Arkadiy Sakhartov

Associate Professor of Business Administration and Academic Co-Director of Hoeft T&M and Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research Faculty Scholar

Contact

493 Wohlers Hall

1206 S Sixth St

Champaign, IL 61820

217-333-7435

arkadiys@illinois.edu

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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 of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
Scholar, Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021 to present
Academic Co-Director of Hoeft T & M, The Hoeft Technology and Management Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 to present
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration Department, 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. Innovation in the use of a firm's resources: The redeployability paradox. Innovation: Flexibility, Organization and Strategy, ed. Lenos Trigeorgis.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Corporate diversification, economies of scope, and the risk-return relationship. Academy of Management Review. link >

Other Publications

Articles

Sakhartov, A., & Reuer, J. (2022). Resource redeployment in corporate acquisitions: Going beyond horizontal acquisitions. Long Range Planning, 56 (6: Special Issue "Mergers and Acquisitions: Time for a Theory Rejuvenation of the Field"). link >
Sakhartov, A. (2022). Corporate diversification and risk: Portfolio effects and resource redeployability. Strategy Science, 7 (4), 317–329. link >
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. (2024). Expansion modes of foreign subsidiaries by multinational corporations. Brownbag seminar, The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Expansion modes of foreign subsidiaries by multinational corporations. Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference at The Wharton School.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Flexible resource allocation strategies: Resource idling and resource redeployment. Academy of Management Meeting.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Flexible resource allocation strategies: Resource idling and resource redeployment. Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Flexible resource allocation strategies: Resource idling and resource redeployment. 26th International Conference on Real Options.
Sakhartov, A. (2023). Flexible resource allocation strategies: Resource idling and resource redeployment. Industry Studies Association Conference.
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. Theoretical Organization Models 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. (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. Annual Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting.
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. Annual Conference on Real Options.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Theoretical Organization Models Conference, 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. Theoretical Organization Models Conference.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Synergies and redeployment in related diversification: The impact of organizational structure and incentives. Strategic Management Society Special Conference.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Economies of scope and optimal due diligence in corporate acquisitions. Strategy Science 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. 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). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Brownbag seminar, HEC Paris.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Resource redeployment and divestiture as strategic alternatives. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
Sakhartov, A. (2019). Synergies and redeployment in related diversification: The impact of organizational structure and incentives. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
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

Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research Faculty Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
Three-year leadership track (Group Chair), Corporate Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, 2022 to present
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 367, "Management of Innovation and Technology," undergraduate elective course), Fall 2023, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024
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), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 591, Proseminar in Strategy, Fall 2020), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, 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), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 591, Proseminar in Strategy, Spring 2021), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (BADM 449, "Strategic Management/Business Policy," undergraduate capstone course), Spring 2021, 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), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
Outstanding Editorial Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Management Society, 2017, 2019, 2020

Grants

Senior faculty research grant, Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023
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, 2019,2019,2022,2022,2023
International Conference Travel Grant, Illinois International Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019

Service

Chair, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2024 to present
Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2020 to present
Reviewer, Journal of Management Studies, 2020 to present
Editorial Review Board Member, Strategic Management Review, 2019 to present
Co-editor of the Special Issue on Corporate Renewal, Strategic Management Review, 2019 to present
Reviewer, Industrial and Corporate Change, 2019 to present
Reviewer, Academy of 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, Management Science, 2014 to present
Editorial Review Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, 2014 to present
Program Chair, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2023-2023
Associate Program Chair, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2022-2022
Co-organizer, Strategic Management Society Paper Development Workshop, 2020
Discussant, Theoretical Organization Models brownbag session for Ph.D. students, 2020
Representative at Large, Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2019-2020

Current Courses

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.
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.
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.
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.