Strategy Process IG

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…

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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…

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SMJ Video Abstract | Hitting reset: Industry evolution, generational technology cycles, and the dynamic value of firm experience

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Strategy Process Interest Group

The Strategy Process Interest Group examines how strategies are envisioned, implemented, changed, and governed– be it via deliberate or emergent processes.

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SMS PhD Chats: Planning Your Dissertation

Release date: December 6, 2021 Speakers: Anita McGahan (University of Toronto), Phanish Puranam (INSEAD), Samina Karim (Northeastern University), and Aseem Kaul (University of Minnesota) Description: Following extensive discussions of job market issues, the SMS…

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SMS PhD Chats: Job Talks and Visits

Release date: August 25, 2021 Speakers: Marie Louise Mors (Copenhagen Business School), Chris Rider (University of Michigan), Samina Karim (Northeastern University), and Aseem Kaul (University of Minnesota) Description: As we head…

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From Necessity to Opportunity: Scaling Bricolage

How do organizations emerge, survive, and scale in resource-scarce environments? Traditional scaling models tend to rely on considerable financial resources and companies often struggle to adjust to diverse contexts. In…

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On the effects of authority on peer motivation

When managers use their (legitimate) power to take decisions on behalf of their staff, they risk setting back employees and making them detach from the firm. This danger is particularly…

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Kauppila, Bizzi and Obstfeld: Connecting and Creating

To innovate, managers are often advised to make strategic decisions based on changes in their external business environment. Our research suggests that managers should also consider how strategic decision‐making enables…

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Rockart & Dutt on competitive advantages from learning

This paper examines differences in the rate and potential of firms’ capability development trajectories. Capability development trajectories are the paths over which firms’ capabilities change with experience and other activities.…

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