University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee School of Business

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee School of Business

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Michael E. Cummings

University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Lee School of Business

| Cell: 702.623.1749

Academic Appointments

University of Nevada, Las Vegas2014-present

Assistant Professor

Education

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, PhD, Strategic Management expected 2015

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, MPA, Public Management 2010

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, JD, cum laude2008

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, BS, English, cum laude 2005

Research

Dissertation

  • The Impacts of Diaspora Engagement Institutions for Developing Countries.
  • Final defense planned Spring 2015

Publications

  • Martinez, C., Cummings, M.Vaaler, P. Economic Informality and the Venture-Investment Impact of Foreign Capital in Developing Countries. Forthcoming at Journal of Business Venturing.Working version published as Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-44
  • Rawhouser, H., Cummings, M. & Crane, A. Benefit Corporation Legislation and the Emergence of a Social Hybrid Category. Forthcoming at California Management Review.

Working Papers

  • Wang, R., Eggers, JP, and Cummings, M. Boardroom Referees: Independent Directors, Internal Disagreement, and Strategic Change. Reject and resubmitafter 2nd round review atStrategic Management Journal. (Equal authorship, reverse-alphabetical)
  • Rawhouser, H. Cummings, M., and Marcus, A. Measuring Social Value Creation: Lessons from Carbon Offsets Markets. Under first round review at Journal of Management Studies.
  • Gamlen, A., Cummings, M.,Vaaler, P. &. Roussow, L. States and Diasporas: The Drivers of Engagement. Preparing for submission to American Political Science Review. Early version published as International Migration Institution Working Paper No. 78.
  • Cummings, M., Barnett, M., Vaaler, P. & Forbes, D. Migrants, Remittances and Changing Business Norms in Developing Countries. Preparing for submission to Academy of Management Journal.
  • Cummings, M., Rawhouser, H.Spillover Effects in Institution Building: Observations from the Global Carbon Offset Industry. Preparing for submission to Academy of Management Journal.Nominated for best paper, 2015 Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship Conference

Conference and Invited Presentations

  • Rawhouser, H. Cummings, M., and Marcus, A. Measuring Social Value Creation: Lessons from Carbon Offsets Markets. To be presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC 2015.
  • Cummings, M., & Rawhouser, H. Spillover Effects in Institution Building: Observations from the Global Carbon Offset Industry. To be presented atSustainability Ethics and Entrepreneurship Conference, Denver, CO, 2015.
  • Cummings, M. Antecedents and Impacts of Diaspora Engagement. Invited presentation at National Association of Haitian Professionals, Boston, MA,November2014.
  • Cummings, M., Barnett, M., Vaaler, P. & Forbes, D. Migrants, Remittances and Changing Business Norms in Developing Countries.
  • Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
  • BYU Romney Institute of Public Administration, Provo, UT, 2012.
  • Sustainability Ethics and Entrepreneurship Conference, Denver, CO, 2012.
  • Association for International BusinessAnnual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2012.
  • Rawhouser, H., Cummings, M. & Crane, A. Benefit Corporation Legislation and the Emergence of a Social Hybrid Category.
  • Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 2014.
  • International Association for Business and Society, Portland, OR, 2013.
  • Cummings, M. Rawhouser, H. Lawyers, Bar Associations, and Other Influencers in the Negotiated Landscape of Social-Business Hybridization.
  • International Association for Business and Society, Guanacaste, Costa Rica 2015.
  • Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2014.
  • Gamlen, A., Cummings, M.,Vaaler, P. &. Roussow, L. States and Diasporas: The Drivers of Engagement. Presented at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, Minneapolis, MN, 2014.
  • Cummings, M. Observations on the Role of Business in Society. Invited presentation at the Superior Business Firm Roundtable, Minneapolis, MN, 2014.
  • Cummings, M., Vaaler, P.Gamlen, A. The Influence of Diaspora Engagement Policies on the Investment Impact of Migrant Remittances. Presented at International Association for Business and Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 2013.
  • Taube, F., Vaaler, P. & Cummings, M. Migrant Diasporas and Institutional Analysis. Presented at Harvard Conference on Relevance and Rigor in Institutional Analysis, Cambridge, MA, 2013.
  • Wang, R., Eggers, JPCummings, M. BoardroomRoadblock: Former CEO Directors, Managerial Discretion, and the Role of Information. Presented at Academy of ManagementAnnualMeeting, Boston, MA, 2012.

Awards & Distinctions

  • Sustainability Ethics and Entrepreneurship Early Career PDW Participant, 2015
  • CIBER Faculty Development in International Business Participant, South Africa, 2014
  • Carlson School of Management Dissertation Fellowship, 2013-2014
  • Best Reviewer Award, Southern Management Association, 2013
  • International Management Doctoral Student Consortium Participant, AOM,2013
  • University of Minnesota Student-Nominated Graduate Instructor Teaching Award, 2013
  • Carlson School of Management PhD Student Teaching Award, 2013
  • Social Issues in Management Doctoral Consortium Participant, AOM, 2012
  • New Doctoral Student Consortium Participant, Academy of Management, 2010
  • Academic Scholarship, BYU Marriott School of Management, 2010
  • Full-tuition Academic Scholarship, BYU Law School, 2005-2008
  • Full-tuition Academic Scholarship, Utah Valley University, 2004-2005

Teaching

Instructor:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014-present

  • Course: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Undergrad.)

University of Minnesota, 2012

  • Course: Fundamentals of Management (Undergrad.)

Teaching Assistant:

University of Minnesota, 2010-2014

  • Courses: Ethics and Leadership (MBA), Integrative Leadership (MBA), Managing Risk in Developing Countries (MBA), Strategic Management (MBA), Competitive Strategy (MBA), Business Planning (Undergrad.), Fundamentals of Management (Undergrad.).

Participation in Training and Workshops

  • Teaching Ethics at Universities Conference, BYU Wheatley Institute, 2015
  • Faculty Teaching Effectiveness Workshops, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014
  • Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, University of Minnesota, 2013
  • Teaching in Higher Education Course, University of Minnesota 2012
  • Teaching Enrichment Series, Center for Teaching and Learning, 2011-2012

Service

Academic Service

  • Project Associate, Oxford Diasporas Programme, 2013-present
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management Studies
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Business Law Journal
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, California Management Review
  • Ad Hoc Conference Reviewer
  • Academy of Management, 2011-present
  • Academy of International Business, 2012-present
  • International Association for Business and Society, 2012-present
  • Strategic Management Society, 2013-present
  • Department Curriculum Revision Committee, PhD Student Representative, 2011
  • Lead Articles Editor, BYU Law Review, 2007-2008
  • Senior Editor, International Law and Management Review, 2007-2008
  • Associate Editor, BYU Law Review, 2006-2007
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