Experts & Expertise

• Methodology and statistics
• Alliances and joint ventures
• Corporate policy and strategy
• Innovation
• International management
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Strategic management
• Technology strategy

1996: Ph.D. in Business Administration (Corporate Strategy)
University of Michigan, Graduate School of Business Administration (now Stephen M. Ross School of Business), Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

1989: Master of Business Administration, awarded with distinction
York University, Faculty of Administrative Studies (now Schulich School of Business), Toronto, ONT, Canada
Major: Finance

1986: Diplome E.S.C. (Master of Commerce)
Groupe E.S.C. Lyon, Graduate School of Business Administration (now E.M. Lyon), Lyon, France
Majors: Marketing, Information Systems

Current academic position

2005 - present: Professor of Strategy, International Business and Innovation (promoted to Professor 1 in 2009); Fellow of the CentER for Research in Economics and Business; and Co-founder and Management Team member of the Center for Innovation Research
Tilburg University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Previous academic employment

2003-2004: Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business (with tenure) and Fellow of the CentER for Economic Research
Tilburg University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

1996- 2003: Assistant Professor, Management and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University

2000-2001: Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University

1995-1996: Instructor, Management and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University

1990-1995: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: Lecturer, Corporate Strategy, Graduate School of Business Administration, Winter 1993 and 1995
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1990-1994
Course Coordinator, Center for Research on Economic Development, Summer 1993
Teaching Assistant, Center for Research on Economic Development, Summers 1991-1992

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Academic honors and awards (selected)

2011: Distinguished Paper Award for best papers in the program of the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management Conference (with Y. Cuypers; one of five)

2010: SMS Best Conference Paper Prize (Honorable Mention) for best papers in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with I. Cuypers; one of four)
2010: Semi-Finalist, SMS Best Conference Paper for Practice Implication Prize for best papers in the program of the Strategic Management Conference with implications for practice (with I. Cuypers)
2010: Palgrave-Macmillan/AJBS Best Paper Award for the best paper in the conference program, Association of Japanese Business Studies
2008: SMS Best Conference PhD Paper Prize for best papers first-authored by a Ph.D. student in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with Y. Cuypers; one of five)
2008: Best Paper Award for the best paper on Interorganizational Relations, British Academy of Management
2007: Booz Allen Hamilton / SMS Prize for best papers first-authored by a Ph.D. student in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with I. and Y. Cuypers; one of five)
2007: Finalist, AJBS Best Paper Award for the best paper in the conference program, Association of Japanese Business Studies
2006: Runner-Up Award, Booz Allen Hamilton / SMS Prize for best papers first-authored by a Ph.D. student in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with I. Cuypers
2006: Finalist, Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award for the best paper with international content in the program of the Annual Meeting, Academy of Management2003: Haynes Prize for Best Paper for the most outstanding paper in the program of the Academy of International Business annual meeting written by authors under 40 years of age
2003: Best Course Award for best course design and delivery, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg University
1998: Teacher of the Year Award for best teacher in the Undergraduate Division, Stern School of Business, New York University
1996: Best International Paper Award (now Carolyn Dexter award) for the best paper with international content in the entire program of the Annual Meeting, Academy of Management
1996: Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Competition Award for best dissertation, Academy of International Business

• Member of the Board, Strategic Management Society (2008-2010)
• Member, Membership Committee of the Strategic Management Society (2008-)
• Interest Group Chair (elected), Competitive Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society (2008; following positions as Associate Program Chair, 2006, and Program Chair, 2007).
• Member (at large, elected), Executive Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (2005-2007).
• Member (at large, elected), Executive Committee, Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management (2005-2007).
• Member, Research Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (2002-2004).

• Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal (since 2007).
  Editorial Board, Journal of International Business Studies (since 2000).
  Editorial Board, Journal of International Management (2002-2010).
  Member, Academy of Management Review Best Paper Selection Committee (2007).
• Reviewer, Carolyn Dexter Award for the Best International<

  Research supervision

  Individual Ph.D committees

   

  • Linda Rademaker (Tilburg University), supervisor, pending
  • Miranda Stienstra (Tilburg University), supervisor, pending
  • Thijs Peeters (Tilburg University), supervisor, Spring 2011
  • Youtha Cuypers (Tilburg University), supervisor, pending
  • David Kroon (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2011
  • Ilya Cuypers (Tilburg University), supervisor, Fall 2009
  • Mario Schijven (Tilburg University), co-supervisor, Fall 2008
  • Bart Leten (Catholic University of Leuven), dissertation defense committee, Summer 2008
  • Brian Tjemkes (Nijmegen University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2008
  • Elena Golovko (IESE, University of Navarra), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2007
  • Alex Eapen (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2007
  • Anna Nadolska (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2006
  • Rekha Krishnan (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2006
  • Paulo Cunha (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2005
  • Arjen Slangen (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2005
  • Martyna Janowicz (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2004
  • Oleg Chvyrkov (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2004
  • Robert Salomon (NYU-Stern), dissertation committee member, Spring 2002
  • Namgyoo Park (NYU-Stern), dissertation committee co-chair, Fall 2000; comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1997
  • Mikelle Calhoun (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Fall 2002
  • Ang Siah Hwee (National University of Singapore), external dissertation examiner, Spring 2000
  • Sanjay Jain (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Fall 1998
  • Maxine Garvey (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Winter 1997
  • Andak Arikan (NYU-Stern), comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1999
  • Andres Garcia (NYU-Stern), comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1996