Madeline King Kneeland
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I am an Assistant Professor in Management at Babson College. My research interests include: social networks, network dynamics, innovation, organizational theory, and strategic management.
My dissertation examined how network churn, the dynamic process of adding and removing ties from one’s network, unfolds over time to affect individual performance. I study these dynamic processes in the context of a large U.S. based corporate law firm, with implications for other professional service firms and knowledge intensive industries.
I am also interested in questions surrounding innovation, and particularly unusual technologies. In a recent paper (with Melissa Schilling and Barak Aharonson, (Organization Science, 2020), I look at the cognitive search processes individuals use to explore uncharted areas of the technological landscape. We propose and find support for three processes: distant recombination, scientific reasoning, and long search paths that enable inventors to create outlier patents that are technologically distant from pre-existing patents.
Open access: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/pdf/10.1287/orsc.2019.1328
I earned my Ph.D. in Management & Organizations from NYU's Stern School of Business. Before the doctoral program, I worked for Goodman Research Group (Cambridge, Massachusetts), where I conducted research on and evaluation of educational programs for clients, including LEGO, Discovery Channel, and NASA. I graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology (with Honors) and Art History. I also played for the Williams Basketball team.
I am an Assistant Professor in Management at Babson College. My research interests include: social networks, network dynamics, innovation, organizational theory, and strategic management.
My dissertation examined how network churn, the dynamic process of adding and removing ties from one’s network, unfolds over time to affect individual performance. I study these dynamic processes in the context of a large U.S. based corporate law firm, with implications for other professional service firms and knowledge intensive industries.
I am also interested in questions surrounding innovation, and particularly unusual technologies. In a recent paper (with Melissa Schilling and Barak Aharonson, (Organization Science, 2020), I look at the cognitive search processes individuals use to explore uncharted areas of the technological landscape. We propose and find support for three processes: distant recombination, scientific reasoning, and long search paths that enable inventors to create outlier patents that are technologically distant from pre-existing patents.
Open access: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/pdf/10.1287/orsc.2019.1328
I earned my Ph.D. in Management & Organizations from NYU's Stern School of Business. Before the doctoral program, I worked for Goodman Research Group (Cambridge, Massachusetts), where I conducted research on and evaluation of educational programs for clients, including LEGO, Discovery Channel, and NASA. I graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology (with Honors) and Art History. I also played for the Williams Basketball team.