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The University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Department of Management 334 Melcher Hall, Houston, TX 77204-6030 Phone: 713-743-4677, Fax: 713-743-4652, dvera@uh.edu
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University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Ph.D. in Business Administration. 2002.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. MBA. 1995.
Martin Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. Certificate in Management Information Systems. 1994.
Polytechnic University, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Bachelor in Computer Engineering. 1992.
Improvisation, Organizational learning, Strategic leadership.
Nemanich, L., Keller, R. & Vera, D. 2007. “Managing the exploration/exploitation paradox in new product development: How top executives define their firm’s innovation trajectory.” International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, forthcoming.
Crossan, M., Vera, D. & Nanjad, L. 2007. “Transcendent leadership: Strategic leadership in dynamic environments.” The Leadership Quarterly, forthcoming.
Vera, D. & Rodriguez-Lopez, A. 2007. “Leading improvisation: Lessons from the American Revolution.” Organizational Dynamics, forthcoming.
Cepeda, G. & Vera, D. 2007. “Dynamic capabilities and operational capabilities: A knowledge management perspective.” Journal of Business Research, 60: 426-437.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2005. “Improvisation and innovative performance in teams.” Organization Science, 16, 3: 203-224.
Crossan, M. Cunha, M., Vera, D. & Cunha, J. 2005. “Time and organizational improvisation.” Academy of Management Review, 30, 1: 129-145.
Vera, D. & Rodriguez-Lopez, A. 2004. “Strategic virtues: Humility as a source of competitive advantage.” Organizational Dynamics, 33, 4: 393-408.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2004. “Theatrical improvisation: Lessons for organizations.” Organization Studies, 25, 5: 727-749.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2004. “Strategic leadership and organizational learning.” Academy of Management Review, 29, 2: 222-240.
Book Chapters
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2003 “Organizational learning and knowledge management: Toward an integrative framework.” In M. Easterby-Smith & M. Lyles (Eds.), The Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management, 122-141.
Jansen, J., Vera, D., & Crossan, M. “Strategic leadership and exploratory and exploitative innovation.” Under second review at The Leadership Quarterly.
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. “Transformational leadership and ambidexterity in the context of an acquisition.” Under second review at The Leadership Quarterly.
Nemanich, L., Keller, R., & Vera, D. “Team absorptive capacity: A conceptualization and test with R&D teams.”
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. “Reconciling learning paradoxes through improvisation.”
Vera, D., Crossan, M. & Rerup, C. “Antecedents and nature of improvisation.”
Banks, M. & Vera, D. “Towards a typology of stakeholder management strategies.”
Nemanich, L., Banks, M. & Vera, D. “Knowledge transfer and enjoyment in classroom vs. on-line settings: A test of ‘stickiness factors.’”
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. “Building an improvisation capability in R&D teams.”
Kachra, A. & Vera, D. “An improvisational model of strategic decision making.”
Publications in Proceedings
Banks, M. & Vera, D. 2007. “Towards a typology of stakeholder management strategies.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Nemanich, L., Banks, M. & Vera, D. 2007. “Knowledge transfer and enjoyment in classroom vs. on-line settings.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Vera, D. 2001. “A resource-based-view perspective of strategic reorientations and the role of the CEO in them”, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Best Paper Proceedings.
Vera, D. 2000. “Evolution, characteristics, and performance of Japanese foreign direct investment in Latin America”, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Best Paper Proceedings.
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. 2007. “Building an improvisation capability in R&D teams.” Strategic Management Society, San Diego, CA.
Banks, M. & Vera, D. 2007. “Towards a typology of stakeholder management strategies.” Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Nemanich, L., Banks, M. & Vera, D. 2007. “Knowledge transfer and enjoyment in classroom vs. on-line settings.” Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2007. “Reconciling learning paradoxes through improvisation.” International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge, and Capabilities, London, Canada.
Kachra, A. & Vera, D., 2006. “Top management characteristics as antecedents of the improvisational model of decision making.” Strategic Management Society, Vienna, Austria.
Crossan, M., Nanjad, L. & Vera, D. 2006. “Transcendent leadership: Towards a framework of strategic leadership roles in dynamic environments.” Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Nemanich, L., Keller, R., & Vera, D. 2006. “Team absorptive capacity and the quality of innovations: A multi-level, multi-dimensional analysis.” Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Cepeda, G. & Vera, D., 2005 “Knowledge management and firm performance: Examining the mediating link of dynamic capabilities.” Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Lisbon, Portugal.
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. 2005. “Learning in acquisitions: The roles of exploration and exploitation.” Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. 2005. “The roles of trust, relevance, and causal ambiguity in knowledge transfer and enjoyment: Classroom vs. distance learning.” 6th International Organizational Learning and Knowledge Conference, Trento, Italy.
Vera, D. & Kachra, A. 2004. “An improvisational model of strategic decision making: Antecedents, characteristics, and performance outcomes.” Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Nemanich, L., Keller, R. & Vera, D.
2004. “Redefining path-dependency: An
oscillating model of innovation productivity, novelty and speed.” Academy of
Management Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2003. “Reconciling the tensions in knowledge and learning.” 5th International Organizational Learning and Knowledge Conference, Lancaster, UK.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2003. “Improvisation and its impact on performance: Insights from a City government.” Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, WA.
Nemanich, L. & Vera, D. 2003. “Learning in mergers: The impact of exploration and exploitation on performance and job satisfaction.” Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, WA.
Vera, D. 2003. “Improvising change: Improvisation and top management teams’ strategic decision-making process.” Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, WA.
Rodriguez-Lopez, A. & Vera, D. 2003. “Strategic virtues: Humility as a source of competitive advantage.” Strategic Management Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2002. “Training managers to improvise.” 1st Summit on Improvisation in Business, NASAGA Conference, San Diego, CA.
Crossan, M. Cunha, J., Cunha, M. & Vera, D. 2002. “Chairos meets Chronos: Time and Organizational Improvisation.” Academy of Management Conference on Dynamic Time and Creative Inquiry, Boston, MA.
Vera, D. 2001. “Co-alignment between business strategy and knowledge strategy and its impact on performance.” Academy of Management Conference, Washington DC.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2001. “Challenging the link between improvisation and performance through a quasi-experiment”. Academy of Management Conference, Washington DC.
Najad, L., Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2001. “Leadership on the edge: ‘Old wine in new bottles’?”, Strategic Management Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Vera, D. & Crossan, 2001. “Improvisation and its impact on group performance: Insights from the municipal context”, 1st International Symposium on Organizational Improvisation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2001. “Organizational learning, knowledge management, and intellectual capital: An integrative conceptual model”, 4th International Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Conference, London, Canada.
Vera, D. 2001. “A resource-based-view perspective of strategic reorientations and the role of the CEO in them”, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, London, Canada.
Vera, D. 2000. “Strategic leadership and organizational learning”, Academy of Management Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Vera, D. 2000. “Evolution, characteristics, and performance of Japanese foreign direct investment in Latin America”, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 1999. “Improvisation: A theoretical model of its dimensions, antecedents, outcomes, and moderating variables”, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2000. “Banco de Guayaquil (A) and (B)”. London, ON: Ivey Management Services. Cases 9B00M012 and 9B00M013. Teaching Note 8B00M12.
Vera, D. & Crossan, M. 2000. “Monsanto and the global water treatment industry”. London, ON: Ivey Management Services. Case 9A99M040. Teaching Note 8A99M040.
Vera, D. 2000. “Mundo Virtual BVG: www.bvg.fin.ec”. In IESE - Casos Iberoamericanos de Innovación en Operaciones: 149-176, Fundación Cotec para la Innovación Tecnológica, Spain.
Montealegre, R., Vera, D., Applegate, L. & Barone, K. 1998. “Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil (BVG): Reaching worldwide investors through the Internet”. Harvard Business School Case 9-399-070.
University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Department of Management
Assistant Professor, August, 2002 – present
MANA 6398: Independent Study - MBA students
MANA 8398: Independent Study – Doctoral candidates
MANA 8396: Research Practicum – Doctoral candidates
Doctoral Dissertation Committee Chair/Member
- Chair, H.G. Kim, Management, UH 2007-present
- Member, Louise Nemanich, Management, UH 2004-2005
- Member, Michael Dutch, Management, UH 2003-2004
Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair/Member
- Chair, Michael Banks, Management, UH 2006-present
- Chair, H. G. Kim, Management, UH 2005-present
- Member, Moira Praxedes, Management, UH 2005-present
- Member, Son Lam, Marketing, UH 2007
- Member, Manoshi Samaraweera, Marketing, UH 2007
- Member, Lakshmi Goel, Decision and Information Sciences, UH 2006
- Member, Jennifer Gonzalez-Reinhardt, Decision and Information Sciences, UH 2006
- Member, Tarun Mital, Decision and Information Sciences, UH 2002-2005
- Chair, Louise Nemanich, Management, UH 2002-2004
- Member, Carol Brown, Management, UH 2002-2004
University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business, General Management Area
Teaching Assistant, General Management Teaching Group, September 1999 – May 2000
- Assisted faculty in preparing case teaching plans for the “Strategic Management” course.
- Attended “Case Teaching Workshop” and “Case Writing Workshop.”
Instituto de Desarrollo Empresarial (IDE), Instituto de Desarrollo Gerencial (INDEG), Guayaquil, Ecuador
Faculty member, January-August 1998; Summer 1999, 2000
- Taught “Strategic Management” course and “Management Information Systems” course in Executive MBA program and Management Development programs
Instituto de Alta Direccion Empresarial (INALDE), Bogota, Colombia
Visiting Instructor, Summer 1998-2001
- Taught “Management Information Systems” course in Executive MBA program and Management Development programs
Polytechnic University, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Instructor (part-time), 1995-1998; 1992-1993
- Taught several courses in the areas of information systems and operations management in undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Received Best Teaching Award in 1997 and 1998
- Chair of seven Thesis Committees; member of three Thesis Committees
Department Level
Department Chair Search Committee, 2007
Ph.D. Admissions Committee, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
New Faculty Recruiting Committee, 2003, 2004, 2006
Ad hoc Journal List Committee Member, 2002, 2006
College Level
Ad hoc Committee on Bauer MBA Program, 2004
Collaborated with Todd Chaykosky in the implementation of the assessment program (AACSB re-accreditation effort) -- collected data to measure the "ethical reasoning" learning goal in the MBA program, Fall 2004 and Spring 2005.
University Level
Bauer College representative to University Library Committee, 2003-present
Professional
Editorial Board Member: Academy of Management Journal, starting on July 2007
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2004-present
Ad hoc reviewer: National Science Foundation, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Business Research, Social Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Conference, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, and Organizational Learning, Knowledge, and Capabilities Conference.
Professional Memberships: Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
Volunteer, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, 2001
Volunteer and Proceedings Production Assistant, 4th International Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Conference, 2001
Best Conference Paper Prize - Honorable Mention, Strategic Management Society, 2007
Best Paper Award, Management Education Division of the Academy of Management Conference, 2007
Lucille and Leroy Melcher Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, 2007
Melcher Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Research, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, 2006
New Faculty Grant, University of Houston, 2003
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Grant, 2001-2002
Polytechnic University, Ecuador, Best Teaching Award, 1998
Polytechnic University, Ecuador, Best Teaching Award, 1997
University of Pittsburgh, Dean’s Honor List, 1995
University of Pittsburgh, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Administration Honor Society, 1995
Fulbright Commission Scholarship, 1994
Encyclopedia Britannica Scholarship, 1994
Deutscher Akademisher Austauschdienst (DAAD) Scholarship, 1993
Polytechnic University, Ecuador, academic awards, 1987-1992
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