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John Mawdsley
Associate Professor

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Strategy and Business Policy

HEC Paris

1 rue de la Liberation
78350 Jouy-en-Josas
France



I Won’t Work for You! (Or Will I?)”: Strategies for Stigma Acceptance in Human Capital Markets


We investigate if transacting with stigmatized buyers reduces U.S. corporate law firms’ ability to hire high-caliber entry-level talent, and whether morally enhancing and career assuring business practices offset this hiring penalty.


Star Hiring and Group Performance: The Role of Group-Level Contingencies


This study investigates how intra- and inter-group dynamics moderate the relationship between hiring and star into a group and the performance of that group, relative to non-hiring groups.


How Lower-Reputation Firms Compete for Human Capital: Human Capital Sourcing Practices Under Reputational Disadvantage


In this paper we examine how lower reputation firms compete in the labor market with higher reputation firms through business pratices intended to overcome the labor market frictions of information asymmetery and general worker preferences.


The Dynamic Interplay Between Market and Non-Market Strategy: Evidence from Corporate Political Activity in Knowledge-Based Services


This study examines how the political donations of US corporate law firms are influenced by the political donations of its clients and rivals, and the degree of competitive overlap with rivals.


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