Representative Publications
(with G. Gavetti)
"Strategy Field from the Perspective of Management Science." Management Science 50:1309-1318 (2004).
(with R. Adner)
“What is not a Real Option: Considering Boundaries for the Application of Real Options to Business Strategy.” Academy of Management Review 29:74-85 (2004).
(with G. Gavetti)
"Looking Forward and Looking Backward: Cognitive and Experimental Search." Administrative Science Quarterly 45 (March 2000).
"The Slow Pace of Rapid Technological Change: Gradualism and Punctuation in Technological Change." Industrial and Corporate Change 7 (1998).
"Adaptation on Rugged Landscapes." Management Science 43 (July 1997).
(with J. March)
"The Myopia of Learning." Strategic Management Journal (Winter 1993).
(with W.M. Cohen)
"Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation." Administrative Science Quarterly 35.1 (March 1990).
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 1985; BA, Harvard University, 1979
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1989-present (named Reginald H. Jones Professor of Corporate Management, 2005; Chairperson, Management Department, 2001-present; named Julian Aresty Professor of Management, 1999-2005). Previous appointment: Carnegie Mellon University
Other Positions
Systems Analyst, Decision Analysis Group, SRI International, 1978-79
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Department Editor for Business Strategy, Management Science, 2000-present; Editorial Board, Journal of Evolutional Economics, 1997-present; Editorial Board, Journal of Management and Governance, 1998-present
