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The Prince and the Pauper: Search and Brokerage in the Initiation of Status-Heterophilous Ties

Andrew V. Shipilov, Stan Xiao Li, Henrich R. Greve

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Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005
Situational and institutional determinants of firms' R&D search intensity Weiru Chen, Kent D. Miller · 2007
A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
Sticky Aspirations: Organizational Time Perspective and Competitiveness Henrich R. Greve · 2002
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard M. Cyert, James G. March · 1963
The Influence of Acquisition Experience and Performance on Acquisition Behavior: Evidence From the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry Jerayr Haleblian, Ji‐Yub Kim, Nandini Rajagopalan · 2006
Aspiration-Level Adaptation in an American Financial Services Organization: A Field Study Stephen J. Mezias, Ya-Ru Chen, Patrice Murphy · 2002
Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007

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Business Group Affiliation and Firm Search Behavior in India: Responsiveness and Focus of Attention Balagopal Vissa, Henrich R. Greve, Weiru Chen · 2009
Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964
Richard M. Cyert & James G. March, A Behavioral Theory of The Firm, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1963, 332 s. Erik Johnsen · 1964
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005

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Organizational Aspirations, Reference Points, and Goals George A. Shinkle · 2011

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Universities between revenue and status: A typology of organizational responses Başak Topaler, Akın Kayabaşı · 2025

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Getting What You Need: How Reputation and Status Affect Team Performance, Hiring, and Salaries in the NBA Gökhan Ertug, Fabrizio Castellucci · 2012

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Tie Dissolution in Market Networks: A Theory of Vicarious Performance Feedback David R. Clough, Henning Piezunka · 2020

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Problemistic Search of the Embedded Firm: The Joint Effects of Performance Feedback and Network Positions on Venture Capital Firms’ Risk Taking Songcui Hu, Qian Gu, Jun Xia · 2021

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Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017

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The Dynamics of the Performance–Risk Relationship Within a Performance Period: The Moderating Role of Deadline Proximity David W. Lehman et al. · 2011

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Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007

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Antecedents of Convergence and Divergence in Strategic Positioning: The Effects of Performance and Aspiration on the Direction of Strategic Change Kyung Min Park · 2007

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