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September, 2018
Vita
JOHN E. PRESCOTT Thomas O’Brien Chair of Strategy
Organizations and Entrepreneurship Area Director
Office:
Katz Graduate School of Business
246 Mervis Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 648-1573
FAX: (412) 648-1693
E-mail: [email protected]://www.business.pitt.edu/faculty/prescott.html
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. - 1983 The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Strategic Management
Minors: Economics and Quantitative Business Analysis
M.S. - 1978 Stevens Institute of Technology
Concentration: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.A. - 1976 Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Major: Psychology - Concentration: Personnel Management
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
September 2004 – present Thomas O’Brien Chair of Strategy
Director, Doctoral Program (2005 – 2009)
September 1994-present: Professor of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
September 1989-August 1994: Associate Professor of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
January 1982-August 1989: Instructor, then Assistant Professor of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
September 1978-December 1981: Teaching and Research Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University
February 1978-September 1978: Consultant
American Telephone and Telegraph
January 1977-February 1978: Research Associate
Center for Municipal Studies and Services
Hoboken, New Jersey
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DISSERTATION:
“Competitive Environments, Strategic Types, and Business Performance: An Empirical Analysis,” The
Pennsylvania State University, 1983
PUBLICATIONS:
Referred Journal Articles: (Google citation count 10, 239 as of August 29, 2018)
1. In the eye of the beholder: Mangers’ long-term orientation and firm decision making
(with Haibin Yang and Weilei Shi) Journal of Management (Forthcoming)
2. Flow Signals: Evidence from patent and alliance portfolios in the US biopharmaceutical
Industry (with Olga Bruyaka and Turanay Caner) Journal of Management Studies, 2018,
55, 232-264.
3. The Alliance Experience Transfer Effect: the case of convergence in the
telecommunication Industry (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) British Journal of Management,
2016
4. Lost in your neighbor’s yard or lost in translation: Protecting and leveraging MNC
subsidiary technology sourcing (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu and Akie Iriyama) Journal of
International Management, 2016, 22 (1), 84-99
5. Retail Capability Systems (with Efua Obeng, John Hulland, Robert Gilbert, James
Maxham AMS Review – 2015 5 (3-4) 103-122.
6. When a firm's centrality in R&D alliance network is (not) the answer for invention:
The interaction of centrality, absorptive and desorptive capacity (with Turanay Caner and
Jing Sun) Journal of Engineering and Technology Management – July – September,
2014, 33, 193-209
7. "Frequency and Directional Reversal of Equity Ownership Change in International Joint
Ventures," (with Akie Iriyama and Weilei Shi) Asia Pacific Journal of Management
March 2014, Volume 31, 1, pp 215-243
8. Rhythm and Synchronization of Acquisition and Alliance Behavior: An Entrainment View
(with WeiLei Shi) – Organization Studies, 2012, 33, 10, 1281 – 1310.
9. A Temporal Perspective of Merger & Acquisition and Strategic Alliance Initiatives:
Review and Future Research Directions (with WeiLei (Stone) Shi and Jing Sun) Journal
of Management, 2012, 38, 1,
10. Sequence patterns of firms’ acquisition and alliance behavior and their performance
implications (with WeiLei (Stone) Shi) Journal of Management Studies, 2011
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11. Ambidextrous organizations and firm performance: the role of marketing function
implementation (with Matt Sarkees and John Hulland) Journal of Strategic Marketing,
Vol. 18, No. 2, April 2010, 163-182
12. The strategic role of the board: the impact of board structure on top management team
strategic action capabilities (with Michael Burns and Bongjin Kim) Corporate
Governance: An International Review – 17, 6, 728-743, 2009
13. Designing Alliance Networks: The influence of network position, environmental change
and strategy on firm performance– (with Balaji Koka) Strategic Management Journal, 29,
6, 639-661, 2008
14. "An exploratory comparative study on competitive intelligence of Korean and American
companies" 2006 (with Kwangsoo Kim and Ravi Madhavan) Korean International
Business Review, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp.153-169
15. "The Evolution of Interfirm Networks: Environmental Effects on Patterns of Network
Change" (with Balaji Koka and Ravi Madhavan) Academy of Management Review, 31,
3, 2006
16. “Differentiated governance of foreign subsidiaries in transnational corporations:
An agency theory perspective” (with Bongjin Kim and Sun Min Kim) Journal of
International Management, volume 11, 1, March 2005, 43-66
17. “Forms of Deregulation, Variations in Speed of Governance Adaptation and
Performance” (with Bongjin Kim) Academy of Management Review, 30, 2, April, 2005,
414-425
18. “The Global Acquistion, Leverage and Protection of Technological Capabilities” (with
Susan McEvily and Kathleen Eisenhardt) Strategic Management Journal, July 2004.
19. “The Global Integration of Business Functions: A Study of Multinational Business Units
in Global Industries,” (with Kwangsoo Kim and Jong-Hun Park). Journal of International
Business Studies. 2003, 34, 4, 327 – 344. (An earlier version was the 1999 Winner of
the Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award)
20. “Strategic Alliances as Social Capital” (with Balaji Koka) Strategic Management Journal,
23, 9, 795-816, 2002
21. “Contagion Influence on Trade and Investment Policy: A Network Perspective” (with
Balaji Koka and Ravi Madhavan), Journal of International Business Studies, (30, 1,
1999).
22. “Competitive Intelligence: Designing a Process for Action,” APMP Professional Journal,
(1999).
23. “A Manager’s Guide to the Ethics of Competitive Intelligence,” Ethics in Economics,
(1999)
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24. “Small Business Solutions: Building and Leveraging a Competitive Intelligence
Capability Without Going Broke” (with Cynthia E. Miree), Journal of Small Business
Strategy, (Fall/Winter 1998).
25. “Networks in Transition: How Industry Events (re)Shape Interfirm Relationships” (with
Ravi Madhavan and Balaji Koka), Strategic Management Journal, May 1998.
26. “Parallel Competitive Intelligence Processes in Organizations” (with Patrick Gibbons),
The International Journal of Technology Management, 1996
27. “Market Value Impact of Joint Ventures: The Effect of Industry Information Processing
Load” (with Ravi Madhavan), Academy of Management Journal, June 1995
28. “Antecedents and Consequences of Project Team Cross-Functional Cooperation” (with
Mary Beth Pinto and Jeffrey Pinto), Management Science, October 1993.
29. “Towards an Objective Classification Scheme for Organizational Task Environments”
(with Abdul Rasheed), British Journal of Management, 3, 197-206, 1992
30. “Europe 1992: A New Dimension for Competitive Intelligence” (with Patrick Gibbons), The
Journal of Business Strategy. November-December 1991.
31. “Planning and Tactical Factors in the Project Implementation Process” (with Jeffrey K.Pinto),
Journal of Management Studies, May 1990.
32. “The Effects of Technological Sophistication on Strategic Profiles, Structure and Firm
Performance” (with Jeffrey G. Covin and Dennis P. Slevin), Journal of Management Studies
(November 1990).
33. “Determinants of Top Management Compensation: Explaining the Impact of Economic,
Behavioral and Strategic Constructs and the Moderating Effects of Industry” (with Nandini
Rajagopalan), Journal of Management vol. 16, 3, 503-526, 1990.
34. “The Market Share-Profitability Relationship: Testing Temporal Stability Across Business
Cycles” (with N. Venkatraman), Journal of Management vol. 16, 4, 1990.
35. “Environment-Strategy Coalignment: An Empirical Test of Its Performance Implications” (with
N. Venkatraman), Strategic Management Journal January-February 1990
36. “Strategies, Styles, and Structures of Small Product Innovative Firms in High and Low
Technology Industries” (with Jeffrey G. Covin), Journal of High Technology Management
Research, Vol. 1, 1, 1990
37. “The Largest Survey of “Leading-Edge” Competitor Intelligence Managers” (with Daniel C.
Smith), Planning Review, Vol. 17, 3, pp. 6-13, May-June 1989. (Reprinted in From Vision to
Reality, 1989 Proceedings of the Planning Forum International Conference)
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38. “Variations in Critical Success Factors Over the Stages in the Project Life Cycle” (with
Jeffrey K. Pinto), Journal of Management, Vol. 14, 1, pp. 5-18, 1988.
39. “A Manager’s Guide for Evaluating Competitive Analysis Techniques” (with John H.
Grant), Interfaces, May-June 1988. Reprinted in Strategic Management Practice: Readings in
Strategic Management by John Pearce II and Richard Robinson, Jr. Irwin: Boston 1991.
40. “De-Mystifying Competitive Analysis” (with Daniel C. Smith), Planning Review,
September-October 1987.
41. “A Project-Based Approach to Competitive Analysis” (with Daniel C. Smith), Strategic
Management Journal, September-October 1987 Reprinted in I.E.E.E. Engineering
Management Review, June 1988, 16, 2, pp. 25-37
42. “Couple Competitive Analysis to Sales Force Decisions” (with Daniel C. Smith), Industrial
Marketing Management, February 1987.
43. “Environment as a Moderator of the Strategy-Performance Relationship,” Academy of
Management Journal, June 1986.
44. “The Market Share-Profitability Relationship: An Empirical Assessment of Major Assertions
and Contradictions” (with Ajay Kohli and N. Venkatraman), Strategic Management Journal,
July-August 1986
Books:
45. Establishing A World-Class Competitive intelligence Function: Workbook. (with Alessandro
Comai) EMECOM Ediciones, (April 2007)
46. Competitive Intelligence: A Guide for Your Journey to Best-Practice Processes. (with Farida
Hasanali, Paige Leavitt and Darcy Lemons) APQC (March 2004)
47. Proven Strategies in Competitive Intelligence: Lessons from the Trenches (John E. Prescott
and Steve Miller, editors), New York: John Wiley & Sons (April 2001). Translated into
Chinese, Korean, Russian and Portuguese (For the Brazilian Market)
48. Global Perspectives on Competitive Intelligence (John E. Prescott and Patrick Gibbons,
editors), Alexandria, VA: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (August 1993).
49. Advances in Competitive Intelligence (John E. Prescott, editor; also, author of two chapters),
Vienna, Virginia: Society of Competitor Intelligence Professionals (March 1989).
Chapters in Books:
50. Surviving Alliance Network Evolution during Industry Convergence: Observations and
Future Research Directions (with Tuhin Chaturvedi and Tsuhsiang (Sean) Hsu). Frontiers
of Alliance Research. Editors: Farok Contractor and Jeffrey Reuer, Cambridge University
Press, forthcoming
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51. The Network Perspective of Alliances: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (with Ravi
Madhavan). Collaborative Strategy: Critical Issues for Alliances and Networks, Editors:
Luiz Mesquita, Roberto Ragozzino, and Jeffrey J. Reuer, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
2017
52. Intelligence Studies in Business. The Encyclopedia of U.S. Intelligence, Edited by Greg
Moore. Auerbach Publications, December, 2014
53. Early warning during the industry convergence process: the influence of alliances on
acquisition timing (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) In X. Xie (Ed.) Progress in Competitive
Intelligence: Beijing, Science and Technology Literature Press 2012
54. Strategic pacing in acquisition and alliances: A temporal view (with Weilei Shi) 2012 in
Strategic Alliances for Value Creation (T.K. Das, editor)
55. TOWS Analysis: The Role of Competitive Intelligence (with Richard Herko). In X. Xie
(Ed.) Progress in Competitive Intelligence: 113-130.Beijing, Science and Technology
Literature Press, 2010
56. "Smarter Mover Advantage: A Longitudinal Analysis of International Joint Ventures in
China's Auto Market" (with Tom Tao and Sean Hsu) in Strategic Alliances in a
Globalizing World (T.K. Das, editor) 2011
57. Competitive Intelligence and Ethics: Either You Have it or You Don’t. SCIP Anthology,
2010.
58. A Temporal Perspective of Corporate M&A and Alliance Portfolios (with WeiLei (Stone)
Shi - Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 7, 2009
Editors: Sydney Finkelstein and Cary Cooper Elsevier Publishers
59. “Bringing the firm back in: networking as antecedent to network structure” (with Ravi
Madhavan, Balaji Koka and Turanay Caner) Advances in Strategic Management,
volume 25, Network Strategy – Editors Joel Baum and Timothy Rowley 2008
60. “Shared Mental models and Conflict in Boards of Directors: Implications for Board
Effectiveness” in M. A. Rahin (editor) 2007 Current Topics in Management, volume 12,
Transaction Publishers; New Brunswick, N.J.
61. “Competitive Intelligence: An Introduction” In X. Tao & Z. Zhang (Eds.), 2006
Competitive Environment Scanning, Beijing, China, Hua Xia Press
62. “Competitive Intelligence and Ethics: Either You Have It or You Don’t”, In Competitive
Intelligence: Navigating the Grey Zone, Vienna, VA: Society of Competitive Intelligence
Professionals, 2006
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63. “Afterword – The Role of CI in Academia”, In Working the Web in Competitive Intelligence:
Analytical Strategies for Management and Staff by Conor Vibert. Mason, Ohio: South-
Western, 2003.
64. “John Prescott: CI Teacher”. In Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: the online
and offline secrets of top CI researchers Edited by Reva Basch.. Medford, New Jersey:
Information Today, Inc.; CyberAge Books, 2003 pp 245-262.
65. “Preface to Competitive Intelligence Series,” Series of Competitive Intelligence (Professor
Bao, editor). China: Huaxia Publishing House. (23 pages) (2001).
66. “Competitive Intelligence: Lessons from the Trenches,” in Proven Strategies in Competitive
Intelligence: Lessons from the Trenches (John E. Prescott and Steve Miller, editors), New
York: John Wiley & Sons (February 2001).
67. “Patterns of Strategic Alliance Activity in the Global Steel Industry” (with Ravi Madhavan
andBalaji Koka) in Advances in Strategic Management. New York: Wiley (1996).
68. “Reinventing the (Competitive Intelligence) Wheel – In Navigating in a Sea of Change.”
SCIP Publications, 1996.
69. “Evolution of Competitive Intelligence” in Rethinking Strategic Management (edited by
David Hussey, Wiley, 1995).
70. “Self-Deception in Strategic Management: Conceptualizing the Influence” (with Reginald
Litz) in Advances in Applied Business Strategies (edited by L. Foster, 1995).
71. “The Role of Competitive Intelligence in Maintaining Strategic Leadership in High
Technology Settings” (with Jeffrey Allenby) in Gomez-Majia & Lawless (editors),
Management of Competitive Strategy in High Technology (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc.;
1995).
72. “Global Competitive Intelligence: An Overview” (with Patrick Gibbons) in Global
Perspectives on Competitive Intelligence (John E. Prescott and Patrick Gibbons, editors),
1993.
73. “A Framework for the Design and Implementation of Competitive Intelligence Systems” in
Charles C. Snow (editor), Strategy, Organization Design, and Human Resource Management
(Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc.; 1989).
74. “Competitive Intelligence: Its Role and Function in Organizations” in John E. Prescott
(editor), Advances in Competitive Intelligence (Vienna, VA: Society of Competitor
Intelligence Professionals), 1989.
75. “A Survey of Competitor Intelligence Professionals” (with Daniel C. Smith) in John E.
Prescott (editor), Advances in Competitive Intelligence (Vienna, VA: Society of Competitor
Intelligence Professionals), 1989.
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76. “A Process for Applying Analytic Models in Competitive Analysis” in King, William R. and
Cleland, David (editors), Strategic Planning and Management Handbook (New York: Van
Nostrand and Reinhold Company), 1987.
Proceedings Papers Refereed:
77. The Synchronization Trap: Cross-border Acquisition Pacing during Institutional Transition
(with Yinuo Tang and WeiLei (Stone) Shi) August 2014 - Academy of Management Best
Paper Proceeding – finalist for International Best Paper Award
78. Alliance Experience Transfer Effect on Acquisition Likelihood in an Industry Convergence
Context (with Sean Hsu) Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013 - Best
Empirical Paper Award winner
79. The Taxonomy of Sequence of firms’ M&A and Alliance Behaviors:
An Exploratory Analysis (with WeiLei (Stone) Shi) 2008 Academy of Management Best
Paper Proceeding.
80. "Rhythm and Synchronization of Firms' M&A and Alliance Behaviors: An Entrainment
View” (with WeiLei Shi) 2007 Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding
81. “The Global Integration of Distinctive Competencies: A Study of Multinational
Businesses in Global Industries” (with Kwangsoo Kim and Jong-Hun Park), National
Academy of Management Proceedings, 1999 (Winner of the Carolyn Dexter Best
International Paper Award.)
82. “Intermediary Agents’ Roles in Interorganizational Exchange Transactions” (with Steve
Osborne), Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, 1993.
83. “Lagged Impact of Market-Share on Profitability: A Distributed Lag Analysis” (with Abdul
Rasheed), Southwest Academy of Management Proceedings, 1992.
84. “Investment Intensity Effects Across Business Cycles: A Panel Data Analysis” (with Kunal
Sadhu and John Grant), National Academy of Management Proceedings, 1990
85. “The Market Share-Profitability Relationship: Testing Temporal Stability Across Business
Cycles” (with N. Venkatraman), National Academy of Management Proceedings, 1989.
86. “A Comparison of the Strategic Profiles, Structure, and Performance of Small Firms in High-
and Low-Tech Industries” (with Jeffrey Covin and Dennis Slevin), 1989 Southern
Management Association Proceedings.
87. “An Empirical Test of the Performance Implications of Environment-Strategy Coalignment”
(with N. Venkatraman), National Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 1988.
88. “Strategic Patterns of Small Product Innovative Firms in High and Low Technology
Industries” (with Jeffrey G. Covin), Proceedings of Managing the High Technology Firm,
1988.
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89. “Changes in Critical Success Factor Importance over the Life of a Project” (with Jeffrey K.
Pinto), National Academy of Management Proceedings, 1987.
90. “Top Management Compensation: An Integration of Economic,Behavioral and Strategic
Perspectives”(with Nandini Rajagopalan), Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings,
1987.
91. “The Role of Trade Associations in Transorganizational Development: A Strategy for
Survival in Declining Industries” (with Frances Amatucci), Eastern Academy of Management
Proceedings, 1987.
92. “The Relative Importance of Corporate and Business Strategy for Performance: An
Assessment of the Strength and Form of Their Interaction” (with Barry McClune), Eastern
Academy of Management Proceedings, 1986.
93. “Comparison of Intra-Industry Membership of Strategic Groups Along Five Alternative
Perspectives” (with Kunal K. Sadhu), Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, 1986.
94. “Feedforward and Feedback in Strategic Management: A Comparative Analysis” (with
Rajaram Veliyath and John C. Camillus), Midwest American Institute for Decision Sciences
Conference Proceedings, 1986.
95. “Is the Relationship Between Market Share and Business Profitability Spurious?: An
Empirical Assessment” (with Ajay K. Kohli and N. Venkatraman), Academy of Management
Best Paper Proceedings, 1984.
96. “An Integration of Market Structure, Business Strategy, and the Product Life Cycle,”
Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management, 1981.
Other Publications:
97. Forward in Intelligence in Action (2012) by G. Scott Erickson and Helen N. Rothberg.
Palgrave, London; ix – xi.
98. TOWS Analysis: the Role of Competitive Intelligence (with Richard Herko), Competitive
Intelligence Magazine, November-December, 2010.
99. The CI Professionals’ Competency Framework (with Richard Herko), Competitive
Intelligence Magazine, January-February, 2009
100. “Competitive Intelligence and Ethics: Either You Have It or You Don’t”, Competitive
Intelligence Magazine, March-April, 2006 (an expanded version is in the book “Competitive
Intelligence: Navigating the Grey Zone)
101. “The User-Driven Competitive Intelligence Model: A New Paradigm for CI (with
Rachele Williams) Competitive Intelligence Magazine, volume 6, 5, 2003
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102. “CI Field Research: Moving the Field Forward by Setting a Research Agenda” (with
Usha Ganesh and Cynthia Miree). Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management,
2003
103. “The Social Capital of CI Professionals”. Competitive Intelligence; volume 6, 1, 33-
35, 2003
104. “Consortium Benchmarking of CI Practices” (with Rachele Williams) Competitive
Intelligence Magazine (2002)
105. “The P&G Dilemma: Espionage and Ethics” Competitive Intelligence Magazine, 4, 6,
November-December 2001, 22-24. (Reprint in PPG.)
106. “Competitive Intelligence: Lessons from the Trenches, Competitive Intelligence
Review, 12, 2, 5-19, 2001.
107. China: Competitive Intelligence Practices in an Emerging Market Environment,”
(with Tom Tao), Competitive Intelligence Review (11 (4) April 2000).
108. “Products of the Mind: Assessment and Protection of Intellectual Property” (with
Jennifer Doviak Brown), Competitive Intelligence Review (11(3), March 2000).
109. “TAP-IN to Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in the Sales and Marketing Function”
(with Cynthia Miree), Competitive Intelligence Review, 11, 1, 2000. (Reprinted in Proven
Strategies in Competitive Intelligence.)
110. “Debunking the ‘Academic Abstinence’ Myth of Competitive Intelligence,”
Competitive Intelligence Magazine, 2, 4, 1999.
111. “Leveraging Information for Action: A Look into the 1996 Consortium Benchmarking
Study” (with Jan Herring and Pegi Panfely), Competitive Intelligence Review, January-
March 1998
112. “Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead,” Competitive Intelligence Review, Spring
1997 (with L. Fuld, J. Herring, L. Kahaner, and L. Kight).
113. “Introduction to the Special Issue on Fundamentals of Competitive Intelligence,”
Competitive Intelligence Review, 1996
114. “Competitive Intelligence Practices: A Survey” (with Gaurab Bhardwaj), Competitive
Intelligence Review (1995).
115. “The Seven ‘Seas’ of Global Competitive Intelligence” (with Patrick Gibbons),
Competitive Intelligence Review, (Fall 1993).
116. “The Parallel Processing of Competitive Intelligence: Why It Exists and What Can
We Do About It?” (with Patrick Gibbons), Competitive Intelligence Review (Summer 1992).
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117. “The Role of Competitive Intelligence for U. S Competitiveness,” Competitive
Intelligence Review. 2, #3, Winter 1992 (Also in Congressional Record).
118. “SCIP: Who We Are, What We Do,” Competitive Intelligence Review (Spring 1991).
119. “A Process for Designing Competitive Intelligence Workshops,” (with Patrick
Gibbons), Competitive Intelligence Review, (Spring 1991)
120. “Getting the Global Perspective,” Managing (Spring 1990).
121. Book review of “Monitoring the Competition: Finding Out What’s Really Going on
Over There” (by Leonard Fuld), in Academy of Management Executive (November 1989).
122. “Designing Strategic Intelligence Programs,” Managing (June 1988)
123. “Government’s Role in High Technology via Industry Analysis” (with John H. Grant),
Harvard International Review, 10, 2 (January 1988)
REPORTS AND TECHNICAL STUDIES:
“User Driven Competitive Intelligence” American Productivity and Quality Center, 2002
“Science and Technology Intelligence: Driving Business Results” American Productivity and Quality
Center, 2001.
“Designing a CI Program,” American Productivity and Quality Center, 1999.
“Effective Strategic and Tactical Competitive Intelligence for the Sales and Marketing Functions,”
American Productivity and Quality Center, 1998
“Managing Competitive Intelligence Knowledge,” American Productivity and Quality Center, 1997
“Leveraging Information for Action,” American Productivity and Quality Center, 1996.
“A Survey of Competitor Intelligence Professionals” (with Daniel C. Smith), Working Paper #686,
1988
“Collective Actions Undertaken by Trade Associations in Declining Industries” (with Frances M.
Amatucci), Strategic Management Institute, Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh,
1985
“Employee Compensation and Business Profitability: An Examination of Some Key Relationships”
(with John H. Grant), Strategic Management Institute, Graduate School of Business, University of
Pittsburgh, 1985
“Some Values of Bankers,” working paper, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1976.
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“Analysis of the Structured Interviews and Validation of the Hoboken Travel Demand Survey of
1976,” Center for Municipal Studies and Services, 1976.
“Attitudinal Assessment Appendix: Waterfront Redevelopment Project: Report #2, Research
Findings,” Center for Municipal Studies and Services, 1976
WORK IN PROGRESS OR UNDER REVIEW (subject to modification)
Temporal synchronization of marketization reform, Network Prominence and firm innovation
(with Li Sun, Victor Chen and WeiLei Shi) – R&R from Management and Organization Review
(Returned April, 2018)
SURVIVING THE “LIABILITY OF FERMENT” IN AN ERA OF FERMENT – THE
MODERATING ROLE OF CORPORATE SCOPE (with Tuhin Chaturvedi) to be submitted to
Organization Science (summer/fall, 2018)
REINFORCE, ATTENUATE, RECONCILE” – HOW RESOURCE RECONFIGURATION
ENABLES FIRMS TO OVERCOME THE INERTIA OF A LEGACY TECHNOLOGY
ORIENTATION (with Tuhin Chaturvedi) to be submitted to Strategic Management Journal
(summer/fall, 2018)
PROLIFERATE AND MOBILIZE” – HOW FIRMS EXPLORE AND EXPLOIT THROUGH
GROWTH MODES TO SURVIVE DURING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE (with Tuhin
Chaturvedi and Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu ) to be submitted to Strategic Management Journal
(summer/fall, 2018)
Building dynamic capabilities beyond initial IJV formation: A longitudinal study of IJV life
course performance in China's auto Industry (likely title change) (with Qingjiu (Tom) Tao, Jing
Sun and Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu to be submitted to Strategic Management Journal (Fall, 2018)
SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE ON FIRMS’ MARKET PERFORMANCE:
THROUGH THE LENS OF EXPERTS’ OPINION AND WISDOM OF THE CROWD (with
Jing Sun) to be submitted to Academy of Management Journal (Fall, 2018)
UNPACKING THE PROCESS OF INDUSTRY CONVERGENCE: THE ROLE OF
INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) to be submitted to Organization Studies
(Fall, 2018)
Cross Border Acquisition Pacing and the Synchronization Trap (with WeiLei Shi and Yinuo
Tang) to be submitted to Strategic Management Journal –
Intra-Alliance coalitions: the case of compatriot syndication (with Akie Iriyama and Ravi
Madhavan) – R&R Global Strategy Journal, July 2015 – under revision
When close is not enough: the role of goals and partners on the influence of relational
embeddedness on strategic initiative performance (with Karolin Frankenberger, Dirk Voelz and
Oliver Gassmann) under revision
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Industry change and its impact of firm outcomes: review and future research opportunities (with
Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu, Tuhin Chaturvedi)
"Does network position really matter and when? A meta-analysis of the network position-firm
performance relationship in interfirm networks (with Balaji Koka and Bert Canella) – under
revision
Competitive intelligence body of knowledge competency framework – author of book – data and
analysis are complete– Society of Competitive Intelligence Professional
SELECTED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS (excludes those in Proceedings Section):
Professional Development Workshop - ALLIANCE PORTFOLIOS (Olga Bruyaka, Organizer)
2018 Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago
"Resource reconfiguration: Surviving the inertia of a legacy technology orientation” (with Tuhin
Chaturvedi) 2018 Academy of Management Meetings – Chicago
Professional Development Workshop – “The Journal Review process” (with Wei Li Qun) Journal
of Management bi-annual conference – 2018 Babson College
Professional Development Workshop (Olga Bruyaka, Organizer) – Knowledge & Innovation,
Cooperative Strategies and Competitive Strategies, 2017, SMS Conference, Houston
Industry Change: An Integration of the Industry Demographic Profile and Boundary Literatures
(with Sean Tsu and Tuhin Chaturvedi) 2017 Strategic Management Society Conference –
Houston
Mitigating a Liability of Ferment: Corporate Strategy as an Enabler of Survival in Eras of
Ferment (with Tuhin Chaturvedi) 2017 Academy of Management Annual Conference - Atlanta
Surviving Alliance Network Evolution during Industry Convergence: An Event Theory
Perspective (with Tuhin Chaturvedi and Sean Hsu) Rutgers-Colorado Alliance conference,
October, 2016
The Era of Ferment, Liability of Ferment and the Role of Corporate Development in Firm
Survival (with Tuhin Chaturvedi) Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, 2016
Alliance Portfolios: In Memory of Ulrich Wassmer – Professional Development Workshop with
Olga Bruyaka; West Virginia U.; Dovev Lavie; Technion Israel Institute of Technology; Werner
Helmut Hoffmann; WU Vienna; Deborah Philippe; U. of Lausanne; Xavier Castañer; U. of
Lausanne; Lorne N Switzer; Concordia U.; Miguel Rivera-Santos; Babson College; and Sanjay
Sharma; U. of Vermont. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, 2015
Patent and Alliance Portfolio Flow Signals: Evidence from the US Biopharmaceutical
Industry with Turanay Caner; North Carolina State U. and Olga Bruyaka; West Virginia U.
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Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, 2015
Competing in a World of Industry Convergence: A Co-evolutionary Process Perspective with
Sean Hsu; California State U., Fullerton in Industry Convergence: Drivers, Mechanisms, and
Consequences Symposium sponsored by BPS, YIM and ENT divisions. Academy of
Management Annual Meeting, August, 2015
Understanding Industry Convergence though a Co-Evolutionary Process Perspective” (with Sean
Hsu) SMS conference, October, 2015 - nominated for the SMS Best Conference Paper Prize
The Strategic Dynamics of Industry Convergence (Session chairs: John E. Prescott (University of
Pittsburgh), Samina Karim (Boston University), Sean Tsu (Niagara University) - Panelists:
Alfonso Gambardella (Bocconi University), Anita McGahan (University of Toronto), Johann
Peter Murmann (University of New South Wales), Fernando Suarez (Boston University) Strategic
Management Society conference, 2014
Cross Border Acquisition Pacing and the Synchronization Trap (with WeiLei Shi and Yinuo
Tang) Strategic Management Society conference, 2013
All things work together for innovation: Market reform synchronization and firm network
prominence (with Li Sun, Victor Chen and WeiLei Shi) Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, 2013
Managers’ long-term orientation and firm decision making processes (with Haibin Yang and
WeiLei Shi) Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2013
Alliance Experience Transfer Effect on Acquisition Likelihood in an Industry Convergence
Context (with Sean Hsu) Eastern Academy of Management Meetings, 2013
Time Orientation, Strategic Decision Making and the contingency effects of temporal era,
industry and firm life cycle (with WeiLei Shi and Haiban Yang) SMS 2012 conference
Competing in the world of industry convergence: A co-evolutionary process perspective (with
Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) – Journal of Management Studies special conference at Oxford University
– March, 2012
Navigating industry convergence: depth of field and firm performance (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang
Hsu) 2012 Academy of Management Meetings
International Joint Venture Equity Ownership Change: Frequency and Directional Reversals
(with Akie Iriyama and WeiLei Shi) 2012 Academy of Management Meeting
Cognitive Board Diversity, Board Monitoring of Corporate Responsibility Rankings and Firm
Performance (with Richard Herko) 2011- Board Diversity and Economic Performance
Conference at Copenhagen Business School
"Relative Contribution of Alliance Ties and Partners' Diversity to Firm Performance” (with Olga
Bruyaka and Turanay Caner) 2011 Academy of Management Meetings
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CORPORATE EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER INDUSTRY CONVERGENCE: ALLIANCE
EXPERIENCE EFFECTS ON INITIAL INTERINDUSTRY ACQUISITION (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang
Hsu) Strategic Management Society, 2010
The impact of cognitive board diversity on investments in sustainability initiatives (with Richard
Herko) - Corporate Governance & Global Financial Crisis conference September 24-25, 2010 at
the Wharton School
COMPETITIVE NETWORKS AS FILTERS: COMPETITIVE NETWORK POSITION AND
FIRM PERFORMANCE (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) Academy of Management conference,
2010
The Industry Convergence Process: the Case of Telecommunications Equipment and Computer
Networking (with Sean Tsu-Hsiang Hsu) - Academy of Management Conference, 2009
The Paradox of Governance Structure Adaptation and Firm Performance (with Bongjin Kim and
Michael Burns) - Academy of Management Conference, 2009
"Governance Adaptation under the Interactional Impact of Regulatory and Institutional Forces,"
(with Bongjin Kim) Academy of Management Conference, 2008
"Boards of Directors and External Crisis: A Time for Action or a Time to Retreat?" (with
Bongjin Kim) Academy of Management Conference, 2008
“Geographical Clusters, Alliance Networks, and Innovation in the US Biopharmaceutical
Industry” (with Turanay Caner) Academy of Management Conference, 2007
"Do Alliance Networks Really Affect Firm Outcomes?" (with Balaji Koka) Academy of
Management Conference, 2007
“The Typology of Sequence of Firms’ M&A and Alliance Behaviors:
An Exploratory Analysis” (with WeiLei Shi) Strategic Management Society conference 2007
“Bringing the Firm Back In: Networking as an Antecedent to network Structure” (with Ravi
Madhavan, Turanay Caner & Balaji Koka) Advances in Strategic Management: Network Strategy
Conference, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto 2007
"The Roads to Success--Sustained Inter-firm Performance Differences In China’s Auto Market”
(with Tom Tao) Academy of Management Meetings 2005
"CEO Duality, Board Composition, and the Speed and Breadth of Strategic Behavior" (with
Bongjin Kim) Academy of Management Meetings 2005
"The Compatriot Syndication Effect: Exercising Call Options in International Joint Ventures"
(with Akie Iriyama and Ravi Madhavan) Academy of Management Meetings 2005
“Extent of Regulation, Speed of Governance Adaptation and Firm Performance” (with Bongjin Kim)
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Academy of Management Annual Conference, August 2003.
“Government regulation as an intermediary in the principal-agent relationship” (with Bongjin
Kim). Western Academy of Management Conference, 2003
“Diffusing the shadow of the future: Technological Innovation and (Non) Mutual Forbearance”
(with Raja Roy). Academy of Management Conference, August, 2002.
“Establishing Corporate Governance Structures for Foreign Subsidiaries of
Multinational Corporations” (with Bongjin Kim). Academy of Management Conference, August
2002.
“The Information Dimensions of Social Capital and Firm Performance” (with Balaji Koka),
Academy of Management conference, August 2001.
“Differentiating Corporate Governance Structures for MNC’s Foreign Subsidiaries as a Contingency
Requirement for MNC Support Performance” (with Bongjin Kim), Academy of International
Business Conference, Charleston, SC, November 1999.
“Coordinating Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Organizations” (with Cynthia Miree), Strategic
Management Society, 1998.
“The Interactive Effects of Board Attributes on Strategic Behavior and Organizational Performance”
(with Bongjin Kim), 1998 Annual Academy of Management Meeting
“Towards a Theory of Social Capital” (with Balaji Koka), 1998 Annual Academy of Management
Meeting
“Integrating Competitive Intelligence in Organizations” (with Mohinder Dugal) National Academy
of Management Meetings, 1997
“Strategic Flexibility in Interfirm Networks: An Empirical Analysis” (with Ravi Madhavan)
Academy of Management Meeting, 1997
“Towards a Theory of Network Evolution” (with Balaji Koka and Ravi Madhavan) National
Academy of Management Meetings, 1996
“Contingency Theory: Past, Present and Future.” Symposium at National Academy of Management
Meetings, 1996
“Determinants of National Trade and Investment Policies: A Network Perspective” (with Balaji Koka
and Ravi Madhavan) National Academy of Management Meetings, 1996
“Knowledge Maps and Relationship Maps: Linking Knowledge Architecture with Network
Structure.” Strategic Management Society, 1996
“Network Analysis for Competitive Intelligence” (with Ravi Madhavan), Society of Competitive
Intelligence Professionals, 1995.
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“A Structuration Theory Analysis of Strategic Change” (with Patrick Gibbons and Usha Ganesh)
International Eastern Academy of Management, 1995
“Patterns of Strategic Alliance Activity in the Global Steel Industry” (with Ravi Madhavan and Balaji
Koka), SMS, 1994.
“Governance Structure, Strategy and Performance in the Commercial Banking Industry: A
Longitudinal Study” (with James Mulick and John Grant), Strategic Management Society, 1993
“Structuration Theory and the Strategy Process” (with Patrick Gibbons and Usha Ganesh), National
Academy of Management Meeting, 1993
“The Impact of 1992 on the Banking Industry: Integrating Findings from Three Field Studies,”
Academy of Marketing Science, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993.
“Competitive Intelligence and Intelligence Gathering in the Environmental Industry,” Environmental
Marketing and Contracting Conference, Washington, DC, 1992
“Making the Most of Your Competitive Intelligence Efforts,” Life Insurance Marketing and Research
Association, Baltimore, MD, 1992.
“Lagged Impact of Market Share on Profitability: A Distributed Lag Analysis” (with Abdul Rasheed),
Southwest Academy of Management Meetings 1992.
“Parallel Competitive Intelligence Processes in Organizations,” (with Patrick Gibbons), Strategic
Processes: State-of-the-Art Research Issues, Oslo, Norway, 1991.
“Environmental Attributes: Their Impact on the Content of Business Strategies” (with Abdul
Rasheed), Southwest Academy of Management, 1991
“Managing the Competitive Intelligence Function,” 1990 Special Library Association Conference,
Pittsburgh, PA.
“SCIP: Who We Are, What We Do,” 1990 Society of Competitor Intelligence Professionals
International Conference, San Francisco, CA.
“Competitive Intelligence: What Companies Are Doing,” 1989 International Planning Forum Annual
Conference
“Economic, Behavioral and Strategic Determinants of Top Management Compensation” (with
Nandini Rajagopalan), 1988 National Academy of Management Meetings.
“Dimensions of Organizational Task Environments: Revisited” (with Abdul Rasheed), 1987 National
Academy of Management Meetings.
“Competitor Intelligence Models” (with John H. Grant), 1986 TIMS/ORSA National Meetings.
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“Strategic Adjustment: A Longitudinal Analysis,” 1986 National Academy of Management Meetings
“The Influence of Business Strategy on the Entrepreneurship-Performance Relationship” (with
Jeffrey S. Covin), 1985 National Academy of Management Meetings
“A Framework for Project-Based Competitive Analysis” (with Daniel C. Smith), 1985 National
Academy of Management Meetings
“The Environment’s Role as a Moderator of the Strategy-Performance Relationship,” 1985 National
Academy of Management Meetings
“A Longitudinal Analysis of Strategic Fit,” paper presented at the International Strategic
Management Society Conference, Philadelphia, October 1984.
“Environmental Fit and Performance,” paper presented at the National Academy of Management
Meetings, Boston, 1984 (W/P #560).
“The Development of an Industry Typology,” paper presented at the National Academy of
Management, San Diego, 1981.
“Job Satisfaction and Organizational Effectiveness: An Examination of a Relationship,” First Annual
National Conference of Graduate Students in I/O Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1980
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2018 Journal of Management – Best Reviewer of the Year
2017 University of Pittsburgh – Provost Award for Excellence in Mentoring
2013 - Alliance Experience Transfer Effect on Acquisition Likelihood in an Industry Convergence
Context (with Sean Hsu) Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013 - Best Empirical
Paper Award winner
2005 – 2007 Elected to Competitive Intelligence Foundation, Trustee and Vice President
2004 – 2006 Elected to Board of Directors, Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
2000 Fay Brill Service Award finalist from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
1999 Winner of the Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper
United Nations participant in China Program on Competitive Intelligence
Received the 1994 Meritorious Award from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Elected to Board of Director of Strategic Leadership Forum, Pittsburgh Chapter 1993-2000
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International Advisor to the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, China
Elected President of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, 1991-1992
Invited as part of Expert Panel on Competitive Intelligence by United Nations Industrial
Development Organization - Vienna, Austria, 1991
Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, 1990
Elected as a “Fellow” of the Society of Competitor Intelligence Professionals, 1990
Participated as a Faculty Leader in the 1988 Doctoral Consortium of the Business Policy and
Planning Division of the Academy of Management
Received the 1986 Valley Forge Honor Certificate for Excellence in the category of Economic
Education for designing and implementing the MBA elective in Competitive Analysis
Won Honorable Mention in the 1986 Foundation for Administrative Research/ Planning Forum “Best
Paper in Corporate and Organizational Planning” Competition for the paper “De-Mystifying
Competitive Analysis”
Participated in the Junior Faculty Consortium of the Business Policy and Planning Division of the
Academy of Management, 1984.
Finalist in the 1984 Doctoral Dissertation Award Contest of the Business Policy and Planning
Division of the Academy of Management.
Participated in the Doctoral Consortium of the Business Policy and Planning Division of the
Academy of Management, 1982.
FUNDING AND GRANTS:
Dissemination and Implementation of Sealant Guidelines in Organizations (Deborah Polk, School of
Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh – PI) ~ $1.5M (Three years) (2017).
The Globalization of the Steel Industry (with Ravi Madhavan and Frank Giarratani) $10,000 from
IBC with matching funds from Steel Industry Center (2005)
“Global Knowledge Agents and the State of Globalization in the Steel Industry” (with Ravi
Madhavan and Frank Giarratani (Economics). Global Academic Partnership Grant, 2003 $20,000
“The Geography of Competition” (with Ravi Madhavan), International Business Center, $7,000
(2002).
“The Acquisition, Protection and Leveraging of Technological Capabilities” (with Sue McEvily)
Carnegie Bosch Institute - $40,000 (2001 – 2002).
Supplemental funding for above projects by:
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- Institute for Industrial Competitiveness - $5,000
- International Business Center - $5,000
“Science and Technology Intelligence: Driving Business Results” American Productivity and Quality
Center, 2001 - ~ $202,000 Consortium sponsor funding.
“Competitive Intelligence in China (with Tom Tao), International Business Center, $5,000 (3001).
Sloan Foundation Steel Industry Project, 1995-1996. Funded doctoral student (~ $9,000) and two
terms of faculty (~$60,000).
Previous years funding needs to be added
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Elected - Strategy Process Interest Group Representative-at-Large for the
Strategic Management Society 2013 - 2015
Evaluation and review of Drexel’s Business School’s PhD Program, 2008 –
Team leader
“The Global Acquisition, Leverage and Protection of Technological
Capabilities” (guest editor for Strategic Management Journal with Susan
McEvily and Kathleen Eisenhardt) – July 2004 (conference held at University
of Pittsburgh, October 2003)
Co-editor of Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management (2002 –
2004)
Executive Editor for Competitive Intelligence Review. (1994 – 2001)
International advisor to Society of Competitive Intelligence in China – 1999 -
present
Editorial Review Board for Academy of Management Journal, 1997-1999.
1991-1993 Executive Committee of BPP Division of Academy of
Management.
1991-1992 President of Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals.
Editorial Review Board for Journal of Management (1989-1992).
Editorial Review Board For International Journal for Commerce and
Management.
Research Committee of the Business Policy and Planning Division of the
Academy of Management, 1990-1993.
Editorial Board, Journal of Small Business Strategy.
1987 Vice President, Society of Competitor Intelligence Professionals
(Founding Member); also Board of Directors (1985 to 1992)
Academy of Management
Strategic Leadership Forum, Board of Directors, Pittsburgh chapter (1994-
present)
Strategic Management Society
Board of Directors, Foxwall - Emergency Medical Service
(1988-1992)(1996-2000)
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Program Coordination
Globalization in the Steel Industry (with Ravi Madhavan and Frank Giaratani) GAP
funded conference at University of Pittsburgh - April, 2003 (John Surma, President
of USS keynote speaker)
The Global Acquisition, Leverage and Protection of Technological Capabilities (with
Susan McEvily and Kathleen Eisenhardt) – conference held at the University of
Pittsburgh as part of our special issue in Strategic Management Journal – October,
2002.
Research Track chair for SCIP-Drexel University Academic Conference on CI,
December 2000. (Also Keynote Speaker.)
Dean of Texas Instruments Virtual University - Business Analyst Program (1997-
1998).
Subject Matter Expert in Competitive Intelligence for the American Productivity and
Quality Center (APQC) (1996-present).
Program Director for the 1988 Annual Conference of The Society of Competitor
Intelligence Professionals. Two-day conference attended by 270 practitioners
and academics featuring 30 presentations (April, in Atlanta).
Track Chairperson in Business Policy/Planning for The 1988 Eastern Academy of
Management Meetings.
Editorial Boards
Senior Associate Editor – Journal of Management Studies (July, 2018 – July 2021)
Associate Editor – Journal of Management Studies (July, 2015 – July 2018)
Strategic Management Journal (current)
Journal of Management (current - served three consecutive editors)
Management International Review
Service Business
Chinese Studies http://www.scirp.org/journal/chnstd
EMAJ Emerging Markets Journal – advisory board
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business – honorary editor
Academy of Management Review (2011-2014) (2014 – 2017)
Ad hoc Reviewing
Academy of Management Review
Academy of Management Journal
Management Science
Planning Review
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European Journal of Operational Research
Sloan Management Review
Journal of Management Studies
Organization Science
Strategic Management Journal
National Academy of Management Meetings
Eastern Academy of Management Meetings
Administrative Science Quarterly
Eastern Academy of Management Meetings
Group and Organization Studies
COMMITTEES AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Current
Promotion and Tenure Committee elected member (2017 - 2019)
Organizations and Entrepreneurship Area Director (2013 - )
MBA Policy committee - Member
Past
ExCom – elected member – 2014 - 2017
Doctoral Committee, chair (2012 - 2017)
Promotion and Tenure Committee elected member (2013 - 2015)
University Planning Committee (2010 - 2011)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (2009 – 2011)
Executive Education (2008 - 2011)
Executive Committee (2008 – 2010), Chair 2008
Director, Doctoral Program (2004 – 2009)
University Council on Graduate Study (2004 - 2009)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (2005 – 2008, elected member)
Executive Committee (2003 – 2005)
Promotions and Tenure Committee (2000 – 2003, elected member)
Doctoral Admissions and Policy Committee (1994 - 2003
University Research Council (2000-2003)
Executive Committee (1999-2002), Co-chair (1999-2001)
SEO Interest Group Coordinator (1990-2000)
Small Business Administration
Interim MBA Director (1994)
New Curriculum Committee (Chairperson)
Master’s Programs Policy Committee (Chairperson)
Affirmative Action Committee
Executive Committee, 1989-1992
Doctoral Admissions Committee
Executive Programs Committee (Chairperson)
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Library Committee
Physical Plant Committee
Ad Hoc Committee on Research Methodology
EMBA Admissions Committee
MBA Admissions Committee
MBA Policy Committee
Undergraduate Programs Committee
Acting Coordinator, SPP Interest Group, 1982-83
DISSERTATION COMMITTEES:
In Progress
Emily Bulger – member – Defended May, 2018 THE COMPOSITION AND
EMERGENCE OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL CODE
Midhu Balasubramanian – member – Overview passed April 2018 - Some Directors are
More Equal than Others: Board Social Structure as a Moderator of Elite Director Bias in
Acquisition Premium Decisions
Completed
Tuhin Chaturvedi – Chair – Defended April 2018 CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
AS AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS IN EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS: THREE ESSAYS
Jing Sun – Chair – defended dissertation May 2017 SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE
ON FIRMS’ MARKET PERFORMANCE: THROUGH THE LENS OF
EXPERTS’ OPINION AND WISDOM OF THE CROWD
Alessandro Comai – ESADE – committee member 2016. Competitive Intelligence
Expenses: Organizational Characteristics and Environmental Contingencies
Rand Gerges Yammine 2015 (external member for EMLYON Business School) –
Exploring network microdynamics: tie formation, tie dissolution and tie duration
in the context of open multipartner alliances
EunJoo Yi 2015 (member) – Too Much Information: The Moderating Role of
Analyst Scrutiny in M&A Announcements
Yinuo Tang – 2015 (member) - The Value of Productivity in Emerging Market
Firms' Cross-Border Acquisitions of Developed Market Firms
Sangyoon Shin – 2014 (member) – Network Advantage in Venture Capital
Syndicates: the Role of Diversity and Lead Firm Reputation
Richard Herko – (2014) (Chair) – Going Beyond What’s Expected: Cognitively
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Diverse Board of Directors and Their Impact on Firm Sustainability Initiatives
Efua Obeng (2013) (member) - Understanding The Key Determinants of Retail
Success
Supriyadi, Franky (2012) (member) “The Influence of Strategic Leadership on
Firm Inventive and Innovative Performance”
Hsu, Tsuhsiang (2012) (Chair) NAVIGATING AN ERA OF CONVERGENCE:
COMPETITIVE CONSEQUENCES OF ALLIANCE EXPERIENCE AND
ATTENTION FOCUS.
Suiter, Jeremy W. (2012) (member) DISTANCE, DEVIATION FROM A
TEMPLATE, AND PERFORMANCE: INVESTIGATING A MODERATED
MEDIATION MODEL.
Cruz, Kevin (2011) (member) Three Essays on the "Dark Side" of Teams.
Jason Park - member RIDING THE WAVE: DISTRIBUTIONAL PROPERTIES
AND PROCESS EXPLANATIONS OF MERGER AND ACQUISITION
WAVES - 2010
Don Lee – member STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE DISCLOSURE: ITS EFFECT
ON COMPETITIVE RESPONSE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED
COMPETENCIES IN THE GLOBAL HARD DISK DRIVE INDUSTRY - 2010
N.Swedass (external reviewer) Competitive intelligence in the public sector –
university of Pretoria, South Africa - 2009
Marcel Mnutolo – member ANALOGICAL REASONING FROM PRIOR TO
TARGET ACQUISITIONS - 2009
Akie Iriyama – member REAL OPTIONS IN SEQUENTIAL STOCK
ACQUISITIONS - 2008
WeiLei (Stone) Shi (Chair) RHYTHM AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF M&A
AND ALLIANCE BEHAVIOR: AN ENTRAINMENT VIEW - 2008
Christopher Groening (committee member) – A marketing perspective of
stakeholders influence on long and short term financial measures - 2008
Jonathan Pinto (Chair) Biases and Heuristics in Team-Member Selection
Decisions - 2008
Jay Lee (committee member) STRATEGIC ACTION PORTFOLIOS AND FIRM
PERFORMANCE IN THE US TELECOM INDUSTRY (1984~2004) - 2008
Matthew E. Sarkees (committee member) EXPLOITATION VERSUS
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EXPLORATION: GETTING THE MIX RIGHT - 2007
Enrique Mu (Committee member) The Role of Scanning, Evaluation, and
Mindfulness in the Assimilation of Information Technology: The Case of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems - 2007
Tim Few – (committee member) Competitor Identification: Integrating the
Categorization, Economic and Organizational Identity Perspectives (Penn State –
branch campus) - 2007
Kathy Tully – (Chair) Déjà Vu: Why Firms Respond More Than Once To A
Competitor Action (Wells Fargo)-2007
Turanay Caner – (Chair) Geographical Clusters, Alliance Networks, and
Innovation in the US Biopharmaceutical Industry (North Carolina State
University) - 2007
Emery Yao (committee member) Knowledge flow and value creation: integrating
structural embeddedness and knowledge embeddedness in alliance networks
(currently at University of Kentucky) - 2006
Tom Tao (Chair) The Road to Success: A Resource-based View of joint Venture
Evolution in China’s Auto Industry (currently at Leigh University) - 2004
Vivian W. Y. Lee (committee member) CI Values: the Relationship Between E-
Business Information and Competitive Intelligence (CI) in the Digital Era
Studying the CI Speed, Width and Depth of Intelligence in five digital Networks
(Capella University www.capella.edu) - 2004
Natashi Munshi (committee member) Where is the Money?: How entrepreneurs
Search for New Venture Funding in the Biotech Industry – Currently at London
University - 2003
Raja Roy (committee member) Incumbent Resurgence: The Case of the Machine
Tool Industry – Currently at Tulane University – finalist in the BPS division
dissertation award - 2003
Carey Durkin Treado (member) Economics in the Steel Industry, 2002 (need the
correct title)
Bongjin Kim (Chairperson), “Boards of Directors, Managerial Incentive
Compensation and Deregulation: A Longitudinal Study of the U.S. Banking
Industry,” 2000. Currently at Tilburg University, The Netherlands. Finalist in BPS
dissertation contest, winner of OMT dissertation paper, 2002.
Sanjay Seth (External Reviewer), “Competitive Intelligence Measurement and Its
Relationship with Market Orientation, Competitive Strategic Orientation and
Performance,” 2000. Currently at Southern Cross University, Australia.
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Cynthia Miree (Chairperson), “Coordinating Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in
Organizations,” 1999. Currently at Oakland University.
Balaji Koka (Chairperson), “Strategic Alliances as Social Capital: The Strategic
Implications of Social Capital for Firm Performance,” 1999. Currently at Arizona
State University.
Sven Hamrefors (Opponent), “Spontaneous Environmental Scanning,” 1999.
Currently at Stockholm School of Economics.
Diana Burley Gant (CMU, Member), “The Web of Affiliation: Theoretical Motives
for the Strategic Establishment of Inter-organizational Relationships on the World
Wide Web,” 1998. Currently at Indiana University
K.S. Kim (Member), “Distinctive Competencies, Global Integrating Modes, and
Economic Performance of MNEs in Global Industries,” 1997. Currently at the City
University of Hong Kong.
John Zhang (Chairperson), “Adapting to Nowhere? An Empirical Study of U.S.
Manufacturing Firms’ Strategies for Adaptation to Competition from Foreign Firms
During 1984-1993,” 1996. Currently at Long Island University
Bob Atkin, “The Finances of U.S. Labor Unions,” 1996. Currently at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Mohinder Dugal (Chairperson), “Integrating Competitive Intelligence in
Organizations,” 1996. Currently at Moody’s.
Ravi Madhavan (Chairperson), “Strategic Flexibility and Performance in the
Global Industry: The Role of Interfirm Linkages,” 1996. Finalist for the BPS
dissertation awards –Academy of Management.
Debbie Good. “Human Resource Strategies in Small Business: Definition and
Determinants,” 1995. Currently at Seton Hill College and the University of
Pittsburgh.
James Mulick (Chairperson), “Governance Structure, Firm Product-Market
Strategy and Performance: A Longitudinal Study of The Banking Industry During
Delegation,” 1993. Currently Vice President of Strategic Planning at PNC Bank,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Patrick Gibbons (Chairperson), “The Integration of Formal and Personalized
Competitive Intelligence: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Responses to
Europe 1992,” 1992. Currently at University College, Dublin, Ireland.
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Steve Osborne (Chairperson), “The Use of the Intermediate Agent Function in
Interorganizational Exchange Transactions: An Examination of the International
Oil Trading Industry,” 1992. Currently at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Jeff Sampler, “An Experimental Study of the Efforts of Expertise and Problem
Solving Cues on the Formulation of Strategic Information Systems,” 1992.
Currently at London Business School.
John Ryan, “Management of Personal Computing and Organization Structure:
Towards a Contingency Approach,” 1992. Currently at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania.
Ken Calhoun, “The Application of Information Technology in Decision Making,”
1991. Currently at Slippery Rock State University.
Amy Fried, “The Effects of Causal Information and Attributional Style on
Escalation Behavior,” 1991.
Tom Hawk, “Collateral/Parallel Organizing for Strategic Change,” 1990.
Currently at Frostburgh State University.
Rajiv Sabherwal, “Strategic Utilization of Information Resources: A Contingency
Approach,” 1990. Currently at Florida International University.
Kunal Sadhu (Chairperson), “Strategies for Investment Intensive Businesses:
Contrasting Performance Across Economic Conditions,” 1989. Late of Temple
University.
Vijay Sethi, “Development of Measures to Assess the Extent to Which an
Information Technology Application Provides Competitive Advanges,” 1989.
Currently at SUNY-Buffalo.
Abdul Rasheed (Chairperson), “Environmental Attributes: Their Impact on the
Content of Business Strategies and Performance,” 1988. Currently at the
University of Texas, Arlington.
Nandini Rajagopalan, “Strategic Adaptation Under Uncertainty: An Empirical
Study of Electrical Utility Firms,” 1988. Currently at University of Southern
California.
Daniel Smith, “Creating Synergy Across Product Lines: The Role of Marketing
Operating Resources and Brand Reputation,” 1988. Currently at Indiana
University.
Mary Beth Barber, “Cross-functional Cooperation in the Implementation of
Marketing Decisions: The Effect of Superordinate Goals, Rules and Procedures,
and Physical Environment,” 1988. Currently at the Pennsylvania State University,
Behrend Campus.
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Mary Jane Saxton (Chairperson), “The Validation of the Kilmann-Saxton
Culture-Gap Survey to Test a Theory of Work Group Cultural Norms and an
Exploration of a Nomological Network of Culture,” 1987. Currently at the
University of Houston.
Daniel Sands, “Strategic Control Through a Multiple Objectives Model,” 1987.
Formerly at Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Campus (Retired).
Thomas Kirk, “Effects of Contingency Variables on Strategy Formulation in
Mature Natural Resources Industries.” Currently at Rhone Poulenc Corporation.
Deepak Datta, “Assimilation of Acquired Organizations: An Empirical
Assessment of the Impact of Selected Organizational and Behavioral Factors on
Acquisition Performance,” 1986. Currently at the University of Kansas.
Jeffrey Pinto, “Project Implementation: A Determination of its Critical Success
Factors, Moderators, and Their Relative Importance Across the Project Life
Cycle,” 1986. Currently at the Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Campus.
Jeffrey Covin, “The Influence of Business Strategy and Environmental
Uncertainty on Top Management Style Effectiveness,” 1985. Currently at Georgia
Institute of Technology.
Ari Ginsberg, “Strategic Adaptation During a Period of Industry Transition: An
Empirical Investigation of Strategic Changes Among Financial Depository
Institutions,” 1985. Currently at New York University.
Natarajan Venkatraman, “Strategic Orientation of Business Enterprises: The
Construct and its Measurement,” 1985. Currently at Boston University.
Rajaram Veliyath, “Feedforward Orientation in the Strategic Management
Process: A Contingent Choice,” 1985. Currently at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Ravi R. Chinta, “Competitive Advantage from Pooling Divisional Activities:
Theory and Empirical Tests for Strategy Implications,” 1985. Currently at Sentron
Medical, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio.
PERSONAL:
Birthdate: October 7, 1954
REFERENCES:
Furnished upon request.
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Courses taught as a member of the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh:
Ph.D.:
SPP 325 – Theory Development and Strategic Management Research
SPP 313 - Foundations of Strategic Management Research
SPP 312 - Competitive Strategy
SPP 389 - The Interface of Industrial Organization Economics and Strategic Management
Reading Courses in Strategic Alliances and Interorganizational Networks.
MBA or EMBA:
SPP xxx Strategic Visioning for a Global Future
SPP xxx Chindia
SPP xxx Transition to a General Manager
SPP xxx Strategic Management
IND 2001 - Competing in a Global Environment
SPP 250 - Management Policy
SPP 231 - Planning and Control
SPP 201 - Management Systems and Decision Making
SPP 2525 - Competitive Intelligence
SPP 2011 – Technology Strategy and Intelligence
SPP 2045 - Managing Strategic Performance (full time and executive MBA)
SPP 2525 - Web-Based Course on Competitive Intelligence (first of its kind at the University of Pittsburgh)
IND 2500 - International Research Course (including 10 days in Eastern Europe and separate course in Asia)
UNDERGRADUATE:
SPP 1080 – Strategic Management
BUS 161 - Management Policy
BUS 861 - Management Policy and Administration
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL TEACHING:
2006 – Present – EMBA Worldwide programs
2003 -2005 – IEMBA – International Project course
2001 – IEMBA – Czech Republic – Competitive Intelligence elective
2000 – 2004 Executive MBA Program in Brazil (Katz School)
1997-1996 - Samsung Program
1996 - POSCO Program
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1992 - Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakian Management Center, Prague
1991 - Hungary - International Management Center - Strategic Management
four-week program.
1988 - Yugoslavia - Executive Training in Strategic Management
Additional lectures/presentations in countries including Japan, Korea, England, China, Belgium,
Brazil, France, Mexico, and Austria.
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT:
Numerous sessions in Strategic Management and Competitive Intelligence. Available upon request
CONSULTING CLIENTS (representative set)
General Motors, Samsung, POSCO, General Electric, IBM, APQC, Texas Instruments, Intel, Pfizer, Astra
Zenatec, Westinghouse, Cigna, J&J,