CV
Education
Vanderbilt University: Owen Graduate School of Management
2004-present
PhD Candidate, Management–Organization Studies (expected 2010)
Vanderbilt Graduate Fellowship
Affiliated Researcher, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy
New York University: Stern School of Business
2004
Coursework within the International Management Program
Australian Graduate School of Management
2003-2004
MBA: Management
Northwestern University
1986-1990
Bachelor of Arts: Economics
Four-year merit scholarship, from Tenneco
Industry Experience
Joystick : Founder
2002-present
Consultant focused on market analysis and competitive strategy in the context of technological innovation and uncertainty. Client have included McDonald’s Corporate, Agent Arts, PRS for Music.
Engadget / Joystiq : Features Editor
2004-2005
I “started up” the video game focused website within Weblogs Inc that became Joystiq, operating within the Engadget brand. Engadget and Weblogs, Inc were later acquired by AOL.
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance : Research assistant.
2004
Kick, Inc : Senior Director of Marketing
2001
Led marketing for this developer of media personalization applications. Kick was later acquired by Sony.
Terra-Lycos : Director of Marketing.
2000
Sonique : Director of Marketing
1999
Led the marketing and content development for this media player developer, leading to tens of millions of downloads and the eventual acquisition by Terra-Lycos. Sonique was featured in SPIN magazine, WIRED, and other news outlets.
Noisebox : Founder and CEO
1998
Developed what I believe to be the first music service product available online, experimenting with both free and subscription-based models for music services. Noisebox was acquired by Sonique in 1999.
Vega : Founder and Market Maker,
1993-1998
Member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, making markets in option across various currencies.
Futrex Trading Partnership : Assistant Trader and Market Maker.
1991-1993
Research Interests
My research interests fall into two domains offering direct implications for competitive strategy, managerial practice and public policy. In one domain, I try to understand the role automation may play in organizational learning, innovation, and entrepreneurial action—enabling both the creation and the discovery not only of new opportunities, but also of new kinds of work. In the second domain, I pursue some understanding of the ongoing adaptation of the arts and media industries—particularly the evolution of copyright and related licensing models—in the context of “copy-paste” and global information networks.
Publications
Chen, Y. & Touve, D. (In press). Conformity, political participation, and economic rewards: The case of Chinese private entrepreneurs. Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
Tepper, S., Hargittai, E., & Touve, D. 2007. Music, Mavens, and Technology. In S. Tepper & B. Ivey (Eds.), Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life: 71-193. New York: Routledge.
Other Publications and Work
Page, W., Carey, C., Touve, D. & McMahon, K. 2009. How to dance to ARPU, when licensees call the tune. Economic Insight, PRS for Music.
Touve, D., Page, W., & McMahon, K. 2008. Shadow Pricing P2Pʼs Economic Impact. Economic Insight, MCPS-PRS Alliance.
Page, W. & Touve, D. 2008. Should Music Rights Societies Pursue Equity. Economic Insight, MCPS-PRS Alliance.
Touve, D., & Tepper, S. 2007. Leisure in America: Searching for the Forest Among the Trees. Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Prepared for the Getty Leadership Institute, Cultural Organizations and Changing Leisure Trends.
Conference presentations
Stansbury, J. & Touve, D. 2009. Moral imagination as a dynamic capability of the firm. Annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago.
Touve, D. 2008. A theory of the technologies for meaningful organizations. Annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim.
Touve, D. 2007. Organizational information asymmetry, media sociability and structural design. Annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia.
Touve, D. 2006. Reconsidering the consequences of influence tactics: Returning to the work of Falbe and Yukl.Annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta.
Touve, D. 2006. Social graffiti and the hazardous exchange of adjectives: new forms of social information and identity in online spaces. Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal.
Tepper, S., Hargittai, E., & Touve, D. 2005. Music, mavens and technology. Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia.
Tepper, S., Hargittai, E., Touve, D. 2005. Have you tried this yet? How college kids sample new music and books. Annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Association, Washington.
Dissertation
Ghosts in the shell: Towards an understanding of augmented organizations.
Committee: Bruce Barry [chair], Richard Daft, Bart Victor, and Salvatore March.
My dissertation involves a large-sample inquiry into the relationships among automation, the nature of work and the social structure of organizations. I present and test hypotheses that emerge from conflicting expectations that have persisted within the organizational theory literature. The model is tested by way of data collected within the O*NET project’s broad survey of work context, based on information provided by more than 120,000 individuals across 800 occupations within the United States.
Working Papers
Touve, D. A theory of the technologies for meaningful organizations.
Touve, D. Organizational complexity, media sociability and structural design.
Touve, D. Organizing unknown opportunity: Towards an understanding of the paradox of entrepreneurship.
Teaching
Strategic Management, Washington & Lee University
Undergraduate level.
Controversies and Debates in Management, Vanderbilt University
MBA level. Guest lecturer and Teaching Assistant.
Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility, Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate level. Guest lecturer.
Organization Design, Vanderbilt University
MBA level. Teaching assistant.
Technology, Media, Culture, and Society, Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate seminar. Guest facilitator.
Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Belmont University
Undergraduate level.
Student comments:
“Amazing presenter. Really thoughtful and engaging on the topics. Well versed and has really interesting, experienced perspectives…a real treat to hear teach.”
“Most interesting and captivating presentation style I’ve ever seen – I hope to emulate this in future presentations I give.”
Honors / Workshops
Social Computing Symposium
(funded by Microsoft Research)
2008
Doctoral Consortium, OCIS division of Academy of Management
(funded by the National Science Foundation)
2008
Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems
(funded by the National Science Foundation, Yahoo and Microsoft)
2008
West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship
(Funded by the Kauffman Foundation)
2007
Doctoral Consortium and Dissertation Proposal Workshop,
OMT division of Academy of Management
2007
Affiliations and committees
Teaching Committee, OMT division of the Academy of Management
2009-2010
Teaching Sub-committee (WIKI), OMT division Academy of Management
2007-2008
Member, Academy of Management
2004-2008
Member, American Sociological Association
2006-2008
Member, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
1992-1998
Member, National Futures Association
1992-1998
Media
Interviews, quotes, mentions
Chicago Tribune, WIRED, PC Magazine, Crain’s Chicago Business, Hong Kong Morning Post, Billboard, Spin, Industry Standard, I.D. Magazine.
Extracurricular
Captain, Northwestern (MIVA) men’s volleyball team
1989-1990
Northwestern men’s golf team
1987-1989
Junior Olympics volleyball, Illinois
1986
Other interests: hiking, mountain biking, kayaking.
Languages: French (familiar)
