My research is in the areas of firm strategy, innovation management, and international business. Specific topics include knowledge and innovation, corporate strategy, digitization, intellectual property rights, and interfirm relationships, often in global and technology contexts.
Corporate Investments and Growth Options.
Managerial and Decision Economics: the international journal of research and progress in management economics.
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BPOL 7530 - Doctoral Seminar: Special Topics in Innovation
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Spring 2024
Focuses on the management of innovation and technology in organizations. The course provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of, and contemporary empirical research in, this area. The examination of the literature is organized around several broad topics including the nature and timing of technological innovations, the manner in which technological innovations alter the competitive landscape, the links between organizational structure and innovation, the role of alliances and collaboration in supporting innovation activities, innovation, intellectual property and markets for technology, and issues of knowledge search and recombination. In addition to reviewing this broad literature, the course will also seek to identify gaps and promising areas for future research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
BPOL 7560 - Doctoral Seminar - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
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Spring 2021
Provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of, and empirical research on, entrepreneurship. Our initial examination of the literature is organized around several broad topics associated with the identification, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities and the creation of new organizations. Special topics in entrepreneurship that highlight recent advances in the field will also be addressed. The course will focus on the main questions that currently define the field and attempt to critically examine how, using a range of theoretical lens and methodologies, researchers have approached these questions.
MBAC 6050 - Strategy
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Analyzes how firms can attain and sustain competitive advantage in today's competitive environment. Focuses on industry dynamics, competitive positioning, firm capabilities, and corporate innovation. Introduces a set of tools for assisting managers in solving complex, real-world business problems in strategy development. Integrates MBA learning in functional areas, and emphasizes the fit between competitive analysis and the role of management and organization.
MBAE 6050 - Executive Level Strategy
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Fall 2024
The fundamental question of strategy is how firms can attain and sustain competitive advantage. In this course, we will analyze in depth the sources of competitive success among firms and develop skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective strategy analyst. You will enhance your strategic thinking skills by learning the concepts and tools of strategic analysis and by applying them to actual competitive situations in case studies and team work.
MBAX 6846 - Global Strategy
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Spring 2021
The ability to compete effectively globally is increasingly important for many firms. Topics such as globalization and the competitive environment; key differences in institutions around the globe and their implications; how firms can succeed internationally (e.g., different entry strategies, how to manage across country borders, the firm's broader responsibility in the global community) will be discussed.
