Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Are Family Businesses Friendlier to Female Leadership?

Decades of entrepreneurship research has depicted women CEOs as poorer performers, citing statistics that female-led businesses have slower growth rates and lower profits. Many experts criticize this interpretation—arguing that growth…

When the chips are down, corporate boards disproportionately blame foreign CEOs according to new study

Immigrant representation in the C-suite is the new norm. Foreign-born CEOs currently lead several global corporations in the U.S., including Google, Microsoft, and Pepsi. In fact, almost 80% of America’s…

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…

Are Foreign-Born CEOs Held to a Higher Standard?

CEO dismissals are often shrouded in secrecy, controversy, and confusion. And while a company’s profits constitute a fundamental measure of CEO success, poor financial performance can explain CEO firings only…

SMJ: Salary Transparency with Low Monitoring Costs Helps Close the Gender Pay Gap

Salary transparency can reduce the gender pay gap, but it’s key that the cost of publicly monitoring salaries is reduced, according to new research published in Strategic Management Journal. The researchers…

Announcing The Big Six and Strategic Insights

After extensive engagement with many stakeholders of SMS and incorporating a detailed analysis of key issues identified by top global consulting firms plus consultation with leading global executives and business…

SMS 44th Annual Conference Istanbul

Strategic Management of Fault Lines, Contradictions, and Divergences

Contrasting Forms of Organizing Economic Activity in an Open and maybe Not So Open World

Some believe that the distinctions firms face regarding the economic and social outcomes of their operations are all-encompassing. Others believe that the expectations are unclear, and the world is not…

Salary Transparency Policies, Partnered with Low-cost Monitoring Tools, Can Help Close the Gender Pay Gap

Salary transparency could be a great equalizer tool, but new research finds that those effects may be seen only if the cost of monitoring salaries is low. If the public…

Women Power! Family Women in Boards of Directors as a Stimulus to Innovation

by Jonathan Bauweraerts, Emanuela Rondi, Paola Rovelli, Alfredo De Massis & Salvatore Sciascia BEYOND PINK QUOTAS Over recent years, gender or ‘pink quotas’ have been introduced Europe-wide to encourage the inclusion…