GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Atlanta, GA
Ph.D., Management, Major: Strategy and Innovation, Minor: in Economics
Date of Completion: August 2019
The focus of my research is technology and innovation strategies in the entrepreneurship context. My research examines the mechanisms and factors that influence the choice and application of innovation strategies by high-tech entrepreneurs. The motivation for my inquiry is the desire to answer two broad questions: How do technology- and innovation-related resources create value and contribute to the competitive advantage of a firm? And how can firms appropriate value from specific technology- and innovation-related resources, particularly in terms of commercialization and cooperation strategies that complement the available resources of the firm? The competitive advantage of high-tech startups mainly originates from its knowledge-related resources, that is, its social capital, intellectual property, and human capital. Thus, my research elaborates on these three knowledge-related resources in an attempt to answer the above two questions.