Showing papers in "The Academy of Management in 2010"

The Government of Self-Regulation: On the Comparative Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract: Abstract This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and government. CSR is often viewed as self-regulation, devoid of government. We attribute the scholarly neglect of the variety of CSR-government relations to the inadequate attention paid to the important differences in the way in which CSR has ‘travelled’ (or diffused), and has been mediated by the national governance systems, and the insufficient emphasis given to the role of the government (or government agency) in the CSR domain. We go on to identify a number of different types of CSR-government configurations, and by following empirically the CSR development trajectories in Western Europe and East Asia in a comparative historical perspective, we derive a set of propositions on the changing dynamics of CSR-government configurations. In particular, we highlight the varied role that the governments can play in order to promote CSR in the context of the wider national governance systems.

The effect of top management team characteristics on product innovation among new ventures: the moderating role of behavioral integration

Abstract: This study examines the effect of top management teams' characteristics on the number and radicalness of product innovations. Using longitudinal data from 109 new ventures, results show that TMT's alertness, growth orientation, and functional heterogeneity are positively associated with product innovation. These associations are stronger in ventures with integrated TMTs.