Helfat on the changing nature of strategy

Constance E. Helfat

J. Brian Quinn Professor in Technology and Strategy

E-Mail: constance.e.helfat@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 646-3423

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1979; MA, Yale University, 1981; MPhil, Yale University, 1982; PhD, Yale University, 1985

Areas of expertise

Business strategy, technology

Current research topics

Firm capabilities, innovation and knowledge management, strategic change, women executives

Selected Publications

With K.M. Eisenhardt, "Inter-temporal Economies of Scope, Organizational Modularity, and the Dynamics of Diversification," Strategic Management Journal, 2004; with D. Harris and P. Wolfson, "The Pipeline to the Top: Women and Men in the Top Executive Ranks of U.S. Corporations," Academy of Management Perspectives, 20(4), November 2006, finalist, Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication in Organizational Behavior Award, Academy of Management; with S. Finkelstein, W. Mitchell, M. Peteraf, H. Singh, D. Teece, and S. Winter, Dynamic Capabilities: Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations, Blackwell Publishing, 2007; "Stylized Facts, Empirical Research, and Theory Development in Management," Strategic Organization, 2007; with R. Agarwal, "Strategic Renewal of Organizations," Organization Science, 20(2), 2009; with M. Peteraf, "Understanding Dynamic Capabilities: Progress Along a Developmental Path," Strategic Organization, 7(1), 2009; with A. Taylor, "Organizational Linkages for Surviving Technological Change: Complementary Assets, Middle Management, and Ambidexterity," Organization Science, forthcoming; with A. Leiponen, "Innovation Objectives, Knowledge Sources, and the Benefits of Breadth," Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming

Working Papers

With A. Leiponen, “Location, Decentralization, and Knowledge Sources for Innovation”; with M. Peteraf, “Cognitive Capabilities and the Entrepreneurial Management Components of Dynamic Capabilities”

Awards

Fellow, Strategic Management Society; The Wharton School MBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994; Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, 1985–87; Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1987–91; Assistant Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1991–98; Tuck School of Business, 1998–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, 2001–present, Academic Co-director, Back in Business program, 2005–07, Tuck School

Editorial positions: Associate Editor, Palgrave Dictionary of Strategic Management, Strategic Management Journal; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Perspectives, Industry and Innovation, Research Policy, Strategic Organization