Faculty Profile

Pek-Hooi Soh

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Management of Technology (MIT); M.Sc. Management (National University of Singapore); M.Sc. Management of Information Systems (London School of Economics); B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science (University College London)

Segal Phone: 778-782-7921
Segal Office: Segal 3905

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Website: http://sfubionano.wordpress.com/

Biography

Pek Hooi Soh is an Associate Professor of Technology Management and Strategy at the Beedie School of Business at SFU. Before joining SFU, she was on the faculty of NUS Business School at National University of Singapore (NUS). She had also been a visiting professor and research scholar at Peking University and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and at Hitotsubashi University's Institute of Innovation Research in Tokyo, Japan. She received her Ph.D. in Management of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship from MIT Sloan School of Management, her Masters’ degrees from the London School of Economics and NUS Business School, and her B.Sc. from University College London.

Professor Soh’s research examines how collaboration networks affect technological transition, technology standard development, innovation performance, entrepreneurial and diversification strategy. Her work has appeared in the field’s top journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy and Journal of Business Venturing. Her doctoral thesis proposal was awarded a second prize at INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. Professor Soh currently serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Business Venturing and Journal of Business Research. She has taught in EMBA and MBA programs on technology management and strategy, and doctoral seminars on strategic management.

At SFU, Professor Soh has embarked on a new research project that aims to develop a theoretical model to explain how knowledge management strategies influence the emergence of new technological paths inside a firm. This research is interdisciplinary based, building on the foundations of evolutionary economics, biological evolution, organization and learning, and organizational sociology. The project provides an excellent opportunity for doctoral students who are interested in theory development.

The mother of three children, she enjoys outdoor activities and traveling with her family.

Specialization and Research Interests

Technology Strategy, Innovation; Entrepreneurship, Social Networks, Strategic Alliances.

Selected Publications

Subramanian A, Lim KH, Soh PH. 2013. When Birds of a Feather Don't Flock Together: Different Scientists and the Roles They Play in Biotech R&D Alliances. Research Policy (in press).

Yu, J, Liu H, Soh PH. 2011. Building Collaboration Networks in 3G Development, Attempts from China. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 10(No. 2/3/4), 151-166.

Zhang J, Soh PH, Wong PK. 2011. Direct ties, Prior Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisitions in China and Singapore. International Small Business Journal, 29(2), 1-20.

Soh PH. 2010. Network Patterns and Competitive Advantage before the Emergence of a Dominant Design. Strategic Management Journal, 31(4), 438-461.

Zhang J, Soh PH, Wong PK. 2010. Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition through Indirect Ties: Compensatory Effects of Prior Knowledge. Journal of Management, 36(2), 511-536.

Soh PH, Yu J. 2010. Institutional Environment and Complementary Assets:  Business Strategy in China's 3G Development. Asia Pacific Journal of Management,27(4), 647-675.

Subramanian A, Soh PH. 2009. Contributing Knowledge to Knowledge Repositories: Dual Role of Inducement and Opportunity Factors. Information Resources Management Journal, 22(1), 45-62.

Zhang J, Souitaris V, Soh PH, Wong PK. 2008. A Contingent Model of Network Utilization  in Early Financing of Technology Ventures. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(4), 593-613.

Soh PH, Subramanian A. 2008. Is Usage a Missing Link in Explaining the Perceived Learning Outcome of Technology-Mediated Learning? IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 55(1), 50-66.

Soh PH, Roberts E. 2005. Technology Alliances and Networks: An External Link to Research Capability. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 52(4), 419-428. (Best Paper Award, honorable mention)

Soh PH, Mahmood I, Mitchell W. 2004. Dynamic Inducements in R&D Investment: Market Signals and Network Locations. Academy of Management Journal, 47(6), 727-744.

Soh PH. 2003. The Role of Networking Alliances in Information Acquisition and its Implications for New Product Performance. Journal of Business Venturing, 18(6), 907-917.

Soh PH, Roberts E. 2003. Networks of Innovators: A Longitudinal Perspective. Research Policy, 32(9), 1537-1717.

Working Papers

Soh PH. 2014. Dominant Designs, in David Teece and Mie Augier, eds. Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management (forthcoming).

Subramanian A, Soh PH. The influence of alliance portfolios on the technological performance of the firm.

Soh PH, Subramanian A. An investigation of university-industry R&D collaborations in the biotech industry.

Subramanian A, Soh PH. The importance of alliance portfolios for new knowledge search.

Maine, E, Soh PH, Dos Santos N. Entrepreneurial decision making in the biotech industry.