My research is broadly in the area of Operations Management with a focus on Partnerships for Innovation, Supply Chain Partnerships and Sustainability. Within these topics, I am interested in studying the relationship between operational design and strategic interaction on overall system-level and individual firm-level performance.

In contrast to other fields that also study innovation, I use a process lens to model innovation dynamics, which is typical of the Operations Management field. This allows me to study the nuanced interaction of contextual operational specifics and agency issues such as moral hazard and adverse selection. This stream of research is represented in my papers [1] – [6], summarized in Table 1 below. This is also the focus of my PhD thesis, which received the ISPIM-Wiley Best PhD Dissertation in Innovation Management Award in 2013.

My interest in partnerships has led me to study supply chain partnerships. My first paper in this area is represented by [7]. This paper, along with my work on innovation, has led me to study the impact of operations, supply chains, and (business model) innovation on sustainable development goals. This stream of research – represented by my papers [8], [9], [10], and [11] – contributes to a body of literature on Sustainable Operations, an emerging field within the Operations Management community.

My predominant research approach is to develop analytical models for research questions that are either normative or descriptive in nature. I am also interested in answering questions aimed at validating or rejecting a theoretical construct, for which I appropriately use empirical (including experimental) methodologies. The use of empirical methods, in turn, helps to refine analytical models. This echoes a cycle of theoretical prediction using analytical models, followed by empirical validation and analytical model refinement observed across papers in Operations Management.

	Innovation and Supply Chain Partnerships	Sustainable Operations
Analytical Models	[1] Licensing contracts for university spinoffs[2] Control rights, options and timing in R&D licensing [4] Turning the Tables in R&D Licensing	[8] Business Models for Heavy Equipment Manufacturers and their Environmental Impact[11] Developing and Distributing Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Empirical/Experimental Analysis	[3] Operational Structure in NPD alliances[5] Incentives for competing R&D managers [6] Bargaining power and alliances in R&D [7] Why are Minimum Order Quantity Contracts Popular?  Experimental Analysis	[9] Improving Labor Outcomes: Operations & Supply Chains[10] Supply Chains and Gender Equality on Corporate Boards

Summary of Key Research Papers and Areas