Ralph A. Heidl

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Degree History:

PhD, University of Washington, 2010
MS, Pennsylvania State University, 2000

Previous Academic Positions:

Assistant Professor of Management, Michigan State University
Lecturer in Spatial information Systems, University of Tasmania

Bio:

Ralph A. Heidl is an associate professor in the Department of Management and Inman Research Scholar at the Lundquist College of Business. His expertise includes collaborative networks, innovation management, intellectual property strategy, and technology entrepreneurship. His research on these topics has been published in journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Research Methods, and Organization Science.

Ralph Heidl received his PhD from the University of Washington. Before earning his doctoral degree, he worked as a product manager, development architect, and program development manager in Germany. He has extensive industry experience in the design and implementation of mobile and collaborative business software for Fortune 500 companies.

Working Papers

McDonald, A. and R. Heidl. "Tensor Decomposition of Continuous Relational Variables: Finding Emergent Structures."
Jamieson, B., L. Szu-Han, J. Hollenbeck, and R. Heidl. The Double-Edged Sword of Self-Managed Team Formation."
Howe, M., Z. Guo, R. Heidl, and J. Hollenbeck. "Physical, Task, and Social Embeddedness and Functional Turnover: A Social Network Approach."

Research Interests

Collaborative Networks
Innovation Management
Intellectual Property Strategy
Technology Entrepreneurship

Journal Articles

Chari, Mukund, H. Kevin Steensma, Charles Connaughton, and Ralph Heidl. "The Influence of Patent Assertion Entities on Inventor Behavior." Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3382.
January 2022
Guo, Zhiya (Alice), Ralph A. Heidl, John R. Hollenbeck, Andrew Yu, and Michael Howe. "When Discretionary Boundary Spanning Relationships Cease Becoming Discretionary: The Impact of Closed Ties on Informal Leadership Perceptions." Journal of Applied Psychology, in press. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000911.
December 2021
Kim, Ji Youn (Rose), H. Kevin Steensma, and Ralph A. Heidl. "Clustering and Connectedness: How Inventor Network Configurations within Incumbent Firms Influence Their Assimilation and Absorption of New Venture Technologies." Academy of Management Journal 64, no. 5: 1527-1552. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.0225.
October 2021
Matusik, James G., Ralph Heidl, John R. Hollenbeck, Andrew Yu, Hun Whee Lee, and Michael Howe. "Wearable Bluetooth Sensors for Capturing Relational Variables and Temporal Variability in Relationships: A Construct Validation Study." Journal of Applied Psychology 104, no. 3: 357-387. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000334.
March 2019
Chaffin, Daniel, Ralph Heidl, John R. Hollenbeck, Michael Howe, Andrew Yu, Clay Voorhees, and Roger Calantone. "The Promise and Perils of Wearable Sensors in Organizational Research." Organization Research Methods 20, no. 1: 3-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428115617004.
January 2017
Steensma, H. Kevin, Mukund Chari, and Ralph Heidl. "A Comparative Analysis of Patent Assertion Entities in Markets for Intellectual Property Rights." Organization Science 27, no. 1: 2-17. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2015.1021.
January 2016
Steensma, H. Kevin, Mukund Chari, and Ralph Heidl. "The Quest for Expansive Intellectual Property Rights and the Failure to Disclose Known Relevant Prior Art." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 8: 1186-1204. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2279.
August 2015
Heidl, Ralph A., H. Kevin Steensma, and Corey Phelps. "Divisive Faultlines and the Unplanned Dissolution of Multi-Partner Alliances." Organization Science 25, no. 5: 1351-1371. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2014.0898.
September 2014
Phelps, Corey, Ralph Heidl, and Anu Wadhwa. "Knowledge, Networks, and Knowledge Networks: A Review and Research Agenda." Journal of Management 38, no. 4: 1115-1166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206311432640.
July 2012

Other Publications

Heidl, Ralph, H. Kevin Steensma, and Corey Phelps. "Coopetition in Multipartner Alliances: Knowledge Flow between Strangers among Friends." Academy of Management Proceedings 2016: no. 1. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.10996abstract.
January 2016
Chaffin, Daniel Thomas, Ralph Heidl, Mukund Chari, and Roger Calantone. "The Role of Examiner Workload and Applicant Reputation in Intellectual Property Protection." Academy of Management Proceedings 2013, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.219.
January 2013
Heidl, Ralph and Corey Phelps. "The Influence of Interorganizational Embeddedness on Multi-Partner Alliance Stability." Academy of Management Proceedings 2010, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2010.54493929.
August 2010

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