Lecture 1 How to do literature reviews

Primary reading:

*Hallen, Benjamin L., “Literature Review on Venture Funding”, 2006.

Garg, Sam, “Literature Review”, 2009.

Santos, Filipe M., “Organizational Boundaries and Theories of Organization”, Organization Science, 2005.

Lecture 2 How to do case studies: Single case studies

Primary reading:

*Siggelkow, Nicolaj, “Persuasion with Case Studies,” Academy of Management Journal, 2007.

Siggelkow, Nicolaj, “Change in the Presence of Fit: The Rise, the Fall, and the Renaissance of Liz Claiborne”, Academy of Management Journal, 2001.

Tripsas, Mary, and Giovanni Gavetti, “Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging”, Strategic Management Journal, 2000.

Lecture 3 How to do case studies: Multiple case studies

Primary reading:

*Eisenhardt, Kathleen M., “Building Theories from Case Study Research”, Academy of Management Review, 1989.

Galunic, D. Charles, and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, “Architectural Innovation and Modular Corporate Forms”, Academy of Management Journal, 2001.

Brown, Shona L. and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, “The Art of Continuous Change: Linking Complexity and Time-paced Evolution in Relentlessly Shifting Organizations”, Administrative Science Quarterly, 1997.

Ozcan, C. Pinar and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, “Origin of Alliance Portfolios: Entrepreneurs, Network Strategies, and Firm Performance”, Academy of Management Journal, 2009.

Lecture 4 How to do case studies: Advanced multiple case studies

Primary reading:

*Eisenhardt, Kathleen M. and Melissa E. Graebner, “Theory Building from Cases: Opportunities and Challenges”, Academy of Management Journal, 2007.

Bingham, Christopher B. and Eisenhardt, Kathleen M., “Opening the Black Box: What Firms Learn from their Process Experience”, Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming, 2010.

Hallen, Benjamin L. and Eisenhardt, Kathleen M., “Catalyzing Strategies and Efficient Tie Formation: How Entrepreneurs Obtain Venture Capital Ties”, under review, 2010.

Lecture 5 New Theories of Strategy and Innovation

Primary reading:

Competitive Interaction:

*Katila, Riitta and Eric L. Chen, “Effects of Search Timing on Innovation: The Value of Not being “In Synch” with Rivals”, Administrative Science Quarterly, 2008.

Psychological Approaches:

Bingham, Christopher B. and Eisenhardt, Kathleen M., “Opening the Black Box: What Firms Learn from their Process Experience”, Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming, 2010.