Human Resources

After a Multinational Organization Fails, are its Employees Scarce Resources or Damaged Goods?

Working for a multinational corporation that failed—especially if you worked in the unit or physical location of the organization deemed responsible for the failure—has been shown to result in a…

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New study suggests corporate culture thwarts efforts to hire innovative candidates

Recruiting “entrepreneurial” candidates has become a key strategy for increasing innovation and agility at most large corporations, yet the difficulty of finding and hiring innovative talent has almost become a…

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Why Big Businesses Struggle to Hire Entrepreneurs

Despite the rhetoric from CEOs about the importance of recruiting for innovation, entrepreneurs face an established hiring bias. According to a recent study in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, recruiters are…

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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…

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SMS 44th Annual Conference Istanbul

Strategic Management of Fault Lines, Contradictions, and Divergences

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SMJ Video Abstract | Health insurance benefits as a labor market friction

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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…

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New Study Describes How Employee Opinion Impacts CEO Dismissal

Corporate governance decisions, like CEO dismissal, can disrupt organizations. As a result, the board of directors treads with caution while making such decisions. Previous research suggests that boards rely on…

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Unemployment Benefits May Not be so Beneficial to Would-be Entrepreneurs

By Sarah SteimerA period of unemployment may seem like the perfect time to experiment with starting a new business — but unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may actually deter people from…

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Considering Pay-for-Performance Incentives? You May Put Innovation at Risk

By Sarah Steimer Open, diversified and large networks are known to spur innovation at companies, but managers may discourage their development when they implement pay-for-performance incentives. These plans — which…

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