Top Publications

2017
Heyden, M.L.M., Sidhu, J.S. & Volberda, H.W. The Conjoint Influence of Top and
Middle Management Characteristics on Management Innovation. Journal of
Management, Accepted. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206315614373
Khanagha, S., Volberda, H.W. & Oshri, I. Customer co-creation and exploration of
emerging technologies: The mediating role of managerial attention and
initiatives. Long Range Planning, Accepted. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2015.12.019
Volberda, H.W. Rethinking Strategic Renewal in the Multidivisional Firm: New
Paths, Organizational Forms and Managerial Roles. Long Range Planning.
Baaij, Marc Comments on Diversification strategy and the roles of the
centre. Long Range Planning, 50 (1), 1-3. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2016.12.012
Lander, M.W., Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. & Oosterhout, J. van Towards an integrated
framework of professional partnership performance: The role of formal governance
and strategic planning. Human Relations, 70 (4).
Ahmadi, S., Khanagha, S., Berchicci, L. & Jansen, J.J.P. Are Managers Motivated to
Explore in the Face of a New Technological Change? The Role of Regulatory Focus,
Fit, and Complexity of Decision-Making. Journal of Management Studies, 54 (2),
209-237. doi: 10.1111/joms.12257
Heyden, M.L.M., Fourn, S.P.L., Koene, B.A.S., Werkman, R. & Ansari,
S.M. Rethinking Top-Down and Bottom-Up Roles of Top and Middle Managers in
Organizational Change: Implications for Employee Support. Journal of Management
Studies. doi: 10.1111/joms.12258
Lander, M.W. & Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. Better together: Using meta-analysis to explore
complementarities between ecological and institutional theories of organization.
Organization Studies, 38 (9), Forthcoming.
2016
Sauerwald, S., Oosterhout, J. van & Essen, M. van Expressive Shareholder
Democracy: A Multilevel Study of Shareholder Dissent in 15 Western European
Countries. Journal of Management Studies, 53 (4), 520-551. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12171
Kavusan, K., Noorderhaven, N.G.N. & Duysters, G.M. Knowledge acquisition and
complementary specialization in alliances: The impact of technological overlap
and alliance experience. Research Policy, 45 (10), 2153-2165. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.09.013
Reus, T.H., Lamont, B.T. & Ellis, K.M. A darker side of knowledge transfer following
international acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal, 37 (5), 932-944. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2373
Minola, T., Criaco, G. & Obschonka, M. Age, culture, and self-employment
motivation. Small Business Economics, 46 (2), 187-213. doi: 10.1007/s11187-015-
9685-6
Patel, P.C., Criaco, G. & Naldi, L Geographic Diversification and the Survival of
Born-Globals. Journal of Management. doi: 10.1177/0149206316635251
Jansen, J.J.P., Kostopoulos, K., Mihalache, O. & Papalexandris, A. A Socio-
Psychological Perspective on Team Ambidexterity. Journal of Management Studies,
53 (6), 939-965. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12183
Smolka, K.M., Verheul, I., Burmeister-Lamp, K & Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. Get it
together! Synergistic effects of causal and effectual decision-making logics on
venture performance. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. doi:
10.1111/etap.12266
2015
Malhotra, S., Zhu, P.C. & Reus, T.H. Anchoring On The Acquisition Premium
Decisions Of Others. Strategic Management Journal, 36 (12), 1866-1876. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2314
Simsek, Z., Jansen, J.J.P., Minichilli, A. & Escriba-Esteve, A. Strategic Leadership
and Leaders in Entrepreneurial Contexts: A Nexus for Innovation and Impact
Missed? Journal of Management Studies, 52 (4), 463-478. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12134
Boons, M., Stam, D.A. & Barkema, H.G. Feelings of Pride and Respect as Drivers of
Ongoing Member Activity on Crowdsourcing Platforms. Journal of Management
Studies, 52 (6), 717-741. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12140
Jong, A. de & Naumovska, I. A note on event studies in finance and management
research. Review of Finance, 20 (4), 1659-1672. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfv037
Tuncdogan, A., Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Volberda, H.W. Regulatory Focus as a
Psychological Micro-Foundation of Managers' Exploration and Exploitation
Activities. The Leadership Quarterly, 26 (5), 838-850.
Ang, S.H., Benischke, M.H. & Doh, J.P. The Interactions of Institutions on Foreign
Market Entry Mode. Strategic Management Journal, 36 (10), 1536-1553. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2295
Baaij, M.G., Mom, T.J.M., Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Volberda, H.W. Why do
multinational corporations relocate core parts of their corporate headquarters
abroad? Long Range Planning, 48 (1), 46-58. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2012.07.001
Jong, J.P.J. de & Marsili, O. Founding a business inspired by close entrepreneurial
ties: Does it matter for survival? Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39 (5),
1005-1025. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12086
Jong, J.P.J. de, Parker, S.K., Wennekers, A.R.M. & Wu, C.W. Entrepreneurial behavior
in organizations: Does job design matter? Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,
39 (4), 981-995. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12084
Carney, M., Essen, M. van, Gedajlovic, E.R. & Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. What do we know
about private family firms? A meta-analytic review. Entrepreneurship Theory and
Practice, 39 (3), 513-544. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12054
Driel, H. van, Volberda, H.W., Eikelboom, S. & Kamerbeek, E. A co-evolutionary
analysis of longevity: Pakhoed and its predecessors. Business History, 57 (8), 1277-
1305. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2015.1026261
Verheul, I., Block, J.H., Burmeister, K., Thurik, A.R., Tiemeier, H.W. & Turturea,
Roxana ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions. Small Business
Economics, 45 (1), 85-101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-015-9642-4
Jong, J.P.J. de & Marsili, O. The distribution of Schumpeterian and Kirznerian
opportunities. Small Business Economics, 44 (1), 19-35. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-014-9585-1
Wijen, F.H. Coupling, not decoupling, should be institutional theory's mantra: A
rejoinder to Haack and Schoeneborn. Academy of Management Review, 40 (2), 310-
313. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2014.0464
Cao, Q., Simsek, Z. & Jansen, J.J.P. CEO Social Capital and Entrepreneurial
Orientation of the Firm: Bonding and Bridging Effects. Journal of Management, 41
(7), 1957-1981. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206312469666
Mom, T.J.M., Neerijnen, P. van, Reinmoeller, P. & Verwaal, E. Relational capital and
individual exploration: Unraveling the influence of goal alignment and knowledge
acquisition. Organization Studies, 36 (6), 809-829. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840615580009
Mom, T.J.M., Fourn, S.P.L. & Jansen, J.J.P. Managers' Work Experience,
Ambidexterity, and Performance: The Contingency Role of the Work
Context. Human Resource Management, 54 (S1), s133-s153. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21663
Reinecke, J. & Ansari, S.M. When times collide: Temporal brokerage at the
intersection of markets and developments. Academy of Management Journal, 58
(2), 618-648. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2012.2004
Barkema, H.G., Xiao-Ping, Chen, George, Gerard, Yadong, Luo & Tsui, Anne S. West
meest East: new concepts and theories. Academy of Management Journal, 58 (2),
460-479. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2015.4021
Hennart, J.F. & Slangen, A.H.L. Yes, we really do need more entry mode
studies. Journal of International Business Studies, 46 (1), 114-122. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2014.39
Heyden, M.L.M., Oehmichen, J., Volberda, H.W. & Nichting, S. Board Background
Heterogeneity and Exploration-Exploitation: The Role of the Institutionally Adopted
Board Model. Global Strategy Journal, 5 (2), 154-176. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1095
2014
Mihalache, R.O., Jansen, J.J.P., Van Den Bosch, Frans, A.J. & Volberda, H.W. Top
Management Team Shared Leadership and Organizational Ambidexterity: A
Moderated Mediation Model. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8 (2), 128-148.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sej.1168
Reinmoeller, P. How to win a price war. MIT Sloan Management Review, 55 (3), 15-
17.
Mihalache, O., Jansen, J.J.P., Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Volberda, H.W. Advancing
Management Innovation: Synthesizing Processes, Levels of Analysis, and Change
Agents. Organization Studies, 35 (9), 1245-1264. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840614546155
Wu, C.W., Parker, S.K. & Jong, J.P.J. de Need for cognition as an anteceent of
individual innovation behavior. Journal of Management, 40 (6), 1511-1534. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206311429862
Wijen, F.H. Means versus ends in opaque institutional fields: Trading off compliance
and achievement in sustainability standard adoption. Academy of Management
Review, 39 (3), 302-323. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2012.0218
Alexander, L. & van Knippenberg, D. Teams in pursuit of radical innovation: A goal
orientation perspective. Academy of Management Review, 39 (4), 423-438. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2012.0044
Wu, C.W., Parker, S.K. & Jong, J.P.J. de Feedback seeking from peers: A positive
strategy for insecurely attached team workers. Human Relations, 67 (4), 441-464.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726713496124
Classen, N.A., Carree, M., Van Gils, A. & Peters, B Innovation in Family and Non-
Family SMEs: An Exploratory Analysis. Small Business Economics, 42 (3), 595-609.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-013-9490-z
Fourn, S.P.L., Jansen, J.J.P. & Mom, T.J.M. Strategic Agility in MNEs: Managing
Tensions to Capture Opportunities Across Emerging and Established
Markets. California Management Review, 56 (3), 13-38. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.3.13
Berchicci, L., Tucci, C. & Zazzara, C. The influence of industry downturns on the
propensity of product vs. process innovation (forthcoming). Industrial and
Corporate Change, 23 (2), 429-465. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtt011
Rauch, A.J., Van Doorn, R. & Hulsink, W. A qualitative approach to evidence-based
entrepreneurship: Theoretical considerations and an example involving business
clusters. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38 (2), 333-368. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12093
Cholakova, M.N. & Clarysse, B. Does the possibility to make equity investments in
crowdfunding projects crowd out reward-based investments? Entrepreneurship
Theory and Practice, 39 (1), 145-172. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12139
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E.R. & Strike, V.M. Dead Money: Inheritance Law and the
Longevity of Family Firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38 (6), 1261-
1283. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/etap.12123
Nadolska, A.M. & Barkema, H.G. Good learners:how top management team affect
behavior and performance of acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal, 35 (10),
1483-1507. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2172
Reuer, J., Klijn, E. & Lioukas, K. Board involvement in international joint
ventures. Strategic Management Journal, 35 (11), 1625-1644. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2173
2013
Berchicci, L. Towards an open R&D system: internal R&D investment, external
knowledge acquisition and innovative performance. Research Policy, 42 (1), 117-
127. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.04.017
Baaij, M.G. & Slangen, A.H.L. The role of headquarters-subsidiary geographic
distance and strategic decisions by spatially disaggregated headquarters. Journal
of International Business Studies, 44 (9), 941-952. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2013.41
Ozmel, U., Reuer, J. & Gulati, R. Signals Across Multiple Networks: How Venture
Capital and Alliance Networks Affect Interorganizational Collaboration. Academy
of Management Journal, 56 (3), 852-866. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2009.0549
Jong, J.P.J. de & de Bruijn, E. de Innovation lessons from 3-D printing. MIT Sloan
Management Review, 54 (2), 43-52.
Heyden, M.L.M., Doorn, S. van, Reimer, M., Van Den Bosch, Frans, A.J. & Volberda,
H.W. Perceived Environmental Dynamism, Relative Competitive Performance, and
Top Management Team Heterogeneity: Examining Correlates of Upper Echelons
Advice-Seeking. Organization Studies, 34 (9), 1327-1356. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840612470229
Drees, J.M. & Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. Synthesizing and extending resource
dependence theory: A meta-analysis. Journal of Management, 39 (6), 1666-1698.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206312471391
Essen, M. van, Oosterhout, J. van & Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. Competition and
cooperation in corporate governance: The effects of labor institutions on
blockholder effectivess in 23 European countries. Organization Science, 24 (2),
530-551. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1120.0742
Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F.H. & Gray, B. Constructing a climate change logic: An
institutional perspective on the "Tragedy of the commons". Organization Science,
24 (4), 1014-1040. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1120.0799
Solinger, O.N., Olffen, W. van, Roe, R.A. & Hofmans, Joeri On Becoming
(Un)Committed: A Taxonomy and Test of Newcomer Onboarding
Scenarios. Organization Science, 24 (6), 1640-1661. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1120.0818
Bruining, Hans, Verwaal, Ernst & Wright, Mike Private Equity and Entrepreneurial
management in Management Buy-Outs. Small Business Economics, 40 (3), 591-605.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-011-9386-8
Ende, J. van den, Jaspers, F.P.H. & Rijsdijk, S.A. Should System Firms Develop
Complementary Products? A Dynamic Model and an Empirical Test. Journal of
Product Innovation Management, 30 (6), 1178-1198. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12053
Stam, D.A., De Vet, A., Barkema, H.G. & de Dreu, C.K.W. Suspending group debate
and developing concepts. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (S1), 48-
61. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12063
Doorn, S. van, Jansen, J.J.P., Van Den Bosch, Frans, A.J. & Volberda,
H.W. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The moderating role of
senior team attributes and environmental dynamism. Journal of Product
Innovation Management, 30 (5), 821-836. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12032
Rauch, A.J. & Rijsdijk, S.A. The Effects of General and Specific Human Capital on
Long-term Growth and Failure of Newly Founded Businesses. Entrepreneurship
Theory and Practice, 37 (4), 923-941. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-
6520.2011.00487.x
Vrande, V.J.A. van de & Vanhaverbeke, W. How prior corporate venture capital
investments shape technological alliances: A real options
approach. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37 (5), 1019-1043. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00526.x
Ben-Menahem, M.G.M., Kwee, Z., Volberda, H.W. & Van Den Bosch, Frans,
A.J. Strategic Renewal Over Time: The Enabling Role of Potential Absorptive
Capacity in Aligning Internal and External Rates of Change - A Longitudinal
Analysis of Royal Dutch Shell (1980-2007). Long Range Planning, 46 (3), 216-235.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2012.09.012
Castaer, X. & Kavadis, N. Does good governance prevent bad strategy? A study of
corporate governance, financial diversification, and value creation by French
corporations, 2000-2006. Strategic Management Journal, 34 (7), 863-876. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2040
Vrande, V.J.A. van de Balancing your technology-sourcing portfolio: How sourcing
mode diversity enhances innovative performance. Strategic Management Journal,
34 (5), 610-621. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2031
Simsek, Z., Heavey, C. & Jansen, J.J.P. Journal Impact as a Diffusion Process: A
Conceptualization and the Case of the Journal of Management Studies. Journal of
Management Studies, 50 (8), 1374-1407. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12007
Klijn, E., Reuer, J., Van Den Bosch, Frans, A.J. & Volberda, H.W. Performance
Implications of IJV Boards: A Contingency Perspective. Journal of Management
Studies, 50 (7), 1245-1266. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12054
Karaevli, A. & Zajac, E.J. When do outsider CEOs generate strategic change? The
enabling role of corporate stability. Journal of Management Studies, 50 (7), 1267-
1294. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12046
Slangen, A.H.L. Greenfield or acquisition entry? The roles of policy uncertainty and
MNE legitimacy in host countries. Global Strategy Journal, 3 (3), 262-280. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-5805.2013.01056.x
2012
Cefis, E. & Marsili, O. Going, going, gone. Exit forms and the innovative capabilities
of firms. Research Policy, 41 (5), 795-807. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.01.006
Essen, M. van, Heugens, P.P.M.A.R., Oosterhout, J. van & Otten, J.A. An institution-
based view of executive compensation: A multilevel meta-analytic test. Journal of
International Business Studies, 43 (4), 396-423. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2012.6
Heimeriks, K.H., Schijven, M. & Gates, S. Manifestations of higher-order routines:
the underlying mechanisms of deliberate learning in the context of post-
acquisition integration. Academy of Management Journal, 55 (3), 703-726. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2009.0572
Reuer, J., Tong, T. & Wu, C.W. A Signaling Theory of Acquisition Premiums: Evidence
from IPO Targets. Academy of Management Journal, 55 (3), 667-683. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2010.0259
Baaij, M.G., Mom, T.J.M., Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Volberda, H.W. Should Top
Management Relocate Across National Borders? MIT Sloan Management Review,
53 (2), 17-19.
Karaevli, A. & Zajac, E.J. When is an outsider CEO a good choice. MIT Sloan
Management Review, 53 (4), 15-17. doi: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=buh&AN=77366365&site=bsi-live
Willcocks, L.P., Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. & Rottman, J. Outsourcing and Offshoring
Engineering Projects: Understanding the Value, Sourcing Models and Coordination
Practices. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 58 (4), 706-716. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2011.2128873
Volberda, H.W., Weerdt, N.P. van der, Verwaal, Ernst & Stienstra, M. Contingency Fit,
Institutional Fit and Firm Performance: A Meta-fit Approach to Organization
Environment Relationships. Organization Science, 23 (4), 1040-1054. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1110.0687
Reuer, J. & Ragozzino, R. The Choice between Joint Ventures and Acquisitions:
Insights from Signaling Theory. Organization Science, 23 (4), 1175-1190. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1110.0692
Hayton, J. & Cholakova, M.N. The role of affect in the creation and intentional
pursuit of entrepreneurial ideas. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36 (1), 41-
68. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00458.x
Reuer, J., Lukas, E. & Welling, A. Earnouts in mergers and acquisitions: a game-
theoretic option pricing approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 223
(1), 256-263. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.05.017
Mihalache, R.O., Jansen, J.J.P., Van Den Bosch, Frans, A.J. & Volberda,
H.W. Offshoring and Firm Innovativeness: The Moderating Role of Top Management
Team Attributes. Strategic Management Journal, 33 (13), 1480-1498. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.1983
Belderbos, R., Olffen, W. van & Zou, J. Generic and Specific Social Learning
Mechanisms in Foreign Entry Location Choice. Strategic Management Journal, 32
(12), 1309-1330. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.938
Jansen, J.J.P., Simsek, Z. & Cao, Q. Ambidexterity and Performance in Multi-unit
Contexts: Cross-level Moderating Effects of Structural and Resource
Attributes. Strategic Management Journal, 33 (11), 1286-1303. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.1977
Alessandri, T., Tong, T. & Reuer, J. Firm Heterogeneity in Growth Option Value: The
Role of Managerial Incentives. Strategic Management Journal, 33 (13), 1557-1566.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.1992
Bettis, R., Mitchell, W. & Zajac, E.J. Prospectives section of Strategic Management
Journal. Strategic Management Journal, 33 (1), 107-107. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.1941
Felin, T, Foss, N.J., Heimeriks, K.H. & Madsen, T. Microfoundations of routines and
capabilities: individuals, processes, and structure. Journal of Management
Studies, 49 (8), 1351-1374. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01052.x
Vaccaro, I.G., Jansen, J.J.P., Bosch, F.A.J. van den & Volberda, H.W. Management
Innovation and Leadership: The Moderating Role of Organizational Size. Journal of
Management Studies, 49 (1), 28-51. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-
6486.2010.00976.x
Child, J., Rodrigues, S.B. & Tse, K. The dynamics of influence in corporate co-
evolution. Journal of Management Studies, 49 (7), 1246-1273. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01057.x
von Hippel, E., Jong, J.P.J. de & Flowers, S. Comparing Business and Household
Sector Innovation in Consumer Products: Findings from a Representative Study in
the UK. Management Science, 58 (9), 1669-1681. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1110.1508
Hoever, I.J., van Knippenberg, D., van Ginkel, W.P. & Barkema, H.G. Fostering team
creativity: Perspective taking as key to unlocking diversitys potential. Journal of
Applied Psychology, 97 (5), 982-996. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0029159
Giudici, A. & Reinmoeller, P. Dynamic Capabilities in the Dock: A case of
reification? Strategic Organization, 10 (4), 436-449. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476127012457977
Burmeister, K., Levesque, M. & Schade, C. Are entrepreneurs influenced by risk
attitude, regulatory focus or both? An experiment on entrepreneurs' time
allocation. Journal of Business Venturing, 27 (4), 456-476. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.12.001
2011
Reuer, J., Klijn, E. & Bosch, F.A.J. van den Bringing Corporate Governance to
International Joint Ventures. Global Strategy Journal, 1 (1-2), 54-66. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-5805.2011.00007.x
Ansari, S.M., Gray, B. & Wijen, F.H. Fiddling while the ice melts? How organizational
scholars can take a more active role in the climate change debate. Strategic
Organization, 9 (1), 70-76. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476127010395525
von Hippel, E., Ogawa, S. & Jong, J.P.J. de The age of the consumer-innovator. MIT
Sloan Management Review, 53 (1), 27-35.
Verbeke, W.J.M.I., Dietz, H.M.S. & Verwaal, E. Drivers of Sales Performance: A
Contemporary Meta-Analysis. Have salespeople become knowledge
brokers? Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 39 (3), 407-428. doi:
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Thesis Topics for Finance

A comparative study on foreign Islamic banks and local Islamic banks on (any
country)
An investigation (SURE) co-integration between gold and energy prices at (any
index)
An investigation of SURE between GDP /N and interest rate
A study of relationship Capital Structure and firms performance of
pharmaceutical companies listed in KSE
A study on the impact of money supply (M2) on economic growth GDP
An investigation of Granger Causality between crude oil price and inflation in
Pakistan
 Banking sector of (any country) impact of board of directors size on performance
Corporate governance and Financing Decisions of Pakistan Listed Firms
Capital structure decision and expected inflation
Current account and exchange rate dynamics
Determinants of capital structure for the Indian cement industry
Determinants of dividend payout ratio (A study based on any stock exchange)
Determinants of commercial bank profitability
Determinants of inter-banking of (any country)
Distinguishing the Dividend payers from the non-payers: A case of KSE listed
shares
Dividend changes and future profitability
Do taxes affected corporate financing decisions?
Effect of changes in policy interest rate to 6 months weighted average lending and
deposit rates of private sector banks in Pakistan
Factor effecting dividend policy of non-financial firms of KSE-100 index
Gap between power production and power consumption of (any electric supply
company) and its consequences
Gold price money supply and budget deficit on inflation rate in (any country)
Impact of cash conversion cycle on firms profitability
Impact of board of directors, CEO duality and liquidity on firm performance
Impact of Experience in internet banking on performance of Banks
Impact of deposits multiplier on economic growth
Impact of leverage on firm investment
Impact of energy crises on (any country) export
Impact of operating expenses and market capitalization of Bank performance in
Pakistan
Impact of rental taxes on agriculture sector if it is imposed
Impact of inflation on the development of the banking sector in Pakistan
Impact of trade on land locked countries
Impact of trade on financial development
Increased correlation of Asian equity market in Bear markets
Increase in oil prices can something be done to reduce its impact
Impact of Monetary policy on stock market
Investigation of non-stationary of stock returns: A case study of (any stock
exchange)
Is the inflation of world co-integrated?
Ownership structure, corporate performance and failure
Relationship between bank size and investment: A case study of banking sector of
(any country)
Relationship of interest rate and stock return: A study of KSE-100 index
Relationship between cash conversion cycle and performance listed firm of (any
exchange)
Role of mergers on market structure of banking industry
 Sales data availability and authenticity on managerial awareness to their actual
market share
Stock liquidity and investment opportunities
Stock market development and economic growth
The explanatory power of earning for stock return
The determinants of net operating working capital behavior
The relationship between exchange rate and stock price with respect to India
The relationship between the risk and stock return: a case study of KSE-100 index
companies
The role of investment bank in financial sector of (any country)
To study the impact of pre holiday return and post holiday return of Bombay stock
exchange
Trade analysis of Sukuk bonds in Pakistan
Trends of non-performing loans in (any country)
Testing semi-strong from of EMH, effect of dividend announcement of stock
prices
The impact of foreign debts on inflation in (any country)
The relationship between credit risk management and profitability of all
commercial banks in (any country)
The most preferable investment option among mutual funds in (any country):
Fixed in income funds vs equity funds
The affect of weather conditions on KSE-100 index
The impact of organizational status on financial performance of a firm
The impact value added tax on consumption pattern in (any country)