Jorge Walter

Jorge Walter
Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
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Dr. Jorge Walter is a professor and Ave Tucker Fellow at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB), where he teaches the strategic management capstone courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs, as well as Ph.D. seminars on strategic management and social networks. He is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the Peter B. Vaill Outstanding Doctoral Educator Award, the Outstanding World Executive MBA Faculty Award, and the Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Award.
Dr. Walter received his doctorate in strategic management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was a visiting researcher at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Stern School of Business at New York University. His research interests include strategy formulation and implementation processes, knowledge/technology transfer, social networks, and social capital. He has published more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, and Strategic Management Journal. Dr. Walter has served as associate editor of the Journal of Management and on the editorial board of the Journal of Management Studies. Prior to entering academia, he worked in corporate finance and strategic management consulting.
Research Awards & Fellowships
- Ave Tucker Fellow at the George Washington University School of Business (two-year competitive fellowship), 2018-2020
- Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Strategy Division of the Academy of Management for the 2019 Meeting
- Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Reviewing Award for the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management for the 2016 Meeting
- Ave Tucker Fellow at the George Washington University School of Business (two-year competitive fellowship), 2016-2018
- Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management for the 2015 Meeting
- Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management for the 2014 Meeting
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2005
- Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (competitive fellowship, $43,300), 2005
- Fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (competitive fellowship, $35,100), 2003-2004
Teaching Awards
- Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Award, School of Business, The George Washington University, 2021
- Outstanding World Executive MBA Faculty Award, School of Business, The George Washington University, 2017
- Peter B. Vaill Outstanding Doctoral Educator Award, the Doctoral Program of the School of Business, The George Washington University, 2014
- 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