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Presidential Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Executive MBA Professor.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
07/2025
- Honorary Professor.
University of Jordan, Jordan,
10/2023
- Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award.
Strategic Management Division, Academy of Management,
07/2020
- Finalist, Best Paper.
Academy of Management Perspectives,
07/2020
- CK Prahalad Scholar Practitioner Award.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2019
- Foundational Paper Award.
Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management,
10/2019
- Edith Penrose Award for Path Breaking Management Research.
European Academy of Management,
08/2019
- Professional Service Award.
Eccles School of Business,
07/2018
- Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics.
Eccles School of Business,
06/2017
- Faculty Research Excellence Award.
Eccles School of Business,
05/2017
- The SEJ Decade Award.
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,
10/2014
- Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Award.
Eccles School of Business,
06/2014
- Honorary Doctorate .
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain,
10/2011
- Best Paper Award.
Journal of Management,
10/2010
- Nominee for Best Paper Award.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2010
- Scholarly Contributions Award.
Academy of Management,
07/2010
- Honorary Special Term Professor.
Peking University, Beijing China,
10/2008
- Honorary Doctorate.
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark,
10/2008
- Honorary Professor.
Nankai University, Tianjin, China,
10/2008
- Fellow.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2007
- Honorary Professor Associate.
Brunel Business School, United Kingdom,
10/2006
- Honorary Professor.
Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou University,
10/2005
- Finalist, Best Conference Paper Prize.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2005
- Irwin Outstanding Educator Award.
Academy of Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division,
07/2005
- Top 50 Most Influential Papers Published in Management Science.
Management Science,
10/2004
- Nominee for Best Paper Award.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2002
- Nominee, McKinsey Best Paper Award,.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2001
- Fellow.
Academy of Management,
09/2001
- Outstanding Executive MBA Professor.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
07/2001
- Honorary Visiting Professor.
Waikato University, New Zealand,
10/2000
- Outstanding Ph.D Instructor.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
06/2000
- Honorary Doctorate.
Lund University, Lund, Sweden,
10/1997
- Outstanding Core Professor, Evening MBA.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
07/1996
- Outstand Ph.D. Instructor.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
07/1996
- Outstanding Core Professor, Full Time MBA.
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business,
06/1995
- Best Paper Award (with Lowell Busenitz).
Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management,
09/1994
- Faculty Fellow Award for Outstanding Research.
Texas A&M University,
10/1992
- Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Texas A&M University, College of Business,
07/1992
- Ascendent Scholar.
Western Academy of Management,
10/1990
- Finalist, Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award.
Academy of Management Review,
10/1986
- Holger Crafoord Memorial Lecture.
Lund University, Lund, Sweden,
10/1983
- George Robbin's Teaching Award.
UCLA,
07/1983
In the Media
- Weaving Influence Webinar--The Secret of Culture Change, Part One. 10/2023.
- HBR IdeaCast: Harvard Business Review podcast--The Secret of Culture Change. 10/2023.
- BetterWork Media Group podcast--The Secret of Culture Change. 10/2023.
- Forbes Interview webinar--The Secret of Culture Change. 10/2023.
- Weaving Influence webinar--The Secret of Culture Change, Part Two. 10/2023.
- Startup Unleashed: Insight Series pod cast--The Secret of Culture Change. 10/2023.
- 5 Mistakes that Will Doom Your Culture Change Efforts--blog post. 10/2023.
- Building a Successful Culture-Changing Story--blog post. 10/2023.
- Do You Need an Organizational Culture in a Company with Geographically Distributed Employees? 10/2023.
- Where Do Culture Changing Stories Come From?: Culture Change at Wal Mart and Hurricane Katrina. 10/2023.
- Story Building vs. Storytelling: Understanding the Difference. 10/2023.
- Part One: Five Reasons Why Culture Change is Difficult. 10/2023.
- Part Two: How to Overcome the Challenges of Culture Change. 10/2023.
- Three Questions You Must Answer to Know If Your Strategy and Culture are Aligned. 10/2023.
- Culture Change in an Organization with Multiple Cultures. 10/2023.
- Talking and Acting in Culture Change. 10/2023.
- Is Your Organizational Culture in Tatters? 10/2023.
- Management Impact podcast, Tsinghua University, Beijing China--The Secret of Culture Change. 10/2023.