Professor of Strategy and Innovation
Professorial Fellow of St Edmund’s College
MPhil, PhD (University of Cambridge)
My research interests include framing and social movements, technological and management innovations, platform ecosystems, new markets, social and environmental challenges, creation of commons, identity and reputation, institutional change, and the diffusion of practices.
I’m Head of the Strategy and International Business subject group at Cambridge Judge Business School and along with my colleagues I actively contribute to both academic and business communities.
Professional experience
Professor Ansari has published in several leading academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Organization, Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Journal of Management Inquiry, Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Studies. He serves on the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies and Research in the Sociology of Organizations, is a high-performing member of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and is a Honorary Professor of UCL, London. He is also a consultant at Thinfilms, a New Jersey firm providing thin film services (in particular coating services) to over 150 corporations in the hybrid microelectronics, semiconductor, optical, medical and sensor industries.
Professor Ansari’s areas of expertise in executive education include strategic management, technological and business model innovation, social innovation, and corporate social responsibility. He has contributed to executive education programmes in many organisations, including McKinsey, Mastercard, Roche, Infosys, Airbus, Tencent, Everbright Group, Shell, British Telecom, China Development Bank, China Life, Nokia, Ericsson, Laing O’Rourke, Barclays Bank, Stonehage Fleming, Chaucer insurance, UNICEF, ICBC, China Minsheng Bank, Essex County Council, KLEC (Kuala Lumpur Education City) IIM, Calcutta, Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL), Vodafone, Saudi Awwal Bank, The Nature Conservancy, and the Nigerian Ministry of Education and Development. He has consulted with several organisations including Shell, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and ABN-Amro (senior executives) and for various companies in Europe, India, Pakistan and China including finance, insurance, telecoms, FMCGs, and e-commerce/platform.
Previous appointments
Prior to joining the School, Professor Ansari was an Assistant Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he now has a Visiting Assistant Professorship. He previously held a Visiting Research Associate position at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Publications
View Shahzad Ansari’s profiles on ResearchGate and Google Scholar.
- Selected publications
- Journal articles
- Special issues of journals
- Book chapters
- Working papers
- Conference papers
Selected publications
- Hein, P. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization.” Academy of Management Journal, 65(3): 749-783 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2020.1689)
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Waging war from remote cubicles: how workers cope with technologies that disrupt the meaning and morality of their work.” Organization Science, 33(1): 83-104 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1555)
- Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., Paroutis, S. and Oviedo, L. (2022) “Mutualism and the dynamics of new platform creation: a study of Cisco and Fog computing.” Strategic Management Journal, 43(3): 476-506 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.3147)
- Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Brown, D. (2021) “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(3): 854-899 (DOI: 10.1177/0001839221993475)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Microfoundations of framing: the interactional production of collective action frames in the Occupy movement.” Academy of Management Journal, 64(2): 378-408 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.1063)
- Gray, B., Purdy, B. and Ansari, S. (2015) “From interactions to institutions: microprocesses of framing and mechanisms for the structuring of institutional fields.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 115-143 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0299)
Journal articles
- Albertsen, R.R., Ansari, S., Heucher, K., Krautzberger, M., Langley, A., Reinecke, P. C., Slawinski, N. and Vaara, E. (2024) “Strategizing together for a better world: institutional, paradox and practice theories in conversation.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 33(2): 115-130 (DOI: 10.1177/105649261231210238)
- Cappellaro, G., Mele, V. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Bridging global mandates and local realities: intermediary clusters and interorganizational collaboration for international development.” Organization Studies (DOI: 10.1177/01708406241298398) (published online Oct 2024)
- Kleinaltenkamp, M.J. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Blockchain and the performativity of emerging technology theories.” Perspectives on Process Organization Studies (P-PROS) (forthcoming)
- Lile, S., Ansari, S. and Urmetzer, F. (2024) “Rethinking disruptive innovation: unraveling theoretical controversies and charting new research frontiers.” Innovation: Organization and Management (DOI: 10.1080/14479338.2024.2313197) (published online Feb 2024)
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Reframing silence as purposeful: emotions in extreme contexts.” Journal of Management Studies (DOI: 10.1111/joms.13079) (published online Apr 2024)
- Shi, X., Liang, X. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Bricks without straw: overcoming resource limitations to architect ecosystem leadership.” Academy of Management Journal (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2021.1440) (published online Jan 2024)
- Vassallo, J.P., Seo, Y. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Reputation-damaging events over a long time horizon: an event-system model of substantive reputation repair.” Journal of Management (DOI: 10.1177/01492063231224353) (published online Feb 2024)
- Hein, P. and Ansari, S. (2023) “How managers can dismantle ‘benevolent marginalization’.” Harvard Business Review, 7 July 2023
- Hiquet, R., Wordley, C. and Ansari, S. (2023) “Why does faithful epistemic representation matter for management practices? The case of the natural environment in management theory.” Philosophy of Management, 22(3): 347-372 (DOI: 10.1007/s40926-022-00220-5)
- Gray, B., Purdy, J. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Confronting power asymmetries in partnerships to address grand challenges.” Organization Theory, 3(2) (DOI: 10.1177/26317877221098765)
- Hein, P. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization.” Academy of Management Journal, 65(3): 749-783 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2020.1689)
- Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., Paroutis, S. and Oviedo, L. (2022) “Mutualism and the dynamics of new platform creation: a study of Cisco and Fog computing.” Strategic Management Journal, 43(3): 476-506 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.3147)
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Diaries as a methodological innovation for studying grand challenges.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 79: 205-220 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20220000079019)
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: organizational repurposing towards responsible innovation through creating a medical platform.” Journal of Management Studies, 59(1): 61-91 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12737)
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2022) “Waging war from remote cubicles: how workers cope with technologies that disrupt the meaning and morality of their work.” Organization Science, 33(1): 83-104 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1555)
- Fraser, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Pluralist perspectives and diverse responses: exploring multiplexed framing in incumbent responses to digital disruption.” Long Range Planning, 54(5): 102016 (DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2020.102016)
- Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Brown, D. (2021) “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(3): 854-899 (DOI: 10.1177/0001839221993475)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2021) “Microfoundations of framing: the interactional production of collective action frames in the Occupy movement.” Academy of Management Journal, 64(2): 378-408 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.1063)
- Castro, A., Phillips, N. and Ansari, S. (2020) “Corporate corruption: a review and an agenda for future research.” Academy of Management Annals, 14(2) (DOI: 10.5465/annals.2018.0156)
- Rauch, M.S. and Ansari, S. (2020) “Serendipity and framing in the emergence of a platform for responsible innovation.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1) (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13330abstract)
- Purdy, J., Ansari, S. and Gray, B. (2019) “Are logics enough? Framing as an alternative tool for understanding institutional meaning making.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 28(4): 409-419 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492617724233)
- Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2019) “Knowledge production and consumption in the digital era: the emergence of altmetrics and open access publishing in management studies.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 59: 77-102 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20190000059005)
- Klitsie, E.J., Ansari, S. and Volberda, H.W. (2018) “Maintenance of cross-sector partnerships: the role of frames in sustained collaboration.” Journal of Business Ethics, 150(2): 401–423 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-018-3859-5)
- Kumaraswamy, A., Garud, R. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Perspectives on disruptive innovations.” Journal of Management Studies, 55(7): 1025-1042 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12399)
- Purdy, J., Kish‐Gephart, J., Labianca, G. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Connections and collaboration: celebrating the contributions of Barbara Gray.” Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 11(1): 88-107 (DOI: 10.1111/ncmr.12118)
- Boutinot, A., Joly, I., Mangematin, V. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Exploring the links between reputation and fame: evidence from French contemporary architecture.” Organization Studies, 38(10): 1397-1420 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840616670433)
- Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ and institutional breakthroughs: a study of the fight against corruption.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1): 10745 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10745abstract)
- Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ for institutional work: a study of the fight against corruption in Brazil.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 26(4): 351-365 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492617696887)
- Heyden, M.L.M., Fourné, S.P.L., Koene, B.A.S., Werkman, R. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Rethinking ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ roles of top and middle managers in organizational change: implications for employee support.” Journal of Management Studies, 54(7): 961–985 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12258)
- Yin, E., Ansari, S. and Akhtar, N. (2017) “Radical innovation, paradigm shift and incumbent’s dilemma: the case of the auto industry.” Future Studies Research Journal, 9(1): 138-148 (DOI: 10.24023/FutureJournal/2175-5825/2017.v9i1.301)
- Reinmoeller, P. and Ansari, S. (2016) “The persistence of a stigmatized practice: a study of competitive intelligence.” British Journal of Management, 27(1): 116-142 (DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12106)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2016) “Taming wicked problems: the role of framing in the construction of corporate social responsibility.” Journal of Management Studies, 53(3): 299-329 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12137)
- Vermeulen, P., Ansari, S. and Lounsbury, M. (2016) “Understanding ‘failed’ markets: conflicting logics and dissonance in attempts to price the priceless child.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 48B: 37-68 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X201600048B002)
- Ansari, S., Garud, R. and Kumaraswamy, A. (2016) “The disruptor’s dilemma: TiVo and the U.S. television ecosystem.” Strategic Management Journal, 37(9): 1829-1853 (DOI: 10.1002/smj.24425)
- Boutinot, A., Ansari, S., Belkhouja, M. and Mangematin, V. (2015) “Reputational spillovers: evidence from French architecture.” Strategic Organization, 13(4): 284-306 (DOI: 10.1177/1476127015597581)
- Claus, L. and Ansari, S. (2015) “‘Keeping it weird’: how anchoring sustains hybrid organizing from the ground.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1): 15014 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.15014abstract)
- Gray, B., Purdy, B. and Ansari, S. (2015) “From interactions to institutions: microprocesses of framing and mechanisms for the structuring of institutional fields.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 115-143 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0299)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “What is a ‘fair’ price? Ethics as sensemaking.” Organization Science (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2015.0968) (a previous version of this paper won the Best Environmental and Social Practices Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2013)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Journal, 58(2): 618-648 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.1004) (a previous version of this paper won the Best International Paper Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2014)
- Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Identity alignment in the inter-organizational relationship: the case of open access.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(Suppl.): 16390 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16390abstract)
- Ansari, S., Reinecke, J. and Spaan, A. (2014) “How are management practices made to vary? Managing practice adaptation in a multinational corporation.” Organization Studies, 35(9): 1313-1341 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840614539310)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2014) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1): 11082 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.280)
- Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2013) “Constructing a climate change logic: an institutional perspective on the ‘tragedy of the commons’.” Organization Science, 24(4): 1014-1040 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0799)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 15766 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.130)
- Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Adoption of multi-valued practices: a study of open access self-archiving in academic institutions.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 14724 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14724abstract)
- Ansari, S. and Krop, P. (2012) “Incumbent performance in the face of a radical innovation: towards a framework for incumbent challenger dynamics.” Research Policy, 41(8): 1357-1374 (DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.03.024)
- Ansari, S., Munir, K. and Gregg, T. (2012) “Impact at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’: the role of social capital in capability development and community empowerment.” Journal of Management Studies, 49(4): 813-842 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01042.x)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2012) “The politics of value: The work of value entrepreneurs in shaping categories.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012(1): 1 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2012.320)
- Ansari, S. and Phillips, N. (2011) “Text me! New consumer practices and change in organizational fields.” Organization Science, 22(6): 1579-1599 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0595)
- Ansari, S., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2011) “Fiddling while the ice melts? How organizational scholars can take a more active role in the climate change debate.” Strategic Organization, 9(1): 70-76 (DOI: 10.1177/1476127010395525)
- Koene, B. and Ansari, S. (2011) “Institutional change and the multinational change agent.” Journal of Organizational Change Management, 24(4): 511-531 (DOI: 10.1108/09534811111144647)
- Ansari, S.M., Fiss, P. and Zajac, E. (2010) “Made to fit: how practices vary as they diffuse.” Academy of Management Review, 35(1): 67-92 (DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.45577876)
- Ansari, S.M. and Garud, R. (2009) “Inter-generational transitions in socio-technical systems: the case of mobile communications.” Research Policy, 38(2): 382-392 (DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.009)
- Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2009) “Averting the ‘tragedy of the commons’: an institutional perspective on the construction and governance of transnational commons.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009(1): 1-6 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44244347)
- Ansari, S.M. and Munir, K. (2008) “How valuable is a piece of the spectrum? Determination of value in external resource acquisition.” Industrial and Corporate Change, 17(2): 301-333 (DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtn004)
- Wijen, F. and Ansari, S.M. (2007) “Overcoming inaction through collective institutional entrepreneurship: insights from regime theory.” Organization Studies, 28(7): 1079-1100 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840607078115)
- Ansari, S.M., Verwaal, E. and Schouten, M. (2006) “Unlocking synergies between business units: internal value creation at Royal Vopak.” Strategic Change, 15(7-8): 353-360 (DOI: 10.1002/jsc.775)
Special issues of journals
- Kumaraswamy, A., Garud, R. and Ansari, S. (eds.) (2018) “Special issue on managing in the age of disruptions.” Journal of Management Studies, 55(7)
Book chapters
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2024) “Drone pilots: the struggles of war by remote control.” In: Patton Rogers, J. (ed.) De Gruyter handbook of drone warfare. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, pp.111-124 (DOI: 10.1515/9783110742039-009)
- Birkinshaw, J. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Understanding management models: going beyond ‘what and why’ to ‘how’ work gets done in organizations.” In: Foss, N.J. and Saebi, T. (eds.) Business model innovation: the organizational dimension. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.85-103
- Wiedner, R. and Ansari, S. (2018) “Appreciating emergence and serendipity in qualitative research: resisting the urge to follow set plans.” In: Mir, R. and Jain, S. (eds.) The Routledge companion to qualitative research in organization studies. New York: Routledge, pp.343-357
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2016) “Time, temporality and process studies.” In: Langley, A. and Tsoukas, H. (eds.) The SAGE handbook of process organization studies. London: Sage, pp.402-416
- Ansari, S., Reinmoeller, P. and Reinecke, J. (2015) “Excellence and intelligence: managing practice adaptation in organizations and fields.” In: Örtenblad, A. (ed.) Handbook of research on management ideas and panaceas: adaptation and context. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp.285-301
- Ansari, S. and Munir, K. (2010) “Letting users into our world: some organizational implications of user-generated content.” In: Griffiths, D., Phillips, N. and Sewell, G. (eds.) Technology and organization: essays in honour of Joan Woodward. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations Series, vol.29) Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.79-105
- Ansari, S.M., Sidhu, J.S., Volberda, H.W. and Oshri, I. (2010) “Managing globally disaggregated teams: the role of organizational politics.” In: Contractor, F.J., Kumar, V., Kundu, S.K. and Pedersen, T. (eds.) Global outsourcing and offshoring: an integrated approach to theory and corporate strategy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.297-324
- Munir, K., Ansari, S. and Gregg, T. (2010) “Beyond the hype: taking business strategy to the ‘bottom of the pyramid’.” In: Baum, J.A.C. and Lampel, J. (eds.) The globalization of strategy research. (Advances in Strategic Management Series, vol.27) Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.247-276
- Ansari, S.M. and Garud, R. (2008) “Inter-generational transition in technological ecosystem: the case of mobile telephony.” In: Benzoni, L. and Geoffron, P. (eds.): A collection of essays on competition and regulation with asymmetries in mobile markets. Paris: Quantifica Publishing, pp.127-140
Working papers
Download Professor Ansari’s CV via the link above for a full list of working papers.
Conference papers
Download Professor Ansari’s CV via the link above for a full list of conference papers.
- Rauch, M. and Ansari, S. (2020) “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: framing and serendipity in the emergence of a platform for responsible innovation.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 7-11 August 2020, Vancouver, Canada. (forthcoming)
- Castro, A. and Ansari, S. (2017) “Contextual ‘readiness’ and institutional breakthroughs: a study of the fight against corruption.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1): 10745 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10745abstract)
- Claus, L. and Ansari, S. (2015) “‘Keeping it weird’: how anchoring sustains hybrid organizing from the ground.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1): 15014 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.15014abstract)
- Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2015) “Identity alignment in the inter-organizational relationship: the case of open access.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(Suppl.): 16390 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16390abstract)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2014) “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1): 11082 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.280)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 15766 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.130)
- Thananusak, T. and Ansari, S. (2013) “Adoption of multi-valued practices: a study of open access self-archiving in academic institutions.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1): 14724 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14724abstract)
- Reinecke, J. and Ansari, S. (2012) “The politics of value: The work of value entrepreneurs in shaping categories.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012(1): 1 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2012.320)
- Ansari, S.M., Wijen, F. and Gray, B. (2009) “Averting the ‘tragedy of the commons’: an institutional perspective on the construction and governance of transnational commons.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009(1): 1-6 (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2009.44244347)
Awards and honours
- Finalist, Outstanding Publication in OB (Organisational Behaviour) (for “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization” with P. Hein, Academy of Management Journal), Academy of Management, 2023
- Responsible Research in Business & Management Honor Roll (for “From ‘publish or perish’ to societal impact: organizational repurposing towards responsible innovation through creating a medical platform” with M. Rauch, Journal of Management Studies), which recognises academics serving the larger good through rigorous and relevant research offering credible insights for society, 2023
- Responsible Research in Business & Management Honor Roll (for “From sheltered to included: the emancipation of disabled workers from benevolent marginalization” with P. Hein, Academy of Management Journal), which recognises academics serving the larger good through rigorous and relevant research offering credible insights for society, 2022
- Winner, EGOS Best Paper 2021 (for “Experiencing time like Groundhog Day? Uncovering the morality of time and temporality in end-of-life care” with P.H. Hein), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) Colloquium, Vienna, Austria, 2022
- Runner-up, Best Published Paper Award (for “From Patañjali to the ‘gospel of sweat’: yoga’s remarkable transformation from a sacred movement into a thriving global market” with K. Munir and D. Brown), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Seattle, USA and Online, 2022
- Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Drones in military warfare: the moral and emotional implications of an emerging technology” with M. Rauch), Organization & Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Online, 2021
- Winner, Best Student Paper Award (for “From shelter to emancipation: how disabled workers found their own voice through identity work” with P.H. Hein, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies), 2020
- Top 3 Finalist, Best Paper Award (for “The fog of strategy: how to shape the emergence of a new platform ecosystem by drafting off another” with S. Khanagha, S. Paroutis and L. Oviedo), SIG Strategy-as-Process at Strategic Management Society (SMS), Paris, France, 2018
- Winner, “That’s Interesting!” Best Paper Award (for “Targets as allies or adversaries: an interactional framing perspective on the activist’s dilemma” with J. Reinecke), EGOS Colloquium, 2018
- Nominee, Best PhD Paper (for “Understanding latecomer’s strategy from an innovation ecosystem’s perspective” with X. Shi and X. Liang), SMS 27th Annual Conference, 2017
- Finalist (top 3) (for “Framework for organizational transition into hybridity: a case study of a nonprofit in India” with A. Ghosh), SIG: Strategy as Process, SMS 36th Annual Conference, 2016
- Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Managing multiple statuses: a case study of open access” with T. Thananusak), SIG Strategic Management (General Track), EURAM, 2016
- Finalist (top 3), Routledge Best Paper in Social Partnerships Award, for “Maintenance work in cross-sector partnerships: frame plurality as key to solving complex social issues” (with E.J. Klitsie and H. Volberda), Cross-sector Partnerships for Systemic Change (CSSI2016), 2016
- Winner, Best Paper Award for “Towards a theory of organizational decision making for transitioning into new hybrid form” (with A. Ghosh and S. Ray), 3rd Pan-Indian Institute of Management (IIM) World Management Conference, 2015
- Second Prize Winner, Best Paper Award, Innovation Management Competition (for “Sponsoring a disruptive innovation: TiVo and the US television value-net” with R. Garud and A. Kumaraswamy), Strascheg Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIIE), EBS Business School, 2015
- Winner, Best Paper Award (for “Creating a socially disruptive category: a case study of ‘conflict-free’ gold” with J. Reinecke), EURAM 2015 Warsaw, Business for Society Strategic Interest Group, 2015
- Nominee, Best Paper Award, EGOS Annual Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2014
- Winner, Best International Paper (for “When times collide: temporal brokerage at the intersection of markets and development”), Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2014
- TUM Research Excellence in Innovation and Leadership Award (for the paper “Incumbent performance in the face of a radical innovation”), 2014
- Distinguished Scholar – World Famous Scholars Series, Minzu University, Beijing, China, 14-15 September 2013
- Winner, Best Environmental and Social Practices Paper (for “Be fair or care? Fairtrade and the standardization of ethical practices”), Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Orlando, USA, 2013
- Winner, Best International Paper (Caroline Dexter Award) (for “Averting the tragedy of the commons”), Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division, Academy of Management, Chicago, USA, 2009
- Selected to attend the 42nd Annual International Achievement Summit in Washington, DC, USA, 2003
- Gates Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Trust, for doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, 2001
- Chevening Scholarship, British Council, for MPhil Studies at the University of Cambridge, 2000
- Winner of the Claydon Prize for outstanding students in economics and related areas for MPhil dissertation at the University of Cambridge, 2001
- Lundgren Research Award, University of Cambridge, 2001
News and insights
A Harvard Business Review article, based on an experiment at Cambridge Judge Business School that simulates the auto industry, finds AI betters human participants in strategic decision-making on market share and profitability.
Leadership and organisational behaviour
Silence is golden: coping with emotions in war zones
Study of medical workers for Médecins Sans Frontières in Yemen, Afghanistan and Iraq finds that silence is a key element in performing life-saving work in brutal environments.
Leadership and organisational behaviour
Reputation management: the role of senior leadership in a crisis
When a company faces substantial reputational harm, the involvement of senior management becomes crucial in initiating effective repairs. Exploring why executives promptly address certain negative incidents while neglecting others is the focus of a framework developed by Professor Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari.
Media coverage
Financial Times | 21 March 2021
Yoga influencers have stretched themselves
A study by co-authored Dr Kamal Munir and Professor Shahzad Ansari from Cambridge Judge Business School on how yoga transformed from spiritual to commercial is featured in the FT.
Strategy + Business | 23 March 2017
How TiVo confronted the disruptor’s dilemma
A study on digital video recorder (VDR) company TiVo and its disruptive innovation, co-authored by Shaz Ansari, Professor of Strategy & Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, is featured.
Business Info Magazine | 1 March 2017
Staff more likely to back changes implemented by middle management
Change initiated by middle managers rather than top managers wins greater employee support, says study co-authored by Shahzad Ansari, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge Business Magazine, 1 February 2017
‘Co-opetition’ rather than rivalry can enlarge a market
Yahoo Finance, 27 October 2016
‘Fame’ in creative industries: critics really do matter
Cambridge Business Magazine, 1 August 2015
Common-sense solutions to ethical maze
Biz Ed Magazine, 29 April 2015
Spy games
Cambridge Business Magazine, 1 January 2015
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