Cristina Vlas
Assistant Professor
Management
Education
PhD International Management Studies, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 2018
MBA, Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006
BS Marketing, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, 2001
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, UMass Amherst, 2018-Present
Research Interests
Strategic management
Innovation
Knowledge transfer/flows
Learning
Exploration/Exploitation
Emerging markets
Diversity in organizations
Top management teams
Entrepreurship
Teaching Interests
General
- Strategic management
- Global business/International business
- Entrepreneurial business development
- Social entrepreneurship
- Technology and innovation management
- Organization theory
- Diversity issues in management
Selected Publications
Peng, MW, Sun, W, Vlas, C, Minichilli, A, and Corbetta, G (2018) “An institution-based view of large family firms: A recap and overview” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 42, issue 2, pp: 187-205.
Yuan, C, Li, Y, Vlas, C, and Peng, MW (2016) “Dynamic capabilities, subnational environment, and university technology transfer” Strategic Organization, vol. 16, issue 1, pp: 35-60.
Vlas, R and Vlas, C (2016) “The role of internal and network constraints on alliance ambidexterity decisions in technology-intensive industries” Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Systems, vol. 26, issue 2, pp: 299-321.
Vlas, C, Choi, EW, and Peng, MW “Patenting velocity and patterns in market signaling” Organization Science (review and resubmit)
Peng, MW, Lebedev, S, Vlas, C, Wang, J, and Shay, J “The growth of the firm in (and out of) emerging economies” Asia-Pacific Journal of Management (review and resubmit)
