Faculty Directory

Associate Professor of Management

Michael G. Foster Endowed Fellow

Education

PhD Emory University (2009)

BSBA Creighton University (2004)

Academic Expertise

Positions Held

Senior Editor, Organization Science, 2020 to present

At the University of Washington since 2013

Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, Assistant Professor, 2009-2013

Selected Publications

1. “The road not taken: technological uncertainty and the evaluation of innovations“

   Journal Article:Tan, D., (2021). Organization Science,
2. “How the basis for status perceptions varies with perceiver status“

   Journal Article:Tan, D. & Rider, C., (2021). Organization Science,
3. “Far from the tree? Do private entrepreneurs agglomerate around public sector incumbents during economic transition?“

   Journal Article:Tan, D. & Tan, J., (2017). Organization Science,
4. “Let them go? How losing employees to competitors can enhance firm status“

   Journal Article:Tan, D. & Rider, C. I., (2017). Strategic Management Journal,
5. “Fit by adaptation or fit by founding? A comparative study of existing and new entrepreneurial cohorts in China“

   Journal Article:Zhang, C., Tan, J., & Tan, D, (2016). Strategic Management Journal,
6. “Making the news heterogeneous media coverage and corporate litigation“

   Journal Article:Tan, D., (2016). Strategic Management Journal,
7. “Labor market advantages of organizational status: a study of lateral partner hiring by large U.S. law firms“

   Journal Article:Rider, C.I., & Tan, D., (2014). Organization Science,
8. “Categorical coherence, classification volatility and examiner-added citations“

   Journal Article:Tan, D., & Roberts, P., (2010). Research Policy, Vol. 29(1), pp. 89-102.
9. “Mimetic entry and bandwagon effect: the rise and decline of international equity joint venture in China“

   Journal Article:Xia, J., Tan, J., & Tan, D., (2008). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 29(2), pp. 195–217.
10. “Environment–strategy co-evolution and co-alignment: a staged model of Chinese SOEs under transition“

    Journal Article:Tan, J., & Tan, D., (2005). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 26(2), pp. 141–157.

Honors and Awards

Tan, D. and West, N. “Bad medicine: litigation, competition, and the marketing of prescription opioids.” Best Conference Paper in Stakeholder Strategy IG, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, October 2020

Tan. D. and Rider, C. “Let them go? How losing employees to competitors can enhance firm status.” Best Conference Paper in Strategic Human Capital IG, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Denver, CO, October 2015