Institutions, Innovation & Strategy
My work spans four streams, each asking a different version of the same question: when do institutions create strategic opportunity, and when do they foreclose it?
When Do Institutions Expand the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Set?
Political and democratic institutions shape whether entrepreneurship becomes a path to opportunity or a response to constraint — and the institutional conditions under which one gives way to the other.
What Makes an Ecosystem Worth Building In?
Entrepreneurs don't need ecosystems. They need what ecosystems provide — resources, resilience, recoverability. The question is when those conditions are present, when they're not, and what that means for firm-level strategy.
When Does Public Investment Become Strategic Advantage?
Public R&D creates the resource landscape that firms compete within. I study how that landscape shapes strategic entry decisions — who enters, where, and under what conditions.
How Does Legal Design Shape Who Can Compete?
Legal institutions set the boundaries of competitive action — altering who can enter a market, on what terms, and which strategic options are available.
Selected Work
Titles redacted for papers under anonymous review.
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Published
Snider, R. & Walter, J. (2026). Why Does Rice (Not) Play Texas? Conference Realignment and the Limits of Antitrust Law. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (in press).ABDC A*
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Published
Abdurakhmonov, M., Snider, R., Ridge, J., & Hasija, D. (2023). Perceptions of Political Self-Dealing? An Empirical Investigation of Market Returns Surrounding the Disclosure of Politician Stock Purchases. Strategic Management Journal, 44(5), 1168–1198.UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Under Review
Snider, R. [Regional ecosystem governance and firm retention].Research Policy · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Under Review
Snider, R. [Cultural boundary conditions of entrepreneurial decision-making theory].Journal of Management Studies · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Under Review
Snider, R. [Legal trust and the composition of entrepreneurial activity].Journal of Business Venturing Insights · ABDC A
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Working Paper
Snider, R., Seagraves, C., & Goldsby, M. [Democratic institutions and entrepreneurial allocation].Finalizing for submission · Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Working Paper
Snider, R. & Seagraves, C. [University R&D and startup quality under economic uncertainty].Finalizing for submission · Research Policy · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Working Paper
Snider, R. [Expert intermediaries and governance gaps].Target · Academy of Management Review · UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Working Paper
Snider, R. [Federal R&D and entrepreneurial entry].Target · Management Science · UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Working Paper
Snider, R. [Regional innovation systems and K–12 STEM infrastructure].Target · Research Policy · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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Working Paper
Cummings, M., Pidduck, R., & Snider, R. [Rhetoric, inequality, and education crowdfunding].Target · Journal of Management Studies · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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In Progress
Seagraves, C. & Snider, R. [AI detection of stealth acquisitions].Target · Management Science · UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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In Progress
Snider, R., Goldsby, M., & Wofford, L. [Downside resilience of entrepreneurial ecosystems].Target · Academy of Management Review · UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
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In Progress
Goldsby, M. & Snider, R. [Reckoning theory and entrepreneurial mobility in poverty contexts].Target · Small Business Economics · ABDC A
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In Progress
Snider, R. & Seagraves, C. [Institutional conditions and the composition of entrepreneurship].Target · Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal · FT 50 · ABDC A
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In Progress
Snider, R. & Goldsby, M. [Cooperation in entrepreneurship].Target · Academy of Management Review · UTD 24 · FT 50 · ABDC A*
Courses
My courses use case analysis and structured discussion to develop students who can think through ambiguity, defend a position with evidence, and change their mind when the evidence demands it.
Corporate & Business Strategy
Strategic Management
Principles of Management
Legal Environment of Business
New Venture Innovation
Before the Academy
Before pursuing a Ph.D., I held senior policy and management roles in Florida state government — experience that informs both my scholarship and my teaching.