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Balaji Koka

Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Rice University

Affiliations

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

Balaji Koka is currently serving as a Jesse H. Jones Graduate School Of Business Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Rice University.

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Balaji Koka

Rice University

Associate Professor of Strategic Management

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management business strategic management corporate governance organizational behavior knowledge management data outsourcing quality management service management business strategy information technology management experimental evidence board monitoring systems engineering technology management information systems human resource management cognition knowledge graphs information management management science decision science information technology social science research project management global software development software quality strategic sourcing value chains organizational psychology object categorization scene understanding spatial cognition scene interpretation knowledge creation knowledge transfer agent-based models management models organizational models agent-based system normative theory offshore software development differential effect stakeholder perspective innovation search firm-employee relationships shareholder influence joint venture exploration strategic implications service providers clawback provisions earnings management relational governance vendor profitability field study

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Long Jump Learning: Absorbing Distant Knowledge via Familiar Components. Organization Science (2025)

knowledge transfermanagementknowledge graphsknowledge creationknowledge management

How Board Monitoring and Mandated Clawbacks Shape Managers’ Use of Discretion: Experimental Evidence. Journal of Management Accounting Research (2024)

Jeffrey HalesBalaji KokaShankar Venkataraman

board monitoringexperimental evidencemanagementcorporate governance

Is the Grass Greener? on the Strategic Implications of Moving Along the Value Chain for It Service Providers. Information Systems Research (2020)

Anandasivam GopalSabari Rajan KarmegamBalaji R. KokaWilliam M. Rand

strategic implicationsservice providersstrategic managementsystems engineeringtechnologyservice managementinformation technology managementbusinessinformation technologyvalue chains

Being Too Good for Your Own Good: A Stakeholder Perspective on the Differential Effect of Firm‐Employee Relationships on Innovation Search. Strategic Management Journal (2018)

Eni GambetaBalaji R. KokaRobert E. Hoskisson

strategic managementmanagementorganizational behaviorinnovation searchstakeholder perspectivedifferential effectknowledge managementbusinessfirm-employee relationships

Curbing Earnings Management: Experimental Evidence on How Clawback Provisions and Board Monitoring Affect Managerss Use of Discretion. SSRN Electronic Journal (2018)

Jeffrey HalesBalaji KokaShankar Venkataraman

clawback provisionssocial science researchearnings managementexperimental evidencesocial sciencesboard monitoringcorporate governance

Shareholder Influence on Joint Venture Exploration. Journal of Management (2018)

Brian L. ConnellyWei ShiRobert E. HoskissonBalaji R. Koka

strategic managementmanagementjoint venture explorationbusinessshareholder influence

A Bridge to the Far: Relating to Distant Categories Through Familiar Components. Academy of Management Proceedings (2017)

Christian MealeyBalaji R. KokaRobert E. Hoskisson

cognitionobject categorizationmanagementdistant categoriesperformance studiesscene understandingscene interpretationfamiliar componentsspatial cognitionhumanities

Striving for Irrelevance: Toward a Normative Theory of Non-Governmental Organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings (2014)

Balaji R. KokaDouglas A SchulerChristian Mealey

non-governmental organizationsnormative theorymanagementorganizational theory

Bridging Routines and Intentionality in Capability Dynamics: A Field Study. Academy of Management Proceedings (2013)

Balaji R. KokaRavi MadhavanMichael A. Hitt

managementorganizational behaviorfield studyperformance studiescapability dynamicsorganizational psychology

Pure Versus Hybrid Strategies: On Exploring the Limits of Adaptability Using an Agent-Based Model. Academy of Management Proceedings (2013)

strategic managementmanagementorganizational behavioragent-based systemstrategybusiness strategyorganizational modelsmanagement modelsagent-based models

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Balaji Koka

Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Rice University

Affiliations

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

Balaji Koka is currently serving as a Jesse H. Jones Graduate School Of Business Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Rice University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Balaji Koka

Rice University

Associate Professor of Strategic Management

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Long Jump Learning: Absorbing Distant Knowledge via Familiar Components. Organization Science (2025)

knowledge transfermanagementknowledge graphsknowledge creationknowledge management

How Board Monitoring and Mandated Clawbacks Shape Managers’ Use of Discretion: Experimental Evidence. Journal of Management Accounting Research (2024)

Jeffrey HalesBalaji KokaShankar Venkataraman

board monitoringexperimental evidencemanagementcorporate governance

Is the Grass Greener? on the Strategic Implications of Moving Along the Value Chain for It Service Providers. Information Systems Research (2020)

Anandasivam GopalSabari Rajan KarmegamBalaji R. KokaWilliam M. Rand

strategic implicationsservice providersstrategic managementsystems engineeringtechnologyservice managementinformation technology managementbusinessinformation technologyvalue chains

Being Too Good for Your Own Good: A Stakeholder Perspective on the Differential Effect of Firm‐Employee Relationships on Innovation Search. Strategic Management Journal (2018)

Eni GambetaBalaji R. KokaRobert E. Hoskisson

strategic managementmanagementorganizational behaviorinnovation searchstakeholder perspectivedifferential effectknowledge managementbusinessfirm-employee relationships

Curbing Earnings Management: Experimental Evidence on How Clawback Provisions and Board Monitoring Affect Managerss Use of Discretion. SSRN Electronic Journal (2018)

Jeffrey HalesBalaji KokaShankar Venkataraman

clawback provisionssocial science researchearnings managementexperimental evidencesocial sciencesboard monitoringcorporate governance

Shareholder Influence on Joint Venture Exploration. Journal of Management (2018)

Brian L. ConnellyWei ShiRobert E. HoskissonBalaji R. Koka

strategic managementmanagementjoint venture explorationbusinessshareholder influence

A Bridge to the Far: Relating to Distant Categories Through Familiar Components. Academy of Management Proceedings (2017)

Christian MealeyBalaji R. KokaRobert E. Hoskisson

cognitionobject categorizationmanagementdistant categoriesperformance studiesscene understandingscene interpretationfamiliar componentsspatial cognitionhumanities

Striving for Irrelevance: Toward a Normative Theory of Non-Governmental Organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings (2014)

Balaji R. KokaDouglas A SchulerChristian Mealey

non-governmental organizationsnormative theorymanagementorganizational theory

Bridging Routines and Intentionality in Capability Dynamics: A Field Study. Academy of Management Proceedings (2013)

Balaji R. KokaRavi MadhavanMichael A. Hitt

managementorganizational behaviorfield studyperformance studiescapability dynamicsorganizational psychology

Pure Versus Hybrid Strategies: On Exploring the Limits of Adaptability Using an Agent-Based Model. Academy of Management Proceedings (2013)

strategic managementmanagementorganizational behavioragent-based systemstrategybusiness strategyorganizational modelsmanagement modelsagent-based models

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