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Robust Systems of Cooperation
(2018)
This dissertation examines the robustness of systems of cooperation—the ability to maintain levels of cooperation in the presence of a potentially disruptive force. I examine rankings as a potentially disruptive force that ...
Our Fates Entwined: A Social and Psychological Perspective of Control in Corporate Governance
(2018)
In this dissertation I examine how the exercise of board control at one firm can influence governance at other firms by affecting the social cognitions of other corporate leaders about their own board. Existing corporate ...
Motivating Contributions to Public Information Goods
(2018)
This dissertation investigates how to motivate contributions to public information goods, characterized by non-rivalry by nature and non-excludability by choice. With the running example of Wikipedia - the online encyclopedia ...
Understanding Recidivism in the Aftermath of Wrongdoing
(2016)
Behavioral ethics research generally suggests that after making a small transgression there is a “slippery slope” that leads people to make bigger transgressions in the future (Gino & Bazerman, 2009; Tenbrunsel & Messick, ...
Organizing for Entrepreneurship
(2021)
Why do start-ups succeed or fail to capture entrepreneurial opportunities? To address this question, my dissertation focuses on the organizational design of start-ups. To provide the intellectual foundations upon which ...
The Moralization of Intrinsic Motivation
(2022)
Business research and practice have emphasized the value of intrinsic motivation for over 50 years. In my dissertation, I argue that this valuation can have unintended negative consequences for employees. Specifically, I ...
Networked Miscommunication: The Relationship Between Communication Networks, Misunderstandings, and Organizational Performance
(2020)
In this dissertation, I introduce and define the concept of networked miscommunication – unintentional, aggregated effects of communication practices throughout an organization – and demonstrate its deleterious impacts on ...
How do managers evaluate individual contributions to team production? A theory and empirical test
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2022-12)
Research SummaryOrganizations rely on subjective evaluations to reward employees for team-based performance. However, it is unclear how supervisors determine individuals’ contributions to collective output. We theorize ...
Multi-unit ownership and market power: A study of the lodging industry in Texas
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Cambridge University Press, 2022-12)
As franchisees in the retail and service industries become experienced and acquire local market knowledge, they are likely to own multiple franchised units. Given non- (or weak) exclusive clauses in franchising contracts ...
Seeds of Corruption? The Contingent Role of Ties to Politicians and Foreign Subsidiary Relations with Government-Sponsored Financial Institutions
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Routledge, 2023-01)
In drawing from transaction cost economics and social network theories, this study examines the influence of corruption as a determinant of foreign subsidiary formal contracting practices with government-sponsored financial ...