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2010
Hekman, D. R., Aquino, K., Owens, B. P., Mitchell, T. R., Schilpzand, P., & Leavitt, K. 2010. An examination of whether and how racial and gender biases influence customer satisfaction. Academy of Management Journal, 53: 238-264.

2009
Graebner, Melissa E. 2009. Caveat Venditor: Trust asymmetries in acquisitions of entrepreneurial firms. Academy of Management Journal, 52: 435-472.

2008
Barnett, Michael L., & King, Andrew A. 2008. Good fences make good neighbors: A longitudinal analysis of an industry self-regulatory institution. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 1150-1170.

2007
Plowman, Donde Ashmos, Baker, Lakami T., Beck, Tammy E., Kulkarni, Mukta, Solansky, Stephanie Thomas, & Travis, Deandra Villarreal. 2007. Radical change accidentally: The emergence and amplification of small change. Academy of Management Journal, 50(3): 515-543.

2006
Greenwood, Royston, & Suddaby, Roy. 2006. Institutional entrepreneurship in mature fields: The Big Five accounting firms. Academy of Management Journal, 49: 27-48.

2005
Ferlie, Ewan, Fitzgerald, Louise, Wood, Martin, & Hawkins, Chris. 2005. The nonspread of innovations: The mediating role of professionals. Academy of Management Journal, 48: 117-134.
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Gilbert, Clark G. 2005. Unbundling the structure of inertia: Resource versus routine rigidity. Academy of Management Journal, 48: 741-763.

2004
Agarwal, Rajshree, Echambadi, Raj, Franco, April, & Sarkar, MB. 2004. Knowledge transfer through inheritance: Spin-out generation, development, and survival. Academy of Management Journal, 47: 501-522.

2003
Elsbach, Kimberly D., & Kramer, Roderick M. 2003. Assessing creativity in hollywood pitch meetings: Evidence for a dual-process model of creativity judgments. Academy of Management Journal, 46: 283-301.

2002
Sherer, Peter & Lee, Kyungmook. 2002. Institutional change in large law firms: A resource dependency and institutional perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 45: 102-119.

2001
Seibert, Scott E., Kraimer, Maria L., & Liden, Robert C. 2001. A social capital theory of career success. Academy of Management Journal, 44: 219-237 .

2000
Zahra, Shaker A., Ireland, R. Duane, & Hitt, Michael A. 2000. International expansion by new venture firms: International diversity, model of market entry, technological learning, and performance. Academy of Management Journal, 43: 925-950.

1999
Ferrier, Walter J., Smith, Ken G., & Grimm, Curtis M. 1999. The role of competitive action in market share erosion and industry dethronement: A study of industry leaders and challengers. Academy of Management Journal, 42: 372-388.

1998
Barkema, Harry G., & Vermeulen, Freek. 1998. International expansion through start-up or acquisition:  A learning perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 41: 7-26

1997
Tsui, Anne S., Pearce, Jone L., Porter, Lyman W., & Tripoli, Angela M. 1997. Alternative approaches to the employee-organization relationship: Does investment in employees pay off? Academy of Management Journal, 40: 1089-1121

1996
Miller, Danny, & Shamsie, Jamal. 1996. The resource-based view of the firm in two environments : The Hollywood film studios from 1936 to 1965. Academy of Management Journal, 39: 519-543.

1995
Huselid, Mark. 1995. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance. Academy of Management Journal, 38: 635-672.

1994
Abrahamson, Eric, & Park, Choelsoon. 1994. Concealment of negative organizational outcomes: An agency theory perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 37: 1302-1334.

1993
Doty, D. Harold, Glick, William H., & Huber, George P. 1993. Fit equifinality and organizational effectiveness: A test of two configurational theories. Academy of Management Journal, 36: 1196-1250.

1992
Gomez-Mejia, Luis R., & Balkin, David B. 1992. Determinants of faculty pay: An agency theory perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 35: 921-955.

1991
Dutton, Jane E., & Dukerich, Janet M. 1991. Keeping an eye on the mirror: Image and identity in organizational adaptation. Academy of Management Journal, 34: 517-554.

1990
Isabella, Lynn A. 1990. Evolving interpretation as a change unfolds: How managers construe key organizational events. Academy of Management Journal, 33: 7-41.

1989
Gersick, Connie J. G. 1989. Marking time: Predictable transitions in task groups.  Academy of Management Journal, 32: 274-309.

1988
Sutton, Robert I., & Rafaeli, Anat. 1988. Untangling the relationship between displayed emotions and organizational sales: The case of convenience stores. Academy of Management Journal, 31: 461-487.

1987
Jones, Gareth R. 1987. Organization-client transactions and organizational governance structures. Academy of Management Journal, 30: 197-218.

1986
Wall, Toby, Kemp, Nigel K., Jackson, Paul R., & Clegg, Chris W. Outcomes of autonomous workgroups: A long-term field experiment. Academy of Management Journal, 29: 280-304.