College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor of Business Administration and
Stephen V. and Christy C. King Faculty Fellow

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. Forthcoming. Alumni Effects and Relational Advantage: How Outsourcing is Impacted when Your Client Hires from Your Competitors. Academy of Management Journal

Moeen, M., Somaya, D., Mahoney, J. 2013. Supply Portfolio Concentration in the Outsourcing of Knowledge Based Services. Organization Science, 24: 262-279

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2012. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge Work. Organization Science, 23: 1311-1329

Somaya, D. 2012. Patent Strategy and Management: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda. Journal of Management, 38: 1084-1114

Somaya, D., McDaniel, C. 2012. Tribunal Specialization and Institutional Targeting in Patent Enforcement. Organization Science, 23: 869-887

Somaya, D., Teece, D., Wakeman, S. 2012. Business Models and Patent Strategies in Multi-Invention Contexts. Ivey Business Journal, (September-October)

Somaya, D., Kim, Y., Vonortas, N. 2011. Exclusivity in Licensing Alliances: Using Hostages to Support Technology Commercialization. Strategic Management Journal, 32: 159–186

Somaya, D., Teece, D., Wakeman, S. 2011. Innovating in Multi-Invention Contexts: Mapping Solutions to Technological and Intellectual Property Complexity. California Management Review, 53: 47-79

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Lorinkova, N. 2008. Gone but not lost: The different performance impacts of employee mobility between cooperators versus competitors. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 936-953

Shane, S., Somaya, D. 2007. The Effects of Patent Litigation on University Licensing Efforts.. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 63: 739-755

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Zhang, X. 2007. Combining Patent Law Expertise with R&D for Patenting Performance. Organization Science, 18: 922-937

Somaya, D. 2003. Strategic Determinants of Decisions not to Settle Patent Litigation. Strategic Management Journal, 24: 17-38

Somaya, D., Linden, G. 2003. System-on-a-Chip Integration in the Semiconductor Industry: Industry Structure and Firm Strategies. Industrial and Corporate Change, 12: 545-576

Somaya, D. 1999. Patenting for Global Markets: A U. S. Firm Meets the Demands of the New Globalism. Business and Politics, 1: 99-111

Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2011. Embracing Turnover: Moving Beyond the ‘War for Talent’. In Collings, D. and Scullion, H. (Ed.), Global Talent Management. New York: Routledge.

Somaya, D., Teece, D. 2007. Patents, Licensing, and Entrepreneurship: Effectuating Innovation in Multi-Invention Contexts. In E. Sheshinski, E. Strom and W. Baumol (Ed.), Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the Growth Mechanism of Free-Market Economies. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.

Somaya, D. 2004. Firm Strategies and Trends in Patent Litigation in the United States. In Gary Libecap (Ed.), Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth, 103-148. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Somaya, D. 2000. Obtaining and Protecting Patents in the United States, Europe and Japan. In R. Kagan and L. Axelrad (Ed.), Regulatory Encounters: Multinational Corporations and American Adversarial Legalism, 275-310. University of California Press.

Somaya, D., McDaniel, C. 2007. Institutional Targeting in Patent EnforcementAcademy of Management Best Paper Proceedings

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Lorinkova, N. 2007. The Effects of Employee Mobility Between Competitors and Cooperators on Firm PerformanceAcademy of Management Best Paper Proceedings

Somaya, D. 2005. The Effects of Patent Litigation on University Licensing EffortsNBER Conference on “Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?”

Somaya, D., Graham, S. 2004. The Use of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks in Software: Evidence from LitigationOECD Conference of the Project on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Economic Performance (Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry)

Somaya, D. 2001. Strategic Determinants of Patent Litigation Settlement Decisions in Computers and Research MedicinesAcademy of Management Best Paper Proceedings

Corredor, S. , Mahoney, J. , Somaya, D. 2012. Innovation Performance of Alternative Governance Modes: A Comparison of Corporate Spin-offs and Equity Carve-Outs

Somaya, D., Shane, S. 2011. Organizational Determinants of (University) Patent Litigation

Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2011. Competitive Actions, Resource Accumulation, and Competitive Dynamics in Patent Strategies

Mawdsley, J. , Somaya, D. 2011. Acquiring External Human Capabilities through M&A versus HiringOxford University Novak Druce Annual Conference on Professional Service Firms, Oxford U.K..

Mawdsley, J. , Somaya, D. 2011. Acquiring External Human Capabilities through M&A versus HiringOhio State University Conference on the Value Proposition of Human Capital, Columbus OH.

Mawdsley, J. , Somaya, D. 2011. Acquiring External Human Capabilities through M&A versus HiringAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta GA.

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. 2011. Competing Over Who Your Customers Hire: The Other ‘War for Talent’Midwest Strategy Meetings (Purdue University), W. Lafayette IN.

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. 2011. Competing Over Who Your Customers Hire: The Other ‘War for Talent’Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta GA.

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. 2011. Competing Over Who Your Customers Hire: The Other ‘War for Talent’Washington University, Olin School of Business, St. Louis MO.

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. 2011. Competing Over Who Your Customers Hire: The Other ‘War for Talent’ASQ-HEC-OMT conference on ‘Coordination within and among Organizations’, Paris, France.

Carnahan, S., Somaya, D. 2011. Competing Over Who Your Customers Hire: The Other ‘War for Talent’Oxford University Novak Druce Annual Conference on Professional Service Firms, Oxford U.K.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2011. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkGeorgia State University, Atlanta GA.

Moeen, M., Somaya, D., Mahoney, J. 2011. Supply Portfolio Concentration in the Outsourcing of Knowledge Based ServicesASQ-HEC-OMT conference on ‘Coordination within and among Organizations’, Paris, France.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2010. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkOhio State University, Columbus OH.

Moeen, M., Somaya, D., Mahoney, J. 2010. Supply Portfolio Concentration in the Outsourcing of Knowledge Based ServicesAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta GA.

Moeen, M., Somaya, D., Mahoney, J. 2010. Supply Portfolio Concentration in the Outsourcing of Knowledge Based ServicesMidwest Strategy Meetings (Kellogg School, Northwestern University), Evanston IL.

Moeen, M., Somaya, D., Mahoney, J. 2010. Supply Portfolio Concentration in the Outsourcing of Knowledge Based ServicesMid-Atlantic Strategy Colloquium (University of Maryland), College Park MD.

Somaya, D. 2010. Functional Specification in Count Data ModelsAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2009. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkKrannert School of Management, Purdue University, W. Lafayette.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2009. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkStanford University, Social Science and Technology Seminar Series, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, CA.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2009. Competitive Actions, Resource Accumulation, and Competitive Dynamics in Patent StrategiesAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago IL.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2009. Competitive Actions, Resource Accumulation, and Competitive Dynamics in Patent StrategiesPeople and Organizations Conference (Wharton School), Philadelphia.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge Work29th Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne, Germany.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge Work9th Annual Duke-Temple International Business Research Forum, Philadelphia.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkSloan Industry Studies Conference, Boston.

Mayer, K., Somaya, D., Williamson, I. 2008. Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Occupational Human Capital, and the Sourcing of Knowledge WorkClifford Chance Conference on Professional Service Firms, Oxford, UK.

Somaya, D., Kim, Y., Vonortas, N. 2008. Exclusivity in Licensing AlliancesAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Somaya, D., Kim, Y., Vonortas, N. 2008. Exclusivity in Licensing AlliancesTechnology Transfer Society Annual Conference, Albany, NY.

Somaya, D., Kim, Y., Vonortas, N. 2008. Exclusivity in Licensing AlliancesAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Somaya, D., Kim, Y., Vonortas, N. 2008. Exclusivity in Licensing AlliancesEuropean Commission Conference on "Knowledge for Growth: The Role and Dynamics of Corporate R&D", Seville.

Somaya, D., Vonortas, N., Kim, Y. 2008. Exclusivity in Licensing Alliances29th Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne, Germany.

Somaya, D., McDaniel, C. 2007. Targeting General-Purpose versus Specialized Nonmarket Institutional VenuesAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

Somaya, D., McDaniel, C. 2007. Targeting General-Purpose versus Specialized Nonmarket Institutional Venues29th Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Conference, San Diego.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Lorinkova, N. 2007. Gone but not Lost: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Cooperators versus Competitors29th Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Conference, San Diego.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Lorinkova, N. 2007. Gone but not Lost: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Cooperators versus CompetitorsAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Lorinkova, N. 2007. Gone but not Lost: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Cooperators versus CompetitorsAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

Somaya, D., Graham, S. 2006. Vermeers and Rembrandts in the Same Attic: Complementarity between Copyright and Trademark Leveraging Strategies in SoftwareWharton Technology Mini-Conference, Philadelphia.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Zhang, X. 2006. Combining Patent Law Expertise with R&D for Patenting PerformanceAtlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Somaya, D., Williamson, I., Zhang, X. 2005. Combining Patent Law Expertise with R&D for Patenting PerformanceAcademy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI.