Amir Pezeshkan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of International Business and Strategy
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
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 Performance: A meta-analysis and test of contingencies.. Journal of Management Studies. 53(8), 1348-1380.
Pezeshkan, A., & Zhang, J. (2016). Host country network, general and host country experiences, and international alliance formation. 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., 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.
Pezeshkan, A., Akhavan, P., Ale Ebrahim, N., & Fetrati, M. (2016). Trends in the scientific research on knowledge management: a bibliometric study. Scientometrics. 107(3), 1249-1264.
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.
Conference Proceedings
Pezeshkan, A., & Zhang, J. (2014). Host Country Network, Experiences, and International Alliances Formation in Emerging Markets. In Academy of Management Proceedings. 2014(1), 16087.
Presentations
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).
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).
Pezeshkan, A., & Zhang, J. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Host Country Network, Experiences, and International Alliances Formation in Emerging Markets," Philadelphia, PA. (2014).