Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
Featured Research
- How and why (some) accelerators expedite startup success
- Foster research symposium sparks 13 years of top scholarship in tech entrepreneurship
- Venture capital investors with competing interests can inhibit innovation
- Foster Faculty receive international recognition for superior research
- Foster School continues run of stellar faculty hires in every department
- Entrepreneurs, like teenagers, need a guiding mother
Benjamin Hallen
- Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Charlene M. and Arthur W. Buerk Endowed Faculty Fellow
- Faculty Director of the Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship Program
Education
- PhD Stanford University (2007)
- MS University of Virginia (2002)
- BS University of Virginia (2000)
Academic Expertise
- accelerators
- e-business
- entrepreneurship
- technology and innovation strategy
- venture capital
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2014
- Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School, 2011-2014
- Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School, University of Maryland, 2007-2011
- Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Interim CEO, Topik Solutions, 2000-2002
Selected Publications
- “The Conditional Importance of Prior Ties: A Group-Level Analysis of Venture Capital Syndication“Journal Article:Zhang, L., Gupta, A.K., and Hallen, B.L., (2017). Academy of Management Journal,
- “Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital“Journal Article:Bermiss, Y., Hallen, B., McDonald, R., and Pahnke, E. (All authors contributed equally and are listed alphabetically), (forthcoming). Strategic Management Journal,
- “When Do Entrepreneurs Accurately Evaluate Venture Capital Firm’s Track Records? A Bounded Rationality Perspective“Journal Article:Hallen, B. & Pahnke, E.C., (forthcoming). Academy of Management Journal,
- “Exposed: Venture Capital, Competitor Ties, and Entrepreneurial Innovation“Journal Article:Pahnke, Emily, Rory McDonald, Dan Wang, and Benjamin Hallen, (2015). Academy of Management Journal,
- “Catalyzing Strategies and Efficient Tie Formation: How Entrepreneurs Obtain Venture Capital Ties“Journal Article:Hallen, B.L., & Eisenhardt, K.M., (2012). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 55(1), pp. 35-70.
- “The Causes and Consequences of the Initial Network Positions of New Organizations: From Whom do Entrepreneurs Receive Investments“Journal Article:Hallen, B.J., (2008). Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 53, pp. 685–718.
- “How do Social Defenses Work? A Resource Dependence Lens on Technology Ventures, Venture Capitalists, and Corporate Relationships“Journal Article:Hallen, B.L., Katila, R., & Rosenberger, J.D., (1078-1101). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 57(4),
Working Papers
- “Do Accelerators Accelerate? A Study of Venture Accelerators as a Path to Success” with C. Bingham and S. Cohen
- “Agentic Networks and Entrepreneurial Opportunities: An Emerging Nonlocal Network Dynamics Perspective” with J. Davis
- Moving on Up: Status Climbing and the Dynamics of Young Ventures Raising from Higher-Status Venture Capital Firms”
- “Network Isolates: Venture Bootstrapping and Why Some High-Growth Ventures Do Not Raise Venture Capital in the Mobile App Industry” with J. Davis and P.L. Yin
Honors and Awards
- Technology Management MBA Teaching in Excellence Award (i.e., Professor of the Program), Co-winner 2016 (Monday section)
- Technology Management MBA Professor of the Quarter, Winter 2016 (Both sections)
- Technology Management MBA Teaching in Excellence Award (i.e., Professor of the Program), Co-winner 2015 (Both sections)
- Technology Management MBA Professor of the Quarter, Winter 2015 (Both sections)
- Winner of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) Division's Best Paper Award for 2014 Academy of Management Conference for “Do Accelerators Accelerate?”, 2014
- Best Teacher Award, Masters in Management Programme (as voted on by students), London Business School, 2013
- Kauffman Firm Survey Grant for studying “Regional Variance in Entrepreneur Approaches to Venture Building,” Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2010
- Teaching Award for Top 15% Teaching Performance (based on student evaluations), R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, for teaching undergraduate strategy, 2009
- Winner of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) Division's Best Dissertation Competition, 2008
- Finalist in Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Division’s Dissertation Competition, 2008
- Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Research Competition, University of Maryland, Best Published Paper, 2008