Strategic Human Capital IG

Hill, Recendes, Anridge

We articulate how CEOs posses-sing certain psychological, behavioral, and social charac-teristics may unknowingly precipitate competitive attackson their firms. Our explanation integrates insights fromvictimology which explain how individuals are subject tomore…

Jana Gallus & Bruno Frey on corporate awards

Awards are widely used in the corporate sector. They fundamentally differ from monetary incentives, which risk crowding out employees’ intrinsic motivation. Among the variety of awards, two general types can…

Right on the Money?

We study how the optimal configuration of the overall pay system differs between firms that pursue growth‐oriented and efficiency‐oriented strategies. Our results show that growth‐oriented firms (prospectors) benefit from pay…

Health insurance benefits as a labor market friction

This study examines whethersmall firms that offer health insurance to theiremployees have better performance outcomes. Eventhough health insurance is a costly investment for smallfirms, there has been scant strategy- and…

Startup Founder Prior Work Experience – an Asset or a Liability?

Video abstract for Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article, “Startup Founder Prior Work Experience – an Asset or a Liability?” by Niron Hashai and Shaker Zahra.

Do university entrepreneurship programs promote entrepreneurship?

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “Do university entrepreneurship programs promote entrepreneurship?” by Charles E. Eesley and Yong Suk Lee. Click here to read the full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smj.3246

On the effects of authority on peer motivation

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “On the effects of authority on peer motivation: Learning from Wikipedia” by Helge Klapper and Markus Reitzig. Click here to read the…

Strategic Human Capital 10th Anniversary

The Strategic Human Capital Interest Group is one of 12 Interest Groups of the Strategic Management Society. The Strategic Human Capital Interest Group promotes research addressing the role of human…

Why New Hires Fail: The Structure of the Organizations that Hire Them

by Bryan Hong   A widely held belief among business strategists is that human capital—the knowledge, skills, and abilities within individual employees—is one of the most important sources of competitive…

Strategic Responses to Crisis

A Virtual Special Issue edited by Matthias Wenzel, Sarah Stanske, and Marvin Lieberman Currently, the pandemic crisis is affecting the lives of people and organizations around the world. As the…

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