

In 2010, his study examining dynamics of influence in patent infringement litigation won the Best Paper Award from the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management. In addition, his essays appeared in Huffington Post, Inc.com, and the Observer. His work has also been covered by, BBC, BusinessWeek, The Brunei Times,, Human Resources Online, Reuters, and Yahoo News.

This research has been published in leading journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, California Law Review, California Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Managerial and Decision Economics, Organization Science, Sloan Management Review, and The Wall Street Journal. In his recent work, he studies how companies influence their legal environments by leveraging social relationships between lawyers and judges. He examines how managers can effectively manage and leverage relationships within and across organizational boundaries to enhance performance. His research focuses on how managers can execute without formal authority. Selected as one the 40 Best Business Professors under 40 in the World by Poets & Quants, Maxim Sytch is an expert on leadership and organizational issues within firms. Previously, he was a lecturer in the Department of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.

Maxim Sytch is a Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations, Stephen M.
