The Double-Edged Sword of Exemplar Similarity

The authors thank senior editor Peer Fiss for invaluable guidance and the anonymous reviewers for constructive feedback throughout the revision process. Their insights significantly strengthened this paper. The authors also thank the participants at the 2022 Academy of Management Conference and attendees of research presentations at York University and the University of Washington for thoughtful comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this work. This research builds on and is inspired by research from numerous scholars in the field, to whom the authors express our sincere gratitude.