Brandy L. Aven
Associate Professor of Organizational Theory, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship
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- Stanford University - Ph D (Sociology) - 2010
- Stanford University - MA (Sociology) - 2004
- University of California at Los Angeles - BA (Sociology) - 2000
Publications
- From Exception to Exceptional: How Gender and Tenure Impact Sponsorship Effectiveness
(author(s): E. Campbell, R. Chow, Brandy Aven)
In press at Academy of Management Discoveries - Whistle While You Work? The Relational Determinants of Reporting Wrongdoing
(author(s): P. Bergemann, Brandy Aven)
Forthcoming in Organization Science - The Valley of Trust: The Effect of Relational Strength on Monitoring Quality
(author(s): Brandy Aven, L. Morse, A. Iorio)
Forthcoming in special issue on “Behavioral Field Evidence on Ethics and Misconduct” at Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, in press - Lay Theories of Networking Ability: Beliefs that Inhibit Instrumental Networking
(author(s): K. Kuwabara, X. Zou, C. Hildebrand, S. Iyengar, Brandy Aven)
Social Networks 62(July), 2020; 1-11 - Statistical Methods and Software for the Multilevel Social Relations Model
(author(s): J. Koster, G. Leckie, Brandy Aven)
Field Methods, 2019 - Structural Role Complementarity in Entrepreneurial Teams
(author(s): Brandy Aven, Henning Hillmann)
Management Science 64(12), 2018; 5688–5704 - The Effects of Communication Networks and Turnover on Transactive Memory and Group Performance
(author(s): Linda Argote, Brandy Aven, Jonathan Kush)
Organization Science 29(2), 2018; 191–206 - The Effects of Individual Status and Group Performance on Network Ties among Teammates in The National Basketball Association
(author(s): Jeremy Koster, Brandy Aven)
PLOS One 13(4), 2018; e0196013 - Social Distance and Knowledge Transformation: The Effects of Social Network Distance on Organizational Learning
(author(s): Brandy Aven, Evelyn Zhang)
Sociological Science 3, 2016; 1103-1131 - The Paradox of Corrupt Networks: An Analysis of Organizational Crime at Enron
(author(s): Brandy Aven)
Organization Science 26(4), 2015; 980–996 - Fragmented Networks And Entrepreneurship In Late Imperial Russia
(author(s): Henning Hillmann, Brandy Aven)
American Journal of Sociology 117(2), 2011; 484-538 - Using Product and Social Network Data to Improve Online Advertising
(author(s): Brandy Aven, D. Burgess, J. Haynes, J. Merino, P. Moore)
U.S. Patent: WO/2009/085,524 (7/9/2009) - Assessing Trustworthiness in Online Goods and Services
ETrust: Forming Relationships in the Online World (Karen S. Cook, Chris Snijders, Vincent Buskens & Coye Cheshire, eds.)
(author(s): K. Cook, C. Cheshire, A. Gerbasi, Brandy Aven)
New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, Chapter 7; 2009
Working Papers
- When Ties Bind and When Ties Divide: The Effects of Communication Networks on Shared Social Identity and Group Performance
(author(s): J. Kush, Brandy Aven, Linda Argote) - Shifting Modalities: Social Networks, Intra-Organizational Lateral Mobility, and Performance
(author(s): E. Zhang, A. Sterling, Brandy Aven) - Exploring Gender Difference in Network Responsiveness to Intra-organizational Mobility
(author(s): E. Zhang, Brandy Aven, A. Kleinbaum) - Text-Based Measure of Transactive Memory System Strength
(author(s): J. Kush, E. Fahrenkopf, Brandy Aven, Linda Argote) - A Quasi-Experiment on the Effects of Monetary Incentives on Informal Knowledge Sharing
(author(s): G. Soda, A. Iorio, Brandy Aven)
Awards and Honors
- George Leland Bach Excellence in MBA Teaching Award (2019)
- Xerox Junior Faculty Chair (2013)
- Gerald L. Thompson Excellence in Teaching Award (2012)