The relationship of management research with the related disciplines namely psychology, sociology and economics with a view to trace the evolution of management research over the last twenty five years is presented. It is noticed that the Academy of Management journal has played a very important role in shaping management research over fifty years of its publication and will continue to do so in the future.
The effects of knowledge capabilities of industry incumbents on the generation, development, and performance of "spin-outs" are investigated. Findings reveal that incumbents with both strong technological and market pioneering know-how generate fewer spin-outs than firms with strength in only one of these areas.
Author: Agarwal, Rajshree, Sarkar, MB, Echambadi, Raj, Franco, April M.
The authors put forth a theory on the effects of firm exit on private and public knowledge transfer in an industry.