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Wouter STAM

Assistant Professor

Email: wstam@ust.hk
 

Ph.D.

VU University Amsterdam

M.Sc.

University Maastricht, International Business Studies
 

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Assistant Professor, July 2009 - present.

  • VU University Amsterdam, Department of Management and Organization, Assistant Professor, Sept 2007 - July 2009.

  • University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Visiting Scholar, Aug 2006 - May 2007.

 

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)

 

  • Van Wijk, J.J., Stam, W., Elfring, T., Zietsma, C., & Den Hond, F., Forthcoming. Activists and incumbents tying for change: The interplay between agency, culture and networks in field evolution. Academy of Management Journal, conditionally accepted for publication.

  • Stam, W. 2010. Industry event participation and network brokerage among entrepreneurial ventures. Journal of Management Studies, 47: 625-653. (Download here)

  • Stam, W. 2009. When does community participation enhance the financial and innovative performance of open source companies? Research Policy, 38: 1288-1299. (Download here)

  • Stam, W. & Elfring, T. 2008. Entrepreneurial orientation and the performance of high-technology ventures: The moderating role of intra- and extraindustry social capital. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 97-111. (Download here)

    • Selected for inclusion in Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference, University of Connecticut, May 28-30, 2009

 

Book Chapters

  • Hulsink, W., Elfring, T. & Stam, W. 2009. The locus of innovation in small and medium-sized firms: The importance of social capital and networking in innovative entrepreneurship. In: Petti, C. (Ed.). Cases in technological entrepreneurship: converting ideas into value: 80-106. Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

  • Stam, W., & Van Wendel de Joode, R. 2007. Analyzing firm participation in open source communities. In: St.Amant, K., Still, B. (Eds). Handbook of research on open source software: Technological, economic, and social perspectives: 495-509. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Stam. W. 2008. When does community participation enhance the innovative and financial performance of open source companies? The Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings [TIM Division], Annaheim.

  • Stam, W., Elfring, T. 2006. Entrepreneurial orientation and new venture performance: The mediating effect of network strategies. The Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings [ENT Division], Atlanta.

 

 

SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Glaser, L., Stam, W., & Elfring, T. 2011. Entrepreneurial initiative and performance of middle managers: A multilevel study. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Miami.

  • Arzlanian, S., Stam, W., & Elfring, T. 2011. Social capital and new venture performance: A meta-analytic review. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

  • Glaser, L., Stam, W., & Elfring, T. 2011. Entrepreneurial initiative and brokerage: The moderating role of organizational context. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

  • Sasovova, Z., Mehra, A., & Stam, W. 2011. The accuracy of network perceptions over time. Presented at symposium entitled “Social networks and negative ties: Research opportunities and challenges for the next 5 years,” the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

  • Stam, W., & Tang, Y. 2011. Esprit de corps: How team network configuration affects team performance. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

  • Arzlanian, S., Stam, W.& Elfring, T. 2009. Managerial resources and new venture performance in emerging and established economies: A meta-analytic review. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society Annual, Washington.

  • Glaser, L., Stam, W.& Elfring, T. 2009. Corporate entrepreneurship in established organizations: intrapreneurship at and across multiple levels of analysis. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society Annual, Washington.

  • Stam, W.& Dacin, T.M. 2009. Networks, collective action, and new venture performance in emerging organizational communities. Presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Chicago.

  • Stam, W., Elfring, T.& Van de Bunt, G.G. 2009. Unlocking the value of network heterogeneity: Managerial social capital, partner diversity, and firm Innovation. Presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Management, Chicago.

  • Stam, W. 2008. Does networking work? How industry events shape the social networks and performance of new ventures. Presented at the Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chappel Hill; and presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (2007), Philadelphia..

  • Stam, W., MacMillan, I.C., Boisot, M.& Ihrig, M. 2008. The emergence of knowledge structures in regional clusters. Presented at the EGOS 2008 conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  • Stam, W.& Elfring, T. 2007. Interorganizational knowledge networks and the performance of emerging entrepreneurial firms. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, San Diego.

  • Van Wijk, J.J., Stam, W., Den Hond, F.& Elfring, T. 2007. Operationalizing institutional entrepreneurship as a behavioral and relational phenomenon. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia; and presented at the Cornell-McGill Conference on Institutions and Entrepreneurship, Itaca.

  • Van Wijk, J.J., Stam, W., Elfring, T., Den Hond, F. 2006. “Who is the institutional entrepreneur?” Is a right question with many answers. Presented at the 22nd EGOS Colloquium, Bergen, Norway.

  • Stam, W., Elfring, T. 2006. Brokerage strategies in organizational fields: Linking network structure and composition to new venture performance. Presented at the Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bloomington.

 

 

REVIEW ACTIVITIES

  • Member of Editorial Board:

    • Academy of Management Journal

  • Ad Hoc reviewers:

    • Strategic Management Journal

    • Journal of Management Studies

    • Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

    • Small Business Economics

 

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Intra- and interorganizational networks

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Managerial cognition and decision-making

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2011.  Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal.