Faculty

“CEOs are usually compensated based on their firm’s profits, but because taxes are complex, some companies measure profits before and some after the effect of taxes. What I found is that compensation incentives can affect how much tax a company eventually pays.”

“I study firms’ entry strategies into yet-to-be industries. My research shows that knowledge foundations for product commercialization, as well as an industry’s business potential, are built very early on, during what I call the ‘incubation stage.’ It’s as if a vibrant root system is taking shape before we can see flowers on the surface.”

“There’s a distinct difference between what people explicitly say is important and valuable to an area of achievement and what they do. People indicate they very much favor hard work and striving, but their choices seem to reveal this preference for the naturally gifted instead.”