Empirical research reveals that relocations of corporate centres are most times confined to national borders. Until now, cross-border relocations are almost absent in the European Union, while in the United States relocations across State borders appear to be common. To contribute to a...

The Internet has been one of the main drivers behind the growth in number of partnerships. Although e-partnerships have received attention in research, this attention has mainly been reserved for the role of the Internet firm in the partnership and for technology partnerships. This article...

How does the chief executive of a large complex organization maintain strategic momentum? This represents a great challenge when there are no obvious external threats, and no obvious reasons for having a concerted action. Floris Maljers, Charles Baden-Fuller and Frans van den Bosch explore the...

Sustainable competitive advantage is a key concept in strategy practice and research, not least because of its intended result of persistent superior economic performance. Previous research revealed that persistent superior performance is very rare. Also, theory predicts that Schumpeterian...

This study combines quantitative and qualitative research methods to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of superior performance among the largest firms in the global oil industry during the 1954--2008 period by identifying new stylized facts. The combination of parametric and...