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Joel A.C. Baum's
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I am Associate Dean, Faculty and George E. Connell Chair in Organizations
and Society, in the Strategic Management Area at
the Rotman
School of Management (cross appointment to the Department
of Sociology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,
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“The juvenile sea
squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of
coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task it has a
rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root it doesn't
need its brain anymore so it eats it. It's rather like getting tenure.” neuroscientist,
Rodolfo Llinas as elaborated by Daniel C. Dennett in Consciousness
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Research (Request an article)
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My research (current vitae) focuses on
patterns of competition and cooperation among firms, and their influence on
firm behavior and learning. My
current projects include:
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Canadian Investment Bank Syndicates
A series of articles exploring the dynamics of interfirm networks, in
particular, the evolution of intermediate network structures (e.g., cliques)
and the ties connecting them, which are fundamental to ‘small
world’ network phenomena.
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Canadian
Biotechnology Industry
A series of articles analyzing
the effects of strategic alliances and intellectual property development on
patterns of startup competition and performance, as well as the causes and
consequences of the strong geographic clustering among these firms.
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Private
Military Companies
A project examining the
origins, evolution, and legitimation of private military companies (PMCs)
since the end of the Cold War. The
work aims to improve our understanding of the role and effective governance
of these controversial firms.
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