Daniel A. Levinthal

71.9k citations
104 papers · 48.6k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 50

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Daniel A. Levinthal

100 papers receiving 43.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects 2012 · 442 citations
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Daniel A. Levinthal
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
  • Strategy and Management 32.2k
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 10.1k
  • Business and International Management 2.0k
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6.0k
  • Management Science and Operations Research 7.0k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
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2 20235
3 202048
4 201854
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ADAPTING TO ADAPT: SEQUENCING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SATISFY CONFLICTING DEMANDS
20170
6 20161
7 20151
8 20130
9 20113
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Opportunity Costs and Non-Scale Free Capabilities: Profit Maximization, Corporate Scope, and Profit Margins
200915
11
The Dual Role of Modularity: Innovation and Imitation
2008176
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From T Mazes to Labyrinths: Learning from Model Based Feedback
20087
13
The Near-Term Liability of Exploitation: Exploration and Exploitation in Multi-Stage Problems
20086
14 2004345
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The Uneasy Organizational Matching Between Distribution of Knowledge, Division of Labor and Incentive Governance ⁄
20023
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Adaptation on Rugged Landscapes
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19971517
17 199233
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Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation
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199022991
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Innovation and Learning: The Two Faces of R&D
1989481
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Learning from Experience in Organizations
1985200

About Daniel A. Levinthal

Daniel A. Levinthal is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Safety Research, having authored 104 papers that have together received 48.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (54 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (38 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (21 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (14 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (14 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (13 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (10 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Strategy and Management (32.2k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (10.1k citations), Business and International Management (2.0k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (6.0k citations) and Management Science and Operations Research (7.0k citations). Daniel A. Levinthal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Wesley M. Cohen, James G. March, Giovanni Gavetti, Ron Adner, Mark Fichman, Nicolaj Siggelkow, William Ocasio, Claus Rerup, Brian Wu and Henrich R. Greve. Their work appears in journals such as Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Strategy Science and Academy of Management Review.

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