Alva H. Taylor

Associate Professor of Business Administration

E-Mail: alva.h.taylor@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-3937

BS, Cornell University, 1982; ME, Cornell University, 1983; MBA, Cornell University, 1984; PhD, Stanford University, 2000

Areas of expertise

Business strategy, technology, innovation management, entrepreneurship, new product development

Current research topics

New product development, technological change, new venture formation, organizational learning, creativity

Selected Publications

"Innovations as Catalysts for Organizational Change: Shifts in Organizational Cognition and Search," Administrative Science Quarterly, 2000; "Superman or the Fantastic Four: Knowledge Combination and Experience in Innovative Teams," Academy of Management Journal, 49(4), 2006; "Relative Technological Discontinuities: Insights from the Identification of Innovation Regime Shifts," Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 2007; "Capabilities and Technological Change: The Role of Science-Based Versus Business-Based Entrepreneurs in New Venture Formation," Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 2007; "The Next Generation: Technology Adoption and Integration Through Internal Competition in New Product Development," Organization Science, 2008; "Organizational Linkages for Surviving Technological Change: Complementary Assets, Middle Management, and Ambidexterity," Organization Science, 2009

Working Papers

"Managerial Risk as Exposure: A New Perspective in Understanding Innovation and Strategic Change in Organizations"; "The Temporal Nature of Experience: The Impact of the Timing of Learning on Innovation"; "Intra-firm Learning from Innovative Activity: The Role of Situated Organizational Attention"

Awards

Unsung Hero Award for outstanding non-core teaching, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997–98; Harvey H. Bundy III T’68 Fellowship for scholarly excellence, Tuck School, 2005–06; finalist, Best Paper of the Year, Academy of Management Journal, 2007

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Lecturer, School of Engineering, Stanford University, 1991– 93; Visiting Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997–99; Tuck School of Business, 2000–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School, 2001–present

Nonacademic positions: Industrial Engineer, Eastman Kodak Company, 1981–82; Senior Manager, Management Consulting Department, KPMG Peat Marwick, 1984–89

Editorial positions: Editorial Boards, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal