Organizational change can be usefully conceptualized in terms of both its process and its
content. Process refers to how change occurs. Content describes what actually changes in …

Organizational ecology aims to explain how social, economic and political conditions affect
the relative abundance and diversity of organizations and to account for their changing …

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare
and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool …

'This ambitious book draws upon a wide variety of literature in develo** a comprehensive
theory of entrepreneurship, ranging from the discovery of entrepreneurial activities, to …

Legitimacy has emerged as a pivotal but often confusing construct in management theory.
Defined as a “generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are …

We combine theory and research on alliance networks and on new firms to investigate the
impact of variation in startups' alliance network composition on their early performance. We …

This study explores how social structure affects interfirm alliance formation patterns. It
proposes that the social context emerging from prior alliances and considerations of …

The central argument of network research is that actors are embedded in networks of
interconnected social relationships that offer opportunities for and constraints on behavior …

This article bridges two important subjects in strategy: competitor analysis and interfirm
rivalry. Through a refined conceptualization of competitor analysis, the article introduces two …

Anew breed of innovation—open innovation—is forcing firms to reassess their leadership
positions, which reflect the performance outcomes of their business strategies. It is timely to …