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  1. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2024. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 23. Bingley, UK: Emerald, in press.
  2. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2023. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 22. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
  3. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2022. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 21. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
  4. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2021. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 20. Bingley, UK:Emerald.
  5. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2020. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 19. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
  6. Finkelstein, S. 2019. “Don’t be blinded by your own expertise.” Harvard Business Review, May-June: 153-158.
  7. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2019. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 18. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
  8. Finkelstein, S. 2018. “The best leaders are great teachers.” Harvard Business Review, January-February.
  9. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2018. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 17. Bingley, UK: Emerald, in press.
  10. Finkelstein, S. 2017. “Lessons of the Superbosses.” People + Strategy Journal, 40 (1): 18-22.
  11. Finkelstein, S. 2017. “So You Want To Be A Superboss?” Talent Quarterly, Volume 13, Spring: 72-78.
  12. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2017. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 16. Bingley, UK: Emerald, in press.
  13. Finkelstein, S. 2016. “Lessons from the Superboss Playbook: A New Perspective on Talent,” Harvard Business Review, January-February.
  14. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2016. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 15, Bingley, UK: Emerald, in press.
  15. Kim, J., Finkelstein, S., and Haleblian, J. 2015. “All aspirations are not created equal: The differential effects of historical and social aspirations on acquisition behavior,” Academy of Management Journal, 58: 1361-1388.
  16. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2015. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 14, Bingley, UK: Emerald, ix-xi.
  17. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2014. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 13, New York: Emerald, ix-xi.
  18. Finkelstein, S. “Zombie-virksomheder – Sådan lærer de af deres fejltagelser!” Børsens Ledelseshåndbøger: Strategi & Ledelse, September 2014.
  19. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2013. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 12, New York: Emerald, ix-xi.
  20. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2012. “Introduction.” In Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 11, New York: Emerald, ix-xi.
  21. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2012. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), ˆ New York: Emerald, ix-xi.
  22. Kim, J., Haleblian, J., and Finkelstein, S. 2011. “When Firms Become Desperate to Grow via Acquisition: The Effect of Growth Patterns and Acquisition Experience on Acquisition Premiums, Administrative Science Quarterly, 56: 26-60.
  23. Jordan, J., Brown M., Treviño, L. K., and Finkelstein, S. 2011. “Someone to Look Up To: Executive-Follower Ethical Reasoning and Perceptions of Ethical Leadership.” Journal of Management, 39: 660-683.
  24. Helfat, C. E., Finkelstein, S., Mitchell, W., Peteraf, M. A., Singh, H., Teece, D. J., and Winter, S. G. 2011. “Dynamic Capabilities Foundations.” In Maritan, C. A., and Peteraf, M. A. (Eds.), Competitive Strategy, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
  25. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2010. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 9, New York: Emerald, ix-xii.
  26. “Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions,” Business Strategy Review, Summer, 2009, 20 (2): 62-66.
  27. Finkelstein, S., Whitehead, J., and Campbell, A. 2009. “The Illusion of Smart Decision Making: The Past is Not Prologue,” Journal of Business Strategy, 30 (6): 36-43.
  28. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2009. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 8, New York: Emerald, i-x.
  29. Campbell, A., Whitehead, J., and Finkelstein, S. 2009. “Why good leaders make bad decisions,” Harvard Business Review, February, 60-66. Reprinted in HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Emotional Intelligence, Harvard Business Review Press, 2015, 59-70.
  30. Kim, J. and Finkelstein, S. 2009. “The effects of strategic and locational complementarity on acquisition performance: Evidence from the U.S. commercial banking industry, 1989-2001,” Strategic Management Journal, 30: 617-646.
  31. Finkelstein, S. 2009. Why is Industry Related to CEO Compensation? A Managerial Discretion Explanation,” Open Ethics Journal, 3: 42-56.
  32. Finkelstein, S., Whitehead, J., and Campbell, A. 2009. “How inappropriate attachments can drive good leaders to make bad decisions,” Organizational Dynamics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.or....
  33. Finkelstein, S., Whitehead, J., and Campbell, A. 2009. “How emotional tagging can push leaders to make bad decisions,” Ivey Business Journal, January/February, http://www.iveybusinessjournal....
  34. Finkelstein, S. 2009. “What boards need to know: Early warning signs that provide insight to what is really going on in companies.” In Conger, J. (Ed.) Boardroom Realities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  35. Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C. L. 2008. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 7, New York: Emerald, 1-3.
  36. Finkelstein, S., Harvey, C. and Lawton, T. 2008. “Vision by design: A reflexive approach to enterprise regeneration.” Journal of Business Strategy, 29 (2): 4-13.
  37. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2007. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 6, Oxford: Elsevier, ix-x.
  38. Finkelstein, S. and Peteraf, M. A. 2007. “Managerial activities: A missing link in managerial discretion theory,” Strategic Organization, 5: 237-248.
  39. Lawton, T., Finkelstein, S., and Harvey, C., 2007. “Taking by storm: a breakout strategy,” Journal of Business Strategy, 28 (2): 22-29.
  40. Finkelstein, S. 2006. “Why smart executives fail: Four case histories of how people learn the wrong lessons from history,” Business History, 48 (2): 153-170 (lead article).
  41. Finkelstein, S. and Jackson, E. 2006. “Reducing risk,” Leadership Excellence, 23 (4): 9.
  42. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2006. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 5, Oxford: Elsevier, pages 1–7.
  43. Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P.C., and Finkelstein, S. 2005. "Leveraging intellect." Academy of Management Executive, 19(4): 78-94 (Reprinted in “Classic Articles from AME;” originally published in 1996).
  44. Boyd, B. K., Finkelstein, S., and Gove, S. 2005. “Determinants of accumulation advantage,” Strategic Management Journal, 26: 841-854.
  45. Finkelstein, S. and Jackson, E. 2005. “Immunity from implosion: Building smart organizations,” Ivey Business Journal, September/October, 1-7.
  46. Finkelstein, S. 2005. “When bad things happen to good companies: Strategy failure and flawed executives,” Journal of Business Strategy, 26 (2), 19-28.
  47. Hambrick, D. C., Finkelstein, S., Cho, T. S., and Jackson, E.M. 2005. “Isomorphism in reverse: Institutional theory as an explanation for recent intraindustry heterogenization and increased managerial discretion.” In B. Staw and R. Kramer (Eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior, 26: 307-350, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
  48. Hambrick, D. C., Finkelstein, S., and Mooney, A. 2005. “Executives sometimes lose it, just like the rest of us,” Academy of Management Review, 30: 503-508.
  49. Hambrick, D. C., Finkelstein, S., and Mooney, A. 2005. “Executive job demands: New insights for explaining strategic decisions and leader behaviors,” Academy of Management Review, 30: 472-491.
  50. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2005. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 4, Oxford: Elsevier, pages ix – x.
  51. Finkelstein, S. 2005. “Zombie Businesses,” The Human Factor, 1(4): 40-44.
  52. Cohn, K. H. and Finkelstein, S. 2005. “Seven unhealthy habits of hospital executives.” In K. H. Cohn (Ed.), Better Communication for Better Care: Mastering Physician-Administrator Collaboration, Chicago: Health Administration Press, pages, 39-45.
  53. Mooney, A.C. & Finkelstein, S. 2004. “A new approach to improving board vigilance: Shift the focus to board process.” In K.O. Cool, J.E. Hendersen, and R. Abate (Eds.), Restructuring Strategy (SMS Book Series), New York: Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK, pages 268-288.
  54. Finkelstein, S. 2004. Contributor. In Ivancevich, J., and Lidwell, W. (Eds.), Guidelines for Excellence in Management, New York: Texere.
  55. Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. 2004. “Introduction.” In Cooper, C. L. and Finkelstein, S. (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 3, Oxford: Elsevier, pages ix – xi.
  56. Finkelstein, S. 2004. “Zombie businesses: How to learn from their mistakes,” Leader to Leader, 32: 25-31.
  57. Finkelstein, S. 2004. “Seven habits of spectacularly unsuccessful executives and how to spot them,” Ivey Business Journal, January-February: 1-6. Reprinted in, 2005. Strategy: Core Concepts, Analytical Tools, Readings, 2nd Edition, New York: McGraw Hill.
  58. Finkelstein, S. 2004. “The delusions of a dream company: How executives avoid facing reality,” Mt. Eliza Business Review, 7(1): 18-23.
  59. Finkelstein, S., and Borg, S. 2004. “Strategy gone bad: doing the wrong thing.” In Handbook of Business Strategy, New York: ED Media Group, 115-124.
  60. Finkelstein, S. 2004. “Leadership and destructive self-confidence.” In. S. Chowdhury (Ed.), Next Generation Business Handbook: New Strategies from Tomorrow’s Thought Leaders, New York: Wiley, 56-71.
  61. Finkelstein, S. 2003. “Toward developing an organizational capability of learning from mistakes.” In C. Helfat (Ed.), The SMS Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Capabilities: Emergence, Development and Change, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 415-421.
  62. Finkelstein, S. 2003. “GM and the great automation solution,” Business Strategy Review, 14 (3): 18-24.
  63. Finkelstein, S. 2003. “Seven habits of spectacularly unsuccessful people,” Business Strategy Review, 14 (4): 39-50.
  64. Finkelstein, S. and Mooney, A. 2003. “Not the usual suspects: How to use board process to make boards better,” Academy of Management Executive, 17(2): 101-113 (Finalist for Best Paper of the Year, Academy of Management Executive).
  65. Urch, C. E., and Finkelstein, S. 2002. “The Boston Red Sox and the integration of African American players.” In M. Kanter (Ed.), The Northern Game – and Beyond: Baseball in New England and Eastern Canada, Cleveland, OH: Society for American Baseball Research, p. 5-8.
  66. Finkelstein, S. 2002. “Planning in organizations: One vote for complexity.” In Yammarino, F. J., and Dansereau, F. (Eds.), Research in Multi-Level Issues, Volume 1, The Many Faces of Multi-Level Issues, Oxford: Elsevier Science, 73-80.
  67. Finkelstein, S. 2002. “The myth of managerial superiority in Internet startups: An autopsy,” Organizational Dynamics, 30(2): 172-185.
  68. Finkelstein, S. and Haleblian, J. 2002. "Understanding acquisition performance: The role of transfer effects," Organization Science, 13: 36-47. Reprinted in Krug, J. (Ed.), 2008. Mergers & Acquisitions, London: Sage Publications.
  69. Finkelstein, S. 2001. “The myth of first-mover advantage for Internet startups.” In 2002 Handbook of Business Strategy, 39-46. New York: ED Media Group.
  70. Finkelstein, S. 2001. “Internet startups in the new economy: So why can’t they win? Journal of Business Strategy, July/August, 22 (4): 16-21.
  71. Geletkanycz, M. A., Boyd, B., and Finkelstein, S. 2001. “The strategic value of CEO external directorate networks: Implications for CEO compensation.” Strategic Management Journal, 22: 889-898.
  72. Finkelstein, S. and Sanford, S. H. 2000. “Learning from corporate mistakes: The rise and fall of Iridium.” Organizational Dynamics, 29(2): 138-148.
  73. Finkelstein, S. 1999. “Safe ways to cross the merger minefield.” In Financial Times Mastering Global Business: The Complete MBA Companion in Global Business, 119-123. London: Financial Times Pitman Publishing.
  74. Haleblian, J. and Finkelstein, S. 1999. "The influence of organization acquisition experience on acquisition performance: A behavioral learning theory perspective". Administrative Science Quarterly, 44: 29-56.
  75. Larsson, R. and Finkelstein, S. 1999. "Integrating strategic, organizational, and human resource perspectives on mergers and acquisitions: A case survey of synergy realization." Organization Science, 10: 1-26 (lead article).
  76. Boyd, B.K., Finkelstein, S., Barkema, H., and Gomez-Mejia, L. 1998. “Matching diversification and compensation strategies.” In Hitt, M.A., Ricart, J.E., & Nixon, R.D. (Eds.), New Managerial Mindsets: Organizational Transformation and Strategy Implementation, Chapter 9: 167-187, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
  77. Finkelstein, S. and Boyd, B.K. 1998. "How much does the CEO matter?: The role of managerial discretion in the setting of CEO compensation." Academy of Management Journal, 41: 179-199.
  78. Finkelstein, S. 1997. "Inter-industry merger patterns and resource dependence: A replication and extension of Pfeffer (1972)." Strategic Management Journal, 18: 787-810.
  79. Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P.C., and Finkelstein, S. 1996. "New forms of organizing.” In H. Mintzberg and J.B. Quinn, The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, Cases, (3rd Edition) Chapter 6: 350-362, Prentice Hall. Reprinted in H. Mintzberg and J.B. Quinn, Readings in the Strategy Process (3rd Edition), Chapter 6: 162-173.
  80. Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P.C., and Finkelstein, S. 1996. "Managing intellect.” In M.L. Tushman and P.C. Anderson, Managing Strategic Innovation and Change, A Collection of Readings, Chapter 34: 506-523, New York: Oxford University Press.
  81. Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P.C., and Finkelstein, S. 1996. "Managing professional intellect: Making the most of the best." Harvard Business Review, 74, (March - April): 71-80. Reprinted in Ulrich, D. (Ed.), 1998. Delivering Results: A New Mandate for Human Resources Professionals, Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing: 253-268.
  82. Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P.C., and Finkelstein, S. 1996. "Leveraging intellect." Academy of Management Executive, 10(3): 7-27 (lead article; Best Paper of the Year in Academy of Management Executive). Reprinted in Beamish, P. W. and Woodcock, C. P. 1999. Strategic Management: Text, Readings, & Cases, 5th Edition.
  83. Bantel, K.A. and Finkelstein, S. 1995. The determinants of top management teams. In B. Markovsky, J. O'Brien, and K. Heimer (Eds.) Advances in Group Processes, Volume 12, JAI Press: Greenwich, CT, 139-165.
  84. Hambrick, D.C. and Finkelstein, S. 1995. "The effects of ownership structure on conditions at the top: The case of CEO pay raises.” Strategic Management Journal, 16: 175-194.
  85. Finkelstein, S. and D'Aveni, R.A. 1994. "CEO duality as a double-edged sword: How boards of directors balance entrenchment avoidance and unity of command.” Academy of Management Journal, 37: 1079-1108 (lead article).
  86. Haleblian, J. and Finkelstein, S. 1993. "Top-management-team size, CEO dominance, and firm performance: The moderating roles of environmental turbulence and discretion.” Academy of Management Journal, 36: 844-863.
  87. Rajagopalan, N. and Finkelstein, S. 1992. "Effects of strategic orientation and environmental change on senior management reward systems.” Strategic Management Journal, 13 (Special Summer Issue): 127-142.Finkelstein, S. 1992. "Power in top management teams: Dimensions, measurement and validation.” Academy of Management Journal, 35: 505-538.
  88. Finkelstein, S. 1992. "Power in top management teams: Dimensions, measurement and validation.” Academy of Management Journal, 35: 505-538.
  89. Clelland, I. and Finkelstein, S. 1990. "Structural interdependence and organizational response to technological innovation.” Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Managing the High Technology Firm: 51-55.
  90. Rajagopalan, N. and Finkelstein, S. 1990. "Effects of strategic group membership and environmental change on senior management reward systems.” Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: 32-36.
  91. Finkelstein, S. and Hambrick D.C. 1990. "Top-management-team tenure and organizational outcomes: The moderating role of managerial discretion." Administrative Science Quarterly, 35: 484-503.
  92. Finkelstein, S. and Hambrick D.C. 1989. "Chief executive compensation: A study of the intersection of markets and political processes." Strategic Management Journal, 10: 121-134.
  93. Finkelstein, S. and Hambrick, D.C. 1988. "Chief executive compensation: A synthesis and reconciliation." Strategic Management Journal, 9: 543-558.
  94. Hambrick, D.C. and Finkelstein, S. 1987. "Managerial discretion: A bridge between polar views of organizational outcomes.” In L. L. Cummings and B. Staw (eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior, 9: 369-406. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. Reprinted in B. M. Staw and L. L. Cummings (eds.), The Evolution and Adaptation of Organizations: 101-138, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1990.
  95. Finkelstein, S. 1986. "The acquisition integration process.” Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: 12-15.
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