Carl Vieregger

Strategy

Ph.D. 2013 (expected), Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
M.B.A. 2006, Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A. 1997, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Research interests:

Corporate and Competitive Strategy, Resource Allocation Decisions, R&D and Innovation Effectiveness

Papers:

"R&D See, R&D Do: Herding Behavior of Research and Development Investments," working paper

"Strategic Implications of Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity," working paper

"Segment Reporting and Analyst Forecast Accuracy," with Tao Ma, working paper

"Managerial Clairvoyance," with Todd Zenger and Radhakrishnan Gopalan, working paper

"R&D Effectiveness and the Market Value Puzzle," with Anne Marie Knott and James Yen, working paper

"Chasing their Tails: Why Do Firms Subsidize Underperforming Segments?" dissertation

"Do Firms Really Allocate Capital So Inefficiently?" dissertation

Academic/professional activities:

Member, AOM; SMS; INFORMS
Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Other Professional Experience:

Private Equity Associate, McCarthy Capital, Omaha, Nebraska (August 2005 - July 2008)
Senior Consultant, Competitive Research, IBM Software Group, Americas, North America (November 2004 - July 2005)
Principal Consultant, European Centre of Expertise, IBM Business Consulting Services , EMEA (June 1998 - October 2004)
Consultant, Andersen Consulting, Chicago, Illinois (November 1997 - May 1998)

Personal interests:

Long-distance running