Research
My research focuses on the intersection of innovation and entrepreneurship, especially within the biopharmaceutical and high-tech industries.. My work explores the intricate ways in which technology influences innovation, aiming to identify the key drivers and obstacles to technology adoption and its effects on individuals, firms, and our society. My CV can be viewed here [PDF].
Publications
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Political Competition: How the Public Sector Helps the Sharing Economy Create Value
Strategic Management Journal · 2019 · 40: 503-532 · with Yongwook Paik & Robert Seamans
Political competition can explain whether cities accomodate or ban ridesharing platforms.
Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Expanded Access Policies Requirement
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2021 · 110(6): 1579-1584 · with Sungyong Chang, Joseph Ross & Jennifer Miller
Most drug companies do not publicly disclose their expanded access policies despite the Cures Act.
Working Papers / Work in Progress
When Do Firms Provide Early Access to Investigational Drugs? Evidence from Expanded Access in the Oncology Drug Market 1990-2020
· with Sungyong Chang
We examine firm-level determinants of providing expanded access in the oncology market.
How Do Investors Shape Startups' Response to New Market Opportunities?
· with Sarath Balachandran & Sungyong Chang
Venture Capital portfolio is associated with how startups enter a market.
From Outward to Inward: Reframing Search with New Mapping Criteria
Search for innovation depends on the criteria firms use to assess the distance
Shattering Ceilings While Opening Doors: The Symbolic Effect of the First Female Political Leader on the Mobility Outcomes of Female Employees
· with Olenka Kacperczyk & Yongwook Paik
We examine how feamle political leadership impacts female employee's mobility.
Orchestrating an Ecosystem of Innovative Startups: Ex-Ante and Ex-post Actions and Orchestrator's Performance
· with Gary Dushnitsky
We suggest that CVC can be used to initiate and orchestrate an ecosystem of innovative startups.
Data Privacy Regulation and Innovation
· with Jennifer Kao
We examine how data privacy regulation impacts innovative process in pharmaceutical R&D.
Do Biomedical Researchers Study Topics Related to Their Own Ethnicities? Evidence from NIH
· with Wesley Greenblatt & Young Hou
Scientists' ethnic backgrounds shape what diseases they choose to study.
Whitespace in Drug Development: Quantifying the Inter-trial Intervals Between Clinical Trials
· with Sandra Barbosu, Sungyong Chang & Fan Ye
Measuring the gaps between clinical trials reveals hidden inefficiencies in drug development.
