Beal, B. D. 2012. Competitive markets, collective action, and the Big Box Retailer problem. Journal of Philosophical Economics, 6(1): 2-29. [PDF, journal]
Abstract:
I use a stylized scenario—the Big Box Retailer Problem—to demonstrate that the presence of behavioral interdependence in economic… more
I left academia for a year (in 2008-2009), and when I came back (in 2010), I decided to focus on a research stream that I’d always been interested in, but had never explored. Unfortunately, I picked an area that had already been canvassed by a large group of scholars and it was difficult … more
Cater, J. J., Beal, B. D., Justis, R. T. 2007. Family business in Louisiana: The case of Rabenhorst Funeral Homes. Annual Advances in Business Cases, 27: 221-237. [PDF]
Abstract:
Rabenhorst Funeral Homes is the oldest continuously owned family business in Baton Rouge, LA. Founded in 1866 by Charles… more
Gimeno, J., Hoskisson, R. E., Beal, B. D., & Wan, W. P. 2005. Explaining the clustering of international expansion moves: A critical test in the U.S. telecommunications industry. Academy of Management Journal, 48(2): 297-319. [PDF]
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This study discriminates among alternative competitive… more
Beal, B. D., Thomas, D. E. 2004. Strategic options for managing intellectual asset flows in the information sector. Journal of Managerial Issues, 16(4): 442-459. [PDF]
Abstract:
Information and knowledge management play an increasingly important role in the development of sustainable competitive… more
Beal, B. D., & Marin, D. B. 2003. Confronting the information age: Strategy, copyright, and digital intellectual goods. Business Horizons, 46(4): 21-31. [PDF]
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The proliferation of computer networks, the popularization of the World Wide Web and the increasing availability of digital… more
Beal, B. D. 2002. AllAdvantage.com: An internet infomediary. Case Research Journal, 22(3): 1-17. (Reprinted in Pearce & Robinson, 2004, Strategic Management, 9e, McGraw Hill) [PDF]
The Company:
AllAdvantage was founded by Jim Jorgensen and three Stanford graduate students (Carl Anderson,… more
current teaching assignments, past teaching experience… more
Stuff that doesn’t fit anywhere else. . .… more
Large projects and research streams. . .… more
Posts I’d like readers to see first. . .… more
Articles, chapters, books and other output. . .… more
Dacin, M. T., Ventresca, M. J., & Beal, B. D. 1999. The embeddedness of organizations: Dialogue & directions. Journal of Management, 25(3): 317-356. [PDF]
Abstract:
Research on industrial organizations are examined to determine the current and emerging theories on embeddedness. An integrated… more