Jackson A. Nickerson

Associate Professor of Organization and Strategy
Olin School of Business
Washington University St. Louis

Ph.D. 1996 Berkeley × MBA 1990, MSME 1986 Berkeley × BSME 1984 Worcester Polytech

(314) 935-6374 × nickerson@wuolin.wustl.edu
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Dissertation

"Toward an Economizing Theory of Strategy: The Choice of Strategic Position, Assets, and Organizational Form"

Chaired by Oliver Williamson

Research Interests

Business strategy and public policy. Organizational theory. New institutional economics. Intellectual capital management. Technology licensing.

Selected Publications

"Towards Reconciling Transaction Cost Economics and The Knowledge-based View of the Firm: The Context of Interfirm Collaborations" with Bruce Heiman × International Journal of Economics and Business 9(1), 97-116 (2002).

"Market Position, Resource Profile, and Governance: Linking Porter and Williamson in the Context of International Courier and Small Package Services in Japan" with Bart Hamilton and Tetsuo Wada × Strategic Management Journal 22(3), 251-273 (2001).

"Economizing in a Context of Strategizing: Governance Mode Choice in Cournot Competition" with Richard Vanden Bergh × Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 40(1), 1-15 (1999)

"Dynamically Engineering Bureaucracy" with Todd Zenger × Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (1999).

"Economizing in the Context of Strategizing: Governance Mode Choice in Cournot Competition" with Richard Vanden Bergh × Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 40(1), 1-15 (1999).

"Profitability, Transactional Alignment, and Organizational Mortality in the U.S. Trucking Industry" with Brian Silverman and John Freeman × Strategic Management Journal 18, 31-52 (1997).

"Intellectual Capital Management Strategy: The Foundation of Successful New Business Generation" with Brian Silverman × Journal of Knowledge Management (1998).