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buildit.bsky.social
Prof @ Boston University. I like making things, and I study how people make things. #entrepreneurship #strategy #ecosystems #cognition
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Our dept (Entrepreneurship & Strategy) at U of Utah is hiring a Post Doc for a July 2025 start. If you are graduating this Spring with a PhD in Strategy or Economics (or related fields) please see the posting and apply! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/178...

Got the 2nd R&R! Celebrate the small wins 💪 🎉

Developing a list of Org Scholars and Scholarship. Let me know if you would like to be added!!! @aomconnect.bsky.social @aomsim.bsky.social @orgscience.bsky.social @orgstudies.bsky.social @orgtheory.bsky.social @conflictmanagement.bsky.social

How can we combat vaccine disinformation? In my recent paper with Mia Chang-Zunino, we argue that simply countering vaccine skepticism with scientific facts is unlikely to be effective. Instead, the key lies in addressing moral divides. Read more here: lnkd.in/d6_DNDsJ

If you're new to Bluesky (welcome!) or just looking for some new folks to follow - check out the WOB starter pack It has 140 researchers studying DEI, sustainability, activism, emotions, employment, entrepreneurship, HR, negotiations, and many other topics related to organizations #academicsky

A timely post from #ASQ editors about the impat of #GenAI on academic publishing. In short, if we seek the generatively easier road it will hurt the quality of organizational scholarship. asqjournal.substack.com/p/the-human-...

Hello Blue Sky! I’m a Boston-based photographer and content creator that loves sharing the beauty of New England. If you’d like to see daily photos and videos from Boston and New England, follow along! #boston

What do parents do in an adaptive labor market when infant care goes away? Perhaps most interesting is what FATHERS do. 👀👀👀 Check out our newest paper below. 👇👇👇

This figure - $1.7M *MEDIAN* net worth - is insane

"Submissions of both empirical and theoretical papers, from scholars who are early in their careers, from researchers with and without NBER affiliations, and from scholars who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the economics profession, are welcome." Submit your paper!

My only contribution to the news today is that I took a girl to see Mulholland Drive as a first date in high school. Dear readers, it was a poor choice.

I think it's remarkable how quickly Google went from helping users find information to "provide any answer as fast as possible."

So this is specifically about Gaiman, but it is a Good Take that bears out in nerdy spaces like tech, and definitely in academia. When ppl at the bottom of the ladder gain power, they may absolve themselves of the responsibility (or ability) to see their own behavior as abusive.

🚨 New Paper 🚨 1/ What drives STEM researchers to pursue entrepreneurship? Our new publication in Research Policy, @inaganguli.bsky.social, Nilanjana Dasgupta, and I explore this question. Key Takeaway: Social impact framing increased women's interest in entrepreneurship 🧵 #econsky

I disagree (podcasts can be great), but this IS a chance to share one of my favorite quotes on writing

Ten days left to submit to the Industry Studies Association conference, June 4-6 in Cambridge (at MIT). ISA draws a super crowd of management, innovation, and policy folks united by a desire to do deep, empirical research on industries. #mgmtsky #orgstudies www.industrystudies.org/isa-2025-con...

So interesting! Not only are bean-to-bar chocolate companies unusually likely to be founded by couples (>50% of ventures in the sample!), but they are *also* more likely to stay in business. Partner piece to their recently accepted Discoveries article: journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5...

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

With fires in LA still burning (but hopefully not for long), here's a thread about what we know about entrepreneurship in the wake of (and during) natural disasters 🔥 (🧵 1/15)

Looking for things to do in late May? Submit your work on digitization, innovation, and IP to the www.munich-summer-institute.org by Feb 15. Join us for great food, city walks, urban surfing (if you like), and two exciting keynote speakers (@proffionasm.bsky.social and @michelag.bsky.social)

A new follower, obviously in response to my order, “Give me your most millennial bot account, stuffed with your second most millennial bot account”