Ashish Arora

Ashish Arora is the Senior Associate Dean for Strategy and Rex D. Adams Professor of Business Administration at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. His research focuses on the economics of technology and technical change, including the study of technology-intensive industries such as software, biotechnology, and chemicals, as well as the economics of information security and the role of patents and licensing in promoting technology startups. He has studied the rise of the software and pharmaceutical industries in emerging economies. His current research focuses on the management of intellectual property and licensing in corporations and innovation-based entrepreneurship. Arora teaches courses such as Entrepreneurial Strategy for Innovation-Based Ventures and Emerging Markets Strategy. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Strategic Management Journal and Research Policy.

Ashish Arora is a professor at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, specializing in innovation, markets for technology, corporate research, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship. His research explores the economics of innovation, corporate strategy, and the role of intellectual property in technology licensing. Arora's work examines how firms navigate the complexities of technological change, external linkages, and the division of innovative labor. He investigates the implications of patent protection, complementary assets, and the globalization of industries such as software and chemicals. His studies also address the interplay between research, external knowledge, and firm structure, offering insights into the dynamics of high-tech clusters and the evolution of corporate R&D.