Jake B. Grandy

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Southern California (2014–2017); California State University, Long Beach (2019)

7 h-index 29 pubs 319 cited

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Jake B. Grandy's research investigates organizational responses to political and regulatory environments, focusing on how companies navigate public and private politics. His work examines the effectiveness of social activism and the role of regulatory discretion in shaping business outcomes, particularly in industries facing public scrutiny, such as oil and gas. Grandy has also explored market entry strategies, including bundling, and has analyzed transparency in nonfinancial disclosures. His scholarship includes studies on bias in choice experiments related to environmental goods, such as riparian forest restoration.

Grandy's research is characterized by empirical analysis of organizational behavior and strategy. His publications have appeared in journals covering business and environmental topics. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Neaz Ahmed and Joel Andrus. With an h-index of 7 and over 300 citations across 28 publications, his work contributes to understanding the interplay between organizations, activism, and regulatory frameworks.

Metrics

h-index: 7
Publications: 29
Citations: 319

Positions

Assistant Professor 2020–present

University of Arkansas Fayetteville Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation ORCID
Assistant Professor 2017–2020

California State University Long Beach Management & Human Resource Management ORCID

Selected Publications

Regulatory Balancing Acts: Lobbying and Medical Device Approval (2026)

Organization Science DOI OpenAlex
When Stakeholder Engagement Isn’t Enough: Home-Country Reputation and Infrastructure Projects (2026)

Academy of Management Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Creating Serendipity from Zemblanity (2025)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Navigating Regulatory Uncertainty in Nascent Industries (2025)

Academy of Management Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
Regulatory Ambiguity and Entrepreneurship in the Geothermal Power Sector (2025)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
The Radical Flank Revisited: How Regulatory Discretion Shapes the Effectiveness of Social Activism on Business Outcomes (2023)

Organization Science 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Radical Flank Revisited: How Regulatory Discretion Shapes the Effectiveness of Social Activism on Business Outcomes (2023)

Organization Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Uneven Returns of Transparency in Voluntary Nonfinancial Disclosures (2022)

Organization & Environment 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
Regulators can help clear the way for entrepreneurial energy companies to innovate (2020)

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State Agency Discretion and Entrepreneurship in Regulated Markets (2020)

Administrative Science Quarterly 61 citations DOI OpenAlex
State Agency Discretion and Entrepreneurship in Regulated Markets (2017)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Organizational Responses to Public and Private Politics: An Analysis of Climate Change Activists and U.S. Oil and Gas Firms (2015)

SSRN Electronic Journal 13 citations DOI OpenAlex