of capability and cha...
