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You are cordially invited to attend the AOM symposium

"The 'Make or Buy' Decision in Political and Nonmarket Strategy"

Monday, Aug 8 2016 9:45AM - 11:15AM at Hilton Anaheim in Lido C

Sponsors: BPS, SIM

Extant research of firms' political and nonmarket strategy has paid very limited attention to how firms design and implement these strategies, in particular, whether the firm use internal staff in relevant divisions ("make") or hire external professionals as contractors ("buy") to carry out political and nonmarket strategies. This symposium consists of three papers that all aim to explain the "make or buy" decisions made by firms in obtaining political or legal services. These papers draw on existing theories of "make or buy" decisions that have been developed in studying economic transactions, to shed new light-both theoretical and empirical-on how this decision plays out in nonmarket contexts.

Symposium Organizer:

Nan Jia, U. of Southern California

Symposium Discussant:

Brian S. Silverman, U. of Toronto

Symposium Papers:

(1) Make-or-Buy Decisions in Corporate Political Strategy

Nan Jia, U. of Southern California

(2) Lobbying Strategy: The Choice between Insourcing and Outsourcing Activities  

Leonard Bierman, Texas A&M U.

Scott Kuban, Texas A&M U., College Station

Michael Seth Nalick, Texas A&M U.

Mario Schijven, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Asghar Zardkoohi, Texas A&M U.

(3) How Do Plural-Sourcing Firms Make and Buy? The Impact of Supplier Portfolio Design

Mari Sako, U. of Oxford

George Chondrakis, Pompeu Fabra U.

Paul M Vaaler, U. of Minnesota

Regards,

Nan Jia

Nan Jia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management and Organization
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
BRI 306, 3670 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808
Tel: 1.213.740.1045
Fax: 1.213.740.3582
Email: nan.jia@marshall.usc.edu