Research Areas
Innovation and evolutionary theory; technological trajectories; human and social capital as sources of competitive advantage
Current Projects
Competitive dynamics among firms due to movements of their members. Breakthrough innovations in the tennis racket industry. Technological innovations in the imaging sector as firms engage in knowledge recombination. Strategic alliances, firm status and brokerage in their knowledge space.
Representative Publications
(with F.C. Wezel)
Human Capital, Inter-firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution. Edward Elgar Publishers (2007).
(with H. E. Kim)
"Innovation and Strategic Renewal in Mature Markets: A Study of the Tennis racket Industry" Organization Science (2009).
(with F.C. Wezel)
“Faraway Yet So Close: Organizations in Demographic Flux” Organization Science (2009).
(with K. Lee)
"Mimicry and the Market: Adoption of a New Organizational Form." Academy of Management Journal (2002).
(with C. Lee and K. Lee)
"Internal Capabilities, External Linkages, and Performance: A Study on Technology-based Ventures." Strategic Management Journal (2001).
Education
PhD, University of Michigan, 1973; MA, University of Leiden, 1968; BA, University of Utrecht, 1965
Recent Consulting
Technological and innovative strategy; organization design with strategy implementation
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Kappa Beta Pi Teaching Award, 1994; Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, 1995
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1983-present. Previous appointments: Columbia University; Carnegie Mellon University. Visiting appointment: Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Editorial Board, Organization Science, 2007-present; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Review, 1999-2006
