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Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari

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Shaz Ansari.

Professor of Strategy & Innovation
Professorial Fellow of St Edmund’s College

MPhil, PhD (University of Cambridge)

Research interests

Framing and social movements; technological and management innovations; platform ecosystems; new markets; social and environmental challenges; creation of commons; identity and reputation; institutional change; the diffusion of practices.

Subject group: Strategy & International Business

Professional experience

Professor Ansari has published in several leading academic journals including Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management ReviewStrategic Management JournalOrganization ScienceJournal of Management Studies, Strategic OrganizationResearch PolicyIndustrial and Corporate ChangeJournal of Management Inquiry, Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Studies. He serves on the editorial boards of Administrative Science QuarterlyAcademy of Management JournalAcademy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of ManagementOrganization ScienceJournal of Management StudiesOrganization Studies and Research in the Sociology of Organizations, is a high performing member of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and is a Honorary Professor of UCL, London. He is also a consultant at Thinfilms, a New Jersey firm providing thin film services (in particular coating services) to over 150 corporations in the hybrid microelectronics, semiconductor, optical, medical and sensor industries.

Professor Ansari’s areas of expertise in executive education include strategic management, technological and business model innovation, social innovation, and corporate social responsibility. He has contributed to executive education programmes in many organisations, including McKinsey, Mastercard, Roche, Infosys, Airbus, Tencent, Everbright Group, Shell, British Telecom, China Development Bank, China Life, Nokia, Ericsson, Laing O’Rourke, Barclays Bank, Stonehage Fleming, Chaucer insurance, UNICEF, ICBC, China Minsheng Bank, Essex County Council, KLEC (Kuala Lumpur Education City) IIM, Calcutta, Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL), and the Nigerian Ministry of Education and Development. He has consulted with several organisations including Shell, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and ABN-Amro (senior executives) and for various companies in Europe, India, Pakistan and China including finance, insurance, telecoms, FMCGs, and e-commerce/platform.

Previous appointments

Prior to joining the School, Professor Ansari was an Assistant Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he now has a Visiting Assistant Professorship. He previously held a Visiting Research Associate position at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Awards & honours

  • Finalist, Outstanding Publication in OB (Organisational Behaviour) (for “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization” with P. Hein, Academy of Management Journal), Academy of Management, 2023
  • Responsible Research in Business & Management Honor Roll (for “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: organizational repurposing towards responsible innovation through creating a medical platform” with M. Rauch, Journal of Management Studies), which recognises academics serving the larger good through rigorous and relevant research offering credible insights for society, 2023
  • Responsible Research in Business & Management Honor Roll (for “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization” with P. Hein, Academy of Management Journal), which recognises academics serving the larger good through rigorous and relevant research offering credible insights for society, 2022
  • Winner, EGOS Best Paper 2021 (for “Experiencing time like Groundhog Day? Uncovering the morality of time and temporality in end-of-life care” with P.H. Hein), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) Colloquium, Vienna, Austria, 2022
  • Runner-up, Best Published Paper Award (for “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market” with K. Munir and D. Brown), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Seattle, USA and Online, 2022
  • Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Drones in military warfare: the moral and emotional implications of an emerging technology” with M. Rauch), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Online, 2021
  • Winner, Best Student Paper Award (for “From shelter to emancipation: how disabled workers found their own voice through identity work” with P.H. Hein, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies), 2020
  • Top 3 Finalist, Best Paper Award (for “The fog of strategy: how to shape the emergence of a new platform ecosystem by drafting off another” with S. Khanagha, S. Paroutis and L. Oviedo), SIG Strategy-as-Process at Strategic Management Society (SMS), Paris, France, 2018
  • Winner, “That’s Interesting!” Best Paper Award (for “Targets as allies or adversaries: an interactional framing perspective on the activist’s dilemma” with J. Reinecke), EGOS Colloquium, 2018
  • Nominee, Best PhD Paper (for “Understanding latecomer’s strategy from an innovation ecosystem’s perspective” with X. Shi and X. Liang), SMS 27th Annual Conference, 2017
  • Finalist (top 3) (for “Framework for organizational transition into hybridity: a case study of a nonprofit in India” with A. Ghosh), SIG: Strategy as Process, SMS 36th Annual Conference, 2016
  • Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Managing multiple statuses: a case study of open access” with T. Thananusak), SIG Strategic Management (General Track), EURAM, 2016
  • Finalist (top 3), Routledge Best Paper in Social Partnerships Award, for “Maintenance work in cross-sector partnerships: frame plurality as key to solving complex social issues” (with E.J. Klitsie and H. Volberda), Cross-sector Partnerships for Systemic Change (CSSI2016), 2016
  • Winner, Best Paper Award for “Towards a theory of organizational decision making for transitioning into new hybrid form” (with A. Ghosh and S. Ray), 3rd Pan-Indian Institute of Management (IIM) World Management Conference, 2015
  • Second Prize Winner, Best Paper Award, Innovation Management Competition (for “Sponsoring a disruptive innovation: TiVo and the US television value-net” with R. Garud and A. Kumaraswamy), Strascheg Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIIE), EBS Business School, 2015
  • Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Creating a socially disruptive category: a case study of ‘conflict-free’ gold” with J. Reinecke), EURAM 2015 Warsaw, Business for Society Strategic Interest Group, 2015
  • Nominee, Best Paper Award, EGOS Annual Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2014
  • Winner, Best International Paper (for “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development”), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, USA, 2014
  • TUM Research Excellence in Innovation & Leadership Award (for the paper “Incumbent performance in the face of a radical innovation”), 2014
  • Distinguished Scholar – World Famous Scholars Series, Minzu University, Beijing, China, 14-15 September 2013
  • Winner, Best Environmental and Social Practices Paper (for “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices”), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Orlando, USA, 2013
  • Winner, Best International Paper (Caroline Dexter Award) (for “Averting the tragedy of the commons”), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Chicago, USA, 2009
  • Selected to attend the 42nd Annual International Achievement Summit in Washington, DC, USA, 2003
  • Gates Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Trust, for doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, 2001
  • Chevening Scholarship, British Council, for MPhil Studies at the University of Cambridge, 2000
  • Winner of the Claydon Prize for outstanding students in economics and related areas for MPhil dissertation at the University of Cambridge, 2001
  • Lundgren Research Award, University of Cambridge, 2001

Selected publications

Here are a selection of Shahzad Ansari’s publications. Please see the “Selected publications” tab above for a more comprehensive list.

Hein, P. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization.” Academy of Management Journal, 65(3): 749-783 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2020.1689)

Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Waging war from remote cubicles: how workers cope with technologies that disrupt the meaning and morality of their work.” Organization Science, 33(1): 83-104 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1555)

Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., Paroutis, S. and Oviedo, L. (2022) “Mutualism and the dynamics of new platform creation: a study of Cisco and Fog computing.” Strategic Management Journal, 43(3): 476-506 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.3147)

Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Brown, D. (2021) “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(3): 854-899 (DOI: 10.1177/0001839221993475)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Microfoundations of framing: the interactional production of collective action frames in the Occupy movement.” Academy of Management Journal, 64(2): 378-408 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.1063)

Gray, B., Purdy, B. and Ansari, S. (2015) “From interactions to institutions: microprocesses of framing and mechanisms for the structuring of institutional fields.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 115-143 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0299)

View Shahzad Ansari’s profiles on ResearchGate and Google Scholar.

Journal articles

Ansari, S.M., Verwaal, E. and Schouten, M. (2006) “Unlocking synergies between business units: internal value creation at Royal Vopak.” Strategic Change, 15(7-8): 353-360 (DOI: 10.1002/jsc.775)

Wijen, F. and Ansari, S.M. (2007) “Overcoming inaction through collective institutional entrepreneurship: insights from regime theory.” Organization Studies, 28(7): 1079-1100 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840607078115)

Ansari, S.M. and Munir, K. (2008) “How valuable is a piece of the spectrum? Determination of value in external resource acquisition.” Industrial and Corporate Change, 17(2): 301-333 (DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtn004)

Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2009) “Averting the ‘tragedy of the commons’: an institutional perspective on the construction and governance of transnational commons.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009(1): 1-6 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44244347)

Ansari, S.M. and Garud, R. (2009) “Inter-generational transitions in socio-technical systems: the case of mobile communications.” Research Policy, 38(2): 382-392 (DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.009)

Ansari, S.M., Fiss, P. and Zajac, E. (2010) “Made to fit: how practices vary as they diffuse.” Academy of Management Review, 35(1): 67-92 (DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.45577876)

Koene, B. and Ansari, S. (2011) “Institutional change and the multinational change agent.” Journal of Organizational Change Management, 24(4): 511-531 (DOI: 10.1108/09534811111144647)

Ansari, S. and Phillips, N. (2011) “Text me! New consumer practices and change in organizational fields.” Organization Science, 22(6): 1579-1599 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0595)

Ansari, S., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2011) “Fiddling while the ice melts? How organizational scholars can take a more active role in the climate change debate.” Strategic Organization, 9(1): 70-76 (DOI: 10.1177/1476127010395525)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2012) “The politics of value: The work of value entrepreneurs in shaping categories.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012(1): 1 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2012.320)

Ansari, S., Munir, K. and Gregg, T. (2012) “Impact at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’: the role of social capital in capability development and community empowerment.” Journal of Management Studies, 49(4): 813-842 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01042.x)

Ansari, S. and Krop, P. (2012) “Incumbent performance in the face of a radical innovation: towards a framework for incumbent challenger dynamics.” Research Policy, 41(8): 1357-1374 (DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.03.024)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 15766 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.130)

Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Adoption of multi-valued practices: a study of open access self-archiving in academic institutions.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 14724 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14724abstract)

Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2013) “Constructing a climate change logic: an institutional perspective on the ‘tragedy of the commons’.” Organization Science, 24(4): 1014-1040 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0799)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2014) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1): 11082 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.280)

Ansari, S., Reinecke, J. and Spaan, A. (2014) “How are management practices made to vary? Managing practice adaptation in a multinational corporation.” Organization Studies, 35(9): 1313-1341 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840614539310)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Journal, 58(2): 618-648 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.1004) (a previous version of this paper won the Best International Paper Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2014)

Claus, L. and Ansari, S. (2015) “‘Keeping it weird’: how anchoring sustains hybrid organizing from the ground.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1): 15014 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.15014abstract)

Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Identity alignment in the inter-organizational relationship: the case of open access.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(Suppl.): 16390 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16390abstract)

Gray, B., Purdy, B. and Ansari, S. (2015) “From interactions to institutions: microprocesses of framing and mechanisms for the structuring of institutional fields.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 115-143 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0299)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “What is a ‘fair’ price? Ethics as sensemaking.” Organization Science (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2015.0968) (a previous version of this paper won the Best Environmental and Social Practices Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2013)

Boutinot, A., Ansari, S., Belkhouja, M. and Mangematin, V. (2015) “Reputational spillovers: evidence from French architecture.” Strategic Organization, 13(4): 284-306 (DOI: 10.1177/1476127015597581)

Reinmoeller, P. and Ansari, S. (2016) “The persistence of a stigmatized practice: a study of competitive intelligence.” British Journal of Management, 27(1): 116-142 (DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12106)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2016) “Taming wicked problems: the role of framing in the construction of corporate social responsibility.” Journal of Management Studies, 53(3): 299-329 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12137)

Vermeulen, P., Ansari, S. and Lounsbury, M. (2016) “Understanding ‘failed’ markets: conflicting logics and dissonance in attempts to price the priceless child.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 48B: 37-68 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X201600048B002)

Ansari, S., Garud, R. and Kumaraswamy, A. (2016) “The disruptor’s dilemma: TiVo and the U.S. television ecosystem.” Strategic Management Journal, 37(9): 1829-1853 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.24425)

Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ and institutional breakthroughs: a study of the fight against corruption.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1): 10745 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10745abstract)

Yin, E., Ansari, S. and Akhtar, N. (2017) “Radical innovation, paradigm shift and incumbent’s dilemma: the case of the auto industry.” Future Studies Research Journal, 9(1): 138-148 (DOI: 10.24023/FutureJournal/2175-5825/2017.v9i1.301)

Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ for institutional work: a study of the fight against corruption in Brazil.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 26(4): 351-365 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492617696887)

Heyden, M.L.M., Fourné, S.P.L., Koene, B.A.S., Werkman, R. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Rethinking ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ roles of top and middle managers in organizational change: implications for employee support.” Journal of Management Studies, 54(7): 961–985 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12258)

Boutinot, A., Joly, I., Mangematin, V. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Exploring the links between reputation and fame: evidence from French contemporary architecture.” Organization Studies, 38(10): 1397-1420 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840616670433)

Klitsie, E.J., Ansari, S. and Volberda, H.W. (2018) “Maintenance of cross-sector partnerships: the role of frames in sustained collaboration.” Journal of Business Ethics, 150(2): 401–423 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-018-3859-5)

Purdy, J., Kish‐Gephart, J., Labianca, G. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Connections and collaboration: celebrating the contributions of Barbara Gray.” Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 11(1): 88-107 (DOI: 10.1111/ncmr.12118)

Kumaraswamy, A., Garud, R. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Perspectives on disruptive innovations.” Journal of Management Studies, 55(7): 1025-1042 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12399)

Purdy, J., Ansari, S. and Gray, B. (2019) “Are logics enough? Framing as an alternative tool for understanding institutional meaning making.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 28(4): 409-419 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492617724233)

Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2019) “Knowledge production and consumption in the digital era: the emergence of altmetrics and open access publishing in management studies.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 59: 77-102 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20190000059005)

Castro, A., Phillips, N. and Ansari, S. (2020) “Corporate corruption: a review and an agenda for future research.” Academy of Management Annals, 14(2) (DOI: 10.5465/annals.2018.0156)

Rauch, M.S. and Ansari, S. (2020) “Serendipity and framing in the emergence of a platform for responsible innovation.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1) (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13330abstract)

Fraser, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Pluralist perspectives and diverse responses: exploring multiplexed framing in incumbent responses to digital disruption.” Long Range Planning, 54(5): 102016 (DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2020.102016)

Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Brown, D. (2021) “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(3): 854-899 (DOI: 10.1177/0001839221993475)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Microfoundations of framing: the interactional production of collective action frames in the Occupy movement.” Academy of Management Journal, 64(2): 378-408 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.1063)

Hein, P. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization.” Academy of Management Journal, 65(3): 749-783 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2020.1689)

Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., Paroutis, S. and Oviedo, L. (2022) “Mutualism and the dynamics of new platform creation: a study of Cisco and Fog computing.” Strategic Management Journal, 43(3): 476-506 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.3147)

Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Diaries as a methodological innovation for studying grand challenges.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 79: 205-220 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20220000079019)

Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: organizational repurposing towards responsible innovation through creating a medical platform.” Journal of Management Studies, 59(1): 61-91 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12737)

Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Waging war from remote cubicles: how workers cope with technologies that disrupt the meaning and morality of their work.” Organization Science, 33(1): 83-104 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1555)

Gray, B., Purdy, J. and Ansari, S. (2023) “Confronting power asymmetries in partnerships to address grand challenges.” Organization Theory (DOI: 10.1177/26317877221098765) (published online May 2022)

Hiquet, R., Wordley, C. and Ansari, S. (2023) “Why does faithful epistemic representation matter for management practices? The case of the natural environment in management theory.” Philosophy of Management (DOI: 10.1007/s40926-022-00220-5) (published online Feb 2023)

Kleinaltenkamp, M.J. and Ansari, S. (2023) “Blockchain and the performativity of emerging technology theories.” Perspectives on Process Organization Studies (P-PROS) (forthcoming)

Special issues of journals

Kumaraswamy, A., Garud, R. and Ansari, S. (eds.) (2018) “Special issue on managing in the age of disruptions.” Journal of Management Studies, 55(7)

Book chapters

Ansari, S.M. and Garud, R. (2008) “Inter-generational transition in technological ecosystem: the case of mobile telephony.” In: Benzoni, L. and Geoffron, P. (eds.): A collection of essays on competition and regulation with asymmetries in mobile markets. Paris: Quantifica Publishing, pp.127-140

Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Gregg, T. (2010) “Beyond the hype: taking business strategy to the ‘bottom of the pyramid’.” In: Baum, J.A.C. and Lampel, J. (eds.) The globalization of strategy research. (Advances in Strategic Management Series, vol.27) Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.247-276

Ansari, S. and Munir, K. (2010) “Letting users into our world: some organizational implications of user-generated content.” In: Griffiths, D., Phillips, N. and Sewell, G. (eds.) Technology and organization: essays in honour of Joan Woodward. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations Series, vol.29) Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.79-105

Ansari, S.M., Sidhu, J.S., Volberda, H.W. and Oshri, I. (2010) “Managing globally disaggregated teams: the role of organizational politics.” In: Contractor, F.J., Kumar, V., Kundu, S.K. and Pedersen, T. (eds.) Global outsourcing and offshoring: an integrated approach to theory and corporate strategy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.297-324

Birkinshaw, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Understanding management models: going beyond ‘what and why’ to ‘how’ work gets done in organizations.” In: Foss, N.J. and Saebi, T. (eds.) Business model innovation: the organizational dimension. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.85-103

Ansari, S., Reinmoeller, P. and Reinecke, J. (2015) “Excellence and intelligence: managing practice adaptation in organizations and fields.” In: Örtenblad, A. (ed.) Handbook of research on management ideas and panaceas: adaptation and context. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp.285-301

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2016) “Time, temporality and process studies.” In: Langley, A. and Tsoukas, H. (eds.) The SAGE handbook of process organization studies. London: Sage, pp.402-416

Wiedner, R. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Appreciating emergence and serendipity in qualitative research: resisting the urge to follow set plans.” In: Mir, R. and Jain, S. (eds.) The Routledge companion to qualitative research in organization studies. New York: Routledge, pp.343-357

Working papers

Download Professor Ansari’s CV for a full list of working papers

Conference papers

Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2009) “Averting the ‘tragedy of the commons’: an institutional perspective on the construction and governance of transnational commons.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009(1): 1-6 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44244347)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2012) “The politics of value: The work of value entrepreneurs in shaping categories.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012(1): 1 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2012.320)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 15766 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.130)

Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Adoption of multi-valued practices: a study of open access self-archiving in academic institutions.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 14724 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14724abstract)

Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2014) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1): 11082 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.280)

Claus, L. and Ansari, S. (2015) “‘Keeping it weird’: how anchoring sustains hybrid organizing from the ground.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1): 15014 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.15014abstract)

Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Identity alignment in the inter-organizational relationship: the case of open access.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(Suppl.): 16390 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16390abstract)

Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ and institutional breakthroughs: a study of the fight against corruption.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1): 10745 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10745abstract)

Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2020) “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: framing and serendipity in the emergence of a platform for responsible innovation.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 7-11 August 2020, Vancouver, Canada. (forthcoming)

Download Professor Ansari’s CV for a full list of conference papers

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Icebergs and elbows

How key workers go unrecognised but are the hidden part that holds up an "iceberg". The coronavirus pandemic has expanded the common perception…

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Corporate wrongdoing

Management research can prove relevance by studying corporate corruption during economic downturn, says new study co-authored by Professor Shaz Ansari. Economic downturns…

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Superb teaching

Eight members of the Cambridge Judge faculty are awarded Teaching Prizes for excellence across the School's programmes. Eight members of the Cambridge…

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Fog of war

Study shows Fog and Edge technologies have the ability to help fight the pandemic. How can a company that peripherally participates in…

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The London50

Cambridge Judge Business School faculty attend this week’s inaugural conference of The London50 for strategy and entrepreneurship. Ten faculty members from Cambridge…

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Innovation ecosystems (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)

Innovation ecosystems – networks and places to exchange ideas – are helping to unlock value through collaboration across industries. L-R: Professor Shahzad…

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Collaborative uncoupling in business

Companies that separate through divestiture or spin-outs can benefit from continued collaboration, but negative terminology like 'split-up' and 'divorce' often get in…

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Top 10 reads of 2018

We have long known that the News & Insight section of the Cambridge Judge Business School website attracts an audience with eclectic…

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Corporate governance (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)

How have the concepts of corporate governance evolved, and are they fit for purpose in this disruptive era? L-R: Simon Learmount, Shaz…

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Fog computing

Paper co-authored by Professor Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge, honoured by the Strategic Management Society at its annual conference, looks at how…

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Top honours in Tallinn

Professors Mark de Rond and Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari of Cambridge Judge win top honours at the annual conference of the European Group…

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Important labels

'Categorisation' is key to regulation of new technology platforms, Professor Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge tells the AOM Big Data Conference. Professor…

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Navigating the new car industry

'Massive and dramatic' disruption of the auto industry presents eight key issues for incumbent carmakers, says article co-authored by experts from Cambridge…

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Cambridge Business Magazine: ‘Marketisation’ has its limits – even in the absence of opposition

Some sectors including childcare remain stubbornly resistant to marketisation, finds research by Professor Shaz Ansari and Dr Kamal Munir at Cambridge Judge…

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Resistance to ‘marketisation’

Some sectors including childcare remain stubbornly resistant to marketisation, finds research by two Cambridge Judge academics. Marketisation is supposedly the only game…

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Middle managers matter

Change initiated by middle managers rather than top managers wins greater employee support, says new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.…

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‘Fame’ in creative industries: who says critics don’t matter?

In creative industries (and beyond), an 'expert' critical elite mediates 'peer' and 'market' reputation into fame, says a new study published in…

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Keep your enemies close: this is why your reputation in business is determined by your competitors

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it," said the billionaire investor Warren Buffett. "If you…

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Disruptive award

Research paper co-authored by Shahzad Ansari of Cambridge Judge wins second prize at Innovation Management awards in Germany. A research paper on…

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TiVo: beyond disruption

Digital video recording (DVR) firm TiVo successfully navigated the "disruptor's dilemma" by gaining support from the TV ecosystem it disrupted, says study…

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‘Hybrid’ honours

Awards for PhD student Laura Claus for studies on 'hybridity'. Laura Claus, a PhD candidate at Cambridge Judge Business School, recently was…

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Fair or care?

Research paper co-authored by Shaz Ansari of Cambridge Judge looks at feminist "ethics of care" issues in examining the standardisation of ethical…

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Cloak and dagger

Why risky 'competitive intelligence' persists despite stigma and scant evidence of effectiveness. Firms 'construct usefulness' and fear 'unilateral abandonment' of the practice,…

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Constructing a climate change logic

Research into conventional and unconventional 'commons' or shared resources is attracting the interest of global companies, states, NGOs and other stakeholders, but…

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Constructing a climate change logic

Research into conventional and unconventional 'commons' or shared resources is attracting the interest of global companies, states, NGOs and other stakeholders, but…

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Recognising excellence

Cambridge Judge Business School announces Teaching Award winners and faculty promotions Cambridge Judge Business School is delighted to announce the winners of…

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Fiddling whilst the ice melts

Organisational scholars are being challenged to become more involved in the climate change debate A leading expert on institutional change is challenging…

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The weakest link?

Top managers 'think', whilst middle managers 'act', but shouldn't both work together to bring about change? The role of the middle manager…

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Financial Times: Yoga influencers have stretched themselves

A study by co-authored Dr Kamal Munir and Professor Shahzad Ansari from Cambridge Judge Business School on how yoga transformed from spiritual…

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Strategy + Business: How TiVo confronted the disruptor’s dilemma

A study on digital video recorder (VDR) company TiVo and its disruptive innovation, co-authored by Shaz Ansari, Professor of Strategy & Innovation…

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Business Info Magazine: Staff more likely to back changes implemented by middle management

Change initiated by middle managers rather than top managers wins greater employee support, says study co-authored by Shahzad Ansari, Professor of Strategy…

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Cambridge Business Magazine: ‘Co-opetition’ rather than rivalry can enlarge a market

Aggressively pursuing the competition may not be the best answer, says Shaz Ansari, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business…

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Yahoo Finance: ‘Fame’ in creative industries: Critics really do matter

In creative industries (and beyond), an ‘expert’ critical elite mediates ‘peer’ and ‘market’ reputation into fame, says a new study co-authored by…

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Cambridge Business Magazine: Common-sense solutions to ethical maze

Most organisations face ethical dilemmas and need to address difficult issues carefully, writes Shaz Ansari, Reader in Strategy at Cambridge Judge. In…

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Biz Ed Magazine: Spy games

“Competitive intelligence” risks stigma and has little proven evidence of advantage, yet the business practice persists because firms “construct usefulness” by leveraging…

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Cambridge Business Magazine: An award-winning study of ‘time’

A new research paper co-authored by Dr Shazhad Ansari, Reader in Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, takes a provocative look at…

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Shahzad Ansari
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