Corporate Strategy

Corporate Strategy Masterclass on Resource Allocation Across Business and Countries

Release date: July 31, 2023 Speakers: Aseem Kaul, Samina Karim, Denisa Mindruta, and Zeke Hernandez. Please join the SMS Corporate Strategy Interest Group for its eighth Masterclass on the topic…

The relationship between employee approval and CEO dismissal

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “Do employees’ views matter in corporate governance? The relationship between employee approval and CEO dismissal” authored by Danni Wang, Qi Zhu, Bruce…

Corporate Strategy Masterclass on M&As

Release date: January 24, 2023 Speakers: Laurence Capron (INSEAAD), Melissa Graebner (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Description: This session is presented and organized by the Corporate Strategy Interest Group Interest…

Hyperspecialization and Hyperscaling: A Resource-Based Theory of the Digital Firm

Video abstract for “Hyperspecialization and Hyperscaling: A Resource-Based Theory of the Digital Firm” by Gianluigi Giustiziero, Tobias Kretschmer, Deepak Somaya, and Brian Wu published in the Strategic Management Journal (2021).…

Don’t Trap Your Customers

by Niloofar Abolfathi Industry changes that lower customer frictions can be surprisingly beneficial for companies. Building on the global telecommunications industry, we document how a reduction in customer switching costs…

Venture capital exit pressure and venture exit: A board perspective

Video abstract for “Venture capital exit pressure and venture exit: A board perspective” by Ting Yao and Hugh O’Neill published in the Strategic Management Journal (2022). Click here to read…

How Does a Partner’s Acquisition Affect the Value of the Firm’s Alliance with That Partner?

Video abstract for “How Does a Partner’s Acquisition Affect the Value of the Firm’s Alliance with That Partner?” by Dovev Lavie, Randi Lunnan, and Binh Minh T. Truong published in…

On Top of The Game When Freemium Products Succeed

Video abstract for “On top of the game? The double-edged sword of incorporating social features into freemium products” by Joost Rietveld and Joe N. Ploog published in the Strategic Management…

Are Family Female Directors Catalysts of Innovation in Family Small and Medium Enterprises?

This video abstract is baded on the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article “Are Family Female Directors Catalysts of Innovation in Family Small and Medium Enterprises?” authored by Jonathan Bauweraerts, Emanuela Rondi,…

From product system to ecosystem: How firms adapt to provide an integrated value proposition

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “From product system to ecosystem: How firms adapt to provide an integrated value proposition” authored by Joachim Stonig, Torsten Schmid, and Günter…