Selected Publications

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Powell, T.C. and Reinhardt, I. Rank Friction: An Ordinal Approach to Persistent Profitability, Strategic Management Journal, 2010.

Powell, T.C., Rahman, N. and Starbuck, W.H. European and American Origins of Competitive Advantage, Advances in Strategic Management, 2010.

Powell, T.C. and Arregle, J-L. Pour Une Approche plus Équilibrée de la Performance des Firmes, Review Française de Gestion, 2009.

Powell, T. and Arregle, J-L., 'Firm Performance and the Axis of Errors', Journal of Management Research, 2007.

Powell, T., Lovallo, D. and Caringal, C., 'Causal Ambiguity and Management Perception', Academy of Management Review, 2006.

Powell, T. and Lloyd, C., 'Toward a General Theory of Competitive Dominance', Strategic Management Journal, 2005.

Powell, T., 'Strategy, Execution and Idle Rationality', Journal of Management Research, 2004.

Powell, T., 'Strategy without Ontology', Strategic Management Journal, 2003.

Powell, T., 'Varieties of Competitive Parity', Strategic Management Journal, 2003.

Powell, T., 'The Philosophy of Strategy', Strategic Management Journal, 2002.

Powell, T., 'Competitive Advantage: Logical and Philosophical Considerations', Strategic Management Journal, 2001.

Powell, T., 'Fallibilism and Organizational Research: The Third Epistemology', Journal of Management Research, 2000.

Powell, T. and A. Dent-Micallef, 'Technologies De L'Information: Necessites Strategique ou Sources D'Avantage Concurrentiel? Un Test Empirique Dans L'Industrie De La Distribution Americaine', Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, 1998.

Powell, T. and A. Dent-Micallef, 'Information Technology as Competitive Advantage: The Role of Human, Business and Technology Resources', Strategic Management Journal, 1997.

Powell, T., 'How Much Does Industry Matter?: An Alternative Empirical Test', Strategic Management Journal, 1996.

Powell, T., 'Total Quality Management as Competitive Advantage', Strategic Management Journal, 1995.

Powell, T., 'Untangling the Relationship between Formal Strategic Planning and Financial Performance: The Role of Contingency Factors', Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, 1994.

Powell, T., 'Administrative Skill as Competitive Advantage: Extending Porter's Analytical Framework', Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, 1993.

Powell, T., 'Firm-Specific Competitive Advantage in High-Technology Firms', Journal of High Technology Management Research, 1993.

Powell, T., 'The Role of Ethics in Individual Decision-Making', Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, 1993.

Powell, T., 'Organizational Alignment as Competitive Advantage', Strategic Management Journal, 1992.

Powell, T., 'Strategic Planning as Competitive Advantage', Strategic Management Journal, 1992.

Powell, T., 'Shaken, but Alive: Organizational Behavior in the Wake of Catastrophic Events', Industrial Crisis Quarterly, 1991.