dr. K. (Korcan) Kavusan

Korcan Kavusan
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Affiliated since 2016

Korcan Kavusan is an Associate Professor of Strategy in the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Management at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

 

His research focuses on interfirm relationships such as strategic alliances and acquisitions with a particular interest on how companies develop new technological and managerial capabilities through alliances and acquisitions, and how different stakeholders, such as managers and investors, make decisions regarding firms’ alliance and acquisition activities. His work is accepted for publication in the Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, and Research Policy.

 

Korcan teaches graduate-level courses on strategic management, innovation strategy, and technology-driven interfirm relationships. Prior to earning his doctorate, he worked as an internal auditor for the UniCredit Group.

Publications

Article (5)

  • Academic (4)

    • Kavusan, K., Ates, NY., & Nadolska, A. (2020). Acquisition target selection and technological relatedness: The moderating role of TMT demographic faultlines. Strategic Organization. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127020919329

    • Blagoeva, R., Kavusan, K., & Jansen, J. (2020). Who violates expectations when? How firms’ growth and dividend reputations affect investors’ reactions to acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal, 41(9), 1712-1742. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3155

    • Kavusan, K., & Frankort, HTW. (2019). A behavioral theory of alliance portfolio reconfiguration: Evidence from pharmaceutical biotechnology. Strategic Management Journal, 40(10), 1668-1702. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3041

    • Kavusan, K., Noorderhaven, NGN., & Duysters, GM. (2016). Knowledge acquisition and complementary specialization in alliances: The impact of technological overlap and alliance experience. Research Policy, 45(10), 2153-2165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.09.013

  • Professional (1)

Course (1)

Past
  • Behavioral Strategy & Entrepreneurial Behavior (2022/2023)

Event (1)

2013
December
10
Learning to Learn or Learning to Coordinate? The Influence of Alliance Experience on Acquisition Performance
Research Seminar
As: Speaker

Address

Visiting address

Office: Mandeville Building T07-22
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

Postal address

Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

Latest publication

Article

Kavusan, K., Ates, NY., & Nadolska, A. (2020). Acquisition target selection and technological relatedness: The moderating role of TMT demographic faultlines. Strategic Organization. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127020919329