The Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of current strategic management issues and demarcates the major investigation strands that are likely to shape the field into the future.

Contents: 1. Introduction: Why a Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy? Giovanni Battista Dagnino PART I: COMPETITIVE STRATEGY RESEARCH: ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENTS 2. What is Competitive Strategy? Origins and Developments of a Relevant Research Area in Strategic Management Vincenzo Pisano and Michael A. Hitt 3. The Genesis of Competitive Strategy: A Historian’s View Christian Stadler 4. Theory of Science Perspectives on Strategic Management Research: Debates and a Novel View Nicolai J. Foss 5. Young and Growing Research Directions in Competitive Strategy Joel A.C. Baum and Henrich R. Greve PART II: THEORETICAL APPROACHES INFORMING COMPETITIVE STRATEGY RESEARCH 6. The Role of Resource-based Theory in Strategic Management Studies: Managerial Implications and Hints for Research Jay B. Barney, Valentina Della Corte, Mauro Sciarelli and Asli Arikan 7. The Mind of the Strategist and the Eye of the Beholder: The Socio-cognitive Perspective in Strategy Research Violina P. Rindova, Rhonda K. Reger and Elena Dalpiaz 8. The Management of Growth Strategies in Firm Networks: A Stylized Model of Opportunity Discovery via Network Ties Simone Ferriani and Antonio Giuliani 9. Strategy-as-Practice: Untangling the Emergence of Competitive Positions Patrick Regnér 10. Competitive Dynamics Stimulated by Pioneers’ Technological Innovation: A Theoretical Framework Francesco Garraffo and Gwendolyn Lee PART III: ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY RESEARCH 11. The Evolving Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in Competitive Strategy Research Olimpia Meglio and Arturo Capasso 12. Strategic Implications of Alliance Formation and Dynamics: A Comprehensive Review Africa Ariño and Esteban García-Canal 13. Innovation and Technology Management in Competitive Strategy Research Bruno Cassiman and Maria Chiara Di Guardo 14. Corporate Governance Issues in Competitive Strategy Research Igor Filatotchev 15. Entrepreneurial Issues in Competitive Strategy Research Mario Sorrentino 16. Family Business and Competitive Strategy Research Giorgia M. D’Allura and Alessandro Minichilli 17. Multinational Firms and Competitive Strategy Research Grazia D. Santangelo PART IV: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY RESEARCH 18. The Use of Quantitative Methodologies in Competitive Strategy Research Roberto Ragozzino, Asda Chintakananda and Jeffrey J. Reuer 19. Semiotic Methods and the Meaning of Strategy in Firm Annual Reports Maria Cristina Cinici and Roger L.M. Dunbar 20. The Role and Impact of Computer Simulation Modeling in Competitive Strategy Research J. Richard Harrison and Gordon Walker PART V: COMPETITIVE STRATEGY AT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE 21. The Management of Trust in Competitive Strategy Research: Why it is Important and What is New Sandro Castaldo and Katia Premazzi 22. Competing through Business Models Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart 23. Coopetition: Nature, Challenges, and Implications for Firms’ Strategic Behavior and Managerial Mindset Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Maria Chiara Di Guardo and Giovanna Padula 24. Crossing Boundaries between Contemporary Research in Strategy and Finance: Connecting the Firm’s Financial Structure and Competitive Strategy Maurizio La Rocca and Elvira Tiziana La Rocca 25. Does Firm Ownership Matter? Investors, Corporate Governance and Strategic Competitiveness in Privately-held Firms Rosario Faraci and Wei Shen 26. Competitive Strategy Research’s Impact on Practice Costantinos Markides Index