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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Management, Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, 2012
- M.S., Cum Laude, World Economy, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, 1999
- B.S., Cum Laude, Mechanical Engineering, South Ural State University, 1995
Positions Held
- Associate Professor, Business Administration, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
- Academic Co-director, The Hoeft Technology and Management Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 to present
- Assistant Professor, Business Administration Department, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018-2021
- Assistant Professor, Management Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2012-2018
- Research Assistant, Management Department, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 2008-2012
Recent Publications
- Sakhartov, A. Forthcoming. Corporate diversification, economies of scope, and the risk-return relationship. Academy of Management Review. link >
- Sakhartov, A. Forthcoming. Innovation in the use of a firm's resources: The redeployability paradox. Innovation: Flexibility, Organization and Strategy, ed. Lenos Trigeorgis.
- Sakhartov, A., & Reuer, J. Forthcoming. Resource redeployment in corporate acquisitions: Going beyond horizontal acquisitions. Long Range Planning, (Special Issue "New Perspective on M&As"). link >
- Sakhartov, A. (2022). Corporate diversification and risk: Portfolio effects and resource redeployability. Strategy Science, 7 (4), 317–329. link >
Other Publications
Articles
- Feldman, E., & Sakhartov, A. (2022). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Organization Science, 33 (3), 926-945. link >
- Reuer, J., & Sakhartov, A. (2021). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Organization Science, 32 (4), 1100-1119. link >
- Feldman, E., & Sakhartov, A. (2021). Prospective on corporate renewal. Strategic Management Review. link >
- Sakhartov, A., & Reuer, J. (2021). Is synergy a barrier to business exit? Strategic Management Review. link >
- Sakhartov, A. (2018). Stock market undervaluation of resource redeployability. Strategic Management Journal, 39 (4), 1059-1082. link >
- Sakhartov, A. (2017). Economies of scope, resource relatedness, and the dynamics of corporate diversification. Strategic Management Journal, 38 (11), 2168-2188. link >
- Sakhartov, A., & Folta, T. (2015). Getting beyond relatedness as a driver of corporate value. Strategic Management Journal, 36 (13), 1939-1959. link >
- Sakhartov, A., & Folta, T. (2014). Resource relatedness, redeployability, and firm value. Strategic Management Journal, 35 (12), 1781-1797. link >
- Sakhartov, A., & Folta, T. (2013). Rationalizing Organizational Change: A Need for Comparative Testing. Organization Science, 24 (4), 1140-1156. link >
Book Chapters
- Folta, T., & Sakhartov, A. (2016). Hedging Strategies. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management ( pp. 1-2). Palgrave Macmillan UK. link >
Presentations
- Sakhartov, A. (2022). Resource redeployment in single-business firms: A theoretical model and empirical evidence from the oil-drilling industry. Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference at the Wharton School.
- Sakhartov, A. (2022). Is synergy a barrier to business exit? Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2022). The impacts of ecosystem dissimilarity on the multihoming of digital products: Evidence from mobile apps. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2022). Resource redeployment in single-business firms: A theoretical model and empirical evidence from the oil-drilling industry. Industry Studies Association Annual Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Corporate diversification, economies of scope, and the risk-return relationship. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Resource redeployment in corporate acquisitions: Going beyond horizontal acquisitions. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Modes of expansion of foreign subsidiaries by multinational corporations. 24th Annual International Conference on Real Options.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Resource redeployment in corporate acquisitions: Going beyond horizontal acquisitions. 24th Annual International Conference on Real Options.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Corporate diversification, economies of scope, and the risk-return relationship. Strategy Science Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2021). Corporate diversification, economies of scope, and the risk-return relationship. Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2020). Expansion of foreign subsidiaries by multinational corporations. Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Brownbag seminar, Management Department, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Annual Conference on Real Options.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Annual Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Theoretical Organization Models Conference, Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Strategy Science Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Brownbag seminar, HEC Paris.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Vienna Conference on Strategy, Organizational Design, and Innovation.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Brownbag seminar, Tilburg University.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Strategic Management Review Special Conference on Corporate Renewal.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Synergies and redeployment in related diversification: The impact of organizational structure and incentives. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
- Sakhartov, A. (2019). Synergies and redeployment in related diversification: The impact of organizational structure and incentives. Strategic Management Society Special Conference.
- Sakhartov, A. (2018). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Brownbag seminar, HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne.
- Sakhartov, A. (2018). Stock market undervaluation of resource redeployability. Brownbag seminar, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder.
Honors and Awards
- Three-year leadership track (Program Chair), Corporate Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2022 to present
- Award for Excellence in Research for Senior Faculty, Department of Business Administration, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 590, Strategy Brown Bag Seminar with Ph.D. students, Fall 2021), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 591, Proseminar in Strategy, Fall 2020), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 590, Strategy Brown Bag Seminar with Ph.D. students, Fall 2020), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 591, Proseminar in Strategy, Spring 2021), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 449, "Strategic Management/Business Policy," undergraduate capstone course), Spring 2021, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
- Finalist for the Best Paper Award, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2021
- University of Illinois Unsung Hero, University of Illinois’ Student Alumni Ambassadors, 2021
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 449, "Strategic Management/Business Policy," undergraduate capstone course, Spring 2020), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
- Outstanding Editorial Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Management Society, 2017, 2019, 2020
- List of Teachers Ranked as Outstanding (BADM 449, "Strategic Management/Business Policy," undergraduate capstone course, Spring 2019), Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Grants
- Scholars Travel Fund Award, University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- Junior faculty research grant, Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
- Travel grant, University of Illinois European Union Center (EUC), 2020
- Scholars Travel Fund Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019,2019,2022
- International Conference Travel Grant, Illinois International Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Service
- Associate Program Chair, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2022 to present
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2020 to present
- Reviewer, Journal of Management Studies, 2020 to present
- Reviewer, Industrial and Corporate Change, 2019 to present
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Review, 2019 to present
- Editorial Review Board Member, Strategic Management Review, 2019 to present
- Co-editor of the Special Issiue on Corporate Renewal, Strategic Management Review, 2019 to present
- Editorial Review Board Member, Strategy Science, 2016 to present
- Reviewer, Strategic Management Society Annual Meetings, 2015 to present
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meetings, 2015 to present
- Reviewer, Organization Science, 2015 to present
- Reviewer, Journal of Management, 2014 to present
- Reviewer, Mangement Science, 2014 to present
- Editorial Review Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, 2014 to present
- Discussant, Theoretical Organization Models brownbag session for Ph.D. students, 2020
- Co-organizer, Strategic Management Society Paper Development Workshop, 2020
- Representative at Large, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2019-2020
- Co-organizer, Strategic Management Review Conference on Corporate Renewal, 2019
- Research Committee Member, Strategic Management division, Academy of Management, 2017-2019
Current Courses
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Business Policy and Strategy (BADM 449) Analysis of policy formulation and implementation from a company-wide standpoint; emphasis on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas; both endogeneous and exogeneous factors which affect company policies; and the role of the firm in society.
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Tech, Eng, & Mgt Final Project (BADM 461) A hands-on technology management course that will transform you into an efficient and effective manager who can solve problems, meet deadlines, overcome obstacles, communicate effectively, and produce high-quality results. This course will prepare you for the rigors of a full-time position by pairing you with other T&M students to work as a team to solve a modern business problem drawn from one of the industry leaders we partner with for the course.
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Research Topics in Corp Strat (BADM 590) Special topics in the general area of business. Topics are selected by the instructor at the beginning of each term.
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Strategy Brown Bag Seminar (BADM 590) Special topics in the general area of business. Topics are selected by the instructor at the beginning of each term.