Dr. Russell Crook
Selected Research
Ketchen, D. J., Crook, T. R., Combs, J. G., & Patterson, J. D. 2012. Improving supply chain performance through organizational design: Insights from key suppliers to the United States Air Force. Journal of Organizational Design, 1(3): 64-72.
Crook, T. R., Ketchen Jr., D. J., Combs, J. G., & Patterson, J. D. 2012. Cutting fat – Without cutting substance. Contract Management, 16-23. Summaries reported in 50 other publications and websites.
Esper, T. L., Stank, T. P., Crook, T. R., & Autry, C. W. 2012. Creating relevant value through demand and supply integration. Journal of Business Logistics, 33: 167-172.
Lux, S., Crook, T. R., & Leap, T. 2012. Corporate political activity: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Business Horizons, 55(3): 307-312.
Crook, T. R., Todd, S. Y., Combs, J. G., Woehr, D. J., & Ketchen, D. J. 2011. Does human capital matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between human capital and firm performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(3): 443-456. (Financial Times Top 45 Journal).
Gillis, W., McEwan, E., Crook, T. R., & Michael, S. 2011. Using tournaments to reduce agency problems: The case of franchising. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(3): 427-447. (Financial Times Top 45 Journal).
Lux, S., Crook, T. R., & Woehr, D. 2011. Mixing business with politics: A meta-analysis of the antecedents and outcomes of corporate political activity. Journal of Management, 37(1): 223-247. Summaries reported in over 60 publications or websites.
Combs, J. G., Ketchen, D. J., Crook, T. R., & Roth, P. 2011. Assessing cumulative evidence within 'macro' research: Why meta-analysis should be preferred over vote counting. Journal of Management Studies, 48(1): 178-197. (Financial Times Top 45 Journal).
O’Brien, J., Drnevich, P.L., Crook, T. R., & Armstrong, C. 2010. Does business school research add economic value for students? Academy of Management Learning & Education, 9(4): 638-651. Summaries reported in BusinessWeekOnline, Financial Times, and many other publications or websites.
Combs, J. G., Penney, C., Crook, T. R., & Short, J. 2010. The impact of family representation on CEO compensation. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(6): 1125-1144. (Financial Times Top 45 Journal).
Crook, T. R., Shook, C. L., Morris, M. L., & Madden, T. M. 2010. Are we there yet? An assessment of research design and construct measurement practices in entrepreneurship research. Organizational Research Methods, 13: 192-206.
Crook, T. R., Ketchen Jr., D. J., Combs, J. G., & Todd, S. Y. 2008. Strategic resources and performance: A meta-analysis. Strategic Management Journal, 29(11): 1141-1154.
Crook, T. R., Giunipero, L. G., Reus, T. H., Handfield, R., & Williams, S. K. 2008. Antecedents and outcomes of supply chain effectiveness: An exploratory investigation. Journal of Managerial Issues, 20(2): 161-177.
Crook, T. R., & Combs, J. G. 2007. Sources and consequences of bargaining power in supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 25(2): 546-555.
Crook, T. R., Bratton, V., Hoover, V., & Ketchen Jr., D. J. 2006. Has strategic management shed the normal science straightjacket: Revisiting Bettis’ (1991) critiques. Journal of Managerial Issues, 18(3): 409-423.
Combs, J. G., Crook, T. R., & Shook, C. 2005. The dimensionality of organizational performance and its implications for strategic management research. In D. Ketchen & D. Bergh, (Eds). Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, (pp. 259-286). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Crook, T. R., Ketchen Jr., D. J., & Snow, C. C. 2003. Competitive edge: A strategic management model. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 44: 44-55.
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