2023 Innovation & change

How Do Performance Goals Influence Exploration-Exploitation Choices?

Marlo Raveendran, Kannan Srikanth, Tiberiu Sergiu Ungureanu, G Zheng

Organization Science

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Organizational Learning and Knowledge Transfer Linda Argote, Jerry Guo, Jisoo Park · 2026

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Organizational risk taking: adaptation versus variable risk preferences Jerker Denrell · 2008
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
Variable risk preferences and adaptive aspirations James G. March · 1988
Safe or Profitable? The Pursuit of Conflicting Goals Vibha Gaba, Henrich R. Greve · 2019
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback: A Behavioral Perspective on Multiple Goals Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2021
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard H. Day et al. · 1964

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Modelling Bounded Rationality in Organizations: Progress and Prospects Phanish Puranam et al. · 2015

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

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Modelling Bounded Rationality in Organizations: Progress and Prospects Phanish Puranam et al. · 2015

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How Mixed Performance Feedback Shapes Exploration: The Moderating Role of Self-Enhancement Franziska Lauenstein, Daniel Newark, Oliver Baumann · 2024

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The Paradox of Stretch Goals: Organizations in Pursuit of the Seemingly Impossible Sim B. Sitkin et al. · 2011

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The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

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Organizational risk taking: adaptation versus variable risk preferences Jerker Denrell · 2008

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Literature Review Feifei Yang, Mirjam Goudsmit, George A. Shinkle · 2022

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

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Absolute, average‐based, and rank‐based aspirations Jerker Denrell et al. · 2025

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Signposts for Problemistic Search: Reference Points and Adaptation in Rugged Landscapes Axel Zeijen, Manuel Romagnoli, Luigi Marengo · 2025

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Employee Dilemmas from Competing Organizational Objectives: Insights from Emergency Medical Services Timothy Gubler, Haibo Liu, Alexandru V. Roman · 2021

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Consequences of misspecified mental models: Contrasting effects and the role of cognitive fit Dirk Martignoni, Anoop Menon, Nicolaj Siggelkow · 2016

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Structuring the situation: Organizational goals trigger and direct decision-making Henrich R. Greve · 2023

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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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Changes in Organizational Architecture: Aspiration Levels, Performance Gaps and Organizational Change Federica Ceci, Francesca Masciarelli, Andrea Prencipe · 2016

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Back to basics: Behavioral theory and internationalization Irina Surdu, Henrich R. Greve, Gabriel R.G. Benito · 2020

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Adaptive aspirations: performance consequences of risk preferences at extremes and alternative reference groups Songcui Hu, Daniela Blettner, Richard A. Bettis · 2011

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Rapid Learning and Adaptive Search in Complex Environments: How Underestimating Noise in Performance Feedback Can Leverage and Resolve Errors of Commission Daniel Albert · 2025

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