Russell W. Wright
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Department of Business Administration, College of Business

Degrees | Positions | Publications | Honors | Academic Service | Teaching/Research
Degrees
Ph.D. Business Administration, Strategic Management, University of Southern California, 1992
Master of Organizational Behavior, B.A. Economics, Brigham Young University, 1984, 1982.
Positions Held
At the University of Illinois since 1995. Researcher, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche de l'ESSEC, 1993-95. Internal Management Consultant, Shell Oil Company, 1984-87.
Recent Publications
"The Role of Imitable vs Inimitable Competences in the Evolution of the Semiconductor Industry," in Dynamics of Competence-Based Competition, A. Heene, R. Sanchez, and H. Thomas, eds. (London: Elsevier Pergamon Press, 1995). "The Effects of Tacitness and Tangibility on the Diffusion of Knowledge-Based Resources," Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding (Dallas: Academy of Management, 1994)., "How Do Rivals Compete: Strategy, Technology and Tactics," with P. H. Birnbaum-More and A. R. Weiss, Research Policy, Vol. 23, No. 3 (May 1994). "The Role of Coordination Routines in the Product Development Process: An Analysis of American and Japanese Practices," with L. C. Wright and P. H. Birnbaum-More, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Product Development Management Conference on New Approaches to Development and Engineering (Gothenburg, Sweden: EIASM, 1994). "The House of Quality within a Knowledge-Based View of the Frm," with W. Youngdahl and L. C. Wright, in Proceedings of the International System Dynamics Conference (Scotland, U.K.: University of Stirling, 12994). "Business Process Re-engineering within a Knowledge-Based View of the Firm," with L.C. Wright, and "Strategic Windows and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in High-Tech Industries," with L. C. Wright, in Proceedings of the South China International Symposium on Planning, Developing Markets and Information Technology Support: Managing Business in the 1990s (Macau, 1994).
Teaching and Research
Teaches courses in strategy and management. Research focuses on entrepreneurship, technology management, and strategy.
 

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