Underdogs and One-Hit Wonders: When Is Overcoming Adversity Impressive?

The authors are grateful for ideas and input from Greta Hsu, Henrich Greve, Zur Shapira, and seminar participants at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, National Taiwan University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Heidelberg, Northwestern University, University of Oxford, the 2012 Theoretical and Organizational Models Society meeting, the 2013 Carnegie School of Organizational Learning meeting, and the Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 2021 virtual workshop. The authors are also grateful to their editor Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, the associate editor, and the three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful guidance and suggestions.