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Prof. dr. ir. J.W. (Jan-Willem) Stoelhorst

Faculty of Economics and Business
Section Strategy & International Business
Photographer: Ineke Oostveen
Visiting address
  • Plantage Muidergracht 12
  • Room number: 3.01K
Postal address
  • Postbus 15953
    1001 NL Amsterdam
Contact details
  • Profile
    Curriculum vitae

    Positions

    • Professor of Strategy & Organization
    • Head of the Strategy Group

    Research programme

    • Strategy

    Research interests

    • Evolutionary theory and its application to economics and management;
    • The theory of the firm, in particular the intersection of organizational economics, evolutionary economics, and the resource-based view of the firm;
    • Behavioral micro-foundations of management theory, with a particular emphasis on stakeholder theory.

    Key publications

    • Stoelhorst, J.W. and Vishwanathan (Forthcoming), Beyond Primacy: A Stakeholder Theory of Corporate Governance, Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2020.0268
    • Stoelhorst, J.W. (Forthcoming), Value, Rent, and Profit: A Stakeholder Resource-based Theory, Strategic Management Journal. https://www.doi.org/10.1002/smj.3280
    • Bridoux, F. and Stoelhorst, J.W. (2016), Stakeholder Relationships and Social Welfare: A Behavioral Theory of Contributions to Joint Value Creation, Academy of Management Review, 41(2): 229-251.
    • Bridoux, F. and Stoelhorst, J.W. (2014), Microfoundations for Stakeholder Theory: Managing Stakeholders with Heterogeneous Motives, Strategic Management Journal, 35: 107-125.
    • Stoelhorst, J.W. and Richerson, P.J. (2013), A Naturalistic Theory of Economic Organization, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 90 (Supplement): S45-S56.
    • Stoelhorst, J.W. (2008), The Explanatory Logic and Ontological Commitments of Generalized Darwinism, Journal of Economic Methodology, 15(4): 343-363.
  • Teaching

    Teaching activities

    • MScBA - Theories of Strategy
    • EPMS - Strategy and Organization Design
    • Thesis supervision
    1. Current thesis project: Behavioral foundations of strategy
    2. Current thesis project: Shareholder and stakeholder perspectives in corporate governance 
    Course materials are available through the UvA Blackboard Server
  • Other activities

    Membership editorial staff and referee activities

    • Editorial board member: Academy of Management Review
    • Ad hoc reviewer for various journals, including Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Institutional Economics
  • External links
    Google scholar profile
    Research gate profile

    SSRN author page for some (working) papers
     

     

     

  • Publications

    2024

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Vishwanathan, P. (2024). Beyond Primacy: A Stakeholder Theory of Corporate Governance. The Academy of Management Review, 49(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2020.0268

    2023

    2022

    2019

    • Bridoux, F., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2019). Rents from Human Capital Complementarities: A Relational View of Value Creation and Value Capture. In A. J. Nyberg, & T. P. Moliterno (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Strategic Human Capital Resources (pp. 34-58). (Research Handbooks in Business and Management). Edward Elgar. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788116695.00010 [details]
    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2019). Generalized Darwinism, the Nature of Selection, and Market Efficiency. In F. Cagliardi, & D. Gindis (Eds.), Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism: Essays in Honour of Geoffrey M. Hodgson (pp. 231-249). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785365003.00025 [details]

    2018

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & van Vugt, M. (2018). Relational Models, Leadership, and Organization Design: An Evolutionary View of Organizational Development. In D. S. Wilson, & S. C. Hayes (Eds.), Evolution & Contextual Behavioral Science (pp. 171-184). Oakland: Context Press. [details]

    2017

    2016

    • Bridoux, F., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2016). Stakeholder relationships and social welfare: a behavioral theory of contributions to joint value creation. The Academy of Management Review, 41(2), 229-251. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2013.0475 [details]

    2014

    2013

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Richerson, P. J. (2013). A naturalistic theory of economic organization. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 90(S), S45-S56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2012.12.012 [details]
    • de Graaf, F. J., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2013). The Role of Governance in Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons from Dutch Finance. Business & Society, 52(2), 282-317. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650309336451 [details]
    • van Vianen, A. E. M., Stoelhorst, J. W., & de Goede, M. E. E. (2013). The construal of person-organization fit during the ASA stages: content, source, and focus of comparison. In A. L. Kristof-Brown, & J. Billsberry (Eds.), Organizational fit: key issues and new directions (pp. 145-169). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118320853.ch7 [details]

    2009

    2008

    2004

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & van Raaij, E. M. (2004). On Explaining Performance Differentials: Marketing and the Managerial Theory of the Firm. Journal of Business Research, 57, 462-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0148-2963(02)00313-2

    2003

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2003). Towards an Evolutionary Theory of the Firm: Applying Universal Darwinism to Socio-economic Selection. In L. Soete, & W. Dolfsma (Eds.), The Information Society: Studying its Institutions Interdisciplinarily. Proceedings of the 2003 EAEPE Conference EAEPE. [details]

    2002

    2015

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2015). Evolutionary economics. In M. Altman (Ed.), Real-world decision making: an encyclopedia of behavioral economics (pp. 129-131). Greenwood. [details]

    2011

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2011). [Review of: G.M. Hodgson, T. Knudsen (2010) Darwin's conjecture: the search for general principles of social and economic evolution]. Administrative Science Quarterly, 56(1), 147-150. https://doi.org/10.2189/asqu.2011.56.1.147 [details]

    2010

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2010). The firm as a Darwin machine: How generalized Darwinism can further the development of an evolutionary theory of economic growth. (Papers on economics and evolution; No. 1019). Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group. ftp://papers.econ.mpg.de/evo/discussionpapers/2010-19.pdf [details]

    2009

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2009). The naturalist view of Universal Darwinism: an application to the evolutionary theory of the firm. In G. M. Hodgson (Ed.), Darwinism and economics (pp. 361-379). (International library of critical writings in economics; No. 233). Edward Elgar. [details]

    2008

    2007

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). The Evolution of Institutional Economics [Review of: G.M. Hodgson (2004) The Evolution of Institutional Economics]. The Academy of Management Review, 32(4), 1285-1288. [details]
    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). The naturalist view of Universal Darwinism: an application to the evolutionary theory of the firm. In G. M. Hodgson (Ed.), The evolution of economic institutions: a critical reader (pp. 233-251). Edward Elgar. [details]
    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). Why do firms exist? Towards an evolutionary theory of the firms. In Proceedings of EAEPE 2007 - European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy Porto: European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy. [details]

    2006

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2006). The firm as a Darwin Machine: an evolutionary view of organizational knowledge and learning. (PrimaVera Working Paper; No. 2006-06). Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde. http://primavera.feb.uva.nl/PDFdocs/2006-06.pdf
    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2006). Why the adaptation-selection debate is misconstrued: a Darwinian view of organizational change. (PrimaVera Working Paper; No. 2006-05). Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde. http://primavera.feb.uva.nl/PDFdocs/2006-05.pdf
    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2006). The Firm as a Darwin Machine: An Evolutionary View of Organizational Knowledge and learning. In The Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 2006 Atlanta.
    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2006). Why the Adaptation-Selection Debate Is Misconstrued: A Darwinian View of Organizational Change. In The Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 2006 Atlanta (USA).

    2005

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2005). The naturalist view of Universal Darwinism: an application to the evolutionary theory of the firm. In J. Finch, & M. Orillard (Eds.), Complexity and the economy: implications for economic policy (pp. 127-147). (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy series). Edward Elgar. [details]

    2002

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2002). The Naturalist Perspective on Universal Darwinism: An Application to the Evolutionary Theory of the Firm (with refereed abstract). In R. Delorme, & M. Orillard (Eds.), Complexity and the Economy, Proceedings of the EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy) 2002 Conference Aix-en-Provence. [details]
    • van Raaij, E. M., Stoelhorst, J. W., & van Engelen, J. M. L. (2002). Interaction Between Business and Academia in Marketing Research: The Issue of Obtaining Access to Organizational Reality (with refereed abstract). In M. Farhangmehr (Ed.), Marketing in a Changing World, Proceedings of the 31st EMA (European Marketing Academy) Conference Braga Portugal. [details]

    2023

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2023). Can management (theory) save capitalism? [details]

    2021

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Bridoux, F. (2021). Rijnlands of Angelsaksisch? De Psychologie van Stakeholder Relaties. Jaarboek Corporate Governance, 2021-2022, 85-99. [details]

    2008

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Bridoux, F. (2008). Value Creation in the Knowledge Economy: The Rigor, Relevance, and Morality of the Resource-based View. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society, Cologne, Germany.

    2009

    • de Graaf, F. J., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2009). The role of governance in corporate social responsibility: Lessons from Dutch finance. Afdeling Business Studies. [details]
    • el Haji, A., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2009). Human Resources, Fairness, and Value Creation: Microfoundations for the Resource-based View. Universiteit van Amsterdam.

    2008

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., Aldrich, H., Hodgson, G., & Knudsen, T. (2008). Generalized Darwinism: A Meta-theoretical Framework for Organization Theory. Universiteit van Amsterdam.

    2007

    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). Darwinian foundations for evolutionary economics. Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde. [details]
    • Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). The Firm as a Tribe? Linking Organizational Culture to Performance. Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde. [details]
    • de Graaf, F. J., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2007). Corporate social performance and the governance structure. Stakeholder influence and the deregulation of Dutch finance. Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

    2006

    • de Graaf, F. J., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2006). Corporate social performance and the governance structure: Stakeholder influence in the wake of the deregulation of Dutch finance. (working paper). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

    2005

    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2005). Organizational Learning as Evolution: The Promise of Generalized Darwinism for Organization Science. (PrimaVera Working Paper 2005; No. 05). onbekend: Afdeling Business Studies.
    • Stoelhorst, J. W., & Huizing, A. (2005). The Firm as a Darwin Machine: Organizational Learning as an Evolutionary Process. (PrimaVera Working Paper 2005; No. 17). onbekend: Afdeling Business Studies.
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