By Dr Wendy Smith

Book Chapters

Slawinski N; Brenton J; Brito B; Smith W, 2025, 'Navigating the Paradoxes of Engaged Research to Address Grand Challenges', in Organizing beyond Organizations for the Common Good, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 191 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780198956679.003.0009

Slawinski N; Charles J; Cobb A; Cobb Z; Cull S; Hodgins D; Rowsell A; Smith WK; Stoddart MCJ; Winsor B, 2023, 'Chapter 1 The Genesis of the PLACE Framework: Lessons from Shorefast on Community Economic Revitalization', in Revitalizing PLACE through Social Enterprise, Memorial University Press, pp. 27 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781990445194-005

Bednarek R; e Cunha MP; Schad J; Smith WK, 2021, 'Implementing Interdisciplinary Paradox Research', in Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Organizational Paradox: Investigating Social Structures and Human Expression, Part B, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 3 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s0733-558x2021000073b002

Bednarek R; e Cunha MP; Schad J; Smith W, 2021, 'The Value of Interdisciplinary Research to Advance Paradox in Organization Theory^*', in Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 3 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s0733-558x2021000073a002

Carmine S; Smith WK, 2021, 'Organizational Paradox', in , Oxford University PressNew York, NY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199846740-0201

Smith WK; Cunha MPE, 2020, 'A Paradoxical Approach to Hybridity: Integrating Dynamic Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Perspectives', in Organizational Hybridity: Perspectives, Processes, Promises, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 93 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s0733-558x20200000069005

Besharov M; Smith W; Darabi T, 2019, 'A framework for sustaining hybridity in social enterprises: combining differentiating and integrating', in Handbook of Inclusive Innovation, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781786436016.00033

Cunha MPE; Lewis M; Rego A; Smith WK, 2017, 'Biographical methods in leadership research', in Handbook of Methods in Leadership Research, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785367281.00024

Smith WK; Tushman ML, 2010, 'Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Team Model for Simultaneously Exploring and Exploiting', in Handbook of Top Management Teams, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 60 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230305335_7

Journal articles

Schrage S; Andriopoulos C; Lewis MW; Smith WK, 2026, 'Unleashing the Creative Potential of Research Tensions: Toward a Paradox Approach to Methods', Organizational Research Methods, 29, pp. 283 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10944281251346804

Nielsen RK; Fairhurst GT; Hansen MP; Putnam LL; Smith WK, 2026, 'Reverse Innovation of Organizational Paradox: From Teaching To Research and Back', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2026, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2026.19149symposium

Slawinski N; Smith WK; Van der Byl CA, 2025, 'Leveraging the Dominant Pole: How Champions of an Industry-Wide Environmental Alliance Navigate Coopetition Paradoxes', Journal of Management, 51, pp. 3250 - 3285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01492063241252762

Greco A; Torres F; Danaj E; Smith W, 2025, 'Media Review: Barbie and Ken—Staging Paradoxes to Bridge Polarization', Organization Studies, 46, pp. 302 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01708406241280000

Pinho ML; Bednarek R; Smith WK; Simpson B; Bowles HR; Elkjaer B; Putnam LL, 2025, 'Reclaiming Mary Parker Follett: Inspiring Research for Addressing Contemporary Challenges', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2025.10176symposium

Slawinski N; Brito B; Brenton J; Smith WK, 2025, 'Reflections on deep academic-practitioner partnering for generative societal impact.', Strateg Organ, 23, pp. 134 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14761270241274590

Besharov M; Smith WK, 2025, 'REFLECTIONS ON THE 2024 AMR DECADE AWARD: ZOOMING OUT AND ZOOMING IN TO EXPAND RESEARCH ON MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL HYBRIDITY', ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 50, pp. 663 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2025.0540

Bednarek R; Smith WK, 2024, '“What may be”: Inspiration from Mary Parker Follett for paradox theory', Strategic Organization, 22, pp. 582 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14761270231151734

Schrage S; Andriopoulos K; Lewis MW; Smith WK, 2024, 'Applying Paradox Theory to Organizational Research Methods', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2024.18791abstract

Knight E; Keller J; Smith WK, 2024, 'Paradox Nestedness: A Holonic Approach to Tensions Across Parts and Whole', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2024.12051abstract

Busch C; Rauch MS; Mintzberg H; Powell W; Smith WK; Grimes M; Fang C; Anthony SD; Sarasvathy S, 2024, 'Serendipity in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2024.10101symposium

Slawinski N; Brito B; Brenton J; Smith WK, 2023, 'Rapid problem formulation for Societal Impact: Lessons from a decade-long research-practice partnership', Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19, pp. e00390 - e00390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00390

Sparr J; Miron-Spektor E; Lewis M; Smith W, 2022, 'From a Label to a Metatheory of Paradox: If We Change the Way We Look at Things, the Things We Look at Change', Academy of Management Collections, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amc.2021.0006

Miron-Spektor E; Emich KJ; Argote L; Smith WK, 2022, 'Conceiving opposites together: Cultivating paradoxical frames and epistemic motivation fosters team creativity', Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 171, pp. 104153 - 104153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2022.104153

Op 't Roodt S; Poelmans S; Smith WK; Chaara M; Roses L; Sabrina D; Taylor T, 2022, 'Paradoxes and Paradoxical Leadership at Multiple Levels of Analysis.', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.14858symposium

Lewis MW; Smith WK, 2022, 'Reflections on the 2021 AMR Decade Award: Navigating Paradox Is Paradoxical', Academy of Management Review, 47, pp. 528 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2022.0251

Slawinski N; Winsor B; Mazutis D; Schouten JW; Smith WK, 2021, 'Managing the Paradoxes of Place to Foster Regeneration', Organization & Environment, 34, pp. 595 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026619837131

Slawinski N; Smith WK; Ely RJ; Hahn T; Hoffman AJ; McGahan A, 2020, 'Impacting Grand Challenges: A 'Both/And' Approach', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020, pp. 11646 - 11646, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.11646symposium

Bednarek R; Cunha MP; Schad J; Smith WK; Van de Ven AH; Berti M; Gaim M; McClelland-Cohen A; Putnam LL; Hahn T, 2020, 'Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Organizational Paradox', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020, pp. 16431 - 16431, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.16431symposium

Slawinski N; Van Der Byl C; Smith WK, 2020, 'Paradox Intensification: Navigating Coopetition in Industry-Wide Alliance Formation', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020, pp. 13675 - 13675, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.13675abstract

Smith WK; Fairhurst GT; Oliver N; Waldman DA, 2019, 'Paradox and Uncertainty', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019, pp. 11398 - 11398, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.11398symposium

Cunha MPE; Bednarek R; Smith W, 2019, 'Integrative ambidexterity: one paradoxical mode of learning', The Learning Organization, 26, pp. 425 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tlo-02-2019-0038

Schad J; Smith WK, 2019, 'Addressing Grand Challenges’ Paradoxes: Leadership Skills to Manage Inconsistencies', Journal of Leadership Studies, 12, pp. 55 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jls.21609

Smith WK; Besharov ML, 2019, 'Bowing before Dual Gods: How Structured Flexibility Sustains Organizational Hybridity', Administrative Science Quarterly, 64, pp. 1 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001839217750826

Schad J; Lewis MW; Smith WK, 2019, 'Quo vadis, paradox? Centripetal and centrifugal forces in theory development', Strategic Organization, 17, pp. 107 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476127018786218

Miron-Spektor E; Ingram A; Keller J; Smith WK; Lewis MW, 2018, 'Microfoundations of organizational paradox: The problem is how we think about the problem', Academy of Management Journal, 61, pp. 26 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2016.0594

Simsek Z; Bansal PT; Shaw JD; Heugens P; Smith WK, 2018, 'From the Editors—Seeing Practice Impact in New Ways', Academy of Management Journal, 61, pp. 2021 - 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.4006

Bansal PT; Smith WK; Vaara E, 2018, 'New Ways of Seeing through Qualitative Research', Academy of Management Journal, 61, pp. 1189 - 1195, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.4004

K. Smith W; Erez M; Jarvenpaa S; Lewis MW; Tracey P, 2017, 'Adding Complexity to Theories of Paradox, Tensions, and Dualities of Innovation and Change: Introduction to Organization Studies Special Issue on Paradox, Tensions, and Dualities of Innovation and Change', Organization Studies, 38, pp. 303 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840617693560

Miron-Spektor E; Ingram A; Keller J; Smith WK; Lewis MW, 2017, 'Microfoundations of Organizational Paradox: Paradox Mindset, Limited Resources and Tensions', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017, pp. 10930 - 10930, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.10930abstract

Smith WK, 2016, '"Navigating paradoxes in organizations: embracing, meaning-making and managing tensions"', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016, pp. 12493 - 12493, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.12493symposium

Fairhurst GT; Smith WK; Banghart SG; Lewis MW; Putnam LL; Raisch S; Schad J, 2016, 'Diverging and Converging: Integrative Insights on a Paradox Meta-perspective', Academy of Management Annals, 10, pp. 173 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19416520.2016.1162423

Fairhurst GT; Smith WK; Banghart SG; Lewis MW; Putnam LL; Raisch S; Schad J, 2016, 'Diverging and Converging:Integrative Insights on a Paradox Meta-perspective', Academy of Management Annals, 10, pp. 173 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/19416520.2016.1162423

Smith WK; Tracey P, 2016, 'Institutional complexity and paradox theory: Complementarities of competing demands', Strategic Organization, 14, pp. 455 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476127016638565

Alexander BN; Antonacopoulou EP; Carton G; Collins CE; Dameron S; Empson L; Jarzabkowski P; Kurkoski J; Mohrman SA; Nielsen RP; Shani ABR; Smith WK; Tenkasi RR; Van de Ven AH; Waddock S, 2016, 'Making Academic Practitioner Research Partnerships Meaningful', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016, pp. 10933 - 10933, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.10933symposium

Schad J; Lewis MW; Raisch S; Smith WK, 2016, 'Paradox Research in Management Science: Looking Back to Move Forward', Academy of Management Annals, 10, pp. 5 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/19416520.2016.1162422

Schad J; Lewis MW; Raisch S; Smith WK, 2016, 'Paradox Research in Management Science: Looking Back to Move Forward', Academy of Management Annals, 10, pp. 5 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19416520.2016.1162422

Schad J; Raisch S; Smith WK, 2015, 'Paradox Research in Management Science: The First 25 Years and the Next 25 Years', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015, pp. 17333 - 17333, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.17333abstract

Smith WK, 2014, 'Dynamic Decision Making: A Model of Senior Leaders Managing Strategic Paradoxes', Academy of Management Journal, 57, pp. 1592 - 1623, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2011.0932

Tian YE; Smith WK, 2014, 'Entrepreneurial Leadership of Social Enterprises: Challenges and Skills for Embracing Paradoxes', Journal of Leadership Studies, 8, pp. 42 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jls.21339

Smith WK; Tian Y, 2014, 'Individual Motivations to Create Social Enterprises: Cultural Impacts in China', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014, pp. 13205 - 13205, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.13205abstract

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