After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason's upper echelons theory (UET) stands as
one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature …

In this review, we challenge the idea that directors are well positioned to be effective
monitors of management. Moving beyond the logic of incentives and ability, we …

We extend the entrepreneurship literature to include positive psychological capital—an
individual or organization's level of psychological resources consisting of hope, optimism …

Do political connections buffer firms from or bind firms to the government? To examine this
theoretical puzzle, we distinguish two types of managerial political connections, ascribed …

Research summary: Pursuing sources of entrepreneurial and competitive advantage,
researchers have been exploring cognition. We examine how cognitive capabilities affect …

Unlike past studies which have focused on either executives or boards of directors, this
study takes an interactionist view to investigate the determinants of corporate financial fraud …

Interfaces are of growing importance for theorizing and testing the influence of strategic
leaders on firm behavior and actions. But despite their relevance and ubiquity, the lack of a …

Firms appoint CEOs with different types of human capital in order to manage resource
dependencies. How CEOs are compensated thus can be conceptualized as a valuation …

Innovation literature increasingly considers the importance of the temporal dimension of
knowledge search. In particular, several qualitative studies demonstrate how family firms …

Reward-based crowdfunding has evolved as a significant alternative source of financing for
new product development over the past years. Unlike traditional investors, reward-based …