GT13_00 – Strategic Management General Track

Strategic management is about setting the direction of a corporation and steering it through challenges in its environment. The discipline “deals with (a) major intended and emergent initiatives (b) taken by general managers on behalf of owners (c) that utilize resources (d) to enhance performance (e) of firms (f) in their external environments.” (Nag, Hambrick, Chen, 2007). The purpose of this Strategic Management General track is to foster research in areas not covered by the other more focused tracks. The track is open to innovative submissions about new fields, research ideas and theories that are not mainstream (yet) in the

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Primary Contact:

Daniel Alonso-Martinez, Universidad de León – dalom@unileon.es

ST03_01/ST06_01/ST13_01 – Business Model – Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing (co-sponsored ENT / INNO / SM)

Business Model – Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing The business model topic attracts continued interest in business research and practice (Leppänen et al. 2023; Spieth et al. 2021; Massa et al., 2017; Foss & Saebi, 2017, Zott, Baden-Fuller and Mangematin). Research characterizes business models as boundary-spanning activity systems encompassing value creation, value capture, and value delivery activities (Teece 2018; Snihur and Zott 2020). Business model innovation describes “designed, novel, nontrivial changes to the key elements of a firm’s business model and/or the architecture linking these elements” (Foss and Saebi 2017).

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Primary Contact:

Patrick Spieth, University of Kassel – spieth@uni-kassel.de

 

ST13_03 – CENA – Coopetition, Ecosystems, Networks and Alliances

To face today’s grand challenges and to achieve higher levels of performance, companies widely rely on cooperation with other firms by creating alliances with partners or collaborating with competitors (i.e., coopetition) in their ecosystems and networks. To ensure firm survival, it seems essential to understand how companies can adequately implement alliances and coopetition strategies in networks, and ecosystems. Both these strategies and configurations can be explored at several levels (inter-organizational, intra-organizational, inter-individual) in different types of organizations and in different industries. Finally, grand challenges drive companies into changing their business model for more sustainability by cooperating and coopeting.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Primary Contact:

Anne-Sophie Fernandez, University of Montpellier – anne-sophie.fernandez@umontpellier.fr

ST13_04 – Mergers & Acquisitions and Divestitures: A Glimpse into the Future

Can M&As foster innovation and address grand challenges? The track aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion to further the analysis of Mergers & Acquisitions (‘M&As’) dynamics. It includes all elements of the M&A process: acquisition decision-making, target selection, due diligence, negotiation, implementation, maintenance, and divestitures that have a performance outcome(s). As an interdisciplinary track, strategic, organizational, cultural or human relations, financial and economic perspectives are welcome, particularly when combined to shed light on some of the conundrums in this area of research. We are eclectic in methodology and encourage submissions that are conceptual, qualitative, quantitative and mixed method.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Primary Contact:

Audrey Rouzies, Toulouse School of Management – audrey.rouzies@tsm-education.fr

ST13_05 – Microfoundations of Strategy: Dynamic Capabilities, Behavioural Strategy and Knowledge Mechanisms

Microfoundations have become an important topic in strategy research, linking explanatory mechanisms at the micro-level to macro-level organizational processes and outcomes. To enhance our understanding of the microfoundations of strategy, we seek research on dynamic capabilities, behavioral strategy, and knowledge management. We encourage both empirical and conceptual contributions.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Primary Contact:

Mait Rungi, University of Tallinn – maru@tlu.ee

ST13_06  – Strategic Ambidexterity: solving the tensions between existing and new processes

Addressing today’s challenges puts additional pressure on organisations to manage existing routines and new processes simultaneously. In the process of going digital, companies transform their operations into collaborative systems of physical, software and human agents, resulting in the fusion of technical and business processes. Enterprise-wide change management requires ambidextrous managers who can lead change while maintaining profitability. This is true regardless of size or industry. SMEs, large companies and government organisations all face the same forces to become smart in construction, manufacturing, services or urban development. We welcome contributions that are at the intersection of academic research and professional practice.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Primary Contact:

Lilla Hortovanyi, Mathias Corvinus Collegium – lhortovanyi@mcc.hu

 

ST13_07 – Strategic Processes and Practices: Theorizing strategic processes and practices for sustainability

The SPP track aims to bring together organizational and micro levels of analysis to advance our understanding of strategy in the making (Chia & Holt, 2009). While previous research has examined strategy through a practice lens and since then (Whittington, 2003) research on the emergent side of strategy (Mintzberg and Waters, 1985) remains scarce (Carter, Clegg, & Kornberger, 2008). Studies focusing on strategy emergence investigated mainly discursive and socio-material practices, yet there is room to consider other dimensions as well. Therefore, we invite innovative contributions to inform and theorize the emergent side of strategy, particularly in the context of engaging the significant challenge of engagement with environmental transition and sustainable organizational and managerial practices.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

Primary Contact:

Aura Parmentier Cajaiba, Université Cote D’azur – aura.parmentier@univ-cotedazur.fr

 

ST13_08 – Business ecosystems in a new digital landscape

Business ecosystems face transformative disruptions in today’s era, characterized by rapid advancements in digital technology and an expanding digital economy. This evolving landscape is highlighted by significant developments, such as the introduction of ChatGPT in 2022, which underscore the critical role and growing influence of digital technologies. The track will explore the intricacies of these business ecosystems within the digital domain, focusing on the impact of large language models, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

Key areas of interest include understanding the pivotal role of data, navigating challenges related to data governance privacy issues, and regulating big tech companies. We aim to show how business ecosystems adapt and evolve in response to these digital advancements, offering valuable insights into strategic approaches and potential pitfalls.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Primary Contact:

Davide Calandra, University of Turin – davide.calandra@unito.it,
Ke Rong, , Tsinghua University – r@tsinghua.edu.cn