KAITLYN DEGHETTO 821 Academic Way P.O. Box 3061110 Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110 (904) 699-7430 krd11@my.fsu.edu EDUCATION, Tallahassee, FL Expected: May 2015 Ph.D., Strategic Management University of Florida, Gainesville, FL April 2011 M.B.A. Top 10% of graduating class University of Florida, Gainesville, FL May 2007 B.A., Business Administration RESEARCH INTERESTS Global Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Acquisition Processes, and Corporate Governance DISSERTATION Drivers of international investment decisions: The role of safety risk Chair: Dr. Bruce T. Lamont Committee Members: Dr. Chad Van Iddekinge, Dr. R. Michael Holmes Jr., Dr. Pamela Perrewé Proposal Defensed on May 5, 2014 PUBLICATIONS / CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE Holmes, R. M., Li, H., Hitt, M. A., DeGhetto, K., & Sutton, A. (forthcoming). What determines foreign MNCs establishment of R&D centers in China over time? Long Range Planning. DeGhetto, K., Ro, S., Lamont, B. T., & Ranft, A. L. (forthcoming). Antecedents of anticipatory justice among acquired firm employees. Routledge Companion on M&A. DeGhetto, K., Sutton, A., Holmes, R. M., & Holcomb, T. R. (forthcoming). It s who you know and what you do: How SMEs from developing economies capitalize on founder ties to create bargaining power with foreign multinational alliance partners. Research in Strategic Alliances volume on Strategic Alliances for SME Development (SASD). Holmes, R, M., Zahra, S. A, Hoskisson, R. E., Sutton, A., & DeGhetto, K. Examining both sides of the coin: Revising the role of institutions in firm-level entrepreneurship and economic freedom. Proposal accepted for Academy of Management Perspectives Special Issue.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Lamont, B. T., Ranft, A. L., DeGhetto, K., & Sutton, A. Corporate scope: Processes, capabilities, and value re(creation). Successful proposal round (grade A ) at the Strategic Management Journal. Rated in top 15 proposals (of 189) with offer of paper development extended and encouraged for next review. DeGhetto, K. Making do in emerging economies: How new ventures can exploit institutional voids. Manuscript under review at the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Holmes, R. M., Holcomb, T. R., Sutton, A., & DeGhetto, K. How do managers process information about expected returns? The impact of outcome magnitude, time, and intuitive decision making on opportunity exploitation. Manuscript under review at the Journal of Management Studies. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (REFEREED) DeGhetto, K., & Russell, Z. A. (2014). Making do in emerging economies: How new ventures can exploit institutional voids. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Madrid, Spain. DeGhetto, K., Ro, S., Lamont, B. T., & Ranft, A. L. (2013). Antecedents of anticipatory justice among acquired firm employees. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. Zorn, M., & DeGhetto, K. (2013). An empirical investigation of good boards gone bad: The escalation of commitment of a board to an underperforming CEO. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. Holmes, R. M., Holcomb, T. R., Sutton, A., & DeGhetto, K. (2013). The effects of loss aversion, risk-taking propensity, and outcome timing on entrepreneurs' opportunity exploitation decisions. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.*Nominated for the SMS Best Conference Paper Prize. Holmes, R. M., Li, H., Hitt, M. A., DeGhetto, K., & Sutton, A. (2013). The effects of China s location advantages and location disadvantages on MNCs establishment of China R&D centers. Southern Management Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. DeGhetto, K., & Sutton, A. (2012). Government spending in a changing economy: effects on entrepreneurial allocation. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. Zorn, M., Ranft, A. L., & DeGhetto, K. (2012). Good boards gone bad: the escalation of commitment of a board to an underperforming CEO. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. Holmes, R. M., Li, H., Hitt, M. A., & DeGhetto, K. (2012). What determines foreign MNCs establishment of R&D centers in China over time? Long Range Planning Special Issue & Research Conference. Hong Kong, China. DeGhetto, K. (2012). Entrepreneurial bricolage at the bottom-of-the-pyramid. Academy of International Business Southeast USA Chapter Annual Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. PDW PRESENTATIONS DeGhetto, K., Zorn, M., & Baldwin, E. (2012). The impact of non-executive employee compensation on MNC performance. Academy of Management Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DeGhetto, K., Lamont, B., Holmes, R. M., Kasapoglu, M., & Lucianetti, L. International new ventures: location decisions and the domestic mindset. Status: Data collection (surveys from entrepreneurs in Italy, Turkey, and the U.S.). Zorn, M. L., DeGhetto, K., & Ranft, A. L. Good Boards Gone Bad: Escalation of Commitment in the Boardroom. Status: Data analysis. DeGhetto, K., Wang, G., & Ellen, B. P. III. Revisiting the boundaries of effective corporate governance: A metaanalytic review. Status: Data collection. DeGhetto, K., & Sutton, A. Government spending in a changing economy: effects on entrepreneurial allocation. Status: Data collection. TEACHING Winner of the 2014 FSU Outstanding Doctoral Teaching Award, Instructor Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720), Summer 2012 o Average teaching evaluation (5-point scale): 4.45 Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720), Summer 2013 o Average teaching evaluation (5-point scale): 4.81 Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720), Fall 2013 o Average teaching evaluation (5-point scale): 5.00 Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720), Spring 2014 o Average teaching evaluation (5-point scale): 4.40 Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720), Summer 2014, Teaching Assistant Competitive Dynamics (online simulation) (MAN 4752), Fall 2014 SERVICE President, Doctoral Business Student Association, FSU, 2014-2015 FSU PhD Policy Committee Member, 2014-2015 Newsletter Production, Academy of Management, Business Policy & Strategy (BPS), 2014-2015 Vice President, Doctoral Business Student Association, FSU, 2013-2014 Placement Services Volunteer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2013 Ad hoc reviewer for Thunderbird International Business Review Reviewer - Southern Management Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2013 Reviewer - Southern Management Association, Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2012 Reviewer - Academy of International Business, Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2012 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Strategy Research Initiative PhD Boot Camp. IESE Business School, New York, NY, 2014 Southern Management Association Late-Stage Doctoral Consortium, New Orleans, LA, 2013 Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, Orlando, FL, 2013 Southern Management Association Early-Stage Doctoral Consortium, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2012
PROFESSIONAL & UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS Strategic Management Society Academy of Management Southern Management Association Doctoral Business Student Association RELATED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Interline Brands, Associate Product Manager, Jacksonville, FL, 2010-2011 Developed pricing strategies for implementation Identified new products/categories and enhancements to current lines Managed vendor relationships Responsible for cost containment and contract negotiations Established goals for sales volume, gross profit, and vendor service levels MDI, Business Development Manager, Ponte Vedra, FL, 2007-2010 Managed relationships with clients and business partners Researched new business opportunities and market trends Project Manager for GSA Federal Supply Schedule Produced proposals in response to government RFPs Created content and design for the company website, marketing material, and proposals Directed the competitive analysis project team INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & EXPERIENCE Study abroad in Costa Rica, University of Florida MBA, 2011 University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, University of Florida exchange program, 2006 Polish Institute of Culture, Rome, Italy, 2006 Awarded a full scholarship from the Kosciuszko Foundation Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 2005 Awarded a full scholarship from the Kosciuszko Foundation
REFERENCES Dr. Bruce T. Lamont Thomas L. Williams Eminent Scholar Department of Management Phone: (850) 644-9846 E-mail: blamont@cob.fsu.edu Dr. R. Michael Holmes Jr. Assistant Professor of Management Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Information Systems Phone: (850) 645-9570 E-mail: mholmes@cob.fsu.edu Dr. Chad Van Iddekinge Synovus Research Associate and Associate Professor of Management Department of Management Phone: (850) 644-7867 E-mail: cvanidde@cob.fsu.edu Dr. Annette L. Ranft Reagan Professor of Business and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 453 Haslam Business Building Administration Office of the Dean The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-0570 Phone: (865) 974-5061 E-mail: aranft@utk.edu Information current as of July 9, 2014.