The STR Distinctiveness Dialogue Series focus on the overlaps and distinctions between the Strategic Management (STR) and complementary domains.   The series is aimed at fostering dialogue in areas of mutual interest, such as a) foundational assumptions and connections, b) distinctive contributions of each domain, and c) research opportunities at the intersection.   In this session, we will focus on “TIM.” Panelists: Connie Helfat (Dartmouth College) Rahul Kapoor (University of Pennsylvania)...

How can generative AI, machine learning, 3D printing, AI ethics, and other cutting-edge topics and tools be incorporated into the strategy curriculum? How can the traditional strategy canon be broadened to include new emerging themes such as entrepreneurial grand challenges and environmental sustainability? How can business schools innovate at the course and program levels to adapt strategy education for today’s dynamic business environment?   This virtual event explores innovations in...

This Symposium aims to present and discuss four novel projects on the interplay of organizational structure and relational strategies.   Organizers: Navid Asgari (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University) Gwendolyn Lee (Warrington College of Business, University of Florida)   Discussants: Nandini Rajagopalan (Marshall Business School, University of Southern California) Julia Bodner (INSEAD)   Papers ( and presenters): --Relational Embeddedness, Breadth of Added Value Opportunities, and...

This symposium features four exciting new projects on the theme of innovation and labor market mobility, with discussant comments from Martin Ganco, followed by questions from the audience.   Discussant: Martin Ganco (University of Wisconsin Madison)   Papers: “(Co-)Working in Close Proximity: Heterogeneous Impacts on Peer Learning and Startup Performance Outcomes” - Maria Roche (HBS), Alex Oettl (Georgia Tech), and Christian Catalini (MIT)   “External Knowledge Sourcing and Employee Mobility...

This Symposium aims to present and discuss novel perspectives on industry and ecosystem emergence. Four papers will be presented and discussed by scholars who have extensively engaged with this timely topic for research and practice. The final part of the symposium will be a plenary discussion with the attendants and the panelists. Registration is required.   Paper 1 Presenter: Rajshree Agarwal (U. of Maryland) Discussant: Tobias Kretschmer (LMU)   Paper 2 Presenter: Mary Tripsas (Boston...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT   Organizers Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London Brian Wu, U of Michigan   Discussants Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles   Part 4: Discussion...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT   Organizers Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London Brian Wu, U of Michigan   Discussants Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles   Paper 3 A...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT   Organizers Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London Brian Wu, U of Michigan   Discussants Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles   Paper 2 The Roles of...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Broadening our View of Imitation Date: Thursday, June 25th, 12 pm – 1:30 pm EDT   Organizers Jan-Michael Ross, Imperial College London Dmitry Sharapov, Imperial College London Brian Wu, U of Michigan   Discussants Nick Argyres, Washington U in St. Louis Marvin Lieberman, U of California – Los Angeles   Paper 1 Imitative...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT   Organizers Julia Bodner, INSEAD   Discussants Tim Folta, U of Connecticut Will Mitchell, U of Toronto Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD   Part 5: Discussions

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT   Organizers Julia Bodner, INSEAD Discussants Tim Folta, U of Connecticut Will Mitchell, U of Toronto Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD   Paper 4 Generating Knowledge Spill-ins: Human Capital Redeployment and...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy   Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT   Organizers Julia Bodner, INSEAD Discussants Tim Folta, U of Connecticut Will Mitchell, U of Toronto Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD   Paper 3 Managing Diversified Firms: Employee Redeployment as a Pathway...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT   Organizers Julia Bodner, INSEAD   Discussants Tim Folta, U of Connecticut Will Mitchell, U of Toronto Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD   Paper 2 Competing Coworker Influences on Professional Career Mobility: Evidence...

STRonger Together Virtual Symposia offer the opportunity for the AOM Strategic Management Division (STR) community to stay engaged with current research.   Symposium Title: Resource Redeployment and Employee Mobility in Corporate Strategy Date Wednesday, June 10th, 9 am – 10:30 am EDT   Organizers Julia Bodner, INSEAD Discussants Tim Folta, U of Connecticut Will Mitchell, U of Toronto Andrew Shipilov, INSEAD   Paper 1 Resource Redeployment in Corporate Acquisitions: Going Beyond Horizontal...

We have invited four neo-Carnegie scholars who are the authors of “The Behavioral Theory of the Firm” (published in the Academy of Management Annals) to discuss this theory. These authors include Giovanni Gavetti (Dartmouth College), Henrich Greve (INSEAD), Dan Levinthal (University of Pennsylvania) and William Ocasio (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). Luke Rhee (University of California-Irvine) will moderate this event.   (c) STR - Strategic Management Division - AOM

The virtual symposium analyzes the past and future of global strategy, i.e., how managers guide their firms to address the opportunities and challenges of operating across countries in response to the continuous transformation in the global geopolitical, technological, and sociocultural contexts. The panel consists of current and former associate editors and coeditors of Global Strategy Journal who will share their expertise on what we have learned in the past and especially what they think...

In the past few years, the research on ecosystems and related concepts has burgeoned. In this virtual symposium we gather a panel of renowned scholars to discuss how the ecosystem framework can help us address some of the core strategy issues: How do ecosystems differ from other forms of organization, such as value chains, markets, alliances? How are the intertwined value creation and value capture processes affecting the way firms achieve competitive advantage in ecosystems? How does the...

This Oxford/Cambridge style debate on whether we need a new theory of the 'international' firm", given all the major changes we are going through in the world. What would a new theory of the international firm look like? What are the boundary conditions and shift parameters that such a new theory would entail? For theory testing, what would general models look like for such a new theory? Do we need a new approach that integrates strategic management and theories of the international firm, so...

AoM STR Division Symposium on Open Strategy The panellists will each introduce their latest work and discuss with participants opportunities for future research in this expanding field.   Panellists: Martin Friesl, Professor for Strategy and Organization, University of Bamberg: One word at a time: Performing Micro Role Transitions in Open Strategy Julia Hautz, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Innsbruck: How does open strategy affect strategy implementation efforts? An...

This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research about the strategic resources and capabilities of industry 4.0. The panelists will share their insights about five types of resources and capabilities with increased prominence, including financial capital, human capital, general-purpose technologies, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property. Each panelist will reflect on a) the strategic importance of these resources and capabilities, b) existing research about the...

This virtual research symposium will featurecutting-edge research from the field of strategic human capital. Four scholars,whose research focuses on strategic human capital, will present their latestresearch paper, and two discussants will share their feedback on the papers, followed by feedback from the audience.   The four scholars presenting their work in thisvirtual symposium are: Victoria Sevcenko, Assistant Professor of Strategy, INSEAD Asia Campus JR Keller, Associate Professor of...

This virtual research symposium will feature cutting-edge research about how knowledge and innovation strategies at the individual, platform, industry, and regional levels interact with firm-level strategic management. Although strategy research primarily seeks to understand firm heterogeneity, many scholars focus on other levels of analysis for shedding light on firm-level dynamics. Each panelist will reflect on a) what we know about innovation at the respective level of analysis, b) how...

The STR Division is pleased to host a new monthly “Meet a Theory” series. In these sessions, we will cover the assumptions and foundations of a theory, the current state, and the future trajectory in strategic management research. Our third session will focus on the attention-based view. Panelists: Nel Dutt, Bocconi University J.P. Eggers, NYU Stern William Ocasio, University of Illinois Richard Whittington, University of Oxford Moderator: Luke Rhee, University of California Irvine