The unifying element of strategy research is a focus on explaining and predicting interfirm-performance differentials. To answer this critical question, researchers draw on disciplines like economics and sociology. At Georgia Tech the study of strategic management is interdisciplinary and integrative (providing focus in the areas of technology and innovation management, entrepreneurship and international management).

Current Teaching and Research Topics
• Economics of Innovation
• Engineering Entrepreneurship
• Industrial Organization
• Intellectual Property
• International Business/Economics
• Legal Environment of Business
• Management of Innovation and New Technologies
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Strategic Alliances and Technology Licensing
• Strategic Interaction in High-Tech Industry
• Technology Innovation Management
• University - Industry Technology Transfer

*Area Coordinator for Strategic Management
Marie Thursby

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