Research - Desiree Pacheco
Expertise
- Business strategy and sustainability
- Environmental entrepreneurship
- Role of institutions on firm strategy, competitiveness, and knowledge creation
- Social movements and firm strategy
- Institutions and entrepreneurship
Selected Recent Activity
Refereed Journal Articles
Pacheco, D., Dean T., & Payne, D. (2010). "Escaping the Green Prison: Entrepreneurship and the Creation of Opportunities for Sustainable Development." Journal of Business Venturing, 25, 464-480.
Pacheco, D., York, J., Dean, T.J., Sarasvathy, S. (2010). "The Coevolution of Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Tale of Two Theories". Journal of Management, 36, 974-1010.
Meek,
W., Pacheco, D. & York, J+. (2010). "The impact of social
norms on entrepreneurial action: evidence from the environmental
entrepreneurship context". Journal of Business Venturing, 25, 493-509.
+Authors contributed equally.
Selected Conference Presentations
Pacheco, D. "Venture Capital Investments in Cleantech: An Act of Passion or Another Bubble In-The-Making? VC Investments in Cleantech." Session participant at the Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.
Pacheco, D. "Creativity and sustainability in the organization: bridging two empirically distant, but highly related streams." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, August, 2009.
Pacheco, D. "Legitimacy in the solar energy sector: the role of entrepreneurs and environmental organizations." Poster presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, August, 2009.
Meek, W., Pacheco, D. & York, J. "The impact of social norms on entrepreneurial action: evidence from the environmental entrepreneurship context". Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, August, 2009.
Pacheco, D., & Matusik, S. "The Institutional Effects of Firm R&D Productivity: an Inter-Country Comparison." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, August, 2007.
Pacheco, D. Payne, D., & Dean T. "Escaping from the Green Prison: An Evolutionary Game Theory Approach to the Formation and Transformation of Environmental Institutions." Paper presented at the Second Annual Conference on Institutional Foundations for Industry Self-Regulation, Havard Business School, February 16-17, 2007.
Matusik, S., & Pacheco, D. "Knowledge Creation in Context: Institutional Encouragement and Firm Heterogeneity as Determinants of Firm Knowledge Creation." Paper presented at The Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Vienna, Austria, October 29- November 1, 2006.
Mosakowski, E., Pacheco, D., & Godesiabois, J. "Distinguishing Economic Transactions from Social Ties: a Step Towards Understanding How Transactions and Ties Interrelate." Paper accepted for The Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Vienna, Austria, October 29- November 1, 2006.
Payne, D., Dean, T.J., & Pacheco, D. "Escape from the Green Prison: Pioneering Strategies for Competitive Advantage through Environmental Performance." Paper presented at The Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 23-26, 2005.
Dean, T.J., & Pacheco, D. "Expanding the Domain of Entrepreneurial Action: an Exploration of the Institutional and Coasian Entrepreneurs." Paper presented at the Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts, June 9-11, 2005.
