Dr. Alex Vestal

Vestal

Associate Professor of Management
Management

Cameron Hall 200-I
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC   28403 - 5664
Phone: 910-962-3225
Fax: 910-962-2116
Email: vestala [ vestala AT uncw DOT edu ]
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Biography
Dr. Alex Vestal joined the faculty in 2015 and supports the Management Strategy concentration. Prior to joining the Cameron School of Business faculty, he was an assistant professor at Oregon State University His areas of interest are technology and innovation with a focus on R&D teams. He research has been featured in top journals, such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, and Research Policy.

Education
  • PhD, Business Management, University of Central Florida, 2011
  • MBA, Management, University of Central Florida, 2006
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2001

Recent Publications
Technological distance and breakthrough inventions in multi-cluster teams: How intra- and inter-location ties bridge the gap. , Administrative Science Quarterly. , 2021; ; (A. Vestal, Danneels, E.)

Knowledge exchange in clusters: The contingent role of regional inventive concentration , Research Policy , 2021; V.47 N.10 pp. 1187-1903 ; (A. Vestal, Danneels, E.)

Interdisciplinarity and team innovation: The role of team experiential and relational resources. , Small Group Research , 2020; V.51 N.6 pp. 738-775 ; (A. Vestal, Danneels, E.)

Normalizing vs. analyzing: Drawing the lessons from failure to enhance firm innovativeness , Journal of Business Venturing , 2020; V.35 N.1 ; (A. Vestal, Danneels, E.)

The determinants and performance consequences of CEO strategic advice seeking , Journal of General Management , 2019; V.44 N.4 pp. 232-242 ; (A. Vestal, Guidice, R.)

Horizontal competition and interorganizational exchange partner selection: An analysis of Major League Baseball player trades , Strategic Organization , 2019; V.17 N.3 pp. 311-333 ; (A. Vestal, Barden, J.)

Knowledge exchange in clusters: The contingent role of regional inventive concentration , Research Policy , 2018; V.47 N.10 pp. 1187-1903 ; (A. Vestal, Danneels, E.)

Bridging the social chasm in geographically distributed R&D teams: The moderating effects of relational strength and status asymmetry on the novelty of team innovation , Organization Science , 2015; V.26 N.3 pp. 811-829 ; (A. Vestal, Tzabbar, D.)


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