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Christopher L. Shook Management Department
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK
Management Department 334.844.9565
401 Lowder Business Building [email protected]
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Auburn University, Department of Management
Russell Professor, 2011 - Present
Chair of the Management Department, 2011- Present
Director, Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship, 2008 - 2011
Associate Professor with Tenure, 2005 – Present
Assistant Professor, 2003- 2005
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Fulbright Scholar, Spring 2006
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Management
Assistant Professor, 1998-2003
ESCEM School of Business and Management, Poitiers, France
Visiting Professor, Spring 2003
Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Pau, France
Professeur Associe, Spring 2002
(J oint appointment with University of Texas at Arlington)
Northern Illinois University, Department of Management
Assistant Professor, 1996-1998
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
Coordinating Analyst and Examiner, 1989-1992
Oatley and Company, P.C., and Anderson and Whitney, P.C., Denver and Greeley, CO
Certified Public Accountant, 1984-1988
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Exploration and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities
Strategic decision making processes
The reciprocal relationship of performance and strategy
Methodological issues in strategy and entrepreneurship research
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 2
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University
Ph.D. in Business Administration, 1997
Major Field: Strategic Management
Minor Field: Marketing
University of Mississippi
M.B.A., 1989
Colorado State Board of Accountancy
Certified Public Accountant Certificate, 1985
University of Northern Colorado
B.S. in Accounting, 1984
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Combs, J .G., Ketchen, D.J ., Shook, C.L. and Short, J .C. 2011. Antecedents and
consequences of franchising: Past accomplishments and future challenges. J ournal of
Management,37: 99-126.
Tocher, N., Oswald, S., Shook, C.L. and Adams, G.L. New venture performance: The
role of principal’s social effectiveness. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.
Forthcoming
Short, J .C., Ketchen, D.J ., Shook, C.L., and Ireland, R.D. 2010. The concept of
opportunity in entrepreneurship: Past accomplishments and future challenges.
J ournal of Management, 36: 40-65.
Crook, T.R., Shook, C.L., Morris, M.L. and Madden, T.M. 2010. Are we there yet? An
assessment of research design and construct measurement practices in
entrepreneurship research. Organizational Research Methods, 13: 192-206.
Scarborough, S., Haynie, J .J ., and Shook, C.L. 2010. Board composition, process, and
activism: Evidence within American firms. Management and Marketing, 5: 3-18.
Crook, T.R. Shook, C.L., Morris, M.L. and Madden, T.M. A review of current construct
measurement in entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management
J ournal, Forthcoming
Shook, C.L. and Bratianu, C. 2010. Entrepreneurial intent in a transitional economy: An
application of the theory of planned behavior to Romanian students. International
Entrepreneurship and Management J ournal, 6: 231-247.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 3
Gregory, B.T., Harris, S.G., Armenakis, A.A., and Shook, C.L. 2009. Organizational
culture and effectiveness: A study of values, attitudes, and organizational outcomes.
J ournal of Business Research, 62: 673-679.
Mazzei, M.J . Shook, C.L., and Ketchen, D.J . 2009. Selling strategic issues: Crafting the
content of the sales pitch. Business Horizons, 52: 539-543.
Voges, K.E. and Shook, C.L. 2009. Managing customer satisfaction in privatized
relationships: Understanding the role of organizational context. J ournal of Applied
Management and Entrepreneurship, 14: 40-58.
Shook, C.L., Adams, G.L., Ketchen, D.J ., and Craighead, C.W. 2009. Towards a
“theoretical toolbox” for strategic sourcing. Supply Chain Management: An
International J ournal, 14: 3-10.
Ketchen, D.J ., Adams, G.L. and Shook, C.L. 2008. Understanding and managing CEO
celebrity. Business Horizons, 51: 529-534.
Dean, M.A., Shook, C.L. and Payne G.T. 2007. The past, present, and future of
entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training. Entrepreneurship
Theory and Practice, 31(4): 601-618
Tocher, N., Shook, C.L. and Giles, W. F. 2007. Training in small firms: An analysis of
when small firms should emphasize formal and informal training to maximize
performance. J ournal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 19(1): 76-91.
Bratianu, C. and Shook, C.L. 2006. A comparative analysis of American and Romanian
business education programs. Management and Marketing, 1(2): 3-14.
Henley, A.B., Shook, C.L., and Peterson, M. 2006. The presence of equivalent models
in strategic management research using structural equation modeling: Assessing and
addressing the problem. Organizational Research Methods, 9(4): 516-535.
Shook, C.L., Payne, G.T. and Voges, K.E. 2005. The “what” in top management group
conflict: The effects of issue labels. J ournal of Managerial Issues, 17: 162-177.
Walters, B.A., Priem, R.L., and Shook, CL. 2005. Chief executive scanning emphases
and the dominant logic of the business-level strategy. J ournal of Small Business
Strategy, 15(2): 19-22.
Voges, K.E., Priem, R.L, and Shook, C.L. 2004. Sources of Environmental uncertainty
perceived by public sector managers: Underlying dimensions and taxonomy.
International J ournal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 7: 1-21.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 4
Shook, C.L., Ketchen, D.J ., Hult, T., and Kacmar, J .M. 2004. An evaluation of
structural equation modeling in strategic management research. Strategic
Management J ournal, 25: 397-404.
Shook, C.L., Ketchen, D.J ., Cycyota, C.S., and Crockett, D. 2003. Data analytic trends
in strategic management research. Strategic Management J ournal, 24: 1231-1237.
Shook, C.L. and McGee, J .E. 2003. Evaluating performance: Referents in
entrepreneurial and small businesses. J ournal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 15:
50-63.
Shook, C.L., Priem, R.L., and McGee, J .E. 2003. Venture creation and the enterprising
individual: A review and synthesis. J ournal of Management, 29: 379-399.
Shook, C.L. 2003. Looking for insights in all the right places: What executives pay
attention to impacts firm performance. Academy of Management Executive, 17: 149-
151. (Research Brief).
McGee, J .E. and Shook, C.L. 2001. Responding to industry consolidation in fragmented
industries: The role of capabilities in small business survival. J ournal of Small
Business Strategy, 11: 21-32.
Ketchen, D.J ., Combs, J .G., Russell, C.J ., Shook, C.L., et al. 1997. Organizational
configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management J ournal,
40: 222-240.
Bruton, G.D., Keels, J .K., and Shook, C.L. 1996. Downsizing the firm: Answering the
strategic questions. Academy of Management Executive, 10: 38 - 45.
Reprinted in Minnesota J ournal of Business, Winter, 1997, 22-26.
Ketchen, D.J . and Shook, C.L. 1996. The application of cluster analysis in strategic
management research: An analysis and critique. Strategic Management J ournal, 17:
441 - 458.
Shook, C.L. 1995. Old City: The forgotten parallel to Yankee City, International J ournal
of Public Administration, 18: 1795 – 1813.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 5
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Shook, C.L. 2008. Book review: Research methodology in strategy and management.
Organizational Research Methods, 11:853-854.
Combs, J .G., Crook, T.R., and Shook, C.L. 2005. The dimensionality of organizational
performance and its implications for strategic management research. In, D.J . Ketchen
and D.D. Bergh (Eds.), Research Methodology in Strategy and
Management, 2: 259-286.
Shook, C.L. 1998. Turning around turnaround research: The value of process in
advancing knowledge. In, L.W. Foster and D.J . Ketchen (Eds.), Advances in Applied
Business Strategy, 5: 261-280.
PRESENTATIONS
Tocher, N., Oswald, S.L., Shook, C.L., and Adams, G.L. 2009. Social capital and new
venture performance: What does social competence have to do with it? Southern
Management Association Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL.
Scarborough, S., Haynie, J . and Shook, C.L. 2008. An empirical study of the
antecedents of board activism. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Tocher, N., Oswald, S.L., Shook, C.L., and Adams, G.L. 2008. New venture success:
The role of principal's social effectiveness. Academy of Management Meeting,
Anaheim, CA.
Voges, K.E. , Payne, G.T. and Shook, C.L. 2008. Buyer-seller publicness dissimilarity
and red tape in privatized relationships. Southwest Academy of Management
Meeting, Houston, TX
Shook, C.L. and Bratianu, C. 2007. Entrepreneurial Intent in a transitional economy: An
application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Romanian Students. Southern
Management Association Meeting, Nashville, TN
Tocher, N., Shook, C. L., & Giles, W. F. 2006. Training in small firms: The
relationships of informal and formal training, source of competitive advantage, and
firm performance. International Conference on Commerce, Bucharest Romania.
Dean, M.A., Shook, C.L. and Payne G.T. 2005. The past, present, and future of
entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training. Academy of
Management Meeting, Honolulu, HI
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 6
Gregory, B., Harris, S.G., Armenakis, A.A. and Shook, C.L. 2005. Organizational
culture, learning orientation, and effectiveness. Academy of Management Meeting,
Honolulu, HI
Henley, A.J . and Shook, C.L. 2004. The prevalence and effects of equivalent models in
strategic management research. Southern Management Association Meeting, San
Antonio, TX.
Voges, K.E. and Shook, C.L. 2004. Pas de deux: A study of the interplay of sources of
social capital between key liaisons and dimensions of publicness similarity with
performance outcomes in privatized operations. Academy of Management Meeting,
New Orleans, LA.
Shook, C.L. and McGee, J .E. 2004. Do minority small businesses use different
performance referents to evaluate performance? Academy of Management Meeting,
New Orleans, LA.
McGee, J .E., Shook, C.L., and Gresham, G. 2003. The relationship between an
entrepreneur’s personal network and perceived environmental uncertainty: An
examination of the moderating role of internationalization. Eastern Academy of
Management International Meeting, Porto, Portugal. Nominee for Best Paper Award.
Shook, C.L., Voges, K.E. and Scarborough, S. L. 2002. Organizational issue
interpretations and labels as antecedents of conflict among hospital managers.
Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, CO.
Dodd-Walker, E., Shook, C.L., and McGee, J .E. 2002. Do minority and nonminority
business owners evaluate firm performance differently? United States Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Reno NV.
Voges, K.E., Shook, C.L. and Priem, R.L. 2001. Sources of environmental uncertainty
perceived by public sector managers: Underlying dimensions and taxonomy.
Academy of Management Meeting, Washington, D.C.
McGee, J .E. and Shook, C.L. 2000. Responding to industry consolidation in fragmented
industries: Which distinctive competencies matter? Academy of Management
Meeting, Toronto, ON.
Crockett, D.R., Shook, C.L, and Cycyota C.S. 2000. The conceptualization and
measurement of organizational performance over time: An analysis and critique of
strategic management research. Southern Management Association Meeting,
Orlando, FL.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 7
Shook, C.L. 2000. Strategic issue labels as antecedents of conflict in strategic decision
making. International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Vancouver,
BC. Nominated for McKinsey/SMS Best Conference Paper Prize.
Shook, C.L., Palmer, T.B., and Ketchen, D.J . 1998. Hospital managers’ choice of
performance referents pre and post turnaround. Academy of Management Meeting,
San Diego, CA.
Shook, C.L. and Ketchen, D.J . 1997. Hospital turnaround: A context-specific
examination of the performance implications of strategy content and strategy process
fit and strategy and cause of decline fit. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston,
MA.
Shook, C.L. and Ketchen, D.J . 1997. Antecedents and consequences of cognitive and
affective conflict in declining organizations. Strategic Management Society Meeting,
Barcelona, Spain
Palmer, T.B., Ketchen, D.J ., and Shook, C.L. 1996. Beyond industry averages: The
choice of performance referents in declining organizations. Strategic Management
Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Shook, C.L., Keels, J . K., and Bruton, G.D. 1995. Convergent and reorientation
downsizers: Post-downsizing performance. Southwest Academy of Management
Meeting, Houston, TX.
Ketchen, D.J ., Combs, J .G., Russell, C.J ., Shook, C.L., et al. 1995. Organizational
configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management
Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
Shook, C.L. 1995. Where have we been, and where are we going? Paradigm
development in strategy research. Southern Management Association Meeting,
Orlando, FL.
Shook, C.L. 1994. A change model of organizational downsizing. Southwest Academy
of Management Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Shook, C.L. 1993. Old City: The forgotten parallel to Yankee City. Academy of
Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 8
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Presented “Challenges and Opportunities for Global Scholars Wishing to Publish in the
Journal of Management” to the EAM-I Conference, Banglore India, J une 2011.
Presented “Multivariate Methods for Beginners” to the EAM-I Conference, Banglore
India, J une 2011.
Presented “Common methods variance and international entrepreneurship research:
Proceed with caution” to the ie-Scholars Doctoral Consortium, Montreal, Canada,
October 2010.
Presented “Publishing and academia in the United States” to Ph.D. students of the
Faculty of Economics and Business at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
Romania, March, 2010
Presented “Strategy and entrepreneurship research” to faculty at Ecole Supérieure de
Commerce de Chambéry, France, April 2006
Presented “Doing business in Romania” Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Chambéry
and Universite de Savoie, Chambery, France, April 2006
Presented “Academic life at Auburn University” to the Faculty of Business
Administration, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, March 2006
Presented “The publication process from start to finish: Two SMJ case studies” to the
Strategic Management Ph.D. seminar, Florida State University, March 26, 2004.
Presented “Completing a dissertation: A balancing act” as part of the History Division’s
Doctoral Student Consortium. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, MA,
1997.
Presented (with David Ketchen) “Cluster analysis application in strategy and macro
research” as part of a research methods roundtable entitled “Ask the experts.”
Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 1996.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 9
COURSES TAUGHT
Strategic Management (undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, Ph.D. levels)
Multivariate Statistics (Ph.D. level)
Principles of Management (undergraduate level)
Multinational Management (undergraduate level)
Organizational Behavior (undergraduate level)
International Trade (undergraduate level)
Business Plan for the New Venture (undergraduate level)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship
International Management
Strategic Management
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Senior Associate Editor, J ournal of Management, 2008 – 2011
Editorial Boards:
J ournal of Management, 2000-2002, 2008- Present
Management and Marketing, 2006-Present
Ad hoc Reviewer:
Academy of Management J ournal
Academy of Management Review
Academy of Management Executive
Administrative Science Quarterly
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Health Care Management Review
J ournal of Business Research
J ournal of Management Studies
J ournal of Managerial Issues
J ournal of Operations Management
Organizational Research Methods
Strategic Management J ournal
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 10
Southern Management Association:
Elected to Officer Progression beginning with Program Chair-Elect 2011 and ending
with Past President in 2015
Board of Governors, 2007 – Present
Co-coordinator Doctoral Student Consortium, 2007, 2008
Best Paper Award Selection Committees:
Strategy and Entrepreneurship Track, 2007, 2008, 2010
Doctoral Student Paper, 2008, 2009
Track Chair, Southern Management Association Meeting, 2001
Reviewer 1995, 1998 – 2000, 2004-2005
Discussant, 1995
Academy of Management:
Health Care Management Division Executive Committee, 1999-2003
Health Care Management Division Treasurer, 2000-2003
Health Care Management Division Newsletter Editor, 1999-2001
Reviewer 1994, 1996 – 2000, 2003-2007
Discussant, 1999
Session Chair 2000-2001
J udge, Big 12 Conference Annual MBA Case Competition, 2009
External Evaluator, New Faculty Research Grant Program, Utah State University, 2006.
HONORS
Douglas A. Logan Memorial Annual MBA Faculty Award, 2009
Teacher of the Year-Core Courses Award, College of Business and Association of
Graduate Business Students, 2009, 2010
Edward L. Lowder Teaching Excellence Award, College of Business, Auburn
University, 2007
Distinctive Faculty Achievement Award, College of Business, Auburn University,
2007
Presidential Award of Excellence, Auburn University, 2005
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Management, Auburn
University, 2005, 2009
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business Administration, University
of Texas at Arlington, 2001
Graduate School Fellow, Louisiana State University, 1992-1996
Mobile Communications Corporation Fellow, University of Mississippi, 1988 - 89
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 11
GRANTS
Senior Fulbright Specialist Grant, Romania. 2010
Senior Fulbright Scholar Grant, Romania. 2006
Fulbright Intercountry Lecture Award, Franco-American Fulbright Commission, 2006
Research Enhancement Program Grant, 1999, University of Texas at Arlington
Summer Research Grant, 1997, Northern Illinois University
DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
Chairman:
Scott Scarborough, 2003, University of Toledo
Kathleen Voges, 2004, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Member:
J uliana Lilly, 2001
J oAnne Gavin, 2002
Cynthia Cycyota, 2003
Leonard Love, 2003
Brian Gregory, 2005
Neil Tocher, 2007
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Auburn University:
Teaching Effectiveness Committee, 2010
International Skills Implementation Task Force, 2009-2010
Faculty and Staff Development Campaign Team Captain 2009
Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee, 2005
University of Texas at Arlington:
University Undergraduate Assembly, 2000-2002
COLLEGE SERVICE
Auburn University:
Director, Central and Eastern European Studies Program, 2004 - Present
Faculty Adviser, Association of Graduate Business Students, 2009-Present
MBA Committee, 2005-Present
Undergraduate Programs Committee, 2006 - 2008
University of Texas at Arlington:
Health Care Administration Degree Graduate Studies Committee, 2001- 2003
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 12
Northern Illinois University:
MBA Committee, 1997-1998
Learner Recruitment Committee, 1996 – 1997
DEPARTMENT SERVICE
Auburn University:
Co-Chair of Strategy Faculty Search, 2008
Entrepreneurship Scholarship Committee, 2008-2009
University of Texas at Arlington
Department, Ph.D. Admissions Committee, 2001-2003
Northern Illinois University:
Management Department, Search Committee, 1997-1998
Management Department, Curriculum Committee, 1997-1998
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Project Director of Arlington Business Outlook 2001, an economic outlook survey
project sponsored jointly by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the University
of Texas at Arlington.
Mastering Small Business Advancement: Developed and presented the Strategic
Management module for a community leadership education program sponsored by
the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the College of Business
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
Southern Management Association
REFERENCES Available upon request
Vita Current as of 1/1/12
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Christopher L. Shook Management Department
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK
Management Department 334.844.9565
401 Lowder Business Building [email protected]
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Auburn University, Department of Management
Russell Professor, 2011 - Present
Chair of the Management Department, 2011- Present
Director, Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship, 2008 - 2011
Associate Professor with Tenure, 2005 – Present
Assistant Professor, 2003- 2005
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Fulbright Scholar, Spring 2006
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Management
Assistant Professor, 1998-2003
ESCEM School of Business and Management, Poitiers, France
Visiting Professor, Spring 2003
Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Pau, France
Professeur Associe, Spring 2002
(J oint appointment with University of Texas at Arlington)
Northern Illinois University, Department of Management
Assistant Professor, 1996-1998
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
Coordinating Analyst and Examiner, 1989-1992
Oatley and Company, P.C., and Anderson and Whitney, P.C., Denver and Greeley, CO
Certified Public Accountant, 1984-1988
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Exploration and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities
Strategic decision making processes
The reciprocal relationship of performance and strategy
Methodological issues in strategy and entrepreneurship research
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 2
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University
Ph.D. in Business Administration, 1997
Major Field: Strategic Management
Minor Field: Marketing
University of Mississippi
M.B.A., 1989
Colorado State Board of Accountancy
Certified Public Accountant Certificate, 1985
University of Northern Colorado
B.S. in Accounting, 1984
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Combs, J .G., Ketchen, D.J ., Shook, C.L. and Short, J .C. 2011. Antecedents and
consequences of franchising: Past accomplishments and future challenges. J ournal of
Management,37: 99-126.
Tocher, N., Oswald, S., Shook, C.L. and Adams, G.L. New venture performance: The
role of principal’s social effectiveness. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.
Forthcoming
Short, J .C., Ketchen, D.J ., Shook, C.L., and Ireland, R.D. 2010. The concept of
opportunity in entrepreneurship: Past accomplishments and future challenges.
J ournal of Management, 36: 40-65.
Crook, T.R., Shook, C.L., Morris, M.L. and Madden, T.M. 2010. Are we there yet? An
assessment of research design and construct measurement practices in
entrepreneurship research. Organizational Research Methods, 13: 192-206.
Scarborough, S., Haynie, J .J ., and Shook, C.L. 2010. Board composition, process, and
activism: Evidence within American firms. Management and Marketing, 5: 3-18.
Crook, T.R. Shook, C.L., Morris, M.L. and Madden, T.M. A review of current construct
measurement in entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management
J ournal, Forthcoming
Shook, C.L. and Bratianu, C. 2010. Entrepreneurial intent in a transitional economy: An
application of the theory of planned behavior to Romanian students. International
Entrepreneurship and Management J ournal, 6: 231-247.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 3
Gregory, B.T., Harris, S.G., Armenakis, A.A., and Shook, C.L. 2009. Organizational
culture and effectiveness: A study of values, attitudes, and organizational outcomes.
J ournal of Business Research, 62: 673-679.
Mazzei, M.J . Shook, C.L., and Ketchen, D.J . 2009. Selling strategic issues: Crafting the
content of the sales pitch. Business Horizons, 52: 539-543.
Voges, K.E. and Shook, C.L. 2009. Managing customer satisfaction in privatized
relationships: Understanding the role of organizational context. J ournal of Applied
Management and Entrepreneurship, 14: 40-58.
Shook, C.L., Adams, G.L., Ketchen, D.J ., and Craighead, C.W. 2009. Towards a
“theoretical toolbox” for strategic sourcing. Supply Chain Management: An
International J ournal, 14: 3-10.
Ketchen, D.J ., Adams, G.L. and Shook, C.L. 2008. Understanding and managing CEO
celebrity. Business Horizons, 51: 529-534.
Dean, M.A., Shook, C.L. and Payne G.T. 2007. The past, present, and future of
entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training. Entrepreneurship
Theory and Practice, 31(4): 601-618
Tocher, N., Shook, C.L. and Giles, W. F. 2007. Training in small firms: An analysis of
when small firms should emphasize formal and informal training to maximize
performance. J ournal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 19(1): 76-91.
Bratianu, C. and Shook, C.L. 2006. A comparative analysis of American and Romanian
business education programs. Management and Marketing, 1(2): 3-14.
Henley, A.B., Shook, C.L., and Peterson, M. 2006. The presence of equivalent models
in strategic management research using structural equation modeling: Assessing and
addressing the problem. Organizational Research Methods, 9(4): 516-535.
Shook, C.L., Payne, G.T. and Voges, K.E. 2005. The “what” in top management group
conflict: The effects of issue labels. J ournal of Managerial Issues, 17: 162-177.
Walters, B.A., Priem, R.L., and Shook, CL. 2005. Chief executive scanning emphases
and the dominant logic of the business-level strategy. J ournal of Small Business
Strategy, 15(2): 19-22.
Voges, K.E., Priem, R.L, and Shook, C.L. 2004. Sources of Environmental uncertainty
perceived by public sector managers: Underlying dimensions and taxonomy.
International J ournal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 7: 1-21.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 4
Shook, C.L., Ketchen, D.J ., Hult, T., and Kacmar, J .M. 2004. An evaluation of
structural equation modeling in strategic management research. Strategic
Management J ournal, 25: 397-404.
Shook, C.L., Ketchen, D.J ., Cycyota, C.S., and Crockett, D. 2003. Data analytic trends
in strategic management research. Strategic Management J ournal, 24: 1231-1237.
Shook, C.L. and McGee, J .E. 2003. Evaluating performance: Referents in
entrepreneurial and small businesses. J ournal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 15:
50-63.
Shook, C.L., Priem, R.L., and McGee, J .E. 2003. Venture creation and the enterprising
individual: A review and synthesis. J ournal of Management, 29: 379-399.
Shook, C.L. 2003. Looking for insights in all the right places: What executives pay
attention to impacts firm performance. Academy of Management Executive, 17: 149-
151. (Research Brief).
McGee, J .E. and Shook, C.L. 2001. Responding to industry consolidation in fragmented
industries: The role of capabilities in small business survival. J ournal of Small
Business Strategy, 11: 21-32.
Ketchen, D.J ., Combs, J .G., Russell, C.J ., Shook, C.L., et al. 1997. Organizational
configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management J ournal,
40: 222-240.
Bruton, G.D., Keels, J .K., and Shook, C.L. 1996. Downsizing the firm: Answering the
strategic questions. Academy of Management Executive, 10: 38 - 45.
Reprinted in Minnesota J ournal of Business, Winter, 1997, 22-26.
Ketchen, D.J . and Shook, C.L. 1996. The application of cluster analysis in strategic
management research: An analysis and critique. Strategic Management J ournal, 17:
441 - 458.
Shook, C.L. 1995. Old City: The forgotten parallel to Yankee City, International J ournal
of Public Administration, 18: 1795 – 1813.
CHRISTOPHER L. SHOOK 5
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Shook, C.L. 2008. Book review: Research methodology in strategy and management.
Organizational Research Methods, 11:853-854.
Combs, J .G., Crook, T.R., and Shook, C.L. 2005. The dimensionality of organizational
performance and its implications for strategic management research. In, D.J . Ketchen
and D.D. Bergh (Eds.), Research Methodology in Strategy and
Management, 2: 259-286.
Shook, C.L. 1998. Turning around turnaround research: The value of process in
advancing knowledge. In, L.W. Foster and D.J . Ketchen (Eds.), Advances in Applied
Business Strategy, 5: 261-280.
PRESENTATIONS
Tocher, N., Oswald, S.L., Shook, C.L., and Adams, G.L. 2009. Social capital and new
venture performance: What does social competence have to do with it? Southern
Management Association Meeting, St Pete Beach, FL.
Scarborough, S., Haynie, J . and Shook, C.L. 2008. An empirical study of the
antecedents of board activism. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Tocher, N., Oswald, S.L., Shook, C.L., and Adams, G.L. 2008. New venture success:
The role of principal's social effectiveness. Academy of Management Meeting,
Anaheim, CA.
Voges, K.E. , Payne, G.T. and Shook, C.L. 2008. Buyer-seller publicness dissimilarity
and red tape in privatized relationships. Southwest Academy of Management
Meeting, Houston, TX
Shook, C.L. and Bratianu, C. 2007. Entrepreneurial Intent in a transitional economy: An
application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Romanian Students. Southern
Management Association Meeting, Nashville, TN
Tocher, N., Shook, C. L., & Giles, W. F. 2006. Training in small firms: The
relationships of informal and formal training, source of competitive advantage, and
firm performance. International Conference on Commerce, Bucharest Romania.
Dean, M.A., Shook, C.L. and Payne G.T. 2005. The past, present, and future of
entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training. Academy of
Management Meeting, Honolulu, HI
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Gregory, B., Harris, S.G., Armenakis, A.A. and Shook, C.L. 2005. Organizational
culture, learning orientation, and effectiveness. Academy of Management Meeting,
Honolulu, HI
Henley, A.J . and Shook, C.L. 2004. The prevalence and effects of equivalent models in
strategic management research. Southern Management Association Meeting, San
Antonio, TX.
Voges, K.E. and Shook, C.L. 2004. Pas de deux: A study of the interplay of sources of
social capital between key liaisons and dimensions of publicness similarity with
performance outcomes in privatized operations. Academy of Management Meeting,
New Orleans, LA.
Shook, C.L. and McGee, J .E. 2004. Do minority small businesses use different
performance referents to evaluate performance? Academy of Management Meeting,
New Orleans, LA.
McGee, J .E., Shook, C.L., and Gresham, G. 2003. The relationship between an
entrepreneur’s personal network and perceived environmental uncertainty: An
examination of the moderating role of internationalization. Eastern Academy of
Management International Meeting, Porto, Portugal. Nominee for Best Paper Award.
Shook, C.L., Voges, K.E. and Scarborough, S. L. 2002. Organizational issue
interpretations and labels as antecedents of conflict among hospital managers.
Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, CO.
Dodd-Walker, E., Shook, C.L., and McGee, J .E. 2002. Do minority and nonminority
business owners evaluate firm performance differently? United States Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Reno NV.
Voges, K.E., Shook, C.L. and Priem, R.L. 2001. Sources of environmental uncertainty
perceived by public sector managers: Underlying dimensions and taxonomy.
Academy of Management Meeting, Washington, D.C.
McGee, J .E. and Shook, C.L. 2000. Responding to industry consolidation in fragmented
industries: Which distinctive competencies matter? Academy of Management
Meeting, Toronto, ON.
Crockett, D.R., Shook, C.L, and Cycyota C.S. 2000. The conceptualization and
measurement of organizational performance over time: An analysis and critique of
strategic management research. Southern Management Association Meeting,
Orlando, FL.
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Shook, C.L. 2000. Strategic issue labels as antecedents of conflict in strategic decision
making. International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Vancouver,
BC. Nominated for McKinsey/SMS Best Conference Paper Prize.
Shook, C.L., Palmer, T.B., and Ketchen, D.J . 1998. Hospital managers’ choice of
performance referents pre and post turnaround. Academy of Management Meeting,
San Diego, CA.
Shook, C.L. and Ketchen, D.J . 1997. Hospital turnaround: A context-specific
examination of the performance implications of strategy content and strategy process
fit and strategy and cause of decline fit. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston,
MA.
Shook, C.L. and Ketchen, D.J . 1997. Antecedents and consequences of cognitive and
affective conflict in declining organizations. Strategic Management Society Meeting,
Barcelona, Spain
Palmer, T.B., Ketchen, D.J ., and Shook, C.L. 1996. Beyond industry averages: The
choice of performance referents in declining organizations. Strategic Management
Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Shook, C.L., Keels, J . K., and Bruton, G.D. 1995. Convergent and reorientation
downsizers: Post-downsizing performance. Southwest Academy of Management
Meeting, Houston, TX.
Ketchen, D.J ., Combs, J .G., Russell, C.J ., Shook, C.L., et al. 1995. Organizational
configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management
Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
Shook, C.L. 1995. Where have we been, and where are we going? Paradigm
development in strategy research. Southern Management Association Meeting,
Orlando, FL.
Shook, C.L. 1994. A change model of organizational downsizing. Southwest Academy
of Management Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Shook, C.L. 1993. Old City: The forgotten parallel to Yankee City. Academy of
Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Presented “Challenges and Opportunities for Global Scholars Wishing to Publish in the
Journal of Management” to the EAM-I Conference, Banglore India, J une 2011.
Presented “Multivariate Methods for Beginners” to the EAM-I Conference, Banglore
India, J une 2011.
Presented “Common methods variance and international entrepreneurship research:
Proceed with caution” to the ie-Scholars Doctoral Consortium, Montreal, Canada,
October 2010.
Presented “Publishing and academia in the United States” to Ph.D. students of the
Faculty of Economics and Business at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
Romania, March, 2010
Presented “Strategy and entrepreneurship research” to faculty at Ecole Supérieure de
Commerce de Chambéry, France, April 2006
Presented “Doing business in Romania” Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Chambéry
and Universite de Savoie, Chambery, France, April 2006
Presented “Academic life at Auburn University” to the Faculty of Business
Administration, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, March 2006
Presented “The publication process from start to finish: Two SMJ case studies” to the
Strategic Management Ph.D. seminar, Florida State University, March 26, 2004.
Presented “Completing a dissertation: A balancing act” as part of the History Division’s
Doctoral Student Consortium. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, MA,
1997.
Presented (with David Ketchen) “Cluster analysis application in strategy and macro
research” as part of a research methods roundtable entitled “Ask the experts.”
Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 1996.
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COURSES TAUGHT
Strategic Management (undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, Ph.D. levels)
Multivariate Statistics (Ph.D. level)
Principles of Management (undergraduate level)
Multinational Management (undergraduate level)
Organizational Behavior (undergraduate level)
International Trade (undergraduate level)
Business Plan for the New Venture (undergraduate level)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship
International Management
Strategic Management
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Senior Associate Editor, J ournal of Management, 2008 – 2011
Editorial Boards:
J ournal of Management, 2000-2002, 2008- Present
Management and Marketing, 2006-Present
Ad hoc Reviewer:
Academy of Management J ournal
Academy of Management Review
Academy of Management Executive
Administrative Science Quarterly
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Health Care Management Review
J ournal of Business Research
J ournal of Management Studies
J ournal of Managerial Issues
J ournal of Operations Management
Organizational Research Methods
Strategic Management J ournal
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Southern Management Association:
Elected to Officer Progression beginning with Program Chair-Elect 2011 and ending
with Past President in 2015
Board of Governors, 2007 – Present
Co-coordinator Doctoral Student Consortium, 2007, 2008
Best Paper Award Selection Committees:
Strategy and Entrepreneurship Track, 2007, 2008, 2010
Doctoral Student Paper, 2008, 2009
Track Chair, Southern Management Association Meeting, 2001
Reviewer 1995, 1998 – 2000, 2004-2005
Discussant, 1995
Academy of Management:
Health Care Management Division Executive Committee, 1999-2003
Health Care Management Division Treasurer, 2000-2003
Health Care Management Division Newsletter Editor, 1999-2001
Reviewer 1994, 1996 – 2000, 2003-2007
Discussant, 1999
Session Chair 2000-2001
J udge, Big 12 Conference Annual MBA Case Competition, 2009
External Evaluator, New Faculty Research Grant Program, Utah State University, 2006.
HONORS
Douglas A. Logan Memorial Annual MBA Faculty Award, 2009
Teacher of the Year-Core Courses Award, College of Business and Association of
Graduate Business Students, 2009, 2010
Edward L. Lowder Teaching Excellence Award, College of Business, Auburn
University, 2007
Distinctive Faculty Achievement Award, College of Business, Auburn University,
2007
Presidential Award of Excellence, Auburn University, 2005
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Management, Auburn
University, 2005, 2009
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business Administration, University
of Texas at Arlington, 2001
Graduate School Fellow, Louisiana State University, 1992-1996
Mobile Communications Corporation Fellow, University of Mississippi, 1988 - 89
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GRANTS
Senior Fulbright Specialist Grant, Romania. 2010
Senior Fulbright Scholar Grant, Romania. 2006
Fulbright Intercountry Lecture Award, Franco-American Fulbright Commission, 2006
Research Enhancement Program Grant, 1999, University of Texas at Arlington
Summer Research Grant, 1997, Northern Illinois University
DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
Chairman:
Scott Scarborough, 2003, University of Toledo
Kathleen Voges, 2004, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Member:
J uliana Lilly, 2001
J oAnne Gavin, 2002
Cynthia Cycyota, 2003
Leonard Love, 2003
Brian Gregory, 2005
Neil Tocher, 2007
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Auburn University:
Teaching Effectiveness Committee, 2010
International Skills Implementation Task Force, 2009-2010
Faculty and Staff Development Campaign Team Captain 2009
Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee, 2005
University of Texas at Arlington:
University Undergraduate Assembly, 2000-2002
COLLEGE SERVICE
Auburn University:
Director, Central and Eastern European Studies Program, 2004 - Present
Faculty Adviser, Association of Graduate Business Students, 2009-Present
MBA Committee, 2005-Present
Undergraduate Programs Committee, 2006 - 2008
University of Texas at Arlington:
Health Care Administration Degree Graduate Studies Committee, 2001- 2003
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Northern Illinois University:
MBA Committee, 1997-1998
Learner Recruitment Committee, 1996 – 1997
DEPARTMENT SERVICE
Auburn University:
Co-Chair of Strategy Faculty Search, 2008
Entrepreneurship Scholarship Committee, 2008-2009
University of Texas at Arlington
Department, Ph.D. Admissions Committee, 2001-2003
Northern Illinois University:
Management Department, Search Committee, 1997-1998
Management Department, Curriculum Committee, 1997-1998
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Project Director of Arlington Business Outlook 2001, an economic outlook survey
project sponsored jointly by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the University
of Texas at Arlington.
Mastering Small Business Advancement: Developed and presented the Strategic
Management module for a community leadership education program sponsored by
the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the College of Business
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
Southern Management Association
REFERENCES Available upon request
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