Prof Robert Harris - Biography and Contribution

Birth November 1949

Robert Harris is the C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. He was previously the Dean of the Darden School and the Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration. Before being named Dean in October of 2001, Harris held a dual role as C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Administration and Vice President and Chief Learning Officer of United Technologies Corporation (1998 to 2001).


Dissertation and Thesis Direction

James Parrino (Ph.D.) "Essays on Post-Merger Performance" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1996).

Michael Ho (Ph.D.) "Analysts' Recommendation Changes and Market Information" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1995).

Richard Boebel (Ph.D.) "Financial Analysts' Forecasts in Earnings: Long Term and Short Term Forecasts"- chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1991).

Felicia Marston (Ph.D.) "The Use of Financial Analyst Forecast Data to Measure Risk and Return" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1987).

Donald Margotta (Ph.D.) "The Effects of Institutional Ownership on Corporate Decisions" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1984).

Nicholas Calley (Ph.D.) "Owner-Control Relationships as a Motive for Merger" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1982).

Abol Jalilvand (Ph.D.) "An Empirical Model of the Firm's Financing and Dividend Decisions" - chairman (Ph.D. awarded 1981).

http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/harrisr/Harris_Bio.htm

Professor John J. Mcconnell Biography and Contribution

13 November 1945

Krannert School Management
Purdue





Best Paper, Review of Financial Studies, 1989, “Requiem for a Market: An Analysis of
the Rise and Fall of a Financial Futures Contract” (with E. T. Johnston)

Fama-DFA Prize for Capital Markets and Asset Pricing, Journal of Financial Economics, Second Place, 2006, “The Other January Effect” (with M. J. Cooper and A. V.
Ovtchinnikov)

Graham and Dodd Scroll Award, Financial Analysts Journal, 2008, “Equity Returns at
the Turn-of-the-Month” (with W. Xu)

All Star Paper, Journal of Financial Economics, 1983, “An Empirical Investigation of the
Impact of ‘Antitakeover’ Amendments on Common Stock Prices” (with S. Linn)

All Star Paper, Journal of Financial Economics, 1985, “Corporate Capital Expenditure
Decisions and the Market Value of the Firm” (with C. J. Muscarella)

All Star Paper, Journal of Financial Economics, 1989, “Further Evidence on the Bank
Lending Process and the Capital-Market Response to Bank Loan Agreements” (with
S. L. Lummer)

All Star Paper, Journal of Financial Economics, 1990, “Additional Evidence on Equity
Ownership and Corporate Value” (with H. Servaes)


http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/faculty/mcconnell/AcadRes.pdf

Professor Christa Muth - Biography and Contribution

DOB: 24 November 1949


Developed Human Systems Engineering




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_Muth

Professor Tomi Laamanen - Biography and Contribution

Date of Birth 3 November 1968

Area: Strategic Management, Mergers and Acquisitions


Tomi Laamanen is Chaired Professor of Strategic Management, Director of the Institute of Management, and Director of the PhD Program of Strategy of the University of St.Gallen (2014).


Tomi Laamanen holds two D.Sc. degrees; one in Strategy and one in Finance.

Tomi Laamanen’s research focuses on strategic management with a special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, management cognition, strategy process, capability dynamics, and management’s cognition.

Tomi Laamanen is Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal and member of the Editorial Boards of Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Discovery, and Journal of Management (2014)


Research Papers


Laamanen T, Wallin, J. 2009. Cognitive Dynamics of Capability Development Paths. Journal of
Management Studies..

Sillanpää, A., Laamanen T. 2009. Positive and Negative Feedback Effects in Competition for
Dominance of Network Business Systems. Research Policy.

Kallunki, J-P, Laamanen, T, Lämpsä, E. 2009. Stock Market Valuation, Profitability and R&D
Spending of the Firm: The Effect of Technology Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Banking
Finance and Accounting

Autio, E., and Laamanen, T. 1995. Measurement and evaluation of technology trans-fer: Review of
technology transfer mechanisms and indicators, International Journal of Technology Management,
Vol 10, No 7/8, pp 643-668.


http://www.straightlines.fi/amabile/data/Tomi_Laamanen_Short_CV_Feb_2009.pdf