Santa Clara University

Attendance during the first two weeks of Professor Fern's MGMT 619 sections is required to pass the course.

Faculty Bio
Michael J. Fern (Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Santa Clara University.  His research focuses on the development, use, and transfer of knowledge in the contexts of innovation and entrepreneurship.  Specifically, his research explores: (1) how organizations transfer knowledge across divisions to support their innovation efforts; (2) the mechanisms through which universities transfer social science knowledge to organizations: (3) how entrepreneurs rely on knowledge in their decision-making during new venture formation; and (4) how new product development teams exploit knowledge during product development activities.

Dr. Fern's research has received several awards, including the Michael H. Mescon/Coles College of Business Best Empirical Paper Award (Academy of Management), a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, a Booz Allen Hamilton/SMS Ph.D. Fellowship (Strategic Management Society), and a Wilhemina M. and Richard W. Herbin Scholarship.  He serves as a reviewer for the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, the Strategic Management Journal, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Cananda (SSHRC).

Dr. Fern received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, from the Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon.  Prior to his graduate studies, he worked at Arthur Andersen as an information technology consultant.  As a consultant, he assessed information technology risk and developed business continuity plans for clients operating in the high technology, energy, and financial services sectors.  Before joining the faculty of SCU, Dr. Fern was an Assistant Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.