Ecology and strategy [electronic resource] / edited by Joel A.C. Baum, Stanislav D. Dobrev, Arjen Van Witteloostuijn.

Introduction : ecology versus strategy or strategy and ecology? / Stanislav D. Dobrev, Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Joel A.C. Baum -- Top management team composition and organizational ecology : a nested hierarchical selection theory of team reproduction and organizational diversity / Christophe Boone, Filippo Carlo Wezel, Arjen van Witteloostuijn -- CEO turnover in the new era : a dialogue with the financial community / Margarethe F. Wiersema, Thomas P. Moliterno -- Ecology, strategy and organizational change / Jitendra V. Singh -- The best of both worlds : exploitation and exploration in successful family businesses / Danny Miller, Isabelle Le Breton-Miller -- If it doesnt kill you : learning from ecological competition / Henrich R. Greve, Hayagreeva Rao -- Strategic renewal as improvisation : reconciling the tension between exploration and exploitation / Mary M. Crossan, David K. Hurst -- Boom and bust : the effect of entrepreneurial inertia on organizational populations / Martin Ruef -- Technology choice, transaction alignment, and survival : the impact of sub-population organizational structure / Lyda S. Bigelow -- Exploring the tail of creativity : an evolutionary model of breakthrough invention / Lee Fleming, Mark Szigety -- The competitive dynamics of vertical integration : evidence from U.S. motion picture producers, 1912-1970 / Giacomo Negro, Olav Sorenson -- Dynamics of competitive repositioning : a multidimensional approach / Javier Gimeno, Ming-Jer Chen, Jonghoon Bae -- Fighting a common foe : enmity, identity and collective strategy / Jo-Ellen Pozner, Hayagreeva Rao -- When do networks matter? A study of tie formation and decay / Andrew V. Shipilov, Tim J. Rowley, Barak S. Aharonson -- Scale and scope economies in the british motorcycle industry, 1899-1993 / Filippo C. Wezel, Arjen van Witteloostuijn -- Diversification to achieve scale and scope : the strategic implications of resource management for value creation / Tim R. Holcomb, R. Michael Holmes, Michael A. Hitt -- Direct and indirect effects of product portfolio on firm survival in the worldwide optical disk drive industry, 1983-1999 / Olga M. Khessina -- Industry performance and changes in competitor characteristics : evidence on isolationism versus mutual forbearance / Anita M. McGahan -- Optimal inertia : when organizations should / Nick Dew, Brent Goldfarb, Saras Sarasvathy.

Volume 23 of the Advances in Strategic Management series focuses on ecology and strategy, providing an excellent point of reference for scholars, students and practitioners of business. The nine-part volume addresses diverse fields such as the U.S. motion picture, British motorcycle, and optical disk drive industries. The authors included represent institutions of higher learning from around the world, giving this latest edition international appeal. There is international representation. It addresses the human ecology of organizations, the relationship between the employee and the company. It includes papers regarding the US Motion Picture, British Motorcycle, and Optical Disk Drive industries.