Strategic Human Capital IG

Announcing the SMS 2025 Election Results!

We are excited to share the results of the 2025 Strategic Management Society (SMS) elections! All leaders listed below will begin their terms on January 1, 2026. Please join us…

2025 IG&C Business Meetings

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Annual IG&C Business Meetings. Each year, the leaders of the SMS Interest Groups & Communities host these virtual events to foster connection and…

Open Call for Applicants to Join the SMS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

The Strategic Management Society seeks members to apply to serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the SMS Board of Directors. The DEI Committee will focus on…

SMS in the News

Employee turnover is a multimillion-dollar problem for organizations. According to Gallup, replacing exiting workers can cost one-half to two times the employee’s annual salary. Yet when it comes to your…

How do Human Capital and Pro-Market Institutions Shape Ambitious Entrepreneurship in Good and Crisis Times?

Scholars and policymakers have highlighted the positive impact of human capital on entrepreneurial activity. Vast attention has also been directed to the beneficial role of pro-market institutions for entrepreneurship. A…

General skills training programs benefit firm and worker by strengthening their relationship

Offering general training to workers in flexible arrangements — such as gig or contract workers — may seem as though it has limited benefits to the firm when compared with…

After a Multinational Organization Fails, are its Employees Scarce Resources or Damaged Goods?

Working for a multinational corporation that failed—especially if you worked in the unit or physical location of the organization deemed responsible for the failure—has been shown to result in a…

New study suggests corporate culture thwarts efforts to hire innovative candidates

Recruiting “entrepreneurial” candidates has become a key strategy for increasing innovation and agility at most large corporations, yet the difficulty of finding and hiring innovative talent has almost become a…

Why Big Businesses Struggle to Hire Entrepreneurs

Despite the rhetoric from CEOs about the importance of recruiting for innovation, entrepreneurs face an established hiring bias. According to a recent study in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, recruiters are…

Are entrepreneurs penalized during job searches? It depends on who is hiring

Video abstract for the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article “Are entrepreneurs penalized during job searches? It depends on who is hiring” authored by Waverly W. Ding, Hyeun J. Lee, and Debra…