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Finalist, 1986 Academic of Management Review “Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award.”
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Influential Publications
Organizational Culture: Can It Be a Source of Sustained Competitive Advantage?
Types of Competition and the Theory of Strategy: Toward an Integrative Framework
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1330 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
Strategic Factor Markets: Expectations, Luck, and Business Strategy
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In 2004, cited as one of the 50 most influential papers published in Management Science.
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Reprinted in:
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In 2004, cited as the second most referenced publication in articles published in the Strategic Management Journal, 1994-2000 (see A. R. Ramos-Rodríguez and J. Ruíz-Navrro (2004), “Changes in the Intellectual Structure of Strategic Management Research,” Strategic Management Journal, 25(10), 981-1004.)
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Reprinted in:
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1203 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
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Summarized in:
—The Economist, July 19, 1997, pg. 56
—Psychology Today, November-December, 1997, p. 22
—CNBC News, Sept. 13, 1997
—Journal of Commerce, July 8, 1997
—Reuters News Service, July 2, 1997
—St. Louis Daily Record, July 3, 1997
—Success, March 1998, p. 52
Reprinted in:
–Shane (ed.), The Foundations of Entrepreneurship. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000.
–Landström and F. T. Lohrke (eds.), Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research. Sweden: Lund University, Spring 2012. D. B. Audretsch (Series Editor), The International Library of Entrepreneurship Research.
3703 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
On Becoming a Strategic Partner: The Role of Human Resources in Gaining Competitive Advantage
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3585 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
How a Firm’s Capabilities Affect Boundary Decisions
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1228 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
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4525 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
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2579 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
Information Technology and the Performance of the Customer Service Process: A Resource-based Analysis
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1334 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: Investor Preferences and Corporate Strategies
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1484 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
Discovery and Creation: Alternative Theories of Entrepreneurial Action
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–Winner, The Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Best Paper Prize, 2014
–Winner, the “Foundational Paper Award” of the Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2019
2760 citations by 2022 (Google Scholar)
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