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作者：Levinthal, Daniel A.
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania
摘要：The strategy field has generally been viewed as somewhat fragmented with the primary 'fault line' stemming from the divide between economic and behavioral approaches. It is argued here that this is a false divide as any but the most trivial problems require a behavioral act of representation prior to invoking a deductive, 'rational' approach. In this sense, all approaches are behavioral. Once we recognize rationality as a process, then the pragmatic question becomes which among the imperfect m...
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作者：Ragozzino, Roberto; Reuer, Jeffrey J.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：This paper examines acquisitions of firms after they have undergone initial public offerings (IPOs). Combining insights from information economics with recent research on geographic distance in various market settings, the analysis investigates whether the presence or absence of different signals on IPO firms has an impact on the geographic proximity of acquirers. The central proposition we develop and test is that specific characteristics of IPOs-venture capitalist backing, investment bank re...
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作者：Miller, Kent D.; Tsang, Eric W. K.
作者单位：Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：This study identifies the practical and philosophical difficulties associated with testing strategic management and organization theories. Working from a critical realist perspective, we affirm the importance of falsification and verification efforts for progress in theory development. We advocate a four-step approach for advancing theory testing that prioritizes identifying and testing for the presence and effects of hypothesized causal mechanisms, rather than solely focusing on correlational...
