Srikanth Paruchuri
Associate Professor in Management & Organization
Department: Management and Organization
Office: 418 Business Building
Phone: 814-863-4593
Fax: 814-863-7261
E-mail: sup28@psu.edu
Introduction
Dr. Paruchuri is an Associate Professor in Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to his arrival at Smeal College, he was an Associate Professor at University of Florida, Gainesville. His work focuses on the evolution of organizational capabilities (specifically R&D capabilities), technologies, and industries. He investigates these aspects employing diverse theoretical lenses including social networks (of individual scientists and of firms), social movements, and environmental jolts. His work has appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Management Science, American Sociological Review, Economic Geography Journal, Journal of Management Studies and other outlets. His teaching interests are in the areas of Strategy and Innovation Management. He serves on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal and Organization Science. He has earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University , Master’s degree in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, and Bachelor’s in Technology specializing in computer science from Regional Engineering College, Warangal, India.
Current Research
Papers Published
Paruchuri, S. and M. Eisenman (in press; equal contribution) ‘Microfoundations of firm R&D capabilities: A study of inventor networks in a merger” Journal of Management Studies
“Notable forthcoming papers in Organization Science” INFORMS 2009
Paruchuri, S., J.A.C. Baum, and D. Potere. 2009. ‘The Wal-Mart effect: A wave of destruction or creative destruction?’ Economic Geography, 85(2): 209-236
Lee, G. K. and S. Paruchuri {equal contribution} 2008. “The role of associative rhetoric on entry into emerging and uncertain product markets: An actor-centered institutional perspective’ Academy of Management Journal, 51(6): 1171-1188
Haveman, H., H. Rao, S. Paruchuri. 2007. ‘The winds of change: The progressive movement and the bureaucratization of thrift,’ American Sociological Review, 72: 117-142.
“Honorable Mention” for the Viviana Zelizer Prize of the American Sociological Association’s Economic Sociology Division, 2009
Nerkar, A., S. Paruchuri, and M. Khaire. 2007. ‘Business method patents as real options: Value and disclosure as drivers of litigation,’ Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 24:
Paruchuri, S., A. Nerkar and D.C. Hambrick. 2006. ‘Acquisition integration and productivity losses in the technical core: Disruption of inventors in acquired companies,’ Organization Science, 17(5): 545-562.
Nerkar, A. and S. Paruchuri. {equal contribution} 2005. ‘Evolution of R&D capabilities: Role of Knowledge Networks within a Firm,’ with Atul Nerkar, Management Science, 51:771-785
Brockner, J., Paruchuri, S., Idson, L.C., Higgins, T. 2002. ‘Regulatory Focus and the Probability Estimates of Conjunctive and Disjunctive Events,’ Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 87(1): 5-24
Education
Ph.D.,
Business Administration,
Columbia University,
Masters in International Busin,
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,
Bachelor of Technology,
Computer Science,
Regional Engineering College, Warangal, India,
Courses
, Strategic Management