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David Hsu
Associate Professor of Management
Richard A. Sapp Associate Professor


David Hsu is Associate Professor of Management (with tenure) at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Stanford University with undergraduate majors in economics and political science. After a few years working in industry, he received his master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, followed by his Ph.D. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Hsu’s research interests are in entrepreneurial innovation and management. Within that domain, he has investigated topics such as intellectual property management, start-up innovation, technology commercialization strategy, and venture capital. His research has appeared in leading journals such as Journal of Finance, Management Science, RAND Journal of Economics, and Research Policy. He serves as an associate editor of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation department of Management Science. In 2008, Hsu was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Fellowship. At Wharton, he teaches two MBA electives, Entrepreneurship and Technology Strategy. At Penn, Hsu is Associate Faculty Director of the Weiss Tech House, which encourages and supports students in the creation, development, and commercialization of innovative technologies.

Publications
O. Bengtsson, David Hsu (2010), How Do Venture Capital Partners Match with Startup Founders?, Management Department Working Paper
David Hsu, A. Marino (2010), Organizational Routines Development and New Venture Performance, Management Department Working Paper
C. Eesley, David Hsu, E. B. Roberts (2009), Bringing Entrepreneurial Ideas to Life, Management Department Working Paper
V. Aggarwal, David Hsu (2009), Modes of Cooperative R&D Commercialization by Start-ups, Strategic Management Journal, 30: 835-864
David Hsu, K. Lim (2009), The Antecedents and Innovation Consequences of Organizational Knowledge Brokering Capability, Management Department Working Paper
J. Gans, David Hsu, S. Stern (2008), The Impact of Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights on the Market for Ideas: Evidence from Patent Grant Delays, Management Science, 54: 982-997

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In The News
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards Sloan Industry Studies Fellowships, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 02/2008
Getting the Right Mix, Nature, 06/2006
What’s the Best Commercialization Strategy for Start-ups?, MIT Sloan Management Review, 04/2002

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Teaching

MGMT 731 - Technology Strategy
This quarter-length course presents tools necessary for managing businesses involved in or affected by technological innovation. It does so by developing and applying conceptual models concerned with creating, capturing, and delivering value. The course is designed to meet the needs of future managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, or bankers who must understand the interactive role of technology and organization in deriving competitive advantage. The first half of the course focuses on analytic frameworks for managing the innovation process. This segment examines the patterns and sources of technological change and the mechanisms for capturing the economic benefits from innovation. The second half of the course studies the strategic and organizational challenges involved in managing technological innovation. Case studies throughout the course will offer opportunities to apply the frameworks.

MGMT 801 - Entrepreneurship
The purpose of this MBA course is to explore the many dimensions of entrepreneurship, venture creation and development. While most of the examples in class will be drawn from new venture formation, the principles also apply to new business development in corporate settings and to non-profit entrepreneurship. We will be concerned with content and process questions as well as with formulation and implementation issues that relate to conceptualizing, developing and managing successful new ventures.

The emphasis in this course is on applying and synthesizing concepts and techniques from the functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in the context of new venture development. The class serves as both a stand-alone one and as a preparatory course to those interested in writing and implementing a full scale business plan (the subject of the semester-long MGMT 806 class).

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Knowledge@Wharton
What's Wrong with This Picture: Kodak's 30-year Slide into Bankruptcy 02/01/2012
Under New Leadership, Will Yahoo Find Its Way? 01/18/2012
The New Software Pricing Model: Can the Older Giants Compete? 11/09/2011
Life after Steve Jobs: What to Expect from the Next Generation at Apple 10/12/2011
Is RIM Riding on the Edge? 09/28/2011
Apotheker Out, Whitman In 09/23/2011

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Hsu David

David  Hsu
 2028 SH-DH
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA19104
Phone: (215) 746-0125
Fax: (215) 898-0401
dhsu@wharton.upenn.edu

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Research Interests:
Start-up innovation; strategies for commercializing technological innovation; venture capital; intellectual property rights