When Reflection Hurts: The Effect of Cognitive Processing Types on Organizational Adaptation to Discontinuous Change

This study was conducted as part of the PhD thesis of the first author. The authors thank the editorial team and three anonymous reviewers for their guidance and constructive feedback during the review process. The authors are grateful for the insightful comments at different stages of the study provided by Ashleigh Rosette, Cassandra Chambers, Daniel Levinthal, Francisco Polidoro, Gian Jesi, Glauber Santos, Libby Weber, Massimo Egidi, Patrick Oehler, Pedro Aceves, Peter McKiernan, and Violina Rindova as well as seminar attendees at Montpellier Business School and University of São Paulo. Institutional support for this research project was graciously provided by the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, ICRIOS at Bocconi University and Leonardo Centre on Business for Society at Imperial College Business School. The authors also thank Octavio Crosara for his technical assistance. Previous versions of this study were awarded Best Paper in Strategy at the Brazilian Academy of Management Meeting (2019) and nominated for Best Paper at the Academy of Management Meeting (2021, strategic management division).