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Why Do Firm Practices Differ? Examining the Selection and Implementation of Organizational Practices
(2016-04-27)
This dissertation is comprised of three studies investigating sources of variation in firm practices. Firm practices may differ both due to differences in the practices firms choose to implement – different types of firms ...
How Micro-Processes Change Social Hierarchies in Teams
(2016-05-13)
Social hierarchies can prevent teams from hearing and using all of their members’ contributions. They are also ubiquitous and difficult to change, reinforced by conscious and unconscious factors as well as social-structural ...
Essays on Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism
(2016-05-13)
In these essays, I explore the relation between shareholder activism and corporate governance, mainly the board of directors and takeover defense measures.
In the first essay, “Takeover defenses in the era of shareholder ...
Gold Star vs. North Star Leaders: Role Orientations and Arbitrage in Crossing Sector Boundaries
(2016-05-13)
Through a qualitative study of professionals whose careers span the public and private sectors, I develop theory on boundary crossing in a career. I find that two role orientations – gold-star and north-star orientation – ...
Competing Globally: Institutional Voids in Emerging Markets
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation addresses institutional development in emerging economies, as well as its implications on firm strategy. Specifically, as emerging markets are characterized by “institutional voids”, that is, the absence ...
Platform and Ecosystem Transitions: Strategic and Organizational Implications
(2015-05-26)
By most conventional measures of corporate success (revenue, market capitalization, global brand growth, etc.) businesses operating as multi-sided platforms (MSPs) and their associated ecosystems constitute the majority ...
The Digital Commons: Tragedy or Opportunity? The Effect of Crowdsourced Digital Goods on Innovation and Economic Growth
(2015-05-26)
The classic economic concept of the tragedy of the commons occurs when individuals overuse a public good, resulting in the complete depletion of the good. Comparatively, in the digital world public goods are non-rival and ...
Essays on Strategy and Management of Platforms
(2015-05-26)
In this thesis, I research the management of platforms by participating organizations and study the ensuing performance of both participating organizations and the platform.
In the first essay, titled ``The Impact of ...
Essays on Operations Management: Setting Employees Up for Success
(2015-05-26)
As a result of globalization, organizations expect more from their employees. While organizations have become leaner, the productivity requirements have not decreased. Further, there is greater importance being placed on ...
Strategies for the Non-Market Environment
(2015-05-26)
ABSTRACT 1: This paper examines whether mobile telecom operators with access to different
kinds of knowledge pursue different strategies in politically risky markets. Using
data from 2000-2010 I find that firms with ...