Book
Becerra, Manuel (2009). Theory of the firm for strategic management: economic value analysis. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Pres. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511626524
Book Chapters
Becerra, Manuel, Silva, Rosario and Gerwe, Oksana (2016). Competitiveness and performance of chain hotels. The Routledge handbook of hotel chain management. (pp. 373-382) edited by Maya Ivanova, Stanislav Ivanov and Vincent P. Magnini. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315752532
Gupta, Anil K. and Becerra, Manuel (2003). Impact of strategic context and inter-unit trust on knowledge flows within the multinational corporation. In Managing the global network corporation. Managing the global network corporation. (pp. 23-39) edited by Bruce McKern. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203478813.pt1
Becerra, Manuel and Santalo, Juan (2003). An empirical analysis of the corporate effect: the impact of the multinational corporation on the performance of its units worldwide. Management and International Review: Can Multinationals Bridge the Gap Between Global and Local?. (pp. 7-25) Wiesbaden, Germany: Gabler. doi: 10.1007/978-3-322-90995-4_2
Becerra, Manuel and Huemer, Lars (2002). Moral character and relationship effectiveness: an empirical investigation of trust within organizations. Moral leadership in action: building and sustaining moral competence in European organizations. (pp. 71-83) edited by Heidi von Weltzien Hoivik. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.
Journal Articles
Boehe, Dirk Michael and Becerra, Manuel (2022). Market entry into new export markets: when are firms more likely to imitate their competitors’ market presence?. International Business Review, 31 (5) 102012, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102012
Becerra, Manuel and Markarian, Garen (2021). Why are firms with lower performance more volatile and unpredictable? A vulnerability explanation of the Bowman paradox. Organization Science, 32 (5) orsc.2021.1429, 1-19. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1429
Becerra, Manuel, Cruz, Cristina and Graves, Chris (2020). Innovation in Family Firms: The Relative Effects of Wealth Concentration Versus Family-Centered Goals. Family Business Review, 33 (4), 372-392. doi: 10.1177/0894486520953700
Becerra, Manuel, Markarian, Garen and Santalo, Juan (2020). The effect of import competition on product diversification revisited. Strategic Management Journal, 41 (11) smj.3194, 2126-2152. doi: 10.1002/smj.3194
Smulowitz, Stephen, Becerra, Manuel and Mayo, Margarita (2018). Racial diversity and its asymmetry within and across hierarchical levels: The effects on financial performance. Human Relations, 72 (10), 001872671881260-1696. doi: 10.1177/0018726718812602
Silva, Rosario, Gerwe, Oksana and Becerra, Manuel (2017). Corporate brand and hotel performance: a resource-based perspective. Journal of Business Research, 79 (4), 23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.05.019
Park, Chansoo, Vertinsky, Ilan and Becerra, Manuel (2015). Transfers of tacit vs explicit knowledge and performance in international joint ventures: the role of age. International Business Review, 24 (1), 89-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.06.004
Martin, Geoffrey, Gözübüyük, Remzi and Becerra, Manuel (2015). Interlocks and firm performance: the role of uncertainty in the directorate interlock-performance relationship. Strategic Management Journal, 36 (2), 235-253. doi: 10.1002/smj.2216
Becerra, Manuel, Santaló, Juan and Silva, Rosario (2013). Being better vs. being different: differentiation, competition, and pricing strategies in the Spanish hotel industry. Tourism Management, 34, 71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.03.014
Cruz, cristina, Gomez-Mejia, Luis R. and Becerra, Manuel (2010). Perceptions of Benevolence and the Design of Agency Contracts: CEO-TMT Relationships in Family Firms. Academy of Management Journal, 53 (1), 69-89. doi: 10.5465/AMJ.2010.48036975
Becerra, Manuel, Lunnan , Randi and Huemer, Lars (2008). Trustworthiness, risk,and the transfer of tacit and explicit knowledge between alliance partners. Journal of Management Studies, 45 (4), 691-713. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00766.x
Becerra, Manuel (2008). A resource-based analysis of the conditions for the emergence of profits. Journal of Management, 34 (6), 1110-1126. doi: 10.1177/0149206308324323
Santalo, Juan and Becerra, Manuel (2008). Competition from specialized firms and the diversification-performance linkage. Journal of Finance, 63 (2), 851-883. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01333.x
Becerra, Manuel and Santalo, Juan (2006). The effect of diversification on performance revisited: how the dominance of diversifiers vs. specialists drives the diversification-performance relationship. Management Research, 4 (1), 23-34. doi: 10.2753/JMR1536-5433040102
Santalo, Juan and Becerra, Manuel (2006). The dominance of diversified versus specialized firms across industries. Journal of Business Research, 59 (3), 335-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.09.006
Huemer, Lars, Becerra, Manuel and Lunnan, Randi (2004). Organisational identity and network identification: relating within and across imaginary boundaries. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 20 (1-2), 53-73. doi: 10.1016/j.scaman.2004.05.003
Fjeldstad, Øystein D., Becerra, Manuel and Narayanan, Sathya (2004). Strategic action in network industries: an empirical analysis of the European mobile phone industry. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 20 (1-2), 173-196. doi: 10.1016/j.scaman.2004.05.007
Rindova, Violina P., Becerra, Manuel and Contardo, Ianna (2004). Enacting competitive wars: competitive activity, language games, and market consequences. Academy of Management Review, 29 (4), 670-686. doi: 10.5465/AMR.2004.14497655
Becerra, Manuel and Gupta, Anil K. (2003). Perceived trustworthiness within the organization: The moderating impact of communication frequency on trustor and trustee effects. Organization Science, 14 (1), 32-44. doi: 10.1287/orsc.14.1.32.12815
Wally, Stefan and Becerra, Manuel (2001). Top management team characteristics and strategic changes in diversification posture: the case of U.S. multinationals in the European Community. Group and Organization Management, 26 (2), 165-188. doi: 10.1177/1059601101262003
Becerra, Manuel and Gupta, Anil K. (1999). Trust within the organization: integrating the trust literature with agency theory and transaction costs economics. Public Administration Quarterly, 23 (2), 177-204.
Becerra, Manuel and Fjeldstad, Oystein (1999). Expansion del modelo de la cadena de valor: Estudio de la conducta competitive en el sector europeo de telefonia movil. Investigaciones Europeas de Direccion y Economia de la Empresa, 5 (1), 61-78.
Smith, Ken G., Young, Greg, Becerra, Manuel and Grimm, Curtis (1996). An assessment of the validity of competitive dynamic research. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 1996 (1), 61-65. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.1996.4978189
Conference Paper
Pregelj, Lisette, Hine, Damian Charles, Becerra, Manuel and Verreynne, Martie-Louise (2018). Trading-off innovation speed for knowledge during drug development. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, 10-14 August 2018. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2018.15704abstract