Phd Student, Research Assistant, Center of Family Enterprise Research

Esra Memili

PhD Student, Research Assistant, Center of Family Enterprise Research

Mississippi State University, College of Business and Industry

Management and Information Systems Department

Box 9581, Mississippi State, MS 39762, Telephone: 662-617-1459

E-mail:

Education

PhD Candidate – Mississippi State University, May 2011 (expected graduation).

Dissertation Title: Control Enhancing Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Family versus Nonfamily Publicly Traded Firms.

Master of Business Administration – Edgewood College, 1998

Bachelor’s Degree with Highest Standing at Graduation – Marmara University, Istanbul, 1996

Exchange Student Full Scholarship in Business Administration – Carroll College, Waukesha, WI, 1995-1996

Academic Experience (Mississippi State University)

Research Assistant for the Director, Dr. James J. Chrisman - Center of Family Enterprise Research, 2007-Present

Courses Taught: Entrepreneurship and Business Policy courses

Teaching Assistant for Dr. James J. Chrisman and Dr. Sami Alwuhaibi in Entrepreneurship course, 2008-2009

Peer Reviewed Publications

Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Chua, J. H. 2009. Family Social Capital, Venture Preparedness, and Start-Up Decisions: A Study of Hispanic Entrepreneurs in New England. Family Business Review, 22(3): 279-292.

Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., Chang, E. P.C., & Kellermanns, F. W. Forthcoming. The determinants of family firms’ subcontracting: A transaction cost perspective. Journal of Management and Governance.

Peer Reviewed Publications - Continued

Memili, E. & Barnett, T. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management.

Publications - Book Chapters

Memili, E., Lumpkin, G. T., & Dess, G. G. 2010. Entrepreneurial orientation: The driving force for corporate entrepreneurship. In P. Mazzola & F. W. Kellermanns (Eds.), Handbook of Strategy Process Research. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A., Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., & Barnett, T. 2010. The importance of looking toward the future and building on the past: Entrepreneurial risk taking and image in family firms. In A. Stewart, G. T. Lumpkin & J. Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, Vol. 12.

Publications - Proceedings

Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. Does innovation matter to achieve entrepreneurial success? Paper presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Nashville, TN. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P. C., & Lueg, J. 2009. The influence of market orientation and intra-family succession intentions on the marketing strategies of small firms. Paper presented at Southern Management Association meeting, Asheville, NC. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2009. The determinants of role conflict in family firms: A stewardship theory perspective. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy meeting, Limassol, Cyprus. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. Family members’ role conflict in family firms. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P.C., & Kellermanns, F. 2009. The determinants of family firms’ subcontracting: A transaction cost perspective. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E. & Barnett, T. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Paper published in the Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management.

Publications – Proceedings - Continued

Memili, E. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ organizational identification and attachment in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Meetings, St. Petersburg, FL. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E. 2008. Stewardship perspective of decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy, Nyenrode, Netherlands. Paper published in the proceedings.

Memili, E. 2007. Link between reciprocal altruism, position bias, politics, and decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN. Paper published in the proceedings.

Conference Presentations

Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. The compensation of nonfamily managers and the preference for family managers in family firms: An economic analysis. Paper accepted at Academy of Management meeting.

Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., & Zellweger, T. 2010. The determinants of family owner-managers’ affective organizational commitment. Paper accepted at Academy of Management meeting.

Memili, E., Shaw, J., & Barnett, T. 2010. A stakeholder culture perspective on nonfamily employees’ perceptions of justice in family firms. Paper accepted at Academy of Management meeting.

Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. The determinants of nonfamily managers' compensation: An empirical analysis. Invited paper for presentation at the Family Enterprise Research Conference as Family Owned Business Institute 2009 Award and Grant Winner, Cancun, Mexico.

Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., & Zellweger, T. M. 2010. The determinants of family business members' affective family firm commitment. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. 2010. Linking family firm image to performance: How family firms build trust to foster success. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

Conference Presentations - Continued

Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A, Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., & Barnett, T. 2009. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Image in Family Firms. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting, Chicago, IL.

Memili, E., & Shaw, J. 2009. Family Influence and Nonfamily Employees' Perceptions of Justice: Normative Stakeholder Perspective. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting, Chicago, IL.

Memili, E., & Shaw, J. 2009. Stakeholder perspective on nonfamily employees' perceptions of justice in family firms. Paper presented and selected for Business Ethics Quarterly Special Issue Publication Workshop at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., Kellermanns, F. W., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. The link between transaction cost factors and family firms' efficient boundaries. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

Memili, E., & Misra, K. 2009. An economic tournament model of nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

Memili, E., & Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2009. An economic tournament model of nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms. Paper presented at Mississippi State University Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, Starkville, MS.

Memili, E., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. Family members’ role conflict in family firms. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Conference Presentations - Continued

Memili, E. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ organizational identification and attachment in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Meetings, St. Petersburg, FL.

Chang, E. P.C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2008. Venture preparation and business creation: Does family help? A report of Hispanics in the U. S. Paper presented at the Family Capital, Family Business, and Free Enterprise conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Memili, E. 2008. Stewardship perspective of decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy, Nyenrode, Netherlands.

Memili, E. & Chrisman, J. J. 2008. A transaction cost perspective on family firms’ outsourcing decisions. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

Memili, E. & Barnett, T. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Selected for Best Paper Proceedings. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2008. Venture preparation and business creation: Does family help? A report of Hispanics in the U. S. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., Chrisman, J. J., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2008. The role of family support on the process of venture preparation and business creation. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Memili, E. 2007. Link between reciprocal altruism, position bias, politics, and decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN.

Manuscripts under Review

Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K. A., & Memili, E. Building a family firm image: How family firms capitalize on their family ties. Under review at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A., Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W. & Barnett, T. The critical path to family firm success through entrepreneurial risk taking and image. Under review at Family Business Review.

Grant / Funded Research

Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2009. Nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms: Tournament and game theory perspectives. Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholars Award and $5,000 Research Grant Winner.

Honors and Awards

Mississippi State University, College of Business, Graduate Student Research Award 2010 Winner.

Mississippi State University, Office of the VP of Research, College of Business, Graduate Student Research Award 2009 Winner.

Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholar Award and $5,000 Research Grant 2009 Winner. Research proposal: Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. Nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms: Tournament and game theory perspectives.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2009 Meeting PhD Student Scholarship Winner.

Paper selected for and published in the Academy of Management meeting Best Paper Proceedings: Memili, E. & Barnett, T. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA, 2008.

Professional Activities

Session Facilitator USASBE Meeting, 2010

Ad Hoc Reviewer Family Business Review, December 2009

Reviewer Family Enterprise Research Conference, 2009

Ad Hoc Reviewer International Journal of Management Reviews, 2009

Ad Hoc Reviewer Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2009

Reviewer Academy of Management Meeting, 2008-Present

Professional Activities- Continued

Reviewer Southern Management Association Meeting, 2008-Present

Reviewer International Family Enterprise Research Academy, 2008

Discussant Southern Management Association Meeting, 2007

Professional Activities

Consortium Fellow and USASBE Meeting, 2009

PhD Student Scholarship

Consortium Fellow Academy of Management Meeting, 2008

Consortium Fellow Southern Management Association, 2006

Services

Executive Committee Member and Treasurer Re-elected, Mississippi State University, College of Business, PhD Student Association, 2009-2010

Treasurer, Mississippi State University, College of Business, PhD Student Association, 2008-2009

Professional Associations

Academy of Management

Southern Management Association

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

References

Dr. James J. Chrisman

Professor of Management

Director of Center for Family Enterprise Research

Department of Management & Information Systems

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS 39762-9581

Tel. 662-325-1991 Fax 662-325-8651

E-mail:

Dr. Franz W. Kellermanns

Associate Professor of Management

College of Business and Industry

Mississippi State University

Box 9581

Mississippi State, MS 39762

Tel: (662) 325-2613

Fax: (662) 325-8651

E-mail:

Dr. Tim Barnett

Professor of Management

College of Business and Industry

Mississippi State University

Box 9581

Mississippi State, MS 39762

Tel: (662) 325-2419

Fax: (662) 325-8651

E-mail: