Todd R. Zenger
Robert and Barbara Frick Professor of Business Strategy
Area of Expertise:
Organizational Economics, Business/Corporate Strategy, Innovation and Growth, Organizational Design
Research Interests:
Corporate strategy, economic theories of the firm, compensation, organizational design, business strategy, finance and strategy.
Selected Publications:- "What is a Relationship Worth? Repeated Exchange and the Development of Relational Capital", Organization Science, with D. Elfenbein
- "Corporate Strategy, Analyst Coverage, and the Uniqueness Paradox", Management Science, Issue 58, 10, 1797-1815, with L. Litov, P. Moreton, 2012
- "Capabilities, Transaction Costs and Firm Boundaries", Organization Science, Issue 23, 6, 1643-1657, with N. Argyres, 2012
- "Sailing into the Wind: Exploring the Relationships Among Ambidexterity, Vacillation and Organizational Performance", Strategic Management Journal, Issue 6, 33, 587-610, with J. Nickerson, P. Boumgarden, 2012
- "The Organizational Economics of Organizational Capability and Heterogeneity: A Research Agenda", Organizational Science, Issue 23(5), 1213-1226, with N. Argyres, T. Felin, N. Foss, 2012
- "Theories of the Firm-Market Boundary", Academy of Management Annals, Issue 5, 1, 89-133, with T. Felin, L. Bigelow, 2011
- "The Small Firm Effect & the Entrepreneurial Spawning of Scientists & Engineers", Management Science, Issue 56, 4, 659-681, with D. Elfenbein, B. Hamilton, 2010
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Awards/Honors:- Olin Award, Olin Business School, 2008
- Reid MBA Teaching Excellence Award, Executive MBA, 2007
- Reid MBA Teaching Excellence Award, Olin Business School, 2005
- Teacher of the Year, Executive MBA, 1995
- John M. Olin Doctoral Fellowship, UCLA, 1987
- State Farm Companies Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award in Business, 1987-1988
Personal Interests:
Professor Zenger is married with four children. He is a native of California and enjoys both tennis and basketball.
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Professor Zenger's research focuses on topics in corporate strategy, organizational design and incentives, and organizational boundaries. His current work examines the role of securities analysts in shaping strategy choices, the relationship between contracts and trust, and the role of knowledge in theories of the firm. He currently serves as Academic Director for the EMBA program and has previously served as Senior Associate Dean for the Olin School. Professor Zenger is active in consulting and executive teaching with a wide range of clients around the topics of business and corporate strategy.
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Email: zenger@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-6399
PhD 1989, University of California
BA 1983, Stanford University
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