Shaker A. Zahra

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify key dimensions of absorptive capacity and offer a reconceptualization of this construct, and distinguish between a firm's potential and realized capacity, and then advance a model outlining the conditions when the firm's realized capacities can differentially influence the creation and sustenance of its competitive advantage.

TL;DR: This article examined the effects of international expansion, as measured by international diversity and mode of market entry, on a firm's technological learning and the effect of this learning on the firm's financial performance.

TL;DR: In this article, an integrative model of board attributes and roles is presented, and research support on their links is discussed, identifying critical shortcomings of past studies and concludes by offering an agenda for future studies in this promising area of empirical research.

TL;DR: In this paper, a definition of dynamic capabilities, separating them from substantive capabilities as well as from their antecedents and consequences, is proposed, and a set of propositions that outline how substantive capabilities and dynamic capabilities are related to one another, how this relationship is moderated by organizational knowledge and skills, and how organizational age affects the speed of utilization of dynamic capability and the learning mode used in organizational change.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study of corporate entrepreneurship and its impact on company financial performance is presented, which suggests that corporate entrepreneurship is a particularly effective practice among companies operating in hostile environments (as opposed to benign environments).