Matthew Semadeni
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Phone: 480-965-8008
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BA 323H W.P. Carey School of Business Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-4006
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Mail code: 4006Campus: Tempe
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Matthew Semadeni is Professor of Strategy and Dean’s Council Distinguished Professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ASU, he was on the faculty of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.
Professor Semadeni's research on competitive strategy, corporate strategy, knowledge, and top management teams has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, the Journal of Business Venturing, and the Journal of Management, and has been cited in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Washington Post. Professor Semadeni is a member of the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society. He is a former Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal and a current Associate Editor at the Strategic Management Journal, and has served or is serving on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Organization, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Professor Semadeni has taught strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship to students in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive education programs.
Professor Semadeni has worked with top corporations such as Starbucks, Google, Cigna, American Express, ASU Office of Human Resources, ASU Enterprise Technology Office, BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona, Salt River Project, Cummins, Ingersoll Rand, Ingram Micro, Carlisle, and the Mayo Clinic. His recent work in executive education focuses on strategic decision-framing. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was a consultant for Price Waterhouse LLC (now PwC) and for Electronic Data Systems (now part of HP), with both private and public sector clients.
"Theory lights the empirical darkness."
- Ph.D. Mays School of Business, Texas A&M University
- B.S. Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University.
competitive strategy, corporate strategy, knowledge, and top management teams
Recent Academic Publications
Bement, D., Krause, R., Withers, M., & Semadeni, M. Corrective governance in the Boardroom: A negotiated order perspective. Academy of Management Review. 1–25.
Li, F., Semadeni, M., & Browning, T. Calling it quits: A behavioral perspective of R&D project novelty and termination. Journal of Operations Management. 1–22.
Zhu, D. H., Zhao, Z., & Semadeni, M. How and why top executives influence innovation: A review of mechanisms and a research agenda. Journal of Management. 51(6), 2320–2354.
Semadeni, M., Chin, M.K., & Krause, R. Pumping the brakes: Examining the impact of CEO political ideology divergence on firm responses, Academy of Management Journal. 65:2, 516–544
Busenbark, J., Semadeni, M., Arrfelt, M. & Withers, M. Corporate-level influences on internal capital allocation: The role of financial analyst performance projections. Strategic Management Journal. 43:1, 180-209.
Krause, R., Withers, M. & Semadeni, M. Compromise on the board: Investigating the antecedents and consequences of lead independent director appointment. Academy of Management Journal. 60:6, 2239-2269.
Jiang, H., Xia, J. Cannella, A.A. & Semadeni, M. Choose to fight or choose to flee? Resolving a dilemma of executive ship jumping in declining firm. Strategic Management Journal. 38:10, 2061-2079.
Chin, M.K. & Semadeni, M. CEO political ideologies and pay egalitarianism within top management teams. Strategic Management Journal. 38:8, 1608-1625.
Certo, S.T., Withers, M., & Semadeni, M. A tale of two effects: Using longitudinal data to compare within- and between-firm effects. Strategic Management Journal. 38:7, 1536-1556.
Certo, S.T., Busenbark, J., Woo, H-S & Semadeni, M. Sample selection bias and Heckman models in strategic management research. Strategic Management Journal. 37:13, 2639–2657
Krause, R., Semadeni M. & Withers, M., That special someone: When the board views its chair as a resource. Strategic Management Journal. 37:9, 1990–2002.
Mooney, C., Semadeni, M. & Kesner, I., The selection of an interim CEO: Boundary Conditions and the Pursuit of Temporary Leadership. Journal of Management. 43:2, 455-475
Krause, R., Semadeni, M. & Cannella, A.A. Board leadership structure: A review and research agenda. Journal of Management. 40:1 256 - 286.
Krause, R. & Semadeni, M. Last dance or second chance? CEO career horizon and the separation of board leadership roles. Strategic Management Journal. 35:6 808 - 825.
Semadeni, M., Withers, M. & Certo, S.T., The perils of endogeneity and instrumental variables in strategy research: Understanding through simulations. Strategic Management Journal. 35:7 1070 - 1079.
Practitioner Publications
Implementation scientists: A new role for the board of directors (with Ryan Krause) Organizational Dynamics (February 2025)
Innovation in the Board Room (with Ryan Krause) Academy of Management Perspectives, 34:2, 240-251.
Sharing the Lead: Examining the Causes and Consequences of Lead Independent Director Appointment (with Ryan Krause & Michael Withers) Director Notes (August 31, 2017)
Interim CEO: Reasonable Choice or Failed Selection? (with Christine Mooney & Idie Kesner) Director Notes (20 June, 2014)
When Do Shareholders Care About CEO Pay? (with Ryan Krause & Kim Whitler) Director Notes (19 August, 2013)
CEO-Board Chair Separation: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It. (with Ryan Krause) Director Notes (03 June, 2013)
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 791 | Seminar |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 791 | Seminar |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
| MGT 792 | Research |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 791 | Seminar |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 791 | Seminar |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 792 | Research |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 791 | Seminar |
| MGT 589 | Strategic Management |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 799 | Dissertation |
| MGT 792 | Research |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MGT 792 | Research |
| MGT 792 | Research |
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal (2019 - 2022)
Senior Consultant, PriceWaterhouse LLC
Senior Consultant, Electronic Data Systems
Chair, Strategic Leadership & Governance Interest Group, Strategic Management Society (2025)
Has conducted Strategic Decision-framing workshops for the Presidents of Maricopa County Community Colleges, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, ASU Enterprise Technology, and WP Carey Executive Education.