Joel Baum

George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society Professor of Strategic Management at Rotman School of Management

Schools

  • Rotman School of Management

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Biography

Rotman School of Management

Bio

Joel Baum is Associate Dean of Faculty and the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society. He sits on the editorial board of Strategic Management Journal and is founding Co-editor of Strategic Organization. Recent awards include Most Impactful Article, Journal of Business Venturing (2010) and Organization and Management Theory Distinguished Scholar, Academy of Management (2011). Joel teaches courses on Competitive Strategy and Strategic Organization. He studies the influence of interfirm competition and cooperation on firm behavior and performance in industries including investment banking, biotechnology, and private military services.

Academic Positions

2009-  George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

1999-2009  Canadian National Chair in Strategic Management; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

1998-Present  Cross-appointed to the Department of Sociology; University of Toronto

1997  Associate Professor of Organization Studies; Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

1994-1996  Associate Professor of Management; Division of Management and Economics, University of Toronto-Scarborough

1989-1994  Assistant/Associate Professor of Management; Department of Management and Organizational Behaviour, Stern School of Business, New York University

Honors and Awards

2000  Nominated for McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society

2000-04  Grant for research on the Organizational Economy of Investment Banking in Canada; SSHRC

2001  Research Award on Canadian Competitiveness for research on Early-stage Financing of Canadian Biotechnology Startups; Merck Frosst Canada & Co.

2003  Finalist McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society

2004  Finalist, and Honorable Mention Award, McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society

2005-08  Grant for research on Managers'' Interpretation and Use of Interfirm Networks; SSHRC

2007  Finalist McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society

2008  Glueck Best Paper Award, finalist; Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management

2009  Best Paper Award; Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management

2010  Most Impactful Article of 2004; Journal of Business Venturing

2011  Distinguished Scholar Award; Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management

2011  Elected, Academy of Management Fellow; Academy of Management

2011-17  Grant for research on Securities Analyst Networks; SSHRC

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Books

Epinets: The Epsitemic Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks; Mihnea C. Moldoveanu and Joel A.C. Baum; Stanford University Press; 2014

The Globalization of Strategy Research; Baum, Joel A.C. and Joseph Lampel (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2010

Network Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Tim J. Rowley (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2008

Ecology and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C., Stanislav D. Dobrev and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2006

Business Strategy over the Industry Life Cycle; Baum, Joel A. C. and Anita M. McGahan (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2004

Geography and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Olav Sorenson (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2003

Companion to Organizations; Baum, Joel A.C. (ed.); Blackwell; 2002

Multiunit-Multimarket Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Henrich R. Greve (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2001

Economics meets Sociology in Strategic Management; Baum, Joel A.C. and Frank Dobbin (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI Press); 2000

Papers

  • Epinets: The Epsitemic Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks; Mihnea C. Moldoveanu and Joel A.C. Baum; Stanford University Press; 2014
  • The Globalization of Strategy Research; Baum, Joel A.C. and Joseph Lampel (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2010
  • Network Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Tim J. Rowley (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2008
  • Ecology and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C., Stanislav D. Dobrev and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2006
  • Business Strategy over the Industry Life Cycle; Baum, Joel A. C. and Anita M. McGahan (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2004
  • Geography and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Olav Sorenson (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2003
  • Companion to Organizations; Baum, Joel A.C. (ed.); Blackwell; 2002
  • Multiunit-Multimarket Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Henrich R. Greve (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2001
  • Economics meets Sociology in Strategic Management; Baum, Joel A.C. and Frank Dobbin (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI Press); 2000

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