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Learning Through the Distribution of Failures within an Organization: Evidence from Heart Bypass Surgery Performance

Vinit M. Desai

Academy of Management Journal

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Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017
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Feedback persistence matters! Uncovering the varying effects of success and failure persistence on firm risk-taking Lakshmi Goyal, Vikas Goyal · 2023
Organizational Learning and Knowledge Transfer Linda Argote, Jerry Guo, Jisoo Park · 2026

References 12

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
Less Likely to Fail: Low Performance, Firm Size, and Factory Expansion in the Shipbuilding Industry Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2006
Aspiration Performance and Railroads’ Patterns of Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes Joel A. C. Baum, Kristina Dahlin · 2007
Disrupted Routines: Team Learning and New Technology Implementation in Hospitals Amy C. Edmondson, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Gary P. Pisano · 2001
Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams Amy C. Edmondson · 1999
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008

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The Role of Volition in Organizational Learning: The Case of Automotive Product Recalls Pamela R. Haunschild, Mooweon Rhee · 2004
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
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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Organizational Learning Processes and Outcomes: Major Findings and Future Research Directions Linda Argote, Sunkee Lee, Jisoo Park · 2020

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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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Constrained Growth: How Experience, Legitimacy, and Age Influence Risk Taking in Organizations Vinit M. Desai · 2008

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A Behavioral Theory of the Firm—40 Years and Counting: Introduction and Impact Linda Argote, Henrich R. Greve · 2007

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Organizational Learning in Target Setting Carmen Aranda León, Javier Arellano, Antonio Dávila · 2016

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Organizational Learning from Extreme Performance Experience: The Impact of Success and Recovery Experience June-Young Kim, Ji‐Yub Kim, Anne S. Miner · 2009

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

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

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

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Organizational Learning Linda Argote, Gergana Todorova · 2008

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When do firms invest in R&D? Two types of performance feedback and organizational search in the Korean shipbuilding industry Daehun Chung, Dongyoub Shin · 2021

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Behavioral Theory of the Firm Henrich R. Greve · 2013

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Great Vessels Take a Long Time to Mature: Early Success Traps and Competences in Exploitation and Exploration Mooweon Rhee, Tohyun Kim · 2014

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Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback: A Behavioral Perspective on Multiple Goals: A Multiple Goals Perspective Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2021

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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

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Momentum and Organizational Risk Taking: Evidence from the National Football League David W. Lehman, Jungpil Hahn · 2012

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

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Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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Deviant versus Aspirational Risk Taking: The Effects of Performance Feedback on Bribery Expenditure and R&D Intensity Dean Xu, Kevin Zheng Zhou, Fei Du · 2018

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Constrained Growth: How Experience, Legitimacy, and Age Influence Risk Taking in Organizations Vinit M. Desai · 2008

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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

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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

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Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008

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

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Situational and institutional determinants of firms' R&D search intensity Weiru Chen, Kent D. Miller · 2007

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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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Great Vessels Take a Long Time to Mature: Early Success Traps and Competences in Exploitation and Exploration Mooweon Rhee, Tohyun Kim · 2014

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Organizational Structure and Performance Feedback: Centralization, Aspirations, and Termination Decisions John Joseph, Ronald Klingebiel, Alex James Wilson · 2016

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Reciprocity and R&D search: Applying the behavioral theory of the firm to a communitarian context Jonathan O’Brien, Parthiban David · 2013

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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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Incentives to Cheat: The Influence of Executive Compensation and Firm Performance on Financial Misrepresentation Jared D. Harris, Philip Bromiley · 2007

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Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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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

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Self-Enhancement and Learning from Performance Feedback Alexander Jordan, Pino G. Audia · 2012

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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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