My primary research interest is innovation. This interest is motivated by, and informed by, a prior career developing missile guidance systems for Hughes Aircraft Company. The research takes two forms, entrepreneurship and corporate R&D, which are complementary in generating growth.
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Routines
- Knott, Anne Marie, (2020) Learning in Chains and What We Can Learn From It in (L. Argote & J. Levine, eds), Oxford University Press. The Oxford Handbook of Group and Organizational Learning
- Knott, Anne Marie and Scott Turner (2019), An Innovation Theory of Headquarters Value in Multibusiness Firms, 30(1): 19-39 Organization Science
- Knott, Anne Marie, Anuja Gupta and David Hoopes (2015), Redesigning Routines for Replication, 36(6): 851-871 Strategic Management Journal
- Knott, Anne Marie (2008) Improving consistency and quality of service delivery: Implications for Addiction Treatment Clinics, 35: 99-108 Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
- Knott, Anne Marie. (2003). The Organizational Routines Factor Market Paradox, 24(10): 929-943 Strategic Management Journal
- Knott, Anne Marie (2001). The Dynamic Value of Hierarchy, 47(3): 430-448. Management Science
- Knott, Anne Marie and Bill McKelvey (1999). Nirvana Efficiency: A Comparative Test of Residual Claims and Routines, 38: 365-383 (lead article). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Entrepreneurial Churn
- Elfenbein, Dan, Anne Marie Knott and Rachel Croson, (2017) Equity Stakes and Exit: An Experimental Approach to Decomposing Exit Delay, 38(2): 278-299 Strategic Management Journal
- Elfenbein, Dan and Anne Marie Knott (2015) Time to Exit: Rational, Behavioral and Organizational Delays, 36(7): 957-1114, lead article. Strategic Management Journal
- Wu, Brian and Anne Marie Knott (2006) Entrepreneurial Risk and Market Entry, 52(9): 1315-1330 Management Science
- Knott, Anne Marie and Hart Posen (2005) Is Failure Good? 26(7): 617-641. Strategic Management Journal
Entrepreneurship Policy
- Brent Goldfarb, Seojin Kim, Anne Marie Knott and Rafael Corriedora, The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Commercialization of University Research
- Scott, Erin and Anne Marie Knott, The Schumpeterian Cost of Regulation on Entry and Innovation: The Case of Bail Bonds. Best Paper Nominee, Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Singapore
- Knott, Anne Marie. (2005) Induced Discrimination and Firm Size: Information versus Incentive Effects, 25: 393-405 Journal of Small Business Economics
complementarity
Complementarity
- Knott, Anne Marie and Carl Vieregger (2020), Reconciling the Firm Size and Innovation Puzzle, 31(2): 245-534. Organization Science
- Knott, Anne Marie. (2003). Persistent Heterogeneity and Sustainable Innovation, 24(8): 687-705 (lead article). Emerald Management Reviews Award of Distinction. Strategic Management Journal
- Knott, Anne Marie (2002). Exploration and Exploitation as Complements, in C.W. Choo and N. Bontis (Eds), New York, Oxford University Press, 339-358. The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge
corporate r&d
R&D Productivity
- Kluppel, Leo and Anne Marie Knott (2023), Are Ideas Being Fished Out, 52(2): 1-8 Research Policy
- Cooper, Michael, Anne Marie Knott and Wenhao Yang, (2022) RQ Innovative Efficiency and Firm Value, 57(5): 1649-1694. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
- Knott, Anne Marie and Carl Vieregger, Does R&D Drive Growth
- Knott, Anne Marie, R&D Outsourcing and the Decline in R&D Productivity. 2015 Winner, Olin Award: Research That Transforms Business
- Cummings, Trey and Anne Marie Knott (2018) Outside CEOs and Innovation, 39(8): 2095-2119. Winner, Perfect Pitch Competition, Sumantra Ghoshal Conference. Strategic Management Journal
- Knott, Anne Marie (2009) Measuring R&D Effectiveness, 53(5): 9-13. Research-Technology Management
- Knott, Anne Marie (2008) R&D Returns Causality: Absorptive Capacity or Organizational IQ, 54(12): 2054-2067 Management Science
Knowledge Physics
- Knott, Anne Marie and Hart Posen (2009) Firm R&D behavior and evolving technology in established industries, 20(2): 352-367 Organization Science
- Knott, Anne Marie, Hart Posen and Brian Wu (2009) Spillover Asymmetry and Why It Matters, 55(3): 373-388 Management Science
- Knott, Anne Marie, David Bryce and Hart Posen. (2003). On Strategic Accumulation of Intangible Assets, 14(2): 192-207. Reprinted in CA Maritan & MA Petaraf (eds) 2011, Competitive Strategy, Edward Elgar Publishing. Organization Science