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作者：Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro; Un, C. Annique
作者单位：University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：In this paper we study the frequency of formal R&D investments. We link real options theory to the knowledge-based view to explain how a firm's knowledge resources influence its frequency of investing in R&D to establish technological options. Specifically, we propose that a firm that lacks internal knowledge resources is more likely to never invest in R&D, a firm that has both internal and external knowledge resources is more likely to sometimes invest in R&D, while a firm that has internal k...
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作者：Coff, Russell W.
作者单位：Emory University
摘要：Extant approaches to rent appropriation are static in that they explore bargaining power at a fixed point in time. This article contributes by examining how capabilities and bargaining power coevolve. As capabilities are developed, those who are favored by knowledge asymmetries make decisions that balance value creation potential against the rent appropriation regime, such as the organizational form in which the capability will be embedded. Using the example of Apple's development of the iPod,...
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作者：Plambeck, Nils; Weber, Klaus
作者单位：Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; Northwestern University
摘要：Organizational scholars have highlighted the importance of interpretive ambivalence for mindfulness, creativity, and strategic change. Ambivalence occurs when an issue is seen simultaneously as positive and negative. We examine organizational factors that influence the propensity of organizational leaders to evaluate a new strategic issue ambivalently. Data come from a survey of 220 German CEOs confronted with the enlargement of the European Union. We.find that CEOs of firms with a more ambide...
