This research extends agency theory by exploring the influence of diverse, and competing, principal interests on executive actions. Findings reveal that dedicated institutional investors, who hold concentrated portfolios over time, are positively associated with strategic competitive actions....

Today's corporate environment requires managers to be excellent decision makers. Their ability to make fast, widely-supported, and effective decisions will, in large part, shape the performance of their firms. In this article, we describe two cognitive systems that influence decision making....

Marketing and entrepreneurship have long been recognized as two key responsibilities of the firm. Despite their tight integration in practice, marketing and entrepreneur- ship as domains of scholarly inquiry have largely progressed within their respective disciplinary boundaries with minimal...