Dr. Brian Silverman

Professor

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Biography

Brian Silverman is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and holds the J. Robert S. Prichard Ann Wilson Chair in Management. His research primarily focuses on how a firm’s competitive strategy interacts with its organizational structure to affect performance, with a particular emphasis on the ability to access and exploit technological capabilities. He has studied a variety of industries, including biotechnology, information processing, consumer electronics, and transportation. Brian has held numerous roles in various academic organizations, serving as Co-Editor of the Strategic Management Journal and on editorial boards of several prominent journals such as California Management Review and Organization Science. He has an extensive educational background, holding a PhD and an MA from the University of California, Berkeley, along with degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology