Research on interlocking directorates has gained increasing prominence within the field of
organizations, but it has come under increasing criticism as well. This chapter presents an in …

Scholars from multiple fields have shown increasing interest in the causes and
consequences of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Although this proliferation of research …

This chapter aims to develop one of perhaps multiple specifications of embeddedness, a
concept that has been used to refer broadly to the contingent nature of economic action with …

Institutional logics, the underlying governing principles of societal sectors, strongly influence
organizational decision making. Any shift in institutional logics results in a similar shift in …

Despite ubiquitous references to Pfeffer and Salancik's classic volume, The External Control
of Organizations, resource dependence theory is more of an appealing metaphor than a …

This study examines how external network ties determine a board's ability to contribute to
the strategic decision making process. Although the simple number of director appointments …

This study brings a fresh approach—a learning perspective—to the literature examining
whether firms expand internationally through start-ups or acquisitions. Hypotheses concern …

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Organizations Structures, Processes, and Outcomes Tenth Edition Pamela S. Tolbert Professor …

This article examines practice diffusion in an environment where competing logics exist,
specifically investigating how trustee and performance logics that were rooted in different …

We examine the extent to which executives' boundary spanning relations inside and outside
their industry affect organizational strategy and performance. We posit that the informational …