Joseph Li Puma

2007 Doctor of Business Administration: Strategy and Policy
Boston University; Boston, MA; Graduate School of Management
Major: Management Strategy and Policy 
Minor: International Entrepreneurship

1983 Master of Business Administration: Finance and Management Science (dual major)
State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, New York; School of Management
  
1978  Bachelor of Science: Mathematics (Magna cum Laude)
State University College of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, New York
Certificate: Secondary Education

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
2008- Affiliate Professor (academic, full-time, permanent): EMLYON Business School, France. Strategy & Organization Department. Teach graduate (MBA, Masters, Executive MBA) courses in business strategy and policy, international business, entrepreneurship and innovation.
2007-08 Visiting Assistant Professor: Drexel University, Department of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Taught graduate & undergraduate courses in business strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation.
2006 Adjunct Professor: St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA; MBA capstone course in Global Business.
2003-04 Instructor: Boston University, Metropolitan College, Boston, MA.
1981-82 Instructor: SUNY at Buffalo, School of Management, Buffalo, NY.

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:
2009- Director, International MBA Program, EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France. 
2009- Director, MSc. in Luxury Management and Marketing Program, EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France. 
2009- Member of Curriculum Committee, Graduate Programs Committee, Program Rationalization Committee, Selection Board, Admissions Board; EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France. 

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:

LiPuma, J.A., Newbert, S.L., Doh, J.P., “The effect of institutional quality on firm export performance in emerging economies: A contingency model of firm age and size,” Small Business Economics, in press;

LiPuma, J.A., “Internationalization and the IPO Performance for Venture Capital-backed New Ventures,” Journal of Business Research, in press;

Hoehn-Weiss, M.N. & LiPuma, J.A. 2008. “Better in Pairs?: Interactions between Alliances and Corporate Venture Capital on New Venture Internationalization,” In A. Zacharakis et al., (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2008, Wellesley, MA: Babson College.

LiPuma, J.A. 2006. “Independent venture capital, corporate venture capital, and the internationalisation intensity of technology-based portfolio firms,” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2(2), 245-260.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

Fayolle, A. & LiPuma, J.A. 2009. “Assessing Venture Capital Funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.” In C. Gardner (Ed.), Qfinance: The Ultimate Resource. London, UK: Bloomsbury Information Ltd.

WORKING PAPERS:

LiPuma, J.A. & Park, S., “Venture Capitalist Mitigation of Agency Risks of Portfolio Company Internationalization,” under review (R&R).

LiPuma, J.A., “Corporate Venture Capital and the Internationalization of New Ventures”.

LiPuma, J.A., Prange, C., Park, S., “Conflicting or Converging – The Interactive Role of Investors’ and Entrepreneurs’ Knowledge in the Internationalization Process of Young Ventures.”

LiPuma, J.A. & Hoehn-Weiss, M.C., “Substitutes or Complements: The Effects of Alliances and Corporate Venture Capital on Intensity of New Venture Internationalization.”

LiPuma, J.A., “Complementarities between Corporate Venture Capital and Foreign Venture Capital for New Venture Internationalization”

NON-ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:

LiPuma, J.A. “Rich Dividend,” The Times of India: Higher Education, Volume III/2011

Moore, R.A. and LiPuma, J.A. "Geared for Growth, Business Models in Emerging Economies," Effective Executive, May 2009.

CASES:

LiPuma, J.A. and Delmar, F., “Aysen Zamanpur: A Born Global in the Luxury Retail Market” Teaching case; first used in Global Entrepreneurship Program, September 2010.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SYMPOSIA

LiPuma, J.A., Prange, C., Park, S., “Venture Capitalists’ and Entrepreneurs’ Knowledge in New Venture Internationalization” Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August, 2011.

LiPuma, J.A., “May I Complement You?  Are Corporate Venture Capital and Foreign Venture Capital Complementary in the Context of New Venture Internationalization?” Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse, New York; June, 2011.

LiPuma, J.A., Prange, C., Park, S., “Conflicting or Converging – The Interactive Role of Venture Capitalists’ and Entrepreneurs’ Knowledge in the Internationalization Process of Young Ventures.” Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, April, 2011.

LiPuma, J.A., & Park, S., “Venture Capitalist Mitigation of Agency Risks of Portfolio Company Internationalization.” Workshop and Small Business Economics Special Issue: Reassessing the Relationships between Private Equity Investors and Their Portfolio Companies, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Ghent, Belgium, September 2010.

LiPuma, J.A., & Hoehn-Weiss, M.C., “The Effects of Alliances and Corporate Venture Capital on New Venture Internationalization.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, August 2010. Presented at a Symposium. (Co-organized and chaired the Symposium, co-sponsored by BPS, IM and ENT Divisions.)

Hoehn-Weiss, M.C. & LiPuma, J.A., “Substitutes or Complements: The Effects of Alliances and Corporate Venture Capital on Intensity of New Venture Internationalization.” Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, June, 2010.

LiPuma, J.A., “Corporate Venture Capital and the Internationalization of Portfolio Companies,” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August, 2009.

LiPuma, J.A., “Internationalization and the Initial Public Offering Performance of New Ventures,” Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Boston, MA, June, 2009.

Hoehn-Weiss, M.N., LiPuma, J.A., “Better in Pairs?: Interactions between Alliances and Corporate Venture Capital on New Venture Internationalization,” Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, N.C., June, 2008.

LiPuma, J.A., “Corporate Venture Capital and the International Intensity of Portfolio Companies” McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, September, 2007, Los Angeles, CA.

LiPuma, J.A., “Round and Round: How Venture Capitalists Mitigate the Agency Risks of Portfolio Company Internationalization,” Academy of Management Annual Conference, August 2007, Philadelphia, PA.

LiPuma, J.A., Newbert, S.L., Doh, J.P., “Institutional Quality and the Environment for Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets,” Fox International Business Research Forum on Institutional Changes and Organizational Transformations in Developing Economies, April 21, 2007 and Academy of Management Annual Conference, August 2007, Philadelphia, PA.

LiPuma, J.A., “Venture Capital and the Internationalization Intensity of New Technology-Based Private Firms” Academy of Management Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 2006.

LiPuma, J.A., “The Impact of Alternate Sources of Venture Capital on International Intensity” Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, June, 2006.

LiPuma, J.A., “Demography’s Effect: Explaining Entrepreneurial Activity by Demographic Composition” Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, June, 2004.
 
LiPuma, J.A., “The Effect of Demographics on Entrepreneurship: What Factors Matter” Academy of International Business – Northeast, Annual Conference, Manchester, NH, October 2-4, 2003.  Best Student Paper Award.

Best Reviewer, International Management Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 2009
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award, Boston University School of Management, April 2004
Best Student Paper Award, AIB-NE, Annual Conference, Manchester, NH, October 2-4, 2003

Nearly two decades of management responsibility including senior management, operating committee and board-level roles.  Established businesses in domestic and foreign environments with multicultural staff.

2000-2001 iXL, Inc. (via acquisition); San Francisco and London, U.K.
   General Manager/Senior Vice President CRM West Region; Client Partner

1996-2000 Tessera Enterprise Systems; Boston and San Francisco
   1999-2000 Vice President/Sr. Vice President, General Manager, West Region
   1996-1998 Director/Vice President, Financial Services/ Healthcare

1988-1996 Synetics Corporation; Wakefield, Massachusetts
   1996  Vice President – Commercial and International
   1995  Vice President – International
   1994  Senior Director – International
   1990-1993 Senior Director – Information Technology/Systems Development
   1988-1990 Director – Information Technology Group

1988 Saranac Communications; Wakefield, Massachusetts
   Principal

1986-1988 Tritech Laboratories; North Andover, Massachusetts
   Manager, Project Management

1983-1986 Wang Laboratories; Lowell, Massachusetts
   1985-1986 Product Manager – Product Planning and Management
   1983-1984 Senior Software Engineer – Research and Development

English

Strategic Management
Global Business Strategy
Managing Technological Innovation
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Practice
How to Write a Business Plan

SERVICE and EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES:

Member, Faculty of Assessors, Association of MBAs (AMBA), 2011
Member, Leadership Conference Advisory Group, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), 2010
Think Tank Facilitator, World Entrepreneurship Forum, November 2009, Lyon, France
Track Facilitator, World Entrepreneurship Forum, November 2008, Evian, France
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Economics and Business, 2011-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Long Range Planning, 2009-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing, 2008-Present
Program Chair, Entrepreneurship, Eastern Academy of Management Conference, 2008
Reviewer, Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference, 2008
Reviewer, Academy of International Business, Annual Meeting, 2005, 2009
Reviewer, AoM Annual Meeting, multiple divisions 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Judge, BU $1K Business Plan Competition, Entrepreneurial Management Institute, Feb. 2004

BOARDS, SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

2002-Present  Academy of Management, Member
2004-Present  Academy of International Business, Member
2003-2004   DBA Association, Boston University, Vice President
1995-1996  Synetics Limited, Board of Directors
1996-1999  Greater Boston Assoc. of Retarded Citizens; Board of Directors
1997-1999  Greater Boston Association of Retarded Citizens; Treasurer
1995-1996  British American Business Council of New England; Member

ASSISTANTSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, FUNDING:

2006 U.S. SBA Contract, Graduate Student Research, SBAHQ06M0500, $24,939.
2006 Boston University, DBA Program, One-Year DBA Scholarship/Fellowship
2004 Kauffman Foundation, Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurial Research Conference, Doctoral Consortium
2004 Kauffman Foundation, Entrepreneurship PhD Seminar, Case Western Reserve University
1981/82 SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Assistant