Amir Pezeshkan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of International Business and Strategy
CSX Leadership Chair
Department of Management and International Business
Office: Business Center 555
Phone: 410.837.5805
E-mail: apezeshkan@ubalt.edu
Education:
- Ph.D., Old Dominion University
- M.B.A., MAU
- B.S., UES
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Bio
Dr. Pezeshkan joined the Department of Management and International Business at Merrick School of Business in 2015. Pezeshkan�s work has appeared in such outlets as Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and Journal of Business Research. Prior to joining the Merrick faculty, Pezeshkan worked at Old Dominion University, where he taught international business and strategic management. Pezeshkan also successfully started and managed an entrepreneurial venture prior to his start in academia. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business, and the Southern Management Association.
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Research Interests
International venture capital firms� strategic behavior and performance, organizational capabilities, and institutional entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Teaching Interests
International Business, Global Business Strategy, Strategic Management
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Recent Publications
Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Fainshmidt, S., & Zhang, J. (2019). Risk, capabilities, and international venture capital syndication in China. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.
Wenger, L., Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., & Mallon, M. (2019). When do dynamic capabilities lead to competitive advantage? The importance of strategic fit. Journal of Management Studies. 56(4), 758-787.
Frazier, M., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R., Pezeshkan, A., & Vracheva, V. (2017). Psychological safety: A meta-analytic review and extension. Personnel Psychology. 70(1), 113-165.
Akhavan, P., Dehghani, M., Rajabpour, A., & Pezeshkan, A. (2016). An investigation of the effect of extroverted and introverted personalities on knowledge acquisition techniques. VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. 46(2), 194-206.
Pezeshkan, A., Fainshmidt, S., Nair, A., Frazier, M., & Markowski, E. (2016). An empirical assessment of the dynamic capabilities�performance relationship. Journal of Business Research. 69(8), 2950-2956.
Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., Frazier, M., Markowski, E., & Nair, A. (2016). Dynamic capabilities and organizational performance: a meta?analytic evaluation and extension. Journal of Management Studies. 53(8), 1348-1380.
Pezeshkan, A., & Zhang, J. (2016). Host country network, industry experience, and international alliance formation: Evidence from the venture capital industry. Journal of World Business. 51(2), 264-277.
Smith, A., Judge, W., Pezeshkan, A., & Nair, A. (2016). Institutionalizing entrepreneurial expertise in subsistence markets. Journal of World Business. 51(6), 910-922.
Pezeshkan, A., Akhavan, P., Ale Ebrahim, N., & Fetrati, M. (2016). Major trends in knowledge management research: A bibliometric study.. Scientometrics. 107(3), 1249-1264.
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Amini Sedeh, A., & Fainshmidt, S. (2016). National business systems and firm innovation: A study of developing economies. Journal of Business Research. 69(11), 5413-5418.
Nair, A., Pezeshkan, A., Fainshmidt, S., & Gudileken, O. (2015). Innovation in India: A review of past research and future directions. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 32(4), 925-958.
Presentations
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Fainshmidt, S., & Nair, A. Academy of Management, "International venture capital attractiveness and performance: A neo-configurational perspective," Vancouver, BC, Canada. (2020).
Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., Frazier, L., & Weinstein, M. Strategic Management Society, "Employee perceptions of dynamic capabilities and work outcomes: A transactional stress model," Minneapolis, MN. (2019).
Sharifi Khoobdeh, M., & Pezeshkan, A. Academy of Management, "The joint effect of institutional profile and national innovation system on entrepreneurship types," Boston, MA. (2019).
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., & Moghaddam, K. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Academy (INEKA), "The signal complexity of international alliances in pre-IPO firms.," Verona, Italy. (2019).
Carter, W., & Pezeshkan, A. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "The U.S. space launch industry: ecosystem evolution as entrepreneurial context," Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (2018).
Sharifi Khoobdeh, M., Pezeshkan, A., & Nair, A. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "How did they recover from entrepreneurial crisis? Exploring the roles of formal and informal institutions during the global financial crisis," Minneapolis, MN. (2018).
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Fainshmidt, S., & Zhang, J. Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA), "Who needs a local guide in unfamiliar territory? Risk, capabilities, and international venture capital syndication in China.," Valencia, Spain. (2018).
Wenger, L., Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., & Mallon, M. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, "Dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage: A multi-contingency model of capability, strategy, and environment.," Houston, TX.. (2017).
Sharifi Khobdeh, M., Pezeshkan, A., & Nair, A. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "The Impact of Institutional Arrangements on Entrepreneurial Recovery during the global financial crisis," Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. (2017).
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., & Fainshmidt, S. Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy, "International venture capital investment and success: Do institutional voids matter?," Lisbon, Portugal. (2017).
Bento, R. F., & Pezeshkan, A. Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Temporariness and the pursuit of goals," Baltimore, MD. (2017).
Pezeshkan, A., Smith, A., Amini Sedeh, A., & Fainshmidt, S. Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA), "National business systems and firm innovation: a study of developing economies," Valencia, Spain. (2016).
Pezeshkan, A. MSB Faculty Research Dialogues, "International Venture Capital Firms Syndication: Lessons from U.S. firms in China," University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business. (2016).
Research in Progress
"Chickens or Eggs? Sequential evolutionary processes of entrepreneurial contexts for emerging technological fields" (Writing Results)