Reddi KOTHA
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship; PGR Coordinator, Strategy & Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Peak Lead
EDUCATION |
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2007 |
Ph.D in Entrepreneurship |
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2002 |
Master of Business Administration |
CURRENT POSITION(S) HELD |
| Jan 2023 - Now |
Professor of Strategic Management |
| August 2025 - Now |
Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) |
| July 2022 - June 2025 |
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) |
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July 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Associate Professor of Strategic Management |
| 2007 - June 2015 | Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND HONORS |
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Babson Doctoral Consortium, 2005 |
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SMS Doctoral Consortium, 2004 |
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Best Paper in Family Business Award, Entrepreneurship, Academy of Management , 2006 |
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Best contribution by a young Scholar. Journal of Management Studies, 2008 - 2009 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
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RESEARCH GRANTS |
| 2018 | $ 696,000 (Start-up Scaling from SSRC) |
| 2016 | $ 132,570 (Start-up Scaling Pilot Project) |
| 2015 | $ 33,999 (Innovation in Chinese Firms) |
| 2012 | $ 9,700 (IP Project Evaluation) |
| 2008 | $ 20,920 (Venture Capital Research) |
| 2007 | $ 13,530 (Technology Licensing) |
SELECTED ARTICLES |
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"Multinational family firms’ internationalization depth and breadth following the global financial crisis.” Fourné, S. P., Zschoche, M., Schwens, C., & Kotha, R. (2023). 58(3), 101428, Journal of World Business. |
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"Do Ambitious Entrepreneurs Benefit More from Training?” by Kotha, R., Vissa, B., Lin, Y., Corboz, A.V. (2023), 44 (2), 549-575, Strategic Management Journal. |
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"A Foot in the Door: Field-experiments on Entrepreneurs’ Network Activation Strategies for Investor Referrals.” by Nai, J., Lin, Y., Kotha, R., & Vissa, B. (2021), forthcoming, Strategic Management Journal. |
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"Kin ties and the performance of new firms: A Structural Approach." by Ertug, G., Kotha, R., & Hedstrom, P. (2020), 63 (6), 1893-1922, Academy of Management Journal. |
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"Transparency and Fairness in Organizational Decisions: An Experimental Investigation using the Paired Ultimatum Game." by Nai, J., Kotha, R., Narayanan, J., & Puranam, P. (2020), 5 (1), 55-70, Strategy Science. |
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“Taking Leaps of Faith: Evaluation Criteria and Resource Commitments for Early-stage Inventions.” by Kim, P., Kotha, R., Fourne, S. & Coussement, K. (2019), 48 (6), 1429-1444, Research Policy. |
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"Many Hands: The Effect of the Prior Inventor-Intermediaries Relationship on Academic Licensing." by Kim, Y., Rhee, M., & Kotha, R. (2019) 48 (3), 813-829, Research Policy. |
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“Experience and Signaling Value in Technology Licensing Contract Payment Structures” by Kotha, R., Crama, P, & Kim, P. (2018), 61(4), 1307-1342, Academy of Management Journal |
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"Social structure, reasonable gain and entrepreneurship in Africa” by George, G., Kotha, R., Parikh, P,Alnuaimi, T, & Bahaj, A. (2016), 37, 1118–1131, Strategic Management Journal |
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"Turn your science into a business" by Kotha, R., Kim, P., & Alexy, O., (2014), 92, 11, p106-114, Harvard Business Review. |
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“Bridging the mutual knowledge gap: coordination and the commercialization of university science,” by Kotha, R., George, G., & Srikanth, K., (2013), 56, 2, p498-524, Academy of Management Journal. |
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"Friends, family, or fools: Entrepreneur experience and its implications for equity distribution and resource mobilization" by Kotha, R. & George, G., (2012), 27, 5, p525-543, Journal of Business Venturing. |
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"Entry into new niches: the effects of firm age and the expansion of technological capabilities on innovation output and impact" by Kotha, R., Zheng, Y. & George, G., (2011), 32, p1011- 1024, Strategic Management Journal. |
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"Entry into Insular Domains: A Longtitudinal Study of Knowledge Structuration and Innovation in Biotechnology Firms" by George, G., Kotha, R. & Zheng, Y., (2008), 45, 8, p1448 - 1474, Journal of Management Studies. |
You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=447937 .
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsCombines rigorous empirical research with practical insights for innovation and entrepreneurship; recognized for editorial leadership and impactful publications; significant contributions to research funding and academic program development.
Focused research areas include Explores how innovation and entrepreneurship intersect with organizational design, with a focus on strategic management, new venture creation, and the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- G Xu, R KothaAvailable at SSRN 5565518, 2025
- DA Grégoire, C Tröster, R Kotha, J Zhu, C Farh, Q Roberson, M GruberAcademy of Management Journal 68 (4), 669-679, 2025
- R KOTHA, CP LIM, CW CHANSingapore Management University, 2025
- YC Kim, R Kotha, M RheeJournal of Business Research 178, 114679, 2024
- DA Grégoire, ALJ Ter Wal, LM Little, S Bermiss, R Kotha, M GruberAcademy of Management Journal 67 (2), 289-298, 2024
- R KOTHA, L BHATTACHARYA, R ARORASingapore Management University, Centre for Management Practice 11 (2), 30, 2024
EDUCATION |
|
2007 |
Ph.D in Entrepreneurship |
|
2002 |
Master of Business Administration |
CURRENT POSITION(S) HELD |
| Jan 2023 - Now |
Professor of Strategic Management |
| August 2025 - Now |
Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) |
| July 2022 - June 2025 |
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) |
|
July 2015 - Dec 2023 |
Associate Professor of Strategic Management |
| 2007 - June 2015 | Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND HONORS |
|
|
Babson Doctoral Consortium, 2005 |
|
|
SMS Doctoral Consortium, 2004 |
|
|
Best Paper in Family Business Award, Entrepreneurship, Academy of Management , 2006 |
|
|
Best contribution by a young Scholar. Journal of Management Studies, 2008 - 2009 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
|
RESEARCH GRANTS |
| 2018 | $ 696,000 (Start-up Scaling from SSRC) |
| 2016 | $ 132,570 (Start-up Scaling Pilot Project) |
| 2015 | $ 33,999 (Innovation in Chinese Firms) |
| 2012 | $ 9,700 (IP Project Evaluation) |
| 2008 | $ 20,920 (Venture Capital Research) |
| 2007 | $ 13,530 (Technology Licensing) |
SELECTED ARTICLES |
|
|
"Multinational family firms’ internationalization depth and breadth following the global financial crisis.” Fourné, S. P., Zschoche, M., Schwens, C., & Kotha, R. (2023). 58(3), 101428, Journal of World Business. |
|
|
"Do Ambitious Entrepreneurs Benefit More from Training?” by Kotha, R., Vissa, B., Lin, Y., Corboz, A.V. (2023), 44 (2), 549-575, Strategic Management Journal. |
|
|
"A Foot in the Door: Field-experiments on Entrepreneurs’ Network Activation Strategies for Investor Referrals.” by Nai, J., Lin, Y., Kotha, R., & Vissa, B. (2021), forthcoming, Strategic Management Journal. |
|
|
"Kin ties and the performance of new firms: A Structural Approach." by Ertug, G., Kotha, R., & Hedstrom, P. (2020), 63 (6), 1893-1922, Academy of Management Journal. |
|
|
"Transparency and Fairness in Organizational Decisions: An Experimental Investigation using the Paired Ultimatum Game." by Nai, J., Kotha, R., Narayanan, J., & Puranam, P. (2020), 5 (1), 55-70, Strategy Science. |
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|
“Taking Leaps of Faith: Evaluation Criteria and Resource Commitments for Early-stage Inventions.” by Kim, P., Kotha, R., Fourne, S. & Coussement, K. (2019), 48 (6), 1429-1444, Research Policy. |
|
|
"Many Hands: The Effect of the Prior Inventor-Intermediaries Relationship on Academic Licensing." by Kim, Y., Rhee, M., & Kotha, R. (2019) 48 (3), 813-829, Research Policy. |
|
|
“Experience and Signaling Value in Technology Licensing Contract Payment Structures” by Kotha, R., Crama, P, & Kim, P. (2018), 61(4), 1307-1342, Academy of Management Journal |
|
|
"Social structure, reasonable gain and entrepreneurship in Africa” by George, G., Kotha, R., Parikh, P,Alnuaimi, T, & Bahaj, A. (2016), 37, 1118–1131, Strategic Management Journal |
|
|
"Turn your science into a business" by Kotha, R., Kim, P., & Alexy, O., (2014), 92, 11, p106-114, Harvard Business Review. |
|
|
“Bridging the mutual knowledge gap: coordination and the commercialization of university science,” by Kotha, R., George, G., & Srikanth, K., (2013), 56, 2, p498-524, Academy of Management Journal. |
|
|
"Friends, family, or fools: Entrepreneur experience and its implications for equity distribution and resource mobilization" by Kotha, R. & George, G., (2012), 27, 5, p525-543, Journal of Business Venturing. |
|
|
"Entry into new niches: the effects of firm age and the expansion of technological capabilities on innovation output and impact" by Kotha, R., Zheng, Y. & George, G., (2011), 32, p1011- 1024, Strategic Management Journal. |
|
|
"Entry into Insular Domains: A Longtitudinal Study of Knowledge Structuration and Innovation in Biotechnology Firms" by George, G., Kotha, R. & Zheng, Y., (2008), 45, 8, p1448 - 1474, Journal of Management Studies. |
You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=447937 .
