Pub Date : 2024-04-08DOI: 10.1177/01492063241241302
Sibel Ozgen, Ann Mooney, Yuyang Zhou
CEO power has been extensively studied across various disciplines and country contexts. Despite the exponential growth of research, there has been limited effort to integrate the vast body of literature. Using bibliometric and other analytical techniques we apply to the 580 articles in our review, we identify and discuss the topics and major research streams considered in CEO power research and their evolution over the years. We also highlight several shortcomings in the existing literature, including four pressing challenges concerning unclear conceptualizations, varied measurement and methods, the under-contextualized nature of CEO power across international contexts, and a lack of attention to how the changing corporate governance landscape has affected CEO power. We provide a roadmap for future scholarship by offering suggestions for addressing these pressing challenges. Finally, we provide several new and promising research directions in our discussion.
不同学科和国家对 CEO 权力进行了广泛研究。尽管研究呈指数级增长，但整合大量文献的努力却十分有限。我们对综述中的 580 篇文章采用了文献计量学和其他分析技术，确定并讨论了 CEO 权力研究中考虑的主题和主要研究流派及其多年来的演变。我们还强调了现有文献中的几个不足之处，包括四个紧迫的挑战，即概念不清晰、衡量标准和方法各异、CEO 权力在不同国际背景下的不确定性，以及缺乏对不断变化的公司治理格局如何影响 CEO 权力的关注。我们提出了应对这些紧迫挑战的建议，为未来的学术研究提供了路线图。最后，我们在讨论中提出了几个新的、有前景的研究方向。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/01492063241240713
Sophie Bacq, Stephanie Wang
How can innovative solutions to address societal grand challenges be cultivated in a pragmatic and impactful way? In this article, we propose the “lean impact start-up” framework, which integrates the principles of the lean start-up methodology with fresh perspectives from new stakeholder theory—and specifically, stakeholder governance. The lean impact start-up framework is characterized by its experimental and learning-oriented nature and consists of a three-step process: value search, value creation, and value distribution. For each step, we propose a key mechanism and chart pathways for future research. At its core, the lean impact start-up framework differs from other start-up frameworks by an active consideration of diverse primary stakeholders and an expanded focus encompassing both economic and noneconomic outcomes. This framework serves as a transformative bridge that helps to close the divide between scholarly research and tangible, real-world impact.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1177/01492063241239298
Meishi Liao, Melody Jun Zhang, Joel B. Carnevale, Chengquan Huang, Lin Wang
Perceived overqualification (POQ) has traditionally been seen as an undesirable employment situation associated with negative outcomes. However, recent research suggests that POQ may have positive implications for both employees and organizations. Despite the growing literature on this topic, scholars have offered numerous explanatory mechanisms for linking POQ with its work outcomes, and inconsistent findings have been reported, highlighting the need for a comprehensive understanding of why, where, and for whom POQ is beneficial or detrimental. In the present study, we developed an integrative theoretical framework that depicts the consequences, mechanisms, and moderators of POQ. We then conducted a meta-analytical review of the POQ literature, analyzing 704 effect sizes from 251 independent samples (N = 87,229). By organizing the dominant mechanisms in POQ research within a unified framework of work motivation, we elucidate the distinct pathways by which POQ induces differential work consequences. We further consider the role of key cultural, economic, sociodemographic, and methodological characteristics as boundary conditions. Overall, our findings provide support for our predictions and provide novel insights into the work-related consequences of POQ. Theoretical and practical implications of our findings are thoroughly discussed.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1177/01492063241226918
Matteo Prato, Gokhan Ertug, Fabrizio Castellucci, Tengjian Zou
Our review of 154 articles published over the last decade portrays an evolution of status research. This body of literature has transitioned from viewing status as a monolithic construct to appreciating its inherently multidimensional nature, characterized by diverse types, functions, levels, and audience structures. Although this shift has expanded our knowledge, it has also introduced increased complexity and fragmentation. To systematize this scattered work on a multifaceted view of status, we develop a comprehensive framework that integrates the diverse research findings. For each constituent part of this framework, we review key themes and insights in the literature and outline future research directions. Our goal is to provide a clear roadmap to navigate the increasing complexity of status research, encouraging more precise theorizing and transversal exploration across the different dimensions of status.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1177/01492063241236763
Jared S. Allen, James G. Combs, Jon C. Carr, Timothy L. Michaelis, Dana L. Joseph
Research describes pivots as quick and comprehensive change in venture direction triggered by (external) opportunity-based information suggesting a better opportunity. We discovered two distinct pivot types in a qualitative study (Study 1), neither of which fully aligns with prior research. “Opportunity pivots” are triggered by opportunity-based information but are slower and less comprehensive than previously described; “survival pivots” are rapid and comprehensive but triggered by (internal) threat-based information. Lacking theory to explain our discoveries, we tested competing theories in an experimental vignette study involving 1,945 entrepreneurs (Study 2). We find that entrepreneurial learning explains opportunity but not survival pivots, and prospect theory explains survival but not opportunity pivots. The discovery of distinct pivot types provides a foundation for exploring additional pivoting variation; finding support for a different theoretical explanation for each pivot type suggests important limits to core theories used to explain pivoting.
{"title":"More Than One Way to Pivot: The Case for Opportunity and Survival Pivots","authors":"Jared S. Allen, James G. Combs, Jon C. Carr, Timothy L. Michaelis, Dana L. Joseph","doi":"10.1177/01492063241236763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063241236763","url":null,"abstract":"Research describes pivots as quick and comprehensive change in venture direction triggered by (external) opportunity-based information suggesting a better opportunity. We discovered two distinct pivot types in a qualitative study (Study 1), neither of which fully aligns with prior research. “Opportunity pivots” are triggered by opportunity-based information but are slower and less comprehensive than previously described; “survival pivots” are rapid and comprehensive but triggered by (internal) threat-based information. Lacking theory to explain our discoveries, we tested competing theories in an experimental vignette study involving 1,945 entrepreneurs (Study 2). We find that entrepreneurial learning explains opportunity but not survival pivots, and prospect theory explains survival but not opportunity pivots. The discovery of distinct pivot types provides a foundation for exploring additional pivoting variation; finding support for a different theoretical explanation for each pivot type suggests important limits to core theories used to explain pivoting.","PeriodicalId":54212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Management","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140340835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-30DOI: 10.1177/01492063241236767
Kevin Curran, Eric Y. Lee, Michael D. Pfarrer, Scott D. Graffin
Drawing from media routines and narrative theory research, we theorize that benefits spill over to competitors who are cognitively linked to a celebrity via media narratives. Specifically, we argue that actors with direct competitive relationships with a celebrity will receive increased media attention and emotive media content, as well as increased performance. Due to the nature of these narratives, we further argue that this effect continues into periods after the direct relationship has ended. We test our hypotheses using a novel, eight-year data set from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Our findings support our theoretical arguments, providing evidence on how celebrities benefit others in ways that other social evaluation assets—namely, high reputation and high status—do not.
{"title":"Sharing the Spotlight: The Benefits of Having a Celebrity Competitor","authors":"Kevin Curran, Eric Y. Lee, Michael D. Pfarrer, Scott D. Graffin","doi":"10.1177/01492063241236767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063241236767","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing from media routines and narrative theory research, we theorize that benefits spill over to competitors who are cognitively linked to a celebrity via media narratives. Specifically, we argue that actors with direct competitive relationships with a celebrity will receive increased media attention and emotive media content, as well as increased performance. Due to the nature of these narratives, we further argue that this effect continues into periods after the direct relationship has ended. We test our hypotheses using a novel, eight-year data set from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Our findings support our theoretical arguments, providing evidence on how celebrities benefit others in ways that other social evaluation assets—namely, high reputation and high status—do not.","PeriodicalId":54212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Management","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140331249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1177/01492063241241312
Christian N. Thoroughgood, Katina B. Sawyer, Dejun Tony Kong, Jennica R. Webster
When advantaged group employees courageously stand up for the rights of their colleagues with marginalized identities, research suggests that they communicate a powerful, public “message of value” to such individuals. Yet, this beneficiary-focused perspective, while valuable, does not address the self-meanings that third-party observers may derive from such oppositional courage (OC) and the implications for their behavior toward the courageous actor. Drawing on the social comparison literature, we propose that perceptions of OC can be a source of upward moral comparison information for advantaged group observers. Thus, on the one hand, we argue that perceptions of OC can convey to observers that they lack the moral character of the courageous actor, which is associated with feelings of moral inferiority and, in turn, a motivation to negatively gossip about the actor. On the other hand, we suggest that perceptions of OC can also signal to observers their moral capacity to actively contribute to an equitable, inclusive workplace, which is associated with feelings of moral elevation and, in turn, a motivation to positively gossip about the actor. Central to our theory, we argue that these different reactions depend on observers’ own self-confidence to engage in similar courageous action—what we refer to as oppositional courage self-efficacy. Using data from White employees, we conducted one pilot study (i.e., a critical incident analysis) and two main studies (i.e., an experiment and a three-wave survey), on OC for racial and ethnic minorities and found support for our hypotheses. We conclude by discussing the implications of our research.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1177/01492063241237222
Zeki Simsek, Brian C Fox, Ciaran Heavey, Shuang Liu
Review research in management, like other research traditions, demands a methodological compass to advance coherent and credible knowledge claims. Yet, the established landscape of review research lacks a common framework for guiding and assessing its methodological rigor. We conducted an exploratory scoping review, analyzing a large sample of review articles published in the Journal of Management. The review focuses on reported practices dealing with five themes embedded within all review articles: their purpose, type, design, execution, and internal alignment. By comprehensively examining manifest practices, the review reveals crucial insights into the progress and evolving methods employed in management research reviews. Synthesizing those insights with existing conceptions of rigor, we present a conceptual framework including promising research directions on the methodological rigor of review articles.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/01492063241236445
Saras D. Sarasvathy
Recently, there is increasing interest in building theories that offer actionable guidance to the practice of entrepreneurship. Here I present a general theoretical framework, called CAVE, for understanding, assessing, and enhancing existing tools that offer such guidance. The framework encompasses a two-dimensional space with prediction and control as its axes. The CAVE framework accommodates a wide variety of extant practical tools as well as relevant concepts from psychology and economics. Specifically, I compare and contrast effectuation with lean startup within this framework. Whereas lean startup centers around hypothesis testing, effectuation focuses on cocreative commitments from self-selecting stakeholders. In other words, the former takes markets as exogenous, while the latter explicates how they can be made endogenous and why that matters. More generally, I show how these differences connect with and delineate the scientific method from the entrepreneurial method.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/01492063241237227
Ning Li, Xiaoming Zheng, Dan Ni, Bradley L. Kirkman, Mengyi Zhang, Mingze Xu, Chenlin Liu
Catastrophic events can significantly disrupt businesses and, as a result, understanding how organizations adapt to a crisis is critical. Undeniably, leaders often play a crucial role in times of great uncertainty. Yet, it is unclear exactly how leaders can effectively guide organizations through a crisis. Extending theories of network brokerage and organizational adaptation research, we posit that compared to leaders creating structural holes in intra-organizational communication networks, those leaders bridging structural holes can build more effective communication networks with greater cohesion and higher efficiency. In turn, greater cohesion and higher efficiency subsequently drive organizational adaptation and business recovery in a multi-unit enterprise during the early outbreak of COVID-19. Our hypotheses are supported using multi-wave network surveys in 111 chain restaurants with over 3,000 employees. We demonstrate that, during a crisis, leaders can serve as a key architect to shape communication patterns to facilitate organizational adaptation to crises and drive business recovery with faster customer growth and continually decreasing personnel costs.
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