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Corey Phelps

Corey Phelps

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Corey Phelps is an Assistant Professor and Neal & Jan Dempsey Faculty Fellow in the Management and Organization Department at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington. He completed his Ph.D. in Strategic Management at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Dr. Phelps’s current research focuses on understanding how companies use strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and minority equity investments in start-up firms to enhance their performance. He was awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (SES-0521839) to study alliances and acquisitions. His published research has appeared in Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, and Advances in Strategic Management. He is a past member of the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal and a recipient of the Academy of Management Technology and Innovation Management Division’s Best Dissertation Award and The State Farm Companies Foundation Dissertation Award. He teaches courses in strategic management in the undergraduate, MBA, PhD, and executive education programs at UW. Professor Phelps was recently awarded the Wells Fargo Undergraduate Teaching Award by the Foster School of Business and was a finalist (1 of 20) for the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2008. His other teaching awards include the Undergraduate Professor of the Year for Core Courses and numerous "Professor of the Quarter" awards. Before beginning his Ph.D. studies, Professor Phelps worked as an internal consultant with AT&T Global Information Solutions in their Industry Consulting Group.  He has also been involved in the founding of three small businesses.

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