Faculty Profile

Dr. David M. Waguespack
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Oregon

4515 Van Munching Hall
301.405.9542
dwaguesp@rhsmith.umd.edu

 

Primary Research Areas:

  • Innovation

  • Social networks

  • Technology management

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. David M. Waguespack is Assistant Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Dr. Waguespack received his PhD in Political Science, focusing on environmental politics and science and technology policy. Prior to arriving at Maryland he was a research associate at the University of California Los Angeles, and an adjunct political science professor at SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Waguespack's research focuses on non-market influences, such as social networks and political institutions, on innovation and venture performance. His ongoing work pursues these questions in the domains of film production and distribution, internet technology development, international patenting, and environmental management.

Selected Publications

Sorenson, O. & Waguespack, D. M. 2006. Social structure and exchange: Self-confirming dynamics in Hollywood. Administrative Science Quarterly, 51(4): 560-589.

Fleming, L. & Waguespack, D. M. 2007. Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities. Organization Science, 18(2): 165-180.

Waguespack, D. M. 2006. Reconciling garbage cans and rational actors: Explaining organizational decisions about environmental hazard management. Social Science Research, 35(1): 40-59.

Waguespack, D. M., Birnir, J. K., & Schroeder, J. 2005. Technological development and political stability: Patenting in Latin America and the Caribbean. Research Policy, 34(10): 1570-1590.

Waguespack, D. M. & Birnir, J. K. 2005. Foreignness and the diffusion of ideas. Journal Of Engineering And Technology Management, 22(1-2): 31-50.