DANIEL M. OLSON
3330 Van Munching Hall
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
dolson1@rhsmith.umd.edu
EDUCATION
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A R Y L A N D , College Park, MD
Ph.D., Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship (expected 2016)
Dissertation: Wages, Employee Mobility, and Entrepreneurship: Three Essays
Committee: Rajshree Agarwal (Chair), David Waguespack (Co-Chair), Christine Beckman,
Cristian Dezső, David Sicilia,
H A R V A R D L AW S C H O O L , Cambridge, MA
J.D. (2004)
B R I G H A M Y O U N G U N I V E R S I T Y , Provo, UT
B.A., Philosophy (2000)
RESEARCH
Research Interests
Employee entrepreneurship, employee mobility, labor market strategy, social comparison
Dissertation Essays
Essay 1: “Diffusion of wage increases across distinct labor markets: Social comparison and
competitive interactions” (data preparation and analysis)
Essay 2: “Wage compression and the mobility and entrepreneurship decisions of lawyers” (data
collection and cleaning)
Essay 3: “Firm size effect or performance effect? The impact of employee and firm performance
on the relationship between firm size and employee entrepreneurship” with Rajshree Agarwal
(data preparation and analysis)
Publications
“Employee Mobility and Entrepreneurship: A Virtual Special Issue” Strategic Management
Journal (2014) with Rajshree Agarwal and Alfonso Gambardella
Working Papers and Research in Progress
“How corporate social responsibility reduces employee turnover: Evidence from attorneys
before and after 9/11” with Seth Carnahan and David Kryscynski (revising for resubmission,
Academy of Management Journal)
* ACAC 2015 Best Paper Award Winner
* Wharton People Analytics Conference Research Paper Competition Finalist
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“Social influence and competition between critics” with David Waguespack (preparing for
submission, target journal: Strategic Management Journal)
“Join or Create Competition? A Market Frictions Approach to the Antecedents and
Consequences of Employee Mobility and Entrepreneurship” with Rajshree Agarwal and
Benjamin Campbell (preparing initial draft)
“Information networks and mobility decisions” with Alena Marand (data collection and cleaning)
TEACHING
Teaching Experience
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
Business Policies (BMGT 495) – strategy capstone course instructor
Spring 2014: 3.52 / 4.00 rating
Summer 2013: 3.59 / 4.00 rating
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW
Securities Regulation – guest lecturer (2008 – 2009)
Teaching Assistant
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Logic and History of Philosophy courses, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (1999 – 2000)
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentations
“Diffusion of wage increases across distinct labor markets”
2015 Strategic Management Society Meetings, Denver (accepted)
2015 CCC Doctoral Colloquium, New York University
“How corporate social responsibility reduces employee turnover”
2015 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver (accepted)
2015 Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Georgia State University
2015 ARCS Research Conference, Northwestern University
2015 Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Consortium, London Business School
2013 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando
2013 Strategic Management Society Meetings, Atlanta
“Information networks and mobility decisions”
2015 Strategic Management Society Meetings, Denver (accepted)
“Firm size effect or performance effect?”
2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
“Social influence and competition between critics”
2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
2014 Druid Society Conference, Copenhagen Business School
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“Comparative network effects on entrepreneurial entry”
2012 Dingman Center Entrepreneurship Research Lunch, University of Maryland
“Toward an attention based view of employee entrepreneurship”
2011 Mason Entrepreneurship Research Conference, George Mason University
Invited Workshops and Consortia
2015 Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Consortium, London Business School
2015 CCC Doctoral Colloquium, New York University
2014 ACAC Research Development Workshop, Georgia State University
2014 SERC Doctoral Consortium, University of Maryland, College Park
2013 NBER Entrepreneurship Research Boot Camp, Cambridge, MA
2013 Mack Center Emerging Scholars Workshop, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
2013 SERC Doctoral Consortium, University of Maryland, College Park
AC ADEMIC SERVICE AND AFFILI ATIONS
Service
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT
• Co-organized “Entrepreneurial Entry and New Venture Creation: Determinants and
Constraints” symposium for AOM annual meeting (2014) with J. Chen and M. Roach
• Co-organized “Succeeding in Employee Entrepreneurship: Learning, Selection, and
Management” symposium for AOM annual meeting (2013) with J. Chen
• Reviewer for BPS division, OMT division, and ENT division (2012 – present)
• Assistant to Rajshree Agarwal, BPS division program chair, in organizing annual
meeting program (2012) and PDW program (2011)
• Member of best student paper selection committee member, MOC division (2013)
STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOURNAL
Ad-hoc reviewer
CONSORTIUM ON COMPETITIVENESS AND COOPERATION (CCC)
• Prepared successful application for public charity status (2015)
• Drafted charter documents and formed the Consortium on Competitiveness and
Cooperation, Inc., as a Maryland non-profit corporation (2014)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
• Student-Faculty Liaison, Strategic Management Doctoral Program (2014 – present)
• PhD Oversight Committee, Doctoral Student Representative (2013 – present)
Membership
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Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
Editorial Experience
HARVARD INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL (Harvard Law School)
• Articles Editor (2002)
• Line Editor (2001 – 2002)
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APORIA: STUDENT JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY (Brigham Young University)
Associate Editor (1999 – 2000)
EPOCHÉ: A JOURNAL FOR THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY (Brigham Young University)
Assistant Editor (1999 – 2000)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS
D O R S E Y & W H I TN E Y LLP, Salt Lake City, UT (2005, 2007 – 2010)
Senior associate in corporate group: Advised clients on transactions including mergers and
acquisitions, venture capital financings and other securities offerings, and equity fund formation
M O R R I S O N & F O E R S T E R LLP, New York City, NY (2005 – 2007)
Associate in capital markets group: Represented clients in public and private securities
offerings including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, PIPEs, and 144A offerings
J E N K E N S & G I L C H R I S T , PC, Austin, TX (2004 – 2005)
Associate in business department: Represented clients in corporate and securities matters
including SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance
State Bar Admissions
Texas State Bar: Admitted 2004 (inactive)
New York State Bar: Admitted 2007 (active)
Utah State Bar: Admitted 2008 (inactive)
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