Assistant Professor of Management
Research Areas
Technological innovation; mergers and acquisitions; outsourcing; organizational adaptation
Current Projects
Understanding operational drivers of performance in innovation-targeted acquisitions, based on multi-method field research with leading telecommunications, software, and other high-technology companies. Investigating challenges, effective management practices, and implications for firm boundaries of R&D and product development outsourcing projects, based on field research with leading service providers.
Representative Publications
(with P. Puranam and H. Singh)
“Integrating Acquired Capabilities: When Structural Integration is (Un)Necessary.” Organization Science (Forthcoming).
“Balancing Knowledge Preservation, Transfer, and Application: Integration Strategies in Acquisitions.” Paper given at Strategic Management Society conference, San Diego, October 2007.
(with. A. Mandal)
“Resource Allocation in Acquisitions: Tradeoffs Between Integration and Operations.” Paper given at Academy of Management conference, Philadelphia, August 2007.
“The Impact of Complexity and Uncertainty on the Performance of Innovation-Motivated Acquisitions.” Paper given at Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, August 2005.
“Managing Complexity and Uncertainty in Innovation-Targeted Acquisitions: Contingent Effects of Integration Strategies on Performance.” Paper given at Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, August 2005.
“Managing Human Resources to Capture Capabilities: Case Studies in High-Technology Acquisitions.” Managing Culture and Human Resources in Mergers and Acquisitions G. Stahl and M. Mendenhall, eds., Stanford University Press, 2005.
(with B. Tabrizi)
“Capturing the Real Value in High-Tech Acquisitions.” Harvard Business Review (September-October 1999).
Education
DBA, Harvard University, 2004; MSE, Stanford University, 1998; BS, University of Pennsylvania, 1997; BSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Recent Consulting
Consult for a range of technology-based companies on acquisition and other corporate growth strategies. Provide expert witness testimony in legal cases involving technology acquisition transactions. Advised the Indian government on IT-based economic development opportunities. Speaking engagements at various corporate and industry events.
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
David W. Hauck Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2007; Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007; Finalist for Best Dissertation Award in Business Policy and Strategy Division of Academy of Management, 2005; Recognized as Thought Leader by Cisco Systems, 2007-present; Participant at World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit, 2000
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2004-present
Other Positions
Consulting, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, 2004; Corporate Development, Mannesmann AG, 1998-99; Market Research, Mannesmann AG, 1997; Consulting, McKinsey & Company, 1996; Service Quality, Citibank Privatkunden AG, 1995
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Member of Brain Trust, Digital Partners, 2002-present; Member of Advisory Council, Neel Gagan, 2000-present
