• Strategy Formulation & Implementation
• Social Networks
• Social Capital
• Knowledge & Technology Transfer

D.B.A., University of St. Gallen, 2005
M.S., Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, 2001
B.S., Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, 1999

• Seminar in Strategic Management
• Strategy Formulation and Implementation
• Strategy Fundamentals
• Social Network Theory and Applications
• Strategic Networking

• Walter, J., Kreutzer, M., & Kreutzer, K. (2021). Setting the tone for the team: A multi-level analysis of managerial control, peer control, and their consequences for job satisfaction and team performance. Journal of Management Studies, 58(3): 849-878.
• Levin, D. Z. & Walter, J. (2019). Before they were ties: Predicting the value of brand-new connections. Journal of Management, 45(7): 2861-2890.
• Khoury, T. A., Pleggenkuhle-Miles, E. G., & Walter, J. (2019). Experiential learning, bargaining power, and exclusivity in technology licensing. Journal of Management, 45(3): 1193-1224.

• Levin, D. Z. & Walter, J. (2018). Commentary: Is tie maintenance necessary? Academy of Management Discoveries, 4(4): 497-500.

• Kreutzer, M., Cardinal, L. B., Walter, J., & Lechner, C. (2016). Formal and informal controls as complements or substitutes? The role of the task environment. Strategy Science, 1(4): 235-255.
• Walter, J., Lechner, C., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2016). Learning activities, exploration, and the performance of strategic initiatives. Journal of Management, 42(3): 769-802.
• Walter, J., Levin, D. Z., & Murnighan, J. K. (2016). How to reconnect for maximum impact. MIT Sloan Management Review, 57(3): 18-20.
• Levin, D. Z., Walter, J., Appleyard, M. M., & Cross, R. (2016). Relational enhancement: How the relational dimension of social capital unlocks the value of network-bridging ties. Group & Organization Management, 41(4): 415-457.
• Kellermanns, F. W., Walter, J., Crook, T. R., Kemmerer, B., & Narayanan, V. K. (2016). The resource-based view in entrepreneurship: A content-analytical comparison of researchers' and entrepreneurs' views. Journal of Small Business Management, 54(1): 26-48.
• Walter, J., Levin, D. Z., & Murnighan, J. K. (2016). Reconnection choices: Selecting the most valuable (vs. most preferred) dormant ties. Organization Science, 26(5): 1447-1465.
• Kreutzer, M., Walter, J., & Cardinal, L. B. (2015). Organizational control as antidote to politics in the pursuit of strategic initiatives. Strategic Management Journal, 36: 1317-1337.
• Erdogan, B., Bauer, T. N., & Walter, J. (2015). Deeds that help and words that hurt: Helping and gossip as moderators of the relationship between leader-member exchange and advice network centrality. Personnel Psychology, 68(1): 185-214.
• Kownatzki, M., Walter, J., Floyd, S. W., & Lechner, C. (2013). Corporate control and the speed of SBU-level decision making. Academy of Management Journal: 56(5): 1295-1324.[The first two authors contributed equally and are listed alphabetically.]
• Walter, J., Kellermanns, F. W., Floyd, S. W., Veiga, J. F., & Matherne, C. (2013). Strategic alignment: A missing link in the relationship between strategic consensus and organizational performance. Strategic Organization: 11(3): 304-328. [Reproduced in: Heath, R. L. & Gregory, A. (eds.) (2014). Strategic Communication, London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.]
• Walter, J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Lechner, C. (2012). Decision making within and between organizations: Rationality, politics, and alliance performance. Journal of Management: 38(5): 1582-1610.
• Walter, J. (2012). The influence of firm and industry characteristics on returns from technology licensing deals: Evidence from the U.S. computer and pharmaceutical sectors. R&D Management: 42(5): 435-454.
• Kemmerer, B., Walter, J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Narayana, V. K. (2012). A judgment-analysis perspective on entrepreneurs' resource evaluations. Journal of Business Research, 65(8): 1102-1108.
• Levin, D. Z., Walter, J., & Murnighan, J. K. (2011). Dormant ties: The value of reconnecting. Organization Science, 22(4): 923-939.
• Levin, D. Z., Walter, J., & Murnighan, J. K. (2011). The power of reconnection-How dormant ties can surprise you. MIT Sloan Management Review, 52(3): 45-50.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Academic Positions

• Interim co-director of the school-wide doctoral program, School of Business, The George Washington University (2019)
• Professor of Business Administration, Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy, School of Business, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2018-present
• Associate Professor of Business Administration, Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy, School of Business, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2014-2018
• Visiting Professor, Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2015
• Visiting Professor, Institute of Strategic Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany, 2015
• Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy, School of Business, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2010-2014
• Assistant Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 2006-2010
• Assistant Professor in Residence, Management Department, School of Business, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 2005-2006
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Management and Organizations, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, 2004-2005
• Research Associate, Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2001-2003

Elected Positions in Professional Societies

• Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2019
• Program Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2018
• Associate Program Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2017
• Representative at Large at the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2014-2016

Appointed Positions in Professional Societies

• Co-chair of the Executive Discoveries Series of the Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, 2016-2019
• Member of the Research Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management, 2017-2019

Editorial Board Memberships

• Journal of Management Studies, 2017-2020
• Journal of Management, 2009-present

Journal Editorships

• Associate Editor of the Journal of Management, 2017-2020