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Dafna Bearson

Dafna Bearson

Doctoral Student

Doctoral Student

Dafna Bearson is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and innovation. Specifically, her research focuses on intellectual property commercialization strategy in startups and established companies alike.

Prior to joining the Strategy Unit, she served as a research analyst at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy, and Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.

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Dafna Bearson is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and innovation. Specifically, her research focuses on intellectual property commercialization strategy in startups and established companies alike.

Prior to joining the Strategy Unit, she served as a research analyst at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy, and Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.

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Dafna Bearson
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Working Papers
Working Papers

  • Bearson, Dafna F., and Maria P. Roche. "Transferability MATTRs: Towards Understanding Antecedents of Strategic Licensing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-042, March 2025. View Details
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Dafna Bearson is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and innovation. Specifically, her research focuses on intellectual property commercialization strategy in startups and established companies alike.

Prior to joining the Strategy Unit, she served as a research analyst at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy, and Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.

Working Papers
  • Bearson, Dafna F., and Maria P. Roche. "Transferability MATTRs: Towards Understanding Antecedents of Strategic Licensing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-042, March 2025. View Details
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Area of Study
  • Strategy
Areas of Interest
  • innovation
  • intellectual property
  • strategy
  • technological change
  • technology strategy
  • Additional Topics
  • corporate strategy
  • human resource management
  • managing growth
  • managing innovation
  • Industries
  • biotechnology
  • high technology
  • pharmaceuticals
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Area of Study

Strategy

Areas of Interest

innovation
intellectual property
strategy
technological change
technology strategy
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Additional Topics

corporate strategy
human resource management
managing growth
managing innovation

Industries

biotechnology
high technology
pharmaceuticals
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