TY - JOUR
T1 - Sociocognitive perspectives in strategic management
AU - Pfarrer, Michael D.
AU - Devers, Cynthia E.
AU - Corley, Kevin
AU - Cornelissen, Joep P.
AU - Lange, Donald
AU - Makadok, Richard
AU - Mayer, Kyle
AU - Weber, Libby
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Academy of Management Review.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - How a firm is perceived has implications for strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and firm outcomes. However, strategic management researchers have traditionally devoted less attention to theories that address these perceptual implications. This special topic forum (STF) includes six articles that use a sociocognitive lens to help expand our theoretical understanding of strategy and strategic management. A sociocognitive perspective encompasses how observers perceive, interpret, and make sense of an organization's strategic processes, actions, and related outcomes. The goal of this STF is therefore to advance theory in an integral domain of management scholarship while also augmenting well-known frameworks for teaching and practice. Specifically, the articles not only reflect the work that has taken place over the past three decades but also generate important theoretical and practical advances. We introduce each article, explain the key strategic questions it addresses, and offer suggestions for future research.
AB - How a firm is perceived has implications for strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and firm outcomes. However, strategic management researchers have traditionally devoted less attention to theories that address these perceptual implications. This special topic forum (STF) includes six articles that use a sociocognitive lens to help expand our theoretical understanding of strategy and strategic management. A sociocognitive perspective encompasses how observers perceive, interpret, and make sense of an organization's strategic processes, actions, and related outcomes. The goal of this STF is therefore to advance theory in an integral domain of management scholarship while also augmenting well-known frameworks for teaching and practice. Specifically, the articles not only reflect the work that has taken place over the past three decades but also generate important theoretical and practical advances. We introduce each article, explain the key strategic questions it addresses, and offer suggestions for future research.
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U2 - 10.5465/amr.2019.0185
DO - 10.5465/amr.2019.0185
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076797409
SN - 0363-7425
VL - 44
SP - 767
EP - 774
JO - Academy of Management Review
JF - Academy of Management Review
IS - 4
ER -