Siddharth Sharma University of Maryland-­‐College Park, 3330 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742 siddharth@rhsmith.umd.edu EDUCATION _____________________________________________________________________________________ PhD Student (Expected) May 2016 University of Maryland, College Park Major: Strategy, Minor: Economics Master of Business Administration May 2010 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Major: Finance, Minor: Strategy Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering May 2006 I.I.I.T. Hyderabad, Hyderabad Major: Algorithms, Minor: Cryptography RESEARCH INTERESTS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Individual Risk Taking, Innovation, Organizational Learning, Location Strategy CURRENT PROJECT(S) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dissertation •
Studying changing managerial risk propensity in the context of organization risk profiles and environmental changes Working with Prof. Wilbur Chung •
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Studying the location choices and responses of firms while setting up their booths in Trade Shows. Using an Agent Based Model for simulation to go along with empirical data. Status: Problem Analysis & Data Collection Working with Prof. Bennet Zelner •
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Looking at the phenomenon of growth of the renewable energy Industry. Looking at differences in responses in contracting between incumbents and new entrants in the energy generation industry Status: Analysis in progress Page 1 of 2 GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS ____________________________________________________________________________________ •
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Awarded Dean’s Summer Fellowship for the Summer of 2014 Awarded Dean’s Summer Fellowship for the Summer of 2013 Awarded Dean’s Summer Fellowship for the Summer of 2012 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & DOCTORAL CONSORTIA ATTENDED ____________________________________________________________________________________ •
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Presented “Response of Incumbents Firms to Technological Change in the Electricity Generation Industry” at SMS Madrid, 2014 BPS Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management. 2013 Doctoral Consortium, Smith Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 2012 New Doctoral Student Consortium, Academy of Management, 2011 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS ____________________________________________________________________________________ •
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Was amongst the top 10% of the graduating class of the M.B.A. Program at I.I.T. Kanpur B.Tech Project was selected for demonstration at R&D Annual, 2006 (An Annual R&D Event showcasing the best set of projects of the year for Academia and Industry) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ____________________________________________________________________________________ Associate Consultant Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 Enterprise Solutions, Infosys Technologies Business Analyst Jun 2006 – Dec 2007 Strategy & Operations, Deloitte Consulting Page 2 of 2