Faculty Directory
Alva H. Taylor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
E-Mailalva.h.taylor@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-3937
DegreePhD, Stanford University, 2000; MBA, Cornell University, 1984; ME, Cornell University, 1983; BS, Cornell University, 1982
AREAS OF EXPERTISEBusiness strategy, technology, innovation management, entrepreneurship, new product development
Current Research Topics
New product development, technological change, new venture formation, organizational learning, creativity
Selected Publications
"Organizational Linkages for Surviving Technological Change: Complementary Assets, Middle Management, and Ambidexterity," Organization Science, 2009; "The Next Generation: Technology Adoption and Integration Through Internal Competition in New Product Development," Organization Science, 2008; "Capabilities and Technological Change: The Role of Science-Based Versus Business-Based Entrepreneurs in New Venture Formation," Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 2007; "Relative Technological Discontinuities: Insights from the Identification of Innovation Regime Shifts," Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 2007; "Superman or the Fantastic Four: Knowledge Combination and Experience in Innovative Teams," Academy of Management Journal, 49(4), 2006; "Innovations as Catalysts for Organizational Change: Shifts in Organizational Cognition and Search," Administrative Science Quarterly, 2000
Working Papers
"Managerial Risk as Exposure: A New Perspective in Understanding Innovation and Strategic Change in Organizations"; "The Temporal Nature of Experience: The Impact of the Timing of Learning on Innovation"; "Intra-firm Learning from Innovative Activity: The Role of Situated Organizational Attention"
Awards
Finalist, Best Paper of the Year, Academy of Management Journal, 2007; Harvey H. Bundy III T’68 Fellowship for scholarly excellence, Tuck School, 2005–06; Unsung Hero Award for outstanding non-core teaching, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997–98
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 2000–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School, 2001–present; Visiting Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997–99; Lecturer, School of Engineering, Stanford University, 1991–93
Nonacademic positions: Senior Manager, Management Consulting Department, KPMG Peat Marwick, 1984–89; Industrial Engineer, Eastman Kodak Company, 1981–82
Editorial positions: Editorial Boards, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal