Ann Echols' Personal Bio

Assistant Professor
Department of Management & Organization
427 Beam Business Administration Building
Phone: 814-863-0642
Fax: 814-863-7261
Email: aie1@psu.edu

Ann Echols joined the Smeal College of Business in August, 2000. She earned two doctorates from Virginia Tech subsequent to spending five years as an accountant and working with small businesses in various capacities. Ann currently teaches Management 471: Strategic Management, a capstone course for management undergraduate seniors. Her current research interests include observing social structures among venture capital firms, the performance of initial public offerings, and issues surrounding new technologies. Ann is a member of the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society.

Education
 

Areas of Expertise
Strategic Management
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital
The Strategic Management of Technology
Social Networks

Virginia Tech

Ph.D., Strategic Management,
Ed.D., VTE Policy Studies

Florida Atlantic University

M.B.A., Accounting and Finance Cognate

Texas A&M University

B.B.A., Accounting

Selected Research and Publications

Hatfield, D., Tegarden, L. F., & Echols, A. (2001).
Facing the Uncertain Environment from Technological Discontinuities: Hedging as a Technology Choice Strategy.
Journal of High Technology Management Research, 12, 63-76.

Tegarden, L. F., Echols, A. E., & Hatfield, D. E. (2000).
Entry timing and exit rates in emerging markets: A comparison of start-up and established firms.
Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 24(4), 41-58.

Tegarden, L. F., Hatfield, D. E., & Echols, A. E. (1999).
Doomed from the start: What is the value of selecting the future dominant design?.
Strategic Management Journal, 20(6), 495-518.

Echols, A. E., & Meredith, J. W. (1998).
A case study of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in the context of the Cabral-Dahab paradigm with comparison to other U.S. research parks. International Journal of Technology Management, 16(8), 761-777.