Articles:
"Bound and Collapse Bayesian Reject Inference for Credit Scoring - forthcoming", Journal of the Operational Research Society (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Startups by recent university graduates and their faculty: Implications for university entrepreneurship policy", Research Policy, May 2012, vol. 41, n° 4, pp. 663-677 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian, S. Braguinsky).
"More than a Dummy: The Probability of Failure, Survival and Acquisition of Private Firms in Financial Distress", European Management Review, 2012, vol. 9, n° 1 (in coll. with J. K. Winter).
"Stars and Misfits: Self-Employment and Labor Market Frictions", Management Science, November 2011, vol. 57, n° 11, pp. 1999-2017 (in coll. with P. Thompson, J. Chen).
"Entrepreneurs: Jacks of all Trades or Hobos?", Research Policy, June 2011, vol. 40, n° 5, pp. 637-649 (in coll. with P. Thompson).
"Entrepreneurs Seeking Gains: Profit Motives and Risk Aversion in Inventors' Commercialization Decisions", Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2010, vol. 19, n° 4, pp. 863-888 (in coll. with K. L. Simons).
"Calibration Accuracy of a Judgmental Process that Predicts the Commercial Success of New Product Ideas", Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, October 2007, vol. 20, n° 4, pp. 381-403 (in coll. with D. Koehler).
"Inventor Perseverance after Being Told to Quit: The Role of Cognitive Biases", Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, July 2007, vol. 20, n° 3, pp. 253-272 (in coll. with S.A. Jeffrey, G. Adomdza).
"The Effectiveness of Simple Decision Heuristics: Forecasting Commercial Success for Early-Stage Ventures", Management Science, March 2006, vol. 52, n° 3, pp. 395-409 (in coll. with S. Elhedhli).
"Opportunity Knocks", Research Policy, 2005, vol. 34, n° 9, pp. 1404-1418 (in coll. with K. Dahlin).
"Predictors of the Survival of Innovations", Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2005, vol. 22, pp. 322-335 (in coll. with J. Michela).
"The Winner's Curse of Human Capital", Small Business Economics, 2005 (in coll. with I Bernhardt).
"Key Success Factors for Technological Entrepreneurs R&D Projects", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2004, vol. 51, n° 3, pp. 314-321.
"Sunk Costs and the Depth and Probability of Technology Adoption", Journal of Industrial Economics, 2004, vol. 52, n° 3, pp. 381-399.
"Start-Up Financing, Owner Characteristics and Survival", Journal of Economics and Business, 2003, vol. 55, n° 4, pp. 303-320 (in coll. with I. Bernhardt).
"How to Deal with Missing Categorical Data: Test of a Simple Bayesian Method", Organizational Research Methods, 2003, vol. 6, n° 3, pp. 309-327 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"The Return to Independent Invention: Evidence of Risk Seeking, Extreme Optimism or Skewness-Loving?", Economic Journal, 2003, vol. 484, n° 113, pp. 226-239.
"Assessing the Commercial Viability of New Ventures", Canadian Investment Review, Spring 2003, pp. 18-25.
"Assessing Start-up Business Risk", Journal of Credit Risk, May-June 2002, pp. 29-31 (in coll. with S. J. Hucal).
"Non-Capital Investment Costs and the Adoption of CAD and CNC in the U.S. metalworking Industries", RAND Journal of Economics, 2002, vol. 33, n° 4, pp. 672-688.
"Assessing Start-up Business Risk", Oxford Analytica, 2001.
"Profitable Advice: The Value of Information Provided by Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2001, vol. 10, n° 1, pp. 45-72 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"Calculating the Expectation and Variance of the Present Value for a Random Profit Stream of Uncertain Duration", Engineering and Process Economics, 2000, vol. 45, n° 4, pp. 339-349 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"The Social Rate of Return to Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", Engineering and Process Economics, 1999, vol. 44, n° 4, pp. 348-61 (in coll. with I. Bernhardt).
"Basic Statistics on the Success Rate and Profits for Independent Inventors", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1998, vol. 23, n° 2, pp. 41-48.
"The Effect of Management and Social Interaction on the Intra-Firm Diffusion of Electronic Mail Systems", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1995, vol. 42, n° 4, pp. 319-331.
Chapters in collective books:
"The Returns to Entrepreneurship", in The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance, D. Cummins (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 45-108.
"Universities, Entrepreneurship and Regional Local Development", in Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, M. Fritsch (ed.), Edward Elgar, 2011, pp. 252-333 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"The International Diffusion of Computer Aided Design", in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technologies; Models, case studies and forecasts of diffusion, R.U. Ayres, W. Haywood, I. Tchijov. (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 1992, pp. 171-196.
"Computer Aided Design", in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, The past, the present and the future, R.U. Ayres, W. Haywood, M.E. Merchant, J. Ranta, J. Warnecke. (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 1992, pp 83-96.
Published proceedings:
"Student startups and local economic development", DRUID Conference, Londres, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Student startups and local economic development", Conference on The Organization of Economics and Policy of Scientific Research, Turin, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Canadian Economic Association, Vancouver, 2010 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, Vancouver, 2010 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Preferences for Skew", Royal Economic Society, Surrey, 2010 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", European Economic Association Conference, Barcelone, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", EARIE Conference, Ljubjana, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Preferences for Skew", EARIE Conference, Ljubjana, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Preferences for Skew", DRUID Conference, Copenhagen, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Preferences for Skew", 67th Conference of the International Atlantic Economic Society, Rome, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Entrepreneurs Seeking Gains: Rational Motives in the Commercialization Decisions of Inventors", Academy of Management Conference, 2009 (in coll. with K. Simons).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual REER Conference, Atlanta, Atlanta, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Society for Economic Dynamics Conference, Cambridge, MA, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Canadian Economics Association, 42nd Annual Meeting, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Stars and Misfits: A Theory of Occupational Choice", 6th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, Arlington, 2008 (in coll. with J. Chen, P. Thompson).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual REER Conference, Atlanta, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Maximum Likelihood Approach to Reject Inference", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2005, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control IX (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Key Success Factors for the Commercialization of Early-Stage R&D Projects", Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Halifax, 2003, vol. Proceedings, Vol. 24.
"Mathematical Approaches to Credit Risk Management", Conference Proceedings, Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, 2003, vol. Mathematical Approaches to Credit Risk Management (in coll. with P. Beling, D. Hand, B. Oliver and L. B. Thomas (Eds.)).
"Economic Analysis of R&D Projects: Real Option versus NPV Valuation Revisited", Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Winnipeg, 2002, vol. Proceedings, Vol. 23 (in coll. with F. Pries, A. Obeidi).
"Business Failure Prediction: Application of Fuzzy Variable Coding", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2001, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control VII (in coll. with B. Shahbaba).
"The Economic Value of Reject Inference in Credit Scoring", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2001, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control VII (in coll. with G. Chen).
"The Impact of Intangible Assets and Financial Distress on Acquistion Probability and Price", Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop,, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, 2001, pp. pp. 9-29. (in coll. with M. Johanssen, A. MacKay).
"The Statistical Accuracy of a Process to Evaluate, Ex Ante, the Ex Post Commercial Success of Inventions", 20th annual Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 1999, vol. Entrepreneurship: Peaks and Valleys (in coll. with G. Sampson).
"The Impact of Owner/Enterpreneurs Knowledge and Human Capital on the Survival of New Small Firms", CISTEMA Conference, Copenhagen, 1999, vol. Mobilizing Knowledge in Technology Management, pp. pp. 811-833 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Profitable Advice: The Value of Information Provided by Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", 13th Annual Conference, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 1999, vol. Sailing the Entrepreneurial Wave of the 21st Century, pp. pp. 59-73 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"Self-Selection and Bank Loans: Screening of Entrepreneurial Ventures", 27th Annual Conference, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1999, vol. Managing the Digital Frontier, Vol. 20, No. 25,, pp. pp. 24-33..
Working papers:
"Startups by Recent University Graduates versus their Faculty - Implications for University Entrepreneurship Policy", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Stars and Misfits: A Theory of Occupational Choice", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with J. Chen, P. Thompson).
"Bound and Collapse Bayesian Reject Inference for Credit Scoring", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Preference for Skew", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Entrepreneurial Perseverance - The Role of Personality and Cognition in Determining Commercialization Efforts and Commercialization Success", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with G. Adomdza).
"Teamwork ant the Commercialization of Ideas", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"The Diffusion of Complementary Technologies: An Empirical Test", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with M. Colombo, G. Battisti).
Date of arrival at HEC Paris: 2008
Centers of interest
Entrepreneurship.
management of innovation.
technological change.
Research and publications
Articles:
"Bound and Collapse Bayesian Reject Inference for Credit Scoring - forthcoming", Journal of the Operational Research Society (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Startups by recent university graduates and their faculty: Implications for university entrepreneurship policy", Research Policy, May 2012, vol. 41, n° 4, pp. 663-677 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian, S. Braguinsky).
"More than a Dummy: The Probability of Failure, Survival and Acquisition of Private Firms in Financial Distress", European Management Review, 2012, vol. 9, n° 1 (in coll. with J. K. Winter).
"Stars and Misfits: Self-Employment and Labor Market Frictions", Management Science, November 2011, vol. 57, n° 11, pp. 1999-2017 (in coll. with P. Thompson, J. Chen).
"Entrepreneurs: Jacks of all Trades or Hobos?", Research Policy, June 2011, vol. 40, n° 5, pp. 637-649 (in coll. with P. Thompson).
"Entrepreneurs Seeking Gains: Profit Motives and Risk Aversion in Inventors' Commercialization Decisions", Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2010, vol. 19, n° 4, pp. 863-888 (in coll. with K. L. Simons).
"Calibration Accuracy of a Judgmental Process that Predicts the Commercial Success of New Product Ideas", Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, October 2007, vol. 20, n° 4, pp. 381-403 (in coll. with D. Koehler).
"Inventor Perseverance after Being Told to Quit: The Role of Cognitive Biases", Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, July 2007, vol. 20, n° 3, pp. 253-272 (in coll. with S.A. Jeffrey, G. Adomdza).
"The Effectiveness of Simple Decision Heuristics: Forecasting Commercial Success for Early-Stage Ventures", Management Science, March 2006, vol. 52, n° 3, pp. 395-409 (in coll. with S. Elhedhli).
"Opportunity Knocks", Research Policy, 2005, vol. 34, n° 9, pp. 1404-1418 (in coll. with K. Dahlin).
"Predictors of the Survival of Innovations", Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2005, vol. 22, pp. 322-335 (in coll. with J. Michela).
"The Winner's Curse of Human Capital", Small Business Economics, 2005 (in coll. with I Bernhardt).
"Key Success Factors for Technological Entrepreneurs R&D Projects", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2004, vol. 51, n° 3, pp. 314-321.
"Sunk Costs and the Depth and Probability of Technology Adoption", Journal of Industrial Economics, 2004, vol. 52, n° 3, pp. 381-399.
"Start-Up Financing, Owner Characteristics and Survival", Journal of Economics and Business, 2003, vol. 55, n° 4, pp. 303-320 (in coll. with I. Bernhardt).
"How to Deal with Missing Categorical Data: Test of a Simple Bayesian Method", Organizational Research Methods, 2003, vol. 6, n° 3, pp. 309-327 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"The Return to Independent Invention: Evidence of Risk Seeking, Extreme Optimism or Skewness-Loving?", Economic Journal, 2003, vol. 484, n° 113, pp. 226-239.
"Assessing the Commercial Viability of New Ventures", Canadian Investment Review, Spring 2003, pp. 18-25.
"Assessing Start-up Business Risk", Journal of Credit Risk, May-June 2002, pp. 29-31 (in coll. with S. J. Hucal).
"Non-Capital Investment Costs and the Adoption of CAD and CNC in the U.S. metalworking Industries", RAND Journal of Economics, 2002, vol. 33, n° 4, pp. 672-688.
"Assessing Start-up Business Risk", Oxford Analytica, 2001.
"Profitable Advice: The Value of Information Provided by Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2001, vol. 10, n° 1, pp. 45-72 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"Calculating the Expectation and Variance of the Present Value for a Random Profit Stream of Uncertain Duration", Engineering and Process Economics, 2000, vol. 45, n° 4, pp. 339-349 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"The Social Rate of Return to Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", Engineering and Process Economics, 1999, vol. 44, n° 4, pp. 348-61 (in coll. with I. Bernhardt).
"Basic Statistics on the Success Rate and Profits for Independent Inventors", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1998, vol. 23, n° 2, pp. 41-48.
"The Effect of Management and Social Interaction on the Intra-Firm Diffusion of Electronic Mail Systems", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1995, vol. 42, n° 4, pp. 319-331.
Chapters in collective books:
"The Returns to Entrepreneurship", in The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance, D. Cummins (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 45-108.
"Universities, Entrepreneurship and Regional Local Development", in Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, M. Fritsch (ed.), Edward Elgar, 2011, pp. 252-333 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"The International Diffusion of Computer Aided Design", in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technologies; Models, case studies and forecasts of diffusion, R.U. Ayres, W. Haywood, I. Tchijov. (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 1992, pp. 171-196.
"Computer Aided Design", in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, The past, the present and the future, R.U. Ayres, W. Haywood, M.E. Merchant, J. Ranta, J. Warnecke. (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 1992, pp 83-96.
Published proceedings:
"Student startups and local economic development", DRUID Conference, Londres, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Student startups and local economic development", Conference on The Organization of Economics and Policy of Scientific Research, Turin, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Canadian Economic Association, Vancouver, 2010 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, Vancouver, 2010 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Preferences for Skew", Royal Economic Society, Surrey, 2010 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", European Economic Association Conference, Barcelone, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", EARIE Conference, Ljubjana, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Preferences for Skew", EARIE Conference, Ljubjana, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Preferences for Skew", DRUID Conference, Copenhagen, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Preferences for Skew", 67th Conference of the International Atlantic Economic Society, Rome, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Entrepreneurs Seeking Gains: Rational Motives in the Commercialization Decisions of Inventors", Academy of Management Conference, 2009 (in coll. with K. Simons).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual REER Conference, Atlanta, Atlanta, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Society for Economic Dynamics Conference, Cambridge, MA, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", Canadian Economics Association, 42nd Annual Meeting, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Stars and Misfits: A Theory of Occupational Choice", 6th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, Arlington, 2008 (in coll. with J. Chen, P. Thompson).
"Entrepreneurship, Teamwork and the Commercialization of Ideas", 8th Annual REER Conference, Atlanta, 2008 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"Maximum Likelihood Approach to Reject Inference", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2005, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control IX (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Key Success Factors for the Commercialization of Early-Stage R&D Projects", Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Halifax, 2003, vol. Proceedings, Vol. 24.
"Mathematical Approaches to Credit Risk Management", Conference Proceedings, Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery, 2003, vol. Mathematical Approaches to Credit Risk Management (in coll. with P. Beling, D. Hand, B. Oliver and L. B. Thomas (Eds.)).
"Economic Analysis of R&D Projects: Real Option versus NPV Valuation Revisited", Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Winnipeg, 2002, vol. Proceedings, Vol. 23 (in coll. with F. Pries, A. Obeidi).
"Business Failure Prediction: Application of Fuzzy Variable Coding", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2001, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control VII (in coll. with B. Shahbaba).
"The Economic Value of Reject Inference in Credit Scoring", Credit Scoring and Credit Control Conference, 2001, vol. Credit Scoring and Credit Control VII (in coll. with G. Chen).
"The Impact of Intangible Assets and Financial Distress on Acquistion Probability and Price", Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop,, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, 2001, pp. pp. 9-29. (in coll. with M. Johanssen, A. MacKay).
"The Statistical Accuracy of a Process to Evaluate, Ex Ante, the Ex Post Commercial Success of Inventions", 20th annual Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 1999, vol. Entrepreneurship: Peaks and Valleys (in coll. with G. Sampson).
"The Impact of Owner/Enterpreneurs Knowledge and Human Capital on the Survival of New Small Firms", CISTEMA Conference, Copenhagen, 1999, vol. Mobilizing Knowledge in Technology Management, pp. pp. 811-833 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Profitable Advice: The Value of Information Provided by Canadas Inventors Assistance Program", 13th Annual Conference, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 1999, vol. Sailing the Entrepreneurial Wave of the 21st Century, pp. pp. 59-73 (in coll. with Y. Gerchak).
"Self-Selection and Bank Loans: Screening of Entrepreneurial Ventures", 27th Annual Conference, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, 1999, vol. Managing the Digital Frontier, Vol. 20, No. 25,, pp. pp. 24-33..
Working papers:
"Startups by Recent University Graduates versus their Faculty - Implications for University Entrepreneurship Policy", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with N. Bazzazian).
"Stars and Misfits: A Theory of Occupational Choice", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with J. Chen, P. Thompson).
"Bound and Collapse Bayesian Reject Inference for Credit Scoring", Mimeo, 2010 (in coll. with G. Chen).
"Preference for Skew", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with L. Santos-Pinto, J. Mata).
"Entrepreneurial Perseverance - The Role of Personality and Cognition in Determining Commercialization Efforts and Commercialization Success", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with G. Adomdza).
"Teamwork ant the Commercialization of Ideas", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with C. Serrano).
"The Diffusion of Complementary Technologies: An Empirical Test", Mimeo, 2009 (in coll. with M. Colombo, G. Battisti).
Main courses taught at HEC
High Tech Entrepreneurship
Managing Innovation
CURSUS
1994 Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
1989 Licentiate of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Suède.
1986 Master of Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Suède.
Other academic activities
External academic responsibility:
Cross-appointed Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 2006-0.
Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 2003-0.
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, 2001-2003.
Visiting Professor, Management of Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2001-2002.
(September-November) Visiting Professor, Entrepreneurship, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, 2001-0.
(January-August) Visiting Professor, Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, 2001-0.
Tenured at University of Waterloo, 2000-0.
Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon Census Research Data Center, The Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1997-2000.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1995-0.
Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, 1994-0.
Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, 1995-2001.
Lecturer, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1994-0.
(Summer) Visiting Scientist, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg (YSSP program), 1998-0.
Scientific activities
Membership of scientific or professional organisation:
Member of selection committee, Canadian Young Entrepreneur Award.
Member, American Economic Association.
Editorial activities:
Referee for several conferences : Administrative Association of Canada, TIM Division, 2000-2005, Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, TIM Division, 1995, 1996, 1999-2005, CCSBE/CCPME conference proceedings 2005.
Referee: Management Science, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Industry and Innovation.
Associate Editor, European Management Review.
Associate Editor, Industrial and Corporate Change.
Reviewer, Canada Research Chairs Program, Government of Canada.
Member, Editorial Board, Credit Risk international.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Review Panel.
Academic Reviewer of Grant Applications, Materials and Manufacturing Ontario.
Chief Academic Review Officer, TIM Division, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Honor distinction:
2007 Currently listed in top 5th percentile of downloaded working papers at Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com), the network comprising 123,500 papers and 78,600 authors..
2003 Best Paper: Administrative Association of Canada, Technology and Innovation Management Division..
2001 National Award: 2nd place - Most Promising Technology, Awarded by the Innovations Foundation, University of Toronto, Canada..
1999 Best Paper, Runner Up: Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference.
1995 2000 - National Award: NSERC/SSHRC/CIBC Associate Chair in Management of Technological Change..
1991 1994 - National Scholarship: Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation for Research in the Social Sciences, Sweden..
1991 National Scholarship: The Sweden-America Foundation..
1989 Scholarship: The Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, Sweden, 10 year Jubilee Stipend..
1988 National Scholarship: The Swedish Natural Science Research Council..
1988 Scholarship: Arvid Lindmans Memorial Foundation, Sweden..