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作者：Wiklund, J; Shepherd, D
作者单位：Stockholm School of Economics; Jonkoping University; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; Jonkoping University
摘要：While theory suggests that management has discretion in manipulating resources in order to build competitive advantage, resource-based research has focused on the characteristics of resources, paying less attention to the relationship between those resources and the way firms are organized. In explaining performance, entrepreneurship scholars have focused on a firm's entrepreneurial strategic orientation (EO), leaving its interrelationship with internal characteristics aside. We argue that EO ...
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作者：Tan, J; Peng, MW
作者单位：Creighton University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：How does organizational slack affect firm performance? Organization theory posits that slack, despite its costs, has a positive impact on firm performance. In contrast, agency theory suggests that slack breeds inefficiency and inhibits performance. The empirical evidence, largely from developed economies, has been inconclusive. Moreover, little effort has been made to empirically test whether such an impact (positive or negative) is linear or curvilinear. This article joins the debate by exten...
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作者：Goerzen, A; Beamish, PW
作者单位：University of Victoria; Western University (University of Western Ontario); University Western Ontario Hospital
摘要：Through an internalization theory lens, an argument is developed to suggest that the traditional concept of geographic scope should be split into two related, but more precise, elements of international asset dispersion and country environment diversity. Subsequently, these new concepts are tested using a structural equation modeling approach on a sample of 580 large multinational enterprises (MNEs). We find that the relationship between economic performance and international asset dispersion ...
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作者：Luo, YD
作者单位：University of Miami
摘要：This study examines how industrial conditions influence the level of executives' managerial networking with decision-makers in other entities such as buyers, suppliers, competitors, distributors, and regulators in an emerging market. Corroborating a view that social capital holds contingent value, we theorize that executives facing different industrial conditions have different levels of commitment to exploiting interpersonal ties for fulfilling organizational needs. We propose that managerial...
