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Papers by Brian Connelly

Research paper thumbnail of Making the most of what you have: managerial ability as a source of resource value creation

Strategic Management Journal, 2009

The current study investigates a central premise of the resource-based view of the firm-that mana... more The current study investigates a central premise of the resource-based view of the firm-that managers are a potential source of value creation for the firm. Using data from professional sports teams, we test theory regarding the effects of managerial ability, human resource stocks, and managers' actions on resource value creation. While results indicate managerial ability affects resource productivity, this effect is less pronounced with increases in the quality of firm resources. Further, we investigate the extent to which managerial actions that synchronize resource bundles account for the influence of managerial ability and resource context on a firm's performance advantage. These results contribute to our understanding of resource management and provide empirical evidence for the importance of managerial ability in the resource-based view.

Research paper thumbnail of More Than Adopters: Competing Influences in the Interlocking Directorate

Organization Science, 2011

Organization Science is a bi-monthly journal publishing fundamental research about organizations,... more Organization Science is a bi-monthly journal publishing fundamental research about organizations, including their processes, structures, technologies, identities, capabilities, forms, and performance. The journal is published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Power and Effects of Entrepreneurship Research (vol 34, pg 131, 2010)

This study summarizes and analyzes average statistical power and effect sizes in empirical entrep... more This study summarizes and analyzes average statistical power and effect sizes in empirical entrepreneurship research. Results show that statistical power was higher than expected, and was particularly high in studies employing archival measures. Statistical power has also increased over time. Effect sizes were higher than expected, a finding that remained consistent for different levels of analysis and across multiple subdomains. We discuss these findings, compare them to related disciplines, and draw implications for the design of future studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Expatriates and corporate-level international strategy: governing with the knowledge contract

Management Decision, 2007

Purpose -This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of... more Purpose -This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of corporate-level objectives. Design/methodology/approach -The approach taken is to envisage expatriate managerial assignments within the theoretical framework of agency theory and the knowledge-based view of the firm. The paper begins with the view that knowledge acquisition and integration is a primary goal for most expatriate assignments. The relationship between expatriate managers and multinational corporation (MNC) headquarters from an agency perspective are considered and the notion of a "knowledge contract" as a means of governing that relationship is discussed. Four corporate-level international strategies available to MNCs (global, international, transnational, and multidomestic) are then examined and the extent of agency problems under each strategy is discussed. Findings -The paper makes specific predictions about the type of knowledge contract that is most likely to address agency problems for each corporate strategy. Originality/value -This research extends agency theory by introducing the knowledge contract as a means of managing agency concerns. This offers a broader range of contract alternatives, moving researchers beyond traditional agency theoretic prescriptions. The research also contributes to the literature on expatriate management by integrating assignment success with research on corporate-level international strategy. Few authors have recognized organizational strategy as an important unit of study in international human resource management. Doing so, however, has yielded a unique set of contingency relationships that would otherwise be obscured.

Research paper thumbnail of Making the most of what you have: managerial ability as a source of resource value creation

Strategic Management Journal, 2009

The current study investigates a central premise of the resource-based view of the firm-that mana... more The current study investigates a central premise of the resource-based view of the firm-that managers are a potential source of value creation for the firm. Using data from professional sports teams, we test theory regarding the effects of managerial ability, human resource stocks, and managers' actions on resource value creation. While results indicate managerial ability affects resource productivity, this effect is less pronounced with increases in the quality of firm resources. Further, we investigate the extent to which managerial actions that synchronize resource bundles account for the influence of managerial ability and resource context on a firm's performance advantage. These results contribute to our understanding of resource management and provide empirical evidence for the importance of managerial ability in the resource-based view.

Research paper thumbnail of More Than Adopters: Competing Influences in the Interlocking Directorate

Organization Science, 2011

Organization Science is a bi-monthly journal publishing fundamental research about organizations,... more Organization Science is a bi-monthly journal publishing fundamental research about organizations, including their processes, structures, technologies, identities, capabilities, forms, and performance. The journal is published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Power and Effects of Entrepreneurship Research (vol 34, pg 131, 2010)

This study summarizes and analyzes average statistical power and effect sizes in empirical entrep... more This study summarizes and analyzes average statistical power and effect sizes in empirical entrepreneurship research. Results show that statistical power was higher than expected, and was particularly high in studies employing archival measures. Statistical power has also increased over time. Effect sizes were higher than expected, a finding that remained consistent for different levels of analysis and across multiple subdomains. We discuss these findings, compare them to related disciplines, and draw implications for the design of future studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Expatriates and corporate-level international strategy: governing with the knowledge contract

Management Decision, 2007

Purpose -This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of... more Purpose -This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of corporate-level objectives. Design/methodology/approach -The approach taken is to envisage expatriate managerial assignments within the theoretical framework of agency theory and the knowledge-based view of the firm. The paper begins with the view that knowledge acquisition and integration is a primary goal for most expatriate assignments. The relationship between expatriate managers and multinational corporation (MNC) headquarters from an agency perspective are considered and the notion of a "knowledge contract" as a means of governing that relationship is discussed. Four corporate-level international strategies available to MNCs (global, international, transnational, and multidomestic) are then examined and the extent of agency problems under each strategy is discussed. Findings -The paper makes specific predictions about the type of knowledge contract that is most likely to address agency problems for each corporate strategy. Originality/value -This research extends agency theory by introducing the knowledge contract as a means of managing agency concerns. This offers a broader range of contract alternatives, moving researchers beyond traditional agency theoretic prescriptions. The research also contributes to the literature on expatriate management by integrating assignment success with research on corporate-level international strategy. Few authors have recognized organizational strategy as an important unit of study in international human resource management. Doing so, however, has yielded a unique set of contingency relationships that would otherwise be obscured.