Faculty Profile for Dr. Jake Waddingham
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Jacob A. Waddingham is an Assistant Professor of Management at Texas State University. He received his MBA from Iowa State University and his Ph.D. in Management from Auburn University.Jacob has published in top management journals including the Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Small Business Management, and Business Horizons.
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Waddingham worked as an associate editor of a daily newspaper in Creston, Iowa. He primarily covered breaking news, local politics, agriculture, and sports.
Teaching Interests
Strategic Management & EntrepreneurshipResearch Interests
Strategic Management & EntrepreneurshipSelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Chandler, J. A., Kim, Y., Waddingham, J. A., & Hill, A. D. (2023). Going global? CEO political ideology and the choice between international alliances and international acquisitions. Journal of International Business Studies, 1–30. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00607-0
- Waddingham, J. A., Zachary, M. A., & Walker, H. J. (2022). Burning up on Reentry: The Effect of Entrepreneurial Exit in the Hiring Context. Journal of Management, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221117119
- Zafar, S., Waddingham, J. A., Zachary, M. A., & Short, J. (2021). Search behavior and decision confidence in equity crowdfunding: an information search process model perspective. Journal of Small Business Management, 61(4), 1638–1671. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2020.1861285
- Waddingham, J. A., Zachary, M. A., & Ketchen, D. J. (2020). Insights on the go: Leveraging business podcasts to enhance organizational performance. Business Horizons, 63(3), 275–285. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2020.02.001
- Chandler, J. A., Waddingham, J. A., & Wolfe, M. (2024). Virtue signaling in the sharing economy: The effect of entrepreneurs’ virtue language on Airbnb price premiums. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587231226114
Selected Service Activities
Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Family Business Management
February 2024-Present
Speaker
SBDC
October 21, 2023-October 21, 2023
Speaker
Dean's Leadership Council
October 20, 2023-October 20, 2023
University Mentor
STEP
August 2023-August 2023
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Business Venturing
July 2023-July 2023