Affiliated Faculty

Kenneth Smith Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Business Strategy and Chair Department of Management and Organization Phone: (301) 405-2250 E-mail: kgsmith@rhsmith.umd.edu

Education

Ph.D., Business, University of Washington

Interests

Strategic management, strategic formation process, strategy topologies, organizational and industrial life cycles, executive leadership, entrepreneurship

Professional Activities

• Fellow, Academy of Management
• Editor, Academy of Management Review from 1996-1999

Awards

• Best Paper Award for "Dethroning Industry Leaders", Academy of Management Journal, 2000.

Selected Publications

Grimm C.M. and Smith K.G., 1997, "Strategy as Action: Industry Rivalry and Coordination", 1997, West Publishing, St. Paul, MN.

Smith K.G., C.M. Grimm and M. Gannon, 1992, "The Dynamics of Competitive Strategy", Sage Publishing, Los Angeles, CA.

Young, G., K.G. Smith, C. Grimm, and D. Simon. 2001, “Multimarket contact, resource heterogeneity, and rivalrous firm behavior.” Journal of Management., 2001, forthcoming

Baum, R., E. A. Locke, and K.G. Smith., 2001, “A multi-dimensional model of venture growth.” Academy of Management Journal.44 (2) 292-303.

Smith, K.G., W. Ferrier and C. Grimm., 2001, “King of the hill: Dethroning the industry leader.” Academy of Management Executive. 15(2) 59-70.

Audia,G., E. A. Locke, and K.G.Smith., 2000, “The paradox of succes” an archival and laboratory study of strategic persistence following a radical environmental change.” Academy of Management Journal. 43(5) 837-854 Best Paper Award

Lee., H. K.G. Smith and C. Grimm., 2001, “Timing, order, and the durability of new product advantages with imitation.” Strategic Management Journal. . 21(1) 23-30.

Ferrier, W., K.G. Smith and C. Grimm., 1999, "The role of competitive action in market share
erosion. Academy of Management Journal.” Best Paper Award

Knight, D., C.Pierce, K.G. Smith, H. Sims, J. Olian, and K. A. Smith, 1999, “Top Management Team Diversity Group Processes, and Strategic Consensus.” Strategic Management Journal 20 (5) 445-467.

Young, G. K.G.Smith and C. Grimm., 1996, “Austrian and industrial organization perspective on firm-level competitive activity and performance.” Organization Science, 7(3)243-254.

Smith, K.G., C. Grimm, G. Young, and S. Wally, 1996, “Strategic groups and rivalrous firm behavior: Towards a reconciliation.” Strategic Management Journal, 18(2), 149-157.