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John Georges Professor of Technology Management and Strategy

I am interested in the effect and causes of technological change, and their impact on industry characteristics and firm behavior.  My work straddles the areas of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.  Earlier, I  focused on the introduction of new product markets and firm performance within the different stages of product life cycle.  In line with my move to strategy, my current research projects investigate issues related to a) technology entrepreneurship and creation of new industries, and b) knowledge capabilities and their inter-organizational transfer.  The general focus of my research is on how knowledge based capabilities affect innovative behavior and subsequent performance of firms, with an emphasis on entrepreneurial entry.

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Forthcoming publications (not yet in print):

Martin Ganco and Rajshree Agarwal, Performance Differentials between Diversifying Entrants and Entrepreneurial Start-Ups over the Industry Life Cycle:  A Complexity Approach Academy of Management Review (forthcoming)

Working papers:

Do Pre-Acquisition Alliances Help in Post-Acquisition Coordination: An Experimental Approach with Jay Anand and Rachel Croson

Swift and Smart? The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship with Raj Echambadi, April Franco and MB Sarkar

The Role of Incentives and Communication in Strategic Alliances: An Experimental Investigation with Rachel Croson and Joseph Mahoney

Reputations for Toughness in IP Enforcement:  Effects on Knowledge Spillovers through Employee Mobility with Martin Ganco and Rosemarie Ziedonis

Entry Timing and the Survival of Startup and Incumbent Firms in New Industries with Barry Bayus and Raj Echambadi