Strategic Management Review

Must Read Alert: SMR is pleased to showcase “Foundations and futures of strategic management" by Michael Leiblein and Jeff Reuer  (2020), one of the highly cited papers in this journal that presents new ideas that matter for strategic management research.   Abstract: Research in strategic management has burgeoned in the last few decades. This growth and specialization not only reflects impressive progress but also raises questions about the boundaries and future direction of the field. In an effort to promote the accumulation and integration of insights regarding strategic management we trace research in the field through a series of four generations of scholarship. In so doing, we highlight some of the most important challenges and contributions of each of these generations and note the tensions and opportunities presented by the field's focus on fundamental issues and frontier research topics. We also note the various integration mechanisms that have been called for and discuss their merits and demerits. We conclude by discussing the role of the Strategic Management Review as a complement to existing strategy journals.   Full Paper: https://lnkd.in/gMAfh-at Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

Why Should I Submit to SMR……as a consultant or practitioner?   Business practitioners and consultants frequently engage in both strategic and non-strategic decision-making. They can benefit from the knowledge generated by strategic management scholars and, in turn, guide scholarship by highlighting emerging issues, questioning assumptions, and focusing on discrepancies between academic predictions and practical experiences. The Strategic Management Review offers practitioners a platform to share their experiences and engage with the academic community. Our Perspective from Practice (PfP) series allows consultants and business practitioners to contribute short essays that open new avenues for strategic management research. Although these PfPs are grounded in the strategic management literature, they receive an expedited review process. Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

The Strategic Management Review has been one of the most rewarding activities I've been engaged in over the last several years. While pleased with our output, we'd love to get more junior folks involved-- which is one of the reasons I am so happy with our recent "Why should I submit" posts ...

Why Should I Submit to SMR……as a new assistant professor? We get it: SMR doesn’t currently “count” to translate immediately into summer support, a raise, or tenure at top schools. As a recent graduate, you have invested enormous time learning about the recent theoretical and topical literature in a research stream. You are cutting edge. You have some ideas about where this literature might go next, even if you can’t empirically pursue all of these ideas with the data you have. Why not spend a few weekends writing a literature review to get these ideas out? How about teaming up with a senior colleague to develop an understanding of the implications of your knowledge for the future of the strategic management field? The SMR aims to share these new ideas with the field and to help you build your visibility and reputation as you start your research career. Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

Why Should I Submit to SMR……as a new assistant professor? We get it: SMR doesn’t currently “count” to translate immediately into summer support, a raise, or tenure at top schools. As a recent graduate, you have invested enormous time learning about the recent theoretical and topical literature in a research stream. You are cutting edge. You have some ideas about where this literature might go next, even if you can’t empirically pursue all of these ideas with the data you have. Why not spend a few weekends writing a literature review to get these ideas out? How about teaming up with a senior colleague to develop an understanding of the implications of your knowledge for the future of the strategic management field? The SMR aims to share these new ideas with the field and to help you build your visibility and reputation as you start your research career. Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

Why Should I Submit to SMR……as a mid-career researcher? As you prepare to submit your case for tenure or promotion to full professor, you will develop a research statement that discusses the positioning and contributions of your work. At this time, you are often thinking about your studies holistically. This process will frequently help you see new connections and opportunities between topics, theories, and evidence. The field would benefit from your ideas and even your opinions about these opportunities, which might not fit into a typical discrete empirical study. The SMR editorial team believes this is an opportune time to share your insights by developing an opinion piece. Such an essay may help upcoming scholars make sense of your research trajectory and help you increase your impact on the field. Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

Why Should I Submit to SMR……as a senior faculty member? Senior faculty members have accumulated experience through mentoring, executive education, and consulting activities. These experiences also provide a unique perspective on strategic management and informed opinions on the distinctive contributions of the field to academia and management practice. However, this wisdom often won’t fit into a cookie-cutter empirical article. Even if it might, the prospect of traversing multiple rounds of peer reviews over many years leaves some of your most exciting ideas dormant. Why not share them? Why not bring along a student or junior colleague to help them learn to do literature reviews and the craft of writing? Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

Dear Friends of the Strategic Management Review, We hope this note finds you well this summer, and we look forward to interacting with many of you at the upcoming 2024 Academy of Management or Strategic Management Society meetings. Please see the SMR annual letter attached. Best, Michael Leiblein & Jeff Reuer Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

New Paper Alert: SMR is thrilled to introduce “Edith Penrose's under-explored insights in strategic management and international business research” by Yasemin Kor, Joseph Mahoney, and Danchi Tan, a cutting-edge contribution that pushes the boundaries of knowledge in the field, offering invaluable insights for strategic management practitioners and scholars. Full Paper: https://lnkd.in/gZVkyHQ9 Visit the Journal Webpage for More Articles: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH

For the past four years the Strategic Management Review has been pleased to publish Perspectives from Practice (PfP) from individuals such as James D. Bamford, William Coyne, James Gorman, and Gary Hamel, among others. We are pleased to see this idea diffuse into the Academy more broadly via the AMP’s newly-announced “Practice Perspectives” initiative. At the same time the SMR editorial team and community continues to welcome novel PfP with a specific focus on the myriad contributions relating to the field of strategic management regarding resource allocation, boundaries of the firm, competitive outcomes and their persistence, etc. Please visit the SMR website for updates on our activities: https://lnkd.in/g3pUjnke Visit the Journal webpage: https://lnkd.in/gsKF4Fff Follow us: https://lnkd.in/gyQBtWGH