Research

My research explores how organizations and decision-makers manage complexity and respond to institutional, environmental, and social pressures. These pressures include navigating ethical dilemmas, addressing stakeholder demands, and reacting to significant societal challenges such as climate change and forced migration.

My work focuses on two main domains:

I. Behavioral Strategy

How power, learning, and attention shape strategic decision-making, especially under uncertainty and performance pressures.

Publications in this stream:

Smulowitz, S., Rousseau, H., Audia, P. (in press). Institutional Logics as Resource and Risk: Logic Deviance and Categorical Penalties in U.S. Community Banks. Journal of Management Studies. (link here)
Maslach, D., Rousseau, H., & Lamont, B. T. (in press). Pioneer learning from failure: How competitor entry and consumer reports improve learning from failure repositories. Journal of Management. (link here)
Garcia-Dastugue, S., & Rousseau, H. (2024). Supply chain awareness: Theoretical development and empirical test in the nonprofit context. International Journal of Logistics Management. (link here)
Audia, P., Rousseau, H., & Stimmler, M. K. (2023). Power to the people: Public opinion and impression management during the Second Iraq War. Organization Science. (link here)
Audia, P., Rousseau, H., & Brion, S. (2020). CEO power and nonconforming reference group selection. Organization Science. (link here)
Smulowitz, S. S., Rousseau, H., & Bromiley, P. (2020). The behavioral theory of the (community-oriented) firm: The differing response of community-oriented firms to performance feedback. Strategic Management Journal. (link here)

II. Sustainability, CSR, and Ethics

This stream examines how firms engage with sustainability challenges, pressures from local communities, and broader institutional demands. It includes implementing SDGs, the role of green innovation, governance mechanisms, and community-nonprofit collaboration.

Publications in this stream:

Berrone, P., Rousseau, H., Giulodori, A., Ricart, J., & Brito, E. (2023). How can management scholarship help organizations achieve sustainable development goals. International Journal of Management Reviews.
Rousseau, H., Berrone, P., & Gelabert, L. (2019). Localizing sustainable development goals: Nonprofit density and city sustainability. Academy of Management Discoveries. (link here)
Rousseau, H. (2017). Corporate sustainability: Toward a theoretical integration of Catholic social teaching and the natural-resource-based view of the firm. Journal of Business Ethics. (link here)
Berrone, P., Gelabert, L., Massa-Saluzzo, F., & Rousseau, H. (2016). Understanding community dynamics in the study of grand challenges: How nonprofits, institutional actors, and the community fabric interact to influence income inequality. Academy of Management Journal. (link here)

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I welcome collaboration with scholars on Behavioral Strategy, Institutions, Power, and Societal Impact.

Honors and Awards

Awards for Published or In-Press Work

2021 Award for Responsible Research in Management
Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: Nonprofit Density and City Sustainability.
Academy of Management Discoveries 2020 Best Paper Award
Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: Nonprofit Density and City Sustainability.

Best Paper Proceedings (Peer-Reviewed Conference Selection)

2023 AOM Best Papers Proceedings
The Hidden Value of Exposure in Crowdsourcing Contests.
2020 AOM Best Papers Proceedings
A Behavioral View of Problemistic Search in Nonprofits.
2017 AOM Best Papers Proceedings
Creating Value for Others: The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Improving Community Environmental Performance.

Track & Division Awards

2018 SMA Best Strategy Track Paper Award
Profiting from Lack of Cohesion.
2017 SMA Best Doctoral Paper Award
The Behavioral Theory of the (Community-oriented) Firm.
2017 AOM ONE Division Nomination for Best Paper Award
The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Improving Community Environmental Performance.
2014 AOM ONE Division Best Paper Award
Let’s Talk: Studying Dialogue among Firms and Outside Actors on Social and Environmental Issues.