Sessions for BAM 2004 HRM Track

Sessions for Strategic Management

Track Chairs:

Professor George Yip, London Business School and AIM

Dr. Iain Munro, University of St. Andrews

Professor Nelson Phillips, University of Cambridge

Tuesday 31st August

Session One

8:30 – 10:00

Structures and Games

Chair: Iain Munro, University of St. Andrews

Authors / Title / Category
Malcolm Brady / Competition under Bertrand Duopoly: Low Cost versus Differentiation / F
Robin Matthews / Complexity and Games in Partnerships: An Application to Higher Education / F
Krishna Udayasankar / Dominant Institutions: An Institutional Model of First Mover Strategy and Performance / F

Session Two

10:30 – 12:00

Strategic Performance

Chair: Craig Littler, University of St. Andrews

Authors / Title / Category
Graham Leask and John A Parnell / Enhancing our understanding of the Competitive Process / F
Abby Ghobadian , Nicholas O’Regan, and John A Parnell / Combination Strategies Reassessed: Evidence from UK Engineering and Electronics Firms / F
Raphael Dornier / Managerial Identification and Categorization of Major Competitors within a Cognitive Strategic Group / F
Graham Leask and David Parker / The UK Pharmaceutical Industry: Strategy and the Competitive Process / F

Session Three

13:00 – 14:30

Strategic Groups

Chair: Gerry Johnson, University of Strathclyde and AIM

Authors / Title / Category
Julian Birkinshaw and Susan Hill / Strategic Archetypes in Corporate Venture Units / F
Seungwha (Andy) Chung and Kim Gyeong Mook / The Value of Organisational Alignment in Corporate Restructuring / F
Craig L. Littler / Corporate Comets or Typical Trajectories? An Overview of Corporate Dynamics in the 1990's / F
Nada Kakabadse, Amanda Langley, and Stephen Swailes / The Methodological Framework for Analysing Strategic Change in the Pharmaceutical Industry / F

Session Four

15:00 – 16:30

Perspectives on RBV

Chair: Iain Munro, University of St. Andrews

Authors / Title / Category
David Deephouse / A Comparison of the Impact on Financial Performance of the Resources Legitimacy and Reputation / F
Tony Bovaird / Contradictions in Rumelt's Resource-Based View of Sustainable Competitive Advantage / F
Steven Toms / The Resource-Based View of the Firm and the Labour Theory of Value / F
Scott Evans and Jeremy Short / Resource and Demand-Based Influences on Performance: / F

Session Five

17:00 – 18:30

Developmental: Corporate Strategy

Chair: Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School and AIM

Authors / Title / Category
Nicolas Adler and Tobias Fredberg / The Story of Goliath Inviting David / D
Michael De L. Valughn and Myleen M. Leary / Do external advisors know best? / D
Abby Ghobadian, Nicholas O’Regan and Martin Sims / Does Ownership and The Level That Decisions Are Made Affect Performance? - Evidence From Manufacturing SMEs / D
Michael Horn / Anglo-American versus German Corporate Governance.
Noel O’Sullivan / The Performance Impact of Additional Directorships.

Wednesday 1st September

Session Six

10:30 – 12:00

Strategic Event Studies

Chair: George Yip, London Business School and AIM

Authors / Title / Category

Malcolm Arnold

/ The Impact of UK Competition Regulation on Shareholder Value: An Event Study / F
Arnaud Gullemin and Christopher Lhuillier / Does Outsourcing create Value? An Event Study / F
Anna M Dempster / Understanding Strategic Announcements: It's How You Say It! / F

Session Seven

13:00 – 14:30

Organisations and Environments

Chair: Paul Tracey, University of Cambridge

Authors / Title / Category

Sarah Dixon

/ A Framework for Organisational Transformation / F
Abby Ghobadian and Nicholas O’Regan / Relationship between Organisations
and their Operating Environment:
Managers Perceptions using Metaphors / F
Mark Griffin, Sandra Harding and Renee Jones / Exposing The Common Beliefs about Organizational Flexibility:
An Empirical Deconstruction / F

Session Eight

15:00 – 16:30

Social, Cultural and Organisation Issues

Chair: Iain Munro, University. of St. Andrews

Authors / Title / Category
Pam Fox and David Turner / Managing Strategic Change in the Public Sector / F
Derrick J. Neal and Trevor Taylor / Strategic Management and Change in the Ministry Of Defence / F
David Deephouse and Pursey Heugens / Linking Social Issues to Organizational Impact: The Role of Infomediaries / F

Session Nine

17:00 – 18:30

Developmental: Management Process

Chair: Nelson Phillips, University of Cambridge

Authors / Title / Category
Jean Boulton / Strategy Management in a Complex World / D
Vinh Chau and Barry J. Witcher / The Imperative for Teacher Methodological Rigour and Practical Organisational Propinquity: The Hoshin Kanri Research Case Exempler / D
Adrian Haberberg, Jonathan Gander and Alison Rieple / Understanding Realised Strategy: Offerings, Institutions, Displays and Transitions / D
Pavlos Stavrakis / Strategising in Context / D
Paul Thomas / Strategic Empowerment in Manufacturing / D

Posters

Cynthia Akwei / Process of Creating Dynamic Capabilities
Mary Klemm / Mission Statements: Do they still have a role?