Michael D. Ryall
Bio
Michael Ryall is a Professor of Strategy Magagement at Rotman. As an economist trained in game theory, his primary research interest is the formal theoretical foundations of business strategy. This is a small but rapidly growing research area that uses mathematical models to analyze issues relating to firm performance under competition, organizational learning, and social networks. More recently, his interests have extended into philosophy, with a focus on social ontology and business ethics. His research has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Management Science and The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, among others.
Academic Positions
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2017-present
Professor, University of Toronto
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2009-2016
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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2004-2009
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
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1997-2004
Assistant Professor, University of Rochester
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2015
Guest Scientist, Max Planck Inst. for Mathematics in the Siences, Leipzig
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2014-15
Associate Scholar, Lonergan Research Inst., University of Toronto
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2015-2016
Visiting Scholar, Lonergan Research Inst.
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2008
Visiting Scholar, London Business School
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2007
Visiting Scholar, University of Toronto
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2002-2003
Visiting Scholar, UCLA
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2001
Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University
Non-Academic Positions
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1989-1992
Managing Director, Decision Strategies, Intl.
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1988-1989
General Manager, Fresh Effects Division, Dalgety, Intl.
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1986-1988
VP Finance, EKSF, Inc.
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1984-1986
Controller, Lytel, Inc.
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1983-1984
Sr. Financial Analyst, General Instrument Coroporation
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1981-1983
Financial Analyst, Air Products and Chemicals
Selected Publications - Papers
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MacDonald, G., and M. D. Ryall
Strategic Management Journal
Issue:39(9)
2018
Pages: 1-20
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Gans, J., M. D. ryall
Strategic Management Journal
Issue:38
2017
Pages: 17-41
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Montez, J., F. Ruiz-Aliseda, and M. D. Ryall
Management Science
Issue:64(6)
2017
Pages: 2473-2972
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Ryall, M. D., and R. C Sampson
Management Science
Issue:63(4)
2016
Pages: 1232-1253
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Ryall, M. D.
Harvard Business Review
Issue:June
2013
Pages: 80-87
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The Strategy Research Initiative: Recognizing and encouraging high-quality research in strategy
Oxley, J. E. et al.
Strategic Organization!
Issue:8(4)
2010
Pages: 377-76
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Ryall, M. D., R. C. Sampson
Management Science
Issue:55(6)
2009
Pages: 906-25
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Ryall, M. D.
Management Science
Issue:55(3)
2009
Pages: 389-403
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Ander, R. L. et al.
Academy of Management Review
Issue:34(2)
2009
Pages: 201-208
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Penalva, J., and M. D. Ryall
B. E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (Contributions)
Issue:8(1)
2008
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Sorenson, O., and M. D. Ryall
Management Science
Issue:53(4)
2007
Pages: 566-583
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MacDonald, G., and M. D. Ryall
Management Science
Issue:50(10)
2004
Pages: 1319-1333
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Subjective Rationality, Self-Confirming Equilibrium and Corporate Strategy
Ryall, M. D.
Management Science
Issue:49(7)
2003
Pages: 936-49
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Inference and Intervention: Causal Models for Business Analysis
Ryall, M. D., and A. Bramson
Routledge
2013
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Do Prior Alliances Influence Alliance Contract Structure?
Ryall, M. D., and R. C. Sampson, A Arino and J. J. Reuer eds.
Palgrave MacMillan
2006
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Does Strategy Need Computer Experimentation? in Advances in Strategic Management
Page, S., and M. D. Ryall, J. A. C. Baum ed.
JAI Press
Issue:No. 15
1998
Research and Teaching Interests
Game theory, corporate strategy, competition, causal inference, corporate culture, social ontology.
Honors and Awards
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2015
Insight Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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2015
Best Essay, Strategic Organization!
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2007
Distinguished Alumni, Intellectual Property Research Inst. of Australia
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2007
Discovery Grant, Australian Research Council
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2006
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management
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1996
Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Award, UCLA
Academic / Professional Service
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2015-2018
Associate Editor, Management Science
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2012-2014
President, Strategy Research Initiative
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2008-2010
BPS Executive Committee, Academy of Management
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2008-2009
Chair, Dissertation Consortium, Academy of Management
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2009
Editor, special issue, Academy of Management
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2007-2009
Area Editor, Strategy, Australian Journal of Management
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2006-2015
Editorial Board, Strategic Organization!
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2007
Co-Founder, Strategy Research Initiative
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1997
Co-Founder, Strategy Research Forum
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2000-2004
Area Editor, Formal Logic and Mathematical Models,