Showing papers in "Academy of Management Journal in 2020"
TL;DR: Based on a 24-month ethnographic case study of the opening of the first Islamic bank in Germany, three contributions to the institutional theory literature are made.
Abstract: Based on a 24-month ethnographic case study of the opening of the first Islamic bank in Germany, we make three contributions to the institutional theory literature. First, we outline “polysemy” and...
126 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate whether and how founders bring about business model innovation, and reveal three practices that help expound on the idea of business model creation. But, their analysis is limited to a single case study.
Abstract: In this research, we ask whether and how founders bring about business model innovation. Grounded in an in-depth longitudinal multiple-case study, our analysis reveals three practices that help exp...
110 citations
TL;DR: The problem of pivoting risks disrupting relationships with key stakeholders, such as... as discussed by the authors, has been identified as a major obstacle for new ventures to "pivot" and to "radically transform what they are about".
Abstract: Many new ventures have to “pivot”—radically transform what they are about—because their original approach has failed. However, pivoting risks disrupting relationships with key stakeholders, such as...
90 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on a three-year qualitative study of the processual dynamics of implementing a sustainability strategy alongside an existing mainstream competitive strategy, and show that despite the legitimacy of the sustainability strategy at the organizational level, actors experience tensions with its implementation at the action level vis-a-vis the mainstream strategy, thus creating the potential for decoupling.
Abstract: We draw on a three-year qualitative study of the processual dynamics of implementing a sustainability strategy alongside an existing mainstream competitive strategy. We show that despite the legitimacy of the sustainability strategy at the organizational level, actors experience tensions with its implementation at the action level vis-a-vis the mainstream strategy, thus creating the potential for decoupling. Our findings show that working through these tensions on specific tasks, enables actors to legitimate the sustainability strategy in action and to co-enact it with the mainstream strategy within those tasks. Cumulatively, multiple instances of such co-enactment at the action level reinforce the organizational-level legitimacy of the sustainability strategy and its integration with the mainstream strategy. We draw these findings together into a dynamic process model that contributes to the literature on integration of dual strategies at the action and organizational levels as a process of legitimacy making.
83 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate employees seeking problem-solving assistance from colleagues with whom they find it difficult to work, and introduce the construct of "dissonant ties".
Abstract: This paper investigates employees seeking problem-solving assistance from colleagues with whom they find it difficult to work. In so doing, the paper introduces the construct of “dissonant ties”: n...
74 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors extend the notion of a "legitimacy threshold" to develop and test a recursive model of the legitimacy of entrepreneurial endeavors, and test the model on a recursive framework.
Abstract: How does the legitimacy conferred on entrepreneurial endeavors affect the legitimacy of subsequent ones? We extend the notion of a “legitimacy threshold” to develop and test a recursive model of le...
71 citations
TL;DR: The communities of research and practice are embedded in different knowledge systems; research favors rigor, while practice favors relevance.
Abstract: The communities of research and practice are embedded in different knowledge systems; research favors rigor, while practice favors relevance. Many management scholars have concluded that cocreating...
69 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors formulate theory about the effects of executive gender on corporate decisions and actions and show that the increasing presence of women in upper echelon positions draws attention to the possible effects of women on corporate decision and actions.
Abstract: The increasing presence of women in upper echelon positions draws attention to the possible effects of executive gender on corporate decisions and actions. In this study, we formulate theory about ...
69 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the effects of conformity versus differentiation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on evaluations by consumers by building on the literature on optimal distinctiveness, and explored the effect of conformity and differentiation on the evaluation of CSR practices by consumers.
Abstract: Building on the literature on optimal distinctiveness, this study explores the effects of conformity versus differentiation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on evaluations by secu...
69 citations
TL;DR: The effects of diversity in management teams on firm innovation have become an important topic in strategic management as discussed by the authors, with a few exceptions, however, the literature has focused on diversity in to...
Abstract: The effects of diversity in management teams on firm innovation have become an important topic in strategic management. With a few exceptions, however, the literature has focused on diversity in to...
60 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between government corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and firm CSR performance has been investigated and mixed results from prior studies regarding the relationship have been reported.
Abstract: Findings from prior studies regarding the relationship between government corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and firm CSR performance have been mixed. To address this research gap, w...
TL;DR: Firms consider multiple reference points simultaneously to assess performance, however, these referents may be inconsistent in signaling success or failure and need to be considered separately.
Abstract: Firms consider multiple reference points simultaneously to assess performance; however, these referents may be inconsistent in signaling success or failure. Consequently, decision makers use one of...
TL;DR: As work and organizational realities become increasingly “post-bureaucratic,” the conventional and stable bases of a person's authority, such as their position, their expertise, or the acquiescence of a sub...
Abstract: As work and organizational realities become increasingly “post-bureaucratic,” the conventional and stable bases of a person’s authority—their position, their expertise, or the acquiescence of a sub...
TL;DR: When actors transgress social norms, their social status colors the severity with which they are punished as mentioned in this paper, while some argue that high-status transgressors attract severe punishment when accused of...
Abstract: When actors transgress social norms, their social status colors the severity with which they are punished. While some argue that high-status transgressors attract severe punishment when accused of ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that new firms can facilitate resource mobilization by signaling their unobservable quality to prospective resource providers, but they know less about situations in which new firms need to demonstrate unobservability.
Abstract: Past research has shown that new firms can facilitate resource mobilization by signaling their unobservable quality to prospective resource providers. However, we know less about situations in whic...
TL;DR: The authors found that negative feedback alerts recipients to a creativity gap, and thus may offer an opportunity to improve creativity, but existing theories and empirical evidence are contradictory, with contradictory empirical evidence.
Abstract: Negative feedback alerts recipients to a creativity–standard gap, and thus may offer an opportunity to improve creativity. However, existing theories and empirical evidence are contradictory, with ...
TL;DR: As an organizational form, cooperatives are increasingly being used throughout the world across different industries and sectors as mentioned in this paper, and it has been suggested that various benefits can be derived from using cooperatives.
Abstract: As an organizational form, cooperatives are increasingly being used throughout the world across different industries and sectors. While it has been suggested that various benefits can be derived fr...
TL;DR: Although previous research has highlighted the disproportional contributions of star employees to their teams, an emerging line of research has begun to examine the potentially negative consequence of such contributions.
Abstract: Although previous research has highlighted the disproportional contributions of star employees to their teams, an emerging line of research has begun to examine the potentially negative consequence...
TL;DR: Studies on abusive supervision typically posit that targets of abuse will either directly blame the perpetrating supervisor or indirectly blame the organization for allowing the abuse, and as a res....
Abstract: Studies on abusive supervision typically posit that targets of abuse will either directly blame the perpetrating supervisor or indirectly blame the organization for allowing the abuse, and as a res...
TL;DR: In this article, the pursuit of strategic change is considered as a contingency that shapes the effects of human resource slack and financiers' slack resources, and the authors address calls for contextualization in the study of slack resources.
Abstract: We address calls for contextualization in the study of slack resources by examining the pursuit of strategic change as a contingency that shapes the effects of human resource (HR) slack and financi...
TL;DR: Scholars have investigated how shareholder activism by institutional investors directly shapes the actions of firms that are targeted for activi... as discussed by the authors, and found that shareholders' activism can directly shape the action of firms targeted for activism.
Abstract: Scholars have investigated how shareholder activism by institutional investors—organizations that manage money on behalf of clients—directly shapes the actions of firms that are targeted for activi...
TL;DR: Social comparison processes were integral to the origins of the organizational justice literature, and are incorporated within several justice-based constructs and theories as discussed by the authors. Yet, despite this, despite the...
Abstract: Social comparison processes were integral to the origins of the organizational justice literature, and are incorporated within several justice-based constructs and theories. Yet, despite this, the ...
TL;DR: This article revisited the portability of performance paradox by examining how the nature of an employe can affect the performance of an ex-employee after switching firms, and found that external hires fail to replicate prior performance after switching companies.
Abstract: This study revisits the portability of performance paradox—the common finding that external hires fail to replicate prior performance after switching firms—by examining how the nature of an employe...
TL;DR: This article found that narcissism is unrelated to job performance, yet this individual-level effect may be underestimating narcissism's wider influence on organizational performance, which may be the case in many cases.
Abstract: Previous research has shown that narcissism is unrelated to job performance, yet this individual-level effect may be underestimating narcissism’s wider influence on organizational performance. To a...
TL;DR: The authors developed theory to explain how CEOs' observable personality traits influence market perceptions of firm risk and shareholder returns, using a linguistic tool to measure nearly 3,000 CEOs' persona traits.
Abstract: We develop theory to explain how CEOs’ observable personality traits influence market perceptions of firm risk and shareholder returns. Using a linguistic tool to measure nearly 3,000 CEOs’ persona...
TL;DR: Qualitative data is analyzed on two transformation projects to implement kaizen (continuous learning) to uncover the roles of material artifacts in managing the learning–performance paradox.
Abstract: This paper aims to uncover the roles of material artifacts in managing the learning–performance paradox. It analyzes qualitative data on two transformation projects to implement kaizen (continuous ...
TL;DR: The authors argue that family motivation is a double-edged sword with both an energizing and a negative effect on employee performance, and argue that it can be used as a motivator or a deterrent.
Abstract: Research has shown that family motivation exerts an energizing effect on employee performance. Challenging this, we argue that family motivation is a double-edged sword with both an energizing and ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study how discovery unfolds within change in organizational and strategic change, but they still know little about the dynamics that generate such change and how to discover it.
Abstract: Process studies of organizational and strategic change have drawn attention to the dynamics that generate such change, but we still know little about how discovery unfolds within change. A field st...
TL;DR: In this paper, a token female's voice is incorporated into the actions of a traditionally male-dominated team, and to what ends, drawing from the tokenism, gender stereotypes, and minority influence literatu...
Abstract: When is a token female’s voice incorporated into the actions of a traditionally male-dominated team, and to what ends? Drawing from the tokenism, gender stereotypes, and minority influence literatu...