Faculty Directory
Adam M. Kleinbaum
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
E-Mailadam.m.kleinbaum@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-6447
DegreeAB, Harvard College, 1998; DBA, Harvard University, 2008
AREAS OF EXPERTISESocial networks, organizational structure, corporate entrepreneurship
Current Research Topics
Role of intra-firm social networks in promoting coordination and innovation; emergence of brokerage in social networks; relationship between formal and informal organizational structures; electronic communication
Selected Publications
"Measuring Mail: New Analyses of E-mail Data for the Study of Cross-Divisional Innovation," Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2006; with M.L. Tushman, C.A. O’Reilly, A. Fenollosa, and D. McGrath, "Towards Relevance and Rigor: Executive Education as a Lever in Shaping Practice and Research," Academy of Management Learning & Education, 6(3), 2007, Exemplary Contribution award; with M.L. Tushman, "Building Bridges: The Social Structure of Interdependent Innovation," Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 1(1), 2007; with M.L. Tushman, "Managing Corporate Social Networks," Harvard Business Review, 86(7-8), 2008; “Interdependent Innovation,” in World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship, forthcoming; with E. Quintane, “Matter Over Mind? E-mail Data and the Measurement of Social Networks,” Connections, forthcoming
Working Papers
“Career Ladders and the Origins of Brokerage in Intraorganizational Networks”; with T. Stuart, “Inside the Black Box of the Corporate Staff: An Exploratory Analysis Through the Lens of E-mail Networks”; with T. Stuart and M. Tushman, “Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization”
Awards
Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2007; Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, 2008
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Organizational Behavior, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, 2008–09; Tuck School of Business, 2009–present
Nonacademic positions: Associate, L.E.K. Consulting, 1998–2000; Development Manager, Morgan Stanley, 2000–02; Instructor, Harvard Business Publishing, 2006–09
Editorial positions: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Retailing (social network analysis), Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Strategic Management Journal
Research & Teaching Summary
Adam Kleinbaum’s innovative methods of exploring social networks within organizations have included statistical analysis of millions of emails and calendar entries in a large company to see who communicated with whom, the history of crossed paths, and likely patterns of interaction. Professor Kleinbaum teaches the core course Leading Individuals and Teams and the elective Social Networks in Organizations.