Behavioral Strategy and Microfoundations

Although behavioral strategy research has long been a central subject in organizations and strategy, it has not been sufficiently microfoundational. The goal of this panel symposium is to highlight this gap and propose future directions to advance our understanding for the human element in an organizational phenomenon. Our distinguished group of panelists will introduce their own research program and discuss how behavioral mechanisms (e.g., cognitive biases, communication, conflicts, decision-making structures, and resource allocation) occurring at the lower-level in an organizational hierarchy shape a variety of macro-level organizational outcomes.