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"Digitalization, deregulation, information technology and globalization are dramatically reshaping the economic landscape and leading to a proliferation of new economic entities: virtual organizations, net-based commerce, global consortia, etc. These changes - much like the move from an agrarian to an industrial economy a century ago - will create incredible opportunities for wealth creation in the near future."

 

 

 

 
Warren Boeker
Professor of Management
Douglas E. Olesen/Battelle Endowed Chair

PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1978


Phone:   
 206-543-8731 Mailing Address:
Fax:
 206-685-9392 University of Washington Business School
Office:
Email:
 310 Mackenzie Hall
wboeker@u.washington.edu
 Management and Organization Department
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
     

Specialties

    Competition, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, international business.

Positions Held

    At the University of Washington since 1998
    Visiting professor at London Business School (1996-98)
    Associate Professor at Columbia University (1991-96)
    Assistant Professor at Columbia University (1987-91)

Selected Publications

  • “Old Technology Meets New Technology: Alliance Formation Between Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Firms,” with Frank Rothaermel, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 29, January, 2008, pp. 47-77.

  • “New Venture Evolution and Managerial Capabilities,” with Robert Wiltbank, Organization Science, Vol. 16, March-April 2005, pp. 123-133.

  • "Bringing Managers into Theories of Multimarket Competition: CEOs and the Determinants of Market Entry,” with John Stephan, Peter Murmann, and Jerry Goodstein, Organization Science, Vol. 14, July-August 2003, pp. 403-421.

  • "Entrepreneurial Succession: Factors Influencing the Departure of Founding Managers,” with Rushi Karichali, Academy of Management Journal, August, 2002.

Honors and Awards

    Dean's Entrepreneurship Research Award (2003)
    Global EMBA Excellence in Teaching Award (2003)
    Core Teaching Team of the Year for Spring (2000)

Selected Consulting Experience

  • Novantis and Merck, strategy development.
  • General Electric, managing innovation.
  • Microsoft, implementation of strategy.

Academic Service

    Past Editorial board member of
    Administrative Science Quarterly
    Academy of Management Journal
    Academy of Management Review
    Strategic Management Journal
    Journal of Business Venturing
    Past chair of the Academy of Management's Organization and Management Theory Division