Marvin Lieberman

Biography

Marvin Lieberman's academic career began as a teaching fellow at Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. in business economics. After seven years as assistant professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, he joined UCLA Anderson in 1990.

His interest in business started in high school when he co-founded a company making telemetry kits to be launched on model rockets. He soon became fascinated by the economics of competition, including in the realm of entrepreneurship and business startups. His research now focuses on issues related to market entry and productivity, broadly defined.

Lieberman's teaching and research interests are in the areas of competitive strategy, industrial economics and operations management. He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals, on topics such as cost reduction and productivity improvement, market entry and exit, and strategic investment. His most well-known paper, "First Mover Advantages" (co-authored with David Montgomery), was awarded the 1996 Best Paper Prize by the Strategic Management Society. He is a fellow of the Strategic Management Society and a member of the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal.

Education

• Ph.D. Harvard University Business Economics 1982
• A.B. Harvard University Economics 1976

Academic Positions

• 2001 - present: Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management
• 1990 - 2001: Associate Professor, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA
• 1989 - 1990: National Fellow, Hoover Institution
• 1982 - 1989: Assistant Professor of Business Policy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
• 1979 - 1981: Teaching Fellow (Introductory Economics), Harvard University

Academic Honors

• TMS Distinguished Speaker, Fall 2009 INFORMS Conference
• 1996 Best Paper Prize, Strategic Management Journal
• Hoover National Fellowship, 1989-90
• Shigeo Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence, 1989
• Harvard Business School Division of Research Thesis Fellowship, 1981
• Browder Thompson Best Paper Award (IEEE), 1979
• National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1976-80