April Franco
Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at Rotman School of Management
Schools
- Rotman School of Management
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Biography
Rotman School of Management
April Franco is an Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, with a cross appointment to the Business Economics area at Rotman. Her research focuses on the transfer, creation and use of knowledge within organizations; her work on spin-outs is considered ground-breaking. She has received several awards, including the Rector’s Award for the most innovative paper from Aalborg University in 2011 and Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Award for Excellence in Research in 2010. April teaches undergraduate courses in Organizational Strategy, Economics of Management, Industrial Organization and MBA courses in Strategy.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Rochester (1992 — 1999)
Companies
- Associate Professor University of Toronto (2011)
- Visiting Associate Professor NYU Stern School of Business (2014 — 2015)
- Assistant Professor University of Toronto (2007 — 2011)
- Assistant Professor University of Iowa (1999 — 2007)
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