Where can capabilities come from? network ties and capability acquisition in business groups

By Ishtiaq P. Mahmood, Hongjin Zhu, Edward J. Zajac. 2011

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures (2014, background): “Researchers are looking at the scale and scope of networks, at tie-formation and on the cultural and cognitive closeness of the members (Elfring and Hulsink 2007; Granovetter 1983; Kreiser 2011; Mahmood, Zhu, and Zajac 2011; Massolution 2013; Phelps, Heidl, and Wadhwa 2012; Semrau and Werner 2012).”
System architecture for blockchain based transparency of supply chain social sustainability (2020, background): “They also highlight the importance of enhancing social sustainability capabilities in terms of skills, practices, and organizational processes in both technical and relational ways [5, 12, 53].”
Institutional Voids or Organizational Resilience? Business Groups, Innovation, and Market Development in Latin America (2015, background): “A few studies have recently extended the business groups’ literature to analyze whether group-affiliated firms (GAFs) are more innovative than standalone firms (SAFs) (Belenzon & Berkovitz, 2010; Chang et al., 2006; Mahmood & Lee, 2004; Mahmood & Mitchell, 2004; Mahmood et al., 2011).”
Crowdfunding social ventures: a model and research agenda (2013, unknown): “flow of various resources, such as materials, workforce but also more generally capabilities, information, business partners and opportunities in various situations (Dobrow et al. 2011; Hoang and Antoncic 2003; Mahmood et al. 2011; Martinez and Aldrich 2011; Soh 2010; Sullivan and Marvel 2011).”
Beyond institutional voids: Business groups, incomplete markets, and organizational form (2015, background): “…group—each affiliate firm is legally separate and is responsible to its “own governance bodies including shareholders, directors, and auditors” (Mahmood, Zhu, and Zajac, 2011: 823)—helps overcome some of the challenges associated with managing diversified businesses, such as those…”
Sub‐National Institutional Contingencies, Network Positions, and IJV Partner Selection (2012, unknown): “Our China focus will therefore help us make additional progress along this line of research.”