Management Workshop

主题：Penrose’s The Theory of the Growth of the Firm: An Exemplar of Engaged Scholarship

主讲人：Joseph T. Mahoney (University of Illinois at UC)

时间：2022/4/29    9:00 am -10:30 am

会议方式： 会议号：948 7381 7175；密码：539990

ZOOM链接: https://zoom.us/j/94873817175?pwd=VFRTMitubW1IUmY2Nm05ekk5c1ZPZz09

Abstract:

Edith Penrose’s (1959) classic book, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, made a substantial impact on strategic management research, especially in the context of the resource-based view of the firm, and the ripple effects of her impact continue to unfold today in various disciplines. The book serves as a remarkably rich source of inspiration for scholarly research and a generative source of ideas, which are poised to be further developed. In this study, we examine Penrose’s (1959) classic and provide: (1) the process by which this book came about; (2) a summary of its key ideas; (3) some implications for operations management research; (4) the subsequent impact of the book, in which we focus on mathematical models; and (5) a discussion of some of the research lessons learned from this exemplar of engaged scholarship. We invite management science and operations scholars to discover the rich scientific world of Edith Penrose and experience the product and process of her research creativity.

Biography:

Joseph T. Mahoney is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mahoney received His PhD in Business Economics from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania. His work has been published in a variety of leading journals including Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy and Organization Science. He serves as Associate Editor at Strategic Management Review and European Management Review.

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