RAM RANGANATHAN. Assistant Professor, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, July 2012-present

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1 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS RAM RANGANATHAN Department of Management (CBA 4.252) McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin 2110 Speedway Stop B6300 Austin, TX Tel: Assistant Professor, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, July 2012-present EDUCATION PhD in Managerial Science & Applied Economics (Dept: Management, Major: Strategy), 2012 The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Master of Science, 2010 The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Master of Business Administration (PGDM), 2000 Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore), India Bachelor of Engineering (Majors: Computer Science & Computer Engineering), 1995 Karnatak University, India RESEARCH INTERESTS Firm strategy, technological change and innovation, alliances and networks, securities analysts, learning from failure in dynamic environments RESEARCH A. Refereed Publications [1] Ranganathan, Ram & Rosenkopf, Lori Do Ties Really Bind? The Effect of Knowledge & Commercialization Networks on Opposition to Standards. Academy of Management Journal, 57(2): Finalist Best Dissertation Award, BPS & TIM Divisions, AoM, Orlando, Winner - Best Conference PhD Paper Prize, SMS, Miami, 2011 Finalist- Best Conference Paper Prize, SMS, Miami, 2011 Nominated- Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications, SMS, Miami, 2011 Ram Ranganathan, 1 December 31, 2014

2 [2] Benner, Mary J. & Ranganathan, Ram Divergent reactions to convergent strategies: Investor beliefs and analyst reactions during technological change. Organization Science, 24(2): [3] Benner, Mary J. & Ranganathan, Ram Offsetting Illegitimacy? How pressures from securities analysts influence incumbents in the face of new technologies. Academy of Management Journal, 55(1): Stephen M Schrader Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010 B. Other Publications [4] Benner, Mary J. & Ranganathan, Ram Offsetting illegitimacy: the influence of securities analysts on incumbents facing new technologies. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 1-6. C. Articles under review (Names altered) [5] Radical technological change and analyst categories (with M Benner). Revise and resubmit, Organization Science [6] Strategic alliance formation- Replication insights and a methodological innovation (with A Ghosh and L Rosenkopf). Under review, Strategic Management Journal D. Working papers [7] Learning from failed acquisition bids: the effect on acquisition behavior and acquisition performance (with A. Ghosh and H Singh) Readying for submission to Strategic Management Journal [8] Closing the door on open standards? The orchestration of competing multi-partner alliances during technological change. Readying for submission to Strategic Management Journal [9] Give & take? Relational benefits of technical concessions in multi-partner alliances. [10] Analysts reactions to exploitation, exploration, and ambidexterity (with M Benner and Yoonhee Choi) [11] Once bitten twice shy? How failure influences choice across corporate development activities in fast-changing environments. (with A Ghosh and H Singh) [12] Foreign technological knowledge seeking and country exit: The joint impact of firm and country characteristics. (with H Berry and A Kaul) [13] Deal or No Deal? The Effect of Shared Director Interlocks on Acquisition Abandonment. (with Suho Han) Ram Ranganathan, 2 December 31, 2014

3 E. In Progress Research projects Technology trajectories in troubled firms (with A Joshi and A Ghosh) Benefits of participation in technology standards (with A Ghosh) Ownership, innovation and firm performance in emerging markets (with A Ghosh and H Singh) Analysts and firm strategies, a strategic interdependence view (with W Yang) F. Media Coverage Harris, R. February 24, Blame those darn negative analysts. CFO World. Haimowitz, B. February 1, Why do established companies fail in the face of new technologies? Study indicts previously overlooked culprits -- analysts and investors. Academy of Management. HONORS AND AWARDS [1] Nominated, Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications, SMS, Atlanta, 2013 [2] Nominated, Best Conference Paper Prize, SMS, Atlanta, 2013 [3] Finalist, Wiley Blackwell Dissertation Award, Academy of Management (BPS), 2013 [4] Finalist, Best Dissertation Award, Academy of Management (TIM), 2013 [5] Dissertation Scholar Award, Strategy Research Foundation, Strategic Mgmt. Society, 2012 [6] Winner, Best Conference PhD Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society, Miami, 2011 [7] Winner, Best Paper Award, Academy of Management (TIM), Montreal, 2010 [8] Winner, Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (TIM), Montreal, 2010 [9] Finalist, Best Conference Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society, Miami, 2011 [10] Nominated, Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications, SMS, Miami, 2011 [11] Nominated, Winkelman Award for Outstanding Graduate Students, Wharton School, 2009 [12] Nominated, Best Graduate Teacher Award, The Wharton School, [13] Deloitte Consulting, Outstanding Performance Award, 2006 [14] Indian Institute of Management, Director s Merit List Award (awarded to top 5%), 1999 [15] Indian Institute of Management, Academic Excellence Award for 1 st rank in section, 1999 RESEARCH GRANTS Faculty Travel Grant, McCombs School of Business, 2012, 2013 Strategic Management Society Dissertation Scholar, 2012 Research Grant, Mack Center for Technological Innovation, The Wharton School, 2011 Research Grant, Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School, 2010 Research Grant, Mack Center for Technological Innovation, The Wharton School, 2008 Doctoral Fellowship, The Wharton School, Summer Doctoral Grant, The Wharton School, Management Department, 2009 Ram Ranganathan, 3 December 31, 2014

4 INVITED TALKS Do Ties Really Bind? The effect of technological and alliance networks on consensus formation in multi-firm consortia Boston University, December 2011 Cornell University (Johnson), January 2012 Georgia State University (Robinson), January 2012 INSEAD, December 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), January 2012 National University of Singapore, December 2011 New York University (Stern), February 2012 Purdue University (Krannert), November 2012 Southern Methodist University (Cox), February 2012 Temple University (Fox), November 2012 University of Minnesota (Carlson), February 2012 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flager), January 2012 University of Southern California (Marshall), January 2012 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs), January 2012 BYU/ University of Utah Strategy Conference, February, 2014 Rice University, May 2014 INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Closing the door on open standards? The orchestration of competing multi-partner alliances during technological change. Academy of Management, Atlanta, August BYU/Utah Winter Strategy Conference, February, An empirical examination of the effects of institutional investor ownership and business group affiliation in the Indian software industry Strategic Management Society Conference, India, December Slacking off? The moderating effect of organizational slack on learning from failed acquisition bids Strategic Management Society Conference, Atlanta, September Shifting categories: Co-evolution of technology, strategy, and institutions. Harvard Business School, Conference on Institutional Theory, May 2013 BPS Division, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, August Divergent reactions to convergent strategies: The influence of stock categories on analysts and stock market s reactions to technological change DRUID Society Conference, Copenhagen, June 2011 Strategic Management Society Conference, Rome, September Ram Ranganathan, 4 December 31, 2014

5 Selective Myopia: A comparison of analysts reactions to incumbent and non-incumbent responses to radical technological change. Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference, Atlanta, May Academy of Management Meetings, BPS Division, Anaheim, Offsetting illegitimacy? How pressures from securities analysts influence incumbents in the face of new technologies INFORMS Conference, San Diego, October 2009 University of Michigan Strategy Conference, October 2009 Harvard Business School Strategy Conference, Boston, November 2009 Academy of Management Meetings, TIM Division, Montreal, August Firm Knowledge Seeking and Country Exit Academy of Management Meetings, BPS Division, Boston, August Strategic Management Society Conference, Prague, October CEO Incentives and Country Exit. Academy of Management Meetings, BPS Division, Montreal, August Academy of International Business, Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, June Do Ties Really Bind? The effect of technological and alliance networks on consensus formation in multi-firm consortia Administrative Science Quarterly-OMT Conference on "Coordination within and among Organizations", June 2011, Paris Academy of Management Meetings, TIM Division, San Antonio, August 2011 Strategic Management Society Conference, Miami, November 2011 Once bitten twice shy? How failure influences choice across corporate development activities Academy of Management Meetings, BPS Division, San Antonio, August 2011 Strategic Management Society Conference, Miami, November 2011 Controlling or Complying? The Opportunities and Challenges of Coordinated Technological Change Academy of Management Meetings, BPS Division, Special Session for Wiley Blackwell Dissertation Award Finalists, Orlando, August, 2013 Academy of Management Meetings, TIM Division, Special Session for Dissertation Award Finalists, Orlando, August, 2013 Strategic Management Society Conference, Dissertation Scholars Panel, Prague, October 2012 Ram Ranganathan, 5 December 31, 2014

6 INVITED PANELS & CONSORTIA SRF Dissertation Scholars Panel, Strategic Management Society, Prague, October 2012 West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship, U of Washington, Sep 2011 Business Policy & Strategy Division, Dissertation Consortium, AOM, San Antonio, Aug 2011 Consortium for Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC) Colloquium, MIT, Boston, Apr 2011 Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Doctoral Workshop, Rome, Sep 2010 Technology and Innovation Management, Doctoral Consortium, AOM, Chicago, Aug 2009 New Doctoral Students Consortium, AOM, Philadelphia, Aug 2007 TEACHING (McCombs) General Management and Strategy, Undergraduate Capstone Course, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 General Management and Strategy (Honors), Undergraduate Capstone Course, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 (Wharton) Introduction to Management, Recitation, Undergraduate Course, Spring 2009, Fall 2009 Competitive Strategy, Case/ Exam Writer, MBA course, Fall 2008 SERVICE A. At University of Texas McCombs Dean s Advisory Committee, 2014 Departmental Undergraduate Subcommittee, 2014 Management Department WIP Seminar Organizer, 2013, 2014 McCombs Database committee, 2013, 2014 Departmental Third Year Review Subcommittee, 2013, 2014 B. Ad-Hoc Reviewing Administrative Science Quarterly (Peer reviewed journal) Organization Science (Peer reviewed journal) Journal of Business Venturing (Peer reviewed journal) Academy of Management Conference (BPS and TIM divisions) Academy of International Business Conference Strategic Management Society Conference Strategic Management Society Special Conference (Israel 2014) C. Academic Community Activities Co-Organizer, BPS Dissertation Workshop, Academy of Management, 2014 Track Chair, Academy of Management (BPS Division), 2014 Review Committee, Academy of Management Best Paper Award (TIM Division), 2014 Ram Ranganathan, 6 December 31, 2014

7 Review Committee, SMS Best PhD Paper Award, 2013 Speaker, Developing and Defending Your Research Proposal. Doctoral Workshop, Strategic Management Society Conference Prague, October, 2012 Panelist, Managing your career. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Doctoral Student Representative, The Wharton School, SELECTED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Deloitte Consulting, Southern California practice, USA, Manager ( , Senior Consultant ( ), Consultant ( ) Siemens, Bangalore, India, Engineer, Software Development (Public Communication Networks division) Infosys Technologies, Bangalore, India, 1995 Academic Project (Senior year undergraduate internship) IMMIGRATION United States Citizen Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Ram Ranganathan, 7 December 31, 2014