David T. Lei Ph.D.

Education
Ph.D., Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
B.A., Swarthmore College

Areas of Expertise
Business Strategy
Corporate Strategy
Manufacturing Technology
Strategic Management
Technology Investments
Technology and Innovation Management

Courses Taught
Strategical Analysis in a Global Era
Management of the Total Enterprise

Recent Publications
"Designing Organizations for Competitive Advantage: The Power of Learning and Unlearning", D. Lei, J. W. Slocum, Jr. and R. A. Pitts, Organizational Dynamics, 1999.

"Structuring Research and Development Teams in the Technological Conversion Process", L. Cardinal and D. Lei, Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, JAI Press, forthcoming, 1999.

"Barriers to the Adoption of Computerized Technologies in Healthcare Systems", M. Sobol, M. Alverson and D. Lei, Topics in Healthcare Management, 1999.

"Competence-Building, Technology Fusion and Competitive Advantage:  The Key Roles of Organizational Learning and Strategic Alliances", International Journal of Technology Management, Volume 14, Number 4, 1997.

"Building Cooperative Advantage:  Managing Strategic Alliances to Promote Organizational Learning", D. Lei, J. W. Slocum, Jr. and R. A Pitts, Journal of World Business, 1997.

"Strategic Alliances:  Economic and Cultural Factors", J. W. Slocum, Jr., D. Lei and R. A. Pitts, Review of Global Business and Finance, 1996.

"Dynamic Core Competences Through Meta-Learningand Strategic Context", D. Lei, M. A. Hitt and R. A. Bettis, Journal of Management, 1996. 

"Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Organization Design and Strategic Flexibility", D. Lei, M. A. Hitt and J. D. Goldhar, Organization Studies, Volume 10, Number 4, 1996.

"Marketing Implications of Newer ManufacturingTechnologies", P. Prabhaker, J. D. Goldhar and D. Lei, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 11, Number 2, 1995.

Book
"Strategic Management:  Building and Sustaining Competitive  Advantage", R. A. Pitts and D. Lei, St. Paul, MN:  West Educational Publishing, 1996.  Second edition, 2000 (in print).

Editorial Boards
Reviewer for: Academy of Management Journal
Reviewer for: Organization Science
Reviewer for: Manufacturing Review
Reviewer for: Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Research
Reviewer for: Academy of Management Review
Reviewer for: Decision Sciences
Reviewer for: Journal of World Business
Reviewer for: IEEE Transactionson Engineering Management
Editorial Review Boards: Organizational Dynamics
Editorial Review Boards: Journal of World Business

Grants, Honors & Awards

• Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, SMU Cox, 1996
• Strategic Management Prize for Best Article in Long Range Planning, The Strategic Planning Society, 1994
• Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, SMU Cox, 1993
• Corrigan Junior Faculty Research Fellowship,SMU Cox, 1992
• Research Excellence Award, SMU Cox, 1992
• Excellence in Teaching Award, A. B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992
• Halliburton Research Grant, SMU Cox, 1991
• Halliburton Research Grant, SMU Cox, 1990