Assistant Professor of Management
Research Areas
Economics of innovation and entrepreneurship; corporate strategy in knowledge industries; venture capital; intellectual property rights
Current Projects
Study the conditions under which established corporations succeed, or fail, to partner with innovative startups, and the implication to corporate innovativeness; Investigate the impact of entrepreneurial optimism on venture valuations; Explore online markets for entrepreneurial financing.
Representative Publications
(with J.M. Shaver)
“Limitations to Inter-organizational Knowledge acquisition: The Paradox of Corporate Venture Capital.” Strategic Management Journal (2009).
“Optimism in the Market for Entrepreneurial Inventions.” Organization Science (2009).
(with M. Lenox)
"When Do Firms Undertake R&D By Investing In New Ventures?" Strategic Management Journal 26 (10): 947-965.
(with M. Lenox)
"Corporate Venture Capital and Incumbent Firm Innovation Rates." Research Policy 34(5): 615-639.
(with M. Lenox)
"Are Firms Profiting From Corporate Venture Capital?" Journal of Business Venturing (2006).
"Corporate Venture Capital: Past Evidence and Future Directions” in Casson, Yeung, Basu & Wadeson (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship 2006.
“Limitations to Inter-organizational Knowledge acquisition: The Paradox of Corporate Venture Capital.” Best Paper Proceedings of the 2004 Academy of Management Conference New Orleans, LA (2004).
Education
PhD, New York University, 2004; MS, Tel-Aviv University, 1999; BA, Tel-Aviv University, 1994
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship 2009-2011; Goergen Fellow, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, 2007-present; Business, Policy and Strategy Distinguished Paper Award, Academy of Management, 2008; Sumatra Ghoshal Practice & Research Award, Academy of Management, 2007.
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2004-present
