Research Awards and Honors
2020
Recognised as one of the top 2% scientists in the world based on citation impact. See Ioannides, Boyack & Baas (2020) PLOS Biology study, available at: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918
2020
Best student paper award, Strategy-as-Practice interest group, Academy of Management, for Wawarta, Heracleous & Paroutis (2020) paper
2019
Douglas McGregor Best Paper Award from the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, for Heracleous et al. (2018), Open strategy-making at Wikimedia Foundation: A dialogic perspective
2017
Profiled in collection entitled “The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers” (edited by Szabla, Pasmore, Barnes & Gipson, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), as one of the "seminal scholars in the field" and "prominent organizational change thinkers”
2016
Best paper award for Strategic Management stream at ANZAM conference, Brisbane, December, for Knight, Paroutis & Heracleous (2016), A visual approach to strategy: The visual-talk interplay in powerpoint
2016
Shortlisted for the University of Warwick Research Excellence Award (7 academics nominated for this award out of a total of 1,842 faculty members University-wide)
2015
Outstanding Paper Award from Group & Organization Management Journal for Heracleous & Klaering (2014) paper "Charismatic leadership and rhetorical competence: An analysis of Steve Jobs' rhetoric"
2013
Awarded honorary doctorate (DSc) by the University of Warwick for lifetime contributions to knowledge
2013
"Practicing Strategy" (Sage, 2013) book shortlisted for Chartered Management Institute's Book of the Year award
2013
Overall winner of European Case Clearing House (ECCH) case awards for 2013, for case study Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple Inc, by Loizos Heracleous and Angeliki Papachroni
2011
Distinguished Keynote Speaker, 25th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-8 December
2010
Honorable mention for Special Conference Best Paper Prize, Strategic Management Conference, Finland, March, for Paroutis & Heracleous (2010) paper “The nature and employment of first-order strategy discourse”
2010
Paper with the Best Practical Implications Award by Emerald, for Heracleous & Johnston (2009) paper “Can business learn from the public sector?”
2009
Paper with the Best Practical Implications Award by Emerald, for Wirtz, Heracleous & Pangarkar (2008) paper, “Managing human resources for service excellence and cost effectiveness at Singapore Airlines”
2008
Paper selected for publication in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: Jacobs, C., Oliver, D. & Heracleous, L. 2008. Constructing organizational identity through embodied metaphors. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC Division.
2007
Highly Commended Paper Award by Emerald, for Heracleous & Wirtz (2006) paper “Biometrics: The next frontier in service excellence, productivity and security in the service sector”
2006
Distinguished Paper Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management, for: Heracleous, L., Ong, C. H. & Wan, T. W. 2006. Board process as the mediator between structure and role performance in Singapore listed companies.
2005
Paper selected for publication in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: Jacobs, C. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Constructing shared understanding: The role of embodied metaphors in organization development. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC Division.
2004
Best Action Research Paper Award, Academy of Management Organizational Development and Change Division for Heracleous, L. & Marshak, R. J. 2004. Organizational discourse as situated symbolic action: Application through an OD intervention. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC: D1-D6.
1999
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division for Barrett, M. & Heracleous, L. 1999. Understanding globalization as a structurational process in the context of the London Insurance Market. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, OCIS: A1-A6.
Journal Articles
Heracleous, L., & Bartunek, J. 2020. Organization change failure, deep structures and temporality: Appreciating Wonderland. Forthcoming, Human Relations, 73.
Heracleous, L., Paroutis, S. & Lockett, A. 2020. Rhetorical enthymeme: The forgotten trope and its methodological import. Forthcoming, European Management Review, 17.
Morrell, K., Hewison, A., Heracleous, L. 2019. From events to personal histories: Narrating change in health care organizations. Forthcoming, Public Management Review.
Heracleous, L., Terrier, D., Gonzalez, S. 2019. NASA's capability evolution toward commercial space. Space Policy, 50.
Heracleous, L., Yniguez, C. & Gonzalez, S. 2019. Ambidexterity as historically embedded process: Evidence from NASA, 1958-2016. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 55: 161-189.
Heracleous, L., Wawarta, C., Gonzalez, S. & Paroutis, S. 2019. How a group of NASA renegades transformed mission control. MIT Sloan Management Review, https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-a-group-of-nasa-renegades-transformed-mission-control/
Friesl, M., Garreau, L. & Heracleous, L. 2019. When the parent imitates the child. Strategic renewal through separation and reintegration of subsidiaries. Strategic Organization, 17: 62-94.
Heracleous, L., Terrier, D. & Gonzalez, S. 2018. The reinvention of NASA. Harvard Business Review, 18 April, https://hbr.org/2018/04/the-reinvention-of-nasa
Knight, E., Paroutis, S., & Heracleous, L. 2018. The power of powerpoint: A visual perspective on meaning making in strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 39: 894-921.
Tuzovic, S., Wirtz, J. & Heracleous, L. 2018. How do innovators stay innovative? A longitudinal case analysis. Journal of Services Marketing, 32: 34-45.
Heracleous, L., Goesswein, J. & Beaudette, P. 2018. Open strategy-making at the Wikimedia Foundation: A dialogic perspective. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 54: 5-35. Winner of Douglas McGregor Best Paper Award.
Heracleous, L. & Klaering, A. 2017. The circle of life: Rhetoric of identification in Steve Jobs’ Stanford speech. Journal of Business Research, 79: 31-40.
Terrier, D., Heracleous, L. & Gonzalez, S. 2017. Enabling paradigm change and agility at NASA's Johnson Space Center - Interview with Chief Technology Officer, Douglas Terrier. Space Policy, 39-40: 20-25.
Heracleous, L., Papachroni, A., Andriopoulos, C. & Gotsi, M. 2017. Structural ambidexterity and competency traps: Insights from Xerox PARC. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 117, 327-338.
Papachroni, A., Heracleous, L. & Paroutis, S. 2016. In pursuit of ambidexterity: Managerial reactions to innovation-efficiency tensions. Human Relations, 69:1791-1822.
Heracleous, L. & Werres, K. 2016. On the road to disaster: Strategic misalignments and corporate failure. Long Range Planning, 49: 491-506.
Morrell, K., Learmonth, M. & Heracleous, L. 2015. An archaeological critique of evidence-based management: One digression after another. British Journal of Management, 26: 529-543.
Papachroni, A., Heracleous, L. & Paroutis, S. 2015. Organizational ambidexterity through the lens of paradox theory: Extending the research agenda. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51: 71-93.
Heracleous, L. 2015. As hopelessness sets in, Grexit may be inevitable. Harvard Business Review, 1 September, https://hbr.org/2015/09/as-hopelessness-sets-in-grexit-may-be-inevitable
Heracleous, L. 2015. Why Greece and Cyprus may be better off without the Euro. Harvard Business Review, 10 March, https://hbr.org/2015/03/why-greece-and-cyprus-may-be-better-off-without-the-euro
Heracleous, L. & Gonzalez, S. A. 2014. Two modest proposals for propelling NASA forward. Space Policy, 30(4): 190-192.
Paroutis, S., Bennett, M. & Heracleous, L. 2014. Smart city technology as a strategic option in recessions: The case of IBM smarter cities. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 89: 262-272.
Heracleous, L. & Klaering, L. A. 2014. Charismatic leadership and rhetorical competence: An analysis of Steve Jobs' rhetoric. Group & Organization Management, 39: 131-161.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2014. Sustainable competitive advantage at Singapore Airlines: Dual strategy as mastering paradox. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 50, 150-170.
Jacobs, C., Oliver, D. & Heracleous, L. 2013. Diagnosing organizational identity beliefs by eliciting complex, multimodal metaphors. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 49: 485-507.
Heracleous, L. 2013. The employment of structuration theory in organizational discourse: Exploring methodological challenges. Management Communication Quarterly, 27: 599-606.
Heracleous, L. 2013. Quantum Strategy at Apple Inc., Organizational Dynamics, 42: 92-99.
Paroutis, S. & Heracleous, L. 2013. Discourse revisited: Dimensions and employment of first-order strategy discourse during institutional adoption. Strategic Management Journal, 34: 935-956.
Barrett, M., Heracleous, L., & Walsham, G. 2013. A rhetorical approach to IT diffusion: Reconceptualizing the ideology-framing relationship in computerization movements. MIS Quarterly, 37: 201-220.
Fischer, O. & Heracleous, L. 2012. A counter-intuitive view of the role of the communication medium in leadership and change. Research in Organizational Change and Development, 20: 37-58.
Heracleous, L. & Lan, L. L. 2012. Agency theory, institutional sensitivity, and inductive reasoning: Towards a legal perspective. Journal of Management Studies, 49: 223-239.
Statler, M., Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2011. Serious play as a practice of paradox. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 47: 236-256.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2010. Singapore Airlines’ balancing act. Harvard Business Review, July-August: 145-149.
Heracleous, L. & Lan, L. L. 2010. The myth of shareholder capitalism. Harvard Business Review, April: 24.
Lan, L. L. & Heracleous, L. 2010. Rethinking agency theory: The view from law. Academy of Management Review, 35 (2): 294-314.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2009. Strategy and organization at Singapore Airlines: Achieving competitive advantage through dual strategy. Journal of Air Transport Management, 15: 274-279.
Heracleous, L.& Johnston, R. 2009. Can business learn from the public sector? European Business Review, 21(4): 373-379.
Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2008. Crafting strategy: The role of embodied metaphors. Long Range Planning, 41(3): 309-325.
Wirtz, J., Heracleous, L., and Pangarkar, N. 2008. Managing human resources for service excellence and cost effectiveness at Singapore Airlines. Managing Service Quality, 18 (1): 4-19.
Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2008. Understanding organizations through embodied metaphors. Organization Studies, 29 (1): 45-78.
Wirtz, J., Heracleous, L. & Menkhoff, T. 2007. Value creation through strategic knowledge management: The case of Singapore Airlines. Journal of Asian Business, 23 (1): 249-263.
Lan, L. and Heracleous, L. 2007. Negotiating the minefields of corporate vote-buying. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 15 (5): 967-976.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2007. Strategizing through playful design. Journal of Business Strategy, 28 (4): 75-80.
Heracleous, L. 2006. A tale of three discourses: The dominant, the strategic and the marginalized. Journal of Management Studies, 43 (5): 1059-1087.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2006. Constructing shared understanding – the role of embodied metaphors in organization development. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 42 (2): 207-226.
Heracleous, L. and Wirtz, J. 2006. Biometrics: The next frontier in service excellence, productivity and security in the service sector. Managing Service Quality, 16 (1): 12-22.
Heracleous, L. and Jacobs, C. 2005. The serious business of play. MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall: 19-20.
Heracleous, L., Wirtz, J. and Johnston, B. 2005. Kung Fu service development at Singapore Airlines. Business Strategy Review, Winter: 26-31.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2005. Answers for questions to come: Reflective dialogue as an enabler of strategic innovation. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 18 (4): 338-352.
Lan, L. L. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Shareholder votes for sale. Harvard Business Review, June, “Forethought” section: 20-24.
Heracleous, L. & Singh, K. 2005. Singapore Telecom: Venturing to the region. Asian Case Research Journal, 9 (1): 1-24.
Wirtz, J. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Biometrics meets services. Harvard Business Review (HBR List of breakthrough ideas) February: 48.
Marshak, R. J. and Heracleous, L. 2005. A discursive approach to organization development. Action Research, 3 (1): 69-88.
Heracleous, L. and Marshak, R. 2004. Conceptualizing organizational discourse as situated symbolic action. Human Relations, 57 (10): 1285-1312.
Heracleous, L., Wirtz, J. and Johnston, R. 2004. Cost effective service excellence: Lessons from Singapore Airlines. Business Strategy Review, 15 (1): 33-38.
Heracleous, L. 2003. A comment on the role of metaphor in knowledge generation. Academy of Management Review, 28 (2): 190-191.
Dwyer, G., Heracleous, L. and Doyle, C. 2003. Grounding strategic change practice in theory: The case of Avaya Ireland, 1992-2000. Strategic Change, 12 (3): 123-135.
Heracleous, L. and Lan, L. L. 2002. Who wants to be a competent director? An evaluation tool of directors’ knowledge of governance principles and legal duties. Corporate Governance, 2 (4): 17-23.
Heracleous, L. 2002. The contribution of discourse in understanding and managing organizational change. Strategic Change, 11: 253-261.
Heracleous, L. 2001. When local beat global: The Chinese beer industry. Business Strategy Review, 12 (3): 37-45.
Heracleous, L. 2001. An ethnographic study of culture in the context of organizational change. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 37 (4): 426-446.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2001. Seeing without being seen: Towards an Archaeology of Controlling Science. International Studies of Management and Organization, 31 (3): 113-135.
Heracleous, L. and Barrett, M. 2001. Organizational change as discourse: Communicative actions and deep structures in the context of IT Implementation. Academy of Management Journal, 44 (4): 755-778.
Tan, T. K. and Heracleous, L. 2001. Teaching old dogs new tricks: Implementing organizational learning at an Asian national police force. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 37 (3): 361-380.
Heracleous, L. and Murray, J. 2001. Network types, interlocking directors and strategy: Toward a theoretical framework. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18 (2): 137-160.
Heracleous, L. 2001. State ownership, privatization and performance: An exploratory study from a strategic management perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18 (1): 69-81.
Heracleous, L. and Murray, J. 2001. The urge to merge in the Pharmaceutical industry. European Management Journal, 19 (4): 430-437.
Heracleous, L. 2001. What is the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance? Corporate Governance: An International Review, 9 (3): 165-173.
Heracleous, L. 2000. The role of strategy implementation in organization development. Organization Development Journal, 18 (3): 75-86.
Heracleous, L. and Hendry, J. 2000. Discourse and the study of organization: Towards a structurational perspective. Human Relations, 53 (10): 1251-1286.
Heracleous, L. and Singh, K. 2000. Singapore Telecom: Strategic challenges in a turbulent environment. Asian Case Research Journal, 4 (1): 49-77.
Heracleous, L. 1999. Privatization: Global trends and implications of the Singapore experience. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 12 (5): 432-444.
Heracleous, L. 1999. Does Singapore need a code of best practices in corporate governance? Singapore Management Review, 21 (2): 53-67.
Heracleous, L. 1999. The board of directors as leaders of the organization. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7 (3):256-265.
Heracleous, L. and DeVoge, S. 1998. Bridging the gap of relevance: Strategic management and organizational development. Long Range Planning, 31(5): 732-744.
Heracleous, L. 1998. Strategic thinking or strategic planning? Long Range Planning, 31 (3): 481-487.
Heracleous, L. and Langham, B. 1996. Strategic change and organizational culture at Hay Management Consultants. Long Range Planning, 29 (4): 485-494.
Heracleous, L. 1995. Spinning a brand new cultural web. People Management, November: 24-27.
Heracleous, L. 1994. Rational decision making: Myth or reality? Management Development Review, 7 (4): 16-23
Commentaries and book reviews
Heracleous, L. 2004. Boundaries in the study of organization. Human Relations, 57 (1): 95-103.
Heracleous, L. 2004. Strategy and Organization: A response. Organization Studies, 25 (7): 1261-1267.
Heracleous, L. 2001. Expert commentary on case study “The urge to merge in the Pharmaceutical industry”. European Management Journal, 19 (3): 439.
Heracleous, L. 2001. Review of Cohen, S. and Boyd, G., Eds., “Corporate governance and globalization”, 2000, Edward Elgar. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18: 265-267.
2020
Recognised as one of the top 2% scientists in the world based on citation impact. See Ioannides, Boyack & Baas (2020) PLOS Biology study, available at: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918
2020
Best student paper award, Strategy-as-Practice interest group, Academy of Management, for Wawarta, Heracleous & Paroutis (2020) paper
2019
Douglas McGregor Best Paper Award from the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, for Heracleous et al. (2018), Open strategy-making at Wikimedia Foundation: A dialogic perspective
2017
Profiled in collection entitled “The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers” (edited by Szabla, Pasmore, Barnes & Gipson, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), as one of the "seminal scholars in the field" and "prominent organizational change thinkers”
2016
Best paper award for Strategic Management stream at ANZAM conference, Brisbane, December, for Knight, Paroutis & Heracleous (2016), A visual approach to strategy: The visual-talk interplay in powerpoint
2016
Shortlisted for the University of Warwick Research Excellence Award (7 academics nominated for this award out of a total of 1,842 faculty members University-wide)
2015
Outstanding Paper Award from Group & Organization Management Journal for Heracleous & Klaering (2014) paper "Charismatic leadership and rhetorical competence: An analysis of Steve Jobs' rhetoric"
2013
Awarded honorary doctorate (DSc) by the University of Warwick for lifetime contributions to knowledge
2013
"Practicing Strategy" (Sage, 2013) book shortlisted for Chartered Management Institute's Book of the Year award
2013
Overall winner of European Case Clearing House (ECCH) case awards for 2013, for case study Strategic leadership and innovation at Apple Inc, by Loizos Heracleous and Angeliki Papachroni
2011
Distinguished Keynote Speaker, 25th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-8 December
2010
Honorable mention for Special Conference Best Paper Prize, Strategic Management Conference, Finland, March, for Paroutis & Heracleous (2010) paper “The nature and employment of first-order strategy discourse”
2010
Paper with the Best Practical Implications Award by Emerald, for Heracleous & Johnston (2009) paper “Can business learn from the public sector?”
2009
Paper with the Best Practical Implications Award by Emerald, for Wirtz, Heracleous & Pangarkar (2008) paper, “Managing human resources for service excellence and cost effectiveness at Singapore Airlines”
2008
Paper selected for publication in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: Jacobs, C., Oliver, D. & Heracleous, L. 2008. Constructing organizational identity through embodied metaphors. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC Division.
2007
Highly Commended Paper Award by Emerald, for Heracleous & Wirtz (2006) paper “Biometrics: The next frontier in service excellence, productivity and security in the service sector”
2006
Distinguished Paper Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management, for: Heracleous, L., Ong, C. H. & Wan, T. W. 2006. Board process as the mediator between structure and role performance in Singapore listed companies.
2005
Paper selected for publication in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings: Jacobs, C. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Constructing shared understanding: The role of embodied metaphors in organization development. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC Division.
2004
Best Action Research Paper Award, Academy of Management Organizational Development and Change Division for Heracleous, L. & Marshak, R. J. 2004. Organizational discourse as situated symbolic action: Application through an OD intervention. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, ODC: D1-D6.
1999
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division for Barrett, M. & Heracleous, L. 1999. Understanding globalization as a structurational process in the context of the London Insurance Market. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, OCIS: A1-A6.
Journal Articles
Heracleous, L., & Bartunek, J. 2020. Organization change failure, deep structures and temporality: Appreciating Wonderland. Forthcoming, Human Relations, 73.
Heracleous, L., Paroutis, S. & Lockett, A. 2020. Rhetorical enthymeme: The forgotten trope and its methodological import. Forthcoming, European Management Review, 17.
Morrell, K., Hewison, A., Heracleous, L. 2019. From events to personal histories: Narrating change in health care organizations. Forthcoming, Public Management Review.
Heracleous, L., Terrier, D., Gonzalez, S. 2019. NASA's capability evolution toward commercial space. Space Policy, 50.
Heracleous, L., Yniguez, C. & Gonzalez, S. 2019. Ambidexterity as historically embedded process: Evidence from NASA, 1958-2016. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 55: 161-189.
Heracleous, L., Wawarta, C., Gonzalez, S. & Paroutis, S. 2019. How a group of NASA renegades transformed mission control. MIT Sloan Management Review, https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-a-group-of-nasa-renegades-transformed-mission-control/
Friesl, M., Garreau, L. & Heracleous, L. 2019. When the parent imitates the child. Strategic renewal through separation and reintegration of subsidiaries. Strategic Organization, 17: 62-94.
Heracleous, L., Terrier, D. & Gonzalez, S. 2018. The reinvention of NASA. Harvard Business Review, 18 April, https://hbr.org/2018/04/the-reinvention-of-nasa
Knight, E., Paroutis, S., & Heracleous, L. 2018. The power of powerpoint: A visual perspective on meaning making in strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 39: 894-921.
Tuzovic, S., Wirtz, J. & Heracleous, L. 2018. How do innovators stay innovative? A longitudinal case analysis. Journal of Services Marketing, 32: 34-45.
Heracleous, L., Goesswein, J. & Beaudette, P. 2018. Open strategy-making at the Wikimedia Foundation: A dialogic perspective. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 54: 5-35. Winner of Douglas McGregor Best Paper Award.
Heracleous, L. & Klaering, A. 2017. The circle of life: Rhetoric of identification in Steve Jobs’ Stanford speech. Journal of Business Research, 79: 31-40.
Terrier, D., Heracleous, L. & Gonzalez, S. 2017. Enabling paradigm change and agility at NASA's Johnson Space Center - Interview with Chief Technology Officer, Douglas Terrier. Space Policy, 39-40: 20-25.
Heracleous, L., Papachroni, A., Andriopoulos, C. & Gotsi, M. 2017. Structural ambidexterity and competency traps: Insights from Xerox PARC. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 117, 327-338.
Papachroni, A., Heracleous, L. & Paroutis, S. 2016. In pursuit of ambidexterity: Managerial reactions to innovation-efficiency tensions. Human Relations, 69:1791-1822.
Heracleous, L. & Werres, K. 2016. On the road to disaster: Strategic misalignments and corporate failure. Long Range Planning, 49: 491-506.
Morrell, K., Learmonth, M. & Heracleous, L. 2015. An archaeological critique of evidence-based management: One digression after another. British Journal of Management, 26: 529-543.
Papachroni, A., Heracleous, L. & Paroutis, S. 2015. Organizational ambidexterity through the lens of paradox theory: Extending the research agenda. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51: 71-93.
Heracleous, L. 2015. As hopelessness sets in, Grexit may be inevitable. Harvard Business Review, 1 September, https://hbr.org/2015/09/as-hopelessness-sets-in-grexit-may-be-inevitable
Heracleous, L. 2015. Why Greece and Cyprus may be better off without the Euro. Harvard Business Review, 10 March, https://hbr.org/2015/03/why-greece-and-cyprus-may-be-better-off-without-the-euro
Heracleous, L. & Gonzalez, S. A. 2014. Two modest proposals for propelling NASA forward. Space Policy, 30(4): 190-192.
Paroutis, S., Bennett, M. & Heracleous, L. 2014. Smart city technology as a strategic option in recessions: The case of IBM smarter cities. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 89: 262-272.
Heracleous, L. & Klaering, L. A. 2014. Charismatic leadership and rhetorical competence: An analysis of Steve Jobs' rhetoric. Group & Organization Management, 39: 131-161.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2014. Sustainable competitive advantage at Singapore Airlines: Dual strategy as mastering paradox. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 50, 150-170.
Jacobs, C., Oliver, D. & Heracleous, L. 2013. Diagnosing organizational identity beliefs by eliciting complex, multimodal metaphors. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 49: 485-507.
Heracleous, L. 2013. The employment of structuration theory in organizational discourse: Exploring methodological challenges. Management Communication Quarterly, 27: 599-606.
Heracleous, L. 2013. Quantum Strategy at Apple Inc., Organizational Dynamics, 42: 92-99.
Paroutis, S. & Heracleous, L. 2013. Discourse revisited: Dimensions and employment of first-order strategy discourse during institutional adoption. Strategic Management Journal, 34: 935-956.
Barrett, M., Heracleous, L., & Walsham, G. 2013. A rhetorical approach to IT diffusion: Reconceptualizing the ideology-framing relationship in computerization movements. MIS Quarterly, 37: 201-220.
Fischer, O. & Heracleous, L. 2012. A counter-intuitive view of the role of the communication medium in leadership and change. Research in Organizational Change and Development, 20: 37-58.
Heracleous, L. & Lan, L. L. 2012. Agency theory, institutional sensitivity, and inductive reasoning: Towards a legal perspective. Journal of Management Studies, 49: 223-239.
Statler, M., Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2011. Serious play as a practice of paradox. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 47: 236-256.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2010. Singapore Airlines’ balancing act. Harvard Business Review, July-August: 145-149.
Heracleous, L. & Lan, L. L. 2010. The myth of shareholder capitalism. Harvard Business Review, April: 24.
Lan, L. L. & Heracleous, L. 2010. Rethinking agency theory: The view from law. Academy of Management Review, 35 (2): 294-314.
Heracleous, L. & Wirtz, J. 2009. Strategy and organization at Singapore Airlines: Achieving competitive advantage through dual strategy. Journal of Air Transport Management, 15: 274-279.
Heracleous, L.& Johnston, R. 2009. Can business learn from the public sector? European Business Review, 21(4): 373-379.
Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2008. Crafting strategy: The role of embodied metaphors. Long Range Planning, 41(3): 309-325.
Wirtz, J., Heracleous, L., and Pangarkar, N. 2008. Managing human resources for service excellence and cost effectiveness at Singapore Airlines. Managing Service Quality, 18 (1): 4-19.
Heracleous, L. & Jacobs, C. 2008. Understanding organizations through embodied metaphors. Organization Studies, 29 (1): 45-78.
Wirtz, J., Heracleous, L. & Menkhoff, T. 2007. Value creation through strategic knowledge management: The case of Singapore Airlines. Journal of Asian Business, 23 (1): 249-263.
Lan, L. and Heracleous, L. 2007. Negotiating the minefields of corporate vote-buying. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 15 (5): 967-976.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2007. Strategizing through playful design. Journal of Business Strategy, 28 (4): 75-80.
Heracleous, L. 2006. A tale of three discourses: The dominant, the strategic and the marginalized. Journal of Management Studies, 43 (5): 1059-1087.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2006. Constructing shared understanding – the role of embodied metaphors in organization development. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 42 (2): 207-226.
Heracleous, L. and Wirtz, J. 2006. Biometrics: The next frontier in service excellence, productivity and security in the service sector. Managing Service Quality, 16 (1): 12-22.
Heracleous, L. and Jacobs, C. 2005. The serious business of play. MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall: 19-20.
Heracleous, L., Wirtz, J. and Johnston, B. 2005. Kung Fu service development at Singapore Airlines. Business Strategy Review, Winter: 26-31.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2005. Answers for questions to come: Reflective dialogue as an enabler of strategic innovation. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 18 (4): 338-352.
Lan, L. L. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Shareholder votes for sale. Harvard Business Review, June, “Forethought” section: 20-24.
Heracleous, L. & Singh, K. 2005. Singapore Telecom: Venturing to the region. Asian Case Research Journal, 9 (1): 1-24.
Wirtz, J. & Heracleous, L. 2005. Biometrics meets services. Harvard Business Review (HBR List of breakthrough ideas) February: 48.
Marshak, R. J. and Heracleous, L. 2005. A discursive approach to organization development. Action Research, 3 (1): 69-88.
Heracleous, L. and Marshak, R. 2004. Conceptualizing organizational discourse as situated symbolic action. Human Relations, 57 (10): 1285-1312.
Heracleous, L., Wirtz, J. and Johnston, R. 2004. Cost effective service excellence: Lessons from Singapore Airlines. Business Strategy Review, 15 (1): 33-38.
Heracleous, L. 2003. A comment on the role of metaphor in knowledge generation. Academy of Management Review, 28 (2): 190-191.
Dwyer, G., Heracleous, L. and Doyle, C. 2003. Grounding strategic change practice in theory: The case of Avaya Ireland, 1992-2000. Strategic Change, 12 (3): 123-135.
Heracleous, L. and Lan, L. L. 2002. Who wants to be a competent director? An evaluation tool of directors’ knowledge of governance principles and legal duties. Corporate Governance, 2 (4): 17-23.
Heracleous, L. 2002. The contribution of discourse in understanding and managing organizational change. Strategic Change, 11: 253-261.
Heracleous, L. 2001. When local beat global: The Chinese beer industry. Business Strategy Review, 12 (3): 37-45.
Heracleous, L. 2001. An ethnographic study of culture in the context of organizational change. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 37 (4): 426-446.
Jacobs, C. and Heracleous, L. 2001. Seeing without being seen: Towards an Archaeology of Controlling Science. International Studies of Management and Organization, 31 (3): 113-135.
Heracleous, L. and Barrett, M. 2001. Organizational change as discourse: Communicative actions and deep structures in the context of IT Implementation. Academy of Management Journal, 44 (4): 755-778.
Tan, T. K. and Heracleous, L. 2001. Teaching old dogs new tricks: Implementing organizational learning at an Asian national police force. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 37 (3): 361-380.
Heracleous, L. and Murray, J. 2001. Network types, interlocking directors and strategy: Toward a theoretical framework. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18 (2): 137-160.
Heracleous, L. 2001. State ownership, privatization and performance: An exploratory study from a strategic management perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18 (1): 69-81.
Heracleous, L. and Murray, J. 2001. The urge to merge in the Pharmaceutical industry. European Management Journal, 19 (4): 430-437.
Heracleous, L. 2001. What is the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance? Corporate Governance: An International Review, 9 (3): 165-173.
Heracleous, L. 2000. The role of strategy implementation in organization development. Organization Development Journal, 18 (3): 75-86.
Heracleous, L. and Hendry, J. 2000. Discourse and the study of organization: Towards a structurational perspective. Human Relations, 53 (10): 1251-1286.
Heracleous, L. and Singh, K. 2000. Singapore Telecom: Strategic challenges in a turbulent environment. Asian Case Research Journal, 4 (1): 49-77.
Heracleous, L. 1999. Privatization: Global trends and implications of the Singapore experience. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 12 (5): 432-444.
Heracleous, L. 1999. Does Singapore need a code of best practices in corporate governance? Singapore Management Review, 21 (2): 53-67.
Heracleous, L. 1999. The board of directors as leaders of the organization. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7 (3):256-265.
Heracleous, L. and DeVoge, S. 1998. Bridging the gap of relevance: Strategic management and organizational development. Long Range Planning, 31(5): 732-744.
Heracleous, L. 1998. Strategic thinking or strategic planning? Long Range Planning, 31 (3): 481-487.
Heracleous, L. and Langham, B. 1996. Strategic change and organizational culture at Hay Management Consultants. Long Range Planning, 29 (4): 485-494.
Heracleous, L. 1995. Spinning a brand new cultural web. People Management, November: 24-27.
Heracleous, L. 1994. Rational decision making: Myth or reality? Management Development Review, 7 (4): 16-23
Commentaries and book reviews
Heracleous, L. 2004. Boundaries in the study of organization. Human Relations, 57 (1): 95-103.
Heracleous, L. 2004. Strategy and Organization: A response. Organization Studies, 25 (7): 1261-1267.
Heracleous, L. 2001. Expert commentary on case study “The urge to merge in the Pharmaceutical industry”. European Management Journal, 19 (3): 439.
Heracleous, L. 2001. Review of Cohen, S. and Boyd, G., Eds., “Corporate governance and globalization”, 2000, Edward Elgar. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18: 265-267.