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Working papers 

Below are listed current working papers by Novak Druce Centre faculty and associates, and their colleagues from other academic institutions. The papers are copyrighted by the authors.

For permission to reproduce or to request a copy, contact an author directly (visit the faculty pages to find out their contact details).

General Counsel with Power?
Mari Sako, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, with an Afterword by Richard Suskind

Make-or-Buy Decisions in Legal Services: A Strategic Perspective
Mari Sako, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Innovation in Services: Possible Futures for International Law Firms
Mari Sako, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Global Strategies in the Legal Services Marketplace: Institutional Impacts on Value Chain Dynamics
Mari Sako, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Panel Games: How Do Clients Select and Retain Their Preferred External Legal Advisers?
Samatha Fairclough, University of Alberta

Reputation and performance in large law firms
Michael Smets, Aston Business School

When Crime Paid Well: The Rise of the Professional Services Market for White Collar Crime
Chris McKenna, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Building the Transnational Enterprise: The Case of Professional Service Firms
Mehdi Boussebaa, University of Bath School of Management
Royston Greenwood, University of Alberta
Tim Morris, Novak Druce Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.