SANDEEP DEVANATHA PILLAI

Courses a.y. 2023/2024
20335 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS PLANNING
20568 EMPIRICAL METHODS FOR INNOVATION STRATEGIES
30450 FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT
30501 ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB
Courses previous a.y.
Biographical note
I explore the determinants of firm performance in nascent industries. Using historical and statistical methods, I explore antecedents & consequences of entrepreneurial uncertainties & capabilities. I teach entrepreneurship and econometrics courses for master's students and a management course for undergraduates. I serve the scholarly community by reviewing articles for journals and conferences and organizing symposia and workshops at conferences. Before academia, I worked as an electrical engineer for various electrical utilities in Ontario for seven years.
Research interests
Entrepreneurship, Industry Evolution, Organizational Learning, Philosophy of Science, Abduction, Inference to the best explanation, Automobile Industry, History
Selected Publications
The origins of firm strategy: learning by economic experimentation and strategic pivots in the early automobile industry
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 2020
Did victories in certification contests affect the survival of organizations in the American automobile industry during 1895–1912? A replication study
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 2018