---
id: "pisquared:interview/leiblein-michael"
type: "Pi-Squared interview"
title: "Anita McGahan in conversation with Michael Leiblein"
url: "https://pisquared.theburnescenter.org/interviews/leiblein-michael"
date: "2026-01-26"
people: ["Anita McGahan","Michael Leiblein"]
summary: "Michael Leiblein is a professor at Ohio State University with expertise in competitive strategy, organization, and innovation. His research describes the..."
recording: "https://vimeo.com/1158614135"
source: "Pi-Squared (pisquared.theburnescenter.org), The Burnes Center for Social Change"
licence: "none stated"
---

# Anita McGahan in conversation with Michael Leiblein

Michael Leiblein, Professor, The Ohio State University · 26 January 2026

## About the guest

Michael Leiblein is a professor at Ohio State University with expertise in competitive strategy, organization, and innovation. His research describes the resource allocation & organizational strategies firms can use to improve innovation activity and economic performance. He has published over two dozen papers in the Financial Times' Top 50 academic outlets, offered over fifty invited seminars at leading international universities, received several international research awards, and been awarded external funding from agencies including the National Science Foundation. Professor Leiblein is a founding co-editor of the Strategic Management Review and Chair of the AoM's Strategic Management division (5,800+ members). He currently serves on the editorial and advisory boards of leading journals. His expertise is in competitive advantage, timing advantages, market entry, and outsourcing.

## Related resources

- [Michael’s profile at OSU](https://fisher.osu.edu/people/leiblein.1)
- [Michael’s Google Scholar page](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hpGZ_X0AAAAJ&hl=en)
- [Michael’s paper on relationships and value creation](https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.18518abstract)
- [Michael’s 2024 book called Strategy in a Turbulent Era](https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=aw3wEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=info:MLnxxEjSI7QJ:scholar.google.com&ots=2euOGxCqho&sig=d5stCzRxajhEuiIeFRYAT-FoEMQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false)
- [Michael’s work on green tech and uncertainty](https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.19049abstract)

## Recording

Video: https://vimeo.com/1158614135

## Category

[Where Do We Go From Here?](https://pisquared.theburnescenter.org/category/where-next)

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Original page: https://pisquared.theburnescenter.org/interviews/leiblein-michael · Licence: none stated