Borders and Boundaries in Markets: A Sociocognitive Approach for Market Definition and Implications for Antitrust

Pontikes, E.G (2024). “Borders and Boundaries in Markets: A Sociocognitive Approach for Market Definition and Implications for Antitrust.” University of Chicago Legal Forum, 2023 (9): 217-240.

The Impact of Mandated Pay Gap Transparency on Firms’ Reputations as Employers

Sharkey, A., E.G. Pontikes, and G. Hsu (2022). “The Impact of Mandated Pay Gap Transparency on Firms’ Reputations as Employers.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 67 (4): 1136-1179.

Category innovation in the software industry: 1990 – 2002

Pontikes, E.G. (2022). “Category innovation in the software industry: 1990 – 2002.” Strategic Management Journal, 43(9): 1697-1727.

Shaping Cultural Meanings in Markets with Category Strategy and Optimal Distinctiveness: An Agency-Based Perspective

Verhaal, J.C. and E.G. Pontikes (2022). “Shaping Cultural Meanings in Markets with Category Strategy and Optimal Distinctiveness: An Agency-Based Perspective.” in Advances in Cultural Entrepreneurship (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). J.F. Soublière and Christi Lockwood (eds): 80, 179 – 191.

Destigmatization and Its Imbalanced Effects in Labor Markets

Negro, G., M.L. Williams, E.G. Pontikes, and G. Lopiano (2021). “Destigmatization and Its Imbalanced Effects in Labor Markets.” Management Science, 67(12): 7291-7950.

Bad Company: Shifts in Social Activists’ Tactics and Resources After Industry Crises

McDonnell, M.H., K. Odziemkowska, and E.G. Pontikes (2021).  “Bad Company: Shifts in Social Activists’ Tactics and Resources After Industry Crises.” Organization Science, 32(4) 1033-1055.

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Shaping Markets Through Temporal, Constructive, and Interactive Agency.

Pontikes, E.G. and V. Rindova (2020). “Shaping Markets Through Temporal, Constructive, and Interactive Agency.” Strategy Science.

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Category Strategy for Firm Advantage

Pontikes, E.G. (2018). “Category Strategy for Firm Advantage.” Strategy Science, 3(4): 555-682.

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Concepts and Categories: Foundations for Sociological Analysis

Hannan, M. G. Le Mens, G. Hsu, B. Kovacs, G. Negro, L. Polos, E. Pontikes and A. Sharkey. Concepts and Categories: Foundations for Sociological Analysis. Columbia University Press.