Eric Gedajlovic
Beedie Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Burnaby
Room: WMC 4334
Phone: 778.782.5555
Email: eric_gedajlovic@sfu.ca
Credentials
Ph.D.Admin, M.Bus.Admin. (Concordia); B.A. Indus.Relations (McGill)Biography
In his research, Eric Gedajlovic seeks better explanations of strategic and entrepreneurial processes by considering the institutional, historical and organizational contexts in which they are embedded. In this way, he strives to contribute to the strategy, entrepreneurship and family business literatures by bringing into the foreground, contextual factors that are often ignored, underspecified or treated as limitations or boundary conditions. In his view, context is what surrounds strategic and entrepreneurial behaviour and gives it meaning. As a consequence, an appreciation of context leads to more finely grained theoretical accounts and facilitates the identification of potentially insightful contingencies that moderate and offer better explanations of complex organizational phenomena. Through his research, Eric has collaborated with more than 30 different scholars based in North America, Europe and Asia. His research has been published in many top ranked Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship journals including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Organization Studies. Eric's research is widely cited by scholars working in the fields of strategy, organizational theory, entrepreneurship, international business, family business as well as industrial economics and sociology and has been described in graduate and undergraduate level text books in the fields of Strategic Management and Industrial economics.
Research Interests
Strategic Management, Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance; Family Business; Asian Business Enterprise, Innovation and Organizational Capabilities.Selected Publications
articles and reports
Gedajlovic, E. R., & Wielemaker, M. (2020). Neither abuse, nor neglect: A duty of care perspective on academic integrity. Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity, 3(2), 63-69. http://doi.org/10.11575/cpai.v3i2.71655
Markman, G. D., Gianiodis, P., Tyge Payne, G., Tucci, C., Filatotchev, I., Kotha, R., & Gedajlovic, E. (2019). The Who, Where, What, How and When of Market Entry. Journal of Management Studies, 56(7), 1241-1259. http://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12448
Carney, M., Van Essen, M., Gedajlovic, E. R., & Heugens, P. P. (2015). What do we know about private family firms? A meta-analytical review. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 39(3), 513-544. http://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12054
van Essen, M., Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E. R., & Heugens, P. P. (2015). How does family control influence firm strategy and performance? A meta-analysis of us publicly listed firms. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 23(1), 3-24. http://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12080
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E., & Strike, V. M. (2014). Dead Money: Inheritance Law and the Longevity of Family Firms. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 38(6), 1261-1283. http://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12123
Gedajlovic, E., Honig, B., Moore, C. B., Payne, G. T., & Wright, M. (2013). Social Capital and Entrepreneurship: A Schema and Research Agenda. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 37(3), 455-478. http://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12042
Gedajlovic, E., Cao, Q., & Zhang, H. (2012). Corporate shareholdings and organizational ambidexterity in high-tech SMEs: Evidence from a transitional economy. Journal of Business Venturing, 27(6), 652-665. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.06.001
Gedajlovic, E., Carney, M., Chrisman, J. J., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2012). The Adolescence of Family Firm Research: Taking Stock and Planning for the Future. Journal of Management, 38(4), 1010-1037. http://doi.org/10.1177/0149206311429990
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E., & Sur, S. (2011). Corporate governance and stakeholder conflict. Journal of Management and Governance, 15(3), 483-507. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-010-9135-4
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E. R., Heugens, P. P., Van Essen, M., & Van Oosterhout, J. (2011). Business group affiliation, performance, context, and strategy: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management journal. Academy of Management, 54(3), 437-460. http://doi.org/10.5465/AMJ.2011.61967812
Wielemaker, M., & Gedajlovic, E. (2011). Governance and capabilities: Asia's entrepreneurial performance and stock of venture forms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28(1), 157-185. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-010-9221-9
Dimov, D., & Gedajlovic, E. (2010). A property rights perspective on venture capital investment decisions. Journal of Management Studies, 47(7), 1248-1271. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00905.x
Gedajlovic, E., & Carney, M. (2010). Markets, hierarchies, and families: Toward a transaction cost theory of the family firm. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 34(6), 1145-1172. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00418.x
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E. R., Heugens, P., van Essen, M., & Van Oosterhout, H. (2010). Business group performance, context, and strategy: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings, 1-6. http://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2010.54494717
Hervieux, C., Gedajlovic, E., & Turcotte, M. F. B. (2010). The legitimization of social entrepreneurship. Journal of Enterprising Communities, 4(1), 37-67. http://doi.org/10.1108/17506201011029500
Schulze, W. S., & Gedajlovic, E. R. (2010). Whither family business?: Guest editors' introduction. Journal of Management Studies, 47(2), 191-204. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00887.x
Zahra, S. A., Gedajlovic, E., Neubaum, D. O., & Shulman, J. M. (2009). A typology of social entrepreneurs: Motives, search processes and ethical challenges. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(5), 519-532. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.04.007
Carney, M., Gedajlovic, E., & Yang, X. (2009). Varieties of Asian capitalism: Toward an institutional theory of Asian enterprise. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 26(3), 361-380. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-009-9139-2
Cao, Q., Gedajlovic, E., & Zhang, H. (2009). Unpacking organizational ambidexterity: Dimensions, contingencies, and synergistic effects. Organization Science, 20(4), 781-796. http://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1090.0426
O'Shaughnessy, K. C., Gedajlovic, E., & Reinmoeller, P. (2007). The influence of firm, industry and network on the corporate social performance of Japanese firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 24(3), 283-303. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-007-9043-6
Gedajlovic, E., Yoshikawa, T., & Hashimoto, M. (2005). Ownership structure, investment behaviour and firm performance in Japanese manufacturing industries. Organization Studies, 26(1), 7-35. http://doi.org/10.1177/0170840605046346
Baker, T., Gedajlovic, E., & Lubatkin, M. (2005). A framework for comparing entrepreneurship processes across nations. Journal of International Business Studies, 36(5), 492-504. http://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400153
Gedajlovic, E., Lubatkin, M. H., & Schulze, W. S. (2004). Crossing the threshold from founder management to professional management: A governance perspective. Journal of Management Studies, 41(5), 899-912. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00459.x
Gedajlovic, E., Shapiro, D. M., & Buduru, B. (2003). Financial ownership, diversification and firm profitability in Japan. Journal of Management and Governance, 7(3), 315-335. http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025029601562
Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. (2003). Strategic innovation and the administrative heritage of East Asian Family Business Groups. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 20(1), 5-26. http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022062428231
Shapiro, D., Gedajlovic, E. R., & Erdener, C. (2003). The Chinese family firm as a multinational enterprise. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 11(2), 105-122. http://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2003.13792599
Yoshikawa, T., & Gedajlovic, E. R. (2002). The impact of global capital market exposure and stable ownership on investor relations practices and performance of Japanese firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 19(4), 525-540. http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020569609552
Gedajlovic, E., & Shapiro, D. M. (2002). Ownership structure and firm profitability in Japan. Academy of Management journal. Academy of Management, 45(3), 565-575. http://doi.org/10.5465/3069381
Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. (2002). The coupling of ownership and control and the allocation of financial resources: Evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Management Studies, 39(1), 123-146. http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00285
Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. R. (2002). Institutional change and firm adaptation: Toward a typology of Southeast Asian corporate forms. Asia Pacific Business Review, 8(3), 31-60.
Backx, M., Gedajlovic, E. R., & Carney, M. (2002). Public, private and mixed ownership modes and the performance of international airlines. Journal of Air Transport Management, 8(4), 213-220.
Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. (2001). Corporate governance and firm capabilities: A comparison of managerial, alliance, and personal capitalisms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18(3), 335-354. http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010649828352
Flier, B., Van Den Bosch, F., Volberda, H., & Gedajlovic, E. R. (2001). Investigating pattern of renewal in the Netherlands and the U.K. Long Range Planning, 34(1), 209-229.
Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. R. (2000). East Asian financial systems and the transition from investment driven to innovation driven economic development. International Journal of Innovation Management, 4(3), 253-276.
books chapters and monographs
Carney, M., Fathallah, R., Gedajlovic, E. R., & Shapiro, D. (2014). The internationalization of ethnic Chinese family firms. In Yu, F. L. T., & Yan, H. (Eds.), Handbook of East Asian Entrepreneurship (pp. 132-143). Routledge (UK). http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315765693
Shukla, P. P., Carney, M., & Gedajlovic, E. (2014). Economic theories of family firms. In Melin, L., Nordqvist, M., & Sharma, P. (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Family Business (pp. 100-118). Sage Publications Ltd (UK). http://doi.org/10.4135/9781446247556.n6
Related Teaching Material
Gedajlovic, E. R., Burke, K. M., & Flostrand, A. D. (2020). Contract cheating lands close to home. Case ID:Ivey ID: 9B20M214..
Gedajlovic, E. R., Burke, K. M., Wielemaker, M., & Culham, T. (2020). Academic integrity at Botsworth Business School. Case ID:Ivey ID: 9B20M213..