Suresh Kotha
Professor of Management & Organization
Faculty Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1988
MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1986
MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1983
M Arch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1982
B Arch, University of Madras, 1980
Courses 2006-2007 Academic Year
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, TMMBA Program.
Corporate Entrepreneurship, EMBA Program
Specialties
Corporate entrepreneurship, ecommerce strategy, global ebusiness, competitive strategy and global competition, management of technology, and manufacturing strategy.
Positions Held
At the University of Washington since 1996
Visiting Professor Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India ( Fall 2004) Gordon Institute of Business Sciences, University of Pretoria, SA (Summers 2001, 1999, and 1998)
International University in Japan, GSIM (1993)
Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU (1988-1996)
Instructor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1987-1988)
Honors and Awards
Stevens Institute Best Paper award on Corporate Entrepreneurship, Babson Research Conference, (2005)
Dean’s Citizenship Award (2004)
Evert McCabe Faculty Fellowship Award (2003-2004)
International Research Award (2004)
UW Business School Neal Dempsey Research Fellowship Award, (2001, 2002, 2003)
UW Business School Lex N.Gamble Family Award for Excellence in the field of E-Commerce (2001)
Research funding from UW Business School’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Herbert Jones Foundation (2000, 2001)
Research funding from UW CIBER Center (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Research funding from Columbia University’s Center for International Business Research, Columbia University Business School (1995)
NSF Grant Co-Recipient (NSF 94-27/July 15, 1994, Management of Technology Innovation)
National Science Foundation grant (1994)
Two Tenneco Fund Program Awards, Management Department, NYU (1991, 1994)
Research funding from the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Best Paper Awards, Operations Management Division, Academy of Management Meeting, (1991, 1992)
Fellowship Recipient, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, New York School of Architecture (1980-1982) and School of Management (1983-1988)
University Rank Holder, placed second in the final year B. Arch examinations, University of Madras, India.
A. L. Mudaliar Award for Design Excellence in the final year B. Arch examinations. University of Madras, India.
Academic Service
Member of the editorial review board of Strategic Management Journal
Past editorial review board member of the Academy of Management Journal
Past Associate editor of Journal of Operations Management