Drew Hess

Assistant Professor of Commerce

Office phone: 434-243-2935
e-mail: hess@virginia.edu

Education:

Ph.D., Strategic Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.B.A., Texas A&M University
B.A., Economics, Washington and Lee University

Areas of Expertise:

Professor Hess specializes in strategy and researches a number of issues concerning organizational innovation. Specifically, in his research, he uses empirical methods to measure and analyze the role the individual plays in facilitating organizational innovation. He teaches strategy in the ICE program.

Professional Activities:

Professor Hess’ research has appeared in Organizational Science, and he was recently awarded the 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Industry Studies award for the best paper prize. While working toward his Ph.D., Professor Hess was also awarded a Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Professor Hess is a recent graduate of Georgia Tech, where he received several awards for his teaching. Prior to his Ph.D. education, he worked in commercial banking at Fleet National Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.

Selected Publications:

“Building Dynamic Capabilities: Innovation Driven by Individual, Firm, and Network Level Effects,” Organizational Science, 2007 (with F. T. Rothaermel).

Papers Under Review:

“A System of Dynamic Capability Formation,” (with F. T. Rothaermel).

“Ambidexterity and Innovative Performance: The Role of Intellectual Human Capital and Strategic Alliances,” (with F. T. Rothaermel).

“Look to the Stars: The Notion of Supervenience in Organizational Sensemaking,” (with F. T. Rothaermel).

“Falling Awake: Understanding the Complexities of Learning from Failure,” (with F. T. Rothaermel and S. Ransbotham).