Nicolaj Siggelkow

Nicolaj Siggelkow is a Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Management Department. His research interests include competitive strategy, evolution of fit, and firms as systems of interconnected choices. He is the David M. Knott Professor and Co-Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management. His work has been published in leading management journals, and he has received multiple teaching awards. Siggelkow's current research explores the strategic and organizational implications of interactions among a firm’s choices of activities and resources.

Nicolaj Siggelkow is a Professor of Management at the Wharton School, specializing in Strategy and Organizational Design. His research explores how organizations balance exploration and stability, manage complexity, and adapt to changing environments. Key themes include the interdependencies of organizational design elements, the role of coordination in collaborative activity, and the consequences of misaligned mental models. His work investigates how firms can effectively navigate turbulence through strategic and structural choices, emphasizing the importance of fit, search processes, and the dynamics of organizational structure. Siggelkow's research also addresses the challenges of imitation, exploration, and the impact of organizational design on competitive advantage.