This paper examines the degree of stability in the structure of the corporate
elite network in the US during the 1980s and 1990s. Several studies have
documented that board-to-board ties serve as a mechanism for the diffusion of
corporate practices, strategies, and structures; thus, the overall structure of
the network can shape the nature and rate of aggregate corporate change. But
upheavals in t... hiện toàn bộ
We examine the extent to which two sources of uncertainty over the future policy
environment - political hazards and regime change - influence foreign-owned
subsidiary exit rates. We find that prior exits by peer firms enhance exit
rates, particularly when political hazards are high. We also find that a
multinational firm’s own experience under the current political regime has a
moderating influen... hiện toàn bộ
This article unpacks the notion of institutional complexity and highlights the
distinct sets of challenges confronting hybrid structural arrangements. The
framework identifies three factors that contribute to the experience of
complexity—namely, the extent to which the prescriptive demands of logics are
incompatible, whether there is a settled or widely accepted prioritization of
logics within the... hiện toàn bộ
Paula Jarzabkowski, Rebecca Bednarek, Jane Kirsten Lê
Despite the importance and proliferation of ethnography in strategy and
organization research, the central issue of how to present ethnographic findings
has rarely been discussed. Yet, the narratives we craft to share our experience
of the field are at the heart of ethnographic papers and provide the primary
basis for our theorizing. In this article, we explain the “textwork” involved in
writing p... hiện toàn bộ
To fully understand legitimacy as a complex construct, it is necessary to
capture both collective perceptions and individual judgments. Much of the
empirical research on legitimacy has focused on measuring the collective
perceptions of groups of evaluators or critical institutions. This research
develops and validates a psychometric measure of individual perceptions of
pragmatic, moral, and cognit... hiện toàn bộ
Although a substantial body of research has investigated spillovers to FDI, we
know very little about whether, and how, firms stand to benefit from spillovers
without making such crossborder investments. In this study I investigate this
issue by examining the ex-post innovative benefits that accrue to exporting
firms. I argue that exporters access diverse knowledge inputs not available in
the dome... hiện toàn bộ
Performance feedback theory has been recognized as a generative theory in
organization and management studies that explains why, when, and how
organizations initiate or discontinue specific strategic actions. Over the past
decades, an extensive body of empirical research has tested the theory, refined
its key tenets, and broadened its applications. Yet, empirical results on the
effects of performa... hiện toàn bộ
Recent work in organizational and strategy research increasingly accords
centrality to narratives in developing and legitimating future-oriented
strategies. Despite this growing interest in the use of strategic narratives for
prospective sensemaking and sensegiving, the design of such narratives as
persuasive vehicles that shape beliefs about possible futures and firms’
potential roles in them rem... hiện toàn bộ