Bruce Skaggs
Professor of Strategic Management | Flavin Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Bruce Skaggs is a professor of strategic management and holds the Flavin Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his PhD in Strategic Management from the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Skaggs was the PhD Coordinator for the Strategic Management Program from 2006-2013, and the Chair of the Management Department from 2013-2023. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Management Studies. Much of Dr. Skaggs’ research involves examining how organizations build and leverage knowledge for competitive advantage. His research has been published in many of the top management journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Management Studies.
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Research Interests
Teaching Interests
- Strategic Management
- Business Policy and Strategy
Selected Publications
See, E., & Skaggs, B. Talk or Fight? Activist Board Entry and Its Impact on Firm Strategic Change. Forthcoming at Corporate Governance: An International Review.
Kim, Y., & Skaggs, B. 2023. The Impact of Client Overlap Hiring on PSF Client Embeddedness. Journal of Professions and Organizations, 10: 256-276.
Skaggs, B.C., Manz, C., Lyle, M, & Pearce, C.L. 2018. On the Folly of Punishing A While Hoping for A: Exploring Punishment in Organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39: 812-815.
Eckardt, R., Skaggs, B., & Lepak, D. 2018. An Examination of the Firm-Level Performance Impact of Cluster Hiring in Knowledge- Intensive Firms. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 919-944.
Eckardt, R., & Skaggs, B. 2018. Service Diversification and Growth of Professional Service Firms. Long Range Planning, 51: 111-126.
Eckardt, R., Skaggs, B., & Youndt, M. 2014. Employee Turnover and Knowledge Loss: An Examination of the Differential Effects of Manager and Non-Manager Employee Turnover in Service and Manufacturing Firms. Journal of Management Studies, 51: 1025- 1057.
Skaggs, B., & Youndt, M. 2004. Strategic positioning, human capital, and performance in service organizations: A customer interaction approach. Strategic Management Journal, 25: 85-99
Skaggs, B., & Snow, C. 2004. The strategic signaling of capabilities by service firms in different information asymmetry environments. Strategic Organization, 2: 271-291.
Skaggs, B., & Huffman, T. 2003. A customer interaction approach to strategy and production complexity alignment in service firms. Academy of Management Journal, 46: 775-786.
Brass, D., Butterfield, K., & Skaggs, B. 1998. Relationships and unethical behavior: A social network perspective. Academy of Management Review, 23: 14-31.