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  Olav  Sorenson

 Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair in Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Strategic Management  

Degrees 		 
Ph.D., Sociology, Stanford
M.A., Sociology, Stanford
A.B., Social Studies, Harvard
Email  
Phone   (416) 946-5511
Personal Web Site   http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/olav.sorenson/sorenson.htm
Curriculum Vitae   View Curriculum Vitae

Positions Held

Academic Positions
2005-2006   Professor of Strategic and International Management, London Business School
2003-2006   Associate Professor of Policy, UCLA
1999-2003   Assistant Professor of Policy, UCLA
1997-1999   Assistant Professor of Strategy, University of Chicago


Non-Academic Positions
2004-present   Board of Managers, PrarieGold Ventures

 


Selected Articles and Papers
  • "The migration of technical workers," Dahl, M.S., Sorenson, O., Journal of Urban Economics, 67, 2010, forthcoming
  • "The embedded entrepreneur," Dahl, M.S., Sorenson, O., European Management Review, 6, 2009, 172-181
  • "The case for formal theory," Adner, R., Polos, L., Ryall, M., Sorenson, O., Academy of Management Review, 34, 2009, 201-208
  • "The mobilization of scarce resources," Løvås, B., Sorenson, O., Advances in Strategic Management, 25, 2008, 361-390
  • "Entrepreneurship: A field of dreams?," Sorenson, O., Stuart, T.E., Academy of Management Annals, 2, 2008, 517-543
  • "Bringing the context back in: Settings and the search for syndicate partners in venture capital investing," Sorenson, O., Stuart, T.E., Administrative Science Quarterly, 53, 2008, 266-294
  • "Corporate demography and income inequality: Vertical and horizontal sorting as sources of regional wage dispersion," Sørensen, J., Sorenson, O., American Sociological Review, 72, 2007, 766-783
  • "Strategic networks and entrepreneurial ventures," Stuart, T.E., Sorenson, O., Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 1, 2007, 211-227
  • "Science, social networks and spillovers," Sorenson, O., Singh, J., Industry & Innovation, 14, 2007, 219-238
  • "Brokers and competitive advantage," Ryall, M.D., Sorenson, O., Management Science, 53, 2007, 566-583
  • "Complexity, networks and knowledge flow," Sorenson, O., Rivkin, J.W., Fleming, L., Research Policy, 35, 2006, 994-1017
  • "Niche width revisited: Organizational scope, behavior and performance," Sorenson, O., McEvily, S., Ren, R., Roy, R., Strategic Management Journal, 27, 2006, 915-936
  • "Social structure and exchange: Self-confirming dynamics in Hollywood," Sorenson, O., Waguespack, D., Administrative Science Quarterly, 51, 2006, 560-589
  • "The competitive dynamics of vertical integration," Negro, G., Sorenson, O., Advances in Strategic Management, 23, 2006, 367-403
  • "Science and the diffusion of knowledge," Sorenson, O., Fleming, L., Research Policy, 33, 2004, 1615-1634
  • "Science as a map in technological search," Fleming, L., Sorenson, O., Strategic Management Journal, 25, 2004, 909-928
  • "Social networks and industrial geography," Sorenson, O., Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 13, 2003, 513-527
  • "Interdependence and adaptability: Organizational learning and the long-term effect of vertical integration," Sorenson, O., Management Science, 49, 2003, 446-463
  • "From conception to birth: Opportunity perception and resource mobilization in entrepreneurship," Sorensen, J.B., Sorenson, O., Advances in Strategic Management, 20, 2003, 89-117
  • "Liquidity events and the geographic distribution of entrepreneurial activity," Stuart, T.E., Sorenson, O., Administrative Science Quarterly, 48, 2003, 175-201
  • "The geography of opportunity: Spatial heterogeneity in founding rates and the performance of biotechnology firms," Stuart, T.E., Sorenson, O., Research Policy, 32, 2003, 229-253
  • "Navigating the technology landscape of innovation," Fleming, L., Sorenson, O., Sloan Management Review, 44, 2003, 15-23
  • "Asymmetric selection among organizations," Barnett, W.P., Swanson, A.-N., Sorenson, O., Industrial and Corporate Change, 12, 2003, 673-695
  • "The Red Queen in organizational creation and development," Barnett, W.P., Sorenson, O., Industrial and Corporate Change, 11, 2002, 289-325
  • "Technology as a complex adaptive system," Fleming, L., Sorenson, O., Research Policy, 30, 2001, 1019-1039
  • "Tradeoffs in the organization of production: Multi-unit firms, geographic dispersion and organizational learning," Audia, P.G., Sorenson, O., Hage, J., Advances in Strategic Management, 18, 2001, 75-105
  • "Finding the right mix: Franchising, organizational learning, and chain performance," Sorenson, O., Sorensen, J.B., Strategic Management Journal, 22, 2001, 713-724
  • "Syndication networks and the spatial distribution of venture capital investments," Sorenson, O., Stuart, T.E., American Journal of Sociology, 106, 2001, 1546-1588
  • "The social structure of entrepreneurial activity," Sorenson, O., Audia, P.G., American Journal of Sociology, 106, 2000, 424-461
  • "The effect of population level learning on market entry," Sorenson, O., Social Science Research, 29, 2000, 307-326
  • "Letting the market work for you: An evolutionary perspective on product strategy," Sorenson, O., Strategic Management Journal, 21, 2000, 577-592
Books/Chapters
  • Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research, Alvarez, S., Agrawal, R., Sorenson, O., Springer-Verlag, 2005
  • Geography and Strategy: Advances in Strategic Management, Baum, J.A.C., Sorenson, O., Sage, 2003

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
  • American Sociological Association
  • American Economics Association
  • Academy of Management

Academic/Professional Service

2006-present Department Editor, Management Science
2002-present Advisory Editor, Research Policy
2005-2007 Senior Editor, Organization Science
2005-2007 BPS Executive Committee, Academy of Management
2000-2002 Consulting Editor, American Journal of Sociology