April M. Franco
Bio
April Franco is a Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, with a cross appointment to the Business Economics area at Rotman. In 2020 she became the Chair of the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Her research focuses on the transfer, creation and use of knowledge within organizations; her work on spin-outs is considered ground-breaking. She has received several awards, including the Rector’s Award for the most innovative paper from Aalborg University in 2011 and Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Award for Excellence in Research in 2010. April teaches undergraduate courses in Organizational Strategy, Economics of Management, Industrial Organization and MBA courses in Strategy.
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Academic Positions
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2011-Present
Associate Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and Department of Management, University of Toronto at Scarborough
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2020-2026
Chair, Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, University of Toronto
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2014-2015
Visiting Associate Professor, Stern School of Business/New York University
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2014
Visiting Associate Professorq, Bocconi
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2008-2011
Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and Department of Management, University of Toronto at Scarborough
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2007-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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1999-2007
Assistant Professor, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
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1999-2002
Adjunct Consultant, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Selected Publications - Papers
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What Do I Take with Me?: The Mediating Effect of Spin-out Team Size and Tenure on the Founder-Firm Performance Relationship
with Rajshree Agarwal, Ben Campbell, and Martin Ganco
Academy of Management Journal
2016
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Who Goes, Where to, and Does It Matter?: Employee Mobility, Entrepreneurship, and the Effects on Source Firm Performance
Benjamin Campbell, Martin Ganco, April Franco, and Rajshree Agarwal
Strategic Management Journal, Forthcoming
2012
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April M. Franco and Matthew Mitchell and Galina Vereshchagina
Journal of Economic Theory, Forthcoming
2011
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Andreas Blume, John Duffy, and April M. Franco
American Economic Review
2009
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MB Sakar, Rajshree Agarwal, Raj Echambadi, and April M. Franco
Management Science
2009
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April M. Franco and Matthew Mitchell
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
2008
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Andreas Blume and April M. Franco
Journal of Economic Theory
Issue:1
2007
Pages: 504-523
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Employment Mobility Laws and Competition
April M. Franco and Matthew F. Mitchell
Journal of Corporation Law
Issue:31(2)
2006
Pages: 375-386
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April M. Franco and Darren Filson
Rand Journal of Economics
Issue:37(4)
2006
Pages: 841-60
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April M. Franco
Handbook of Entrepreneurship
2005
Pages: 81-96
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Rajshree Agarwal, Raj Echambadi, April M Franco, and MB Sarkar
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:47(4)
2004
Pages: 501-522
Research and Teaching Interests
April teaches the undergraduate courses in Organizational Strategy, Management Economics, Industrial Organization and MBA courses in Strategy. Her research is focused on the development of knowledge within an organization, as well as the flow of knowledge across organizations.
Honors and Awards
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2015
Citations of Excellence Award, Emerald Publishing Group
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2011
Rector’s Award for the most innovative paper, Aalborg University
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2011
Second Place, Dingman Entrepreneurship Best Paper Award Competition, University of Maryland
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2010
Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Award for Excellence in Research , Rotman School of Management
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2009
Honorable Mention, Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society
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2006
Dean’s Teaching Award, Tippie College of Business
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2005
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Journal
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2005-2008
Research Grant for Entrepreneurship and Technological Change, Kaufmann Foundation
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2001-2002
Award for Beginning Academics, National Science Foundation
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2000
Old Gold Fellowship, University of Iowa
Academic / Professional Service
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2014-present
Member of the Editorial Board, Strategy Science
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2012-2016
Associate Editor, Management Science