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Structural Slack

Structural Slack is a theoretical construct in organizational theory that denotes the discretionary resources, including time, money, and personnel, which an organization can mobilize to adapt to environmental uncertainties and internal disruptions, thereby enabling strategic flexibility and innovation beyond immediate operational demands.

42

Publications

3.6K

Citations

101

Authors

74

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

13

Variants

Organizational Slack

Parents

Publications

42

Organizational Slack and Response to Environmental Shifts: The Impact of Resource Allocation Patterns

Joseph L. C. Cheng, Idalene F. Kesner · Journal of Management · 1997 · 509 citations

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Organizational Slack and Political Behavior Among Top Management Teams.

L. J. Bourgeois, Jitendra V. Singh · Academy of Management Proceedings · 1983 · 360 citations

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Swinging a double-edged sword: The effect of slack on entrepreneurial management and growth

Steven W. Bradley, Johan Wiklund, Dean A. Shepherd · Journal of Business Venturing · 2010 · 292 citations

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A multidimensional examination of slack and its impact on innovation.

Scott W. Geiger, Luke H. Cashen · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) · 2002 · 213 citations · Full text

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What is the Relationship between Organizational Slack and Innovation

David M. Herold, Narayanan Jayaraman, C. R. Narayanaswamy · Journal of managerial issues · 2006 · 201 citations

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Authors

101

  1. SW
    Scott W. Geiger

    University of South Florida St. Petersburg, United States

    3 publications · 507 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. HL
    H. L. Schreyer

    University of New Mexico, United States

    1 publications · 97 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. YZ
    Ying Zhang

    Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR China

    1 publications · 73 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. JS
    Jean-Luc Stiles

    Chapman University, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

    1

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  5. ES
    Emma Su

    Zhejiang University, China

    1 publications · 15 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

74

  1. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    75 citations

  2. University of Illinois System

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    595 citations

  3. University of South Florida St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    429 citations

  4. Chapman University

    Orange, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  5. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    375 citations

  6. Tianjin University

    Tianjin, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. HEC Paris

    Jouy-en-Josas, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

  8. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of managerial issues

    JMI · 3 publications · 318 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of Management

    JOM · 2 publications · 595 citations

    2

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  3. Public Choice

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 2 publications · 227 citations

    2

    h-index

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