In their paper “Fractals, stories, and the development of coherence in strategic logic,” Janice Black, Frances Fabian, and Kim Hinrichs explore key communication dynamics that drive the emergence of a coherent strategic logic in an organization. Using a longitudinal study of a non-profit...

This paper paves the path towards defining a research agenda for competence based strategic management theory. The central question for the research agenda ultimately is: “What elements can cause (and explain) variation in organizational outcomes between firms within an industry in the short...