Jeffrey Williams

PHONE

412-268-3589

OFFICE

POS - Posner Hall - Room 381B

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Strategy

EDUCATION

University of Michigan - Ph D - 1977
- MBA - 1972
University of Michigan - BS - 1968

PUBLICATIONS

• Competitive Innovation in the U.S. Airline Industry
  Contemporary Perspectives on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, Michael Weiss) Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg 2, 2012

• Managing Your Firm’s Cash Flow Recovery Strategy

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, Aditya Rajkumar) International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences 3(1), 2011

• How Platform Innovators Win

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, Gezinus Hidding , John Sviokla) Journal of Business Strategy 32(2), 2010; 29-37

• The IT Platform Principle: The First Shall Not Be First

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, Gezinus Hidding, John Sviokla) Wall Street Journal Business Insight (in collaboration with the Sloan Management Review), 2010

• Valuing the Options Components of Business Strategies
  The Valuation Handbook

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, Andrew Sutherland) Wiley, 2009; 334-366

• Complementary Resources'' Role in First Movers and Followers in I.T. industries

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, G. Hidding, T. Wilson, T. Kuncheri) Journal of Information Science and Technology 5(3), 2008

• Historical Analysis of First-Mover Advantage in IT Driven Markets

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, G. Hidding) Isoneworld, 2005

• Managing Diversity Across Modern Markets
  Managing The Global Network Corporation

2003; 122-134

• Sources of Economic Rent in the Deregulated Airline Industry
  Classics In Transportation Analysis

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, E. Bailey) 2001; 173-202

• Sustainability Analysis for Competitive Intelligence: Success Factors for the New Economy
  Business Information Management: Alternatives and Adaptive Futures

Macmillan Press, 1999

• Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy Through Economic Time

The Free Press, 1998

• Sustainability Analysis for Competitive Intelligence: Success Factors for the New Economy

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, G. Hidding) Competitive Intelligence Review 8(1), 1997; 33-39

• Evolution of Vertical Policy: U.S. Steel''s Century of Commitment to the Mesabi

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, T. Griffith) Industrial and Corporate Change 5(1), 1996; 147-175

• Impact of Organization Structure on Oligopolistic Pricing

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, R. Cyert, P. Kumar) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 26, 1995; 1-15

• Strategy and the Search for Rents: The Evolution of Diversity Among Firms
  Fundamental Issues in Strategy

Harvard Press, 1994; 229-247

• Information, Market Imperfections, and Strategy

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, R. Cyert, P. Kumar) Strategic Management Journal 14, 1993; 47-58

• Organizations, Decision Making and Strategy

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, R. Cyert) Strategic Management Journal Special Issue 14, 1993

• How Sustainable is Your Competitive Advantage?

California Management Review 34(3), 1992; 29-51

• Aligning CIM Strategies to Different Markets

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, R. Nowak) Journal of Long Range Planning 23(1), 1990; 126-135

• Creo Que Ya No Estamos en Kansas

Resumenes of Textos Sobre Gestion Directiva, 1989

• Conglomerates Revisited

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, B. Paez, L. Sanders) Strategic Management Journal 9(5), 1988; 403-414

• Sources of Economic Rent in the Deregulated Airline Industry

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, E. Bailey) Journal of Law and Economics XXXI(10), 1988; 173-202

• Frequency Domain Analysis along the Competitive Spectrum

(author(s): Jeffrey Williams, M. DeMiroz) IASTED Proceedings, 1987

• Competitive Strategy Valuation

The Journal of Business Strategy 4(4), 1984; 36-46

• Organizational Impact of Product Market Choice
  Strategic Marketing and Management

Wiley, 1984; 347-356

• Technological Evolution and Competitive Response

Strategic Management Journal 4(1), 1983; 56-66

• Product Portfolio Management, Competition, and Public Policy

Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 1981

• Benrus Corporation
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 358-368

• Hamilton Watch Company (B)
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 347-357

• Jerome W. Robbins
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 514-522

• Note on the Life Insurance Industry
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 369-412

• Note on the Steel Service Center Industry
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 188-191

• Note on the World Wristwatch Industry: 1973-1976
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 537-544

• The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (F), (G), (H)
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 439-471

• University Cellar
  Business Policy and Planning: Text And Cases

Prentice-Hall, 1977; 8-19

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Tepper School of Business - George Leland Bach Teaching Award (2012)
• Carnegie Mellon University GSIA - George Leland Bach Teaching Award (1993)
• Pacific Telesis Foundation - Best Paper in Management (1992)
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Steel Competitiveness Grant (1991)
• Andersen Consulting - Information Planning Grant (1988)
• Carnegie Mellon University GSIA - George Leland Bach Teaching Award (1985)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• Basecamp "The Integrated View", Student Event - Presentation (2012 - 2012)
• TEPPER MBA CAREER SERVICES ADVISORY (2009 - 2010)
• TEPPER FAC RESEARCH AWARD: R. WEIL (2008 - 2009)
• TEPPER MBA PLACEMENT ADVISORY (2007 - 2008)
• TEPPER FAC RESEARCH AWARD: R. WEIL (2006 - 2007)
• TEPPER FAC RECRUITMENT (STRATEGY) (2005 - 2006)

CONSULTING

• MSA (January 2003 - 2005)
• McKinsey (January 2000 - June 2001)
• Lockheed Martin (January 1997 - 1999)
• Abbott Laboratories (January 1998 - January 1999)
• National Semiconductor (January 1994 - June 1995)
• IBM (January 1992 - March 1993)
• Mellon Bank (January 1988 - 1988)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Business Innovation and Research
• California Management Review
• Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
• Journal of Strategic Management Education
• Board of Directors, Lord Coporation, Strategic Planning Committee
• Management Science
• National Science Foundation
• Board of Directors, Online Choice
• Planning Forum Executive Committee
• Sloan Management Review
• Strategic Planning Society
• Strategic Organization (January 2006 -)
• Member, Lord Corporation Board Strategic Planning Committee (January 2002 -)
• Strategic Management Journal (January 2002 -)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Corporate Strategy (45770) 2014 Mini 1 Section: A, B, C
  2013 Mini 1 Section: A, B, C, F
  2012 Mini 1 Section: A, B, C

• Studies in Strategy (45970) 2014 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2013 Mini 3 Section: A, B

• Corporate Strategy and Renewable Advantage (45974) 2012 Mini 2 Section: A, E

• Studies in Strategy (45955) 2012 Mini 3 Section: A, B
  2011 Mini 3 Section: A, B

• Corporate Strategy and Renewable Advantage (45971) 2011 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2011 Mini 2 Section: A, E
  2010 Mini 1 Section: A, E
  2010 Mini 2 Section: A, B
  2009 Mini 1 Section: A, E
  2009 Mini 2 Section: A, B
  2008 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2008 Mini 2 Section: A, E

• Competitive Strategy Project (45979) 2010 Mini 3 Section: A
  2009 Mini 3 Section: A
  2008 Mini 3 Section: A
  2006 Mini 2 Section: A
  2006 Mini 4 Section: A

• Renewable Advantage:New Models & Strategies (45971) 2007 Mini 1 Section: A
  2007 Mini 2 Section: E, M

• Competitive Strategy and the New Economy (45971) 2007 Mini 3 Section: M
  2006 Mini 1 Section: A, B
  2006 Mini 2 Section: E
  2006 Mini 3 Section: A, E
  2005 Mini 2 Section: A, B