Current Research Topics

Resource-based theory, dynamic capabilities, and organizational change

Selected Publications

With M. Shanley, "Getting to Know You: A Theory of Strategic Group Identity," Strategic Management Journal, 18, 1997; with D. Dranove and M. Shanley, "Do Strategic Groups Exist? An Economic Framework for Analysis," Strategic Management Journal, 19, 1998; with J. Barney, "Unraveling the Resource-Based Tangle," Managerial and Decision Economics, 24, June–July 2003; with M. Bergen, "Scanning Dynamic Competitive Landscapes: A Market-Based and Resource-Based Framework," Strategic Management Journal, 24(10), 2003; with C. Helfat, "The Dynamic Resource-Based View: Capability Lifecycles," Strategic Management Journal, 24, 2003; with C. Helfat et al., Dynamic Capabilities: Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations, Blackwell Publishing, 2007; with R. Reed, "Managerial Discretion and Internal Alignment Under Regulatory Constraints and Change,"Strategic Management Journal, 28, 2007; with M. Easterby-Smith and M. Lyles, "Dynamic Capabilities: Current Debates and Future Directions," British Journal of Management, 20, 2009; with C. Helfat, "Understanding Dynamic Capabilities: Progress Along a Developmental Path," Strategic Organization, 7, 2009; with G. Di Stefano and G. Verona, "Dynamic Capabilities Deconstructed," Industrial and Corporate Change, 19, 2010

Awards

Carlson Executive MBA Curtis Cup Award for Outstanding Teacher in Executive Education, 1997; Bruce Erickson Teaching Award, 1999; Best Paper, Strategic Management Journal, 1999; Fellow, Strategic Management Society

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Assistant Professor, 1987–94, Visiting Assistant Professor, 1994–96, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Research Associate, Transportation Center, Northwestern University, 1994–96; Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, 1996–2000; Visiting Professor, Kellogg- Recanati-HKUST Executive MBA Program, 1997–2001; Tuck School of Business, 2000–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School, 2001–present

Board memberships: Board of Governors, Academy of Management, 2007-09; Advisory Board of the Ibero-American Chair in Management and Corporate Social Responsibility; Grupo Santander Board of Advisors of IADE, the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Editorial positions: Executive Editor, International Journal of Strategic Change Management; Associate Editor, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Managerial and Decision Economics; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Review, International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Journal of Strategic Management Education, Managerial and Decision Economics, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, Nankai Management Review