Luis Adrian Rios

Assistant Professor
Strategic Management

Education

PhD Duke University-Fuqua School of Business
MBA UNC Chapel Hill- Kenan Flagler School of Business
AB Harvard University

Professor Rios draws on economics, organizational and network theory to study how firm structure evolves, why it persists, and how it shapes firms’ knowledge-based activities. His research examines organizations at three levels: the boundary between the firm and its environment, the formal and informal structures through which knowledge moves within firm boundaries, and the mechanisms that make structure durable or resistant to change. His work focuses primarily on technology and knowledge-intensive settings and has been published in leading strategy and management journals. Prior to academia, Professor Rios had a successful career as an award-winning management professional and entrepreneur, experience that informs his research and teaching.

Journal Articles

Dong Nghi Pham, Luis A Rios, Maciej Workiewicz (2025). "When do firms learn by hiring? How complexity moderates the value of new knowledge." Strategic Management Journal / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Related Website |
Nicholas Argyres, Luis A Rios, Brian S Silverman (2025). "On the heels of giants: Internal network structure and the race to build on prior innovation." Strategic Management Journal / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Related Website |
Luis A Rios (2021). "On the origin of technological acquisition strategy: The interaction between organizational plasticity and environmental munificence." Strategic Management Journal / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Related Website |
Nicholas Argyres, Luis A Rios, Brian S Silverman (2020). "Organizational change and the dynamics of innovation: Formal R&D structure and intrafirm inventor networks." Strategic Management Journal / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Related Website |
Luis A Rios, Rod Cross, Dmitrii Rachinskii (2018). "A model of probabilistic hysteretic switching in organizations." Slow-Fast Systems and Hysteresis: Theory and Applications / Birkhäuser, Cham. | Related Website |
Luis A Rios, Dmitrii Rachinskii, Rod Cross (2017). "A model of hysteresis arising from social interaction within a firm." Conference Series / IOP Publishing. | Related Website |
Luis A Rios, Dmitrii Rachinskii, Rod Cross (2017). "On the rationale for hysteresis in economic decisions." Conference Series / IOP Publishing. | Related Website |
Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon, Luis A Rios (2014). "Make, buy, organize: The interplay between research, external knowledge, and firm structure." Strategic Management Journal / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Related Website |
Sharon Belenzon, Tomer Berkovitz, Luis A Rios (2013). "Capital markets and firm organization: How financial development shapes European corporate groups." Management Science / INFORMS. | Related Website |

Research examines firms’ preferences for technological acquisition
Why do some firms routinely acquire more technology than others? That’s the central question addressed in a recent study by Luis Rios, an assistant professor in the strategic management area at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management. The paper, “On the origin of technological acquisition strategy: The interaction between organizational plasticity and environmental munificence,” was recently published in Strategic Management Journal.
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Best Paper Award SMS Behavioral IG

Krannert Young Faculty Scholar Award

Wharton Excellence in Teaching Award

Contact

riosla@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-4519
Office: KRAN 506

Quick links

Personal website

Area(s) of Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intellectual Property, IPOs, Networks, Remote Work