Daniel Tzabbar

Professor Daniel Tzabbar holds the William A. Mackie Term Professorship in Management at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. His research focuses on strategic mechanisms driving organizational learning, technological change, and knowledge flow dynamics. He explores how social and technological contexts within firms influence knowledge utilization and innovation outcomes. His work bridges human capital theory, learning theories, and network analysis to address critical questions about firm-level technological transformation. Tzabbar has received prestigious awards, including the 2019 Dean’s Research Fellowship and multiple best paper awards from leading academic conferences.

His research spans technology entrepreneurship, hybrid entrepreneurship, employee mobility, and failure management in innovation. Notable contributions include studies on crowdfunding dynamics, failure response strategies, and the impact of prolific inventors on biotechnology innovation. Tzabbar serves on editorial boards of top journals like Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Organization Science, reflecting his influence in strategic management and entrepreneurship fields. His academic service includes roles as associate editor and guest editor for several high-impact journals.

• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (2023–Present), Guest Editor for Advances in Strategic Management (2017–2022)
• Awards: 2017 Provost Mid-Career Productivity Award, 2016 AMJ Best Reviewer Award
• Key Themes: Knowledge spillover, hybrid entrepreneurship, star employee dynamics, and innovation resilience

His publications analyze how firm technological structures and employee mobility affect innovation, with recent work exploring crowdfunding success factors and failure recovery mechanisms in R&D contexts. Tzabbar’s research consistently integrates interdisciplinary perspectives to advance understanding of firm capabilities and strategic human capital.