01 — Research & Publications
Scholarship at the frontier of innovation, teams, and organizing.
Peer-reviewed research in leading management journals, books, and book chapters spanning routine dynamics, creative teams, inclusive organizing, and entrepreneurship.
Award Recognition
Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award 2023
Awarded to "The effects of conflict type and conflict expression intensity on conflict management" — recognising outstanding contribution to the field of conflict and negotiation research.
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Journal articles, books & chapters
2025
Journal Article
Path nets: Concurrence and recurrence in the dynamics of organizing
Pentland, B. T., Kremser, W., & Goh, K. T.
Academy of Management Review, 50(1), 114–137
Develops the concept of path nets to examine how concurrence and recurrence shape the dynamics of organizing over time. Published in the Academy of Management Review — the field's leading theoretical journal.
View DOI2022
Journal Article
Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award 2023
The effects of conflict type and conflict expression intensity on conflict management
Todorova, G. T., Goh, K. T., & Weingart, L. R.
International Journal of Conflict Management, 33(2), 245–272
Investigates how the type of conflict and the intensity of its expression jointly influence how teams manage conflict — with direct implications for team performance, leadership, and organisational design.
View DOI2019
Journal Article
From actions to paths to patterning: Toward a dynamic theory of patterning in routines
Goh, K. T., & Pentland, B. T.
Academy of Management Journal, 62(6), 1901–1929
Develops a dynamic theory of how patterns emerge in organisational routines, tracing the progression from discrete actions to stable pathways to recurring patterns. Published in the Academy of Management Journal.
View DOI2013
Journal Article
Best Published Paper Award, INGROUP 2013
Team innovation processes: An examination of activity cycles in creative project teams
Goh, K. T., Goodman, P. S., & Weingart, L. R.
Small Group Research, 44(2), 159–194
Develops a model of team innovation processes by examining activity cycles in creative project teams, with attention to the temporal dynamics of iteration and learning.
View DOI2023
Book
The Inclusive Organizing Playbook
Goh, K. T., Mack, D. Z., & Ang, J.
SMU / Ink Library. ISBN: 978-981-18-5720-1
A practitioner-oriented guide to building inclusive organisations, drawing on academic research and real-world case studies to offer actionable frameworks for leaders and teams.
View Publication2022
Book
Circular Economy Principles for Family Business and Wealth Stewardship
Marcovici, P., Goh, K. T., & Ispahani, I.
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. ISBN: 978-0955026294
Applies circular economy principles to the governance and stewardship of family businesses and wealth, offering a new framework for long-term family enterprise sustainability.
View Publication2026
Book
The Moonshot Approach to Philanthropy: A Framework from 'What Ifs?' to Action
Goh, K. T., et al. (SMU Business Families Institute)
SMU Business Families Institute / The Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation
Introduces a new framework for philanthropists who want to tackle root causes rather than symptoms — investing in early-stage, high-ambition initiatives with the potential for lasting systems change. Developed with the SMU Business Families Institute and supported by The Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation.
View Publication2023
Book Chapter
Improvisation, routine dynamics, and temporal regularity
Goh, K. T., & Rerup, C.
In Cunha, M. P., Vera, D., Abrantes, A. & Miner, A. (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations. Routledge.
Explores the relationship between improvisation and routine dynamics, with particular attention to how temporal regularity enables and constrains improvisational action in organisations.
2021
Book Chapter
Organizational routines and organizational change
Pentland, B. T., & Goh, K. T.
In Poole, M. S. & Van de Ven, A. H. (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Organization Change and Innovation (2nd ed.), pp. 339–363. Oxford University Press.
Reviews and synthesises research on the relationship between organisational routines and organisational change, developing an integrative framework for future scholarship.
Research Impact
Scholarship with real-world reach.
AMR · AMJ
Top-tier publication venues
Research published in the Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal — among the most selective outlets in the management sciences.
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Teaching cases in global use
Original cases used at SMU, Ivey Business School, and in executive education programmes across Asia, North America, and Europe.
Policy-linked
Research cited in Parliament
Op-eds and research findings cited by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and referenced in parliamentary debates on education and sport policy.
Cross-sector
Applied across industries
Research on routines, teams, and inclusive organising applied in financial services, family enterprise, sport governance, and the public sector.