Research
The research conduced by IMS scholars is integrated in the Innovation and Organization research programme of the SOM Research Institute and covers the broad range of topics related to innovation management and strategy. The research is primarily organised around four research profiles:
List of selected recent publications
Asad, S., Hennig, J., Oehmichen, J., Wolff, M., & Hass, V. (2025). From Attention to Action: How Board Environmental Expertise Influences Corporate Environmental Performance. Strategic Organization, 23(2), 259–284, 26 p.
Belousova, O., & Gailly, B. (2023). Dynamic Capabilities for Business Model Innovation: How Firms Use Intermediaries to Manage Risks. Long Range Planning, 56(3), Article 102282, 20 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2023.102282
Besharov, M., & Mitzinneck, B. (2023). The Multiple Facets of Corporate Purpose: An Analytical Typology. Strategy Science, 8(2), 233–244. https://doi.org/10.1287/stsc.2023.0186
Croonen, E. P. M., Broekhuizen, T. L. J., & Brand, M. J. (2025). Trust and Control in Franchise Networks: A Dyadic, Multi-Referent Analysis on Franchisee Network Exit Intentions. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 49(1), 129–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221132210
de Faria, P., Nijstad, B., Calic, G., Grimpe, C., & Kauppila, O. P. (2026). Connecting creativity and innovation research: Building bridges to cross divides. Research Policy, 55(2), Article 105391, 14 p.
Fritsch, M., Greve, M., & Wyrwich, M. (2023). The Long-Run Effects of Communism and Transition to a Market System on Self-Employment: The Case of Germany. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(5), 1594-1616. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221094498
Gambirage, C., Silva, J. C. D., Vasconcelos, F. C. D., & Parente, R. (2024). Home Country Institutions and Nonmarket Political Strategy Effects on EMNE Foreign Location Choice. Long Range Planning, 57(6), Article 102477, 15 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2024.102477
Greve, M., Fritsch, M., & Noseleit, F. (2023). Long-Term Decline of Regions and the Rise of Populism: The Case of Germany. Journal of Regional Science, 63(2), 409–445. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12591
Hanisch, M. (2024). Prescriptive Theorizing in Management Research: A New Impetus for Addressing Grand Challenges. Journal of Management Studies, 61(4), 1692–1716. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12994
Hanisch, M. (2024). Strategic Alliance Governance Through Termination Provisions: Safeguard and Incentive, Flexibility and Commitment. Journal of Management, E-pub ahead of print, 29 p. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063241252886
Hanisch, M., Goldsby, C. M., Fortin, M., & Rogerson, M. (2025). Governing Within Semirigid Limits: Navigating the Centralization–Decentralization Paradox in Blockchain-Based Platforms. Journal of Operations Management, 71(7), 917–938, 21 p.
Hanisch, M., Graf-Vlachy, L., Haeussler, C., König, A., & Cho, T. (2025). Kindred Spirits: Cognitive Frame Similarity and Good Faith Provisions in Strategic Alliance Contracts. Strategic Management Journal, 46(2), 436–469. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3456
Hanisch, M., Reuer, J., Haeussler, C., & Devarakonda, S. (2023). Hybrid Administrative Interfaces: Authority Delegation and Reversion in Strategic Alliances. Organization Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2023.1687
Hanisch, M. (2023). Media Review: Blockchains as the Basis for New Forms of Organizing? Organization Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406231200715
Hassan, N., Rivard, S., Schultze, U., & Willcocks, L. (2023). Products of Theorizing—Towards Native Theories of Emerging Information Technologies. Journal of Information Technology, 38(4), 372–381. https://doi.org/10.1177/02683962231208485
Heucher, K., Alt, E., Soderstrom, S., Scully, M., & Glavas, A. (2024). Catalyzing Action on Social and Environmental Challenges: An Integrative Review of Insider Social Change Agents. Academy of Management Annals, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2021.0171
Infantes, P. M., Federo, R., & Pascual-Fuster, B. (2025). Follow the Leader: The Double-Edged Cascading Effect of Board Gender Diversity Practices in Hierarchical Business Groups. Journal of Business Ethics, 23 p.
Kostopoulos, K., Syrigos, E., & Kuusela, P. (2023). Responding to Inconsistent Performance Feedback on Multiple Goals: The Contingency Role of Decision Maker’s Status in Introducing Changes. Long Range Planning, 56(1), Article 102269, 15 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2023.102269
Li, H., Steinberg, P., Bruns, H., & Surroca, J. (2025). Unlocking organizational creativity: Unique effects of corporate social responsibility in leveraging individual creativity. Research Policy, 54(8), Article 105286, 16 p.
Mickeler, M., Khashabi, P., Kleine, M., & Kretschmer, T. (2023). Knowledge seeking and anonymity in digital work settings. Strategic Management Journal, 44(10), 2413-2442. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3504
Mitzinneck, B., Coenen, J., Noseleit, F., & Rupietta, C. (2024). Impact Creation Approaches of Community-Based Enterprises: A Configurational Analysis of Enabling Conditions. Journal of Business Venturing, 39(6), Article 106420, 25 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2024.106420
Noseleit, F., Estrada, I., & McCarthy, K. (2023). Which partners become targets? The role of location in partner acquisitions. Long Range Planning, Article 102387. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2023.102387
Ostovar, M., & Schultze, U. (2025). Producing the “We” in High-Risk Online Activism: Identity Configurations in My Stealthy Freedom. MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems, 49(3), 953–982, 30 p.
Rouyre, A., Fernandez, A. S., & Estrada, I. (2024). Co-Evolution of Governance Mechanisms and Coopetition in Public-Private Projects. Journal of Operations Management, 70(1), 50–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1263
Smailhodzic, E., Boonstra, A., Langley, D., & Fabian, N. (2026). Intimate support or expansive insight? How social media community openness and size shape patient self-management. European Journal of Information Systems, 33 p.
Smailhodzic, E., Fernandes, A., Dube, N., & Tarafdar, M. (2025). Navigating Tensions Between Indigeneity and Social Media Participation: A Case Study of the Guarani Community in South America. Information Systems Journal, 35(4), 1198–1217, 20 p.
Steinberg, P. J., Hennig, J. C., Oehmichen, J., & Heigermoser, J. (2025). Common ownership and competitive dissimilarity: A global perspective on competition and institutional ownership. Global Strategy Journal, 15(1), 94–129, 36 p.
Steinberg, P. J., Hennig, J. C., Oehmichen, J., & Heigermoser, J. (2023). How the country context shapes firms' competitive repertoire complexity. Global Strategy Journal, 13(3), 552-580. https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1458
van den Broek, T. A., Langley, D., Ehrenhard, M., & Groen, A. (2023). When Do Evaluators Publicly Express Their Legitimacy Judgments? An Inquiry into the Role of Peer Endorsement and Q:1 Evaluative Mode. Organization Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.1604
Wierenga, M., Heucher, K., Chen, S., Grewatsch, S., & Montgomery, A. W. (2025). Communities for Impact: Empowering Early-Career Researchers in the Pursuit of Impact. Strategic Organization, 23(1), 19–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/14761270231221647