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Tal Simons is a professor of organisation theory at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).
Publications
Article (17)
Academic (17)
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Dewan, Y., Simons, T., & Wernicke, G. (2024). The Ideological Imperative: Corporate Social Responsibility and News Media Coverage of Firms. Organization Science, 35(5), 1571-1955.
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Aranda, A., & Simons, T. (2023). Clearing the Smoke: Regulations, Moral Legitimacy, and Performance in the U.S. Tobacco Industry. Journal of Business Ethics, 187(4), 803-819. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05285-w
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Eisenman, M., & Simons, T. (2020). A rising tide lifts all boats: The origins of institutionalized aesthetic innovation. Under review. Advances in Strategic Management, 125-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-332220200000042006
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Sagiv, T., Simons, T., & Drori, I. (2020). The Construction of Authenticity in the Creative Process: Lessons from Choreographers of Contemporary Dance. Organization Science, 31(1), 23-46. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2019.1318
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Aranda, A., & Simons, T. (2018). On two sides of the smoke screen: How activist organizations and corporations use protests, campaign contributions and lobbyists to influence institutional change. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 56, 261-315. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20180000056011
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Simons, T., Vermeulen, P., & Knoben, J. (2015). There’s no beer without a smoke: Community cohesion and neighboring communities’ effects on organizational resistance to antismoking regulations in the Dutch hospitality industry. Academy of Management Journal, 59(2), 545-578. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2014.0379
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Roberts, PW., Simons, T., & Swaminathan, A. (2010). Crossing a categorical boundary: The implications of switching from non-kosher wine production in the Israeli wine market. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 31, 153-173. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/120714
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Simons, T., & Roberts, PW. (2008). Local and non-local pre-founding experience and new organizational form penetration: The case of the Israeli wine industry. Administrative Science Quarterly, 53(2), 235-265. https://doi.org/10.2189/asqu.53.2.235
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Simons, T., & Ingram, P. (2007). The kibbutz for organizational behavior. Research in Organizational Behavior, 22, 283-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-3085(00)22008-X
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Rafaeli, A., Hadomi, O., & Simons, T. (2007). Recruiting through advertising or employee referrals: Costs, yields, and the effects of geographic focus. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 14(4), 355-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320500183709
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Simons, T., & Ingram, P. (2004). An ecology of ideology: Theory and evidence from four populations. Industrial and Corporate Change, 13(1), 33-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/13.1.33
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Simons, T., & Ingram, P. (2003). Enemies of the state: The interdependence of institutional forms and the ecology of the kibbutz, 1910–1997. Administrative Science Quarterly, 48(4), 592-621. https://doi.org/10.2307/3556638
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Ingram, P., & Simons, T. (2002). The transfer of experience in groups of organizations: Implications for performance and competition. Management Science, 48(12), 1517-1533. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.48.12.1517.437
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Ingram, P., & Simons, T. (2000). State formation, ideological competition, and the ecology of Israeli workers' cooperatives, 1920–1992. Administrative Science Quarterly, 45(1), 25-53. https://doi.org/10.2307/2666978
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Simons, T., & Ingram, P. (1997). Organization and ideology: Kibbutzim and hired labor, 1951-1965. Administrative Science Quarterly, 42(4), 784-813. https://doi.org/10.2307/2393657
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Ingram, P., & Simons, T. (1995). Institutional and resource dependence determinants of responsiveness to work-family issues. Academy of Management Journal, 38(5), 1466-1482. https://doi.org/10.5465/256866
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Tolbert, PS., Simons, T., Andrews, A., & Rhee, J. (1995). The Effects of Gender Composition in Academic Departments on Faculty Turnover. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 48(3), 562-579. https://doi.org/10.1177/001979399504800313
Conference proceeding (3)
Academic (3)
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Vermeulen, P., Simons, T., & Knoben, J. (2012). A Community Level Theory of Organizational Resistance to Anti-Smoking Regulation. In Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2012.140
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Simons, T., & Roberts, PW. (2006). LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL PRE-FOUNDING EXPERIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORM TRANSFORMATION: THE CASE OF THE ISRAELI WINE INDUSTRY. In Academy of Management Proceedings Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2006.27176587
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Ingram, P., & Simons, T. (1999). THE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN A MORAL ECONOMY: EMBEDDED TIES AND VICARIOUS LEARNING IN KIBBUTZ AGRICULTURE. In Academy of Management Proceedings Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/apbpp.1999.27625880
Paper (1)
Academic (1)
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Dewan, Y., & Simons, T. (2019). The ideological imperative: The role of ideology in news coverage of deviant organizations. https://doi.org/10.26116/center-lis-1933
Web publication/site (1)
Academic (1)
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Simons, T., Vermeulen, P., & Knoben, J. (2016). How small bars resist smoking bans in the Netherlands. Web publication/site, LSE Review.
Activities
Additional activities (1)
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Academy of Management Journal (Journal)Tal Simons (Member of editorial board)01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
Featured in the media
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Research: Media bias means CSR activities risk backfiring
Article describes a new study – which looked at coverage of S&P 1500 firms by US news organisations – that suggests that firms led by conservative CEOs need to watch out especially. It references research co-written by Prof. Tal…
Tuesday, 9 July 2024 -
Clearing the Smoke: Regulations, Moral Legitimacy, and Performance in the U.S. Tobacco Industry
Empirical analysis of the interplay of regulations, moral legitimacy, and industry performance
Friday, 11 November 2022