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Jorge Walter

Jorge Walter

Title: Assistant Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
Department: Strategic Management and Public Policy
Address: Funger Hall, Suite 606
Phone: (202) 994-7908
Email: jorgew@gwu.edu
Personal Web Site: jorgewalter.com
Curriculum Vitae




Degrees:
D.B.A., University of St. Gallen, 2005
M.A., University of St. Gallen, 2001
B.S., University of St. Gallen, 1999

Areas of Expertise: Strategic decision making, knowledge/technology transfer, social networks, and social capital.

Publications:

  1. Khoury, T. A., Walter, J., & Pleggenkuhle-Miles, E. (2012). Exclusivity in biotech licensing deals: What makes licensors restrict their options? TIM Best Paper Proceedings of the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  2. Kemmerer, B., Walter, J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Narayanan, V. K. (forthcoming). A judgment-analysis perspective on entrepreneurs' resource evaluations. Journal of Business Research: doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.08.023.

  3. Walter, J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Lechner, C. (2012). Decision making within and between organizations: Rationality, politics, and alliance performance. Journal of Management: doi:10.1177/0149206310363308.
  4. Levin, D. Z., Walter, J., & Murnighan, J. K. (2011). Dormant ties: The value of reconnecting. Organization Science, 22(4): 923-939.
  5. Kellermanns, F. W., Walter, J., Floyd, S. W., Lechner, C., Shaw, J. C. (2011). To agree or not to agree? A meta-analytical review of strategic consensus and organizational performance. Journal of Business Research, 64(2): 126-133.
  6. Levin, D. Z., Walter, J.,& Murnighan, J. K. (2011). The value of reconnection--How dormant ties can surprise you. MIT Sloan Management Review, 52(3): 45-50.
  7. Walter, J. (2011). Strategic decision processes in the realm of strategic alliances. In: Mazolla, P. & Kellermanns, F. W. (eds.) Handbook of research on strategy process, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing: 371-411.
  8. Kownatzki, M., Walter, J., & Lechner, C. (2009). The corporate context and the speed of SBU-level decision making. BPS Best Paper Proceedings of the 2009 Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  9. Walter, J., Lechner, C., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2008). Disentangling alliance management processes: Decision making, politicality, and alliance performance. Journal of Management Studies, 45(3): 530-560.
  10. Levin, D. Z., Walter, J., & Murnighan, J. K. (2008). Dormant ties: The value of reconnecting. OMT Best Paper Proceedings of the 2008 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
  11. Walter, J., Lechner, C., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2007). Knowledge transfer between and within alliance partners: Private versus collective benefits of social capital. Journal of Business Research, 60(7): 698-710.
  12. Kellermanns, F. W., Walter, J., Lechner, C., & Floyd, S. W. (2005). The lack of consensus about strategic consensus: Advancing theory and research. Journal of Management, 31(5): 719-737.

Editorial Positions: Journal of Management (editorial board).

Current Research: Dr. Walter’s research interests include strategic decision making, knowledge/technology transfer, social networks, and social capital. He has examined these topics in the context of entrepreneurial firms, interfirm alliances, and high-technology industries.