Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195
Alicia DeSantola
- Assistant Professor of Management and Organization Helen Moore Gerhardt Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
Education
- PhD Harvard University
- AM Harvard University
- MS Stanford University
- BS Stanford University
- BA Stanford University
Academic Expertise
- entrepreneurship
- organizational transformation
- technology and innovation strategy
- venture capital
Selected Publications
- “Windows versus Waves of Opportunity: How Reputation Alters Venture Capital Firms’ Resource Mobilization“Journal Article:DeSantola, A., Zhelyazkov, P.I., & Hallen, B.L., (2023). Strategic Management Journal,
- “External Interfaces or Internal Processes? Market Positioning and Divergent Professionalization Paths in Young Ventures.“Journal Article:DeSantola, A., Gulati, R., & Zhelyazkov, P., (2023). Organization Science, Vol. 34(1), pp. 1-23.
- “Book Review. Tom Eisenmann: Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success.“Journal Article:DeSantola, A., (2022). Administrative Science Quarterly., Vol. 67(2), pp. NP18-NP20..
- “Scaling Considerations for the Social Franchising Model.“Journal Article:DeSantola, A., (2021). Journal of Organization Design., Vol. 10(3), pp. 99-102.
- “New Venture Milestones and the First Female Board Member.“Journal Article:DeSantola, A., Ramarajan, L., & Battilana, J., (2017). Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings,
- “Scaling: Organizing and Growth in Entrepreneurial Ventures.“Journal Article:DeSantola, A. & Gulati, R., (2017). Academy of Management Annals, Vol. 11(2), pp. 640-668.
- “Start-Ups That Last: How to Scale Your Business.“Journal Article:Gulati, R. & DeSantola, A., (2016). Harvard Business Review, Vol. 94(3), pp. 54-61.
PhD Student Collaborators
Honors and Awards
- MS in Entrepreneurship Faculty of the Quarter (2022, 2023)
- MS in Entrepreneurship Excellence in Teaching Award, 2022
- Poets & Quants Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor, 2021
- MS in Entrepreneurship Faculty of the Quarter, 2021
- Industry Studies Association Dissertation Award Winner, 2020
- Heizer Dissertation Award in New Enterprise Development Finalist, 2020
- Grigor McClelland Award Shortlist, 2020
- Kauffman Dissertation Fellow, 2018
- Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, 2017
- Walter G. Vincenti Thesis Prize, Stanford University, 2009
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ENTRE 370)
- Entrepreneurial Strategy (ENTRE 510)
- Entrepreneurial Strategy and Decision Making (ENTRE 567)