Lori Rosenkopf Faculty Profile

Lori Rosenkopf
Professor of Management

PhD, Columbia University, 1994; MS, Stanford University, 1986; BS, Cornell University, 1984

Research Areas
Technological and organizational evolution; innovation diffusion; learning in interorganizational networks

Current Projects
Understanding how networks of technical professionals and firms shape technological evolution: Evaluating the strategic value of alliances and hiring from competitors for knowledge acquisition in the semiconductor industry; tracking connections between technical committee activity, director/officer interlocks and alliances in the cellular industry; exploring how and when social capital of individuals accrues to firms.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1993-present

Other Positions
Systems Engineer, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1985-88; Industrial Engineer, Eastman Kodak Company, 1982-85

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
David W. Hauck Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2006; Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006; Best Paper Award, Technology and Innovation Management Division of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada / International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management, 2000; Best Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management, 1990

Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Past Division Chair, Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) Division of the Academy of Management (AoM), 2008-09; Division chair and Division Chair-Elect, TIM Division of the AoM, 2006-2008; Program Chair and Program Chair-Elect, TIM Division of the AoM, 2004-06; Senior Editor, Organization Science, 2008-present; Editorial Board, Organization Science, 2004-2008; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Review, 2002-05; Editorial Board, Strategic Organization, 2001-present; Representative at large, Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management, 1999-2002

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Board Member, The Caring Center, 1998-2002

Representative Publications
(with G. Padula)
“Investigating the Microstructure of Network Evolution: Alliance Formation in the Mobile Communications Industry.” Organization Science (forthcoming).

(with M. Schilling)
“Comparing alliance network structure across industries: Observations and explanations,” Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 1:191-209 (December 2007).

(with D. Lavie)
“Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in Alliance Formation.” Academy of Management Journal 49:797-818 (August 2006).

(with P. Anderson)
“Global recombination: Cross-border technology and innovation management.” The INSEAD-Wharton Alliance on Globalizing: Strategies for Building Successful Global Businesses, H. Gatignon and J. Kimberly, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2004.

(with P. Almeida)
”Overcoming Local Search through Alliances and Mobility.” Management Science 49:751-766 (June 2003).

(with A. Metiu and V. George)
"From the Bottom Up? Technical Committee Activity and Alliance Formation." Administrative Science Quarterly 46:748-772 (December 2001).

(with A. Nerkar)
"Beyond Local Search: Boundary-Spanning, Exploration, and Impact In the Optical Disc Industry." Strategic Management Journal (April 2001).