Dr. Riitta Katila

Biography

Riitta Katila is a W.M. Keck Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University and Faculty Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Her research interests lie at the intersection of technology strategy and organizational learning, focusing on how technology-based firms can effectively utilize significant resources to remain innovative. Katila combines theoretical approaches with empirical research, employing large-sample data and advanced quantitative methods to understand how firms can develop and commercialize technologies successfully. Her studies explore firms' strategies to leverage existing resources and acquire new ones to foster innovation, particularly within the context of competitive ecosystems. Katila has published extensively in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Journal and the Strategic Management Journal and has received numerous accolades, including the Schendel Prize from the Strategic Management Society and the Eugene L. Grant Faculty Teaching Award from Stanford. Additionally, she has served on the editorial boards of several prestigious academic journals and is a Fellow of both the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society.

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