Renewing research on problemistic search—A review and research agenda
Problemistic search theory, with its roots in the Carnegie School tradition, describes a
behaviorally plausible process by which firms learn from performance feedback. A firm's …
behaviorally plausible process by which firms learn from performance feedback. A firm's …
Organizational aspirations, reference points, and goals: Building on the past and aiming for the future
GA Shinkle - Journal of management, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Three distinct frameworks have been advanced by scholars to analyze organizational
aspirations: behavioral theory, Ansoff's strategic management view, and strategic reference …
aspirations: behavioral theory, Ansoff's strategic management view, and strategic reference …
Managerial risk taking: A multitheoretical review and future research agenda
Managerial risk taking is a critical aspect of strategic management. To improve competitive
advantage and performance, managers need to take risks, often in an uncertain …
advantage and performance, managers need to take risks, often in an uncertain …
Which of these things are not like the others? Comparing the rational, emotional, and moral aspects of reputation, status, celebrity, and stigma
In this review of the literature on reputation, status, celebrity, and stigma we develop an
overarching theoretical framework based on the rational, emotional, and moral aspects of …
overarching theoretical framework based on the rational, emotional, and moral aspects of …
Organizational goals: Antecedents, formation processes and implications for firm behavior and performance
The existence of definite organizational goals is a longstanding and central premise in
organization and management research, yet a re‐examination of this body of knowledge is …
organization and management research, yet a re‐examination of this body of knowledge is …
Organizational responses to performance feedback: A meta-analytic review
Performance feedback theory has been recognized as a generative theory in organization
and management studies that explains why, when, and how organizations initiate or …
and management studies that explains why, when, and how organizations initiate or …
Disentangling risk and change: Internal and external social comparison in the mutual fund industry
Using data on 3,225 actively managed US mutual funds from 1980 to 2006, we test
hypotheses designed to disentangle risk and change as outcomes of behavioral …
hypotheses designed to disentangle risk and change as outcomes of behavioral …
The fog of feedback: Ambiguity and firm responses to multiple aspiration levels
This study examines firms' responses to performance assessments relative to multiple
aspiration levels. We argue that comparisons of performance to multiple aspiration levels …
aspiration levels. We argue that comparisons of performance to multiple aspiration levels …
Entrepreneurial alertness as a pathway to strategic decisions and organizational performance
Entrepreneurial alertness can play a vital role in the identification and creation of
opportunities involving early-stage ventures. However, the strategic function of …
opportunities involving early-stage ventures. However, the strategic function of …
CEO hubris and firm pollution: State and market contingencies in a transitional economy
L Zhang, S Ren, X Chen, D Li, D Yin - Journal of Business Ethics, 2020 - Springer
This study focuses on CEO hubris and its effect on corporate unethical behaviour—pollution
in particular, and in addition examines critical institutional contingencies [state ownership …
in particular, and in addition examines critical institutional contingencies [state ownership …