Myles ShaverProfessor
Chair (With Faculty Rank)

Myles ShaverPond Family Chair in the Teaching and Advancement of Free Enterprise Principles
Carlson School Professor of Strategic Management and Organization

CSOM Strategic Mgmt & Org,
3-430 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/625-1824
mshaver@umn.edu

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Education
PhD, 1994, international business, University of Michigan
BComm, 1988, commerce, University of Alberta

Research

Expertise
Corporate strategy choices and performance
The management and economics of international expansion
Mergers and acquisitions
Investment location choice

Current Research
Acquisition target choice
Diversification benefits of exporting


Publications

Major Publications

  • Constraints and Incentives for Making Long Horizon Corporate Investments, David Sauder and J. Myles Shaver. forthcoming, Strategic Management Journal
  • Limitations to inter-organizational knowledge acquisition: The paradox of corporate venture capital, with Gary Dushnitsky and J. Myles Shaver. Strategic Management Journal (2009)
  • Diseconomies of managing in acquisitions: Evidence from civil lawsuits, J. Myles Shaver and John M. Mezias. Organization Science (2009)
  • "Agglomeration Economies, Firm Heterogeneity, and Foreign Direct Investment in the United States," M. Shaver and F. Flyer, Strategic Management Journal (2000).
  • "Accounting for Endogeneity When Assessing Strategy Performance: Does Entry Mode Choice Affect FDI Survival?" M. Shaver, Management Science (1998).

Instruction

Courses

Fall, 2009
MGMT 8401 Seminar in Strategy Content Sec.  001


Service

Current Editorial Appointments

  • Consulting Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
  • Editorial boards of Organization Science, the Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, and Journal of International Business Education

Scholarly Service and Honors

  • Outstanding Teaching Award for MBA electives, Carlson School of Management, 2005
  • Outstanding Faculty Dedication Award, Carlson School of Management, 2004
  • Outstanding Overall Faculty Award, and Excellence in Teaching Award, Carlson School of Management, 2002