Instructor: Dr. dt ogilvie
Office: MEC Room 318
Office Hours: Tuesday after class or by appointment
Class Site: https://newark.blackboard.rutgers.edu
Email: dt@dragon.rutgers.edu
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Note: This syllabus is subject to change.
620:558:01, PhD Seminar, Fall 2007
SEMINAR in Strategic Management
Tuesdays 10 am –12:50 pm, ENG 301
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This PhD seminar is designed to: (1) survey the major theoretical perspectives and issues
studied in strategic management (i.e., strategy) research, and (2) provide an
interdisciplinary perspective on contemporary issues in strategic management. It has the
following goals:
1- To familiarize you with the content and methods of the strategic management
literature as a basis for the development of a dissertation proposal in the field,
2- To equip you with the skills to understand, analyze, and critique research
articles in the field, as a basis for identifying limitations and gaps in the existing
literature as well as for future reviewing work, and
3- To provide you with the skills to write a research proposal that could be
submitted to a major academic conference in the field: the Academy of
Management (AOM), the Academy of International Business (AIB), or the
Strategic Management Society (SMS).
Seminar Objectives:
1.
You should develop a basic understanding of the literature in Strategic
Management, and show an understanding of and appreciation for the key
concepts, theories, and interconnected research streams in Strategic Management.
2.
You should develop an understanding of the major theories, issues, and
contributions in the field of strategy formulation.
3.
You should be able to evaluate and critically review academic writings in the field
of Strategic Management.
4.
You should develop new ideas and/or approaches that contribute to some portion
of the theory/research on Strategic Management and that may be developed into a
dissertation proposal or published paper.
5.
You should be able to communicate, in oral and written form, knowledge, ideas,
critical evaluations, and individual contributions to the Strategic Management
literature.
Finally, this course is as much about the process of your academic development as it is about
the content of the papers we review.
NB: This is not an applied strategic management course but instead is a seminar that
surveys the relevant theoretical and empirical strategic management literature with the
aim of preparing you to publish in top academic management journals such as
Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal and Academy of
Management Review, and Strategic Management Journal.
Broadly speaking, research in strategy focuses primarily on the conduct and performance
of firms. An illustrative list of the issues addressed in strategy research includes
identifying the profit potential of industries, exploring relationships between firm scale,
scope and performance, linking industry evolution and firm performance, and
understanding the managerial and organizational determinants of firm, and business-level
outcomes.
The course draws upon theoretical perspectives from economics, sociology, psychology,
finance, and organization theory to supplement more traditional strategy approaches
towards understanding firm performance and related issues. Many of the issues
examined, for instance vertical integration, firm diversification, industry structure,
organizational and inter-organizational networks, are also common themes in other
disciplines such as industrial organization economics, accounting, finance, marketing,
and organizational and economic sociology. Accordingly, this course may be useful to
PhD students with research interests in these areas.
While sessions may differ somewhat in their execution, each session will generally
follow the organization of an empirical journal article -- theory, methods, results, and
discussion. You will start the session by noting the theoretical questions that are raised
and the theories that are brought to bear on them. Next, the methods of testing and the
findings from the studies will be summarized such that you will be able to state "what
you have learned from this body of research." Finally, we will conclude each session by
outlining new research questions that are raised by the research -- you will be able to
define extensions of the research, unanswered questions, and avenues for future research.
An important part of this course will be your socialization into the journal review
process. Strategic management is consummately concerned with performance, and
"publish or perish" is a very relevant performance criterion for aspiring academics.
Therefore, about two-thirds of the way through the semester, your research paper for this
class will be submitted to the Journal of Interdisciplinary Strategic Management Research
for double-blind peer review. Coincidently, you are also a reviewer for this same
hallowed journal.
“Instructor” Role
Instructor is a misnomer for my role. My job is primarily to select material that will teach
and insure that our discussions engage the material so that it can do its job. In advanced
study, carefully selected readings will go a long way to instructing. Importantly, it is the
quality of student preparation and participation that makes a seminar. That is to say, my
role in our discussions will be more to question and prod rather than evaluate or explain. I
fully expect to be learning with and from you through our discussions.
Course Requirements:
Class Preparation and Participation (40% of grade) - Each participant is required to come
prepared to class. Student preparation is critical and an important part of the evaluation of
performance will be based on student preparedness and internalization of concepts as
evidenced by in-class discussion. Since class discussion is an integral part of a seminar,
absences and lack of preparedness are unacceptable. Preparation will always involve
reading the weekly assignments. In addition, each article will be assigned to a discussion
leader (see details of this role below), who will prepare a short (preferably a single page)
written synopsis/critique of the article (see format below). While I will provide some
lecture materials during class, most of the course will involve engaging in discussions
about seminar topics. The sessions will consist in you critically discussing the articles
assigned for each session with the aim of identifying their contributions, limitations, and
possible avenues for future research in each topic. Here, the emphasis is on quality rather
than quantity, on insight rather than summary.
The class participation grade is based on your regular daily class participation. In our
profession, you are paid to not only know, but to be able to explain and contribute.
Silently attending class indicates to me that you either know nothing about the day’s
readings, or you are unable to express what you know to others. Both conclusions are to
the detriment of your participation grade.
The assigned readings for the last sessions will be determined and presented by the
students. You are responsible for downloading the reading assignments from our weblibrary resources and I will post inaccessible articles to our class web site or pass copies
out in class the week before for students to copy. Beyond these readings, you will need to
purchase and read one book that should be part of your strategy library anyway (for
session #8):
Weick, K. 1995. Sensemaking in organizations. Sage. ISBN 0-8039-7177-X Paperback.
You can purchase it on your own or several copies will be available at New Jersey
Books.
Research creativity is a fundamental skill of the successful researcher. As you read the
literature, you should always look for research opportunities that would create value to
the literature. To assist you in developing this skill, you should write “idea pages.” The
purpose of the “idea page” is to provide you with an instrument for exploring research
gaps in the literature. You should turn in 5 idea pages over the semester. Idea pages are
outlines of a potential empirical research question that would make a contribution to the
literature discussed in class. They should not exceed one page of single-spaced typed
text. The research idea should relate to the material discussed in class that day, and
should discuss the what, why and how of your research idea. Idea pages will be due in my
mailbox at 8:00 a.m. the day before the discussion day. I will select one or two of the
most promising idea pages and allocate time for discussion in class. This will provide
authors of promising ideas with valuable feedback on their research idea. It is critical that
students behave ethically in respecting “idea ownership rights” of others.
Individual Research Paper (50% of grade) - Participants will also write an original
research paper that relates a topic(s) covered in class to their own research interests. The
final product will include an extensive literature review of your research topic, develop
logical and intriguing hypotheses and original arguments, contain a methods section with
a research design and data analysis, and suggest directions for future research. The term
paper should follow the following logical steps: (1) define a research question, (2) review
and critique the extant literature, (3) develop a few testable hypotheses, (4) identify a data
source, (5) test the proposed hypotheses, and (6) discuss the implications and extensions
of your research (see Research Paper Guidelines below).
Each paper should be written in the form of an empirical journal article (like SMJ, AMJ,
or ASQ), and will undergo a “journal review process.” Papers spanning strategy and
other disciplines such as accounting, finance, marketing, organization theory, economics,
sociology, or other disciplines are also acceptable -- subject to a prior approval of the
subject matter by the instructor. In our last session participants will present their research
paper to others in the class. The presentation will follow the format of an Academy of
Management presentation and will be about 15-20 minutes in length. Your final grade
will reflect your presentation, revised paper (in response to reviewers), and your written
responses to the reviewers of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Strategic Management
Research.
There will be no incomplete grades given for incomplete papers. If you want to further
polish the paper, it can be done after the semester but this work will not be graded using
the incomplete grade.
Review (10% of grade): As a member of the review board for the Journal of
Interdisciplinary Strategic Management Research, you are responsible for providing a
quality review of two journal articles submitted to the blind review process. Keep your
reviews to two, single-spaced pages and your responses to six single-spaced pages.
Grading
I will assign your grade for this seminar as a function of:
1- Degree and quality of participation – Participation is very important. The
profession consists in carrying out dialogues both orally and in written. You need
to express your ideas and opinions, as clearly as possible.
2- Quality of summaries’ writing and presentation – I value the accuracy in
reporting the author/s’ work, you adopting a critical stance in assessing the quality
of the author’s work and your creativity in identifying avenues for future research.
3- Quality of integration
4- Quality of final paper – You need to lay out a research question based on a gap
identified you identified in your literature review. For the literature review, I
recommend reading some of the recent optional readings in the domain listed in
the appendix.
To receive a grade of C on the course assignments, students must show at least a broad
knowledge of the relevant literature. To receive a B, students must show at least a broad
knowledge of the literature, plus an ability to integrate that literature to show linkages,
relationships, etc. To receive an A, students must show at least a broad knowledge of the
literature, an ability to integrate the literature, and creative insight that is not already
present in the literature.
Please be careful about the back-loaded grades in this class. Eighty percent of the grades
are assigned at the end of the semester (participation, paper, and exam). Of course, these
grades are earned for your work over the whole semester. Feel free to talk to me to get
feedback about your performance in class. Don't wait for your grades as a wake-up call;
it's too late!
Plagiarism
There is one fundamental norm in the academic profession: you cannot mention others’
ideas or words you have read or heard about in different settings (including conferences)
without proper acknowledgement of the source. So, when you use others’ ideas, be sure
to cite them. Otherwise, if found, it is grounds for dismissal from the course, disciplinary
action, and may result in being expelled from the program, severely tainting your
reputation in the academic profession.
NOTE
As for any well-established research area, it is practically impossible to cover all the
important contributions to Strategic Management in the space of this doctoral seminar.
All that we can achieve in the seminar is to introduce you to the theoretical foundations
of the field and to expose you to some well-done research in promising and critical areas.
It is your responsibility to expand your knowledge of the area through individual
exploration and conversation with other faculty and students. To help out in your
individual exploration, I have provided extra references on the topics covered. These may
be helpful for your focusing on a particular topic. In addition, many of the topics that we
cover in one day could be the topic of a whole doctoral seminar.
COURSE CALENDAR
Please note that this is a tentative schedule. Whenever I am forced to reschedule a class, I
will do so in the most convenient way for everyone, and as close to the original date as
possible.
SESSION DATE DUE
1
9/4
2
9/10
CONTENT
Opening comments, discussion of goals &
expectations, assignment of discussion leaders, etc.;
set course calendar
Introduction and overview – What is strategy
3
9/18
I/O Economics View of Strategy
Matt
4
9/25
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Strategy
Ken
5
10/2
The Resource Based View of Strategy
Shengsheng
6
10/9
Schumpeterian/Dynamic View of Strategy
Matt
7
10/16
Learning and Knowledge-Based View of Strategy
Kate
8
10/23
Cognitive View of Strategy
Justin
9
10/30
Complexity Theory
Holly
10
11/6
Corporate Level Strategy: Product-Market
Diversification and International Strategy
Justin
11 No
Class
12
11/13
11/20
Top Executives and the Upper-Echelons Perspective
Holly
13
11/27
Corporate Governance and Agency Theory
Joe
14
12/4
Strategic Process: Goals and Decision Making
Max
15
12/11
12/17 (or
earlier if
you
prefer)
2-3 page
outline of
paper
LEAD
Ken
Your JISM
submission*
Your
reviews*
Student Presentations and Closing Discussion
Your final
paper and
reviewer
responses*
*Incompletes will not be accepted and will negatively affect your grade.
READING LIST
1. Syllabus & Skim Research Tool-kit Binder
2. Introduction and Overview – What is Strategy
Evered, R., 1980. “Review of Schendel and Hofer.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 536-543.
Barney, Jay B. 1986. Types of Competition and the Theory of Strategy: Toward an Integrative
Framework. Academy of Management Review. 11(4): 791-800.
Montgomery, Cynthia A., Wernerfelt, Birger, & Balakrishnan, Srinivasan. 1989. Strategy Content
and the Research Process: A Critique and Commentary. Strategic Management Journal. 10(2):
189-197.
Seth, Anju & Zinkhan, George. 1991. Strategy and the Research Process: A Comment. Strategic
Management Journal. 12(1): 75-82.
Montgomery, Cynthia A., Wernerfelt, Birger, & Balakrishnan, Srinivasan. 1991. Strategy and the
Research Process: A Reply. Strategic Management Journal. 12(1): 83-86.
Bettis, Richard A. 1991. “Strategic Management and the Straightjacket: An editorial essay”
Organization Science. 2:315-319.
Rumelt, Richard P., Schendel, Dan, & Teece, David J. 1991. Strategic Management and
Economics. Strategic Management Journal. 12 (Winter Special Issue): 5-29.
Carroll, Glenn R. “1993. A Sociological Perspective on Why Firm’s Differ” Strategic
Management Journal, 4:237-249.
Barnett William P. and Burgelman Robert A. 1996. “Evolutionary Perspectives on Strategy,”
Strategic Management Journal, 17: 5-19.
Hoskisson, R., Hitt, M., Wan, W., & Yiu, D., 1999. “Theory and research in strategic
management: Swings of a pendulum.” Journal of Management, 417-456.
Hambrick, D.C. & Fredrickson. 2001. Are you sure you have a strategy? Academy of
Management Executive, 15: 4: 48-59.
Hambrick, D.C., 2004. “The disintegration of strategic management: It’s time to consolidate our
gains.” Strategic Organization, 2(1): 91-98.
Hitt, M., B. Boyd, & D. Li. In Press. The state of strategic management research and a vision of
the future. Forthcoming in D. Ketchen and D. Bergh (2004) Research Methodology in Strategy
and Management, Volume 1. Holland: Elsevier Press.
3. Industrial/Organization and Information Economics View of Strategy
Mahoney, J. 2004. Economic Foundations of Strategy. Sage Publications. 330 Pages (large font
)
Stigler, George J. 1964. A Theory of Oligopoly. Journal of Political Economy. 72(1): 44-61.
Demsetz, Harold. 1973. Industry Structure, Market Rivalry, and Public Policy. Journal of Law
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Schmalensee, Richard. 1985. Do Markets Differ Much? American Economic Review. 75(3): 341351.
Wernerfelt, Birger & Montgomery, Cynthia A. 1986. What is an Attractive Industry?
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Rumelt, Richard P. 1991. How Much Does Industry Matter? Strategic Management Journal. 12:
167-185.
Zajac, Edward J. 1992. Relating Economic and Behavioral Perspectives in Strategy Research. In
Paul Shirvastava, Anne Huff & Jane Dutton (Eds.), Advances in Strategic Management, vol. 8:
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4. Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Strategy
Mintzberg, H., 1978. “Patterns in strategy formation.” Management Science, 934-948.
Snow, C.C. and Hambrick, D.C., 1980. “Measuring organizational strategies: Some theoretical
and methodological problems.” Academy of Management Review, 527-538.
Inkpen, A. and Choudhury, N., 1995. “The seeking of strategy where it is not: Towards a theory
of strategy absence.” Strategic Management Journal, 313-323.
Porter, M.E., 1996. “What is strategy?” Harvard Business Review, 61-79.
Fabian, F. & ogilvie, d. 2004/2005. Strategy as Art: Using a Creative Action-Based Model for
Strategy Formulation. Chapter 7. In Steven W. Floyd, Johan Roos, Claus D. Jacobs, and Franz W.
Kellermanns (Eds.). Innovating Strategy Processes, part of the SMS book series (Ed., M. Hitt),
Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing: 57-71.
Boyd, B.K., Gove, S., & Hitt, M.A. 2005. Construct measurement in strategic management
research: Reality or illusion? Strategic Management Journal, 26(3): 239-257.
Boyd, B.K., Gove, S., & Hitt, M.A. 2005 Consequences of measurement problems in strategic
management research: The case of Amihud and Lev. Strategic Management Journal, 26(4): 367375.
5. The Resource-Based View of Strategy
Wernerfelt, B., 1984. “A resource-based view of the firm.” Strategic Management Journal, 171180.
Dierickx, I. & Cool, K. 1989a. Asset Stock Accumulation and Sustainability of Competitive
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Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Comment. Management Science. 35(12): 1511-1513 (with
Dierickx & Cool, 1989a). Dierickx, I. & Cool, K. 1989b. Asset Stock Accumulation and
Sustainability of Competitive Advantage: Reply. Management Science. 35(12): 1514 (with
Dierickx & Cool, 1989a).
Barney, J., 1991. “Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage.” Journal of Management,
99-120.
Peteraf, M.A., 1993. “The cornerstones of competitive advantage: A resource-based view.”
Strategic Management Journal, 179-192.
Henderson, R. & Cockburn, I., 1994. “Measuring competence? Exploring firm effects in
pharmaceutical research.” Strategic Management Journal, 63-84.
Priem, R. & Butler, J., 2001. “Is the resource-based view a useful perspective for strategic
management research?” Academy of Management Review, 22-40.
Adner, R. & Helfat, C.R., 2003. “Corporate effects and dynamic managerial capabilities.”
Strategic Management Journal, 1011-1025.
6. Schumpeterian/Dynamic View of Strategy
MacMillan, I.C., McCaffrey, M.L. & Van Wijk, G., 1985. “Competitors’ responses to easily
imitated new products – Exploring commercial banking product introductions.” Strategic
Management Journal, 75-86.
Jacobson, R., 1992. “The ‘Austrian’ school of strategy.” Academy of Management Review, 782807.
ogilvie, d. 1998. Creative Action as a Dynamic Strategy: Using Imagination to Improve Strategic
Solutions in Unstable Environments. Journal of Business Research, 41: 49-56.
Caves, R.E. & Ghemawat, P., 1992. “Identifying mobility barriers.” Strategic Management
Journal, 1-12.
Chen, M-J, Smith, K.F., & Grimm, C.M., 1992. “Action characteristics as predictors of
competitive responses.” Management Science, 439-455.
Ferrier, W.J., Smith, K.G., & Grimm, C.M., 1999. “The role of competitive action in market
share erosion and industry dethronement: A study of industry leaders and challengers.” Academy
of Management Journal, 372-388.
Eisenhardt, Kathleen M. & Martin, J. A. (2000). Dynamic capabilities: What are they? The
Strategic Management Journal. 21(10-11): 1105-1121.
McNamara G, Vaaler PM, Devers C. 2003. Same as it ever was: The search for evidence of
increasing competition. Strategic Management Journal 24(3): 261-278
McNamara G, Vaaler PM, Devers C. 2003. Same as it ever was: The search for evidence of
increasing competition. Strategic Management Journal 24(3): 261-278.
7. Learning and Knowledge-Based View of Strategy
Lieberman, M., 1984. “The learning curve and pricing in the chemical processing industries.”
Rand Journal of Economics, 213-228.
Fiol, C. & Lyles, M., 1985. “Organizational learning.” Academy of Management Review, 803813.
Cohen, W.M. & Levinthal, D.A., 1990. “Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and
innovation.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 128-152
Grant, R., 1996. “Toward a knowledge-based theory of the firm.” Strategic Management Journal,
109-122.
Hayward, M.L.A., 2002. “When do firms learn from their acquisition experience? Evidence from
1990-1995.” Strategic Management Journal, 21-39.
Benner, M.S. & Tushman, M.L., 2002. “Process management and technological innovation: A
longitudinal study of the photography and paint industries.” Administrative Science Quarterly,
676-706.
Graebner, M. 2004. Momentum and Serendipity: How Acquired Leaders Create Value in the
Integration of Technology-Based Firms, Strategic Management Journal, 751-778.
8. Cognitive View of Strategy
Weick, Karl. 1995. Sensemaking in organizations. Sage Publications.
Dearborn, D.C. & H. A. Simon, 1958, “Selective perception: A note on the departmental
identifications of executives.” Sociometry, 21, 140-144.
Beyer, J. M., P. Chattopadhyay, E. George, W.H. Glick, d. ogilvie, & D. Pugliese, 1997, “The
selective perception of managers revisited.” Academy of Management Journal, 40, 716-737.
Galbraith, Jay. 1974. Organization design: An information processing view. Interfaces, 4(3): 2836.
Tushman, Michael & D. Nadler. 1978. Information processing as an integrating concept in
organizational design. Academy of Management Review. 3: 613-624.
Porac, Joseph, Howard Thomas, & Charles Badden-Fuller. 1989. Competitive groups as cognitive
communities: The case of Scottish knitwear manufacturers. Journal of Management Studies. 26:
4: 397-416.
Walsh, James P. 1995. Managerial and organizational cognition: Notes from a trip down memory
lane. Organization Science. 6: 3: 280-321.
Hough, J.R., & ogilvie, d. 2005. An Empirical Test of Cognitive Style and Strategic Decision
Outcomes. Journal of Management Studies, 42(2): 415-446.
Miller, C.C., L.M. Burke & W.H. Glick, 1998, “Cognitive diversity among upper-echelon
executives: Implications for strategic decision processes.” Strategic Management Journal, 19,
39-58.
9. Complexity Theory
Arthur, W. B. (1990). Positive feedbacks in the economy. Scientific American, 262: 92-99. [on
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Stacey, R. D. (1995). The science of complexity: An alternative perspective for strategic change
processes. Strategic Management Journal, 16: 477-495.
Browning, L. D., Beyer, J. M., Shelter, J. C. (1995). Building cooperation in a competitive
industry: Sematech and the semiconductor industry. Academy of Management Journal, 38: 113151.
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Brown, S. L., Eisenhardt, K. M. (1997). The art of continuous change: Linking complexity theory
and time-paced evolution in relentlessly shifting organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly,
42: 1-34.
10a Corporate Level Strategy: Product-Market Diversification
Bettis, R.A., 1982. “Performance differences in related and unrelated diversified firms.” Strategic
Management Journal, 299-307.
Rumelt, R.P., 1982. “Diversification strategy and profitability.” Strategic Management Journal,
359-369.
Wernerfelt, B. & Montgomery, C.A., 1988. “Tobin’s q and the importance of focus in firm
performance.” American Economic Review, 246-250.
Ramanujam, Vasudevan & Varadarajan, P., 1989. “Research on corporate diversification: A
synthesis.” Strategic Management Journal, 523-551.
Bowman, E.H. & Helfat, C.E., 2001. “Does corporate strategy matter?” Strategic Management
Journal, 1-24.
T. Ruefli & R. Wiggins. 2003. Industry, Corporate, and Segment Effects and Performance: A
Non-Parametric Approach. Strategic Management Journal Volume 24, Number 9: 861-879
Miller C.C., ogilvie, d., & Glick, W.H. 2006. Assessing the external environment: An enrichment
of the archival tradition. In D. Ketchen and D. Bergh (Eds.) Research Methodology in Strategy
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10b. International Strategy
Kobrin, S., 1991. “An empirical analysis of the determinants of global integration.” Strategic
Management Journal, 17-31.
Mitchell, W., Shaver, J.M., & Yeung, B., 1992. “Getting there in a global industry: Impacts on
performance of changing international presence.” Strategic Management Journal, 419-432.
Birkinshaw, J., Morrison, A., & Hulland, A., 1995. “Structural and competitive determinants of a
global integration strategy.” Strategic Management Journal, 637-655.
Dess, G., Gupta, A., Hennart, J., & Hill, C. 1995. Conducting and integrating strategy research at
the
international, corporate, and business levels: Issues and directions. Journal of Management,
21(3): 357-393.
Lohrke, Franz T. & Bruton, Garry D. 1998. Contribution and Gaps in International Strategic
Management Literature. Journal of International Management. 3(1) 25-57.
Gupta, A., & Govindarajan, V., 2000. “Knowledge flows within multinational corporations.”
Strategic Management Journal, 473-496.
Vermeulen, F. & Barkema, H., 2002. “Pace, rhythm, and scope: Process dependence in building a
profitable multinational corporation.” Strategic Management Journal, 637-653.
11. Top Executives and the Upper-Echelons Perspective – JISM Paper Due
Hambrick, D. & Mason, P., 1984. “Upper echelons: The organization as a reflection of its top
managers.” Academy of Management Review, 193-206.
Eisenhardt, K.M. & Schoonhoven, C.B., 1990. “Organizational growth: Linking founding team,
strategy, environment, and growth among U.S. semiconductor ventures, 1978-1988.”
Administrative Science Quarterly, 504-529.
Finkelstein, S. & Hambrick, D.C., 1990. “Top management team tenure and organizational
outcomes: The moderating role of managerial discretion.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 484503.
Pettigrew, A., 1992. “On studying managerial elites.” Strategic Management Journal, 163-182.
Hayward, M.L.A. & Hambrick, D.C., 1997 “Explaining the premiums paid for large acquisitions:
Evidence of CEO hubris.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 103-128.
Carpenter, M.A., Sanders, W.G., & Gregersen, H.B., 2001. “Bundling human capital with
organizational context: The impact of international assignment experience on multinational firm
performance and CEO pay.” Academy of Management Journal, 493-512.
Hambrick, D.C., S. Finkelstein, & A. Mooney. 2005. Executive Job Demands: New Insights for
Explaining Strategic Decisions and Leader Behaviors, Academy of Management Review, 30(3):
472-491.
Carpenter, M.A., M.A. Geletkanycz, & W.G. Sanders. 2004. The upper echelons revisited: The
antecedents, elements, and consequences of TMT composition. Journal of Management., 30: 749778.
Hambrick, D.C., S. Finkelstein, T. Cho & E. Jackson. 2004. Isomorphism in reverse: Institutional
theory as an explanation for recent increases in intraindustry heterogeneity and managerial
discretion. Research in Organizational Behavior, 26: 307-350.
12. Corporate Governance and Agency Theory
Jensen, M. & W. Meckling. 1976. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs, and
ownership structure. Journal of Financial Economics. 3: 305-360.
Eisenhardt, K. 1989. Agency theory: An assessment and review. Academy of Management
Review. 14: 57-74.
Gomez-Mejia, L. & R. Wiseman. 1997. Reframing executive compensation: An assessment and
outlook. Journal of Management. 23: 291-374.
Dalton, D., C. Daily, A. Ellstrand, & J. Johnson. 1998. Meta-analytic reviews of board
composition, leadership structure, and financial performance. Strategic Management Journal,
19(3): 269-290.
Zajac, E.J. and Westphal, J.D. 1998. Toward a behavioral theory of the CEO/board relationship:
How research can enhance our understanding of corporate governance practices. In D.C.
Hambrick, D.A. Nadler, & M.L. Tushman (eds.), Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top
Management Teams, and Boards of Directors Steer Transformation, 256-277. Cambridge:
Harvard Business School Press.
Westphal, J. & J. Fredrickson. 2001. Who directs strategic change? Director experience, the
selection of new CEOs, and change in corporate strategy. Strategic Management Journal. 22:
1113-1137.
Sanders, W.G. & M.A. Carpenter. 2003. Strategic satisficing? A behavioral perspective of
strategic initiative adoption. Academy of Management Journal. 46: 160-179.
Graebner, ME & Eisenhardt, KM. 2004. The Seller's Side of the Story: Acquisition as Courtship
and Governance as Syndicate in Entrepreneurial Firms. Administrative Science Quarterly, 49(3):
366-403.
13. Strategic Process: Goals and Decision Making
Fredrickson, J.W. & Mitchell, T.R., 1984. “Strategic decision processes: Comprehensiveness and
performance in an industry with an unstable environment.” Academy of Management Journal,
399-423.
Schweiger, D.M., Sandberg, W.R., & Ragan, J.W., 1986. “Group approaches for improving
strategic decision making: A comparative analysis of dialectical inguiry, devil’s advocacy, and
consensus.” Strategic Management Journal, 51-71.
Bourgeois, L. J., III. & Eisenhardt, Kathleen M. 1988. Strategic Decision Processes in High
Velocity Environments: Four Cases in the Microcomputer Industry. Management Science. 34(7):
816-835.
Fredrickson, J.W. & Iaquinto, A.L., 1989. “Inertia and creeping rationality in strategic decision
processes.” Academy of Management Journal, 516-542.
Barr, P., Stimpert, L., & Huff, A., 1992. “Cognitive change, strategic action, and organizational
renewal.” Strategic Management Journal, 15-36.
Eisenhardt, K. & Zbaracki, M., 1992. “Strategic decision making.” Strategic Management
Journal, 17-37.
14. Student presentations
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
References
In addition to the course readings, the following books and articles are listed here to
supplement your readings on the concepts and problems we explore in the course.
Books:
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Harvard Business School Publishing.
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New York: Free Press.
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Articles:
Abernathy, William and Kenneth Wayne, “Limits of the Learning Curve,” Harvard Business
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Abernathy, William and James Utterback, “Innovation and the Evolving Structure of the Firm,”
Harvard Business Review, June 1975.
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Ansoff, Igor, “The State of Practice in Planning Systems,” Sloan Management Review, Winter
1977.
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Today,” Harvard Business Review, May-June 1979.
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Harvard Business Review, March-April, 132-142.
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1975.
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1979.
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1980.
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the Concept of Strategy,” Academy of Management Review, January 1983.
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September-October 1973.
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September-October 1973.
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Horizons, October 1978.
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September-October 1972.
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Article Synopsis/Critique Format
You should distribute and present the synopsis in class for 5-10 minutes, followed by
comments from and discussion with the other students, as well as myself. The synopsis
should be preferably be 1 page but no more than 2 pages (11 point font and singlespaced) and reproduce the structure of a typical paper which contains the following
sections (sections 3 through 5 do not apply for theory papers, only for empirical ones),
with a header showing the complete reference for the article:
1- Research question (1 sentence ending in ?)
2- Hypotheses and the theoretical arguments supporting each of them (1 sentence
each)
3- Explanations of the key constructs in the paper
4- Population and sample characteristics (1 sentence)
5- Methods (operationalization of key variables, data sources, and statistical
specification)
6- Results (i.e. whether hypotheses were supported or not, use abbreviations like
H1 for Hypothesis 1)
7- Key findings/conclusions and interpretations thereof
8- Limitations: the ones identified by the author/s and, more importantly, any
additional you might find
9- Your assessment of the strengths/weaknesses of the study, arguments, or
methods, and its contributions to the literature
10- Avenues for future research, especially your own ideas (and not just the
author/s’)
From my experience, these summaries greatly help you to prepare for your
comprehensive exam and build your “knowledge database” for future reference. Please
follow the format guidelines outlined above and bring enough printed paper summaries
to the class to distribute to all the participants (including me; you should also email me a
copy). We will spend around 15-20 minutes per article and still have time for the
integration and wrap-up at the end of the session (at least 20 minutes).
For each session (except the first one), a student will volunteer to be responsible for
preparing and presenting the integration. The integration consists of comparing and
contrasting the different articles in the session, identifying existing and potential links,
gaps and contradictions, as well as links with other sessions and seminars. In the first
session, students will choose which session/s to integrate. You should send me via email
a draft of your integration framework 2 days prior to the session, to be discussed with me
before the session, if necessary.
Discussion Leader Role
Each student will serve as a discussion leader for a session. The session leader’s role
will include the following:
a. Provide introductory remarks at the beginning of the session, providing an
overview of the topic, without discussing the individual readings in detail.
Identify the overall themes, gaps, and tensions in the particular research
stream.
b. Manage the discussion during the session. This includes seeding
questions, and involving all participants in the discussion.
c. At the end of the session take 10-15 minutes to summarize the session,
provide insights into the 3-5 most interesting patterns of findings that have
been encountered by researchers, and propose ways in which the readings
either reinforce or contradict each other. Here the focus is on synthesis.
You also need to identify opportunities for future research.
d. Provide a written summary of the session (1-2 pages typed single-spaced),
reflecting on issues highlighted (particularly in points a. and c). The focus
is on synthesizing the literature, and on reflecting thoughtful arguments.
The summary is due at the beginning of the following session. You may
circulate it via email.
Research Paper Guidelines
You are required to submit a research paper relating to a topic covered in the course.
The purpose of this paper is to encourage experimentation on possible first- or
second-year paper topics as well as develop your ability to carry out research in the
strategy field. Another goal is for you to have a paper that can be submitted to the
Academy of Management (or other) conference This paper should, at a minimum,
e. discover and motivate a research question germane to strategic
management. This should be done in the introduction, where you identify
the research question, briefly describe what prior work has done and what
is missing, and indicate what you will do to ameliorate the problem. Each
of these issues should be addressed in one paragraph.
f. review and synthesize the literature in strategy and other fields related to
the question. A literature review should be held in a persuasive argument
fashion.
g. develop testable (non-obvious) hypotheses,
h. outline a research design in the methods section,
i. collect and analyze data, and report the results,
j. add a conclusion section where you focus on literature contribution,
limitations, and future research; and
k. further prepare the paper for submission to the Academy of Management
annual conference (use AMJ style guide, to be found in first issue of each
year or on the AOM website http://aom.pace.edu/AMJ/).
PhD Research Methods Seminar Spring 2007 - Personal Data Sheet
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