This paper by Paul Olk explores how individual-level relationships affect the formation process and structure of R&D consortia. It begins by reviewing traditional explanations of joint venture formation, noting the under-explored role of individuals in this process, and focuses on an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate followers’ judgments of leader culpability and learning during a crisis, and the extent to which judgments of culpability create hopelessness and reduce crisis learning. The authors also study factors that moderate these relationships....