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作者：Alcacer, Juan; Chauvin, Jasmina
作者单位：Harvard University; Georgetown University
摘要：Research Summary This paper examines the extent and determinants of internal agglomeration-the spatial clustering of establishments within firms. It introduces a novel methodology that benchmarks a firm's spatial footprint against that of comparable stand-alone firms, yielding a firm-level measure of internal agglomeration. Applied across sectors of the U.S. economy, the approach reveals that internal agglomeration is widespread but varies by industry and firm characteristics. It is more preva...
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作者：He, Tony L.
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark; Rutgers University New Brunswick
摘要：Research SummaryThis study examines how corporate political influence in developed democracies is more likely to occur where visibility is lower, both in terms of the actors involved and of the points of influence in allocation processes. Using novel data on politically exposed persons across 28 European countries (2011-2017), I distinguish between elected and unelected political agents in shaping public procurement outcomes. Unelected agents, particularly aides, advisors, and administrative s...
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作者：Wang, Pengfei
作者单位：BI Norwegian Business School
摘要：Research SummaryPrior literature has long underscored the importance for market actors to establish clear identities. Extant studies mostly adopt a static view, assessing whether actors adhere to a specific prototype or membership. By stressing a dynamic perspective, we maintain that identities are in flux as actors constantly shift positions. Specifically, we emphasize that repositioning can induce identity ambiguity, undermining the accuracy of audience evaluation. Analyzing market repositio...
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作者：Yang, Bo
作者单位：University of Hong Kong
摘要：Research Summary This study investigates how firms engage in information-seeking lobbying to address trade policy uncertainty. I argue that lobbying enables firms to gain early insights into forthcoming tariff actions, allowing them to strategically stockpile products likely to be targeted. Using shipping records of US firms during the 2018 US-China trade war, I find that lobbying firms increased imports of soon-to-be-tariffed products before tariff lists were publicly released, compared to no...
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作者：Hou, Young; Poliquin, Christopher
作者单位：University of Virginia; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：Research Summary Firms' and executives' stances on controversial issues affect consumer behavior. This political consumerism might be motivated by ideology and a desire to signal to peers, and thus vary for private and public purchases. We conduct an experiment with 1198 consumers to study how purchase visibility affects responses to CEO activism. Participants are randomly shown either generic product information or that plus a CEO statement supporting gun rights. They then choose between rece...
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作者：King, Andrew A.
作者单位：Boston University
摘要：Research Summary: Scholars have long investigated the possible benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR). One of the most influential of these studies tests and supports the hypothesis that CSR increases access to finance. Yet, I show here that the finding is unsound because the report's empirical method limits what can be inferred from its analysis. I rectify a key weakness and replicate the study. I observe a cross-sectional association but find no evidence that CSR increases access ...
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作者：Pillai, Sandeep Devanatha; Goldfarb, Brent; Kirsch, David A.; Kim, Seojin; Starr, Evan
作者单位：Tulane University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; Drexel University
摘要：Research Summary Though scholars employ abduction, there is no agreed-upon structure to reporting their findings. Moreover, the traditional hypo-deductive reasoning structure does not align with the epistemology of abduction. We propose an abductive testimonial structure, termed PEEBI, which consists of five sections in which the authors take prior knowledge and theories, establish the context and observations that are worthy of interest, identify and evaluate candidate explanations for the ob...
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作者：Sakhartov, Arkadiy V.; Helfat, Constance E.
作者单位：University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Dartmouth College
摘要：Research Summary Although multi-business firms can benefit from resource redeployment, we know little about the effects of alternative organizational arrangements on profits. This study examines a critical organizational choice, namely the centralization or decentralization of decision making. A formal model demonstrates that in the presence of business unit agency costs and costs of centralization, the profits from centralization versus decentralization depend not only on business relatedness...
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作者：Majzoubi, Majid; Murray, Alex; Mayew, William J.
作者单位：York University - Canada; University of Oregon; Duke University
摘要：Research Summary CEO promises are powerful but understudied communication tools. We develop a dual-mechanism framework theorizing that while CEO promises elevate stakeholder expectations, they simultaneously constrain strategic flexibility. We argue that CEO promise-making is shaped by two competing pressures: making more promises when the need to manage expectations upward is heightened and fewer promises when the need to preserve flexibility is increased. Further, we predict that under heigh...
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作者：Lane, Jacqueline N.; Szajnfarber, Zoe; Crusan, Jason; Menietti, Michael
作者单位：Harvard University; George Washington University; Harvard University
摘要：Research Summary Organizations often struggle to identify promising innovations that balance novelty and feasibility in multidisciplinary domains, yet how does evaluator expertise heterogeneity shape these assessments? This study examines how evaluator expertise influences innovation evaluation through a field experiment with National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Astrobee Robotic Arm Challenge, involving 354 evaluators assessing 101 solutions. Domain-spanning evaluators assign...
