This dissertation examines the psychological consequences of firms’ financial and prosocial strategies and practices pertaining to how firms define value and performance. Firms typically measure value and performance ...

This dissertation examines the strategic implications of opening firm boundaries. The first chapter examines how opening country borders and allowing firms to hire migrant inventors can foster innovations that are different ...

This dissertation examines the dynamics and consequences of organizations that eschew the conventional managerial hierarchy and instead radically decentralize authority throughout the organization. While fascination with ...

In U.S. M&A transactions, target directors are effectively required to seek and consider a “fairness opinion” and supporting valuations before accepting a takeover offer. Despite their legal status, critics have argued ...

Managing human capital is one of the most critical activities for any organizations in knowledge-intensive industries. Increasingly, it requires detailed understandings on the interplay between individuals and environments ...

This dissertation examines how individuals in the upper echelons of the organization – namely, the board of directors, CEO, and top management team – shape firm governance, strategy, and performance. This dissertation ...

Growing investor interest in sustainability performance and recent regulation have led to increased firm disclosure of environmental (i.e., carbon emissions, water consumption, waste generation, etc.), social (i.e., employee ...