Marvin Lieberman is a Professor in the Policy area at UCLA Anderson School of Management. From 1982 to 1989, he was Assistant Professor of Business Policy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, and during the 1989-1990 academic year, he was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees (in Economics and Business Economics, respectively) from Harvard University. His current research focuses on issues relating to (1) market entry and (2) productivity and performance comparisons of American and foreign manufacturing firms. His broader teaching and research interests are in the areas of competitive strategy, industrial economics and operations management. He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals, on topics such as cost reduction and productivity improvement, market entry and exit, and strategic investment. His paper on "First Mover Advantages" (co-authored with David Montgomery) was awarded the 1996 Best Paper Prize by the Strategic Management Society.