Education
- PhD Arizona State University (2004)
- MBA University of Montana (1997)
- BS University of Montana (1996)
Expertise
Positions Held
At the University of Washington since 2012
Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, 2011-2012
Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, 2006-2011
Assistant Professor at Clemson University, 2004-2006
Commercial Lending, 1997-2000
Selected Publications
“Craft and Strategic Entrepreneurship: Exploring and Exploiting Materiality, Authenticity and Tradition in Craft-Based Ventures”
Ganzin, M., Chirico, F., Kroezen, J.J., Dacin, M.T., Sirmon, D.G., and Suddaby, R., (forthcoming). Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
“Orchestrating Resources with Suppliers for Product Innovation”
Chirico, F., Naldi, L., Hitt, M.A., Sieger, P., Sirmon, D.G., and Xu, K., (2024). Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 41, pp. 735–767.
“Resource Interdependence and Successful Exit: A Configurational Perspective on Young Technology Firms”
Pahnke, E.C., Sirmon, D.G., Rhymer, J., and Campbell, J.T., (2023). Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 17, pp. 507–534.
“Leveraging Resources for Innovation: The Role of Synchronization”
Carnes, C.M., Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., Chirico, F., and Huh, D.W., (2022). Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 39, pp. 160–176.
“From Seats at the Table to Voices in the Discussion: Antecedents of Underrepresented Director Participation in Board Meetings”
Tuggle, C.S., Sirmon, D.G., Borgholthaus, C.J., Bierman, L., and Bass, A.E., (2022). Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 59, pp. 1253–1283.
“Institutions, Industries and Entrepreneurial versus Advantage-Based Strategies: How Complex, Nested Environments Affect Strategic Choice”
Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., Li, Y., Ghobadian, A., Arregle, J.L., and Xu, K., (2021). Journal of Management and Governance, Vol. 25, pp. 147–188.
“Humans and Technology: Forms of Conjoined Agency in Organizations”
Murray, A., Rhymer, J., and Sirmon, D.G., (2021). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 46, pp. 552–571.
“The Evolution of Resource-Based Inquiry: A Review and Meta-Analytic Integration of the Strategic Resources–Action–Performance Pathway”
D’Oria, L., Crook, T.R., Ketchen, D.J. Jr., Sirmon, D.G., and Wright, M., (2021). Journal of Management, Vol. 47, pp. 1383–1429.
“How Competitive Action Mediates the Resource Slack–Performance Relationship: A Meta-Analytic Approach”
Carnes, C.M., Xu, K., Sirmon, D.G., and Karadag, R., (2019). Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 56, pp. 57–90.
“Reflections on Scientific Misconduct in Management: Unfortunate Incidents or a Normative Crisis?”
Honig, B., Lampel, J., Baum, J.A.C., Glynn, M.A., Jing, R., Lounsbury, L., Schüßler, E., Sirmon, D.G., Tsui, A.S., Walsh, J.P., and Van Witteloostuijn, A., (2018). Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 32, pp. 412–442.
“Pre-Exit Bundling, Losing Professionals, and Firm Performance”
Brymer, R., and Sirmon, D.G., (2018). Journal of Management Studies, pp. 146–173.
“Living and Dying: Synthesizing the Literature on Firm Survival Across Stages of Development”
Harrison, J., Josefy, M., Sirmon, D.G., and Carnes, C.M., (2017). Academy of Management Annals, pp. 770–799.
“The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Meta-Analysis of Resource Orchestration and Cultural Contingencies”
Miao, C., Coombs, J.E., Qian, S., and Sirmon, D.G., (2017). Journal of Business Research, pp. 68–80.
“Fuzzy Logic and the Market: A Configurational Approach to Investor Perceptions of Acquisition Announcements”
Campbell, J.T., Sirmon, D.G., and Schijven, M., (2016). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 59, pp. 163–187.
“Utilizing the Firm’s Resources: How TMT Heterogeneity and Resulting Faultlines Affect TMT Tasks”
Ndofor, H.A., Sirmon, D.G., and He, X., (2015). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 36, pp. 1656–1674.
“Socioemotional Wealth as a Mixed Gamble: Revisiting Family Firm R&D Investment with the Behavior Agency Model”
Gomez-Mejia, L., Campbell, J.T., Martin, G., Hoskisson, R.E., Makri, M., and Sirmon, D.G., (2014). Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Vol. 38, pp. 1351–1374.
“Organizational Decline and Turnaround: A Review and Agenda for Future Research”
Trahms, C., Ndofor, H., and Sirmon, D.G., (2013). Journal of Management, Vol. 39(5), pp. 1277–1307.
“Shareholder Influence over Director Nomination via Proxy Access: Implications for Agency Conflict and Stakeholder Value”
Campbell, J.T., Campbell, T.C., Sirmon, D.G., Bierman, L., and Tuggle, C.S., (2012). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 33(12), pp. 1431–1451.
“Entrepreneurial Orientation, Generational Involvement and Participative Strategy: A Configurational Approach to Entrepreneurship in Family Firms”
Chirico, F., Sirmon, D.G., Sciascia, S., and Mazzola, P., (2011). Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 5(4), pp. 307–326.
“Firm Resources, Competitive Actions and Performance: Investigating a Mediated Model with Evidence from the In-Vitro Diagnostics Industry”
Ndofor, H.A., Sirmon, D.G., and He, X., (2011). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 32(6), pp. 640–657.
“The Current State of Strategic Entrepreneurship and Future Opportunities”
Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., Ireland, R.D., and Trahms, C., (2011). Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 25(2), pp. 57–75.
“Franchising and the Family Firm: Creating Unique Sources of Advantage”
Chirico, F., Ireland, R.D., and Sirmon, D.G., (2011). Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Vol. 35(3), pp. 483–501.
“Resource Orchestration to Create Competitive Advantage: Breadth, Depth and Life Cycle Effects”
Sirmon, D.G., Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., and Gilbert, B.A., (2011). Journal of Management, Vol. 37(5), pp. 1390–1412.
“The Case for Random Coefficients Modeling in Entrepreneurship Research: An Illustration of Growth Strategies and Post-IPO Performance”
Holcomb, T.R., Combs, J.G., Sirmon, D.G., and Sexton, J., (2010). Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 13(2), pp. 348–389.
“Commanding Board of Director Attention: Investigating How Organizational Performance and CEO Duality Affect Board Members’ Attention to Monitoring”
Tuggle, C.S., Sirmon, D.G., Reutzel, C., and Bierman, L., (2010). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 31(9), pp. 946–968.
“The Dynamic Interplay of Capability Strengths and Weaknesses: Investigating the Bases of Temporary Competitive Advantage”
Sirmon, D.G., Hitt, M.A., Arregle, J.L., and Campbell, J.T., (2010). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 31(13), pp. 1386–1409.
“Competition and Knowledge Creation in Management: Investigating Changes in Scholarship from 1988 to 2007”
Certo, S.T., Sirmon, D.G., and Brymer, R., (2010). Academy of Management Learning and Education, Vol. 9(4), pp. 591–606.
“You Say Illegal, I Say Legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy”
Webb, J.W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R.D., and Sirmon, D.G., (2009). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 34(3), pp. 492–510.
“Contingencies Within Dynamic Managerial Capabilities: Interdependent Effects of Resource Investment and Deployment on Firm Performance”
Sirmon, D.G., and Hitt, M.A., (2009). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 30(13), pp. 1375–1394.
“Resource Management in Dyadic Competitive Rivalry: The Effects of Resource Bundling and Deployment”
Sirmon, D.G., Gove, S., and Hitt, M.A., (2008). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 51(5), pp. 919–935.
“The Role of Family Influence in Firms’ Strategic Response to Competitive Threat”
Sirmon, D.G., Arregle, J.-L., Hitt, M.A., and Webb, J.W., (2008). Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Vol. 32(6), pp. 979–998.
“Managing Firm Resources in Dynamic Environments to Create Value: Looking Inside the Black Box”
Sirmon, D.G., Hitt, M.A., and Ireland, R.D., (2007). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 32(1), pp. 273–292.
“The Development of Organizational Social Capital: Attributes of Family Firms”
Arregle, J.-L., Hitt, M.A., Sirmon, D.G., and Very, P., (2007). Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 44(1), pp. 73–95.
“Creating Value in the Face of Declining Performance: Firm Strategies and Organizational Recovery”
Morrow, J.L., Sirmon, D.G., Hitt, M.A., and Holcomb, T.R., (2007). Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 28(3), pp. 271–283.
“A Model of Cultural Differences and International Alliance Performance”
Sirmon, D.G., and Lane, P.J., (2004). Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 35(4), pp. 306–319.
“Managing Resources: Linking Unique Resources, Management and Wealth Creation in Family Firms”
Sirmon, D.G., and Hitt, M.A., (2003). Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 27(4), pp. 339–358.
“Strategic Entrepreneurship: The Construct and Its Dimensions”
Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., and Sirmon, D.G., (2003). Journal of Management, Vol. 29(6), pp. 963–989.
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards - Research
Best Paper at AMR - Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management (2022)
Top 100 Most Influential Scholar (Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher) - 2014, 2017, 2018
“world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science: Economic & Business category.” Clarivate Analytics, 2018.
Robert Herbold Professorship in Entrepreneurship, UW, 2012
Ricky W. Griffin Research Excellence Award, TAMU, 2012
Emerging Scholar Award, SMS (distinguished early career award), 2011
Mays Research Performance Award, TAMU, 2011
Summer Research Performance Grant, TAMU, 2010
Pamela M. and Barent W. Cater ’77 Faculty Research Fellowship, TAMU, 2009
Dean’s Performance Recognition Grant, TAMU, 2009
Center for Human Resource Management Research Grant, TAMU, 2008
Outstanding Reviewer, BPS Division, AoM, 2008
Dean’s Performance Recognition Grant, TAMU, 2008
Mays Research Mini-Grant, TAMU, 2008
Center for Human Resource Management Research Grant, TAMU, 2007
Emerging Scholar Research Excellence Award, Clemson University, 2005
Outstanding Reviewer, Entrepreneurship Division, AoM, 2005
Best Paper/Symposium, AoM – 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
Best Paper Nominee/Winner, SMS – 2005, 2009, 2011
Best Paper Nominee/Finalist JMS 2008; AMR 2010; AMLE 2011
Honors and Awards - Teaching
18th out of 6,326 most cited scholars in strategy texts (Aguinis et al. 2018. Academy of Management Learning and Education)
Professor of the Year – Core Evening MBA, UW, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Professor of the Quarter (Winter) – Core Day MBA, UW, 2013
Excellence in Graduate Teaching – Foster School, UW 2017
Courses Taught
I deliver award-winning courses on Strategic Management to several audiences, including Ph.D., MBA, and professionals. Strategic Management focuses on the multi-faceted concept of “firm strategy” with the intent to help students understand how managers conceive and realize competitive advantage(s) to win in the marketplace. I emphasize that the heart of effective strategy is ensuring that “Uniqueness, Fit and Tradeoffs” exist among the firm’s activities. This is important because evidence regularly demonstrates that these choices differentiate thriving and failing firms. In order to address important strategic concepts, such as, Blue Oceans, network-based platforms, critical areas of differentiation, mergers and acquisition, and firm governance among others, I rely heavily on case-based discussions of exemplar firms (and compare those to firms that are failing). In total, students develop analytical, diagnostic, and rhetorical skills while adding precision to their “strategic toolbox.”
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- Curriculum vitae
Academic Department
Academic Service
Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Journal
Editorial Review Board, Strategic Management Journal
Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Review
Co-editor Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal