Christopher Liu
Bio
Christopher Liu is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Rotman. His research explores spatial networks: how geography shapes the ability of individuals and firms to enter into some (but not other) relationships and networks. Empirical settings for his work have ranged from scientists working within a biotechnology firm to the US Senate Chamber. Chris also has a long-standing interest on scientists, innovation and productivity, and continues to actively conduct research in this area.
Other Info
Email: chris.liu@rotman.utoronto.ca
Non-Academic Positions
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2009-
Founding Partner, Power Ten Consulting
Selected Publications - Papers
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with Toby Stuart
Under revision
2018
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Brokerage by Design: Formal Structure, Geography and Crosscutting Ties
Under revision
2018
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Freedom to Act? Negative Relationships, Brokerage and Evaluation
with Jason Greenberg
Under Review
2018
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From the Ground Up: Housing Assignment, Informal Business, and Gender in a Colombian Housing Project
with Laura Doering
Sociology of Development (forthcoming)
2018
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Is Bigger Better? Lab Productivity and Lab Size
Under Revision
2018
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Efficacy And Rigidity? Power, Influence, and Social Learning in the U.S. Senate, 1973-2005
with Sameer Srivastava
Academy of Management Discoveries
2018
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with Pierre Azoulay and Toby Stuart
American Journal of Sociology
Issue:122(4)
2017
Pages: 1223-71
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with Sameer Srivastava and Toby Stuart
Organization Science
Issue:27(1)
2016
Pages: 90-105
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with Leanne ten Brinke, Dacher Keltner, and Sameer Srivastava
Psychological Science
Issue:27(1)
2016
Pages: 85-93
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What Goes on Beneath the Surface of Reconfiguration? The Impact of Redeployment via Activity Addition and Subtraction on Firm Scope and Turnover
with Joel Blit and Will Mitchell
Advances in Strategic Management
Issue:35
2016
Pages: 185-216
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with Annamaria Conti
The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy
Issue:NBER Book Volume and WP #20037
2015
Pages: 49-74
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with Annamaria Conti
Research Policy
Issue:44
2015
Pages: 1633-1644
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with Jillian Chown
Strategic Management Journal
Issue:36(2)
2015
Pages: 177-196
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with Sameer Srivastava
American Sociological Review
Issue:80(1)
2015
Pages: 192-217
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with Toby Stuart
Research Policy
Issue:43
2014
Pages: 1134-1143
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Complete Replication of Hepatitis C Virus in Cell Culture
with Lindenbach BD, Evans MJ, Syder AJ, Wold B, Tellinghuisen TL, Maruyama T, Hynes RO, Burton DR, McKeating JA, Rice CM
Science
2005
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The Large Extracellular Loop of Murine CD9 is an Autonomously Folding Dimer
with Richard O. Hynes and Peter S. Kim
mimeo
2005
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Eschericia coli DegP Protease Cleaves Between Paired Hydrophobic Resieus in a Natural Substrate
with Jones CH, Dexter P, Evans AK, Hultgren SJ, and Hruby DE
J. Bacteriology
2002
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Residues SFQ (173-175) in the Large Extracellular Loop of CD9 are Required for Gamete Fusion
with Zhu GS, Miller BJ, Boucheix C, Rubinstein E, Hynes RO, Myles, DG, and Primakoff P
Development
2002
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Periplasmic Chaperone Recognition Motif of Subunits Mediates Quarternary Interactions in the Pilus
with Soto GE, Dodson KW, OggD, Heuser J, Knight S, Kihlberg, Jones CH, and Hultgren SJ
EMBO J
1998
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Ectopic Overexpression of Asparagine Synthetase in Transgenic Tobacco
with Brears T, Knight TJ, and Coruzzi GM
Plant Physiol.
1993
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
Recent Presentations
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Rotman
2015
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Chris Liu
2014
Research and Teaching Interests
My research explores the a) geographic antecedents of networks and the b) scientist careers and scientific laboratories. As some examples, I am currently working on projects examining i) the email networks of life scientists, ii) co-sponsorship patterns of US Senators and iii) a large scale reconstruction of biological laboratories. I teach Core Strategy as well as Cooperative Strategy, for which I received the Rotman Teaching Award in 2017.
Honors and Awards
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2017
Teaching Award, Rotman
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2015
IDG Grant Recipient, SSHRC
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2010-2013
Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman
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2014
Grant Recipient, INET/CIGI
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2012
New Researcher Award, Connaught Foundation
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2011
BPS Dissertation Finalist, AOM
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2011
TIM Dissertation Finalist, AOM
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2011
Best Doctoral Dissertation, DRUID Society
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2008
Dissertation Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
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1993
Compton Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis
Academic / Professional Service
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2016-2017
Insight Development Grant Adjudication Committee, SSHRC
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2017-
Scientific Advisory Board, IRIS/University of Michigan
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2019
Special Issue Editor on Micro-Geography, Industry and Innovation
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2017-
Academy of Management Review Editorial Board,
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2016-
Strategic Management Journal Editorial Board,
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2016-2019
Rotman Executive Committee, Rotman/Univ of Toronto