STR Strategic Management Division Podcast offers the opportunity for our community to get to know a prominent strategic management scholar, a major strategic management theory, or a timely research method.
Our panelists will bring diverse international perspectives and share their "tips and best practices" for global scholars attending the AOM conference. They will discuss strategies on approaching networking, engaging in conference activities, and maximizing the overall conference benefits. Whether you're a student, junior scholar, or senior scholar, this event aims to provide invaluable insights into navigating the conference effectively.
Panelists:
Cedric Gutierrez (Bocconi University)
Juan Santaló (IE Madrid)
Leandro Nardi (HEC Paris)
Lourdes Sosa (London School of Economics)
Moderator and Organizer: Thomaz Teodorovicz (Copenhagen Business School)
Sponsorship: This seminar is proudly sponsored by the STR Membership Engagement Committee, led by Andy Wu from Harvard Business School.
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This session will explore how strategy scholars and educators can impact changes in firms and individuals' careers through their teaching.
Our four panelists will discuss the relevance of strategic management (STR) teaching in our current environment, the critical insights they bring to students, and the impact of STR teaching on students' careers and firms' progress.
Panelists: Keyvan Vakili from London Business School Min Jung Kim from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Ilaria Orlandi from Copenhagen Business School Russ Coff from University of Wisconsin-Madison
The session is organized and hosted by Florence Honoré (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Louise Mors (Copenhagen Business School).
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This session will explore how strategy scholars can collect primary data to generate impactful research. Our five panelists will discuss what they learned from designing experiments. surveys and interviews. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
Panelists: Michael Leiblein, Ohio State University Elena Novelli, City University of London Tim Ott, University of North Carolina-Chapell Hill Henry Sauermann, ESMT Berlin Margarethe Wieserma, University of California-Irvine Organizers: Florence Honore, University of Wisconsin-Madison Marie Louise Mors, Copenhagen Business School
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This session will explore how strategy scholars can collect primary data to generate impactful research. Our five panelists will discuss what they learned from designing experiments. surveys and interviews. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
Panelists: Michael Leiblein, Ohio State University Elena Novelli, City University of London Tim Ott, University of North Carolina-Chapell Hill Henry Sauermann, ESMT Berlin Margarethe Wieserma, University of California-Irvine Organizers: Florence Honore, University of Wisconsin-Madison Marie Louise Mors, Copenhagen Business School
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The event is organized by Koen H. Heimeriks and Fabrice Lumineau and focuses on how to publish phenomenon-driven (as opposed to theory-based) work, exploring opportunities and challenges in this research.
Aseem Kaul, Greg Fisher, Jonathan Doh, and Sue Cohen will share forefront insights on the theme and answer questions durign the Q&A session.
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This event focuses on key insights from practice, research findings, and open questions on the topic of purpose and how it matters to management, behavior, and firm growth. Key questions the session addresses relate to how to engage in the increasingly important role purpose plays in firms and how it matters to the changing role firms play in today’s excessively volatile environment. The speakers: Ranjay Gulati (HBS), Claudine Gartenberg (Wharton), Alan Morrison (Oxford), Flore Bridoux (RSM). (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
This virtual event offer perspectives from three strategy scholars on how teaching and research interact. You'll hear examples of how teaching sparked a research idea or how research is used in teaching from Rahul Kapoor (Wharton), Olga Hawn (UNC-Chapel Hill), and Jeffrey York (Colorado).
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State-owned firms, regulators, sovereign wealth funds and a range of state agencies have surged in importance over the last decade and strategy research is increasingly tackling this critical and challenging topic.
Five leading scholars will be discussing the how strategy researchers can engage with the many exciting issues that state activity raises around the world:
Aline Gatignon (Wharton): The firm, the State, and Civil Society: a Bermuda Triangle for Nonmarket Strategy?
Anna Grosman (Loughborough U): Strategies for Firm Success in the Face of Government Influence
Pasha Mahmood (NUS Singapore): Strategies for Engaging with Regulators in Nascent Markets
Mike Peng (UT Dallas): Corporate diplomacy and exit strategies
Anthea Zhang (Rice): Asymmetric imitation between state-owned firms and non-state-owned firms in their FDI location choices
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This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research from the field of corporate strategy.
Four scholars, whose research focuses on corporate strategy, will present their latest research paper, and two discussants will share their feedback on the papers, followed by feedback from the audience.
The four scholars presenting their work in this virtual symposium are:
Carolyn Fu, incoming Assistant Professor of Strategy, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Philipp Meyer-Doyle, Associate Professor of Strategy, INSEAD Asia Campus
Paul Nary, Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Perkins, Visiting Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Stern School of Business, New York University
The two distinguished discussants are:
Juan Alcacer, James J. Hill Chaired Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Aseem Kaul, Professor of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, The Mosaic Company – Kim Prokopanko Chair for Corporate Responsibility, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
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Join two of our most influential scholars for a wide-ranging conversation about the public policy contributions of strategic management. Among other topics, the panelists will discuss:
The distinctive contribution of strategic management to public policy;
Opportunities to better unpack policy contributions in strategic management research; and
How strategic management scholars can engage more actively in public policy dialogues.
Featured Panelists
David J. Teece, Thomas W. Tusher Professor at the Institute for Business Innovation, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
David J. Teece pioneered the dynamic capabilities perspective, co-founded the Berkeley Research Group, and has been ranked as the world's most-cited scholar in the combined field of business and management. (Google Scholar profile.) He has over thirty years of experience as an active consultant performing economic, business, and financial consulting services to businesses and governments around the world. He has testified in both federal and state court, before Congress, and before the Federal Trade Commission, as well as in several international jurisdictions.
Annabelle Gawer, Chaired Professor in Digital Economy; Director, Surrey Centre of Digital Economy (CoDE), University of Surrey.
Annabelle Gawer is a leading scholar of platforms and ecosystems. (Google Scholar profile.) She is an independent Digital Expert for the UK Competition and Markets Authority has advised the European Commission on the regulation of online platforms as an Expert Member of the European Commission's Observatory of the Online Platform Economy (2018-2021). She has also advised the UK Parliament House of Lords, the UK Government, and the OECD.
Moderated by Tadhg Ryan-Charleton, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
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Business School leaders, students and funders increasingly demand research that is clearly relevant to practice and policy. Relevance matters to most of us as well, so long as we can combine it with appropriate rigour.
This virtual symposium will bring together four leading scholars who have consistently pulled off this double challenge of rigour and relevance, together with a discerning and engaged representative of practice:
Julian Birkinshaw (London Business School)
Rudi Durand (HEC Paris)
Paula Jarzabkowski (University of Queensland)
Joe Mahoney (University of Illinois)
Martin Reeves (Henderson Institute, Boston Consulting Group)
Chair: Richard Whittington (University of Oxford).
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This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research from the field of strategic human capital. Four scholars, whose research focuses on strategic human capital, will present their latest research paper, and two discussants will share their feedback on the papers, followed by feedback from the audience.
The 3 scholars presenting their work in this virtual symposium are: Thomaz Teodorovicz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategy and Innovation at the Copenhagen Business School Shinjae Won, Assistant professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illionis at Urbana-Champaign Federica De Stefano, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resources, HEC Paris
The two distinguished discussants are: Vanessa Burbano, Sidney Taurel Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School Seth Carnahan, Associate Professor of Strategy, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
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The STR Division invites you to join the inaugural edition of the Virtual Scholar-Practitioner Seminar entitled "Insight to Impact: Synergizing Practice and Research in Strategic Management."
Sourobh Ghosh (Audible), Jorge Fuentes (Carey) and Andrea Floyd (Maximus) will share insights about bridging theory with practice, overcoming implementation challenges, and exploring future directions in the integration of cutting-edge research and practical strategies. We will spend 1 hour hearing from the panelists including a Q&A session.
The STR Virtual Scholar-Practitioner Seminar series is part of #STRongerTogether initiatives where we invite practitioners with PhDs in Strategic Management to join a themed reflection on integrating research with practice.
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New forms of organizing, new societal pressures and new technologies are all creating new modes of strategizing.
This STR Symposium gathers leading scholars to discuss research issues and opportunities associated with the new modes of strategizing, as follows:
Callen Anthony (Stern, NYU): From Strategy Formation to Implementation: Implications for Innovation
Fleur Deken (VU, Netherlands): Collaborative and Interorganizational Strategizing
Julia Hautz (University of Innsbruck): Open Strategizing: taking stock and moving forward
Siobhan O'Mahoney (Boston University): Rethinking how we Study Strategy in the Field
Henk Volberda (University of Amsterdam): Strategizing for Economic and Social Value: Corporate Purpose Revisited
Richard Whittington (University of Oxford): Chair
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This symposium will focus on the relevance of formal theoretical work and its importance for the field of strategic management. We will discuss how such work can speak to and have impact and relevance for practice. And whether and how that matters?
You will hear from leading scholars Christina Fang (New York University), Mike Ryall (Florida Atlantic University), Phebo Wibbens (INSEAD) that all work with developing formal models and theory in strategic management.
Martin Reeves (Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group) will also join the discussion and share his views on how practice utilizes formal theoretical work in strategic management.
The session is organized and hosted by Koen Heimeriks (Warwick Business School) and Louise Mors (Copenhagen Business School).
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STR Virtual Teaching Workshop on Immersive Learning Organizers: Nathan Furr and Jennifer Kuan Strategy is often taught through case studies and lectures but there is an opportunity to engage students in new ways that increase their attention and retention of key concepts. In this session we will explore using different immersive learning techniques to teach strategy. Specifically we will explore applications such as virtual reality, mediated workshops, and activity-based learning as tools to engage students. We will hear from colleagues who can share the pros and cons of using these tools to teach strategy.
Featured faculty: Michael Leatherbee: Mediated Workshops Liz Adair: Activity-Based Learning Ithai Stern: Virtual Reality Deepak Somaya, Division Chair-Elect (2023-24), STR Division, Diane N. and Steven N. Miller Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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STR Virtual Symposium on how to measure the impact of strategy research. This session will focus on how strategy scholars can conduct impactful research, diffuse their research insights, and measure their research impact on practitioners.
You will hear from leading scholars Leandro Pongeluppe (Wharton Business School), Caroline Fry (Schidler College of Business), Andrew Pettigrew (Saïd Business School) and Costas Markides (London Business School).
The session is organized and hosted by Florence Honoré (Wisconsin Business School) and Louise Mors (Copenhagen Business School).
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This virtual research symposium will facilitate discussions and provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities for scholars interested in publishing their research using non-US data in top-tier management journals. While some scholars encounter challenges in theorizing and justifying the use of non-US data, others emphasize that robust theories should apply to any context, be it the US or non-US. The primary focus of the discussion is to address these issues and explore ways in which scholars may overcome the "outsidership" and develop an optimal distinct approach for publishing with non-US data.
You will hear from leading scholars Pursey Heugens (Erasmus University), Elena Kulchina (North Carolina State University), and Kevin Zhou (University of Hong Kong), all renowned for their substantial experience in publishing with non-US data.
This session is organized and hosted by Cecilia Gu (Georgia State University) and Fabrice Lumineau (University of Hong Kong).
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Come join us for the Strategic Management division's business meeting! The meeting is a great place to learn all about the workings of the division, acknowledge the hard work of the many dedicated committee members who help put the program together, and congratulate paper award winners, best reviewers, and our newly elected officer! We hope you will join us!
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Come join us for the Strategic Management division's business meeting! The meeting is a great place to learn all about the workings of the division, acknowledge the hard work of the many dedicated committee members who help put the program together, and congratulate paper award winners, best reviewers, and our newly elected officer! We hope you will join us!
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The STR DistinctivenessDialogue Series will focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains.
This 1.5 hour panel discussion will focus on how scholarship in organization design helps answer fundamental questions in strategy (such as the ones in Rumelt, Schendel, Teece), and whether (when) design decisions are strategic decisions (for example, using the ideas in "what is a strategic decision" article in strategy science by Leiblein, Reuer and Zenger). The panel identify core research topics and opportunities for cross pollination between organization design and core strategy topics.
The panelists are John Joseph, UC Irvine Dan Levinthal, Wharton Phanish Puranam, INSEAD Todd Zenger, Utah
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The STR Distinctiveness Dialogue Series will focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains.
The series is aimed at fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest, such as a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection.
In this session, we will focus on “International Business.”
Panelists: Marcus Larsen, Copenhagen Business School Xavier Martin, TilburgUniversity Ram Mudambi, Temple University Susan Perkins, New York University Minyuan Zhao, Washington University Saint-Louis
Moderator: Mahka Moeen, University of North Carolina
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The STR Distinctiveness Dialogue Series focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains.
The series is aimed at fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest, such as a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection.
In this session, we will focus on “TIM.”
Panelists: Connie Helfat (Dartmouth College) Rahul Kapoor (University of Pennsylvania) Henning Piezunka (INSEAD)
Moderator: Tomasz Obloj, Indiana University
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How can generative AI, machine learning, 3D printing, AI ethics, and other cutting-edge topics and tools be incorporated into the strategy curriculum? How can the traditional strategy canon be broadened to include new emerging themes such as entrepreneurial grand challenges and environmental sustainability? How can business schools innovate at the course and program levels to adapt strategy education for today’s dynamic business environment?
This virtual event explores innovations in teaching strategic management. A panel of leading strategy scholar-teachers will share their own experiences, learnings, and best practices for innovating in strategy teaching, both in terms of new content and pedagogical practices. There will be ample time for audience Q&A.
Panelists:
J.P. Eggers (New York University)
Emily Cox Pahnke (University of Washington)
Dan Wang (Columbia University)
Organizers: This event is organized by Jennifer Kuan (Cal State Monterey Bay) in conjunction with Andrea Contigiani (Ohio State) and the STR Teaching Committee.
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This Symposium aims to present and discuss four novel projects on the interplay of organizational structure and relational strategies.
Organizers:
Navid Asgari (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University)
Gwendolyn Lee (Warrington College of Business, University of Florida)
Discussants:
Nandini Rajagopalan (Marshall Business School, University of Southern California)
Julia Bodner (INSEAD)
Papers ( and presenters):
--Relational Embeddedness, Breadth of Added Value Opportunities, and Business Growth by Deepak Somaya (Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
--Corporate Organization and Learning from Acquisitions: A Unit-level Perspective by Xavier Martin (Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University)
--Stitching Ties: Team Performance in the Connected Organization by Dennie Kim (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)
--Walls that Unite: The Interplay of Organizational Structure and Firm's Cooperative Strategies by Navid Asgari (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University)
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This symposium features four exciting new projects on the theme of innovation and labor market mobility, with discussant comments from Martin Ganco, followed by questions from the audience.
Discussant: Martin Ganco (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Papers:
“(Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Heterogeneous Impacts on Peer Learning and Startup Performance Outcomes” - Maria Roche (HBS), Alex Oettl (Georgia Tech), and Christian Catalini (MIT)
“External Knowledge Sourcing and Employee Mobility Barriers” - Deepak Somaya (U of Illinois) and Eunkwang Seo (U of Illinois)
“Hunting for talent: Firm-driven labor market search in the United States” - Ines Black (Duke), Sharique Hasan (Duke) & Rem Koning (HBS)
“Firing Costs and Decoupling of Technological Invention and Post-invention Investments” - Daniel Keum (Columbia)
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This Symposium aims to present and discuss novel perspectives on industry and ecosystem emergence. Four papers will be presented and discussed by scholars who have extensively engaged with this timely topic for research and practice. The final part of the symposium will be a plenary discussion with the attendants and the panelists. Registration is required.
Paper 1
Presenter: Rajshree Agarwal (U. of Maryland)
Discussant: Tobias Kretschmer (LMU)
Paper 2
Presenter: Mary Tripsas (Boston College)
Discussant: Ryan Raffaelli (Harvard U.)
Paper 3
Presenter: Mahka Moeen (UNC)
Discussant: Giovanni Valentini (IESE) Paper 4 Presenter: Paolo Aversa (City, U. of London) Discussant: Pinar Ozcan (U. of Oxford)
Paper 1: . Kim, S., Agarwal, R., Goldfarb, B., Creating Competencies For Radical Technologies: Revisiting "Incumbent-Entrant" Dynamics in the Bionic Prosthetic Industry
Paper 2: Nelson, Al., Anthony, C., Tripsas, M. Back to the Future: Technology Reemergence through the Lens of Music Synthesizers. Paper 3: Shermon, A., & Moeen, M. Zooming In or Zooming Out: Entrants’ Product Usage Breadth in the Nascent Drone Industry.
Paper 3: Aversa, P., Bianchi, E.,Gaio, L., Nucciarelli, A. The Grand Tour: Catalyzing Places for Industry Emergence.
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STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Organizers
Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London
Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London
Brian Wu, U of Michigan
Discussants
Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis
Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles
Part 4: Discussion
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STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Organizers
Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London
Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London
Brian Wu, U of Michigan
Discussants
Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis
Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles
Paper 3
A Categorization View of Interfirm Rivalry: Evidence from the iOS Platform Market
Authors:
Yongzhi (Alex) Wang, Ohio State University
Tieying Yu, Boston College
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STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Organizers
Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London
Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London
Brian Wu, U of Michigan
Discussants
Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis
Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles
Paper 2
The Roles of Demand and Competitive Uncertainty in Imitation of Resource Allocation Decisions
Authors:
Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London
Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London
Yuri Mishina, Imperial College London
Jamal Shamsie, Michigan State U
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STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Organizers
Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London
Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London
Brian Wu, U of Michigan
Discussants
Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis
Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles
Paper 1 Imitative Entry and Inter-firm Performance Heterogeneity Author: Hart Posen, U of Wisconsin – Madison
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STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy
Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT
Organizers
Julia Bodner, INSEAD
Discussants
Tim Folta, U of Connecticut
Will Mitchell, U of Toronto
Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD
Part 5: Discussions
STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy
Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT
Organizers
Julia Bodner, INSEAD
Discussants
Tim Folta, U of Connecticut
Will Mitchell, U of Toronto
Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD
Paper 4 Generating Knowledge Spill-ins: Human Capital Redeployment and Spinouts
Authors:
Christopher Sabel, BI Norwegian Business School
Amir Sasson, BI Norwegian Business School
STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy
Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT
Organizers
Julia Bodner, INSEAD
Discussants
Tim Folta, U of Connecticut
Will Mitchell, U of Toronto
Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD
Paper 3 Managing Diversified Firms: Employee Redeployment as a Pathway to Control and Coordination
Author: Julia Bodner, INSEAD
STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy
Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT
Organizers
Julia Bodner, INSEAD
Discussants
Tim Folta, U of Connecticut
Will Mitchell, U of Toronto
Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD
Paper 2 Competing Coworker Influences on Professional Career Mobility: Evidence from Corporate Law Firm M&A
Authors:
Hye Joon Park, Penn State U
Forrest Briscoe, Penn State U
Leonard Bierman, Texas A&M U
STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.
Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy
Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT
Organizers
Julia Bodner, INSEAD
Discussants
Tim Folta, U of Connecticut
Will Mitchell, U of Toronto
Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD
Paper 1 Resource Redeployment in Corporate Acquisitions: Going Beyond Horizontal Acquisitions
Authors:
Arkadiy Sakhartov, U of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Jeff Reuer, U of Colorado – Boulder
We have invited four neo-Carnegie scholars who are the authors of “The Behavioral Theory of the Firm” (published in the Academy of Management Annals) to discuss this theory. These authors include Giovanni Gavetti (Dartmouth College), Henrich Greve (INSEAD), Dan Levinthal (University of Pennsylvania) and William Ocasio (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). Luke Rhee (University of California-Irvine) will moderate this event.
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The virtual symposium analyzes the past and future of global strategy, i.e., how managers guide their firms to address the opportunities and challenges of operating across countries in response to the continuous transformation in the global geopolitical, technological, and sociocultural contexts. The panel consists of current and former associate editors and coeditors of Global Strategy Journal who will share their expertise on what we have learned in the past and especially what they think are the most interesting developments in terms of topics and theories to analyze in the field.
We are excited to have seven panelists:
*Gabriel Benito, BI, Norway
*Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Northeastern, USA
*Rian Drogendijk, Groningen, Netherlands
*Dan Li, Indiana, USA
*Ram Mudambi, Temple, USA
*Anu Phene, George Washington, USA
*Steve Tallman, Richmond, USA
Panel moderator and master of ceremony: Gwen Lee, UF Warrington College of Business.
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In the past few years, the research on ecosystems and related concepts has burgeoned. In this virtual symposium we gather a panel of renowned scholars to discuss how the ecosystem framework can help us address some of the core strategy issues:
How do ecosystems differ from other forms of organization, such as value chains, markets, alliances?
How are the intertwined value creation and value capture processes affecting the way firms achieve competitive advantage in ecosystems?
How does the ecosystem lens affect the way we think about firms’ boundaries?
The goal of the symposium is to highlight what is different about the topics of competitive advantage and theory of the firm in ecosystems, and how studying these topics in ecosystems might benefit the broader strategy field.
Panelists:
Olivier Chatain (HEC),
Rahul Kapoor (Wharton ),
PK Toh (University of Texas at Austin),
Brian Wu (Michigan Ross)
Discussant: Marvin Lieberman (UCLA Anderson)
Organizers: Cameron Miller (Syracuse University) and Elena Plaksenkova (Ohio State University).
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This Oxford/Cambridge style debate on whether we need a new theory of the 'international' firm", given all the major changes we are going through in the world.
What would a new theory of the international firm look like? What are the boundary conditions and shift parameters that such a new theory would entail? For theory testing, what would general models look like for such a new theory? Do we need a new approach that integrates strategic management and theories of the international firm, so we can better explain the changing nature of contexts, organizational forms, incentives, motivations, frictions, and stakeholders?
This panel debates whether a new approach that integrates strategic management and theories of the international firm help explain the changing nature of contexts, organizational forms, incentives, motivations, frictions, and stakeholders.
The original charge is: "There is no need for a new theory of the 'international' firm."
"For" side:
Peter Buckley and Alain Verbeke, debating the current theories are adequate,
"Against" side:
David Teece and Jay Barney, debating that there is a need for a new approach.
Debate Panel
Ilgaz Arikan, Moderator (Kent State University)
Jay Barney (University of Utah)
Peter Buckley (University of Leeds, UK)
David Teece (University of California, Berkeley) Alain Verbeke (University of Calgary)
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AoM STR Division Symposium on Open Strategy
The panellists will each introduce their latest work and discuss with participants opportunities for future research in this expanding field.
Panellists:
Commentator: Ann Majchrzak, USC Associates' Chaired Professor of Business Administration for Marshall, University of Southern California
Chair: Richard Whittington, Professor of Strategic Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
The virtual zoom session will be 75 mins long. Each of the panellists will present their work for approximately 10 minutes, with brief Q&As. This will be followed by a general discussion on research opportunities, introduced by Ann Majchrzak.
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This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research about the strategic resources and capabilities of industry 4.0. The panelists will share their insights about five types of resources and capabilities with increased prominence, including financial capital, human capital, general-purpose technologies, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property. Each panelist will reflect on a) the strategic importance of these resources and capabilities, b) existing research about the strategic management of these resources and capabilities, c) research gaps to better understand and advance strategic considerations about these resources and capabilities.
Panelists:
Gary Dushnitsky, London Business School
Martin Ganco, University of Wisconsin Elena Novelli, City University London
Robert Seamans, New York University
Deepak Somaya, University of Illinois
Moderator: Mahka Moeen, University of North Carolina
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This virtual research symposium will featurecutting-edge research from the field of strategic human capital. Four scholars,whose research focuses on strategic human capital, will present their latestresearch paper, and two discussants will share their feedback on the papers, followed by feedback from the audience.
The four scholars presenting their work in thisvirtual symposium are:
Victoria Sevcenko, Assistant Professor of Strategy, INSEAD Asia Campus
JR Keller, Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies, ILR School, Cornell
DK Kryscynski, Associate Professor of Strategy, Marriott School of Business,
Brigham Young University
Ulya Tsolmon, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
The two distinguished discussants are:
Mathew Bidwell, Xingmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor & Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Russ Coff, Thomas J. Falk Distinguished Chair in Business, Professor of Management and Human Resources & Academic Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research about how knowledge and innovation strategies at the individual, platform, industry, and regional levels interact with firm-level strategic management. Although strategy research primarily seeks to understand firm heterogeneity, many scholars focus on other levels of analysis for shedding light on firm-level dynamics. Each panelist will reflect on a) what we know about innovation at the respective level of analysis, b) how existing research about the respective level of analysis sheds light on strategic management questions at the firm-level, c) what research gaps exist to better make the link to firm-level strategic management issues.
Panelists:
Michaël Bikard, INSEAD
Tobias Kretschmer, LMU Munich
Mahka Moeen, University of NorthCarolina
Myles Shaver, University of Minnesota
Moderator:
Elena Plaksenkova, Ohio State University
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This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research from the field of corporate strategy. Four scholars, whose research focuses on corporate strategy, will present their latest research paper, and two discussants will share their feedback on the papers, followed by feedback from the audience.
The four scholars presenting their work in this virtual symposium are:
The two distinguished discussants are:
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When do market versus non-market strategies help firms?
Please join us in an exciting Ox-Bridge style debate on whether non-market (versus market) strategies are critical for firms' competitive advantages. The initial charge is set as: "Non-market strategies are critical to overall competitive strategy."
Moderated by Ilgaz Arikan (Kent State University) the two teams will be discussing and at times debating "for" and "against" the initial charge.
The For team, Helena Barnard (University of Pretoria) and Jonathan Doh (Villanova University) will argue that non-market strategies are necessary and sufficient conditions for competitive advantage.
The Against team, Elizabeth Maitland (University of Liverpool) and Christos Pitelis (The University of Leeds) will argue that any firm can outperform their rivals in any location if they strictly apply market mechanisms.
There is much to debate. Some of the interesting tensions around this broad charge are listed as a non-exhaustive list below, to spark audience participation following the debate. For instance:
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Organizers:
Navid Asgari (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University)
Gwendolyn Lee (Warrington College of Business, University of Florida)
Panelists:
Adam Kleinbaum (Dartmouth College),
Deepak Nayak (Temple University),
Neus Palomeras (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid),
Trevor Young-Hyman (University of Pittsburgh)
Discussant:
Xavier Castaner (HEC Lausanne) (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The STR Distinctiveness Dialogue Series focuses us on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management division (STR) and complementary domains. The series aims to fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest by identifying:a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection of the domains.In this session, we will focus on the contributions of research involving strategic management and the Strategy as Practice area.
The session is organized and moderated by STR EC member, Richard Whittington(Oxford University). (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The STR Distinctiveness Dialogue Series focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains. The series is aimed at fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest, such as a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection. In this session, we will focus on “OB.”
Panelists:
Moderator:
This virtual 'Distinctiveness' sessions will focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management and Human Resource research fields. This session is aimed at junior faculty members and doctoral students and designed to help them a) connect to the foundations of the strategic management and HR fields, b) understand the distinctive contributions of the each field, and potential intersections of these fields, and c) understand research opportunities at the intersection. Of course, this session will also be highly interest and relevant for senior faculty members.
We have 5 distinguished panelists whose research lies at the intersection of strategic management and human resources.
These are as follows:
The STR Distinctive Dialogue Series will focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains. The series is aimed at fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest, such as a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection. In this session, we will focus on “Entrepreneurship.”
Panelists:
Ben Hallen, University of Washington
Peter Klein, Baylor University
Amanda Sharkey, Arizona State University
Dean Shepherd, University of Notre Dame
Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderator: Mahka Moeen, University of North Carolina (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The STR Division is pleased to host a new monthly “Meet a Theory” series. In these sessions, we will cover the assumptions and foundations of a theory, the current state, and the future trajectory in strategic management research. Our third session will focus on the attention-based view.
Panelists:
Nel Dutt, Bocconi University
J.P. Eggers, NYU Stern
William Ocasio, University of Illinois
Richard Whittington, University of Oxford
Moderator: Luke Rhee, University of California Irvine
The STR Division is pleased to host a new monthly “Meet a Theory” series. In these sessions, we will cover the assumptions and foundations of a theory, the current state, and the future trajectory in strategic management research. Our first session will focus on the behavioral theory of firm, and discuss the theory from the perspectives of search, attention, learning, and performance feedback.
Panelists:
Linda Argote, Carnegie Mellon University
Vibha Gaba, INSEAD
Songcui Hu,University of Arizona
Dan Levinthal, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Felipe Csaszar, University of Michigan
(c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The "Meet a Method" workshop series is a monthly event focusing, each time, on one research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. In this workshop Evan Starr (University of Maryland) will host a panel with two scholars at the frontier of understanding what can go wrong in difference-in-difference and staggered adoption designs and what to do about it: - Andrew Goodman-Bacon (Vanderbilt University) - Jonathan Roth (Brown University). (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The “Meet a Method” workshop series focusing on a research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. The panels will typically have the following structure: - What: Introduction to the method - How: Application of the method - Do's and Don't's: Strengths, limitations, and common pitfalls of the method We are excited to welcome six scholars who are experts on the use of simulation and mathematical models in our field: Presenters: John Chen (University of Florida) Arkadiy Sakhartov (University of Illinois) Phebo Wibbens (INSEAD) Discussants: Michael Lenox (University of Virginia) Felipe Csaszar (University of Michigan) Martin Ganco (University of Wisconsin) Moderator: Gwendolyn Lee (UF Warrington College of Business) (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The "Meet a Method" workshop series is a monthly event focusing, each time, on one research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. The panels will typically have the following structure: - What: Introduction to the method - How: Application of the method - Do's and Don't's: Strengths, limitations, and common pitfalls of the method We are fortunate to welcome three scholars who are experts on the use of field experiments in our field: - Vanessa Burbano (Columbia Business School) - Sharique Hasan (Duke University) - Marieke Huysentruyt (HEC Paris) Moderator: Tomasz Obloj (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM
The STR Division is pleased to host a new monthly “Meet a Theory” series. In these sessions, we will cover the assumptions and foundations of a theory, the current state, and the future trajectory in strategic management research. Our first session will focus on the behavioral theory of firm, and discuss the theory from the perspectives of search, attention, learning, and performance feedback.
Panelists:
Linda Argote, Carnegie Mellon University;
Vibha Gaba, INSEAD;
Songcui Hu, University of Arizona;
Dan Levinthal, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Felipe Csaszar, University of Michigan
The "Meet a Method" workshop series is a monthly event focusing, each time, on one research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. In this workshop Evan Starr (University of Maryland) will host a panel with two scholars at the frontier of understanding what can go wrong in difference-in-difference and staggered adoption designs and what to do about it: - Andrew Goodman-Bacon (Vanderbilt University) - Jonathan Roth (Brown University).
The "Meet a Method" workshop series is a monthly event focusing, each time, on one research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. The panels will typically have the following structure:
What: Introduction to the method
How: Application of the method
Do's and Don't's: Strengths, limitations, and common pitfalls of the method
We are fortunate to welcome three scholars who are experts on the use of field experiments in our field:
Vanessa Burbano (Columbia Business School)
Sharique Hasan (Duke University)
Marieke Huysentruyt (HEC Paris)
Moderator: Tomasz Obloj
The “Meet a Method” workshop series focusing on a research method and its applications to strategy research. This series of workshops aims at introducing a set of methods as well as providing participants with concrete examples and guidance on the (mis)application of the methods. The panels will typically have the following structure:
What: Introduction to the method
How: Application of the method
Do's and Don't's: Strengths, limitations, and common pitfalls of the method
We are excited to welcome six scholars who are experts on the use of simulation and mathematical models in our field:
Presenters: John Chen (University of Florida), Arkadiy Sakhartov (University of Illinois), Phebo Wibbens (INSEAD).
Discussants: Michael Lenox (University of Virginia), Felipe Csaszar (University of Michigan), Martin Ganco (University of Wisconsin).
Moderator: Gwendolyn Lee (UF Warrington College of Business)