Specialties
Entrepreneurship, social networks, power and politics, organizational demography and culture.
Positions Held
Joined the University of Washington in 2003
Selected Publications
- "The Shrinking World of the Corporate Elite," with G.F. Davis, Gerer et Comprendre, December 2003, forthcoming.
- “The Network Topography of the Corporate Elite, 1982-2001,” with G.F. Davis and W.E. Baker, Strategic Organization, Vol. 1, 2003, pp. 301-326.
- “Interorganizational Power and Dependence,” with M. Mizruchi, in Joel A.C. Baum (ed.), Companion to Organizations, New York: Blackwell, 2002, pp. 599-620.
Current Research
The role of social networks on entrepreneurial performance with a focus on immigrant entrepreneurship.
Honors and Awards
UNC-Kauffman Minority Entrepreneurship Research Grant, 2006
Kauffman Multidisciplinary Research Award, 2005
Academy of Management and National Federation of Independent Business Outstanding
- Dissertation Award (2004)
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, 2002
Kauffman Emerging Scholars Initiative Award, 2002
Academic Service
Ad hoc reviewer for:
- Academy of Management Journal,
- Organizational Science,
- International Sociology