Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation
2024 Annual Conference
Schedule
Thursday, May 30, 2024: Community Day Celebrating Anita McGahan
11:15 am – 12:30 pm Registration & Lunch
12:40 pm – 12:45 pm Community Day Introduction – Manuela Hoehn-Weiss (Oregon State)
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm PANEL 1: Global Health and Innovation for Emerging Markets
Panelists: Jillian Chown (Northwestern), Nel Dutt (Bocconi), Keyvan Vakili (LBS)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm PANEL 2: Private Entrepreneurship in the Public Interest
Panelists: Ilze Kivleniece (INSEAD), Peter Klein (Baylor), Leandro Pongeluppe (Wharton)
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Break
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm PANEL 3: Core Strategy
Panelists: Raffaele Conti (ESSEC), Jeff Furman (Boston U), Brian Silverman (Toronto)
5:30 pm – 5:35 pm Pre-dinner announcements
5:35 pm – 6:00 pm Break
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Reception Honoring Anita McGahan
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Transportation to Restaurant (Edera Italian Eatery)
7:30 pm Dinner (Faculty Only)
Friday, May 31, 2024: CCC Doctoral Conference
8:30 am -- 8:35 am Welcome & Opening Remarks – Nick Argyres & Samina Karim
8:35 am – 10:10 am Session 1: Organization Design
Xule Lin (Imperial): Rethinking Organizational Design: Governance of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
Shun Yiu (Wharton): Algorithmic Governance: Formal Authority Delegation and Heterogenous Response Among Exchange Partners
Yong In Choi (Georgia Tech): Hidden Power in Formalized Structures: The Case of University F&A Rates
Yon Kwon (Wisconsin): Designing Hierarchy as an Outline for Organizational Learning
Madison Singell (Stanford): The Structure of Divergent Causal Narratives in Organizations
Discussant: Janet Bercovitz (Colorado)
Chair: Aseem Kaul (Minnesota)
10:10 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:50 am Session 2: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Yeojin Kim (UNC): Founder Knowledge, Hiring, and Innovation
Atticus Peterson (HBS): Entrepreneurial Learning and Strategic Timing
Diego Jannace (Bocconi): Curbing the Addition Bias: Scientific Approaches and the Propensity to Subtract in Entrepreneurial Ideas Development
Hilary Ahn (UNC): Venturing Through Time: Navigating the Shifts in Growth and Profitability Emphases of Ventures and Venture Capitals
Discussant: PK Toh (Texas)
Chair: Brian Silverman (Toronto)
11:50 am – 12:00 pm President’s Address – Samina Karim
12:00 pm – 1:10 pm Lunch
1:10 pm – 2:30 pm Session 3: Artificial Intelligence & Digital Firms
Gabriel Cavalli (Toronto): How Scientific Organizations Adapt to Advances in Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of AlphaFold1
Luca Gius (MIT): Commercializing Contrarian Ideas: Evidence from Artificial Intelligence
Ahmadreza Mostajabi (LBS): Competition Beyond Size: Impact of Market Heterogeneity on Competition and Innovation Dynamics in Platform Markets
Jingya You (Illinois): When Startups Acquire Startups: Insights from a Negative Shock to Venture Scaling
Discussant: Daniel Keum (Columbia)
Chair: Isin Guler (North Carolina)
2:30 pm – 2:55 pm Break
2:55 pm – 4:15 pm Session 4: Alliances, Partnerships & Networks
Hugo Leenders (Colorado): Reputations, Bargaining Power, and the Sharks Dilemma
Dana Jongyoun Baek (INSEAD): Alliance Portfolio Design Perspective: How Mirrored Structure of Technological Interdependencies and Interorganizational Partnership Networks Influence Incumbent Innovation
Andrew Foley (Cornell): Honor Among Thieves: Vulnerable Network Positions, Norms of Reciprocity, and IPO Rates in the Biotechnology Sector
Aparajita Agarwal (Wharton): Intermediating for Social Impact: Strategic Trade-offs for Digital Platforms and Local Agents
Discussant: Francisco Polidoro (Texas)
Chair: Sonali Shah (Illinois)
4:15 pm – 4.40 pm Break
4:40 pm – 6:00 pm Session 5: Knowledge Diffusion
Paul Bliot (HEC): How Scientific Retractions Affect the Production and Diffusion of Knowledge
Saqib Mumtaz (Berkeley): Lost in Translation? Science Communication and the Commercial Diffusion of Ideas
Yotam Sofer (CBS): Exploring the Role of Social Media in the Diffusion of Economic Research
Larisa C. Cioaca (Duke): Experimenting with High Tech: The Role of Government R&D Contracts
Discussant: Vibha Gaba (INSEAD)
Chair: Henry Sauermann (ESMT)
6:05 pm – 6:30 pm CCC Olympics – Aseem Kaul and Mahka Moeen
6:45 pm Dinner at the 3rd Floor Atrium of Knight/Bauer Hall
Saturday, June 1, 2024: CCC Doctoral Conference (continued)
8:30 am – 9:50 am Session 6: Human Capital
Mariana Oseguera (Toronto): Tearing the Paper Ceiling: Moving to a Skill-Based Hiring Approach?
Farzam Boroomand (Minnesota): Children Left Behind: Charter Schools and the Privatization of Public Education in the US
Uzay Sezer (Bocconi): Eyes on the Clock: CEO Long-Term Payments and Executive Departure
Justine Boudou (HBS): Competing for Scientific Talent: Industry vs. Academia
Xina Li (INSEAD): Wading into Murky Waters: Reactive Integration of ESG Goals in CEO Pay
Discussant: Sekou Bermiss (North Carolina)
Chair: David Tan (U. of Washington)
9:50 am – 10:10 am Break
10:10 am – 11:30 am Session 7: Race, Gender, Politics & Young Firms
Yiyeng Zeng (UCLA): Heterogeneity and Mechanisms in Navigating Racial Bias in the Sharing Economy
Brandon Freiberg (Columbia): Political Polarization and Regional Start-Up Success: Evidence from the Election of Donald Trump
Beril Yacinkaya (Maryland): Discussion of Social Factors on Job Postings Before & After IPO
Susie Choe (Michigan): Cultural Brokers as Appreciators or Appropriators: How Identity Shapes Perceptions of Value Creation and Capture
Discussant: Chris Liu (Oregon)
Chair: Rajshree Agarwal (Maryland)
11:30 am – 11:55 pm Break
11:55 am – 1:15 pm Session 8: Industry Evolution & Competition
Tom (Hee Yeul) Kwon (USC): Spillover Effect of Technology Failure in Nascent Industries: LiDAR vs. Camera in Autonomous Vehicle Industry
Jong Sik Chung (Texas): Automation and Knowledge Production: Diversity of Knowledge Inputs as a Driver of the Automation Tradeoff
Alfonso Amaral (CMU): The Cascading and (Potentially) Lingering Impacts of Protectionist Industrial Policies to International Trade Partners
Weikun Yang (Michigan): Interdependencies in Resource Allocation in the Airline Industry during COVID
Discussant: Megan Lawrence (Vanderbilt)
Chair: Juan Alcacer (HBS)
1:20 pm Closing Remarks – Nick Argyres & Samina Karim