She holds a B.S. degree in chemistry, and MBA, and a Ph.D. from the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of California, Berkeley. Professor Bercovitz’s primary research interest is in the economics of organization with a focus on organizational structure and contractual relationships. Current projects explore the organization of university-industry technology transfer, the relationship-contract link in sponsored research projects and the structure of business-format franchise agreements. Her articles appear in journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming), Journal of Industrial Ecology, and the Journal of Technology Transfer. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />