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Frank T. Rothaermel

Regents' Professor

Russell B. and Nancy H. McDonough Chair in Business; Sloan Industry Studies Fellow

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Biography

Frank T. Rothaermel is Regents' Professor, holds the Russell and Nancy McDonough Chair in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT), and is an Alfred P. Sloan Industry Studies Fellow. He received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, “the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award in support of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education" (NSF CAREER Award description). Bloomberg Businessweek named Frank one of Georgia Tech’s Prominent Faculty, while Poets & Quants selected Frank (multiple times) as one of the “Favorite Business School Professors Teaching MBAs.” He received the Theory-to-Practice Award from the Vienna Strategy Forum at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The Kauffman Foundation views Frank as one of the world’s 75 thought leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Frank’s research interests lie in strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship; he has published some 40 articles in leading academic journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and elsewhere. Using published papers in the top 1% based on citations, Thomson Reuters identified Frank as one of the “world’s most influential scientific minds." They listed him among the top 100 scholars based on his research impact over more than a decade in economics and business. He is among the world’s top 2% most-cited researchers, according to research conducted by the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University. Frank’s body of work has been cited 22,500 times in Google Scholar.

Frank has received several recognitions for his research, including the Sloan Industry Studies Best Paper Award, the Academy of Management Newman Award, the Strategic Management Society Conference Best Paper Prize, the DRUID Conference Best Paper Award, the Israel Strategy Conference Best Paper Prize, and he is the inaugural recipient of the Byars Faculty Excellence Award. Frank regularly translates his research findings for wider audiences in articles in the MIT Sloan Management Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and elsewhere.

Frank is the author of a leading textbook—Strategic Management (6th edition, 2023), with translations into Greek, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish. When launched, Frank’s text won the McGraw Hill 1st Edition Award of the Year in Business and Economics. The 4th edition won the McGraw Hill Product of the Year Award in Business and Economics. Frank also authored 70 case studies distributed by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), with 27 achieving “bestseller” status among the cases distributed by HBP.

Frank has a wide range of executive education experience, including teaching in programs at GE Management Development Institute (Crotonville, New York), Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgetown University, ICN Business School (France), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), St. Gallen University (Switzerland), and the University of Washington. He received numerous teaching awards for excellence in the classroom, including the GT-wide Georgia Power Professor of Excellence award. To inform his research, Frank has conducted extensive fieldwork and executive training with a wide range of companies such as Amgen, Eli Lilly, Equifax, GE Energy, GE Healthcare, Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea), Kimberly-Clark, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, McKesson, NCR, Turner (TBS), and UPS.

Frank held visiting professorships at EBS University of Business and Law (Germany), Singapore Management University (Tommie Goh Professorship), and the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He is a member of the American Economic Association, the Academy of International Business, the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, and the International Schumpeter Society.

Frank holds a Ph.D. in strategic management from the University of Washington, an MBA from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, and is Diplom-Volkswirt (M.Sc. equivalent) in economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Education

Ph.D., University of Washington

Awards and Recognitions

Highly Cited Researchers Award

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Entrepreneurship

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Year	Title	Journal	Author(s)	Type
2020	Different founders, different venture outcomes: A comparative analysis of academic and non-academic startups	Research Policy	Roche, M.P. Conti, A. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Roche, M.P, Conti, A., Rothaermel, F.T. (2020). Different founders, different venture outcomes: A comparative analysis of academic and non-academic startups. Research Policy, (49) doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104062.
2018	Discontinuities, competition, and cooperation: Coopetitive dynamics between incumbents and entrants	Strategic Management Journal	Cozzolino, A. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Cozzolino, A., Rothaermel, F.T. (2018). Discontinuities, competition, and cooperation: Coopetitive dynamics between incumbents and entrants. Strategic Management Journal, (39) 12: 3053-3085.
2018	Unpacking the disruption process: New technology, business models, and incumbent adaptation	Journal of Management Studies	Cozzolino, A. Verona, G. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Cozzolino, A., Verona, G., Rothaermel, F.T. (2018). Unpacking the disruption process: New technology, business models, and incumbent adaptation. Journal of Management Studies, (55) 7: 1166-1202.
2017	Organizing for knowledge generation: Internal knowledge networks and the contingent effect of external knowledge sourcing	Strategic Management Journal	Grigoriou, K. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Grigoriou, K., Rothaermel, F.T. (2017). Organizing for knowledge generation: Internal knowledge networks and the contingent effect of external knowledge sourcing. Strategic Management Journal, 38 (2): 395-414.
2016	Appropriability strategies to capture value from innovation	Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth	Ceccagnoli, Marco Rothaermel, Frank	Other	View
Ceccagnoli, M., Rothaermel, F.T. “Appropriability strategies to capture value from innovation,” Chapter 1 in S. Hoskinson and M.C. Thursby (eds.), “Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth,” Volume 26, Emerald Press, 2016.
2014	Structural microfoundations of innovation: The role of relational stars	Journal of Management	Grigoriou, K. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Grigoriou, K., Rothaermel, F.T. (2014). Structural microfoundations of innovation: The role of relational stars. Journal of Management, 40 (2): 586-615.
2013	Show me the right stuff: Signals for high-tech startups	Journal of Economics & Management Strategy	Conti, A. Thursby, M. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Conti, A., Thursby, M., Rothaermel, F.T. (2013). Show me the right stuff: Signals for high-tech startups. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 22 (2): 341-364.
2013	Show Me the Right Stuff- High Tech Startup Signals	Journal of Economics and Management Strategy	Conti, A. Thursby, M. Rothaermel, F.	Published Papers	View
Conti, A., Thursby, M., Rothaermel, F. (2013) "Show Me the Right Stuff: High Tech Startup Signals," Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 22, Summer 2013, 341-364.
2012	Intellectual human capital and the emergence of biotechnology: Trends and patterns, 1974-2006	IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management	Hess, A. M. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Hess, A. M., Rothaermel, F. T. (2012). Intellectual human capital and the emergence of biotechnology: Trends and patterns, 1974-2006. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 59 (1): 65-76.
2012	When stars shine: The effects of faculty founders on new technology ventures	Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal	Fuller, A.W. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Fuller, A.W., Rothaermel, F.T. (2012). When stars shine: The effects of faculty founders on new technology ventures. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 6: 220-235.
2011	When are assets complementary? Star scientists, strategic alliances and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry	Strategic Management Journal	Hess, A. M. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Hess, A. M., Rothaermel, F. T. (2011). When are assets complementary? Star scientists, strategic alliances and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. Strategic Management Journal, 32 (8): 895-909.
2011	Show Me the Right Stuff- Signals for High Tech Startups	TBD	Conti, A. Thursby, M. Rothaermel, F.	Published Papers	View
Conti, A., Thursby, M., Rothaermel, F. (2011) “Show Me the Right Stuff: Signals for High Tech Startups”.
2010	Innovation strategies combined	MIT Sloan Management Review	Rothaermel, F.T. Hess, A.M.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Hess, A.M. (2010). Innovation strategies combined. MIT Sloan Management Review, Spring 51(3): 12-15.
2010	Leveraging internal and external experience: Exploration, exploitation, and R&D project performance	Strategic Management Journal	Hoang, H. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Hoang, H., Rothaermel, F.T. (2010). Leveraging internal and external experience: Exploration, exploitation, and R&D project performance. Strategic Management Journal, 31 (7): 734-758.
2009	Finding an innovation strategy that works	Wall Street Journal	Rothaermel, F.T. Hess, A.M.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Hess, A.M. (2009). Finding an innovation strategy that works. Wall Street Journal, August 17.
2009	Ambidexterity in technology sourcing: The moderating role of absorptive capacity	Organization Science	Rothaermel, F.T. Alexandre, M.T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Alexandre, M.T. (2009). Ambidexterity in technology sourcing: The moderating role of absorptive capacity. Organization Science, 20 (4): 759-780.
2008	Inter-cluster innovation differentials: The role of research universities	IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management	Rothaermel, F.T. Ku, D.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Ku, D. (2008). Inter-cluster innovation differentials: The role of research universities. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54 (1): 9-22.
2008	Competitive advantage in technology intensive industries	Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth	Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T. (2008). Competitive advantage in technology intensive industries. Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth, 18: 203-226.
2008	Appropriating the returns to innovation	Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth	Ceccagnoli, M. Rothaermel, F.T.	Other	View
Ceccagnoli, M., Rothaermel, F.T. (2008). Appropriating the returns to innovation. Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth, 18: 11-34.
2008	Old technology meets new technology: Complementarities, similarities, and alliance formation	Strategic Management Journal	Rothaermel, F.T. Boeker, W.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Boeker, W. (2008). Old technology meets new technology: Complementarities, similarities, and alliance formation. Strategic Management Journal, 29 (1): 47-77.
2007	Building dynamic capabilities: Innovation driven by individual, firm, and network-level effects	Organization Science	Rothaermel, F.T. Hess, A.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Hess, A. (2007). Building dynamic capabilities: Innovation driven by individual, firm, and network-level effects. Organization Science, 18 (6): 898-921.
2007	The nanotech vs. the biotech revolution: Sources of incumbent productivity in research	Research Policy	Rothaermel, F.T. Thursby, M.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Thursby, M. (2007). The nanotech vs. the biotech revolution: Sources of incumbent productivity in research. Research Policy, 36 (6): 832-849.
2007	University entrepreneurship: A taxonomy of the literature	Industrial and Corporate Change	Rothaermel, F.T. Agung, S. Jiang, L.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Agung, S., Jiang, L. (2007). University entrepreneurship: A taxonomy of the literature. Industrial and Corporate Change, 16 (4): 691-791.
2006	Balancing vertical integration and strategic outsourcing: Effects on product portfolios, new product success, and firm performance	Strategic Management Journal	Rothaermel, F. T. Hitt, M. A. Jobe, L. A.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., Hitt, M. A., Jobe, L. A. (2006). Balancing vertical integration and strategic outsourcing: Effects on product portfolios, new product success, and firm performance. Strategic Management Journal, 27 (11): 1033-1056.
2006	International market entry by U.S. Internet firms: An empirical analysis of country risk, national culture, and market size	Journal of Management	Rothaermel, F. T. Kotha, S. Steensma, H. K.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., Kotha, S., & Steensma, H. K. (2006). International market entry by U.S. Internet firms: An empirical analysis of country risk, national culture, and market size. Journal of Management, 31 (1): 56-82.
2006	Alliance type, alliance experience, and alliance management capability in high-technology ventures	Journal of Business Venturing	Rothaermel, F.T. Deeds, D.L.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Deeds, D.L. (2006). Alliance type, alliance experience, and alliance management capability in high-technology ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (4): 429-460.
2005	Technological discontinuities and complementary assets: A longitudinal study of industry and firm performance	Organization Science	Rothaermel, F. T. Hill, C. W. L.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., & Hill, C. W. L. (2005). Technological discontinuities and complementary assets: A longitudinal study of industry and firm performance. Organization Science, 16 (1): 52-70.
2005	Incubator firm failure or graduation? The role of university linkages	Research Policy	Rothaermel, F. T. Thursby, M.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., Thursby, M. (2005b). Incubator firm failure or graduation? The role of university linkages. Research Policy, 34 (7): 1076-1090.
2005	University-incubator firm knowledge flows: Assessing their impact on incubator firm performance	Research Policy	Rothaermel, F.T. Thursby, M.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F.T., Thursby, M. (2005a). University-incubator firm knowledge flows: Assessing their impact on incubator firm performance. Research Policy, 34 (3): 305-320.
2005	The effect of general and partner-specific alliance experience on joint R&D project performance	Academy of Management Journal	Hoang, H. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Hoang, H., & Rothaermel, F. T. (2005). The effect of general and partner-specific alliance experience on joint R&D project performance. Academy of Management Journal, 48 (2): 332-345.
2004	Exploration and exploitation alliances in biotechnology: A system of new product development	Strategic Management Journal	Rothaermel, F. T. Deeds, D. L.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., & Deeds, D. L. (2004). Exploration and exploitation alliances in biotechnology: A system of new product development. Strategic Management Journal, 25 (3): 201-221.
2003	Honeymoons and liabilities: The relationship between age and performance in R&D alliances	Journal of Product Innovation Management	Deeds, D. L. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Deeds, D. L., & Rothaermel, F. T. (2003). Honeymoons and liabilities: The relationship between age and performance in R&D alliances. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 20 (6): 468-484.
2003	The performance of incumbent firms in the face of radical technological innovation	Academy of Management Review	Hill, C. W. L. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Hill, C. W. L., & Rothaermel, F. T. (2003). The performance of incumbent firms in the face of radical technological innovation. Academy of Management Review, 28 (2): 257-274.
2002	Technological discontinuities and interfirm cooperation: What determines a start-up’s attractiveness as alliance partner?	IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management	Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T. (2002). Technological discontinuities and interfirm cooperation: What determines a start-up’s attractiveness as alliance partner? IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 49 (4): 388-397.
2001	Complementary assets, strategic alliances, and the incumbent’s advantage: An empirical study of industry and firm effects in the biopharmaceutical industry	Research Policy	Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T. (2001). Complementary assets, strategic alliances, and the incumbent’s advantage: An empirical study of industry and firm effects in the biopharmaceutical industry. Research Policy, 30 (8): 1235-1251.
2001	Virtual Internet communities and commercial success: Individual and community-level theory grounded in the atypical case of TimeZone.com	Journal of Management	Rothaermel, F. T. Sugiyama, S.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T., & Sugiyama, S. (2001). Virtual Internet communities and commercial success: Individual and community-level theory grounded in the atypical case of TimeZone.com. Journal of Management, 27 (3): 297-312.
2001	Assets and actions: Firm-specific factors in the internationalization of U.S. Internet firms.	Journal of International Business Studies	Kotha, S. Rindova, V. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Kotha, S., Rindova, V., & Rothaermel, F. T. (2001). Assets and actions: Firm-specific factors in the internationalization of U.S. Internet firms. Journal of International Business Studies, 32 (4): 769-791.
2001	Incumbent’s advantage through exploiting complementary assets via interfirm cooperation	Strategic Management Journal	Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T. (2001). Incumbent’s advantage through exploiting complementary assets via interfirm cooperation. Strategic Management Journal, 22 (6-7): 687-699.
2000	Technological discontinuities and the nature of competition	Technology Analysis & Strategic Management	Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Rothaermel, F. T. (2000). Technological discontinuities and the nature of competition. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 12 (2): 149-160.
1999	Dynamic competitive strategy: Towards a multi-perspective conceptual framework	Long Range Planning	Shay, J. P. Rothaermel, F. T.	Other	View
Shay, J. P., & Rothaermel, F. T. (1999). Dynamic competitive strategy: Towards a multi-perspective conceptual framework. Long Range Planning, 32 (6): 559-572.

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