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Currently I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management. I received my Ph.D. in Strategic Management from University of Maryland, College Park in 2006. My teaching interests include Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Organization Theory, and Innovation & Technology. Before coming to San Francisco State University I taught Business Policy at the University of Maryland, covering major topics in strategic management with special focus on case analysis and discussions, group projects, and student presentations.

My research focuses on the processes of emergence and accumulation of intangible firm resources, such as reputation, knowledge, human capital and social capital. I am particularly interested in the actions that young technology-based firms can use to influence the formation of stakeholder perceptions about their innovations. My papers appear in th Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Organization, Corporate Reputation Review, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, etc.

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Publications

Being Good or Being Known: An Empirical Examination of the Dimensions, Antecedents, and Consequences of Organizational Reputation. Academy of Management Journal 2005, Vol. 48, No. 6, p. 1033–1049.

Entrepreneurial Reputation. In M. A. Hitt and R. D. Ireland (Eds.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (2nd edition), Volume III: Entrepreneurship, p. 107-111. Malden, MA: Bleckwell Publishing.

When Is a New Thing a Good Thing? Technological Change, Product Form Design, and Perceptions of Value for Product Innovations. Organization Science 2007, Vol. 18, No. 2. p. 217-232.

Standing Out: How New Firms In Emerging Markets Build Reputation In the Media. Strategic Organization 2007, Vol. 5. No. 1, p. 31-70.

A Theory of Entrepreneurial Learning From Performance Errors. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 2008, Vol. 75.

Antecedents of Variation in Knowledge Flows Acroos Inter-unit Dyads Within the Large Multinational Corporation. Academy of International Business Best Paper Proceedings 2008.

Reputation Building by New Ventures. Silicon Valley Review of Global Entrepreneurship Research 2008, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 31-47.

How Can New Ventures Build Reputation? An Exploratory Study. Corporate Reputation Review. Forthcoming.

Classes

BUS 690 - Business Policy and Strategy (Undergraduate program)

BUS 890 - Strategic Management (MBA program)