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Academic Background
B.A., Economics and Political Science, Claremont McKenna College
M.B.A., Strategic Management, University of Washington
Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Washington

Research Specialties

• Strategic alliances
• Entrepreneurial strategy
• Technology commercialization
• Technology and innovation management

Current Research

• Strategic alliances and new venture performance
• Angel investors
• Legitimacy and institutional pressures in emerging industries

Major Works

• “What Drives New Ventures to Internationalize from Emerging Economies to Developed Economies,” Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Mike W. Peng, David L. Deeds. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 32(1), January 2008.
• “An Examination of the Antecedents of Equity and Non-Equity Investments in US Biotechnology Firms by Foreign and Domestic Corporate Partners,” Joseph Coombs, Shreeram Mudambi and David Deeds. The Journal of Business Venturing 21(4), July 2006.
• "The impact of industry and organizational legitimacy on the flow of capital into high technology new ventures, " David L. Deeds, Paul Mang and Mike Frandsen. Strategic Organization 2(1), February 2004.
•  “Exploration and exploitation alliances in biotechnology: A system of new product development,” Frank Rothaermel and David L. Deeds.  The Strategic Management Journal 25(3), March 2004
• "The Impact of Stocks and Flows of Organizational Knowledge on Firm Performance: an empirical investigation of the biotechnology industry," Dona DeCarolis and David L. Deeds. The  Strategic Management Journal. 20(10), October 1999.
• "An examination of  social embeddedness as a deterrent to opportunistic action in a research alliance," David L. Deeds and Charles W. L. Hill. Journal of Business Venturing,  14(2), December 1999.
• "The Impact of Firm Specific Capabilities on the Amount of Capital Raised in an Initial Public Offering: Evidence From the Biotechnology Industry," David L. Deeds, Dona DeCarolis and  Joseph Coombs. Journal of Business Venturing,  12(1), January 1997.  
• "Strategic Alliances and the Rate of New Product Development: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial  Biotechnology Firms," David L. Deeds and Charles W. L. Hill.  Journal of Business Venturing,  January 1996.

Significant Scholarly Honors
• The 1996 Michael H. Mescon Best Empirical Paper Award from The Entrepreneurship Division Of The National Academy of Management.
• 1997 NASDAQ Fellow in Capital Formation. A three month fellowship studying capital formation for small and emerging business with The  Senate Small Business  Committee.
• 1998 Best Paper Award from Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
• 2000 Fast Company Award for the Best Paper on High Growth Firms at The Toronto Academy of Management Meetings
• 2002 Swedish School of Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
• 2008 Haniel Fellowship at Humboldt University in Berlin
• 2010 Chair of  The Entrepreneurship Interest Group of The Strategic Management Society

Board Memberships
• Editorial Board Member of The Journal of Business Venturing  (1999 – 2005, 2009 – present)
• Editorial Board Member of  Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (2000 – present)
• Editorial Board Member of Journal of Management Studies (2007 – present)