Riitta Katila Associate Professor Management Science and Engineering Office: Terman 413 | Phone: 650-725-1632 | Fax: 650-723-1614 Email: rkatila @ stanford.edu

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Research Interests

My research lies in the intersection of technology, innovation, and strategy. I study innovation strategies that enable organizations to discover, develop and commercialize technologies, with the ultimate objective of understanding what makes established technology-based firms successful at introducing innovation. To answer this question, I conduct research on two interrelated streams: (1) strategies that help firms leverage their existing resources (leverage stream), and (2) strategies through which these firms can acquire new resources (acquisition stream) to create innovation.

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Stream 1: Leveraging existing resources

• Katila, R. 2002. New Product Search Over Time: Past Ideas in their Prime? Academy of Management Journal, 45(5): 995-1010.
• Katila, R., & Ahuja, G. 2002. Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introductions. Academy of Management Journal, 45(6): 1183-1194.
• Katila, R., & Shane, S. 2005. When Does Lack of Resources Make New Firms Innovative? Academy of Management Journal, 48(5): 814-829.
• Chen, E., & Katila, R. 2008. Rival Interpretations of Balancing Exploration and Exploitation: Simultaneous or Sequential? Blackwell Handbook on Technology and Innovation Management: 197-214.
• Katila, R., & Chen, E. 2009. Effects of Search Timing on Product Innovation: The Value of Not Being In Sync. In press, Administrative Science Quarterly.

Stream 2: Acquiring new resources

• Ahuja, G., & Katila, R. 2001. Technological Acquisitions and the Innovation Performance of Acquiring Firms: A Longitudinal Study. Strategic Management Journal, 22(3): 197-220.
• Katila, R., & Mang, P. 2003. Exploiting Technological Opportunities: The Timing of Collaborations. Research Policy, 32(2):317-332.
• Ahuja, G., & Katila, R. 2004. Where Do Resources Come From? The Role of Idiosyncratic Situations. Strategic Management Journal, 25(8-9): 887-907.
• Katila, R., Rosenberger, J. & Eisenhardt, K. 2008. Swimming with Sharks: Technology Ventures, Defense Mechanisms, and Corporate Relationships. Administrative Science Quarterly, 53(2): 295-332.
  

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