Are ideas being fished out?
Research Policy · with Anne Marie Knott
Firm-level evidence tests whether diminishing knowledge opportunities explain declining research productivity.
Research
Organizations, ideas, and innovation.
My work connects decisions inside firms to the creation, movement, and protection of knowledge. Published articles appear separately from manuscripts under review or submitted.
Published articles
Peer-reviewed journal publications, grouped by research area. The complete record appears in the CV.
Strategy and economics
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Perspective—The deep historical roots of organization and strategy: Traumatic shocks, culture, and institutions
Organization Science · with Lamar Pierce and Jason A. Snyder
How historical shocks can shape the cultural and institutional setting of modern firms.
Interdisciplinary collaborations
Quantitative studies with colleagues in veterinary and animal sciences.
Swine welfare perceptions among future animal professionals in Latin America
Frontiers in Veterinary Science · with coauthors
An interdisciplinary survey study of attitudes toward swine welfare education.
Assessing the impact of a negative air ionization system on particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in the swine farrowing environment
PLOS ONE · with coauthors
An interdisciplinary evaluation of an environmental intervention in swine production.
Manuscripts under review or submitted
Current manuscripts are listed separately from published work.
The Secret Is Out: What U.S. Census/NSF Surveys Tell Us About When and Why Firms Care About Trade Secrets
With Trey Cummings. Uses restricted Census survey data to study how firms value trade secrets relative to other forms of intellectual property.
Revise & resubmit · TechnovationOrganizational Form and Coordinated Innovation: Evidence from Private Firms
With Trey Cummings. Examines how organizational form affects coordination in innovation.
Submitted · Industrial and Corporate ChangeLong-Horizon Incentives in the R&D Workforce: Evidence from U.S. Firm-Level Innovation Survey Data
With Trey Cummings. Studies how incentives within R&D teams relate to innovation outcomes.
Submitted · R&D ManagementEdited book
A Guide to Key Theories for Strategic Management
Edward Elgar Publishing · co-edited with Sandip Bisui, Michael J. Leiblein, and Jeffrey J. Reuer
Includes the introductory contribution “Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Key Theoretical Foundations of Strategic Management.”
Selected conference proceedings
Published Academy of Management Annual Meeting abstracts. Some are earlier versions of ongoing manuscripts and are listed separately from journal articles.
Long-Term Incentives to Innovate: Top Down or Bottom Up?
Academy of Management Proceedings · with Trey Cummings
Examines the relative importance of long-term incentives for executives and R&D employees.
Do Outside CEOs Change Firm Strategy More (or Less) Than Inside CEOs? The Case of Tech Redeployment
Academy of Management Proceedings · with Jaideep Anand and Patel Gbedjemaiho
Studies the relationship between outside CEO appointments and changes in firms’ R&D direction.
The Role of Transaction Costs on Vertical Integration and Innovation: A General Equilibrium Approach
Academy of Management Proceedings
Models how transaction costs across firms affect information sharing and innovation.