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Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis >

Barak Aharonson

Visiting Assistant Professor of Organization and Strategy

Expertise: Business policy and strategy, microeconomics, industrial organization, management strategy, corporate strategy, geographic agglomerations, technological clusters, knowledge flows, strategic alliances and networks.

Bio: Professor Aharonson's research focuses on patterns of technological competition and cooperation among firms, and their influence on the firm's behavior. His current projects examine a firm's behavior and knowledge flows in geographic agglomerations, technological space and networks. Aharonson's professional experience includes working at KPMG, Israel where he provided corporate strategic consulting to high technology firms in the life science industry.

WUSTL Contact Information:
Work:(314) 935-4846
E-mail:aharonson@olin.wustl.edu

Education:
  • Ph.D. in Strategic Management at University of Toronto
  • M.B.A. at Tel-Aviv University
  • B.A. in Economics and Accounting at Tel Aviv University


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The business of technology clusters

Firms of a feather flock together - to benefit economic development

Dec. 12, 2007 --
Coffee shop encounters could lead to new business ideas.
Coffee shop encounters could lead to new business ideas.
Clustering similar firms in a relatively small geographic area is a common economic development tactic. Research from a business professor at Washington University in St. Louis shows the strategy is most effective when companies are within 500 meters of each other. After that, the benefits of proximity quickly lose its power.



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Clustering High Tech Firms Advances Economic Development
Nanotechnology Now online and 3 others

Dec. 14, 2007 -- It is a common economic development strategy to locate similar firms close to each other. WUSTL business professor Barak Aharonson shows the tactic is most effective when companies are within 500 meters of each other. After that, the benefits of proximity quickly lose its power.



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Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008


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