Strategy Practice

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…

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SEJ Video Abstract | Framing Exploration of Digital Opportunities at Hierarchical Interfaces

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What Makes Social Entrepreneurship So Strong in Certain Western Societies?  

There has been a meteoric rise in social entrepreneurship in Western societies over the last 20 years. According to a 2020 UN report, social enterprises (organizations using business practices to…

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How to nurture and develop your ecosystem: Insights for ecosystem architects

What insights does strategy research offer to practitioners interested in nurturing the creation and ongoing development of a range of different types of ecosystems? In our introduction to an SMS…

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Breakdown of Novelty and Product Revenues by Middleware Use

Development Tools: Enabling Innovation, but at What Cost?

In a growing number of settings, product development is based on standardized tools that make it easier than ever to create a product and bring it to market. In the…

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Innovation Language Pays Off for Women in Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Campaigns

A new study finds that women can benefit from making innovation claims, especially in male-typed contexts like technology. By Sarah Steimer Male entrepreneurs have traditionally had the upper hand over their…

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How Should Top Management Teams be Structured?

Read this post and learn: Three reasons for top management team (TMT) structure development: instrumental, institutional, and instructionalist The interplay of formal and informal structures: competing vs. complementary dynamics It…

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Strategy-Making: Why You Should Care About Language and Communication

by Matthias Wenzel, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany The digital transformation has generated new ways of communicating a firm’s strategy to relevant stakeholders such as investors, business partners, and customers.…

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Keynote Speeches: How Do Great Speakers Effectively Communicate their Firms’ Strategy?

Keynote speeches have become a conventional way of communicating a firm’s strategy. Popularized by firms such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, more and more executives announce strategic moves such…

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How do CEO Emotions Impact Firm Value?

By Paul P. Momtaz (momtaz@ucla.edu) based on https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smj.3235 Why are CEOs coached for many hours in preparation for important public announcements, such as their presentations at annual meetings? The extensive preparation…

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