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作者：Gibbert, Michael; Ruigrok, Winfried; Wicki, Barbara
作者单位：Bocconi University; University of St Gallen; SBS Swiss Business School
摘要：This article investigates the methodological sophistication of case studies as a tool for generating and testing theory analyzing case studies-published during the period 1995-2000 in 10 influential management journals. We find that case studies emphasized external validity at the expense of the two more fundamental quality measures, internal and construct validity. Comparing case studies published in the three highest-ranking journals with the other seven, we reveal strategies that may be use...
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作者：Nadkarni, Sucheta; Barr, Pamela S.
作者单位：University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：This study addresses an apparent disconnect between. two views of strategic action: the 'economic view,' which contends that industry structure is the primary influence on strategic action, and the 'cognitive view,' which suggests that managerial cognition drives strategic action. We argue that this disconnect has created artificial boundaries between the two perspectives and has limited our ability to develop holistic explanations of strategic action. In response, we develop an integrated mod...
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作者：Barthelemy, Jerome
作者单位：ESSEC Business School
摘要：An important feature of most franchise chains is that they simultaneously use franchised and company-owned outlets. In this study, I show that the relationship between the resources provided to outlet managers and the financial performance Of franchise chains is contingent on their governance structure. Specifically, opportunism and knowledge considerations seem to prevent chains with a large proportion of franchised outlets front fully leveraging resources such as a valuable brand name and ta...
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作者：Leiponen, Aija
作者单位：Cornell University
摘要：This empirical study of business-to-business service firms examines the determinants and effects of control rights to intellectual assets in a property rights theoretic framework. Regression analyses using survey data suggest that service suppliers that retain control over their intellectual output tire more innovative. In long-term relationships, service firms' clients may thus be better off balancing their need to control outsourced activities with the suppliers' incentives to invest in lear...
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作者：Nickerson, Jack A.; Zenger, Todd R.
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：An economic theory of the firm must explain both when firms supplant markets and when markets supplant firms. While theories of when markets fail are well developed, the extant literature provides a less than adequate explanation of why and when hierarchies fail and of actions managers take to mitigate such failure. In this article, we seek to develop a more complete theory of the firm by theorizing about the causes and consequences of organizational failure. Our theory focuses on the concept ...
