Faculty Directory
Constance E. Helfat
J. Brian Quinn Professor in Technology and Strategy
E-Mailconstance.e.helfat@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-3423
DegreeAB, University of California, Berkeley, 1979; MA, Yale University, 1981; MPhil, Yale University, 1982; PhD, Yale University, 1985
AREAS OF EXPERTISEBusiness strategy, technology
Current Research Topics
Firm capabilities, innovation and knowledge management, strategic change, women executives
Selected Publications
With D. Harris and P. Wolfson, "The Pipeline to the Top: Women and Men in the Top Executive Ranks of U.S. Corporations," Academy of Management Perspectives, 20(4), November 2006, finalist, Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication in Organizational Behavior Award, Academy of Management; with S. Finkelstein, W. Mitchell, M. Peteraf, H. Singh, D. Teece, and S. Winter, Dynamic Capabilities: Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations, Blackwell Publishing, 2007; with R. Agarwal, "Strategic Renewal of Organizations," Organization Science, 20(2), 2009; with M. Peteraf, "Understanding Dynamic Capabilities: Progress Along a Developmental Path," Strategic Organization, 7(1), 2009; with A. Taylor, "Organizational Linkages for Surviving Technological Change: Complementary Assets, Middle Management, and Ambidexterity," Organization Science, 2009; with A. Leiponen, "Innovation Objectives, Knowledge Sources, and the Benefits of Breadth," Strategic Management Journal, 2010; with A. Leiponen, "Location, Decentralization, and Knowledge Sources for Innovation," Organization Science, forthcoming
Working Papers
With M. Peteraf, "Cognitive Capabilities and the Microfoundations of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities”; with M. Campo-Rembado, "Integrative Capabilities, Vertical Integration, and Innovation Over Successive Technology Lifecycles"; with C. Stadler and G. Verona, "The Relative Impact of Capabilities Markets on Resource Search and Leverage"
Awards
Fellow, Strategic Management Society; The Wharton School MBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994; Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, 1985–87; Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1987–91; Assistant Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1991–98; Tuck School of Business, 1998–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, 2001–present, Academic Co-director, Back in Business program, 2005–07, Tuck School
Editorial positions: Associate Editor, Palgrave Dictionary of Strategic Management, Strategic Management Journal; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Perspectives, Industry and Innovation, Strategic Organization
Research & Teaching Summary
Constance Helfat’s research seeks to understand the nature of strategic change in organizations, particularly change that is a result of emerging technology, knowledge, and capabilities. She teaches the elective courses Market Entry and Growth Strategy and Strategic Principles of the Internet Business.