Category, Classification and Decision Note for Selected Literature in Rounds
Round 1: Board Composition & AI
| 1 |
Hoppmann, Naegele, & Girod (2019). Boards as a source of inertia. AMJ |
Board Inertia |
Include (A) |
Core reference: boards can resist change during discontinuities |
| 2 |
Montagnani & Passador (2020). AI for Companies: Tech Committees in EU and US |
Tech Committee |
Include (A) |
Empirical analysis of tech committee presence and AI |
| 3 |
Ma (2025). Technological obsolescence. Review of Financial Studies |
Obsolescence |
Include (A) |
Recent finance perspective on technological obsolescence |
Round 2: Knowledge Obsolescence
| 1 |
Boone, Ganeshan, & Hicks (2008). Learning and knowledge depreciation. Management Science |
Knowledge Depreciation |
Include (A) |
Foundational: knowledge depreciation in professional services |
| 2 |
Shearer & Steger (1975). Manpower obsolescence. AMJ |
Skill Obsolescence |
Include (B) |
Classic: half-life of engineering knowledge |
| 3 |
Goldin (2014). A grand gender convergence. AER |
Education Returns |
Include (C) |
Vintage of education affects wages and productivity |
Round 3: Board Expertise & Innovation
| 1 |
Anderson & Tushman (1990). Technological discontinuities. ASQ |
Tech Discontinuity |
Include (A) |
Foundational: competence-enhancing vs. destroying |
| 2 |
Anderson & Tushman (2018). Technological discontinuities (reprint). Routledge |
Tech Discontinuity |
Include (A) |
Updated version of the cyclical model |
| 3 |
Lavie (2006). Capability reconfiguration. AMR |
Dynamic Capabilities |
Include (B) |
Incumbent responses to technological change |
| 4 |
Kunze & Bruch (2010). Age-based faultlines. Small Group Research |
Faultlines |
Include (B) |
Age-based cognitive faultlines in teams |
| 5 |
Mundlamuri et al. (2025). Evolution of AI. IEEE Access |
AI History |
Include (C) |
AI eras classification for vintage categorization |
Additional (during and after writing)
|
Hambrick & Mason (1984). Upper Echelons. AMR |
Upper Echelons |
Include (B) |
Cognitive imprinting from educational backgrounds |
|
Cohen & Levinthal (1990). Absorptive Capacity. ASQ |
Absorptive Capacity |
Include (B) |
Prior knowledge affects new knowledge absorption |
|
Teece (2007). Dynamic Capabilities. Strategic Management Journal |
Dynamic Capabilities |
Include (C) |
Sensing-Seizing-Transforming framework |
|
DiMaggio & Powell (1983). Institutional Isomorphism. ASR |
Institutional Theory |
Include (C) |
Decoupling: form vs. substance in governance |
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Levitt & March (1988). Organizational Learning. Annual Review of Sociology |
Competence Trap |
Include (C) |
Exploitation vs. exploration trade-off |
Classification Key: A = Directly relevant to core argument, B = Supports theoretical framework, C = Provides background context