Curriculum Vitae TIM R. HOLCOMB, Ph.D.

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1 Curriculum Vitae TIM R. HOLCOMB, Ph.D. College of Business Office: +1 (850) Florida State University Cell: +1 (214) Tallahassee, Florida Fax: +1 (850) SSRN Author Page: ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT Jim Moran Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Executive Director of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, College of Business, Florida State University. EDUCATION Ph.D Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, Management Department. Major: Strategic Management. Minor(s): Entrepreneurship and Research Methods. Dissertation: Organizational Resources, Industry Membership, and Firm Performance: The Role of Capability Formation and Use in Value Creation for IPO-Stage New Ventures. Co-chairpersons: Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland. M.B.A University of Louisiana at Monroe, College of Business Administration. Major: Management. B.B.A University of Louisiana at Monroe, College of Business Administration, Department of Accounting. Major: Accounting. Minor: Business Data Processing. RESEARCH INTERESTS Resource-based theory; Human capital and behavioral decision theory; Entrepreneurial opportunity identification/evaluation and new venture performance; and Initial public offerings (IPOs) and IPO firms. PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED) Holcomb, T.R., Combs, J.G., Sirmon, D.G., Sexton, J Modeling levels and time in entrepreneurship research: An illustration with growth strategies and post-ipo performance. Organizational Research Methods. 13(2): Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M., Connelly, B Making the most of what you ve got: Managerial ability as a source of resource value creation.* Strategic Management Journal. 30(5): *Selected as the lead article for this issue. *Second most downloaded article for this journal in 2009 (all articles published since inception). Holcomb, T.R., Ireland, R.D., Holmes, R.M., Hitt, M.A Architecture of entrepreneurial learning: Exploring the link among heuristics, knowledge, and action. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 33(1): Most Recent Update: 7/30/2010

2 Certo, S.T., Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M A synthesis of IPO research in management and entrepreneurship: Moving the research agenda forward. Journal of Management. 35(6): Collins, J., Holcomb, T.R., Certo, S.T., Hitt, M.A., Lester, R.H Learning by doing: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Journal of Business Research. 62(12): Morrow, J.L., Sirmon, D.G., Hitt, M.A., Holcomb, T.R Creating value in the face of declining performance: Firm strategies and organizational recovery. Strategic Management Journal. 28(3): Holcomb, T.R., Hitt, M.A Toward a model of strategic outsourcing.* Journal of Operations Management. 25(2): *Fourth most downloaded article in 2007 for this journal (all articles published since inception). Holcomb, T.R., Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., Certo, S.T Resources, industry membership, and firm performance: The role of capability configurations in value creation for IPO-stage new ventures. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 27: *Received the Irene M. McCarthy Award for Best Paper on the Topic of High Technology at 2007 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. EDITORIALLY-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Holcomb, T.R Doctoral student affairs: Being successful in a Ph.D. program Recent reflections. Decision Line. 40(1): Certo, S.T., Holmes, R.M., Holcomb, T.R The influence of people on the performance of IPO firms. Business Horizons. 50(4): BOOK CHAPTERS, REFEREED PROCEEDINGS, AND BEST PAPER AWARDS Holcomb, T.R., Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., Certo, S.T Resources, industry membership, and firm performance: The role of capability configurations in value creation for IPO-stage new ventures. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Irene M. McCarthy Award for the Best Paper on the Topic of High Technology. Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M., Hitt, M.A Diversification to achieve scale and scope: The strategic implications of resource management for value creation. In J.A.C. Baum, S. Dobrev, and A. van Witteloostuijn (Eds.), Advances in Strategic Management: Ecology and Strategy, Vol. 23: JAI Elsevier Science: Oxford, U.K. Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M., Cannella, A.A Inside the black box: The contrasting effects of TMT long-term incentives on interest alignment. Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management. Certo, S.T., Holcomb, T.R Momentum, industry uncertainty, and firm behavior: A multilevel examination of acquisition activity. Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Award (Nominee). Cannella, A.A., Holcomb, T.R A multi-level analysis of the upper-echelons model. In F. Dansereau & F. J. Yammarino (Eds.), Research in Multi-level Issues: Multi-level Issues in Strategy and Methods, Vol. 4: JAI Elsevier Science: Oxford, U.K. 2

3 Cannella, A.A., Holcomb, T.R A multi-level analysis of the upper-echelons model: Planting seeds for future research. In F. Dansereau & F. J. Yammarino (Eds.), Research in Multi-level Issues: Multi-level Issues in Strategy and Methods, Vol. 4: JAI Elsevier Science: Oxford, U.K. Morrow, J.L., Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., Holcomb, T.R Strategic actions and value creation: The case of firms facing crisis. Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Award (Award Finalist and Recipient, Honorable Mention Best Paper). REVISIONS/FIRST REVIEW Holmes, R.M., Bromiley, P., Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R., McGuire, J.B. Prospect theory research in management: A review, critique, and research agenda. Conditional acceptance at Journal of Management. Holcomb, T.R.*, Devers, C.E.*, Cannella, A.A., Holmes, R.M. Top manager incentive heterogeneity, strategic investment, and performance: A social psychological theory of interest alignment. Administrative Science Quarterly. *Joint lead authors. MANUSCRIPTS/WORK-IN-PROGRESS Certo, S.T., Holcomb, T.R., DeNisi, A.S. Am I better than you? Social comparisons and comparative optimism in CEO decision making. Target: Academy of Management Review. Devinney, T.M., Perm-Ajchariyawong, N., Holcomb, T.R. Differentiators of managerial preferences for outsourcing: Experimental evidence of the moderating role of value appropriation. Target: Management Science. Green, K.M., Bradley, S.W., Holcomb, T.R. Related or unrelated? A behavioral and entrepreneurial action perspective of corporate venturing logic. Target: Academy of Management Journal. Holcomb, T.R., Hitt, M.A., Certo, S.T. Configuring capabilities in new firms: A focus on resource allocation and managerial choice by IPO-stage new ventures. Target: Strategic Management Journal. Holcomb, T.R., Devers, C.E., Holmes, R.M., Yoder, M.E., Cannella, A.A. Executive compensation and managerial risk taking: Interdependence among CEO pay comparisons, industry uncertainty, and acquisition behavior. Target: Academy of Management Journal. Holcomb, T.R. Johansen, D., Ireland, R.D. The entrepreneur as market maker: A focus on consumer value creation and entrepreneurial action. Target: Administrative Science Quarterly. Holcomb, T.R., Nagy, P., Baron, R.A. Perceptions of legitimacy in the decision to exploit: A planned behavior framework. Target: Academy of Management Review. Holcomb, T.R., Webb, J.W., Upson, J.W., Nagy, P. Corporate venturing and the decision to exercise foothold investments: A real options perspective. Target: Academy of Management Journal. Holmes, R.M., Ireland, R.D., Holcomb, T.R. Entrepreneurial risk and loss aversion in the evaluation of venture formation opportunities. Target: Academy of Management Review. 3

4 Holmes, R.M., Holcomb, T.R. It s who you know and what you do: Managing resources to create host firm bargaining power in alliances. Target: Journal of Management. Sexton, J., Holcomb, T.R., Ranft, A. L. Entrepreneurial knowledge in the evaluation of venture creation opportunities: The effect of different knowledge types on the decision to exploit. Target: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Sirmon, D.G., Holcomb, T.R., Holmes. R.M., Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D. The effect of institutional maturity in emerging market contexts on resource management. Target: Academy of Management Review REFEREED PRESENTATIONS Devinney, T.M., Perm-Ajchariyawong, N., Holcomb, T.R. Differentiators of managerial preferences for outsourcing: Experimental evidence of the moderating role of value appropriation. Paper presented at European Academy of Management Conference, Rome, Italy. Holmes, R.M., Bromiley, P., Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R., McGuire, J.B. Prospect theory in strategy research: Meeting the challenges and developing the potential. Symposium to be conducted at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montréal, Canada. Green, K.M., Bradley, S.W., Holcomb, T.R. Related or unrelated? A behavioral and entrepreneurial action perspective of corporate venturing logic. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Sexton, J., Holcomb, T.R., Ranft, A. L. Beyond opportunity recognition: The effect of task and domain knowledge on the evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities. Paper to be presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Rome, Italy Certo, S. T., Holcomb, T.R., DeNisi, A.S. I can do it better than you: The role of comparative risk in understanding CEO decision making. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. Holmes, R.M., Holcomb, T.R. Network embeddedness, resource synchronization, and bargaining power in strategic alliances. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. Wankel, C. Holcomb, T.R. Innovative approaches for using the AOM's E-media to foster sharing cuttingedge management pedagogy. Professional development workshop conducted at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. Nagy, P., Holcomb, T.R. Perceptions of legitimacy in the decision to exploit: A planned behavior framework. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson College. Sexton, J., Holcomb, T.R. Entrepreneurial knowledge in the evaluation of venture creation opportunities: The effect of different knowledge types on the decision to exploit. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson College. 4

5 Johansen, D., Holcomb, T.R. The entrepreneur as market maker: A focus on consumer value creation and entrepreneurial action. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Washington, D.C Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R. The unasked questions of incentive compensation: You get what you pay for, but is it really what you want? In D.A. Harrison (Chair), The questions we re afraid to ask: The answers we re afraid to share. Symposium conducted at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. Holcomb, T.R., Connelly, B.L., Certo, S.T., Zhang, Y. Contrast in CEO succession and evaluation. In D.S. DeRue and M.J. Mannor (Co-chairs), Is it all about the CEO? How dare we ask? Symposium conducted at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. Holcomb, T.R., Upson, J.W., Webb, J.W. Corporate venturing and the decision to exercise foothold investments: A real options perspective. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Holmes, R.M., Ireland, R.D., Holcomb, T.R. Entrepreneurial risk and loss aversion in the evaluation of venture formation opportunities. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Holcomb, T.R., Webb, J.W., Upson, J.W., Sexton, J. Corporate venturing and sequential market entry: An empirical test of the decision to exercise footholds. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Cologne, Germany Holcomb, T.R., Devers, C.E., Holmes, R.M., Yoder, M.E., Cannella, A.A. CEO compensation and managerial risk taking: CEO pay comparisons, uncertainty, and acquisitions. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Holcomb, T.R., Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., Certo, S.T. Resources, industry membership, and firm performance: The role of capability configurations for IPO-stage new ventures. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain. Connelly, B., Holcomb, T.R., Tihanyi, L., Certo, S.T. Measures of organizational task environments: A meta-analysis and theoretical critique. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, San Diego, CA Certo, S.T., Holcomb, T.R. A dynamic approach to firm behavior: An examination of merger and acquisition activity. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M., Cannella, A.A. Inside the black box: The contrasting effects of TMT long-term incentives on interest alignment. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Holmes, R.M., Ireland, R.D., Holcomb, T.R. A conceptual model of risk in new venture formation. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. 5

6 Certo, S.T., Holcomb, T.R. Momentum, industry uncertainty, and firm behavior: A multilevel examination of acquisition activity. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Vienna, Austria. Holcomb, T.R., Devers, C.E., Holmes, R.M., Cannella, A.A. TMT pay, uncertainty, and risky choice: The influence of pay comparison on firm behavior. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Vienna, Austria Holmes, R.M., Holcomb, T.R. What about the other firm? A view of alliance formation in emerging economies from the perspective of the host firm. Paper presented at Academy of International Business Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. Certo, S.T., DeNisi, A.S., Holcomb, T.R. Am I better than you? The roles of hubris and comparative optimism in CEO decision making. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI. Holcomb, T.R. Competing views of firm success: Toward an integrated theory of effectiveness and survival. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI. Holcomb, T.R. Do top leaders matter? The leadership effect revisited. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI. Holcomb, T.R. Bridging competitive dynamics and population ecology with an integrated model of firm success. Paper presented at Southern Management Association Meeting, Charleston, SC. Holcomb, T.R. Managing resources to create value: The role of top managers. Paper presented at Southern Management Association Meeting, Charleston, SC. Holmes, R.M., Holcomb, T.R. Bargaining power in strategic alliances in emerging markets from the perspective of the host firm. Paper presented at Southern Management Association Meeting, Charleston, SC. Devers, C.E., Holcomb, T.R., Holmes, R.M. TMT incentive structure, incentive dispersion, and industry risk influences on risk taking: A multilevel analysis. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Orlando, FL. Morrow, J.L., Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., Holcomb, T.R. Strategic actions and value creation: The case of firms facing crisis. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, Orlando, FL. Holcomb, T.R. Organizational effectiveness and firm survival: Building a contingent framework. Paper presented at Western Academy of Management Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Certo, S.T., Collins, J., Hitt, M.A., Holcomb, T.R., Lester, R.H. The influence of prior experiences on the likelihood of international merger and acquisition activity. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society, San Juan, PR. 6

7 INVITED PRESENTATIONS and KEYNOTES 2009 Annual College of Business Symposium, University of Louisiana at Monroe. Invited presentation entitled Strategic leadership in entrepreneurial firms. Monroe, Louisiana Max Planck Ringberg Conference on Entrepreneurship, Invited presentation entitled An architecture of entrepreneurial learning. Max Planck Institute für Ökonomik, Rottach-Egern, Germany (with Ireland, RD, Holmes. RM, Hitt, MA) th Annual Newman 10 Business Performance Awards Program and Luncheon. Keynote address. Bryan/College Station, Texas Annual College of Business Symposium, University of Louisiana at Monroe. Keynote address. Monroe, Louisiana Global EMS Conference on Outsourced Services. Invited presentation entitled Managed network services: The emerging role of EMS providers in a networked world. Stockholm, Sweden (with Nilsson, R) Flextronics International Management Conference. Invited presentation entitled Partnering for performance: Managed services for fixed and mobile operators. Cancun, Mexico (with Nilsson, R) European Outsourced Wireless Infrastructure Annual Conference. Invited presentation entitled Integrated network engineering services: A focus on value creation. London, England (with Friberg, M) Annual International Congress for the American Society for Travel Agents (ASTA). Keynote address. Cairo, Egypt (with Gelhausen, MP) Regional Airline Association Industry Forum. Invited presentation entitled Developing customer loyalty: How to create a competitive advantage with regional service. Miami, Florida (with Gelhausen, MP) National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Invited presentation entitled What users are buying today in AI and Why: Reports from management. Boston, Massachusetts (with Scovell, K). RESEARCH GRANTS Florida State University, College of Business, Summer Research Grant Configuring capabilities in new firms: A focus on resource allocation and managerial choice by IPO-stage new ventures. $12,000. Florida State University, Council on Research & Creativity (CRC), Committee on Faculty Research Support (COFRS) Grant Program A behavioral assessment of investments in capability configurations by IPO-stage new ventures. $14,000. Florida State University, College of Business, Summer Research Grant Heads we win, tails you lose: The asymmetric effects of incentive pay on TMT and shareholder wealth. $12,000. 7

8 Florida State University, Council on Research & Creativity (CRC), First year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Grant Program Executive compensation and managerial risk-taking: Interdependence among CEO pay comparisons, uncertainty, and acquisition behavior. $16,000. Florida State University, College of Business, Summer Research Grant Making the most of what you have: Managerial ability as a source of resource value capture. $12,000. Strategic Management Society, Doctoral Workshop Scholarship Grant Organizational resources, industry membership, and firm performance: The role of capability formation and use in value creation for IPO-stage new ventures. $1,000. Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, Summer Research Grant Momentum, industry uncertainty, and firm behavior: A multilevel examination of acquisition activity. $5,000. Texas A&M University, Center for International Business Studies, Summer Research Grant What about the other firm? A view of alliance formation in emerging economies from the perspective of the host firm. $2,000. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2008 Present The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Program ( Launched nationally in 2008, the widely acclaimed Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Disabled Veterans (EBV) is an intensive program to teach entrepreneurship and business planning to veterans with disabilities returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The EBV program is run by a consortium of schools consists of six nationally-ranked business programs, a group that includes Florida State University's College of Business, the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, UCLA s Anderson School of Management, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, and the University of Connecticut School of Business. Florida State University Fall 2010 Spring 2010 Summer 2008 MAN 6795 Theoretical and Empirical Foundations in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. A doctoral seminar that examines major themes in management and entrepreneurship research in ways that demonstrate the linkage between opportunity-seeking and advantage-seeking behaviors by individuals and by organizations that create and potentially appropriate value. MAN 5721 Strategy and Business Policy. A graduate-level capstone course for students in the full-time MBA program. Combined readings and lectures with case analysis of business and management problems for the formulation of strategies and policies. MAN 5905 Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Entrepreneurship. A doctoral seminar that covered three major topics in entrepreneurship: environmental context (conditions that result in opportunity formation), entrepreneurial processes (opportunity recognition, opportunity evaluation, and opportunity exploitation), and outcomes associated with entrepreneurial action (new venture creation, new products, new organizing processes, and so forth). 8

9 2007 Present MAN 4720 Strategic Management. A senior-level course that examines strategic issues facing organizations, including environmental and industry analysis; organizational mission and vision; corporate, business- and corporate-level strategy formulation; global and multi-domestic strategies; strategic implementation and control; managerial decision-making, business ethics, and social responsibility. Texas A&M University Spring/Summer 2007 MGMT 466 A capstone course in strategic management that examined corporate, business- and corporate-level strategy formulation, global and multi-domestic strategies, and strategic implementation and control through lectures, case analysis, and an in-depth group project MGMT 461 A senior-level course in entrepreneurship and new venture creation that examined how entrepreneurs create value by first identifying and then exploiting potentially lucrative opportunities with strategies that help new ventures achieve a competitive advantage. University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana University) BA 201 Principles of accounting course taught to sophomore business majors in the College of Business Administration. Florida State University DISSERTATION COMMITTEES Nagy, Paul F. Chairperson. Proposal Stage. Strategic Management. Penney, Christopher R. Member. Proposal Stage. Strategic Management. Sexton, Jennifer C. Member. Proposal Stage. Strategic Management. Butler, Frank C. Member. Completed, Strategic Management. Title: Retention of acquired board members and implications for post-acquisition performance: A resource dependence perspective. Summers, James K. Member. Completed, HRM/OB. Title: Attributions for team change and team adjustment and adaptation. Martin, John. Member. Completed, Strategic Management. Title: Lone-insider boards: Improved monitoring or a recipe for disaster. Other Programs Richard, Pierre J. (Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia). Independent Examiner. Completed Entrepreneurship. Title: The role of architectural knowledge in 9

10 managerial decision making: An experimental discrete choice evaluation of the adoption of executional strategies. Chair: Timothy M. Devinney, Australian School of Business. CAREER SUMMARY 2010 Present 2007 Present Executive Director. Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship ( College of Business, Florida State University. Established in 1995 through donations from automobile industry executive Jim Moran, his wife Jan, and JM Family Enterprises Inc., the mission of the Jim Moran Institute is to cultivate, train and inspire entrepreneurial leaders through world-class education and curriculum, leading-edge academic research, and consulting, mentorship and leadership development services. The Jim Moran Institute annually serves 1,000 students, including 100 undergraduate degree majors and 200 business and non-business students in the certificate program and its outreach programs annually reach more than 200 businesses across northwest Florida. Major accomplishments: $6.5 million endowment; entrepreneurship undergraduate curriculum with 100 majors and about 200 business and non-business students pursuing a certificate in entrepreneurship; outreach programs that serve more than 200 businesses annually; the JM Fellows program, which provides salary enhancements to faculty in recognition of outstanding research in entrepreneurship; first Fulbright scholar in entrepreneurship; a student business incubator; partnering with the state of Florida in the GrowFL program to aid second-stage businesses; and extensive youth entrepreneurship development program with Junior Achievement that annually serves more than 1,600 youth in 16 high schools and elementary schools across northwest Florida. Jim Moran Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Department of Management, College of Business, Florida State University ( (See Publications (selected) and Teaching Experience, below.) Research Assistant in Management. Management Department, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University ( (See Publications (selected) and Teaching Experience, below.) Senior Vice President. Network Services Division, Flextronics International Ltd. ( Flextronics is a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering complete design, engineering and manufacturing services to automotive, computing, consumer digital, industrial, infrastructure, medical and mobile OEMs. Flextronics helps customers design, build, ship, and service products through a network of facilities in 30 countries on four continents. Major accomplishments: directed the $800 million network services division of Flextronics; oversaw managed network services programs as well as the international sales and marketing organizations; responsible for more than 6,000 professionals in eighteen countries; served as a Director on boards overseeing business activity in several countries. Clients included Telia AB, Telefónica SA, AT&T Wireless, Ericsson, Nokia, among others. 10

11 Co-Founder, President, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Board Member. Telcom Global Solutions, Inc. Company specialized in designing mobile phone networks for cellular operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Major accomplishments: raised $1 million in initial angel financing followed by an $11 million series A round of private equity financing with Bear Stearns Merchant Banking; directed engineering, network consulting, and managed network services programs; achieved $30 million in sales with more than 250 consulting professionals in fifteen countries in the second year; named to 50 to Watch list of the most successful new U.S. high tech ventures for 2000; negotiated sale of the company to Flextronics in August 2001 for $47.5 million Associate Partner. Accenture Ltd. ( (Formerly Andersen Consulting.) Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company with more than 100,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Major accomplishments: managed large-scale client engagements in the industrial and consumer goods, retail, and transportation industry sectors ($25+ million in fees); gained experience in international business relations by overseeing strategy formulation, strategic outsourcing, business process reengineering, supply chain management, and change management programs in twenty countries Associate Partner, Americas Products Operating Unit. Directed global grocery retail solutions practice from 1997 to Held account management responsibilities for Nike, Daltile and PepsiCo Manager, Americas Products Operating Unit. Directed transportation and travel services industry practice from 1990 to Served on the manager advisory council for the Americas region from 1993 to Clients included A&P Supermarkets, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Deutsche Lufthansa, Frito-Lay, Pillsbury, Scandinavian Airlines and Yum! Brands Staff consultant/senior consultant, Dallas office. Recipient of the Andersen Consulting Head-above-the-Shoulders award. Clients included American Airlines, AMP Inc., Federal Express and Pratt & Whitney Teaching Assistant in Accounting. Department of Accounting, College of Business Administration, University of Louisiana at Monroe ( (See Publications (selected) and Teaching Experience, below.) Additional Professional Experience 2009 Present Board Member. data intelligence group ( The data intelligence group (d.i.g.) is an outsourced data processing, list services, and direct marketing service provider specializing in data hygiene, merge/purge, geo-spatial processing, and targeted list acquisition. Data solutions include multibuyer identification, custom householding, data conversion design and implementation, match/household ID generation, and third party processing, and report processing for list brokers, direct mail brokers, printer/lettershops, and direct marketing/advertising agencies. 11

12 2007 Present 1997 Present Board Member. indegree TM ( indegree is an early-stage technology firm that offers enhanced career opportunities through managed professional connections that matches graduate student and degree-candidate professional attributes and career preferences with job opportunities. Member firms include Clemson University, Florida State University, Indiana State University, North Carolina State University, Oklahoma State University, Pennsylvania State University, St. Louis University, University of California-Riverside, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, and University of Texas, among others. Founder/Co-founder. Founded Telcom Global Solutions (see Career Summary above), Communication Contractors., Telcom Construction, Echelon Group, einterconnect Centers, GenCo Power Solutions, Pearson Financial Advisors and TJ Land Management Financial and Business Planning Consultant. Louisiana Small Business Development Center ( International/National Service Activities ACADEMIC SERVICE Academy of Management 2010 Invited Faculty Presenter/Panelist, New Doctoral Student Consortium, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Toronto) Invited Faculty Presenter/Panelist, New Doctoral Student Consortium, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Chicago) present Officer, Secretary and Newsletter Editor, Executive Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division (3-year term) Selection Committee, Lou Pondy Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division Organizing Committee, New Doctoral Student Consortium, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Research Committee, Organization and Management Theory Division (two 3-year terms). 2004, 2006 Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Strategic Management Society 2009 Launch Planning Committee, Human Capital Interest Group present Selection Committee, Best Conference Paper Award, Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Invited Faculty Panelist, Doctoral Consortium, Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society. Other 2005 Invited Discussant, Journal of Management Studies Special Issue Conference on Why do entrepreneurial firms exist?, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Max. M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State U. 12

13 University/College/Department Service Activities Florida State University 2008 present Board Member, Technology Commercialization Grant Application Program Committee, Office of Intellectual Property Development and Commercialization. Invited Faculty Presenter, The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, College of Business, Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship. Faculty Associate, College of Business, Center for Human Resources Management, Florida State University. Faculty Associate, College of Business, Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, Florida State University Equity Task Force Committee, Research Foundation and Office of Intellectual Property Development Entrepreneurship Program Curriculum Development Committee, College of Business, Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship. Texas A&M University Board Member, Executive Advisory Board, Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M U. Faculty Advisor, Epsilon Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, Mays Business School Invited Judge, MBA Technology Transfer Challenge, Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Mays Business School. Invited Judge, Mays Ideas Challenge and Business Plan Competition, Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Mays Business School. ACADEMIC HONORS 2009 Finalist, Kauffman Foundation Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research Entrepreneurship Division Junior Faculty Consortium, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Irene M. McCarthy Award for Best Paper on the Topic of High Technology, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Dean s Award for Outstanding Research, Mays Business School, Texas A&M U. The Washington Campus Consortium in Strategic Leadership: Business and Public Policy Process, sponsored by The Center for Media and Public Affairs, George Washington U Business Policy and Strategy Division Doctoral Consortium, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Best Conference Paper Prize Nominee, Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society. Doctoral Consortium, Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize Finalist and Honorable Mention Best Paper, Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society. Doctoral Workshop in International Entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Carlson School of Management, U of Minnesota. Seminar in Entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve U. 13

14 Regent's Graduate Fellowship, Mays Business School, Texas A&M U. Doctoral Student Fellowship, Mays Business School, Texas A&M U. COMMUNITY SERVICE and HONORS 2010 Present Member, Rotary Club of Tallahassee. Member, Board of Directors, Ten Thousand Villages Tallahassee, non-profit fair trade retailer and founding member of World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). Member, Board of Directors, Tallahassee 9- and 10-year old Youth Advanced Play League (APL) Board of Directors, Dizzy Dean Baseball Inc Present Treasurer, Boy Scouts of America, Suwannee River Area Council (Pack 6) Present Member, Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation. Member, Alumni Advisory Board, College of Business Administration, University of Louisiana at Monroe Wall of Honor, University of Louisiana at Monroe Golden Arrow Award as Outstanding Alumnus, University of Louisiana at Monroe Member, Pastoral Finance Committee, St. Ann s Catholic Church, Coppell, Texas and Member, ULM Athletic Foundation Board of Directors, University of Louisiana at Monroe Regional Vice President, Board of Directors, Alumni Association, University of Louisiana at Monroe Member, Executive Advisory Board, Performance Support Systems (PSS) Consortia (with executives from IBM, Apple Computer, AT&T Information Systems, Authorware, Comware, and American Express) and 2001 Outstanding Alumnus Award, Eta Omicron Chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Head-Above-The-Crowd award as Outstanding Consultant, Accenture Ltd. (formerly Andersen Consulting) President, MBA Student Association, University of Louisiana at Monroe Track & Field Scholarship Athlete, University of Louisiana at Monroe. 14

15 REFEREEING ACTIVITIES Academic Journals Editorial Board Membership(s) Journal of Management Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Ad-hoc Reviewer Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Perspectives Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Journal of Applied Behavioral Science Journal of Business Research Journal of Business Venturing Journal of Management Studies Journal of Operations Management Organizational Research Methods Organization Science Academic Conferences Academy of International Business Annual Conference Academy of Management Conference, ENT, BPS, and OMT Divisions Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, SM/ENT Division Strategic Management Society (Strategy Process Program Track) United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Academy of Management Strategic Management Society The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 15

16 Professional Profile TIM R. HOLCOMB, Ph.D. Dr. Tim R. Holcomb is the Jim Moran Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Executive Director of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at The Florida State University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic management and entrepreneurship and doctoral seminars in entrepreneurship and organizational theory. Holcomb s research in management and entrepreneurship examines entrepreneurial opportunity identification and evaluation, initial public offerings (IPOs) and IPO firms, resource-based theory and managerial human capital, and behavioral decision theory. His work appears in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Organizational Research Methods, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Business Research, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, Advances in Strategic Management, and Decision Line, among others. He has also offered keynote addresses and invited presentations at academic, industry and technology conferences and symposiums in the U.S. and abroad. Holcomb has accumulated more than twenty-five years of consulting, international executive management, and business startup experience, including work in the U.S. and more than twenty countries abroad. He joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture, NYSE: ACN) following graduate school and helped direct the firm s airline industry practice, served on its manager advisory council for the Americas region, and was responsible for work with several of Andersen s largest consumer products clients. Over a thirteen year career with the firm, he accumulated experience in strategy formulation, technology and business process design, supply chain practices, and change management, serving clients in the retail, consumer goods manufacturing and distribution, and transportation sectors. Holcomb later co-founded Telcom Global Solutions Inc., a global wireless engineering and professional services firm, with Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Group and served as the company's president and chief operating officer for two years. Telcom Global was named to the nationwide "50 to Watch" list of the most successful young U.S. high tech ventures for 2000 and became the third largest wireless engineering services firm in the world in its second full year of operation, serving clients in ten countries with a staff of more than 250 professionals. He sold the company in 2001 to Flextronics International ( NASDAQ: FLEX), a leading provider of global electronic manufacturing services (EMS). The move launched the network services division within Flextronics. Holcomb remained with the company for the next two years, before leaving to pursue his Ph.D. In two years under his direction, the network services division reached sales of $800 million with 6,500 professionals in eighteen countries. Over his career, Holcomb has founded eight startups and has experience raising private equity funding for businesses. He has consulted with a number of public and private companies on a range of strategic, technology, and change management issues. He continues to advise businesses in a variety of industries, and serves on the board of two early-stage high tech ventures: indegree TM and data intelligence group. Currently, Holcomb serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Management and the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. He is as an officer for the Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Division, the largest division of the Academy of Management and previously served two two-year terms on the Research Committee for the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy. Holcomb serves locally on the boards of the Tallahassee Youth Advanced Play League and Ten Thousand Villages. He is a member of The Rotary Club of Tallahassee, an officer for Cub Scout Pack 6 of the Suwannee River Area Council, and an active member of several academic and professional organizations. Holcomb earned his Ph.D. in strategic management and entrepreneurship from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in Previously, he earned his bachelor s degree in accounting and business data processing (in 1984) and his master s degree in business administration (in 1986) from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In 2005, he received the University of Louisiana s Golden Arrow Award, conferred annually by the university to its outstanding alumnus. Most Recent Update: 7/30/2010