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Vadake Narayanan, PhD

Deloitte Touche Jones Stubbs Professor, Professor

Management

Headshot of Vadake Narayanan
Contact:
215.895.6763
vkn22@drexel.edu

Gerri C. LeBow Hall 622

Areas of Expertise

  • Cognition and Strategy
  • Organization Design
  • Implementing Strategies
  • Managing Innovation
  • Strategic Management

Selected Works

Articles

Narayanan, V.K., Yang, Yi, and DeCarolis, Donna, The Relationship between Portfolio Diversification and Firm Value: The Evidence from Corporate Venture Capital Activity. Strategic Management Journal 35 (Forthcoming):1993-2011.

Narayanan, V.K., and Chen, Tianxu, Research on Technology Standards: Accomplishments and Challenges. Research Policy 41 (Forthcoming):1357-1374.

Ma, Dali, Narayanan, V.K., Liu, Chuanren, and Fakharizadi, Ehsan, Boundary Salience: The Interactive Effect of Organizational Status Distance and Geographical Proximity on Coauthorship Tie Formation. Social Networks 63 (Jul 2020):162-173.

Narayanan, V.K., Chen, Tianxu, and Chen, Lihong, Battle On the Wrong Field? Entrant Type, Dominant Designs, and Technology Exit. Strategic Management Journal 38 (Dec 2017):2579-98.

Narayanan, V.K., Zane, Lee, and Kemmerer, B, The Cognitive Perspective in Strategy: An Integrative Review. Journal of Management 37 (Jan 2011):305-351.

Douglas, Frank, Narayanan, V.K., Mitchell, Lisa, and Litan, Robert, The case for Entrepreneurship in R&D in the pharmaceutical industry. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 9 (Sep 2010):1-8.

Narayanan, V.K., Yang, Yi, and Zahra, S, Corporate venturing and value creation: A review and proposed framework. Research Policy 38 (Feb 2009):58-76.

Books

Narayanan, V.K., and O’Connor, Gina, Encyclopedia on Technology and Innovation Management. UK: John Wiley, (Forthcoming).

Narayanan, V.K., Managing Technology and Innovation for Competitive Advantage. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Longman, (2001).

Chapters

Narayanan, V.K., and Fahey, Liam, “Invention and Navigation as Contrasting Metaphors for the Pathways to the Future.” Scenarios for the Future, Ed. Tsoukas and Shepherd. London: Blackwell, (2004): .

Grants

Fulbright Nehru Award (CIES) $20,000 Jan 2016.

Awards

2015 Fulbright Nehru Award (Fulbright)

Service

Journal of Strategy & management – Member (2022–Present)
Project Leadership and Society – Member (2022–Present)
Project Leadership and Society – Member (2021)
Journal of Strategy & management – Member (2020–2021)
Journal of Strategy & Management – Member (2019)
IJPM – Advisory Board Member (2018)
Strategy & management – Advisory Board Member (2018)
Journal of Strategy & Management – Member (2017)
Sage Series on Methodology – Editor (2017)