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Temitope S. Oladimeji

Assistant Professor

Management
Temitope S. Oladimeji's research examines how differences in organizational performance emerge and persist over time through often-overlooked mechanisms in strategy and entrepreneurship. Oladimeji app

Temitope S. Oladimeji's research examines how differences in organizational performance emerge and persist over time through often-overlooked mechanisms in strategy and entrepreneurship. Oladimeji approaches these questions through two complementary lenses: organizational resources and capabilities and organizational human capital. His work has been recognized with several awards and nominations from the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, and the International Corporate Governance Society.

Oladimeji holds a PhD, MS, and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, as well as a BSc in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University. Before pursuing graduate studies, he worked in securities at Goldman Sachs in London, United Kingdom, as an intern, and in real estate and equity research at ARM in Lagos, Nigeria.

Education

PhD in Management, University of Texas at Austin, 2023
MS in Management, University of Texas at Austin, 2020
MBA, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
BSc in Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2013

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023-Present

Research Interests

Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital
Innovation

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Business Policy and Strategy (MGMT 494BI)

Recent Honors/Awards

Nominee, College Outstanding Teacher Award, Isenberg School of Management, 2026
Best Conceptual Paper Award, Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship Division), 2025
Glueck Best Paper Award, Academy of Management (Strategic Management Division), 2022
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management (STR Division), 2022
Tokyo Foundation’s SYLFF Doctoral Fellowship, 2022
Graduate Continuing Bruton Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2022
Graduate Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2022
Best Paper Award (Finalist), Academy of Management (MOC Division), 2021
Best Paper Award (Finalist), International Corporate Governance Society, 2021
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management (MOC Division), 2021
Tokyo Foundation’s SYLFF Doctoral Fellowship, 2021
Graduate Continuing Bruton Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2021
William and Ruth Cooper Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Business, 2020
First Prize, Civic Data Hackathon, University of Texas at Austin, 2019

Selected Publications

  • Oladimeji, T. S. 2026. “When Rareness and Scarcity Interact in Resource-Based Competitive Advantage.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
  • Oladimeji, T. S. 2025. “Temporal Compression and Capability Development in New Ventures: A Theory of Early Hiring Patterns.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
  • Henderson, A. D., Oladimeji, T. S., and Graebner, M. E. 2022. “Rising Complexity and the Gentrification of Sustained Superior Performance.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings