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Richard Makadok

Business, Management and Accounting · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1994

Publications

42

Citations

5,012

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Richard Makadok works in the field of strategic management, using theoretical and formal modeling approaches to study how firms gain and lose competitive advantages. His work covers topics such as first-mover advantages, the effects of losing key employees or 'star' performers, resource-based theories of the firm, and how competitive advantages spread to affect rival companies. He also writes about research methods, including guidance on building and presenting formal theory in management scholarship.

Competitive advantage and firm strategyResource-based view and human capitalFormal theory-building in management researchFirst-mover advantages and market dynamicsPlatform business models and technology licensing

Publication output has remained fairly steady but modest over the last decade, averaging about 1-3 papers per year with no strong upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications3182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications3212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Strategic Management Journal×6
  • Academy of Management Review×5
  • Academy of Management Proceedings×5
  • Journal of Operations Management×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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