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作者：Lindlbauer, Niklas M.; Kor, Yasemin Y.; Singh, Kulwant
作者单位：University of London; King's College London; University of Cambridge; National University of Singapore
摘要：Research SummaryResource allocation inertia-firms' insufficient responsiveness in adjusting resource allocation across business units-hinders adaptation and competitive advantage. Yet, it is unclear why some firms are more prone to this inertia. We develop and test theory suggesting that resource allocation inertia increases with unrelated diversification, which arises when firms operate in multiple, unrelated industries, because of greater information complexity and HQ detachment. This disadv...
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作者：Malik, Sumeet; Rathee, Chandrika; Alexy, Oliver; Wang, Taiyuan
作者单位：University of Amsterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Technical University of Munich; China Europe International Business School
摘要：Research SummaryHow should novelty-driven entrepreneurs best position themselves in digital cultural markets? On platforms like YouTube, cultural entrepreneurs may bypass classic gatekeepers to reach novelty-seeking audiences through algorithms that search and recommend. However, this positive view of disintermediation ignores that novelty often needs curation by and consecration from professional audiences. We explore what these potentially conflicting dynamics imply for cultural entrepreneur...
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作者：Hock-Doepgen, Marianne; Heaton, Sohvi; Clauss, Thomas; Block, Joern
作者单位：Philipps University Marburg; Baylor University; Universitat Trier
摘要：Research SummaryAlthough business model innovation (BMI) is said to be underpinned by managerial capabilities, there is a lack of studies that delve into the mechanisms through which these capabilities support BMI. In this study, we highlight internal and external advice seeking as underlying microfoundations of dynamic managerial capabilities for BMI and examine the mediating role of coordination flexibility capabilities (CFCs). With a survey dataset of 254 senior managers, our research revea...
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作者：Argyres, Nicholas; Rios, Luis A.; Silverman, Brian S.
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL); Purdue University System; Purdue University; University of Toronto
摘要：Research SummaryStrategy research has long been concerned with how firms build on the technological knowledge they create, and has focused on legal enforcement, complementary assets, and location decisions. Less attention has been paid to how internal firm structures support the appropriation of future cumulative innovations: what has been termed generative appropriability. Drawing on innovation and social network research, we propose that more integrated intrafirm inventor networks, and those...
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作者：Connelly, Brian L.; DesJardine, Mark R.; Shi, Wei; Sun, Zhihui
作者单位：Auburn University System; Auburn University; University of Miami; Capital University of Economics & Business
摘要：Research SummaryWe draw attention to a rapidly emerging phenomenon-the appointment of activist-nominated directors to boards-that could have consequences for stakeholders. Although appointing an activist director tends to improve firm value for shareholders, we uncover a hidden externality wherein it also yields increased reports of stakeholder harm. We introduce activist directors to the management literature and examine an array of considerations with a view toward launching a stream of lite...
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作者：Kumar, Shailendra; Pant, Anirvan; Mishra, Deepti
作者单位：Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
摘要：Research Summary New labels with symbolic value may constitute a strategic resource for firms in established market categories, but these labels must also provide audiences with classificatory utility. We explore this tension and develop a process explanation of how firms in established market categories appropriate new labels under audience scrutiny. Analyzing eleven years (2011-2022) of earnings calls transcripts of eight leading Information Technology services firms, we theorize around thei...
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作者：Tang, Lisa
作者单位：National University of Singapore
摘要：Research SummaryWhile prior research has examined organizational- and CEO-level antecedents to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) capabilities, less is known about how those below the CEO may shape the ways in which firms conduct acquisitions. In this study, I argue that Corporate Development Executives (CDEs), the specialized executives who lead M&A efforts inside companies, also play an important role in the M&A process. Through a hand-collected dataset on CDEs in S&P 500 information technology ...
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作者：Kim, Heeyon; Heo, Yoonjeoung; Chung, Chi-Nien
作者单位：Cornell University; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：Research SummaryThis study investigates how producers' status shapes their strategies for category shifting of their artists. Unlike prior research emphasizing its limitations, we argue that in creative industries, category shifting can offer substantial advantages. Focusing on producer-driven markets, we propose that middle-status producers align artists with market-dominant categories, while high-status ones pursue periodic radical shifts. However, for female artists, producers' influence on...
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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：Oyedeji, Bukky Akinsanmi
作者单位：University of London; London Business School
摘要：Research Summary I examine the understudied effects of perceived non-transferable knowledge on labor market choices after firm-initiated turnover. Using a large, nationally representative dataset, I assess how workers' perceptions of knowledge transferability, expectations to remain at a firm, and type of turnover experienced correlate with the decision to engage in entrepreneurship. I find that the release of workers with perceived non-transferable knowledge into the external environment thro...
