Brian Fox

Brian Fox

  • Associate Professor, Management
  • Ph.D. University of Connecticut
  • B.S. in Economics and Strategy, Babson College

Teaching Interests

Strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, strategic thinking, and management consulting

Research Interests

Competitive dynamics, firm performance, value-based business strategy, industry evolution and innovation, game theory, managers and the behavioral theory of the firm

Consulting/Practice Interests

Economic/forensic consulting, disputes and investigations, organizational restructuring

Bio

I am an Associate Professor of Strategy at Bentley University. My research examines competitive dynamics (how firms choose specific actions and respond to their rivals), industry evolution (how industries, and the firms that comprise them, change over time) and the performance implications of these forces. My research interests center around competitive strategy, firm performance, industry evolution, and the role of top management teams in shaping strategic choices. Methodologically, I am interested in the application of econometric techniques as well as the use of simulations and formal theoretical methods. My work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Organizational Research Methods, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Long Range Planning, and Strategic Organization, among others.

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Articles

  • Bhussar, M., Fox, B., Grove, S. (2025). Patent citations and acquisition premiums: A screening perspective. Long Range Planning, (58) Issue 3 (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Fox, B., Heavey, C., Liu, S. (2024). Methodological Rigor in Management Research Reviews. Journal of Management (Link)
  • Fox, B., Simsek, Z., Heavey, C. (2023). Venture team membership dynamics and new venture innovation. Strategic Entrepeneurship Journal, (17) 4 741-769. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Fox, B., Heavey, C. (2023). Systematicity in Organizational Research Literature Reviews: A Framework and Assessment. Organizational Research Methods, (26) 2 292-321. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B., Yu, T. (2022). Compelling Questions in Research: Seeing What Everybody Has Seen and Thinking What Nobody Has Thought. Journal of Management, (48) 6 1347–1365. (Link)
  • Heavey, C., Simsek, Z., Fox, B., Hersel, M. (2022). Executive confidence: A multidisciplinary review, synthesis, and agenda for future research. Journal of Management, (48) 6 1430–1468. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B. (2022). A managerial interfaces perspective for competitive action research. Long Range Planning, (55) 3 20-Jan. (Link)
  • Fox, B., Simsek, Z., Heavey, C. (2021). Top Management Team Experiential Variety, Competitive Repertoires, and Firm Performance: Examining the Law of Requisite Variety in the 3D Printing Industry (1986-2017). Academy of Management Journal, (65) 2 545–576. (Link)
  • Grove, S., Fox, B., Souder, D. (2021). When good deals need help getting done: Articulating side payment strategies. Long Range Planning, (54) 6 18-Jan. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B. C. (2018). Interfaces of strategic leaders: A conceptual framework, review, and research agenda. Journal of Management, (44) 1 280-324. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B. C. (2017). (Meta)-framing strategic entrepreneurship. Strategic Organization, (15) 4 504-518. (Link)
  • Heavey, C., Simsek, Z., Fox, B. C. (2015). Managerial social networks and ambidexterity of SMEs: The moderating role of a proactive commitment to innovation.. Human Resource Management 54 201-221. (Link)
  • Simsek, Z., Fox, B. C., Heavey, C. (2015). "What’s past is prologue”: A framework, review, and future directions for organizational research on imprinting. Journal of Management 41 288-317. (Link)
  • Grove, S., Fox, B., Bhussar, M., Ranucci, R., Souder, D. Structural choices at alliance formation: Accounting for partner asymmetry in industry distance. Journal of Management

    • Books

  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B. (2024). Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (Link)

    • Book Chapters

  • Fox, B. (2024). Implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for strategic leadership research and practice Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
  • Fox, B. (2024). The Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and strategic leadership: new research directions and a clarion call for creating shared understanding Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
  • Simsek, Z., Heavey, C., Fox, B. (2024). Introduction to the Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Handbook of Research on Strategic Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (Link)

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Chair for MG Department Research Committee 1/1/22 - Present
  • Committee Member for Strategy Position Hiring Committees 3/1/22 - 12/31/22
  • Committee Member for Strategy Position Hiring Committees 1/1/19 - 12/31/19
  • Task Force Member for GB410 Teaching Team 1/1/18 - Present
  • Committee Member for MG Department Research Committee 1/1/18 - Present

    • Service: Ph.D. Advising

  • Supervisor, Committee Member 2023/01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Group 9/1/24 - Present
  • Task Force Member for Entrepreneurship Faculty Council 3/1/22 - Present
  • Affiliated Faculty for Center for Integration of Science and Industry 1/1/21 - Present