Sarah Otner — Product Manager
My broad research area is interpersonal judgment. I use economic sociology to examine the roles hierarchies and networks play in social evaluations and performance. My specific expertise is in prestige-based status, both the mechanisms and the consequences of status allocation. Topics: Economic Sociology; Organization Theory; Social Networks; Status; Reputation & Legitimacy; Innovation Tournaments My primary research stream examines a specific subset of competition non-winners – i.e., finalists, or “near-winners” – in order to provide an alternative to the “winner-takes-all” perspective. I study a variety of organizational contexts, especially perfume, architecture, book publishing, e-commerce, and innovation policy. I focus on structural determinants of awards: contest design, prize scarcity, prize sharing, establishment of new prizes, and prize refusals.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in academic research with a focus on innovation management and social sciences.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience: 16 yrs 9 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in prestige-based status and social evaluations.
- Extensive experience in innovation management and organizational behavior.
- Strong background in economic sociology and social networks.
Work Experience
University of Sussex Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
Doctoral Program Convenor (7 mos)
Acting Director of Executive Education & Policy Training (8 mos)
Associate Professor of Innovation Management (1 yr 8 mos)
Kingston Business School
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior (2 yrs)
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior (1 yr 10 mos)
g.co/IamRemarkable
#IamRemarkable Facilitator (2 yrs 6 mos)
UK Research and Innovation
Member of The Innovation Caucus (6 yrs 6 mos)
ESMT Berlin
Visiting Lecturer (11 mos)
Imperial College London
Data Science Institute Affiliate Fellow (1 yr 11 mos)
Imperial College Business School
Research Fellow (4 yrs)
Visiting Lecturer (2 mos)
Henley Business School
Fellow in Organisational Behaviour (8 mos)
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Curriculum Designer & Researcher (3 mos)
Research Fellow (2 yrs 5 mos)
London School of Economics
British Journal of Industrial Relations (BJIR) Fellow (1 yr 11 mos)
Harvard Health & Psychophysiology Lab
Research Assistant (1 yr 9 mos)
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
Research Assistant (2 mos)
Education
A.B. (Hons.) at Harvard University
Ph.D. at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Postgraduate Certificate at Higher Education Academy
MSc. at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
