Research in the sociology of culture and in the anthropology of consumption suggests that goods carry a symbolic value, to the extent that they provide users to express individual identity and to signal social status. In this paper, we examine the process of symbolic value creation. Building on...

A growing body of strategy research has recognized that a firm's reputation is one of its most valuable intangible assets. For Internet firms, unprotected by traditional barriers to entry and locational advantages, reputation is a key source of competitive advantages. Drawing on the premise that...

This paper reports a longitudinal field study on the effects of positive media coverage on the reconstruction of organizational identity. The study highlights how intense positive coverage to the point of turning an organization into a celebrity influences both the way members understand their...

Research on learning processes in an entrepreneurial context is still in an early stage. Only recently, researchers’ attention has shifted on the cognitive processes that take place as opportunities are explored, solutions are developed, and their potential risk and returns are gradually made...

In order to understand the organizational sources of continuous innovation, the paper provides an in-depth analysis of a leading company in the hearing aid industry, which showed impressive ability to develop and introduce innovation in the Nineties. Findings focus on three dynamic capabilities...

Past studies on public equity capital options concentrated on the financial or the institutional side of the process. The finance literature considered going public mainly as a way to access new sources of funds and to decrease the cost of capital. Within the family business field, most scholars...

Past studies have emphasized the role played by product design and corporate identity for defining and reinforcing a company's strategy. In recent years, however, the dominance of strategic models focused on positioning within the industry structure or on the endowment of resources has moved...

The article investigates the relationship between ownership structure and the role played by the board of directors in the strategic decision process. A comparative case study of strategic decision processes indicates that ownership concentration, the nature of shareholders' interests and the...