Faculty Profile

Rhonda Reger

Title
Professor
Department
Management
College
College of Business
Professor
Management
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 1988. 
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: Strategic Management
Dissertation Title: Competitive Positioning in the Chicago Banking Market: Mapping the Mind of the Strategist.
MBA, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 1983. 
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: General Management
BBA, Texas A&M University, 1979. 
Major: Marketing





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
MGMT 6950.001, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024 
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MGMT 5760.002, Strategic Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    MGMT 6010.001, Management Scholar Development Seminar, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.730, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
                    

                    MGMT 6020.730, Research Proposal Seminar, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.730, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    MGMT 6950.005, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    MGMT 6820.001, Seminar in Organizational Theory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    MGMT 3850.003, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3850.004, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.730, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.040, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6950.005, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    MGMT 6010.001, Management Scholar Development Seminar, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    MGMT 5760.002, Strategic Management, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.001, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    MGMT 6900.704, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2021 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.040, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6820.001, Seminar in Organizational Theory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    MGMT 3850.004, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2020 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Abstracts and Proceedings
Wang, X. J., Xia, J., Reger, R. K., Wang, J.  (2023). How Societal Factors Influence IJV Completion: The Role of Constituent Perceptions. 
Andrus, J., Chen, Y. N., Wang, X. J., Reger, R. K. (2023). Tempest in a Teapot? Market Reactions to Social Media Chatter About Social Movements,. 
Channagiri Ajit, T., Ferrier, W., Reger, R. K. (2022). Why do High-Status Firms Become Targets of Competitive Attacks? An Examination of Two Explanations.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022(1), . Academy of Management. 
Book Chapter
Reger, R. K., Pfarrer, M.  (2021). Strategic Decision-Making and Organizational Actors. 
Reger, R. K., Pfarrer, M.  (2021). Strategic Decision-Making and Organizational Actors. Strategic Management: State of the Field and Its Future.  Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
Wang, X., Reger, R. K. (2017). Rolling the Dice: What Methodological Choices Maximize Chances for Publication in Premier Strategic Management Journals?. Methodological Challenges and Advances in Managerial and Organizational Cognition (New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition, Volume 2). 345 - 351. ) Emerald Publishing Limited. 
Rindova, V. P., Reger, R. K., Dalpiaz, E.  (2012). The mind of the strategist and the eye of the beholder: The socio-cognitive perspective in strategy research. Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy. 147-164. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84881840014
Conference Proceeding
Purnell, D. L., Reger, R. K., Legocki, K.  (2023). Mic Check: How Does the Use of Hip-Hop Music in Advertising Impact Perceived Brand Authenticity and Behavioral Intention?. Society for Marketing Advances. 
Pattnaik, S., Reger, R. K. (2022). Who Learns and What They Learn: Evidence from an Action-Based Entrepreneurship Training Program.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022(1), . Academy of Management. 
Editorial, Journal
Reger, R. K. (2001). From the Special Issue Editor Managing in the information age. Journal of Management. 27(3), 233-234. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84992849180
Encyclopedia Article
Reger, R. K., Kincaid, P. A. (2021). Content and Text Analysis Methods for Organizational Research. 
Reger, R. K., Kincaid, P.  (2021). Content and Text Analysis Methods for Organizational Research. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management. 29 pages equivalent (single spaced, 12 point Times New Roman.  Oxford, England: University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.336
Journal Article
Boss, A. D., Yan, J. J., Reger, R. K. (2023). The unrelenting entrepreneur: Taking stock of research on entrepreneurial persistence and related constructs. 
Boss, A. D., Yan, J. J., Reger, R. K. (2023). The unrelenting entrepreneur: Taking stock of research on entrepreneurial persistence and related constructs,. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 20, .  Durham: Elsevier Inc.. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352673423000495
Boss, A. D., Yan, J. J., Reger, R. K. (2023). Keep on keeping on: A psychological approach to entrepreneurial persistence,. 
Boss, A. D., Yan, J., Reger, R. K. (2023). The unrelenting entrepreneur: Taking stock of research on entrepreneurial persistence and related constructs. 
Pattniak, S., Mmbaga, N., White, T. D., Reger, R. K. (2023). To Entrepreneur or Not to Entrepreneur? How Identity Discrepancies Influence Enthusiasm for Academic Entrepreneurship. 
Wang, X., Reger, R. K., Pfarrer, M.  (2021). Faster, Hotter, and More Linked in: Managing Social Disapproval in the Social Media Era. Academy of Management Review. 46(2), 275-298. Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2017.0375
Janardhanan, N. S., Lewis, K., Reger, R. K., Stevens, C. K. (2020). Getting to know you: Motivating cross-understanding for improved team and individual performance. Organization Science. 31(1), 103-118. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85084788743
Zavyalova, A., Pfarrer, M. D., Reger, R. K. (2017). Celebrity and infamy? The consequences of media narratives about organizational identity. Academy of Management Review. 42(3), 461-480. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85027042669
Zavyalova, A., Pfarrer, M. D., Reger, R. K., Hubbard, T. D. (2016). Reputation as a benefit and a burden? How stakeholders' organizational identification affects the role of reputation following a negative event. Academy of Management Journal. 59(1), 253-276. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84959314966
Zavyalova, A., Pfarrer, M. D., Reger, R. K., Shapiro, D. L. (2012). Managing the message: The effects of firm actions and industry spillovers on media coverage following wrongdoing. Academy of Management Journal. 55(5), 1079-1101. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84875762498
Livengood, R. S., Reger, R. K. (2010). That's our turf! identity domains and competitive dynamics. Academy of Management Review. 35(1), 48-66. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/71949121324
Reger, R. K., Palmer, T. B. (1996). Managerial Categorization of Competitors: Using Old Maps to Navigate New Environments. Organization Science. 7(1), 22-39. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0030544810
Noble, C. H., Stafford, E. R., Reger, R. K. (1995). A new direction for strategic alliance research in marketing: Organizational cognition. Journal of Strategic Marketing. 3(3), 145-165. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0011073509
Lyles, M. A., Reger, R. K. (1993). MANAGING FOR AUTONOMY IN JOINT VENTURES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF UPWARD INFLUENCE*. Journal of Management Studies. 30(3), 383-404. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84993031206
Reger, R. K., Huff, A. S. (1993). Strategic groups: A cognitive perspective. Strategic Management Journal. 14(2), 103-123. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84989040395
Reger, R. K., Duhaime, I. M., Stimpert, J. L. (1992). Deregulation, strategic choice, risk and financial performance. Strategic Management Journal. 13(3), 189-204. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84989040498
Note, Journal
Zavyalova, A., Pfarrer, M. D., Reger, R. K. (2018). Dialogue. Academy of Management Review. 43(2), 330-332. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85046169338



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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