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作者：Chan, Christine M.; Makino, Shige; Isobe, Takehiko
作者单位：University of Hong Kong; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Keio University
摘要：This study examines the extent to which subnational regions can explain foreign affiliate performance in two host country settings, the United States and China, the world's two largest economies at polar ends of the economic spectrum (i.e., an advanced versus an emerging economy). Our results suggest that the subnational region is significant in explaining foreign affiliate performance, thus confirming its importance as an additional unit of analysis for firm performance. This study also shows...
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作者：Reitzig, Markus; Wagner, Stefan
作者单位：University of London; London Business School; University of Munich
摘要：Drawing on patent data for approximately 500 firms over 20 years, we advance recent theory on firm boundaries and test these propositions for the first time. We first provide evidence for the existence of knowledge complementarities between vertically related activities in a firm's value chain by showing that firms face increasing (decreasing) performance in conducting downstream activities (i.e., patent litigation) the less (more) they outsource related upstream activities (i.e., patent filin...
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作者：Powell, Thomas C.; Reinhardt, Ingo
作者单位：University of Oxford; University of Oxford; University of Cologne
摘要：We present an ordinal method for studying persistence in firm profitability. The method is based on the degree of stability in a ranked performance distribution over time. The method gives a numerical index of rank friction (Rf) that can be applied to any ranked data over any period of time. Rf is nonparametric and can be used to test theoretical assumptions in strategic management. We illustrate the method in an empirical study of 40 years of profit data in 12 industries. Copyright (C) 2010 J...
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作者：Haynes, Katalin Takacs; Hillman, Amy
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：We develop the construct of board capitol, composed of the breadth and depth of directors' human and social capital, and explore how board capital affects strategic change. Building upon resource dependence theory, we submit that board capital breadth leads to more strategic change, while board capital depth leads to less. We also recognize CEO power as a moderator of these relationships. Our hypotheses are tested using a random sample of firms on the S&P 500. We find support for the effect of...
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作者：Kunc, Martin H.; Morecroft, John D. W.
作者单位：University of Warwick; University of London; London Business School
摘要：A framework is presented that connects managerial decision making to resource building and firm performance. The framework takes a behavioral view of decision making and distinguishes two distinct decision-making processes. First there is the creative conceptualization of new resource configurations that are intended to deliver competitive advantage. Then there is the painstaking development of resources required to implement strategy. We argue that heterogeneity in the resources of rival firm...
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作者：Clarkson, Gavin; Toh, Puay Khoon
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Houston System; University of Houston
摘要：To explain resource heterogeneity, past research focuses on how rivals' resources are hidden from firms and firms accordingly have difficulties accessing them. We argue that resource heterogeneity may also arise when firms are deterred from a technological space upon being shown what resources rivals already possess within that space. To illustrate this deterrence effect, we use patent reexamination certificates, which indicate strategic stakes within a technological space without materially d...
