Todd R. Zenger

Robert and Barbara Frick Professor of Business Strategy

Research interests:

Corporate strategy, economic theories of the firm, compensation, organizational design, business strategy, managing technology

Selected Publications:

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• "Envy, Comparison Costs, and the Economic Theory of the Firm," Strategic Management Journal, Issue 29(13), 1371-1394, with J. Nickerson, 2008
• "Dealing with the Paradox of Embeddedness: The Role of Contracts and Trust in Facilitating Movement out of Committed Relationships," Organization Science, Issue 19(5), 709-728, with S. Lazzarini, G. Miller, 2008
• "The 'Problem' of Creating and Capturing Value," Strategic Organization, Issue 5(3), 211-226, with J. Nickerson, B. Silverman, 2007
• "A Knowledge-based Theory of Governance Choice: The Problem Solving Approach," Organization Science, Issue 15(6), 617-632, with J. Nickerson, 2004
• "Order with Some Law: Complementarity vs. Substitution of Formal and Informal Arranagements," Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Issue 20(2), 261-298, with S. Lazzarini, G. Miller, 2004

Academic/professional activities:

Chair of the Tenured Faculty, Olin School 2008-
Editorial Boards: Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Strategic Organization
Executive Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management, 2001-2003
Academic Director for the EMBA Program
Chair of the College on Organization Science, INFORMS, 2000-2001
Associate Editor, Management Science
Senior Associate Dean, Olin School 2001-2003

Awards/honors:

Olin Award, 2008
Reid Teaching Award, 2005, 2007
Executive M.B.A. Teacher of the Year, 1995
State Farm Companies Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award in Business, 1987-88
John M. Olin Doctoral Fellowship, UCLA, 1985-87

Personal interests:

Professor Zenger is married with four children. He is a native of California and enjoys both tennis and basketball.