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Idie Kesner
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812-855-2707
ikesner@iu.edu
CG 3070
1275 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN
47405

Idie Kesner

  • Dean Emeritus, Kelley School of Business
  • Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management
  • Professor of Management
  • Business Horizons Editor
Department: Management and Entrepreneurship
Campus: Bloomington


Areas of Expertise

Corporate Board of Directors, Chief Executive Succession, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Indiana University
  • MBA, Indiana University
  • BBA, Southern Methodist University

Awards, Honors & Certificates

  • Undergraduate Teaching Award: 1982
  • MBA Teaching Awards: 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999,2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,2004, 2005,2006
  • Executive Programs Teaching Awards: 1990, 1993, 1997
  • Teaching Excellence Recognition Award (TERA): 1997, 1998
  • Trustee Teaching Awards: 2001, 2002, 2004

Selected Publications

  • King, D. R., Slotegraaf, R. J., and Kesner, I. (2008). Performance Implications of Firm Resource Interactions in the Acquisition of R&D Intensive Firms. Organization Science, 19(2), 327-340.

    Abstract

    We explore the role of resource interactions in explaining firm performance in the context of acquisitions. While we confirm that acquisitions do not lead to higher performance on average, we do identify that complementary resource profiles in target and acquiring firms are associated with abnormal returns. Specifically, we find that the interaction between acquiring firm marketing resources and target firm technology resources positively reinforce (complement) each other. Meanwhile, the interaction of acquiring and target firm technology resources negatively reinforce (substitute) one another. Implications for management theory and practice are identified.

  • Kesner, I., and Walters, R. (2005). Class or Mass? Harvard Business Review, April, 35-45.
  • Kesner, I. (2003). Leadership Development: Perk or Priority. Harvard Business Review, May, 29-38.
  • Kesner, I. (2003). Effective Crisis Management: Now More Than Ever. In M. Goldsmith, V. Govindarajan, B. Kaye, and A. A. Vicere (Eds.), The Many Facets of Leadership (241-250). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Kesner, I. (2002). The Coach Who Got Poached. Harvard Business Review, March, 31-40.
  • Kesner, I. (2001). The Strategic Management Course: Tools and Techniques for Successful Teaching. In M. Hitt, R. E. Freeman, and J. S. Harrison (Eds.), Handbook of Strategic Management (671-696). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, Ltd.

Edited on May 2, 2025

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