All Wharton doctoral students build their own research interests on a foundation of rigorous research. By pushing the boundaries of understanding, they not only become experts in their fields, but also translate their research into practice, addressing relevant issues in the real world.
Doctoral Students and Research Interests
Note: If you are interested in students from a particular program, please contact the departments directly for more information.
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Accounting |
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Applied Economics |
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| Applied Economics PhD students on the job market are listed on the department website: Applied Economics PhD Job Market Candidates |
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Finance |
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| Finance PhD students on the job market are listed on the department website: Finance PhD Job Market Candidates |
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Health Care Management & Economics |
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Legal Studies & Business Ethics |
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Carson Young |
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“Thinking strategically about CSR: The ethics of seeming to be ethical” |
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Management |
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Tracy Anderson
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“What about those left behind? Understanding the impact of colleague exit on the career of collaborative workers” |
Matthew Bidwell (chair and advisor)
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Sarath Balachandran
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“Pipes or Shackles? How Ties to Incumbents Shape Startup Innovation” |
Exequiel Hernandez (Advisor) Lori Rosenkopf (Chair)
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Andrea Contigiani |
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“Experimentation, Learning, and Appropriability in Early-Stage Ventures: Evidence from the US Software Sector” |
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John Eklund
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“The Knowledge-Incentive Trade-off: Understanding the Relationship between Organization Design and Innovation” |
Dan Levinthal (chair) Rahul Kapoor (advisor)
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Julianna Pillemer
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“Raw versus bounded authenticity: how cultivating genuine impressions impacts performance” |
Adam Grant (Co-Chair) Nancy Rothbard (Co-Chair)
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Basima Tewfik
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“Impostor thoughts as a double-edged sword: Theoretical conceptualization, construct measurement, and relationships with work-related outcomes “ |
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Marketing |
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Suneal Bedi |
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“Measuring Trademark Dilution by Tarnishment” |
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Celia Gaertig |
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The two research papers that are the focus of my dissertation:
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Jackie Silverman |
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“Off Track: How Highlighting Streaks Affects Future Behavior” |
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Takeaki Sunada |
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“Customer Learning and Revenue Maximizing Trial Design” |
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Operations, Information and Decisions |
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Kaitlin Daniels |
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“The Role of Surge Pricing: Managing Capacity and Competition on a Peer-to-Peer Service Network” | |
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Xingwei Lu |
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“Revenue Management with Loyalty Programs” | Xuanming Su |
Statistics |
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