Michael Heeley, Associate Professor
Contact Info
Office: Engineering Hall, Room 324
Office Hours:
Phone: 303.273.3167
Fax: 303.273.3416
mheeley@mines.edu
Education
B.Eng (Hons), Mining Engineering, Camborne School of Mines
MS, Mining Engineering, Mackey School of Mines
MS, Statistics, University of Washington
PhD., Business Policy and Strategy, University of Washington
Courses Taught
EBGN 566: Technology Entrepreneurship
EBGN 598A: Marketing Research
EBGN 572: International Business Strategy
EBGN 495: Economic Forecasting
Research Interests
Fields of Specialization
Firm Technological Capabilities
Knowledge Spillovers
New Venture CreationApplication Areas
Patent valuations
Technology startups
Publications
Journal Articles
Heeley, M.B. and Jacobson, R. (2008). The Recency of Technological Inputs and Financial Performance. Strategic Management Journal, Volume 29, pp. 723-744.
Matusik, S. F., George, J. M., and Heeley, M. B (2008). Values and Judgment Under Uncertainty: Evidence from Venture Capitalist Assessments of Founders. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,Volume 2, pp. 95-115.
Heeley, M.B., Matusik, S.F., and Jain, N. (2007). Innovation, Appropriability and the Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings. Academy of Management Journal, Volume 50, Issue 1, pp.209-225.
Heeley, M.B., King, D., and Covin, J.G.(2006). Effects of Firm R&D Investment Level and Environment on Acquisition Likelihood. Journal of Management Studies, Volume 43, Issue 7, pp. 1513-1536.
Matusik, S.F. and Heeley, M.B. (2005). Absorptive Capacity in the Software Industry: Identifying Factors that Affect Knowledge and Knowledge Creation Activities. Journal of Management, Volume 31, No. 4, pp. 549-572.
Covin, J.G., Slevin, D.P., and Heeley, M.B. (2001). Strategic Decision Making in an Intuitive vs. Technocratic Mode: Structural and Environmental Considerations. Journal of Business Research, Volume 52, pp. 51-67.
Covin, J.G., Slevin, D.P., and Heeley, M.B. (2000). Pioneers and Followers: Competitive Tactics, Environment, and Firm Growth. Journal of Business Venturing. Volume 15(2), pp. 175-210. (This paper received the USASBE award for the best journal article on Corporate Entrepreneurship in 2000).
Miles, M.P., Covin, J. G. and Heeley, M.B. (2000). The Relationship between Environmental Dynamism on Small Firm Structure, Strategy, and Performance. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Volume 8, No. 2, pp. 63-74.
Hill, C.W.L., Heeley, M.B., and Sakson, J. (1993). Strategies for Profiting from Technological Product Innovations. Advances in Global High-Technology Management, Volume 3, pp. 79-95.
Papers in Conference Proceedings
Heeley, M.B., and Jacobson, R. (2003). The Private Returns to Technological Capabilities. In D. H. Nagao (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-third Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
Heeley, M.B., Khorana, A., and Matusik, S.F. (1999). Underpricing and the Long-run Financial Performance of IPOs: The Role of Intellectual Capital in Reducing Information Asymmetry. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship.
Heeley, M.B. (1997). Appropriating Rents from External Knowledge: The Impact of Absorptive Capacity on Firm Sales and Research Productivity. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.
Heeley, M. B., and Hill, C.W.L. (1996). Parasitic Product Development: Do Small Firms Exploit Knowledge Spillovers? Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.
Ahern, R.D., and Heeley, M.B. (1995). Entrepreneurial Ventures on the Move: Canada Attracts U.S. Biotechnology Firms. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.