Daniel Elfenbein

Professor of Organization and Strategy at Olin Business School

Schools

  • Olin Business School

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Olin Business School

Area of Expertise:

  • Business/Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Technology Management

Research Interests:

  • Governance of complex transactions; markets for intellectual property; innovation and technological change; university-industry technology transfer; incentives in organizations

Selected Publications:

  • "Creating and Capturing Value in Repeated Exchange Relationships: The Second Paradox of Embeddedness", Organization Science, Issue 5, 894-914, with T. Zenger, 2017
  • "Equity Stakes and Exit: An Experimental Approach to Decomposing Exit Delays", Strategic Management Journal, Issue 2, 278-299, with A. Knott, R. Croson, 2017
  • "Charity as a Substitute for Reputation: Evidence from an Online Marketplace", Review of Economic Studies, Issue 4, 1441-1468, with R. Fisman, B. McManus, 2012
  • "The Impact of Learning and Overconfidence on Entrepreneurial Entry and Exit", Organization Science, with J. Chen, D. Croson, H. Posen
  • "The Small Firm Effect and the Entrepreneurial Spawning of Scientists and Engineers", Management Science, Issue 4, 659-681, with B. Hamilton, T. Zenger, 2010
  • "Time to Exit: Rational, Behavioral and Organizational Delays", Strategic Management Journal, Issue 7, 957-1114, with A. Knott, 2015
  • "A Greater Price for a Greater Good? Evidence that Consumers Pay More for Charity-Linked Products", American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Issue 2, 28-60, with B. McManus, 2010
  • "Publications, Patents, and the Market for University Inventions", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Issue 4, 688-715, 2007
  • "What is a Relationship Worth? Repeated Exchange and the Development of Relational Capital", Organization Science, Issue 1, 222-244, with T. Zenger, 2014
  • "The Impact of Socioeconomic and Cultural Differences on Online Trade", Management Science, with R. Fisman, B. McManus

Academic/Professional Activities:

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Review
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Berkeley Electronic Journals in Economic Analysis and Policy
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, California Management Review
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Economics of Innovation and New Technology
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Political Economy
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Managerial Decision Economics
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, MIT Press
  • Member, Academy of Management and American Economic Association

Awards/Honors:

  • INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Best Paper Published 2010, 2015
  • Best Paper, Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, 2011
  • Strategic Management Society Best Paper Award Nominee, 2011
  • James and Marcile Reid Chair, Washington University, 2010
  • Haas School of Business "Club Six" Teaching Award, UC of Berkeley Haas School of Business, 2004
  • Harvard Business School Fellowship, Harvard Business School, 1998
  • Detur Prize, Harvard College, 1991
  • National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 1990

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