Samina Karim

Northeastern University

Professor

Boston, MA 02115

United States

http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/faculty/k/karim-samina/

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Scholarly Papers (20)

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1.

Fit between Organization Design and Organizational Routines

Journal of Organization Design, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2014, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2489886
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 Sep 2014
Constance E. Helfat and Samina Karim
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and Northeastern University
Downloads 191 (157,445)
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organizational structure, organizational modularity, structural embeddedness, ambidexterity, matrix structure

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Structural Recombination and Innovation: Unlocking Intraorganizational Knowledge Synergy through Structural Change

Karim, Samina and Aseem Kaul. 2015. “Structural recombination and Innovation: Unlocking Intraorganizational Knowledge Synergy through Structural Change.” Organization Science 26(2): 439-455.
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2016
Samina Karim and Aseem Kaul
Northeastern University and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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knowledge based view, recombination, innovation, reconfiguration, organization structure

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Delegation within Hierarchies: How Information Processing and Knowledge Characteristics Influence the Allocation of Formal and Real Decision Authority

Dobrajska, Magda, Stephan Billinger and Samina Karim. “Delegation within hierarchies: How information processing and knowledge characteristics influence the allocation of formal and real decision authority.” Organization Science 26(3): 687-704, 2015
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2016
Magdalena Dobrajska, Stephan Billinger and Samina Karim
Copenhagen Business School, University of Southern Denmark - Department of Marketing & Management and Northeastern University
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Delegation, decentralization, decision making, formal and real authority, hierarchy, information processing, knowledge based view, organization design

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Acquirers’ Goals’ Influence on Acquirer-Target Bilateral Interactions

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2012-2
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2013
Xavier Castañer and Samina Karim
University of Lausanne and Northeastern University
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acquisition, intent, goals, synergy, efficiency, knowledge, implementation, integration, interaction, participation

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Managing Uncertainty: Executive Appointments in Foreign Subsidiary Environments

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2520326
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Marketa Sonkova and Samina Karim
Boston University and Northeastern University
Downloads 52 (379,515)
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Multinational companies (MNC), strategic human capital, top management team composition, executive team configuration, environmental uncertainty

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Acquiring Managers’ Intent and Actions in Acquisition Implementation

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2012-14
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 08 May 2012
Samina Karim and Xavier Castaner
Northeastern University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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acquisition, intent, goals, efficiency, knowledge, implementation, integration, participation, design

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Is Unit Spanning by Executives Associated with Strategic Change?

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2012-7
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2014
Charles Williams and Samina Karim
Bocconi University - Department of Management and Technology and Northeastern University
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executive links, corporate office, knowledge recombination, boundary spanning, dynamic capabilities, organizational structure, strategic change, inertia

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Predicting Organizational Reconfiguration

New Approaches to Organization Design: Theory and Practice of Adaptive Enterprises. Anne Bøllingtoft, Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson, Jørn Flohr Nielsen, Charles C. Snow, John Ulhøi (ed.) Springer, New York, pp 79-99. 2009.
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Timothy Carroll and Samina Karim
University of South Carolina - Department of Management and Northeastern University
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Reconfiguration, organization design, structure, restructuring, reorganization, organizational change, configuration, strategic choice

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Reconfiguration: Adding, Redeploying, Recombining, and Divesting Resources and Business Units

Karim, Samina and Lawrence Capron (2015). “Reconfiguration: Adding, redeploying, recombining, and divesting resources and business units.” Strategic Management Society Virtual Special Issue Introduction. March issue. DOI: 10:1002/smj.2537. , Northeastern U. D’Amore-McKim School of Business Research Paper No. 2797272
Posted: 19 Jun 2016
Samina Karim and Laurence Capron
Northeastern University and INSEAD - Strategy

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reconfiguration, redeployment, recombination, restructuring, divestiture, acquisition, renewal, dynamic capabilities

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Looking Inside the Pipes: The Effect of Resource Flow Dependencies in Alliance Portfolios

Boston U. School of Management Research Paper No. 2520325
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2015
Manuela Hoehn-Weiss, Samina Karim and Chi-Hyon Lee
Oregon State University, Northeastern University and George Mason University - Department of Management

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alliance; portfolio; resource flows; performance; resource dependence theory

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Grouping Interdependent Tasks: Using Spectral Graph Partitioning to Study Complex Systems

Lee, Chi-Hyon, Manuela Hoehn-Weiss and Samina Karim (2016). “Grouping interdependent tasks: Using spectral graph partitioning to study complex systems.” Strategic Management Journal 37(1): 177-191.
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2016
Chi-Hyon Lee, Manuela Hoehn-Weiss and Samina Karim
George Mason University - Department of Management, Oregon State University and Northeastern University

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system architecture; complex systems; modularity; graph partitioning; interdependence; complexity; sequential tasks; reciprocal tasks

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Path-Dependent and Path-Breaking Change: Reconfiguring Business Resources Following Acquisitions in the U.S. Medical Sector, 1978-1995

Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 21, No. 10-11, pp.1061-1081, 2000.
Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Samina Karim and Will Mitchell
Northeastern University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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acquisitions, business change, resource reconfiguration, unrelated diversification, related diversification, routine-based perspective on strategy

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Innovating Through Acquisition and Internal Development: A Quarter-Century of Boundary Evolution at Johnson & Johnson

Long Range Planning, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp.525-547, 2004.
Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Samina Karim and Will Mitchell
Northeastern University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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innovation, acquisition, internal development, organic growth, recombination, restructuring, reconfiguration

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Modularity in Organizational Structure: The Reconfiguration of Internally Developed and Acquired Business Units

Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp.799-823, 2006.
Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Samina Karim
Northeastern University

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reconfiguration, recombination, restructure, organizational structure, modularity, dynamic capabilities, mergers and acquisitions

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Business Unit Reorganization and Innovation in New Product Markets

Management Science, Vol. 55, No. 7, pp.1237-1254, 2009.
Posted: 08 Nov 2014
Samina Karim
Northeastern University

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reorganization, innovation, organizational learning, reconfiguration, market entry, mergers and acquisitions, innovation origin, internal development, organizational memory, organic growth

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A Framework of Organisations as Dynamic Structures

International Journal of Strategic Change Management, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 230-246, 2011.
Posted: 07 Nov 2014
Tim Carrol and Samina Karim
Independent and Northeastern University

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organisational structure, design, restructuring, recombination, reconfiguration, patching, strategic change

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Structural Knowledge: How Executive Experience with Structural Composition Affects Intrafirm Mobility and Unit Reconfiguration

Karim, Samina and Charles Williams (2012). “Structural knowledge: How executive experience with structural composition affects intrafirm mobility and structural change.” Strategic Management Journal 33(6): 681-709.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2014
Samina Karim and Charles Williams
Northeastern University and Bocconi University - Department of Management and Technology

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executive mobility, organizational structure, knowledge transfer, human capital theory, recombination, intraorganizational mobility

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Unpacking Functional Alliance Portfolios: How Signals of Viability Affect Young Firms’ Outcomes

Hoehn-Weiss, Manuela and Samina Karim (2014). “Unpacking functional alliance portfolios: How signals of venture viability affect new-venture outcome.” Strategic Management Journal 35(9): 1364-1385.
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2014
Manuela N. Hoehn-Weiss and Samina Karim
Boston University and Northeastern University

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alliance portfolio, entrepreneurial venture, venture capital, IPO, signaling theory

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Delaying Change: Examining How Industry and Managerial Turbulence Impact Structural Realignment

Karim, Samina, Timothy N. Carroll and Chris P. Long (2016). “Delaying change: Examining how industry and managerial turbulence impact structural realignment.” Academy of Management Journal 59(3): 791-817.
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2016
Samina Karim, Timothy Carroll and Christopher P Long
Northeastern University, University of South Carolina - Department of Management and Georgetown University - Department of Management

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industry turbulence, firm turbulence, firm reconfiguration, unit recombination, business units

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Exploring Structural Embeddedness of Product Market Activities and Resources within Business Units

Strategic Organization, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 333-365, 2012.
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2016
Samina Karim
Northeastern University

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structure, embeddedness, reconfiguration, recombination, coordination mechanisms, knowledge transfer, acquisition integration, stickiness