Alex Sleptsov
Adjunct Lecturer of Business Administration
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Corporate Strategy, University of Michigan, 2004
- MBA, University of Northern Iowa, 1998
- MS, Low Temperature Physics & Technology, Moscow Power Engineering Institute and Dresden Technical University, 1989
Positions Held
- Asst. Dean for Executive Education, A.B. Freeman School of Business, 2016-2018
- Adjunct Lecturer of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2015 to present
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2010-2015
- Director; VP- Corporate Development, Algynomics, Inc., 2006-2018
- Member - Board of Directors, Algynomics, Inc., 2006-2014
- Assistant Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, A.B. Freeman School of Business, 2004-2018
Recent Publications
- Sleptsov, A., Anand, J., & Vasudeva, G. (2013). Relational Configurations with Information Intermediaries: The Effect of Firm-Investment Bank Ties on Expected Acquisition Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 34 957-977.
Other Publications
Articles
- Sleptsov, A., & Anand, J. (2008). Exercising entrepreneurial opportunities: The role of information-gathering and information-processing capabilities of the firm. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2 15.
Book Chapters
- Sleptsov, A., S. Finkelstein and C. Cooper (Ed.) (2010). Allure and danger of the boutiques: The influence of the specialization of investment bank on the acquirer's performance. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions ( pp. 13).
Presentations
- Sleptsov, A. (2013). Invited talk. Strategic Management Research Seminar Series, State University - Higher School of Economics.
- Sleptsov, A., & Weigelt, C. (2012). Why Mergers and Acquisitions advice rarely pays off: ineffective advisors or experience incompatibility. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sleptsov, A., & Cardinal, L. (2010). Short-circuiting information flows: Effects of the firm's structure and internal networks on its innovation output. Strategic Management Society.
- Sleptsov, A., & Weigelt, C. (2009). The complexity of learning in acquisitions: Advisor effects. Strategic Management Society.
- Sleptsov, A. (2008). The double-edged sword of proximal relationships: An analysis of firm-investment bank ties. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sleptsov, A., & Dastidar, P. (2007). Cross-border acquisition waves: Country and industry effects. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sleptsov, A. (2006). Imitation and learning in acquisition decisions: The dual role of investment banks. Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference.
- Sleptsov, A. (2005). Information-gathering and information-processing capabilities and the firm's Acquisition Performance. Management and Human Resources Research Seminar series, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University.
- Sleptsov, A. (2005). Investment banks in acquisitions: Favoring friends or clients? Strategic Management Society.
- Sleptsov, A. (2003). Effects of mode and strength of the firm's ties to investment banks on its acquisition performance. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sleptsov, A. (2003). Information-gathering and information-processing capabilities and the firm acquisition performance. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sleptsov, A. (2003). Information-gathering and information-processing capabilities of the firm and its acquisition performance. University of Michigan Seminar.
Grants
- The R&D Laboratory: The Role of Structure and Integration Routines in Invention and Innovation, Tulane University Research Enhancement Fund Phase II, 2007-2009