Department of Management


Department of Management
W. P. Carey School of Business
P.O. Box 874006
Tempe, AZ 85287-4006

Phone: 480-965-3431
Fax: 480-965-8314
E-mail: wpcareymgt@asu.edu


The Spirit of Enterprise Center
W. P. Carey School of Business
P.O. Box 874006
Tempe, AZ 85287-4006

Phone: 480-965-0474
Fax: 480-727-6185
E-mail: spiritofenterprise@asu.edu

 

 


Ph.D. Students

Current PhD Students

Alumni

Current PhD Students

Atira Brown
Aimee Ellis
Benjamin Galvin
Spencer Harrison
Katalin Haynes
Kathryn Jacobson
Carla Jones
Heechun Kim
Jason Myrowitz
Sushil Nifadkar

Seemantini Pathak
Christine Shropshire
Deepa Vaidyanath
Nathan Washburn
Robert White
Joshua (Bin) Wu

  

Atira Brown

Expected Graduation Year:  2008

Broad Research Areas:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Identity
  • Emotions
  • Diversity
  • Leadership
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, Florida A&M University
  • BS, Finance, Florida A&M University

Aimee D. Ellis

Expected Graduation Year:  2009

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Organizational Culture
  • Gender and Diversity in Organizations
  • Emotions in organizations
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, University of Oklahoma, 2003
  • BA, University of Chicago, 1995
Publications:  
B eth, J., Dunaway, C., Ellis, A.D. Johnson, E., & Rowe, K. (2005). Sonic: America’s Drive-In. In Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D. & Hosskisson, R.E. (Eds.) Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, 6e. Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western.

Ellis, A. & Tsui, A.S. (2005, in preparation) “Survival of the fittest or the least Fit? When psychology meets ecology in organizational demography,” in Ostroff, C. & Judge, T. (Eds.). Perspectives on Organizational Fit. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series.

Tsui, A.S., and Ellis, A.D. (2005). “Organizational demography.” In Nicholson, N. Audia, P. & Pillutla, M. (Eds.) Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior. London: Blackwell.

Presentations:  
E llis, A.D. (2004). "Depression in the Workplace." Symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans.

Benjamin Galvin

Expected Graduation Year:  2010

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Social Capital
  • Power
  • Stress
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, Brigham Young University, 2003

Spencer Harrison

Expected Graduation Year:  2009

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Organizational Change and Change Agent Roles
  • Organizational Creativity Multi-Level Theory
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA Brigham Young University, 2004

Katalin Haynes

Expected Graduation Year:  2006

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • International Management and Emerging Markets
  • Boards of Directors
  • Family Business
  • Institutional Environments
  • Entrepreneurship
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, Arizona State University, 2000
  • MIM, Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management, 2000
  • BA, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary, 1988

Kathryn Jacobson

Expected Graduation Year:  2007

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Counterproductive workplace behaviors
  • Organizational Culture
  • Leadership
  • Gender diversity and demography
Relevant Background Info:  
  • BA, University of Minnesota, 1998

Carla Jones

Expected Graduation Year:  2008

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Competitive Dynamics
  • Alliances
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, California State University, Northridge

Heechun Kim

Expected Graduation Year:  2007

Broad Research Areas:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Strategies in Emerging Economies
  • International Diversification
  • Knowledge Transfer
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MA, Hanyang University, Korea, 2002
  • BBA, Hanyang University, Korea, 1999
Conference Papers
Kim, H., Kim, H., & Lee, P. M. 2006. Does organizational slack facilitate or inhibit R&D investments? Moderating effects of ownership structure. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Vienna.

Kim, H., Hoskisson, R. E., & Wan, W. 2006. Emerging economy firms’ international diversification strategies into emerging versus developed economies: An institutional economics perspective. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta.

Kim, H., Kim, H., & Hoskisson, R. E. 2006. The reciprocal nature of firm innovation and international diversification: A theoretical integration. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta.

Kim, H. & Kim, H. 2006. Business group affiliation, corporate diversification strategies, and firm performance in emerging economies: The resource-based view. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, Beijing.
Nominated for the Temple/AIB Best Paper Award

Kim, H., Hoskisson, R., & Lee, S.-H. 2005. Emerging economy firms’ international diversification and firm performance: Insights from institutional economics and the resource-based view. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Orlando.

Hoskisson, R., Kim, H., White, R., & Tihanyi, L. The multinationality-performance relationship in different contexts: Emerging economies vs. developed economies. Presented at the 2005 Academy of International Business’ Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada.

Kim, H., Tihanyi, L., & Hoskisson, R. Firm- and subsidiary-specific advantages, strategic choices, and liability of foreignness. Presented at the 2005 Academy of International Business’ Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada.

Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., & Tihanyi, L. International diversification by business groups from emerging economies. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans.

Book Chapters
Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., & Tihanyi, L. 2004. International diversification by business groups from emerging economies. In M. A. Hitt & J. L. C. Cheng (eds.), Theories of the multinational enterprise: Diversity, complexity, and relevance. Advances in International Management, vol. 16: 137-163. Oxford, UK: Elsevier/JAI Press.

Jason Myrowitz

Expected Graduation Year:  2009
Vita

Broad Research Areas:  
  • Organizational Theory
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Organization Culture
  • Design
  • Climate
  • Fit
  • Resource Dependency
  • Strategic Choice
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MBA, University of Alabama, 2004 BA
  • BA, Mathematics and English & American Literature, Brandeis University, 2001

Sushil Nifadkar  

Expected Graduation Year:  2008

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Ethics
  • Workforce diversity
  • Organizational culture
Relevant Background Info:  
  • BA from University of Delhi, India, 1993
  • MBA from University of Lucknow, India, 1996

Seemantini Pathak  

Expected Graduation Year:  2006

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Corporate diversification and restructuring
  • Governance and compensation
  • Strategic alliances
  • Knowledge, innovation and organizational learning
Relevant Background Info:  
  • BE (Chemical Engineering) from M.S. University of Baroda, India
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, India
Publications

Lane, P.J., Koka, B.R. & Pathak, S. 2006. The reification of absorptive capacity: A critical review and rejuvenation of the construct. Academy of Management Review, In Press.

Conference Papers

Dooley, K., Daneke, G.A., & Pathak, S. 2005. Iridium's house of cards: The nature of entrepreneurial stages and stage transitions. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pepper, M., & Pathak, S. 2005. Classroom contribution: What do students perceive as fair assessment? Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Christine Shropshire  

Expected Graduation Year:  2009

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Corporate Governance
  • Executive Compensation
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Diversity in the upper echelons
Relevant Background Info:  
  • BBA, University of Georgia
Conference Papers

Hillman, A., & Shropshire, C. 2005. Organizational predictors of women in top management teams and corporate boardrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu.

Shropshire, C., & White, R.E. 2005. The market for corporate directors: Does “settling up” occur? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu.

Deepa Vaidyanath

Expected Graduation Year: 2007

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Strategic Alliance Outcomes
  • Networks
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MA Economics, University of Bombay, 1993
  • BA Economics, University of Bombay, 1991
Published Articles:

Shimizu, K, Hitt, M.A., Vaidyanath, D., & Vincenzo, P. 2004. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Reviews and research issues. Journal of International Management, 10: 307-353. – Selected and reprinted in ICFAI Professional Reference Book – Cross-Border Mergers (2006)

Ireland, R. D., Hitt, M. A., & Vaidyanath, D. 2002. Alliance management as a source of competitive advantage. Journal of Mangement, 28(3): 413-446.

Ashforth, B. E., & Vaidyanath, D. 2002. Work organizations as secular religions. Journal of Mangement Inquiry, 11(4): 359-370.

Conference Presentations:

Vaidyanath, D., Hitt, M. A., Pisano, V. & Haynes, K. 2004. The impact of international diversification experience and environment on modes of entry choice. Strategic Management Society Conference, Puerto Rico.

Vaidyanath, D. 2003. Managing Alliances to Create Value: From Intent and Partner Selection to Dissolution. Academy of Management Society Conference, Seattle, U.S.A.

Nathan Washburn

Expected Graduation Year: 2006

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Managerial risk taking
  • TMT identification with firm
  • Innovation and competition
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MOB, Brigham Young University 1995

Robert White

Expected Graduation Year: 2007
Vita

Broad Research Area:  
  • Strategic Management/Entrepreneurship
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship
Relevant Background Info:  
  • MAcc, University of Oklahoma, 2002
  • BAcc, University of Oklahoma, 2002
  • BA in Russian, University of Oklahoma, 2002
Publications

Hoskisson, R. E., Johnson, R. A., Tihanyi, L., & White, R. E. 2005. Diversified business groups and corporate refocusing in emerging economies. Journal of Management, 31: 941-965.

Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., and Tihanyi, L. 2004. A framework for understanding international diversification by business groups from emerging economies. Hitt, M. A. and Cheng, J. L. C. (Eds). Theories of the multinational enterprise: Diversity, complexity, and relevance. Advances in International Management. Vol. 16. Oxford, UK: Elsevier/JAI Press: 137-163.

Conference Papers

Shropshire, C., & White, R. E. Predicting director exit: Firm stigma, insider status, and social capital. Accepted for presentation at 2006 Strategic Management Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria.

White, R. E. Corporate governance in the United States: A brief history. Accepted for presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dalziel, T., Arthurs, J. D., & White, R. E. Types of interlocks and corporate entrepreneurship: Why TMT relational capital is not always beneficial. Accepted for presentation at workshop titled “Strategic Entrepreneurship: The Role of Social Networks,” July 2006, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Hoskisson, R. E., Johnson, R. A., Tihanyi, L., & White, R. E. Corporate restructuring in emerging economies: Balancing transaction and organization costs. Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Shropshire, C., & White, R. E. The market for corporate directors: Does “settling up” occur? Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., & Tihanyi, L. The multinationality-performance relationship in different contexts: Emerging economies vs. developed economies. Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Quebec City, Canada.

Hoskisson, R. E., Yiu, D., Bruton, G. D., & White, R. E. Employment versus market innovation outcomes in Chinese firms: A political view of business groups. Presented at the 2004 Asia Academy of Management Conference, Shanghai, China.

White, R. E., Arthurs, J. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. The agency problem during bankruptcy: When do directors protect shareholders’ interests over creditors’ interests? Presented at the 2004 Strategic Management Society Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., & Tihanyi, L. International
diversification by business groups from emerging economies. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Joshua (Bin) Wu

Expected Graduation Year: 2006

Broad Research Area:  
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resources Management
Specific Research Interests:  
  • Corporate Culture
  • Leadership
Relevant Background Info:  
  • BA Economics, Renmin University of China, 1991
Conference Papers

McKee-Ryan, F. M., Wu, B., & Kinicki, A. J. (2004). Life-facet coping with job loss: Development and validation of a new scale. Proceedings of the 63rd Academy of Management (CD) ISSN 1543-8643.
Note: The same paper is presented at the 63rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August 2004.

Hom, P. W., Lee, T. W., Tsui, A. S., & Wu, J. B. (2004) Employment relationship and voluntary turnover: Two mediating mechanisms. 8th Annual Summit del Sol; Tucson, AZ, April, 2004 (invited)

Publications:  

Rungtusanatham, M., Odgen, J. A., and Wu, B. (2003). Advancing theory development in total quality management: A "Deming management method" perspective. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 23 (8), 918-936.


Alumni


Carlos Jesus Alsua
Vikas Anand
Joseph S. Anderson
Fanny Caranikas-Walker
James A. Carey

Mark Clark

Thomas Dalziel
Patricia Doyle Corner
Robert Delcampo
Samuel M. DeMarie
Mel Fugate
Debora J. Gilliard
Sanjay Goel
Steve Gove
Loren Timothy Gustafson
Scott Johnson
Glen Kreiner

Marianna Makri

Lynne McClure
Fran McKee-Ryan
Janice S. Miller
John Millikin

Chris P. Neck
Timothy B. Palmer
Molly Pepper
Gregory E. Prussia
David Sirmon

Paul Skilton

David Sluss

Greg L. Stewart

Cynthia Lee Sutton
Selvarajan Thirumalai-T
Kimberly J. Wade
Mindy Sue West
Zhaohui Wu

Carlos Jesus Alsua

  • University of Alaska
  • Dissertation: Goals that empower: The impact of learning and performance orientation practices on psychological empowerment, December 2002

Vikas Anand

  • University of Arkansas
  • Dissertation: Using an organizational memory framework to study the effect of organizational knowledge, August 1999

Joseph S. Anderson

  • Northern Arizona University
  • Dissertation: The role of outplacement service participation in job search outcomes among white-collar unemployed, May 1993

Fanny Caranikas-Walker

  • Dissertation: Liking and Performance Appraisal: The Explanatory Value of Schemas and Attributions, December 1994

James A. Carey

  • Dissertation: Factors affecting the influence of liking on observation and evaluation accuracy in performance appraisal, May 1997

Mark A. Clark

  • Kogod School of Business, American University
  • Dissertation: Perceived relational diversity: a fit conceptualization, December 2001
Thomas Dalziel
  • University of Cincinnati
  • Dissertation: The Influence of Boards and Top Management Teams on Corporate Entrepreneurship, December 2005

Patricia Doyle Corner

Robert DelCampo

  • University of New Mexico
  • Dissertation: Dissertation: Influences on and determinants of psychological contract evaluation in Hispanic business professionals, May 2004

Samuel M. DeMarie

  • Iowa State University
  • Dissertation: Strategic issue interpretation and organizational action: an investigation of organizational downsizing, August 1995

Mel Fugate

Debora J. Gilliard

Sanjay Goel

  • University of Minnesota, Duluth
  • Dissertation: The Role of Managerial Risk Propensities and Corporate Governance Structure on firm Strategic Performance, December 1995

Steve Gove

  • University of Dayton
  • Dissertation: The effect of social identification on director involvement in governance roles, May 2004

Loren Timothy Gustafson

  • Dissertation: The structure and content of organizational identity in hypercompetitive environments, December 1995

Scott A Johnson

Glen Kreiner

Marianna Makri

  • University of Miami
  • Dissertation: A knowledge-based approach to predicting innovation outcomes of high-technology mergers and acquisitions, May 2003

Lynne McClure

  • Arizona State University
  • Dissertation: Leaders' responses as functions of reciprocal determinism: A comparison between male and female leaders

Fran McKee-Ryan

  • University of Oklahoma
  • Dissertation: The Personal Meaning of Job Loss: Appraisal and Coping at the Facet Level, May 2002

Janice S. Miller

John Millikin

Chris P. Neck

  • Virginia Tech
  • Dissertation: Thought self-leadership: the impact of mental strategies training on employee cognitions, behaviors, and emotions, May 1993

Timothy B. Palmer

Molly Pepper

  • Gonzaga University
  • Dissertation: Boundaryless mentors: Gender differences in the use of computer-mediated communication to receive mentoring, May 2004

Gregory E. Prussia

  • Seattle University
  • Dissertation: A motivational investigation of group effectiveness using social cognitive theory, December 1993

David Sirmon

  • Texas A&M
  • Dissertation: Relative resource weaknesses and strategy: Exploring the performance effects of resource portfolios, May 2004

Paul Skilton

David Sluss

Greg L. Stewart

  • University of Iowa
  • Dissertation: Self-regulation and the "Big Five" personality traits as determinants of employee empowerment behavior, August 1993

Cynthia Lee Sutton

Selvarajan Thirumalai-T

Kimberly J. Wade

  • Washington State University
  • Dissertation: The effect of schema consistency and purpose of appraisal on rater accuracy and search behaviors, May 1996

Mindy Sue West

Zhaohui Wu

  • Oregon State University
  • Dissertation: Supplier-supplier interactions and their effects on supply performance: an empirical study, August 2003