2014 Foundations

Great Vessels Take a Long Time to Mature: Early Success Traps and Competences in Exploitation and Exploration

Mooweon Rhee, Tohyun Kim

Organization Science

Metadata only

Open public record

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

Cited by in snapshot: 8
References in snapshot: 15
Global cited by: 70

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 8

How Performance Incentives Shape Individual Exploration and Exploitation: Evidence from Microdata Sunkee Lee, Philipp Meyer‐Doyle · 2017
Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017
Organizational Learning Processes and Outcomes: Major Findings and Future Research Directions Linda Argote, Sunkee Lee, Jisoo Park · 2020
How the ghosts of past experience haunt problemistic search Joseph J. Cabral, Dinesh N. Iyer, Jonathan O’Brien · 2023
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
Feedback persistence matters! Uncovering the varying effects of success and failure persistence on firm risk-taking Lakshmi Goyal, Vikas Goyal · 2023
Rapid Learning and Adaptive Search in Complex Environments: How Underestimating Noise in Performance Feedback Can Leverage and Resolve Errors of Commission Daniel Albert · 2025
Organizational Learning and Knowledge Transfer Linda Argote, Jerry Guo, Jisoo Park · 2026

References 15

Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005
Momentum and Organizational Risk Taking: Evidence from the National Football League David W. Lehman, Jungpil Hahn · 2012
Sticky Aspirations: Organizational Time Perspective and Competitiveness Henrich R. Greve · 2002
Aspiration-Level Adaptation in an American Financial Services Organization: A Field Study Stephen J. Mezias, Ya-Ru Chen, Patrice Murphy · 2002
Comparing Aspiration Models: The Role of Selective Attention Mark Washburn, Philip Bromiley · 2011
Striving toward the future: aspiration—performance discrepancies and planned organizational change Giuseppe Labianca et al. · 2009
Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007
'Exploration and exploitation in product innovation' Henrich R. Greve · 2007

Show 7 more referenced records

The Dynamics of the Performance–Risk Relationship Within a Performance Period: The Moderating Role of Deadline Proximity David W. Lehman et al. · 2011
The Liability of Leading: Battling Aspiration and Survival Goals in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Elizabeth Boyle, Zur Shapira · 2012
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008
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

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.

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

33 shared references · rank 1 of 344

Shared references
33
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
332
Cosine
0.173
Jaccard
0.081
Selected rank
1 of 344
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

24 shared references · rank 2 of 344

Shared references
24
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
223
Cosine
0.154
Jaccard
0.078
Selected rank
2 of 344
Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007

21 shared references · rank 3 of 344

Shared references
21
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
103
Cosine
0.198
Jaccard
0.110
Selected rank
3 of 344
Organizational Aspirations, Reference Points, and Goals George A. Shinkle · 2011

19 shared references · rank 4 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
157
Cosine
0.145
Jaccard
0.077
Selected rank
4 of 344
Conclusion Henrich R. Greve · 2003

19 shared references · rank 5 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
390
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.040
Selected rank
5 of 344
Model Henrich R. Greve · 2003

19 shared references · rank 6 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
390
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.040
Selected rank
6 of 344
Advanced topics Henrich R. Greve · 2003

19 shared references · rank 7 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
390
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.040
Selected rank
7 of 344
Foundations Henrich R. Greve · 2003

19 shared references · rank 8 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
390
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.040
Selected rank
8 of 344
Introduction Henrich R. Greve · 2003

19 shared references · rank 9 of 344

Shared references
19
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
390
Cosine
0.092
Jaccard
0.040
Selected rank
9 of 344
'Exploration and exploitation in product innovation' Henrich R. Greve · 2007

18 shared references · rank 10 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
87
Cosine
0.185
Jaccard
0.101
Selected rank
10 of 344
Organizational Structure and Performance Feedback: Centralization, Aspirations, and Termination Decisions John Joseph, Ronald Klingebiel, Alex James Wilson · 2016

18 shared references · rank 11 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
102
Cosine
0.171
Jaccard
0.093
Selected rank
11 of 344
Organizational Learning in Target Setting Carmen Aranda León, Javier Arellano, Antonio Dávila · 2016

18 shared references · rank 12 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
109
Cosine
0.165
Jaccard
0.090
Selected rank
12 of 344
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

18 shared references · rank 13 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
171
Cosine
0.132
Jaccard
0.069
Selected rank
13 of 344
Motivations and Outcomes of Firms' Leveraging of Alliance Knowledge Shihao Zhou · 2017

18 shared references · rank 14 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
230
Cosine
0.114
Jaccard
0.056
Selected rank
14 of 344
Organizational Learning Linda Argote, Gergana Todorova · 2008

18 shared references · rank 15 of 344

Shared references
18
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
238
Cosine
0.112
Jaccard
0.055
Selected rank
15 of 344
Organizational Learning from Extreme Performance Experience: The Impact of Success and Recovery Experience June-Young Kim, Ji‐Yub Kim, Anne S. Miner · 2009

17 shared references · rank 16 of 344

Shared references
17
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
120
Cosine
0.149
Jaccard
0.080
Selected rank
16 of 344
The Paradox of Stretch Goals: Organizations in Pursuit of the Seemingly Impossible Sim B. Sitkin et al. · 2011

17 shared references · rank 17 of 344

Shared references
17
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
147
Cosine
0.134
Jaccard
0.071
Selected rank
17 of 344
How Performance Incentives Shape Individual Exploration and Exploitation: Evidence from Microdata Sunkee Lee, Philipp Meyer‐Doyle · 2017

17 shared references · rank 18 of 344

Shared references
17
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
173
Cosine
0.124
Jaccard
0.064
Selected rank
18 of 344
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm—40 Years and Counting: Introduction and Impact Linda Argote, Henrich R. Greve · 2007

17 shared references · rank 19 of 344

Shared references
17
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
190
Cosine
0.118
Jaccard
0.060
Selected rank
19 of 344
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

17 shared references · rank 20 of 344

Shared references
17
This record reference degree
109
Neighbor reference degree
381
Cosine
0.083
Jaccard
0.036
Selected rank
20 of 344

Co-citation

Records cited together by the same public-snapshot records.

Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998

7 shared citing records · rank 1 of 83

Shared citing records
7
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
241
Cosine
0.159
Jaccard
0.029
Selected rank
1 of 83
Situational and institutional determinants of firms' R&D search intensity Weiru Chen, Kent D. Miller · 2007

6 shared citing records · rank 2 of 83

Shared citing records
6
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
117
Cosine
0.196
Jaccard
0.050
Selected rank
2 of 83
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

6 shared citing records · rank 3 of 83

Shared citing records
6
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
192
Cosine
0.153
Jaccard
0.031
Selected rank
3 of 83
Learning Through the Distribution of Failures within an Organization: Evidence from Heart Bypass Surgery Performance Vinit M. Desai · 2014

5 shared citing records · rank 4 of 83

Shared citing records
5
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
8
Cosine
0.625
Jaccard
0.455
Selected rank
4 of 83
Business Group Affiliation and Firm Search Behavior in India: Responsiveness and Focus of Attention Balagopal Vissa, Henrich R. Greve, Weiru Chen · 2009

5 shared citing records · rank 5 of 83

Shared citing records
5
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
55
Cosine
0.238
Jaccard
0.086
Selected rank
5 of 83
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008

5 shared citing records · rank 6 of 83

Shared citing records
5
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
93
Cosine
0.183
Jaccard
0.052
Selected rank
6 of 83
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012

5 shared citing records · rank 7 of 83

Shared citing records
5
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
110
Cosine
0.169
Jaccard
0.044
Selected rank
7 of 83
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

5 shared citing records · rank 8 of 83

Shared citing records
5
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
140
Cosine
0.149
Jaccard
0.035
Selected rank
8 of 83
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

4 shared citing records · rank 9 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
18
Cosine
0.333
Jaccard
0.182
Selected rank
9 of 83
Organizational Structure and Performance Feedback: Centralization, Aspirations, and Termination Decisions John Joseph, Ronald Klingebiel, Alex James Wilson · 2016

4 shared citing records · rank 10 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
26
Cosine
0.277
Jaccard
0.133
Selected rank
10 of 83
Reciprocity and R&D search: Applying the behavioral theory of the firm to a communitarian context Jonathan O’Brien, Parthiban David · 2013

4 shared citing records · rank 11 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
31
Cosine
0.254
Jaccard
0.114
Selected rank
11 of 83
Constrained Growth: How Experience, Legitimacy, and Age Influence Risk Taking in Organizations Vinit M. Desai · 2008

4 shared citing records · rank 12 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
43
Cosine
0.216
Jaccard
0.085
Selected rank
12 of 83
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

4 shared citing records · rank 13 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
55
Cosine
0.191
Jaccard
0.068
Selected rank
13 of 83
Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

4 shared citing records · rank 14 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
56
Cosine
0.189
Jaccard
0.067
Selected rank
14 of 83
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm—40 Years and Counting: Introduction and Impact Linda Argote, Henrich R. Greve · 2007

4 shared citing records · rank 15 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
75
Cosine
0.163
Jaccard
0.051
Selected rank
15 of 83
Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007

4 shared citing records · rank 16 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
86
Cosine
0.152
Jaccard
0.044
Selected rank
16 of 83
Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017

4 shared citing records · rank 17 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
94
Cosine
0.146
Jaccard
0.041
Selected rank
17 of 83
Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005

4 shared citing records · rank 18 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
133
Cosine
0.123
Jaccard
0.029
Selected rank
18 of 83
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003

4 shared citing records · rank 19 of 83

Shared citing records
4
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
175
Cosine
0.107
Jaccard
0.022
Selected rank
19 of 83
Modelling Bounded Rationality in Organizations: Progress and Prospects Phanish Puranam et al. · 2015

3 shared citing records · rank 20 of 83

Shared citing records
3
This record citer degree
8
Neighbor citer degree
10
Cosine
0.335
Jaccard
0.200
Selected rank
20 of 83

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.