Knowledge produced in a firm is a source of competitive advantage, as well as a currency which can be exchanged both inside the firm and with other firms. Patents are a key mechanism by which firms protect the new knowledge ...

This dissertation consists of four chapters that propose a novel theoretical framework for understanding organizational creativity and innovation that I call dynamic problem solving. Previous scholars have proposed extensive ...

This dissertation examines the strategic implications of opening firm boundaries. The first chapter examines how opening country borders and allowing firms to hire migrant inventors can foster innovations that are different ...

Firms continue to adopt business experimentation to shape product innovation and help form business strategy. In this dissertation, I explore boundary conditions to business experimentation for strategy and innovation ...

This dissertation explores how the ability to innovate is being transformed by the Web and the information age, as well as the challenges and opportunities the transformation entails. This research interest is fueled by ...

This dissertation examines how the management of human capital factors impacts firm innovation. The first chapter produces causal estimates of the asset value of inventors to firms following inventors' unexpected deaths. ...

This dissertation explores the activities entrepreneurs undertake when launching ventures and innovating in new or nascent industries. Actors in nascent industries can play a vital role in shaping the future. Yet the ...

This dissertation explores themes surrounding digital innovation and its effects on industries and firm- and employee-level productivity. Using novel and often proprietary sources of data, I take an empirical approach to ...