PhD Candidate · Olin Business School

Strategy & Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interests: Strategic human capital, collaboration, promotion, motivation, purpose, sales.

I'm currently on the job market for the 2026–2027 academic cycle.

Gordon N. Scott
Gordon Scott

I am a PhD candidate in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis. I study how firms can overcome information asymmetries and make the most of their human capital by relying on signals from peer collaboration. I specialize in working with big data from sales departments to deliver novel insights with real implications.

I believe it is important to bridge the gap between academia and industry — by motivating research questions with real problems in the field and by nurturing ongoing discourse between the two communities.

Outside of academia, I enjoy adventure and endurance sports. I have completed five marathons, an Ironman, and a 3,500+ mile bicycle ride from Alaska to Mexico. I enjoy the peace I find in nature and the depth I find in human relationships. The world is an amazing place that needs to be both understood and experienced.

Education
PhD, Strategy & Entrepreneurship — WashU
MBA — Brigham Young University
BS, Accounting — Brigham Young University
Skills
Python, SQL, Stata, R
Claude Code, Prompt Engineering
Reviewer For
Organization Science
Strategic Management Journal
Academy of Management
Teaching
Managing the Innovation Process
Executive MBA/MPA, WashU
Avg. score: 8.94
Papers & Presentations
My research investigates collaboration dynamics, managerial promotion, social affiliation, and corporate governance.
Job Market Paper
Job Market Paper
Who Performs Better After Promotion: Collaboration Signals and Managerial Performance
Gordon N. Scott
This paper provides theoretical reasoning and empirical evidence arguing that workers who are invited to collaborate can signal greater managerial potential than those who organize those collaborations.
Working Papers & Research in Progress
Working Paper
Social Affiliation and Mortgage Risk
Timothy Gubler, Lamar Pierce, Gordon N. Scott
In Progress
Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings as Drivers of Diversity Norms: An Examination of Board Gender Diversity
Kaitlyn Apker, Mason Checketts, Lisa Christensen, Tyler Howell, Ben Lewis, Gordon N. Scott
Conference Presentations
CCC 2026
Who Performs Better After Promotion: Collaboration Signals and Managerial Performance
Gordon N. Scott
Competitive Strategy Conference (CCC), 2026 — Milan, Italy
AOM 2024
A New Take on Entrepreneurial Intent
Gordon N. Scott, Jay Barney, Rajshree Agarwal, Sharon Alvarez, Todd Zenger, Peter Klein, Jordan Habegger
Academy of Management, 2024 — Chicago
AOM 2023
Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings as Drivers of Diversity Norms: An Examination of Board Gender Diversity
Kaitlyn Apker, Mason Checketts, Lisa Christensen, Tyler Howell, Ben Lewis, Gordon N. Scott
Academy of Management, 2023 — Boston
SMS 2020
The Relative Efficacy of Positive and Negative Ratings as Drivers of Corporate Social Performance: An Examination of Board Gender Diversity
Ben Lewis, Tyler Howell, Gordon N. Scott, Mason Checketts
Strategic Management Society, 2020 — Virtual Conference
Get in touch.
I'm on the market for the 2026–2027 cycle and happy to discuss research, opportunities, or collaborations.
g.n.scott@wustl.edu
Washington University in St. Louis · Olin Business School
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