Browsing Discussion papers (SOL) by Document Types "Working paper"
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Alternative research strategies in the knowledge movement : from macro bias to micro-foundations and multi-level explanation
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-01)The emergence over the last two decades or so of “knowledge” as an important part of the explanatory structure of management research is an intellectual breakthrough that is comparable in terms of its transforming ... -
Building micro-foundations for the routines, capabilities, and performance links
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-06)Micro-foundations have become an important emerging theme in strategic management. This paper addresses micro-foundations in two related ways. First, we argue that the kind of macro (or “collectivist”) explanation that ... -
The determinants of industry concentration : two new empirical regularities
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009)This paper reports two new empirical regularities relating to industry concentration. First, concentration levels closely correlate in related industries. Second, the correlation is moderated by the degree of relatedness ... -
Diversification, industry structure, and firm strategy : an organizational economics perspective
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The emerging knowledge governance approach : challenges and characteristics
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-07)The “knowledge governance approach” is characterized as a distinctive, emerging approach that cuts across the fields of knowledge management, organisation studies, strategy, and human resource management. Knowledge ... -
Entrepreneurial alertness and opportunity discovery : origins, attribute, critique
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Experience and repetition as antecedents of organizational routines and capabilities : a critique of behaviorist and empiricist approaches
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-11)We discuss the behaviorist and empiricist foundations of the organizational routines and capabilities literature, specifically the extant emphasis placed on experience, repetition and observation as the key inputs and ... -
Exploring the contributions of human and social capital to productivity
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-10)This paper investigates how human and social capital contribute to individual productivity. We study three firms that complete all their tasks in projects. The employees in all firms initiate and organize their projects. ... -
Governing knowledge sharing in organisations : levels of analysis, mechanisms, and research directions
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-07)We discuss and test recent claims that research on knowledge processes has paid insufficient attention to micro (individual) level constructs and mechanisms and to the role of formal organisation in governing knowledge ... -
"Inter-organizational relationships and dissolution : a multi-level view"
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2002-12)In this study we propose that relationship specific investments reduce the likelihood of relationship dissolution. These types of investments increase switching costs and thereby create barriers towards exiting. Additionally, ... -
The invisible hand in negotiation : are individualistic orientations collectively valuable?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-11)This study examines how group members’ individualistic or cooperative motivational orientations impact the process and outcomes in negotiating groups. A total of 228 students participated in a three-person negotiation ... -
Knowing me, knowing you : own orientation and information about the
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of motivational orientations on negotiation outcomes in unstable negotiation contexts. Instability was created by pitting individualists against cooperators (mixed ... -
A knowledge system approach to the multinational company : conceptual grounding and implications for research
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-10)The role of knowledge, organizational learning, and innovation as levers of competitive advantage is now a commonly acknowledged insight in research in international management. However, while the agglomeration of ... -
Managerial authority when knowledge is distributed : a knowledge governance perspective
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-01)A critical knowledge governance problems concern the consequences the use of the governance mechanism of authority if the knowledge that is essential in a work setting is partially unknown to the person who is to ... -
Managing social interaction as a key to organizational decision making : from problem solving to sensemaking and design
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007)It is argued that the design of decisions is a process that in many ways is shaped by social factors such as identities, values, and influences. To be able to understand how these factors impact on organizational ... -
Negotiations in small groups : effects of goal orientation on outcome :
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Opportunities and new business models : transaction cost and property rights perspectives on entrepreneurship
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Original and derived judgment : an entrepreneurial theory of economic organization
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-07)Recent work links entrepreneurship to the economic theory of firm using the Knightian concept of entrepreneurship as judgment. When judgment is complementary to other assets, and these assets or their services are traded ... -
Ownership and competitive dynamics
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-05)Changes in ownership titles are essential to understanding crucial aspects of competitive dynamics and, more broadly, the market process. There is ample evidence that a crucial source of productivity growth, and hence ... -
Small group negotiation : do individualists exploit cooperators?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-04)Small heterogeneous groups are increasingly used to negotiate important decisions. This study examines how the differences in motivational orientations impact negotiation outcomes in three-person groups. We examined the ...