Even as research on scaling and high growth firms (HFGs) is gaining momentum, the corpus
of accumulated research remains largely fragmented and dispersed, with little in the way of …

The previous chapters paint a rich portrait of the trends, consequences, and implications of
the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). In this closing chapter, we reflect upon these …

Although failures are inherent in radical innovation activities, many firms do not have clear
rules and mechanisms in place to manage them, which can result in a loss of knowledge …

Artificial intelligence (AI), discussed in technical fields for decades, has gained increasing
prominence in the business area since complementary technologies such as cloud storage …

Abstract Research Summary The question of why and how strategic leaders differ in the
ecosystems they envision is central to firms' digital transformation. We unpack the cognitive …

Abstract Research Summary We contend that entrepreneurial judgment governance (EJG)
is a profound yet poorly understood process in which firms sense, seize, and transform …

Abstract Research Summary We investigate how strategic leaders of an incumbent firm
frame exploration of digital opportunities at the interfaces of organizational hierarchy. Digital …

While managers were central to the founding contributions to strategic management, much
later strategy thinking minimized the role of managers. We call for moving beyond …

The rise of digital technologies, induced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, creates
unprecedented changes at a global scale. For companies, this results in promising new …

In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in firm scaling. Owing to the fact our
conceptual and theoretical grasp of this phenomenon remains under-developed, this paper …