Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Strategic Management, Corporate Political Activities, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Management, Industry Regulation
Research Summary
Kartik’s research interests lie at the intersection of firm strategy, sustainability, and public policy with an emphasis on firms’ interactions with different elements of their non-market environment – such as societal and governmental stakeholders. His current research projects examine the sources of heterogeneity in non-market strategies of firms, and their impact on firm-level outcomes in the context of market considerations of competition, market entry, technological disruption, and stakeholder opposition. His research employs a range of theories, methods, and empirical strategies - including event history analysis, panel data methods, and textual analysis.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Rao, Kartik, and Brandon Schaufele. 2021 "Interacting Corporate Political Activities with Evidence from the Tobacco Industry." Business and Politics, 23(4): 456 - 473.
