Joel Baum
George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society Professor of Strategic Management at Rotman School of Management
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- Rotman School of Management
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Biography
Rotman School of Management
Bio
Joel Baum is Associate Dean of Faculty and the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society. He sits on the editorial board of Strategic Management Journal and is founding Co-editor of Strategic Organization. Recent awards include Most Impactful Article, Journal of Business Venturing (2010) and Organization and Management Theory Distinguished Scholar, Academy of Management (2011). Joel teaches courses on Competitive Strategy and Strategic Organization. He studies the influence of interfirm competition and cooperation on firm behavior and performance in industries including investment banking, biotechnology, and private military services.
Academic Positions
2009- George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
1999-2009 Canadian National Chair in Strategic Management; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
1998-Present Cross-appointed to the Department of Sociology; University of Toronto
1997 Associate Professor of Organization Studies; Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
1994-1996 Associate Professor of Management; Division of Management and Economics, University of Toronto-Scarborough
1989-1994 Assistant/Associate Professor of Management; Department of Management and Organizational Behaviour, Stern School of Business, New York University
Honors and Awards
2000 Nominated for McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society
2000-04 Grant for research on the Organizational Economy of Investment Banking in Canada; SSHRC
2001 Research Award on Canadian Competitiveness for research on Early-stage Financing of Canadian Biotechnology Startups; Merck Frosst Canada & Co.
2003 Finalist McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society
2004 Finalist, and Honorable Mention Award, McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society
2005-08 Grant for research on Managers'' Interpretation and Use of Interfirm Networks; SSHRC
2007 Finalist McKinsey/Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize; Strategic Management Society
2008 Glueck Best Paper Award, finalist; Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management
2009 Best Paper Award; Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
2010 Most Impactful Article of 2004; Journal of Business Venturing
2011 Distinguished Scholar Award; Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
2011 Elected, Academy of Management Fellow; Academy of Management
2011-17 Grant for research on Securities Analyst Networks; SSHRC
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Books
Epinets: The Epsitemic Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks; Mihnea C. Moldoveanu and Joel A.C. Baum; Stanford University Press; 2014
The Globalization of Strategy Research; Baum, Joel A.C. and Joseph Lampel (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2010
Network Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Tim J. Rowley (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2008
Ecology and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C., Stanislav D. Dobrev and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2006
Business Strategy over the Industry Life Cycle; Baum, Joel A. C. and Anita M. McGahan (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2004
Geography and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Olav Sorenson (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2003
Companion to Organizations; Baum, Joel A.C. (ed.); Blackwell; 2002
Multiunit-Multimarket Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Henrich R. Greve (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2001
Economics meets Sociology in Strategic Management; Baum, Joel A.C. and Frank Dobbin (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI Press); 2000
Papers
- Epinets: The Epsitemic Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks; Mihnea C. Moldoveanu and Joel A.C. Baum; Stanford University Press; 2014
- The Globalization of Strategy Research; Baum, Joel A.C. and Joseph Lampel (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2010
- Network Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Tim J. Rowley (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Emerald); 2008
- Ecology and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C., Stanislav D. Dobrev and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2006
- Business Strategy over the Industry Life Cycle; Baum, Joel A. C. and Anita M. McGahan (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2004
- Geography and Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Olav Sorenson (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2003
- Companion to Organizations; Baum, Joel A.C. (ed.); Blackwell; 2002
- Multiunit-Multimarket Strategy; Baum, Joel A.C. and Henrich R. Greve (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI/Elsevier); 2001
- Economics meets Sociology in Strategic Management; Baum, Joel A.C. and Frank Dobbin (eds.); Advances in Strategic Management (JAI Press); 2000
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