Overview
My research examines how stakeholder perceptions, industrial policy, and supply-chain constraints shape firm strategy in the electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery ecosystem, with particular attention to critical minerals sourcing and the deglobalization pressures arising from rising geopolitical tensions.
This research is supported by funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the SRF William Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant.
Working Papers
Authenticity Under Strain: Employees’ Perceptions of Firms with Mixed Societal Impact
Examines how negative information about cobalt mining in the DRC shapes employee evaluations, effort, and wage expectations using experiments and text analysis.
Charging Ahead: How Industrial Policy Is Reshaping Competitive Dynamics in the EV Industry
Inductive qualitative study of how EV OEMs and battery suppliers respond to U.S. industrial policy and supply-chain localization pressures.
Works in Progress
Patient Capital, FEOC Rules, and Upstream Autonomy in Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Planned quantitative and qualitative study examining how industrial policy and investment structures shape upstream sourcing strategies. (Idea development stage.)
Teaching Cases
Can America Catch Up? The U.S. Auto Industry’s Race with China for EV Leadership
Teaching case on competitive dynamics and industrial policy.
Wahu Mobility: Scaling an E-Mobility Enterprise in Ghana
Teaching case on entrepreneurship and scaling in emerging markets.