We would like to cordially invite you to the upcoming research talk by:

• Professor Jerker Denrell (Warwick Business School, Warwick University)

• on Thursday, 12th of March 2015 from 1:30pm until 3:00pm on the topic of

• Below Top Status indicates Mediocrity when Social Influence is strong

The talk will take place in lecture room 3 ("Hörsaal 3") at Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, (tentative, please check for updates on: http://www.wu.ac.at/ifsto/speaker-series/)

If you are interested in attending the presentation, for planning purposes please kindly confirm your interest to Elisabeth Brunner (elisabeth.brunner@wu.ac.at) until 05 March 2015.

We are greatly looking forward to seeing you!

The speaker series is hosted jointly by the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (Christopher Lettl) and the Strategic Management Subject Area at the University of Vienna (Markus Reitzig). Talks will be held either at a lecture room at WU Vienna or at the University of Vienna.The series addresses topics at the interface of strategic management, innovation, technology, and organization design. Aim of the series is the facilitation of research dialogue within our department, boundary spanning to other WU departments, and the facilitation of networking with renowned scholars in the field. See www.wu.ac.at/ifsto/speaker-series/ for details on future talks (speakers, dates).The series is associated with the Research Program Open Innovation of the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization.