2018 Aspirations & reference points

Dominant Coalitions Directing Acquisitions: Different Decision Makers, Different Decisions

Cyndi Man Zhang, Henrich R. Greve

Academy of Management Journal

Metadata only

Open public record

Generic document type; no canonical identity or publication type is inferred.

Cited by in snapshot: 24
References in snapshot: 18
Global cited by: 119

Within this provisional snapshot

Direct citation relationships

Arrows follow the source-record relationship: a reference is an outgoing edge; “cited by” is an incoming edge. This does not adjudicate canonical work identity.

Cited by 24

Multiple performance pressure inconsistency, resource slack, and the firm’s R&D investment: A behavioral agency theory perspective David Diwei Lv, Weihong Chen, Hailin Lan · 2022
Back to basics: Behavioral theory and internationalization Irina Surdu, Henrich R. Greve, Gabriel R.G. Benito · 2020
Innovation performance feedback and technological alliance portfolio diversity: The moderating role of firms’ R&D intensity Andrea Martínez‐Noya, Esteban García Canal · 2021
From One Empirical Study to 150 Henrich R. Greve · 2021
Aspiration formation and attention rules Luca Berchicci, Murat Tarakci · 2021
Just Diverse Among Themselves: How Does Negative Performance Feedback Affect Boards' Expertise vs. Ascriptive Diversity? HeeJung Jung, Yonghoon G. Lee, Sun Hyun Park · 2023
Is there a strategic organization in the behavioral theory of the firm? Looking back and looking forward Henrich R. Greve, Cyndi Man Zhang · 2022
60th birthday of ‘A Behavioral Theory of the Firm’: a review of the relational concepts and recommendations for future research Moritz Hagen, Wenjia Su, Sebastian Junge · 2023

Show 16 more citing records

Content and process: organizational conflict and decision making Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2023
Sociopolitical and financial goals in state-owned manufacturers' expansion of production capacity: evidence from China Renfei Gao et al. · 2024
Multiple corporate and functional performance feedback and problemistic search Evangelos Syrigos, Κωνσταντίνος Κωστόπουλος, Constantinos Mammassis · 2023
A behavioral theory of Leviathan Inc: State firms’ responses to performance shortfalls Zhiyan Wu, Ronald Klingebiel · 2024
The Dynamics of Inferential Interpretation in Experiential Learning: Deciphering Hidden Goals from Ambiguous Experience Bryan Spencer, Claus Rerup · 2024
Decision‐making in entrepreneurial teams with competing economic and noneconomic goals Jeroen Neckebrouck, Thomas Zellweger · 2026
Institutional History, Negative Performance Feedback, and R&D Search: A Nexus of the Imprinting and Behavioral Perspectives Lakshmi Goyal · 2025
Attention to market expansion: Aspirational antecedent and risk-taking consequence Renfei Gao et al. · 2025
Shareholder Satisfaction or Societal Benefit? Coalition Support and Goal Prioritization Cyndi Man Zhang, Helen Wei Hu, Toru Yoshikawa · 2025
Looking back to move forward: social benchmarks and historical performance in CEO turnover Julio A. Pertuzé, Gonzalo Valdés, Tomás Reyes · 2026
Defending the throne: The influence of performance feedback on CEO succession in family-controlled firms Jaemin Lee, Xiaowei Luo, Ji‐Yub Kim · 2025
The silence of the slacked: The negative side effect of slack on problemistic search Sergii Nevmerzhytskyi, W. Glenn Rowe · 2025
Margin or Mission? Understanding the Relationship Between Multilevel Functional Sub-Groups and Pricing Daniel Albert, John Eklund · 2025
High flying adored: How CEO narcissism influences firms' responses to above-aspiration performance with risky organizational change Korcan Kavuşan et al. · 2025
Organizational Adaptation Under Goal Multiplicity: Toward an Integration of Dominant Coalition and Problemistic Search Theories Nicolai J. Foss, Ambra Mazzelli · 2025
Revisiting the Unitary Actor Assumption: Toward Realistic Aggregation of Individual Preferences in Strategy Research Felipe A. Csaszar, John Eklund · 2026

References 18

New product introductions below aspirations, slack and R&D alliances: A behavioral perspective Beverly B. Tyler, Turanay Caner · 2015
Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
The Prince and the Pauper: Search and Brokerage in the Initiation of Status-Heterophilous Ties Andrew V. Shipilov, Stan Xiao Li, Henrich R. Greve · 2010
The Behavioral Theory of the (Governed) Firm: Corporate Board Influences on Organizations’ Responses to Performance Shortfalls Vinit M. Desai · 2015
Organizational Aspirations, Reference Points, and Goals George A. Shinkle · 2011
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

Show 10 more referenced records

A Behavioral Theory of Market Expansion Based on the Opportunity Prospects Rule Ilídio Barreto · 2011
CEO Hubris and Firm Risk Taking in China: The Moderating Role of Managerial Discretion Jiatao Li, Yi Tang · 2010
Disentangling Risk and Change Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Christine M. Beckman, Thomas P. Moliterno · 2014
Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998
Corporate Structure and Performance Feedback: Aspirations and Adaptation in M-Form Firms Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2012
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard H. Day et al. · 1964
A Behavioral Theory of R&D Expenditures and Innovations: Evidence from Shipbuilding Henrich R. Greve · 2003
PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, SLACK, AND THE TIMING OF ACQUISITIONS. Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

Bounded connected-literature evidence

Why these records are nearby

These are aggregate discovery relationships, not direct citations, identity decisions, recommendations, or a complete neighborhood. Ranks and metrics come unchanged from the engine’s public projection.

Bibliographic coupling

Records that cite some of the same reference targets.

Managerial Risk Taking Robert E. Hoskisson et al. · 2016

27 shared references · rank 1 of 329

Shared references
27
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
317
Cosine
0.152
Jaccard
0.069
Selected rank
1 of 329
Shareholder Satisfaction or Societal Benefit? Coalition Support and Goal Prioritization Cyndi Man Zhang, Helen Wei Hu, Toru Yoshikawa · 2025

24 shared references · rank 2 of 329

Shared references
24
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
165
Cosine
0.188
Jaccard
0.100
Selected rank
2 of 329
Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017

24 shared references · rank 3 of 329

Shared references
24
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
332
Cosine
0.132
Jaccard
0.059
Selected rank
3 of 329
Problem-Solving or Self-Enhancement? A Power Perspective on How CEOs Affect R&D Search in the Face of Inconsistent Feedback Radina R. Blagoeva et al. · 2019

21 shared references · rank 4 of 329

Shared references
21
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
127
Cosine
0.187
Jaccard
0.102
Selected rank
4 of 329
Goal Selection Internally and Externally: A Behavioral Theory of Institutionalization Henrich R. Greve, Daphne Teh · 2018

19 shared references · rank 5 of 329

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
146
Cosine
0.158
Jaccard
0.084
Selected rank
5 of 329
The role of top management teams in firm responses to performance shortfalls Kalin D. Kolev, Gerry McNamara · 2022

16 shared references · rank 6 of 329

Shared references
16
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
127
Cosine
0.143
Jaccard
0.076
Selected rank
6 of 329
Just Diverse Among Themselves: How Does Negative Performance Feedback Affect Boards' Expertise vs. Ascriptive Diversity? HeeJung Jung, Yonghoon G. Lee, Sun Hyun Park · 2023

14 shared references · rank 7 of 329

Shared references
14
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
103
Cosine
0.139
Jaccard
0.074
Selected rank
7 of 329
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback: A Behavioral Perspective on Multiple Goals: A Multiple Goals Perspective Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2021

14 shared references · rank 8 of 329

Shared references
14
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
141
Cosine
0.118
Jaccard
0.062
Selected rank
8 of 329
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback: A Behavioral Perspective on Multiple Goals Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2021

14 shared references · rank 9 of 329

Shared references
14
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
163
Cosine
0.110
Jaccard
0.056
Selected rank
9 of 329
Tie Dissolution in Market Networks: A Theory of Vicarious Performance Feedback David R. Clough, Henning Piezunka · 2020

14 shared references · rank 10 of 329

Shared references
14
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
188
Cosine
0.103
Jaccard
0.051
Selected rank
10 of 329
All Aspirations are not Created Equal: The Differential Effects of Historical and Social Aspirations on Acquisition Behavior Ji‐Yub Kim, Sydney Finkelstein, Jerayr Haleblian · 2014

13 shared references · rank 11 of 329

Shared references
13
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
100
Cosine
0.131
Jaccard
0.070
Selected rank
11 of 329
Performance feedback and firms’ strategic actions: a cross-national meta-analysis Shan Xue, Honghui Chen, Jintao Wu · 2023

13 shared references · rank 12 of 329

Shared references
13
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
152
Cosine
0.106
Jaccard
0.055
Selected rank
12 of 329
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

13 shared references · rank 13 of 329

Shared references
13
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
223
Cosine
0.087
Jaccard
0.042
Selected rank
13 of 329
Board reform versus profits: The impact of ratings on the adoption of governance practices Timothy J. Rowley, Andrew V. Shipilov, Henrich R. Greve · 2016

12 shared references · rank 14 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
63
Cosine
0.152
Jaccard
0.080
Selected rank
14 of 329
From One Empirical Study to 150 Henrich R. Greve · 2021

12 shared references · rank 15 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
76
Cosine
0.138
Jaccard
0.074
Selected rank
15 of 329
Long–Term Orientation in Publicly Traded Family Businesses: Evidence of a Dominant Logic Richard J. Gentry, Clay Dibrell, Jaemin Kim · 2014

12 shared references · rank 16 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
106
Cosine
0.117
Jaccard
0.062
Selected rank
16 of 329
Change or stability? A meta-analysis of organizational responses to social and historical performance feedback Stefan Breet, Pursey Heugens, Anna Nadolska · 2025

12 shared references · rank 17 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
127
Cosine
0.107
Jaccard
0.056
Selected rank
17 of 329
Organizational responses to performance feedback: A meta-analytic review Serhan Kotiloglu, Yan Chen, Thomas Lechler · 2019

12 shared references · rank 18 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
133
Cosine
0.105
Jaccard
0.055
Selected rank
18 of 329
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

12 shared references · rank 19 of 329

Shared references
12
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
171
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.047
Selected rank
19 of 329
The Behavioral Theory of the (Governed) Firm: Corporate Board Influences on Organizations’ Responses to Performance Shortfalls Vinit M. Desai · 2015

11 shared references · rank 20 of 329

Shared references
11
This record reference degree
99
Neighbor reference degree
63
Cosine
0.139
Jaccard
0.073
Selected rank
20 of 329

Co-citation

Records cited together by the same public-snapshot records.

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

17 shared citing records · rank 1 of 97

Shared citing records
17
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
94
Cosine
0.358
Jaccard
0.168
Selected rank
1 of 97
Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998

17 shared citing records · rank 2 of 97

Shared citing records
17
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
241
Cosine
0.224
Jaccard
0.069
Selected rank
2 of 97
Driven by aspirations, but in what direction? Performance shortfalls, slack resources, and resource‐consuming vs. resource‐freeing organizational change Pasi Kuusela, Thomas Keil, Markku Maula · 2016

16 shared citing records · rank 3 of 97

Shared citing records
16
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
62
Cosine
0.415
Jaccard
0.229
Selected rank
3 of 97
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

15 shared citing records · rank 4 of 97

Shared citing records
15
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
110
Cosine
0.292
Jaccard
0.126
Selected rank
4 of 97
Safe or Profitable? The Pursuit of Conflicting Goals Vibha Gaba, Henrich R. Greve · 2019

13 shared citing records · rank 5 of 97

Shared citing records
13
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
61
Cosine
0.340
Jaccard
0.181
Selected rank
5 of 97
A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008

13 shared citing records · rank 6 of 97

Shared citing records
13
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
119
Cosine
0.243
Jaccard
0.100
Selected rank
6 of 97
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003

12 shared citing records · rank 7 of 97

Shared citing records
12
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
175
Cosine
0.185
Jaccard
0.064
Selected rank
7 of 97
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

12 shared citing records · rank 8 of 97

Shared citing records
12
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
192
Cosine
0.177
Jaccard
0.059
Selected rank
8 of 97
Corporate Structure and Performance Feedback: Aspirations and Adaptation in M-Form Firms Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2012

11 shared citing records · rank 9 of 97

Shared citing records
11
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
69
Cosine
0.270
Jaccard
0.134
Selected rank
9 of 97
A comparison of alternative measures of organizational aspirations Philip Bromiley, Jared D. Harris · 2013

10 shared citing records · rank 10 of 97

Shared citing records
10
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
65
Cosine
0.253
Jaccard
0.127
Selected rank
10 of 97
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard H. Day et al. · 1964

10 shared citing records · rank 11 of 97

Shared citing records
10
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
116
Cosine
0.190
Jaccard
0.077
Selected rank
11 of 97
Situational and institutional determinants of firms' R&D search intensity Weiru Chen, Kent D. Miller · 2007

10 shared citing records · rank 12 of 97

Shared citing records
10
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
117
Cosine
0.189
Jaccard
0.076
Selected rank
12 of 97
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

10 shared citing records · rank 13 of 97

Shared citing records
10
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
140
Cosine
0.173
Jaccard
0.065
Selected rank
13 of 97
Business Group Affiliation and Firm Search Behavior in India: Responsiveness and Focus of Attention Balagopal Vissa, Henrich R. Greve, Weiru Chen · 2009

9 shared citing records · rank 14 of 97

Shared citing records
9
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
55
Cosine
0.248
Jaccard
0.129
Selected rank
14 of 97
Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005

9 shared citing records · rank 15 of 97

Shared citing records
9
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
133
Cosine
0.159
Jaccard
0.061
Selected rank
15 of 97
Performance Feedback in Hierarchical Business Groups: The Cross-Level Effects of Cognitive Accessibility on R&D Search Behavior Luke Rhee, William Ocasio, Tae-Hyun Kim · 2019

8 shared citing records · rank 16 of 97

Shared citing records
8
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
18
Cosine
0.385
Jaccard
0.235
Selected rank
16 of 97
Conflict inside and outside: Social comparisons and attention shifts in multidivisional firms Songcui Hu et al. · 2016

8 shared citing records · rank 17 of 97

Shared citing records
8
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
25
Cosine
0.327
Jaccard
0.195
Selected rank
17 of 97
Problem-Solving or Self-Enhancement? A Power Perspective on How CEOs Affect R&D Search in the Face of Inconsistent Feedback Radina R. Blagoeva et al. · 2019

8 shared citing records · rank 18 of 97

Shared citing records
8
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
29
Cosine
0.303
Jaccard
0.178
Selected rank
18 of 97
Looking Backward Instead of Forward: Aspiration-Driven Influences on the Efficiency of the Capital Allocation Process Mathias Arrfelt, Robert M. Wiseman, G. Tomas M. Hult · 2012

8 shared citing records · rank 19 of 97

Shared citing records
8
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
30
Cosine
0.298
Jaccard
0.174
Selected rank
19 of 97
Performance Feedback and Firm Risk Taking: The Moderating Effects of CEO and Outside Director Stock Options Elizabeth Lim, Brian T. McCann · 2013

8 shared citing records · rank 20 of 97

Shared citing records
8
This record citer degree
24
Neighbor citer degree
33
Cosine
0.284
Jaccard
0.163
Selected rank
20 of 97

Rows require at least 2 shared references or shared citing records, as applicable, and are capped at 20 neighbors per record and relation type. See definitions, ranking, and limits.