Mara Lederman
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
Mara does empirical research in the areas of Industrial Organization and Organizational Economics. At a broad level, Mara studies how companies compete and how they organize themselves for competitive advantage. She is best known for her research on loyalty programs and vertical integration. Much of her work has been focused on the airline industry and she is recognized as an expert in this area. Her work has been published in the American Economic Review, the RAND Journal of Economics and the Review of Economics and Statistics, among others. On the teaching side, Mara delivers courses on strategy, data analytics, and business problem-solving in Rotman’s MBA and Executive Education programs.
Degrees:
- PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- BA (Hons.) in Economics, University of Western Ontario
Academic Positions
- 2015- Director of Resarch Resources and Centres; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- 2012- Associate Professor of Strategic Management; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- 2003-2012 Assistant Professor of Strategic Management; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Honors and Awards
- 2016 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2015 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2014 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2014 Roger Martin Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2011 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2010 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2013 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2008 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2013-2106 Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Insight Grant; University of Toronto
- 2006 Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2011 Dean''s Excellence in Research Award; University of Toronto
- 2005 Rotman Excellence in Teaching Award; University of Toronto
- 2008-2011 Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Resarch Award; University of Toronto
- 2004-2005 Connaught New Staff Matching Grant; University of Toronto
- 1999-2003 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship; MIT
- 1999-2000 MIT Graduate Fellowship; MIT
- 1998-1999 Ida M. Green Fellowship; MIT
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Impact of Integrative Thinking - Professor Mara Lederman
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