Shiko Ben-Menahem

Shiko Ben-Menahem is a Senior Lecturer (with habilitation) at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich and an Adjunct Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business, Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics. His research focuses on innovation processes and strategy in healthcare, medical devices, and life sciences industries. Ben-Menahem has published extensively in top-tier journals including Academy of Management Journal, Nature Biomedical Engineering, and Research Policy.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Strategic Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2013)
• MSc in Strategic Management (Cum Laude), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
• MPhil in Business Research (Cum Laude), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)

Research Interests: Ben-Menahem's research examines how digital technology shapes and is shaped by organizational design and innovation processes. He investigates coordination of cross-disciplinary knowledge creation, with particular focus on digital health, healthcare innovation, and pharmaceutical drug development. His work bridges theoretical insights with practical applications in complex healthcare ecosystems, exploring how organizations navigate innovation under conditions of complexity and uncertainty.

Publication Trends: Ben-Menahem's recent publications reveal a strong focus on healthcare innovation, particularly in the context of digital transformation and organizational adaptation. His work spans from understanding patient complexity in HIV treatment to analyzing the impact of regulatory changes on medical device innovation. A significant thread in his research examines how organizations coordinate knowledge creation across disciplinary boundaries, with particular attention to rare disease drug repurposing and multidisciplinary team dynamics in early-stage drug discovery.

Scientific Awards:

• Academy of Management Discoveries, 2020, Best Paper Runner-Up Award
• AOM Organizational Behavior Division, 2020 Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), 2017: 'Leading and Coordinating Knowledge Creation in Online Communities' CHF 356'000
• Best Visiting Lecturer, 2017/2018 - Estonia Business School

Advising and Grants: Ben-Menahem supervises Master's theses on knowledge creation and evaluation under complexity, cross-disciplinary coordination, innovation in health science, pharmaceutical drug development processes, and organizing health care. His grant portfolio includes significant funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation for research on coordinating knowledge creation in online communities. He has also served as a Special Issue Editor for Research Policy and on the Editorial Review Board of Academy of Management Discoveries.

Professional Roles: Ben-Menahem has been active in conference organization, serving as Conference Co-Chair for the Israel Strategy Conference in 2017 and 2021, and as a member of the Scientific Committee for the EGOS Colloquium 2018. He is also an ad hoc reviewer for numerous prestigious journals including Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, and Strategic Management Journal.