EMPLOYMENT

2007 - Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2003 - 2007 Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy

Boston University

EDUCATION

2003 THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PhD in Management

Dissertation Title: “A Study of Decision Making, Capabilities and Performance in the Venture Capital Industry” (Advisor: Daniel Levinthal)

2001 THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Master’s Degree in Managerial Science and Applied Economics

1998 MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Ankara, Turkey

Master of Business Administration (with honors)

1996 MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Ankara, Turkey

Undergraduate Degree in Management (with honors)

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

Refereed

Guler, I., Guillen M. (2009) Home-Country Networks and Foreign Expansion, forthcoming at the Academy of Management Journal

Guler, I., Guillen, M. (2009) Knowledge, Institutions and Organizational Growth: The Internationalization of U.S. Venture Capital Firms, forthcoming at the Journal of International Business Studies.

Guler, I. (2007) Throwing Good Money After Bad? A Multi-Level Study of Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry. Administrative Science Quarterly, 52: 248-285.

Guler, I. (2007) An Empirical Examination of Management of Real Options in the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, Advances in Strategic Management, 24: 485-506.

Guler, I., Guillen, M., MacPherson, J.M. (2002) Global Competition, Institutions, and the Diffusion of Organizational Practices: The International Spread of the ISO 9000 Quality Certificates. Administrative Science Quarterly, 47: 207-232.

Conference Proceedings

Guler, I., Guillen, M. (2005) The Internationalization of US Venture Capital Firms: An Empirical Examination. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Guler, I. (2003) Throwing Good Money After Bad? Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division IDEA Award, “Thought Leader” Category, 2008
Carolyn Dexter Award Entrepreneurship Division Nominee, Academy of Management 2005
American Sociological Association’s Richard W. Scott Award for Best Paper 2003
Heizer Doctoral Dissertation Award in New Enterprise Development, Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division 2004
SMS/Booz Allen & Hamilton Best Student Paper Prize 2002
Finalist, Best Dissertation Award, Academy of Management Business Policy and Strategy Division 2004
Finalist, McKinsey/SMS Best Conference Paper Prize 2002

PRESENTATIONS

2008

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Home-Country Networks, Intangible Assets, and Foreign Expansion

University of Michigan

Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

McGill-Cornell Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference, Montreal

Guler, I., Nerkar, A. Intra-Organizational Network Configuration and Value of Firms’ Innovations, Strategy Research Forum, Asheville

Guler, I. Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance, BYU Winter Strategy Conference, Utah

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Transnational Connections and Strategic Choice: Venture Capital Firms’ Entry into Foreign Markets

Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, University of North Carolina

Academy of International Business Meeting, Milan

Guler, I., McGahan, A. Institutions and Syndicate Size in International Venture Capital Investments, University of Maryland Entrepreneurship Conference

2007

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Home-Country Networks, Intangible Assets, and Foreign Expansion,

London Business School

Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia

Guler, I., Throwing Good Money After Bad? A Multi-Level Study of Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry, University of North Carolina

Guler, I., Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance, Mid-Atlantic Strategy Colloquium, University of Virginia

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Transnational Connections and Strategic Choice: Venture Capital Firms’ Entry into Foreign Markets, University of Maryland Entrepreneurship Conference

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Knowledge, Institutions, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, McGill-Cornell Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2007

Guler, I., McGahan, A. Do Investors Manage US Ventures Less Intensively than International Ventures?, Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia

Guler, I., McGahan, A. Syndication in Venture Investing, SMS Special Entrepreneurship Conference, Catania

2006

Guler, I., Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance, Real Options in Entrepreneurship and Strategy Workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2005

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Knowledge, Institutions, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, Smith Entrepreneurship Conference, University of Maryland

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., Knowledge, Institutions, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu

2004

Guler, I . Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance

Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference

Academy of Management Meetings, New Orleans

Guler, I., Guillen, M., Knowledge, Institutions, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, Academy of Management Meetings, New Orleans

Guler, I. An Empirical Examination of Aggregate Patterns in U.S. Venture Capital Investment Decision Making, Sabanci University

2003

Guler, I. An Empirical Examination of Aggregate Patterns in U.S. Venture Capital Investment Decision Making,

Boston University

London Business School

Georgia State University

Toronto University

University of Minnesota

University of Washington at Seattle

Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle, 2003.

Guler, I . Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance, Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle

2002

Guler, I. An Empirical Examination of Aggregate Patterns in U.S. Venture Capital Investment Decision Making

The Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation, Boston University

Academy of Management Meetings, Denver

Guler, I. Decision-making under Uncertainty: A Study of Investment Decisions in the VC Industry, Strategic Management Society Meetings, Paris.

Guler, I. Evolution of Capabilities in the VC Industry, Strategic Management Society Meetings, Paris

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., MacPherson, J.M., The Role of Institutional Environment in the International Spread of ISO 9000 Quality Certificates, All-Academy Symposium, Academy of Management Meetings, Denver

Guler, I., Sequential Decision Making and Performance: A Study of Venture Capital Decision Making Processes, Academy of Management Meetings, Denver

2000

Guler, I., Guillen, M.F., MacPherson, J.M., Global Competition and Institutional Factors: The International Diffusion of ISO 9000 Quality Standards, Academy of Management Meetings, Toronto

Ethiraj, S., Singh, H., E-business models: Value Creation and Competitive Advantage, Strategic Management Society Meetings, Vancouver

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BUSI 698 – Strategic Management (undergraduate capstone course)

2003 - 2007 Boston University

MG 422 – Strategy and Policy (undergraduate capstone course)

2000-2001 Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Management (undergraduate core course)

1996-1998 Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Introduction to Management, Managerial Skills Lab I&II, Managerial Economics recitations.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICES

Editorial Board Membership: Administrative Science Quarterly (2009-2010)

Organization Science (2009-2011)

Strategic Management Journal (2009-2011)

Journal of International Business Studies (2006-2007)

Elected to Research Committee (2007-2009) of the Academy of Management Business Policy and Strategy Division

Dissertation Committee member:

Joseph LiPuma, Boston University: “How non-financial aspects of venture capital impact the performance of internationalizing portfolio firms”

Second Reader for Doctoral Student: Amol Joshi, UNC

Faculty Participant: Doctoral Student Consortium, Babson Entrepreneurship Conference, 2008

Managing Your Dissertation Workshop, Academy of Management Meetings, 2005.

Session Discussant: “Alliances, Joint Ventures, and Networks”, Academy of Management Meetings, 2007.

"Startups, IPOs and Venture Capitalists", Academy of Management Meetings, 2005.

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Management Science, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing

Member: Academy of Management