College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor of Business Administration and
John Georges Chair of Technology Management and Strategy

Ph.D., Economics, SUNY at Buffalo, 1994
M.A., Economics, SUNY at Buffalo, 1990
M.A., Economics, Bombay University, 1988
B.A., Economics, Bombay University, 1986

John Georges Chair of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Illinois, 2007 - Present
Director, Innovation and Technology Management Initiatives, UIUC, 2007 - Present
Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2007 - Present
Scholar-in-Residence, Academy of Entrepreneurial Leadership, UIUC, 2007-2009
BioBEL Faculty, Institute of Genomic Biology, UIUC, 2006-2009
James F. Towey Faculty Fellow, UIUC, 2005-2007
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2003-2007
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2001-2003
Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Central Florida, 1995-2001
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994-1995
Instructor, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1992-1995

Agarwal, R., Ganco, M. , Ziedonis, R. Forthcoming. Reputations for Toughness in Patent Enforcement: Implications for Knowledge Spillovers via Inventor Mobility. Strategic Management Journal

Agarwal, R., Croson, R., Mahoney, J. Forthcoming. The Role of Incentives and Communication in Strategic Alliances: An Experimental Investigation. Strategic Management Journal

Agarwal, R., Helfat, C. 2009. Strategic Renewal of Organizations. Organization Science, 20: 281-293

Franco, A., Sarkar, M., Agarwal, R., Echambadi, R. 2009. Swift and Smart: The Moderating Effects of Technological Capabilities on the Market Pioneering —Firm Survival Relationship. Management Science, 55: 1842-1860

Ganco, M. , Agarwal, R. 2009. Performance Differentials between Diversifying Entrants and Entrepreneurial Start-Ups over the Industry Life Cycle: A Complexity Approach. Academy of Management Review, 34: 228-252

Teaches business policy and strategy, innovation and technology management,

Research interests focus on the implications of entrepreneurship and innovation for industry and firm evolution. Recent projects examine knowledge transfer through employee entrepreneurship, experience-based advantages in new product markets, and the influence of dynamic knowledge-based capabilities on firm performance.