Faculty & Research


Ben Gomes-Casseres

Professor of International Business

Specializations:

Alliance Strategy and Management, Global Strategy and Organization, Technology Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions

Degrees:

  • Harvard University, D.B.A.
  • Princeton University, M.P.A.
  • Brandeis University, B.A.

Courses Taught:

  • BUS 260a
    Competition and Strategy
  • BUS 262f
    Alliance Strategy

Profile:

Ben Gomes-Casseres is an authority on alliance strategy and management. He has researched this topic for 25 years, taught it to MBAs and executives, and consulted with major companies worldwide. Before coming to Brandeis, he served a decade on the faculty of the Harvard Business School. He is the author of "The Alliance Revolution: The New Shape of Business Rivalry" (Harvard University Press, 1996) and co-author of "Mastering Alliance Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to Design, Management, and Organization" (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2003). He is currently working on a book on the use of external resources in strategy, to be published by Harvard Business Review Press. Ben's work has also appeared in various scholarly journals and industry periodicals. He is a frequent speaker at major conferences and a consultant and executive trainer to Fortune 100 companies. He maintains a website with his work at http://www.alliancestrategy.com.

Awards & Honors:

  • (2000 - 2001) Decade Award for Most Influential Article Published in Journal of International Business in 1990's
  • (1987) Barry M. Richman Award for best dissertation in international management, Academy of Management
  • (1976) Phi Beta Kappa and Departmental Award for Historical Research
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