Dominika Kinga Randle
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
Dominika Kinga Randle is a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School and in Data Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her research spans strategy and organizational behavior. Most of her work explores how firms' knowledge search strategies and technological capabilities influence their innovation outcomes. Dominika completed her BA in Economics at Harvard College and MA in Sociology at Harvard University. Before joining the PhD program at Harvard, Dominika worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York. There, she developed strategic recommendations for domestic as well as global companies, worked on multiple continents, and collaborated with a diverse set of colleagues and clients. Dominika is fluent in English, German, and Polish.
Dominika Kinga Randle is a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School and in Data Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her research spans strategy and organizational behavior. Most of her work explores how firms' knowledge search strategies and technological capabilities influence their innovation outcomes. Dominika completed her BA in Economics at Harvard College and MA in Sociology at Harvard University. Before joining the PhD program at Harvard, Dominika worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York. There, she developed strategic recommendations for domestic as well as global companies, worked on multiple continents, and collaborated with a diverse set of colleagues and clients. Dominika is fluent in English, German, and Polish.
- Journal Articles
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- Randle, Dominika Kinga, and Gary P. Pisano. "Diversification as an Adaptive Learning Process: An Empirical Study of General-Purpose and Market-Specific Technological Know-How in New Market Entry." Special Issue on Knowledge Resources and Heterogeneity of Entrants within and across Industries. Industrial and Corporate Change 33, no. 1 (February 2024): 238–252. View Details
- Randle, Dominika Kinga, and Gary P. Pisano. "The Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: An Empirical Investigation of Firm Search Strategies." Strategy Science 6, no. 4 (December 2021): 290–304. View Details
- Working Papers
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- Randle, Dominika Kinga, and Gary P. Pisano. "Diversification as an Adaptive Learning Process: An Empirical Study of General-Purpose and Market-Specific Technological Know-How in New Market Entry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-032, December 2022. View Details
- Sarnecka, Dominika K., and Gary P. Pisano. "The Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: Re-Evaluating the Exploration vs. Exploitation Dichotomy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-071, December 2020. View Details
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Hall, Brian J., Ashley V. Whillans, Davis Heniford, Dominika Randle, and Caroline Witten. "Innovation at Moog Inc." Harvard Business School Case 922-040, March 2022. (Revised January 2023.) View Details
- Teaching
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Dominika has experience teaching graduate-level courses, e.g., HBS MBA course Driving Profitable Growth with Prof. Gary Pisano, as well as undergraduate-level courses, e.g., Harvard College course Men, Women, and Work with Prof. Mary Brinton. Dominika also oversaw and mentored graduate and undergraduate Research Assistants. Further, she served as a mentor for cohorts of undergraduate students preparing for doctoral studies in business through HBS’ Program for Research in Markets & Organizations. Lastly, through her experience as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company, Dominika has experience coaching mid-level managers and senior-level executives.
A sample of student evaluations:
(TF = Teaching Fellow)
“Dominika was amazing. She really took so much time to help us both in person and offline. She gave extremely in–depth feedback and go to great lengths to support us to be successful”
“I do not know what I would've done in this class without Dominika, an amazing TF who clearly cares a lot about the students' understanding.”
“Dominika was an incredible TF. She clearly cared about us as well as the course material and had a lot of real world experience when it came to gender inequality in the workplace. She always offered to help us out and made herself very available.”
“Dominika was great! It's very clear that she cares about her students and wants to provide whatever support she can to help them succeed. For example, she reviewed and gave feedback on the first draft of our podcasts. This feedback really helped our group create an even better podcast and made the experience more meaningful.”
“Excellent discussions during section. Powerpoints were amazing. Always willing to help in any way and super flexible. Provided great feedback.”
“Dominika is amazing! Very accessible and always willing to help. She frequently advocated for the needs and perspective of the students to the professor, and was very helpful in preparing us for the midterm. She explained the course material in a very clear and concise way, and helped to organize information in a way that made it a lot easier to study.”
“Dominika was a great TF! She advocated on the behalf of the students in the case of an unfair grading scale. Her slides were a great review of the material. She was always available outside of class to meet with students. She had a valuable perspective about gender inequality in the workplace – having come from the corporate world.”
“Dominika was very helpful and a great resource. She supported Professor Brinton well and brought her own perspective and experience to the class, too.” - Awards & Honors
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Recipient of a Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2023.Recipient of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Professional Development Fund Grant in 2022.Recipient of Honorable Mention for the SurveyCTO Data Collection Research Grant in 2021.Recipient of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Conference and Professional Development Grant in 2021.Recipient of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Grant in 2016.Recipient of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Summer Predissertation Fellowship in 2020.Recipient of the David Rockefeller International Experience Fund Grant from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Mignone Center for Career Success in 2016.Recipient of the Paul Anthony Hines Memorial Scholarship in 2016.
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