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Ines Black

Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Fuqua School of Business
Fuqua School of Business, Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708
100 Fuqua Drive, Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Professor Black is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy area.  Her research fields are Labor and Organization Economics using Applied Microeconometric and Experimental methods. My work includes elements of Personnel and Business Economics. In her job market paper, she studies the role of CEO quality in firm productivity, its connection to CEO and firm observables and the extent to which there is a significant impact of CEO-firm match complementarities in productivity that extend beyond their isolated contributions. Professor Black teaches Principles of Strategy.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Business Administration · 2018 - Present Fuqua School of Business

In the News


Published June 17, 2020
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Recent Publications


Hunting for talent: Firm-driven labor market search in the United States

Journal Article Strategic Management Journal · March 1, 2024 Research Summary: We analyze firm-driven labor market search, where firms “hunt” for talent rather than rely on workers to apply for vacancies. We leverage three approaches. We develop a model of firm-driven search and derive equilibrium conditions under w ... Full text Cite

Market Segment, Organizational Form, and Information Technology Fit

Journal Article Strategy Science · March 1, 2024 Several literatures in strategy propose models of the displacement of incumbent firms by newer firms that adopt newer technologies. Although that pattern likely plays out often, it is also often the case that incumbents adopt new technologies less intensiv ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Barcelona (Spain) · 2018 Ph.D.
University of Barcelona (Spain) · 2013 B.A.
University of Barcelona (Spain) · 2013 M.A.