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How the ghosts of past experience haunt problemistic search

Joseph J. Cabral, Dinesh N. Iyer, Jonathan O’Brien

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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
Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005
Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008
Situational and institutional determinants of firms' R&D search intensity Weiru Chen, Kent D. Miller · 2007
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
Organizational Aspirations, Reference Points, and Goals George A. Shinkle · 2011
Variations in R&D Investments of Family and Nonfamily Firms: Behavioral Agency and Myopic Loss Aversion Perspectives James J. Chrisman, Pankaj C. Patel · 2012
Less Likely to Fail: Low Performance, Firm Size, and Factory Expansion in the Shipbuilding Industry Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2006

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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
Great Vessels Take a Long Time to Mature: Early Success Traps and Competences in Exploitation and Exploration Mooweon Rhee, Tohyun Kim · 2014
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm—40 Years and Counting: Introduction and Impact Linda Argote, Henrich R. Greve · 2007
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008
Firm performance and aspiration levels as determinants of a firm’s strategic repositioning within strategic group structures Markus Schimmer, Matthias Brauer · 2012
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 Structure and Performance Feedback: Centralization, Aspirations, and Termination Decisions John Joseph, Ronald Klingebiel, Alex James Wilson · 2016
Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017
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
Safe or Profitable? The Pursuit of Conflicting Goals Vibha Gaba, Henrich R. Greve · 2019
Organizational responses to performance feedback: A meta-analytic review Serhan Kotiloglu, Yan Chen, Thomas Lechler · 2019
Corporate Structure and Performance Feedback: Aspirations and Adaptation in M-Form Firms Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2012
Motivation and Ability? A Behavioral Perspective on the Pursuit of Radical Invention in Multi-Technology Incumbents J. P. Eggers, Aseem Kaul · 2017
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003
Prior Experience of Managers and Maladaptive Responses to Performance Feedback: Evidence from Mutual Funds Vibha Gaba et al. · 2022
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