Plenaries That Sparked Big Ideas at SMS San Francisco! From Steve Blank’s fireside chat to debates on firm scale, our plenaries explored strategy & innovation in a world of trillion-dollar firms. Full recap & photos: hubs.li/Q03TDCyw0

Last chance, PhD students! Apply to be a 2026 SMS PhD Student Circle Champion before Nov 30. Lead, connect, & make an impact! Serve a two-year term and receive one complimentary year of SMS Student Membership as our thank-you. Apply now: hubs.li/Q03V7KDn0

This year’s SMS Annual Conference featured 17 Workshops! Scholars and business leaders collaborated to tackle emerging strategic challenges and rethink the future of management. Full recap & photos: hubs.li/Q03TDNgR0

Want to attend our Jan 13 webinar with INSEAD’s Henrich Greve for free? Become a 2026 SMS member during registration and: ✨ Join the webinar at no cost ✨ Get free access to all 2026 SMS webinars ✨ Receive discounted SMS membership Register today! hubs.li/Q03X2hCL0

Thanks for the very warm welcome at Alliance MBS The University of Manchester yesterday and for the helpful feedback — really enjoyed the discussions!

Task co‐use and product improvement: An organization design perspective dlvr.it/TQT6PX

Enjoy this new paper by Nauman Asghar, Russell Coff, John Mawdsley, and Philipp Meyer-Doyle, now available in Articles in Advance—Human Capital and Strategic Foresight: Evidence from Managers’ Stock Purchases. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: Strategy Science & STR - Strategic Management Division 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 Hosted by School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University May 18, 2026. More details here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Resource redeployment in multi‐business firms: Centralized or decentralized? dlvr.it/TRTm4Z

OpenAI acquiring TBPN makes zero sense to me (an M&A professor).

Dear Friends, I am pleased to share our “Can AI Do Strategy?” Special Issue of Strategy Science. We have made all papers temporarily open access for the next several months, and many of them will remain permanently free or open access. Please enjoy. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Diversified companies are often seen as more flexible—they can move resources where they’re needed most. But in winner-takes-all markets, that flexibility can backfire. Focused competitors may see it as a lack of commitment and go all in. That’s how Facebook beat Google+, ASML

📣 New Paper Alert: Exploitation or Exploration? Innovation Strategy in Response to Rivals’ M&A Rivals’ M&A push firms toward exploratory innovation over exploitation, especially with high competition & slack. 🔗 bit.ly/4tMNR2E #Innovation #Strategy #JMS #Wiley

Applications are open for the first SMS Virtual Workshop Conference (July 21, 2026)! Join small-group, hands-on workshops to advance your research, teaching & publishing skills. 🗓️ Apply by June 1 Explore conference details & apply today: hubs.li/Q04dr0yT0

Collaboration post‐acquisition: The role of acquirers' motives dlvr.it/TSQ8ls

Applications are now open for the SMS Annual Conference Doctoral Workshop! Designed for PhD students in Strategic Management, this in-person workshop helps you elevate your research, strengthen your academic profile, and connect with leading scholars. hubs.li/Q04fSVWz0