Levitas, Edward

levitas@uwm.eduvv

(414) 229-6825

Lubar Hall S375

• LEC Teaching Fellows

Dr. Levitas specializes in strategic management and the management of innovation. 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, and managerial incentives affect firm innovation and survival. He is 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 impacts strategic decision-making.