https://www.stefanbreet.com/tags/meta-analysis/Recent content in Meta-Analysis on Stefan BreetHugoenFri, 06 Mar 2026 17:09:18 +0100https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/publications/2025/09/18/change-or-stability-a-meta-analysis-of-organizational-responses-to-social-and-historical-performance-feedback/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/publications/2025/09/18/change-or-stability-a-meta-analysis-of-organizational-responses-to-social-and-historical-performance-feedback/This meta-analysis explains why performance feedback can trigger change or reinforce stability.https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2019/08/30/eager-or-vigilant-a-meta-analytic-review-of-organizational-responses-to-performance-feedback/Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0400https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2019/08/30/eager-or-vigilant-a-meta-analytic-review-of-organizational-responses-to-performance-feedback/I presented a meta-analysis of the performance feedback literature to the Department of Management of the University of Kentuckyhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2018/09/25/performance-feedback-problemistic-search-and-strategic-change-a-meta-analysis/Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:30:00 +0100https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2018/09/25/performance-feedback-problemistic-search-and-strategic-change-a-meta-analysis/<p>I presented a working paper at the Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting in Paris. In this paper, my co-authors and I review the performance feedback literature and examine how firms react when they do not achieve their goals. The paper was part of the &ldquo;Performance Feedback&rdquo; session in which three other co-author teams presented their papers as well.</p> <h2 id="abstract">Abstract</h2> <p>Although performance feedback theory provides one of the primary explanations of organizational adaptation, the findings of studies that have examined the effect of performance below aspiration levels on problemistic search and strategic change are inconsistent. This paper uses meta-analytic techniques to synthesize the empirical evidence of 54 studies and test the theory&rsquo;s primary predictions. We find that organizations that perform below the aspiration level devote more resources to problemistic search but are less likely to initiate strategic change in order to restore firm performance. In addition, we show that strategic change is primarily driven by organizational experience. We discuss the implications for performance feedback theory and threat-rigidity theory.</p>