“Why do some firms outperform others?” is a canonical question in strategy research. The ‘Competitive Strategy’ track will curate papers focusing on business strategy and firm performance. The track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are relevant to competitive advantage, not limited to the following sub-themes: Business Strategy, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Dynamics, Competitive Repertoire, Digital Strategy, Dynamic Capabilities, Firm Performance, Generic Strategies, Industry Structure, Institution-based-view, Non-market environment, Performance Persistence, Resources and Capabilities, and Value Chain.
Understanding how firms create, manage, and change their portfolio of businesses is a key focus area in strategy research. This track will curate papers that explore firm portfolio choices and their relation to firm performance. The track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are relevant to corporate strategy, not limited to the following sub-themes: Alliances, Business Groups, Conglomerates, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversification, Divestitures, Family Business, Franchising, Mergers and Acquisitions, Organizational Turnaround, Refocusing, Restructuring, Strategic Renewal, and Vertical Integration.
This track focuses on why firms expand globally, how they do so, and how they manage their businesses across borders. The track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are relevant to global strategy, not limited to the following sub-themes: Internationalization, De-internationalization, Effect of National Effects on Strategies of Domestic and Multi-National Companies, Market Entry Modes, and Multi-National Strategy.
In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition of the natural synergies between entrepreneurship and strategy research domains. This track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are relevant to entrepreneurship, value creation and intersection of entrepreneurship and strategy, not limited to the following sub-themes: Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Orientation, Founders, New Venture Creation, Opportunities, Small and Medium Enterprises, Start-ups, and Value Creation.
This track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are relevant to innovation, business models and the intersection of these two themes. Submissions can be related to, but not limited to, the following sub-themes: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Business Models and Performance, Business Model Diversification, Business Model Innovation, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Disruptive Innovation, Frugal Innovation, Innovation Process, Machine Learning, and Strategic Renewal.
6. Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability
This track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are related to, but not limited to, the following sub-themes: Business Ethics, Board of Directors, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Wrongdoing, Climate Change and Strategy, Family Business and Ownership Structure.
This track welcomes conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals that are related to the strategy-as-practice stream of research that focuses on strategy work, practitioner, praxis and practices of strategy.
This track welcomes submissions that explore any sub-field of management that has relevance to strategy research and practice. We encourage conceptual and empirical (qualitative/quantitative) papers/proposals focusing on topics such as marketing, finance, accounting, operations, supply chain, organizational behavior, human resources management, technology management, information technology, digital business tools, communication, business laws, and more.