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John Georges Professor of Technology Management and Strategy
Director, Innovation and Technology Management Initiatives
Scholar-in-Residence, Academy of Entrepreneurial Leadership
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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 350 Wohlers Hall, 1206, S. Sixth St. Champaign, IL 61820 |
Phone: 217-265-5513
Fax: 217-244-7969 Office: 183 Wohlers Hall email: agarwalr@uiuc.edu |
EDUCATION: topPh. D. in Economics 1994, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260Dissertation: The Evolution of Product Markets Field of Specialization: Industrial Organization and Econometrics M.A. in Economics 1990, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260 M.A. in Economics 1988, Bombay University, Bombay, India
B.A. in Economics 1986, Bombay University, Bombay, India
POSITIONS HELD: Top
John Georges Professor in Technology Management and Strategy 2007-Present
Director, Innovation and Technology Management Initiatives 2007-Present
Scholar-in-Residence, Academy of Entrepreneurial Leadership 2007-Present
BioBEL Faculty, Institute of Genomic Biology 2007-Present
James F. Towey Fellowship 2005-2007
Associate Professor in Strategy 2003 - 2007
Assistant Professor in Strategy 2001 - 2003
Assistant Professor in Economics 1995-2001
Faculty Fellow, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning 1998-2000
Post Doctoral Research Fellow 1994-1995
Instructor, McNair Program for Post Baccalaureate Study 1992-95
Instructor, Department of Economics (Excellence in Teaching Award)
1992-1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Economics 1988-1994
RESEARCH INTERESTS: TopTechnological change and evolution of markets, entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer, strategic and environmental determinants of firm performance.
HONORS: TopJohn Georges Professorship, 2007-Present, College of Business, University of Illinois Outstanding Professor of the Year, Executive MBA 2008, Teachers Ranked as Excellent, every year in 2003-2008 James F. Towey Fellowship 2005-2008, College of Business, University of Illinois Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award, 2005, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu Stephen Shrader Best Paper Award, Technology and Innovation Division, 2005, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu IGraduate Teaching Award, 2000, College of Business, University of Central Florida TIP Award for Teaching Excellence, 2000, University of Central Florida Top Researcher Galloway Award, 1999, Economics, CBA, University of Central Florida Davis Productivity Award, 1999, State of Florida for demonstrated increase student performance and reduction in costs due to technology use in classes. Faculty Fellow, 1998-00, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Central Florida Top Researcher Galloway Award, 1998, Economics, CBA, University of Central Florida Top Graduate Teacher Galloway Award, 1998, Economics, CBA, University of Central Florida Davis Productivity Award, 1997, State of Florida for demonstrated increase in teaching productivity with Internet use in classes. Galloway Award, 1997, CBA, University of Central Florida, for performance “over and above the call of duty” in research, teaching and service Galloway Award, 1996, CBA, University of Central Florida, for performance “over and above the call of duty” in research, teaching and service Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, 1996, Graduate Business Student Association, University of Central Florida Richard Manning Award for Teaching Excellence, 1991,State University of New York at Buffalo Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges 1992 and 1993 Ranked Second in M.A. Economics 1988, Bombay University Merit Scholarship, (1986-88), Bombay University
GRANTS: TopSDBC Grant, USDA, 2008, $30,000 SDBC Grant, USDA, 2007, $40,000 Kauffman Foundation Grant, 2007, $20,000 CSREES Program, USDA, 2007, $399,001 Kauffman Foundation Grant, 2006, $20,000 Kauffman Foundation, 2005, $665,511 Soy Bean Disease Center, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 2005, $200,000 Soy Bean Disease Center, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 2004, $200,000 Campus Research Board Grant, 2004, UIUC, $10,225 Provost Initiative for Teaching Advancement 2002, UIUC, $12,611 Campus Research Board Grant, 2002, UIUC, $10,795 Campus Research Board Grant, 2002, UIUC, $8,975 CCBA Summer Grant, 2002, UIUC, $1,612 Andrew Mellon Foundation Grant, 2001, $375,000 Marketing Science Institute Grant, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, $10,100 CBA Summer In-House Research Award 2000, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $13,588 CBA Summer In-House Research Grant 1999, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $6,566Office of Sponsored Research Grant, 1999, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $7,500 CBA Summer In-House Research Grant 1998, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $5,705 Distributed Learning Course Development Grant 1998, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $8,000 CBA Summer In-House Research Grant 1997, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $5,555 CBA Summer In-House Research Grant 1996, UCF, Orlando, Fl 32816, $5,222 Post-Doctoral Fellow, UB Foundation, 1994-95, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260, $10,000 Mark Diamond Research Fund, 1992,State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260, $800
PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS: TopJournal Articles 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) Rajshree Agarwal, David Audretsch and MB Sarkar, The Process of Creative Construction: Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2007 1(2): 263–286 Rachel Croson, Jaideep Anand, and Rajshree Agarwal Using experiments in corporate strategy research European Management Review, 2007 4(3): 173-181 Bayus, Barry and Rajshree Agarwal, The Role of Pre-Entry Experience, Entry Timing, and Product Technology Strategies in Explaining Firm Survival, Management Science, 2007, 53(12): 1887–1902 Rajshree Agarwal and Glenn Hoetker, A Faustian Bargain? The Growth of Management and its Relationship with Related Disciplines, Academy of Management Journal, 2007, 50(6): 1304–1322 Hoetker, Glenn and Rajshree Agarwal, Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Academy of Management Journal, 2007, 50(2): 446-467 Echambadi, Raj, Benjamin Campbell and Rajshree Agarwal Encouraging Best Practice in Quantitative Management Research: An Incomplete List of Opportunities, Journal of Management Studies, 2006, 43(8): 1801-1820 Bayus, Barry, Wooseong Kang and Rajshree Agarwal Creating Growth in New Markets: A Simultaneous Model of Firm Entry and Price Journal of Product and Innovation Management, 2007, 24: 139-155 JPIM 2007 Best Paper Finalist Franco, April MB Sarkar, Rajshree Agarwal and Raj Echambadi “The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2006 Agarwal, Rajshree, Raj Echambadi, April Franco, and MB Sarkar, “Reap Rewards: Maximizing Benefits from Reviewer Comments” Academy of Management Journal 2006, v 49, no 2, p 191-196 Sarkar, MB, Raj Echambadi, Rajshree Agarwal, and Bisakha Sen, The Effect of the Innovative Environment on the Exit of Entrepreneurial Firms Strategic Management Journal, 2006 27:519-539 Hoetker, Glenn and Rajshree Agarwal, Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2005 Stephan Schrader Best Paper Award, Technology and Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management Meetings, 2005 Agarwal, Rajshree, Raj Echambadi, April Franco, and MB Sarkar, “Knowledge Transfer through Inheritance: Spin-out Generation, Growth and Survival”, 2004, Academy of Management Journal 47(4): 501-522 AMJ 2004 Best Paper Award Agarwal, Rajshree and Barry Bayus “Creating and Surviving in New Industries” Advances in Strategic Management, 2004, in Business Strategy over the Industry Life Cycle: Advances in Strategic Management, 21. Kim Sosin, Betty J. Blecha, Rajshree Agarwal, Robin L. Bartlett, and Joseph I. Daniel, Efficiency in the Use of Technology in Economic Education: Some Preliminary Results American Economic Review Vol. 94, No. 2, May 2004, 253-258 Agarwal, Rajshree, MB Sarkar and Raj Echambadi, “The Conditioning Effect of Time on Firm Survival: A Life Cycle Approach” Academy of Management Journal ,2002, v 45 n 8, p 971-994 Agarwal, Rajshree and Barry Bayus, “The Market Evolution and Take-off of New Product Innovations”, Management Science 2002, v 48 n 8, p1024-1041 Agarwal, Rajshree, Raj Echambadi, April Franco and MB Sarkar “The Role Of Knowledge In Organizational Formation And Performance: Spin-Out Generation And Survival”, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2002 Agarwal, Rajshree and Michael Gort, “Products and Firm Life Cycles and Firm Survival”, American Economic Review 2002, v 92, n 2, p 184-190. Agarwal, Rajshree and Michael Gort, “First Mover Advantage and the Speed of Competitive Entry: 1887-1986” Journal of Law and Economics , 2001, v44,n1, p 161-178 Agarwal, Rajshree and Julie Elston “Bank-Firm Relationships, Financing and Firm Performance in Germany” Economics Letters 2001, v 72, n2, p 225-232 Agarwal, Rajshree and David Audretsch “Does Start-up Size Matter? The Impact of Technology and Product Life-cycle on Firm Survival” with David Audretsch, Journal of Industrial Economics 2001, v 49, n1, p 21-44. Agarwal, Rajshree and A. Edward Day “Web-based Instruction Using the LBO Model” Journal of Economic Education 2000, v 31, n2, p 207 Agarwal, Rajshree and David Audretsch “The Two Views of Small Firms in Industry Dynamics: A Reconciliation” Economics Letters, 1999, v 62, p 245-251. Gallet, Craig and Rajshree Agarwal, "The Gradual Response of Cigarette Demand to Health Information" with, Bulletin of Economic Research 1999, v 51, n 3, p 259 – 265. Agarwal, Rajshree “Small Firm Survival and Technological Activity” in Small Business Economics, November 1998, v11, n 3, p 215-224. Agarwal, Rajshree, “Evolutionary Trends of Industry Variables” in International Journal of Industrial Organization, July 1998, v 16, p 511-525. Agarwal, Rajshree and A. Edward Day “The Impact of the Internet on Economic Education” in Journal of Economic Education, Spring 1998, v 29, n 2, p 99-110. Agarwal, Rajshree, “Survival of Firms over the Product Life Cycle” in Southern Economic Journal, January 1997, v 63, n 3, p 571-583. Agarwal, Rajshree and Michael Gort, “The Evolution of Markets and Entry, Exit and Survival of Firms" in Review of Economics and Statistics, August 1996, v78, n 3, p 489-498. Agarwal, Rajshree. “Technological Activity and Survival of Firms” in Economics Letters, July 1996, v 52, n 1, p 101-108. Edited Books and Invited Book Chapters Sharon Alvarez, Rajshree Agarwal and Olav SorensonHandbook of Entrepreneurship Research: Disciplinary Perspectives with , International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, 2005, New York: Springer Publications Rajshree Agarwal and Mary Tripsas Technology and Industry Evolution, in Handbook of Technology Management (ed. Scott Shane) MA: Blackwell Publishing Agarwal, R., Anand, J. & Croson, R. (2006) Are there benefits from engaging in an alliance with a firm prior to its acquisition? in Strategic Alliances: Governance and Contracts (eds: Africa Arino and Jeffrey Reuer) NY: Palgrave Macmillan Press Textual Materials and Manuals "Web-site for Principles of Microeconomics by G. Mankiw" Harcout Brace Publishers "Instructor's Manual for Use of Web-site for Principles of Economics, Harcout Brace Publishers
WORKING PAPERS:
Top Do Pre-Acquisition Alliances Help in Post-Acquisition Coordination: An Experimental Approach with Rachel Croson and Jay Anand, revise and resubmit, Management Science Swift and Smart? The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship with Raj Echambadi, April Franco and MB Sarkar, revise and resubmit to Management Science Decision Making in Strategic Alliances: An Experimental Investigation with Rachel Croson and Joseph Mahoney, revise and resubmit Strategic Management Journal Reputations for Toughness in IP Enforcement: Effects on Knowledge Spillovers through Employee Mobility with Martin Ganco and Rosemarie Ziedonis, revise and resubmit to Strategic Management Journal Entry Timing and the Survival of Startup and Incumbent Firms in New Industries with Barry Bayus and Raj Echambadi, submitted to Management Science Strategic Renewal with Constance E. Helfat, for publication in Organization Science Knowledge Sources of Entrepreneurship with David Audretsch and Sonali Shah Abandoning Innovation in Emerging Markets with Mary Tripsas and Barry Bayus Flexibility and Change: Growing Within and Across Technological Regimes in an Evolving Industry with Pao-Lien Chen and F. Charles Williams
WORK IN PROGRESS: Top Employee Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Industry Evolution: A Study of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Industry with Sonali Shah The Impact of the Evolution of Firm Capabilities and Industry Dynamics on Post-Entry Performance with Charles Williams and Pao-Lien Chen Selection, Spillovers or Spats? Determinants of Spinout Generation with April Franco and Sonali Shah Parent-Spinout Dynamics: A Study of the Legal Services Industry with April Franco, Benjamin Campbell and Martin Ganco The Impact of Reputations for IP Toughness on Employee Mobility with Martin Ganco and Rosemarie Ziedonis Small-Large Firm Interactions in the Context of the Biofuels Industry with Lihong Qian and Glenn Hoetker
PRESENTATIONS: TopThe Process of Creative Construction: Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth DRUID 25th Celebration Conference, Copenhagen, June 2008 Managerially Relevant Research is Difficult, or is it? Sumantra Ghoshal Conference, London, May 2008 Swift and Smart: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship Sumantra Ghoshal Conference, London, May 2008 Reputations for Toughness in IP Enforcement: Effects on Knowledge Spillovers through Employee Mobility Wharton Technology Conference, Philadelphia, April, 2008 Reputations for Toughness in IP Enforcement: Effects on Knowledge Spillovers through Employee Mobility Duke Strategy Conference, Raleigh-Durham, April, 2008 The Process of Creative Construction: Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Max Plaanck—Indian Institute of Science 2nd Annual Conference Bangalore, October 2007 Performance Differentials between Diversifying Entrants and Entrepreneurial Start-Ups over the Industry Life Cycle: A Complexity Approach Strategic Management Society Meetings, San Diego, October 2007 Flexibility and Change: Growing Within and Across Technological Regimes in an Evolving Industry with Pao-Lien Chen and F. Charles Williams Strategic Management Society Meetings, San Diego, October 2007 Performance Differentials between Diversifying Entrants and Entrepreneurial Start-Ups over the Industry Life Cycle: A Complexity Approach Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, August 2007 Reputations for Toughness in IP Enforcement: Effects on Knowledge Spillovers through Employee Mobility Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, August 2007 The Process of Creative Construction: Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Conference, Chicago, June 2007 The Tortoise and the Hare: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship London Business School, London, November 2006 The Tortoise and the Hare: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship University of Southern California, London, November 2006 Abandoning Innovation in Emerging Industries Strategic Management Society Meetings, Vienna, Austria, October 2006 The Knowledge Context and the Entrepreneurial Process: Academic, User and Employee Entrepreneurship Strategic Management Society Meetings, Vienna, Austria, October 2006 The Tortoise and the Hare: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship Rice University, Houston, September 2006 The Tortoise and the Hare: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta, August 2006 (Best Paper Proceedings) Flexibility and Change: Growing Within and Across Technological Regimes in an Evolving Industry with Pao-Lien Chen and F. Charles Williams Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta, August 2006 Knowledge Sources of Entrepreneurship with David Audretsch and Sonali Shah Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta, August 2006 The Tortoise and the Hare: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on The market Pioneering - Firm Survival Relationship Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, June 2006 Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Strategic Management Society Meetings, Orlando, October 2005 Dynamic Capabilities: The Causes, Consequences and Challenges of Change, Showcase Symposium Chair and Panelist, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu, August 2005 (Best Paper Proceedings) Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu, August 2005 Do Pre-Acquisition Alliances Help in Post-Acquisition Coordination: An Experimental Approach, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu, August 2005 Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Wharton Technology Mini Conference April 2005 Death Hurts but it is Not Fatal: The Post Exit Diffusion of Knowledge Created by Innovative Companies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference, Harvard University, December 2004 Dynamic Capabilities, Firm and Industry Evolution, Strategic Management Society Meetings, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2004 Do Pre-Acquisition Alliances Help in Post-Acquisition Coordination: An Experimental Approach, Strategic Management Society Meetings, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2004 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow: The Dissipating Advantage of Pre-Entry Experience in Technologically Dynamic Markets, West Coast Entrepreneurship Conference, Seattle, September, 2004 The Impact of Technology and Commercialization Capabilities on Firm Performance in the Context of Industry Evolution, Academy of Management Meetings, New Orleans, August 2004 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow: The Dissipating Advantage of Pre-Entry Experience in Technologically Dynamic Markets Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Meetings, Atlanta, June 2004 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow: The Dissipating Advantage of Pre-Entry Experience in Technologically Dynamic Markets Strategic Management Society, Baltimore, Nov 11, 03 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow: The Dissipating Advantage of Pre-Entry Experience in a Technologically Dynamic Industry with Barry Bayus, Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle, August 4-6, 2003 Wanted Dead or Alive: Innovative Companies OR Death Hurts, but it isn't Fatal with Glenn Hoetker, Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle, August 4-6, 2003 Investigating Decision-making Processes in Strategic Alliances: An Experimental Methodology with Rachel Croson and Joseph Mahoney, Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle, August 4-6, 2003 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow: The Dissipating Advantage of Pre-Entry Experience in a Technologically Dynamic Industry with Barry Bayus, Society of Economic Dynamics, Paris, June 26-28, 2003 The “When, Where, and How” of Entrant Survival: The Effects of Knowledge Regime, Technological Intensity and Start-Up Size on New Venture Survival with Raj Echambadi, MB Sarkar, and Bisakha Sen, Academy of Management Meetings, Denver, August 12-14, 2002 "Knowledge Transfer Through Inherited Learning: Spin-out Generation, Growth and Survival with Raj Echambadi, April Franco and MB Sarkar, Academy of Management Meetings, Denver, August 12-14, 2002 (Best Paper Proceedings) "Knowledge Transfer Through Inherited Learning: Spin-out Generation, Growth and Survival with Raj Echambadi, April Franco and MB Sarkar, Society of Economic Dynamics, New York, June 28-30, 2002 "Product and Firm Life Cycles and Firm Survival" with Michael Gort, Allied Social Science Association Meetings, Atlanta, January 3, 2002 "No Significant Distance: Evidence from F2F and On-Line Course Offerings" with A. Edward Day, Allied Social Science Association Meetings, New Orleans, January 5, 2001
"Product and Firm Life Cycles and The Determinants of Firm
Survival" with Michael Gort, Society of Economic Dynamics, San
Jose, Costa Rica, June 28-July 2, 2000 "The Impact of the Internet on Economic Education" with A. Edward Day, American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, January 4, 1997. "Faculty Use of the World Wide Web" AUBER Conference, Orlando, October 1996. "The Effects of Firm and Industry Attributes on Firm Hazard Rates" Western Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco, July 2, 1996 "The Impact of the Internet on Economic Education" with A. Edward Day, Western Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco, July 1, 1996 Survival of Firms over the Product Life Cycle VI Annual Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society, Stockholm, June 2, 1996 "The Evolution of Markets and Entry, Exit and Survival of Firms" with Michael Gort, Euro-Conference Series -Evolutionary Economics, Athens, Sept. 24, 1993 "Innovative Activity and Entry: An Investigation of the Bidirectional Link" Southern Economic Association Meetings, Washington DC, Nov. 21, 1992 "Innovative Activity and Entry: An Investigation of the Bidirectional Link" Eastern Economic Association Meetings, New York, NY, March 28, 1992 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Top2006: Editor, Special Issue on Strategic Renewal, Organization Science 2005-Present: Editor, SSRN Journal on Entrepreneurship and Economics 2005-Present: Member, Editorial Board, Academy of Management Review 2005-Present: Member, Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal 2004-Present: Member, Executive Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management 2004-Present: Program Chair, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society 2003 - 2005: Member, Research Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management 2003-2004: Associate Program Chair, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society Ad-hoc Reviewer
Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Meetings, American
Economic Review CONSULTING EXPERIENCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE: TopADM, Strategic Issues in the Biofuels Industry, 2006-2007 Ayn Rand Institute, Strategic decision making under uncertainty, 2004-2005 SVBK Consulting Co. , Economics advisor on stranded cost investments by public utilities in New Hampshire, January 1997 Prof. Edward Locke, University of Maryland Economic analysis of historical growth rates, international comparisons, and creation of wealth, January 96-January 97 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of New York, Analyst for data on cost of living increases in New York Hospitals, September 94 – July 95 Central Florida Consortium for Distance Learning Program, television and video-tape appearance as part of series on Introducing Technology in the Classroom, Spring 97
MEMBERSHIP: TopAcademy of ManagementAmerican Economic Association Strategic Management Society Technology Transfer Society
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Updated: July 25, 2008