Edward Levitas

Education

PhD, Management, Texas A&M University
MBA, Finance, Case Western Reserve University
AB, Biology, Kenyon College

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Levitas specializes in strategic management, the management of innovation, and the determinants of knowledge transfers across international borders. His research activity focuses on technology and new product development, particularly among biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms. He has examined how strategic alliances, financial asset availability, technology transfers, foreign direct investment, and managerial incentives affect firm innovation and survival. He was part of team that received a National Science Foundation grant to examine the impact gender, racial, and experiential diversity has on innovative outcomes. He also examines how principles of Behavioral Economics impact strategic decision-making.

Dr. Levitas is a member of the Academy of Management, , and the Strategic Management Society. His work has appeared in publications such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Management, Journal of Strategy and Management, Journal of World Business, Organization Science, Small Business Economics, the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, Technovation, and the International Business Review. He was formerly an associate editor of Journal of Management, and serves on the editorial boards of  the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Management, and the Journal of Management Studies. He just completed a ten-year term on the Strategic Management Journal’s editorial board.  Dr. Levitas has also worked as a laboratory scientist, a securities research analyst, and a financial officer of a small Cincinnati firm.

Curriculum Vitae

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