Profile
Birgul Arslan is associate professor of Innovation Strategy at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Strategic Management from HEC Paris, France.
Her research focuses on success factors in interorganizational collaboration. She is interested in how organizations collaborate in the context of grand challenges such as the Ebola outbreak and antibacterial resistance.
Her research has been published in top-tier management journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Management Studies.
Birgul has professional experience in business intelligence consulting. She has experience in teaching strategic management and innovation strategy at MBA and executive MBA programs. She also designs innovation workshops for companies.
Publications
Article (3)
Academic (3)
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Arslan, B., Vasudeva, G., & Hirsch, E. B. (2024). Public-Private and Private-Private Collaboration as Pathways for Socially Beneficial Innovation: Evidence from Antimicrobial Drug Development Tasks. Academy of Management Journal, 67(2), 554-582. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.1260
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Arslan, B., & Tarakci, M. (2022). Negative Spillovers Across Partnerships for Responsible Innovation: Evidence from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. Journal of Management Studies, 59(1), 126-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12607
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Arslan, B. (2018). The interplay of competitive and cooperative behavior and differential benefits in alliances. Strategic Management Journal, 39(12), 3222-3246. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2731
Chapter (1)
Academic (1)
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Arslan, B., & Ariño, A. (2017). The Process of Cooperation in Strategic Alliances. In L. F. Mesquita, R. Ragozzino, & J. J. Reuer (Eds.), Collaborative Strategy: Critical Issues for Alliances and Networks (pp. 134-143). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783479580
Digital or Visual Products (1)
Professional (1)
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Arslan, B. (2020). Lessons learned but mistakes repeated. How Ebola can teach us to improve our COVID response. Digital or Visual Products, .
Web publication/site (1)
Professional (1)
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Arslan, B., & Tarakci, M. (2020). How to Keep COVID-19 from Derailing Ongoing Partnerships. Web publication/site, Management Insights.
Activities
Additional positions (1)
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RSM BVStart date approval: 26 Oct 2022End date approval: 25 Oct 2025Place: 3062 PADescription: N/A
Award
- Full-time MBA Faculty Award (2023)
Featured in the media
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The Limits of Public-Private Partnership
Private companies and public institutions struggle to get as much done together as private companies working together in groups. Research co-authored by Birgul Arslan, assistant professor of innovation strategy at RSM, features…
Monday, 10 June 2024
Featured on RSM Discovery
Explore how crises like Covid-19 and Ebola accelerate healthcare innovation through partnerships. Learn about the trade-offs, benefits, and long-term impacts of collaborative efforts in drug development and medical research.
