Krannert Graduate School of Management
228 Krannert Center
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Tel: (765) 496-1860 / Fax: (765) 494-0818
E-mail: akriauci@purdue.edu
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1999-2004 Ph.D., Corporate Strategy and International Business
Dissertation: “Overcoming Constraints to Implementing Change: An Empirical Study of Firms in Transitional Economies”.
1990-1993 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
School of Business Administration/College of Engineering
Joint Degree: Master of Business Administration and Master of Industrial Engineering
1985-1989 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Graduated cum laude.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
KRANNERT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
2005-Present Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
2003-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
RESEARCH
Publications or Forthcoming
Kriauciunas, Aldas; Parmigiani, Anne; Rivera-Santos, Miguel “Leaving Our Comfort Zone: Integrating Established Practices with Unique Adaptations to Conduct Survey-Based Strategy Research in Non-Traditional Contexts”. Forthcoming at Strategic Management Journal.
Drnevich, Paul; Kriauciunas, Aldas. “Clarifying the Impact of Heterogeneous Capabilities on Relative Firm Performance”. Online publication available. 2010. Strategic Management Journal.
Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas. “Institutions, Size and Age in Transition Economies: Implications for Export Growth”. 2010. Journal of International Business Studies, 41(2): 267-286.
Kriauciunas, Aldas; Kale, Prashant. “The Impact of Environmental Imprinting and Search on Resource Change: A Study of Firms in Lithuania”. 2006. Strategic Management Journal, 27(7): 659-679.
Virvilaite, Regina; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Gatautis, Rimas. “Lietuvos imoniu persiorientavimas is socialistines rinkos sistema i laisvos rinkos sistema”. [The reorientation of Lithuanian companies from socialism to a free market system]. Engineering Economy. 2003, Vol. 32, No. 1; pgs. 47-51.
Papers Under Review
“The Impact of Current and Founding Institutions on Strength of Aspirations”. (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas); Under 3rd review at Strategic Management Journal.
“Why Pure Strategies May Be Wrong for Transition Economy Firms” (Shinkle George; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Hundley, Greg); Under 1st review at Strategic Management Journal.
Working Papers (manuscripts available)
“The Competing Influence of Unionization as a Barrier or Catalyst for Firm-Level Change” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Dutta, Supradeep) For submission to Strategic Management Journal.
“Psychic Distance and the Internationalization of Transition Economy Firms: A Comparison of the Influence of Distance Measures and Perceptions on Entry Mode and Location Choice” (Mockaitis, Audra; Rose, Elizabeth L.; Kriauciunas, Aldas). For submission to Journal of International Business Studies.
“The Influence of Absorptive Capacity Capabilities and Employee Turnover on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Lahiri, Nandini; Bahl, Mona) For submission to Strategic Management Journal.
“How do firms in capital cities obtain and use knowledge differently than firms in regional areas?” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Mitchell, Will)
Organizational Imprinting: Informing Firm Behavior in Domestic and International Contexts (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Shinkle, George) CIBER Purdue Working Paper 2008-005.
“Determinants of Export Growth in Transition Economy Firms: Institutions, Aspirations, Incentives, and Inertia” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Shinkle, George) CIBER Purdue Working Paper 2008-004.
Kriauciunas, Aldas; Mockaitis, Audra; Bahl, Mona “The Internationalization of Manufacturing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Which Capabilities Matter?” CIBER Purdue Working Paper 2010-005.
“Caught Between Two Worlds: A Study of Change through Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer” (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
“Overcoming Constraints to Organizational Change: A Study of Firms in Transitional Economies” (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
“Information, Complementarity, and Resource Complexity in Strategic Factor Markets” (Scime, Anthony; Bahl, Mona; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Ren, Charlotte).
“Acquisition of De-Novo Resources: Recent Accomplishments and Future Opportunities in Strategic Factor Market Theory”. Scime, Anthony; Bahl, Mona; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Ren, Charlotte.
Books/Cases
Case: Sunflower Company: Adapting to Changing Market Conditions in Global Strategy textbook by Michael Peng. 2005, 2009. Cincinnati: Thomson South-Western, pgs. 414-424.
Conference Proceedings
ANZAM, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, December, 2010. “Are Pure Strategies Better in Transition Economy Environments?” (Shinkle George; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Hundley, Greg)
European International Business Academy (EIBA) Fribourg, Switzerland; December 2006. “An Investigation into the Capabilities that Influence the Internationalization of Central and Eastern European SMEs.” (Mockaitis, Audra; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Makovec, Maja; Nicolescu, Luminita).
Conference Presentations
ANZAM, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, December, 2010. “Are Pure Strategies Better in Transition Economy Environments?” (Shinkle George; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Hundley, Greg)
Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, CANADA, August 2010. “The Influence of Psychic Distance on Entry Mode and Location Choice for Transition Economy Firms” (Mockaitis, Audra; Rose, Elizabeth L.; Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Midwest Strategy Meeting, Evanston, IL. May 2010. “The Conflicting Influence of Unionization as a Barrier or Catalyst for Firm-Level Change” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Dutta, Supradeep)
ANZIBA, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, April 2010. “Are Pure or Hybrid Strategies Better in Transition Economy Environments?” (Shinkle George; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Hundley, Greg)
Strategic Management Society, Washington D.C., October 2009. “Information, Complementarity, and Resource Complexity in Strategic Factor Markets” (Scime, Anthony; Bahl, Mona; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Ren, Charlotte).
Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2009. “The Effect of Institutions and Incentives on Firm Performance: Transition Economy Evidence” (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Shinkle; George).
XIV Global Lithuanian Science and Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL, Nov 2008. “The Impact of Current and Founding Institutions on Strength of Competitive Aspirations” (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented by Aldas Kriauciunas.
Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008. “The Impact of Past and Current Institutions on Competitive Performance Aspirations”. (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented by George Shinkle.
International Business Development: Globalization, Opportunities, Challenges. Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2008. “The Impact of Institutions and Imprinting on Aspirations: Evidence from Transition Economies”. (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented by Aldas Kriauciunas.
Strategic Management Society Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct 2007. “Resources, Capabilities, and Performance Heterogeneity” (Drnevich, Paul; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Shanley, Mark; Brush, Tom). Presented by Paul Drnevich.
Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 2007. “Dinosaurs and Mammals: The Internationalization of CEE Firms in Difference Institutional Contexts” (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented jointly.
Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 2007. “Examining the Role of Capabilities and Heterogeneity in Firm Performance” (Drnevich, Paul; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented jointly.
Academy of International Business Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2007. “Institutional Constraints on Internationalization: Management, Firm, and Environmental Impacts on CEE Firms” (Shinkle, George; Kriauciunas, Aldas). Presented by George Shinkle.
European International Business Academy (EIBA) Fribourg, Switzerland; December 2006. “An Investigation into the Capabilities that Influence the Internationalization of Central and Eastern European SMEs.” (Mockaitis, Audra; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Makovec, Maja; Nicolescu, Luminita). Presented by Audra Mockaitis.
Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2006. “Doing Business Research in Emerging Economies.” Panel Presentation at Development Workshop.
Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2006.
“IT Resources, Capabilities, and Firm Performance” (Drnevich, Paul; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Hahn, Jungpil). Presented by Paul Drnevich.
Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2006.
“The Internationalization of Manufacturing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Which Resources Matter?” (Mockaitis, Audra; Kriauciunas, Aldas; Makovec, Maja; Nicolescu, Luminita).
Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2005. “Achieving Successful Organizational Change Through Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Strategic Management Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 2004. “Overcoming Constraints to Organizational Change: A Study of Firms in Transitional Economies” - SMS Best Conference Paper Prize semi-finalist. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Strategic Management Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 2004. “Achieving Successful Organizational Change Through Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer: A Study of Transitional Economies”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 2004. “Overcoming Constraints to Organizational Change: A Study of Firms in Transitional Economies”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Academy of International Business, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2004. “Organizational Change Through Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer: A Study of Constraints in Transitional Economies”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
XII Global Lithuanian Science and Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL, May 2003. “The Impact of Founding Environment and Economic Shocks on Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer Processes”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
International Strategy Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2002. “Economic Environment Imprinting on Knowledge Routines: A Multi-Country Transitional Economy Study”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Strategic Management Society, Paris, France, September 2002. “Organizational Imprinting & the Search for Knowledge to Undertake Resource Change: A Study of Firms in Transitional Economies”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Kale, Prashant)
International Business in Transition Economies, Vilnius, Lithuania, September, 2002. “Economic Environment Imprinting on Knowledge Routines: A Multi-Country Transitional Economy Study”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas)
Academy of Management Conference, Denver, CO, August 2002. “Impact of Environmental Imprinting and Search on Resource Change: An Empirical Study of Firms in Central Europe”. (Kriauciunas, Aldas; Kale, Prashant)
Colloquium on Competition and Cooperation, Boston University, Boston, MA, April 2002. “Economic Imprinting on Change Routines: A Multi-Country Transitional Economy Study”.
Conference Organizational Activities
XIV Global Lithuanian Science and Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2008. Session Chair for Marketing and Management.
International Business Development: Globalization, Opportunities, Challenges. Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2008: (1) Track Chair for International Business Strategies and Environment; (2) Professional Development Workshop (PDW): “Employee Evaluation Process at American Business Schools”: (3) Professional Development Workshop (PDW): “Teaching, Promotion and Tenure Process – Example of Krannert School of Management”.
Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 2007. Professional Development Workshop (PDW) Co-Chair: “Improving International Research – Moving from Ideas to Publication”.
Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2006. Professional Development Workshop (PDW) Co-Chair: “Doing Strategy Research in Emerging Economies”.
Strategic Management Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 2004.
Session Chair for ‘Organization for Knowledge Transformation’.
XII Global Lithuanian Science and Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL, May 2003. Session Chair for Marketing and Management.
Invited Presentations
Vilnius University, Lithuania. December 2009. “The Impact of Current and Founding Institutions on Strength of Aspirations”.
International Business Development: Globalization, Opportunities, Challenges. Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2008: Key Note Address entitled ‘Globalization: Challenges and Obligations for Institutions’
Ohio State University – Fisher College of Business. May, 2005. “Achieving Successful Organizational Change through Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer: A Study of Firms in Transitional Economies”.
University of Michigan – School of Business. October 2003. “Overcoming Constraints to Organization Change: An Empirical Study of Firms in Transitional Economies”.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
Bahl, Mona, Ph.D. Candidate (Chair) Krannert School of Management ‘Impact of Governance and Structural Antecedents on Knowledge Sharing Processes in a Firm’.
Scime, Anthony, Ph.D. Candidate (Chair) Krannert School of Management. ‘Strategic Factor Markets’
Vaiginiene, Erika (Member) Vilnius University, Economic Faculty ‘The Influence of Business Environment Changes on Internationalization: Examples from the Lithuanian Textile and Clothing Industry’ (2009)
Shinkle, George (Chair) Krannert School of Management. ‘The Institution-Based View of Competitive Strategy Choice: Evidence from Transition Economies’ (2009)
Ruth, Derek (Member), Krannert School of Management; ‘Transaction Costs, Technology, and the Scope of Human Resource Outsourcing Relationships’ (2006)
Drnevich, Paul (Member), Krannert School of Management; ‘Resources, Capabilities, and Performance Heterogeneity’ (2006)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Strategic Management, Organizational Change, International Expansion, Impact of Institutions, Knowledge Management
COURSES - PURDUE UNIVERSITY
2010-2011
MGMT 650 Strategic Management Instructor and Course Coordinator. Spring 2010.
MGMT 688 Implementing a Global Business Strategy: Fall 2010.
MGMT 690 Global Strategy: Summer 2010; Evaluations pending.
Advanced Management Principles (AMP) Non-Degree Program; Evaluation 4.7.
2009-2010
MGMT 650 Strategic Management Instructor and Course Coordinator (new three credit course): Spring 2010 (two sections); Evaluation average: 4.5. Distinguished Teacher.
MGMT 690 Ph.D. Seminar International Business and Strategy: Fall 2009; Evaluation average: 5.0
MGMT 688 Implementing a Global Business Strategy: Fall 2009
Evaluation average: 4.5 (two sections)
Advanced Management Principles (AMP) Non-Degree Program; Evaluation 4.3
2008-2009
MGMT 650 Strategic Management I Instructor and Course Coordinator: Spring 2009; Evaluation average: 4.5 (two sections) – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 688 Implementing a Global Business Strategy: Spring 2009
Evaluation average: 4.9 – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 688 Implementing a Global Business Strategy: Fall 2008 Evaluation average: 4.8 – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 459 International Business and Strategy: Fall 2007; Evaluation average: 4.8 (Dean’s Office Public Recognition)
Caterpillar Executive Management Certificate Program (CEMC)
2007-2008
MGMT 659G Strategic Management II: Spring 2008; Evaluation average: 4.3 (two sections) – Distinguished Teacher (new prep)
MGMT 650 Strategic Management I Instructor and Course Coordinator: Spring 2008; Evaluation average: 4.2 (two sections) – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 690W Ph.D. Seminar International Business and Strategy: Fall 2007; Evaluation average: 5.0 (new prep)
MGMT 688 Global Business and Strategy Implementation: Fall 2007
Evaluation average: 4.7 – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 459 International Business and Strategy: Fall 2007; Evaluation average: 4.9 (Dean’s Office Public Recognition)
2006-2007
MGMT 650 Strategic Management I Instructor and Course Coordinator: Spring 2007; Evaluation average: 4.2 (two sections) – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 689 International Management and Strategy: Fall 2006; Evaluation average: 4.7 (new prep)
MGMT 688 Global Business and Strategy Implementation: Fall 2006; Evaluation average: 4.6
MGMT 459 International Business and Strategy: Fall 2006; Evaluation average: 4.9 (Dean’s Office Public Recognition)
2005-2006
MGMT 650 Strategic Management I Instructor and Course Coordinator: Spring 2006; Evaluation average: 4.2 (two sections)
MGMT 688 International Management and Strategy 1: Fall 2005; Evaluation average: 4.8 – Distinguished Teacher
MGMT 459 International Business and Strategy: Fall 2005; Evaluation average: 4.7 (new prep)
2004-2005
MGMT 650 Strategic Management I Instructor: Spring 2005; Evaluation average: 3.9 (two sections) (new prep)
MGMT 451 Instructor and Course Coordinator: Fall 2004; Evaluation average: 4.3 (three sections)
2003-2004
MGMT 451 Strategic management undergraduate core course: Evaluation average: 4.4 (four sections)
2002
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
CSIB 390 Corporate strategy undergraduate core course:
Evaluation 4.6/5.0.
Highest evaluation of four Ph.D. students teaching the course that term.
1989-1990
UNIVERSITY OF VILNIUS – INTL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Created class for first business school in the country. Focused on basic business skills required to succeed in a free-market economy.
STUDENT SUPPORT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
KRANNERT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Spring 2010 Faculty Advisor for Experiential Learning Initiative (ELI) project team that advised a mining services company on internationalization.
2008-Present Faculty Advisor: Society of International Managers
2005-Present Faculty advisor for KGSA Annual Fall Case Competition
2007 (Spring) Faculty Advisor for Krannert MBA students’ Independent Study. Provided assistance for Lafayette, IN company Fairfield Manufacturing on their internationalization processes and recommendations to improve global performance.
SCHOOL SERVICE PURDUE UNIVERSITY
KRANNERT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
2004-05, 2007-10 Unite Week Session “How to Effectively Analyze a Case”
2006-2008 Faculty Grievance Committee, Member
2006-Present Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises and Global Supply Chain Management Initiative, Faculty Member
2006-2007 Faculty STAR Committee, Member
2006, 2008-09 Selection Committee for PhD admissions for Strategy Area
AWARDS AND HONORS
- CIBER Grant: Krannert Faculty International Research and Curriculum Development Award (2008)
- Faculty PRF International Travel Grant, 2008
- Salgo Noren Award: Runner Up (2007-08; 2008-09; 2009-10)
- Outstanding Faculty Member (voted by Management Graduate Student Body: 2007-2008)
- CIBER Funding for International Data Collection on SME Internationalization in Developed and Emerging Countries (2005)
- SMS-Booz:Allen Hamilton PhD Finalist (2002): Awarded to top 10 papers with Ph.D. student as lead or sole author
- Raised $35,000 grant funding from five sources for data collection and related research activities to implement two survey-based data collection projects (2000-2003)
- Recognition of outstanding service to the U.S. Government by U.S. Embassy in Lithuania (1999)
- University of Michigan Business School Dwight F. Benton Scholarship for outstanding academic performance (1992)
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Head of Economic Restructuring for USAID Lithuania
Responsible for 15+ projects to assist the Lithuanian economy. Projects covered capital markets, banking, private sector development, taxes, fiscal policy, and privatization. Supervised three employees with responsibilities for project covering training activities, legal issues, energy sector, and environmental protection. Total annual budget of $10 million. Project implementers included private companies, not-for-profits, and U.S. government agencies.
EXTERNAL SERVICE AND PERSONAL
- Ad-hoc reviewer for Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Research, Ekonomika (Lithuanian journal), Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Organization Science, Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies.
- Reviewer Academy of Management, BPS division 2004-06.
- Reviewer Academic of International Business, 2006.
- Member; Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, Academy of International Business.
- Pack 3337 Den 2 Co-Leader (West Lafayette): 2005-2010.
- Troop 335 (West Lafayette) Committee Secretary: 2008-present.