Thomas MurthaAssociate Professor

Thomas Murtha
CSOM Strategic Mgmt & Org
3-161 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/624-8214
murth004@umn.edu


Education
PhD, 1989, business administration, New York University
MA, 1983, public affairs, University of Minnesota
BA, 1973, written communication, University of Minnesota

Research

Expertise
Technology management
Global strategy
Organizational cognition and internationalization processes
International firm/state relations
National competitiveness

Current Research
Organizational attitudes toward internationalization processes in U.S. firms
Management of innovation and new industry creation


Publications

Major Publications

  • "How Governments Matter to New Industry Creation," T. Murtha, J. Spencer, and S. Lenway, Academy of Management Review (Apri1 2005).
  • "The Metanational Firm in Context: Competition in Knowledge-Driven Industries," T. Murtha, Advances in International Management (2004).
  • "Global Mindsets and Cognitive Shift in a Complex Multinational Corporation," T. Murtha, Strategic Management Journal (1998).
  • "Country Capabilities and the Strategic State: How National Political Institutions Affect Multinational Corporations'' Strategies," T. Murtha and S. Lenway, Strategic Management Journal (1994).
  • "Moving Targets: National Industrial Strategies and Embedded Innovation in the Global Flat Panel Display Industry," T. Murtha, J. Spencer, and S. Lenway, Advances in Strategic Management (1996).
  • "The Idea of the State in the International Management Literature," T. Murtha and S. Lenway, Journal of International Business Studies (1994).
  • "Surviving Industrial Targeting: State Credibility and Public Policy Contingencies in Multinational Subcontracting," T. Murtha, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (1991).

Books

  • Managing New Industry Creation: Global Knowledge Formation and Entrepreneurship in High Technology. T. Murtha, S. Lenway, and J. Hart. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.

Service

Current Editorial Appointments

  • Department Editor, Technology and Innovation Area, Journal of International Business Studies

Scholarly Service and Honors

  • Best Paper Award, International Management Division, Academy of Management, 1991

Community Relationships

  • President Emeritus, The Bakken Trio
  • Board President, Gold Mountain Homeowners' Association