Oliver Hahl

Assistant Professor of Organizational Theory and Strategy

Download Hi-res Photo

Areas of Study

Organizational Behavior and Theory, Strategy

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management - Ph D (Management) - 2013
• Yale University - School of Management - MBA - 2008
• University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School - BS (Economics) - 2002

Research

My research interests revolve around how audience perceptions of organizations and individuals influence behavior in markets. I am particularly interested in understanding how perceptions of success (status, economic, rewards) constrain behavior. Related topics include: status, authenticity, impression management. I do research in the sports, food, private equity, and health industries.

Publications

• The Authentic Appeal of the Lying Demagogue: Proclaiming the Deeper Truth About Political Illegitimacy

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Minjae Kim, Ezra Zuckerman)
  American Sociological Review 83(1), 2018

• Why Elites Love Authentic Lowbrow Culture: Overcoming High-Status Denigration with Outsider Art

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Ezra Zuckerman, Minjae Kim)
  2017; 828-856

• Turning Back the Clock in Baseball: The Increased Prominence of Extrinsic Rewards and Demand for Authenticity

  Organization Science 27(4), 2016; 929-953

• Knowledge Asymmetry and Brokerage: Linking Network Perception to Structural Holes

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Aleksandra "Olenka" Kacperczyk, Jason Davis)
  Strategic Organization 14(2), 2016; 118-143

• Buy Term and Invest the Difference Revisited

  (author(s): David Babbel, Oliver Hahl)
  Journal of Financial Service Professionals 69(3), 2015; 92-103

• The Denigration of Heroes? Effects of the Status Attainment Process on Attributions of Considerateness and Authenticity

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Ezra Zuckerman)
  American Journal of Sociology 120(2), 2014; 504-554

Working Papers

• Too Good to Hire? Capability and Commitment Inference in Labor Markets

  (author(s): Roman Galperin, Oliver Hahl, Adina Sterling, Jerry Guo)

• Opportunist or Faithful Financier? The Effect of Outside Investor Affiliation on Perceived Commitment in Diversification

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Jae Kyung Ha)

• May I Deviate, Please? Firm Status and The Efficacy of Assertive Versus Deferential Anticipatory Impression Management

  (author(s): Oliver Hahl, Renee Gosline)

University Service

• Tepper PhD Committee, Committee Member (2017 - )
• Undergraduate BA Education Committee, Committee Member, Participate in discussions and decisions regarding the restructuring and re-organizing the undergraduate curriculum at Tepper. (2014 - 2016)

Courses Taught

• Corporate Strategy (45770)

  • 2017 Mini 5 Section: F, M
  • 2016 Mini 1 Section: A, B, C
• Writing/Persuasive Arguments for Behavioral Science (47909)

  • 2017 Mini 3 Section: A
• Seminar in Organizational Theory (macro) (47892)

  • 2016 Mini 2 Section: A
• Orgnztn Behavior (70311)

  • 2015 Section: A, B, C
• Architecture Of Competitive Advantage (45973)

  • 2015 Mini 2 Section: A
  • 2015 Mini 6 Section: E
• Special Topics in OB&T: Organizations & Networks (47891)

  • 2015 Mini 2 Section: A
• ORGNZTN BEHAVIOR (70311)

  • 2014 Section: A, B, A, B
• Special Topics in OB&T (47891)

  • 2014 Mini 2 Section: A