Anurag Sharma

Associate Professor Business Strategy

Phone: 413-545-5682
Email: shrmn@som.umass.edu
Office: SOM 352

Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
M.B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
B.S., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Selected Publications:

“Central Dilemmas Of Managing Innovation In Large Firms” California Management Review.

"Mode Of Entry And Ex-Post Performance” Strategic Management Journal.

“Professional As Agent: Knowledge Asymmetry In Agency Exchange” Academy of Management Review.

With Kesner, I.F. “Diversifying Entry: Some Ex-Ante Explanations For Post-Entry Survival And Growth” Academy of Management Journal.

Selected Cases:

Yankee Candle Company. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

Background Note On The U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry and Drug Discovery/Development, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

The Berkshire Brewing Company Series. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. (Available from author)

With Kesner, I.F. “When An Executive Defects”. Harvard Business Review, January-February 1997. Also selected for reprint in Harvard Business Review on Crisis Management, February 2000.

Professional Activities:

Editorial board member (2000-2003), Journal of Management
Visiting faculty, Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA)
Visiting faculty, The Darden School, University of Virginia

Community Service:

The Amherst Club: President (2005-06); Vice President (2004-05); Treasurer (2002-2004)
Amherst Town Meeting Member (2007-)