Corporate Strategy

Can Established Companies Adapt From Product Strategies to Ecosystem Strategies?

By J Katherine Bahr The largest and fastest growing companies of the 21st century almost unilaterally seem to leverage an ecosystem strategy: putting themselves at the center of a platform…

The effect of coordination requirements on sourcing: Evidence from patent prosecution services

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “The effect of coordination requirements on sourcing decisions: Evidence from patent prosecution services” authored by George Chondrakis, Eduardo Melero, and Mari Sako.…

When are Freemium Strategies Effective?

By J Katherine BahrIn many digital markets that arose over the last 20 years, companies face a conundrum: before their products can create value, they first need to establish a…

Most Research on Corporate Outsourcing Falls Short on a Holistic Level, Says a New Study

This pivotal work uncovers an empirical relationship between governance style and location choice—previously treated as independent. By Steve HeislerWhen outsourcing and offshoring decisions need to be made, companies often turn…

When Freemium Succeeds

By Joost Rietveld In 2012, the Wall Street Journal published an articled titled “When Freemium Fails”. The article remarked that, despite the attractive features of the popular digital business model,…

Complexity Offering Opportunity: Mutual Learning Between ZGH and Volvo in Post-Acquisition Process

Video abstract for the Global Strategy Journal article “Complexity offering opportunity: Mutual learning between Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Volvo Cars in the post-acquisition process” authored by Anna Jonsson and…

Christian Stadler on Product & International Diversification

We establish prior diversification experience as a key determinant of the relationship between growth of product and international diversification. Prior diversification experience allows firms to overcome short-run constraints on simultaneous…

Christian Stadler on Erwin Danneels about innovation & competence renewal

This study examines how product innovation contributes to the renewal of the firm through its dynamic and reciprocal relation with the firm’s competences. Field research in five high-tech firms of…

Kim Boal on emerging from bankruptcy

Applications of signaling theory to predict reorganization outcomes are in their infancy. The dynamic integrative framework developed in this study is useful in identifying different types of signals and predicting…

Entry, Exit and the Potential for Resource Redeployment

The ability to redeploy resources inside the firm reduces the cost of entry “mistakes.” If a new business turns out to have poor profitability, the ability to redeploy more of…

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