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Faculty Profile

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Kenneth GOH

Full-time Faculty

Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education); Academic Director, Business Families Institute; Course Coordinator, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major

Lee Kong Chian School of Business LKCSB

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Organizational Behavior and Theory, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA
  • M. Ed., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
  • B. Sc., Economics (Dual Concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management), University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA


 

CURRENT APPOINTMENT(s)

Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship (Education)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Course Coordinator & Academic Advisor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Major
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University


 

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT(s)

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada
V3 Group Fellow in Family Entrepreneurship
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Academic Director, Business Families Institute
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University


 

AWARDS, RECOGNITION & HONORS

  • LKCSB Dean’s Teaching Honor List (2018-2022)
  • Ivey Publishing Best Seller for “Agoda: People analytics and business culture”
  • Academy of Management, Strategizing Activities and Practices Group, Best Paper Award – Finalist (2018)
  • University Student Council Teaching Honor Roll – Award of Excellence (2015-2016)
  • APA Div 49 Dissertation Award Competition (2014) – Finalist
  • J. Richard Hackman Dissertation Award (2014) - Finalist
  • Best Article Award, Small Group Research (2013)
  • William Larimer Mellon Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University (2006-2013)
  • Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship, Republic of Singapore (2005-2011)


 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Innovation
  • Team process and dynamics
  • Organizational routines


 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Pentland, B. T., Kremser, W., & Goh, K. T. (2025). Path nets: Concurrence and recurrence in the dynamics of organizing. Academy of Management Review, 50(1), 114-137. 
  • Goh, K. T. , Rerup, C. (2023). “Improvisation, routine dynamics, and temporal regularity”. In Miguel Pina e Cunha, Dusya Vera, António Abrantes & Anne Miner (Eds), The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations.
  • Goh, K. T., Fisher, C. M., Sommer, S. A., (2022). “The effect of formal time allocations on learning trajectories and performance”. Small Group Research, 56(6), 821-854
  • Todorova, G. T., Goh, K. T., Weingart, L. R. (2021). “The effects of conflict type and conflict expression intensity on conflict management”. International Journal of Conflict Management, 33(2), 245-272. Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award
  • Goh, K. T., Mack, D. Z., George, G. (2021). “How nascent organizations overcome unfavorable legitimacy judgments to form partnerships”. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.
  • Pentland, B. T., Goh, K. T. (2021). Organizational routines and organizational change. In Marshall Scott Poole & Andrew H. Van de Ven (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Organization Change and Innovation (2nd ed), 339- 363. Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Goh, K. T., Pentland, B. T. (2019). “From Actions to Paths to Patterning: Toward a Dynamic Theory of Patterning in Routines”. Academy of Management Journal
  • Goh, K. T., Rerup, C., R. (2018). “The role of space and time in balancing conflicting pressures through routine dynamics”, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.
  • Goh, K.T., Goodman, P., Weingart, L.R., (2013), "Team innovation processes: An examination of activity cycles in creative project teams", Small Group Research, April 44(2): 159 - 194. Awarded Best Published Paper


 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Singapore Business Awards, Judge
  • EY-Bank of Singapore Family Enterprise Award of Excellence, Judge  
  • Ministry of Education, Commerce Curriculum Review Committee 2025 
  • LKCSB Scholarship Committee (2023 – present)
  • Coordinator and Academic Advisor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship major
  • Editorial Board – Small Group Research
  • Ad hoc reviewer - Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Management Science
  • Faculty Senate member (2020 - 2022)


 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • President, Singapore Aquatics
  • Board Member, World Aquatics Championships Singapore 2025
  • Vice President, Asia Aquatics 


 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • AdvocAid Ltd – Co-Founder
  • World Bank – Project consultant
  • Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) – Investment Banking Analyst
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Curriculum Vitae
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Research Areas and Areas of Expertise

Strategic Priorities

Highlights
16
Publications
7
H-Index (All Time)
428
Citations (All Time)
Kenneth T. Goh is an award-winning scholar and educator in strategy, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior, renowned for his research on innovation, creative teams, and dynamic organizational processes, with extensive leadership in business family education and industry engagement.

Kenneth T. Goh bridges rigorous academic research with practical impact, advancing understanding of innovation, team dynamics, and organizational routines; his work is recognized for methodological depth, cross-disciplinary relevance, and real-world application in family business, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and sports governance. He is a sought-after advisor, moderator, and keynote speaker, actively shaping industry practices and policy.

Focused research areas include Iterative and improvisational processes in creative project teams, innovation and routine dynamics, inclusive organizational practices, diversity and organization design, board dynamics for firm innovation, ESG integration in business families, gender diversity in management teams, and technology-enabled transformation in sports and business.
Areas of Expertise
InnovationEntrepreneurshipProcess researchRoutinesTemporality
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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Organizational Behavior and Theory, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA
  • M. Ed., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
  • B. Sc., Economics (Dual Concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management), University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA


 

CURRENT APPOINTMENT(s)

Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship (Education)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Course Coordinator & Academic Advisor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Major
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University


 

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT(s)

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada
V3 Group Fellow in Family Entrepreneurship
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Academic Director, Business Families Institute
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University


 

AWARDS, RECOGNITION & HONORS

  • LKCSB Dean’s Teaching Honor List (2018-2022)
  • Ivey Publishing Best Seller for “Agoda: People analytics and business culture”
  • Academy of Management, Strategizing Activities and Practices Group, Best Paper Award – Finalist (2018)
  • University Student Council Teaching Honor Roll – Award of Excellence (2015-2016)
  • APA Div 49 Dissertation Award Competition (2014) – Finalist
  • J. Richard Hackman Dissertation Award (2014) - Finalist
  • Best Article Award, Small Group Research (2013)
  • William Larimer Mellon Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University (2006-2013)
  • Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship, Republic of Singapore (2005-2011)


 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Innovation
  • Team process and dynamics
  • Organizational routines


 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Pentland, B. T., Kremser, W., & Goh, K. T. (2025). Path nets: Concurrence and recurrence in the dynamics of organizing. Academy of Management Review, 50(1), 114-137. 
  • Goh, K. T. , Rerup, C. (2023). “Improvisation, routine dynamics, and temporal regularity”. In Miguel Pina e Cunha, Dusya Vera, António Abrantes & Anne Miner (Eds), The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations.
  • Goh, K. T., Fisher, C. M., Sommer, S. A., (2022). “The effect of formal time allocations on learning trajectories and performance”. Small Group Research, 56(6), 821-854
  • Todorova, G. T., Goh, K. T., Weingart, L. R. (2021). “The effects of conflict type and conflict expression intensity on conflict management”. International Journal of Conflict Management, 33(2), 245-272. Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award
  • Goh, K. T., Mack, D. Z., George, G. (2021). “How nascent organizations overcome unfavorable legitimacy judgments to form partnerships”. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.
  • Pentland, B. T., Goh, K. T. (2021). Organizational routines and organizational change. In Marshall Scott Poole & Andrew H. Van de Ven (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Organization Change and Innovation (2nd ed), 339- 363. Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Goh, K. T., Pentland, B. T. (2019). “From Actions to Paths to Patterning: Toward a Dynamic Theory of Patterning in Routines”. Academy of Management Journal
  • Goh, K. T., Rerup, C., R. (2018). “The role of space and time in balancing conflicting pressures through routine dynamics”, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.
  • Goh, K.T., Goodman, P., Weingart, L.R., (2013), "Team innovation processes: An examination of activity cycles in creative project teams", Small Group Research, April 44(2): 159 - 194. Awarded Best Published Paper


 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Singapore Business Awards, Judge
  • EY-Bank of Singapore Family Enterprise Award of Excellence, Judge  
  • Ministry of Education, Commerce Curriculum Review Committee 2025 
  • LKCSB Scholarship Committee (2023 – present)
  • Coordinator and Academic Advisor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship major
  • Editorial Board – Small Group Research
  • Ad hoc reviewer - Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Management Science
  • Faculty Senate member (2020 - 2022)


 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • President, Singapore Aquatics
  • Board Member, World Aquatics Championships Singapore 2025
  • Vice President, Asia Aquatics 


 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • AdvocAid Ltd – Co-Founder
  • World Bank – Project consultant
  • Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) – Investment Banking Analyst