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Where do resources come from? The role of idiosyncratic situations
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004-08)
In this paper, we examine the emergence of resources. Our analysis of technological capability acquisition by global U.S.-based chemical firms shows that the emergence of resources is inherently evolutionary. We find that ...
Managerial foresight and attempted rent appropriation: insider trading on knowledge of imminent breakthroughs
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005-09)
In order to establish a competitive advantage, firms must acquire or create resources at a price below their value in use. Absent pure luck, this requires managers to exercise foresight about a resource's future value ...
Doing well by doing good—case study: ‘Fair & Lovely’ whitening cream
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-12)
According to the ‘doing well by doing good’ proposition, firms have a corporate social responsibility to achieve some larger social goals, and can do so without a financial sacrifice. This research note empirically examines ...
Structural homophily or social asymmetry? The formation of alliances by poorly embedded firms
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009-09)
Recent research shows that preexisting network structure constrains the formation of new interorganizational alliances. Firms that are poorly embedded in a network structure are less likely than richly embedded firms to ...