Experts & Expertise

• Methodology and statistics
• Alliances and joint ventures
• Corporate policy and strategy
• Innovation
• International management
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Strategic management
• Technology strategy

1996: Ph.D. in Business Administration (Corporate Strategy)
University of Michigan, Graduate School of Business Administration (now Stephen M. Ross School of Business), Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

1989: Master of Business Administration, awarded with distinction
York University, Faculty of Administrative Studies (now Schulich School of Business), Toronto, ONT, Canada
Major: Finance

1986: Diplome E.S.C. (Master of Commerce)
Groupe E.S.C. Lyon, Graduate School of Business Administration (now E.M. Lyon), Lyon, France
Majors: Marketing, Information Systems

Current academic position

2005 - present: Professor of Strategy and International Business; Fellow of the CentER for Research in Economics and Business; and Co-founder and Management Team member of the Center for Innovation Research
Tilburg University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Previous academic employment

2003-2004: Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business (with tenure) and Fellow of the CentER for Economic Research
Tilburg University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

1996- 2003: Assistant Professor, Management and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University

2000-2001: Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University

1995-1996: Instructor, Management and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University

1990-1995: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: Lecturer, Corporate Strategy, Graduate School of Business Administration, Winter 1993 and 1995
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1990-1994
Course Coordinator, Center for Research on Economic Development, Summer 1993
Teaching Assistant, Center for Research on Economic Development, Summers 1991-1992

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Academic honors and awards (selected)

2007: Booz Allen Hamilton / SMS Prize for best papers first-authored by a Ph.D. student in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with I. and Y. Cuypers; one of five)
2007: Finalist, AJBS Best Paper Award for the best paper in the conference program, Association of Japanese Business Studies
2006: Runner-Up Award, Booz Allen Hamilton / SMS Prize for best papers first-authored by a Ph.D. student in the program of the Strategic Management Conference (with I. Cuypers) 2006: Finalist, Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award for the best paper with international content in the program of the Annual Meeting, Academy of Management 2003: Haynes Prize for Best Paper for the most outstanding paper in the program of the Academy of International Business annual meeting written by authors under 40 years of age
2003: Best Course Award for best course design and delivery, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Tilburg University
1998: Teacher of the Year Award for best teacher in the Undergraduate Division, Stern School of Business, New York University
1996: Best International Paper Award (now Carolyn Dexter award) for the best paper with international content in the entire program of the Annual Meeting, Academy of Management
1996: Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Competition Award for best dissertation, Academy of International Business

Professional Association Responsibilities:

• Member, Membership Committee of the Strategic Management Society (2008-)
• Interest Group Chair (elected), Competitive Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society (2008; following positions as Associate Program Chair, 2006, and Program Chair, 2007).
• Member (at large, elected), Executive Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (2005-2007).
• Member (at large, elected), Executive Committee, Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management (2005-2007).
• Member, Research Committee, Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (2002-2004).

• Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal (since 2007).
  Editorial Board, Journal of International Business Studies (since 2000).
  Editorial Board, Journal of International Management (since 2002).
  Member, Academy of Management Review Best Paper Selection Committee (2007).
• Reviewer, Carolyn Dexter Award for the Best International Paper, Academy of Management (2003, 2008).
• Member, Strategic Management Journal Best Paper Award Nominating Committee (1997-1999).
• Ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Management Science, Organization Science, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, European Management Review etc.
• Reviewer, Academy of Management National Meeting (Business Policy and Strategy, Organization and Management Theory, and Technology and Innovation Management divisions); Outstanding Reviewer Awards, Business Policy and Strategy division, 2006 and 2007.
• Reviewer, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting; Best Reviewer Award, 2002.

Individual Ph.D committees

• Youtha Cuypers (Tilburg University), supervisor, pending.
• Ilya Cuypers (Tilburg University), supervisor, Fall 2009
• Mario Schijven (Tilburg University), co-supervisor, Fall 2008
• Bart Leten (Catholic University of Leuven), dissertation defense committee, Summer 2008
• Brian Tjemkes (Nijmegen University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2008
• Elena Golovko (IESE, University of Navarra), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2007
• Alex Eapen (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2007
• Anna Nadolska (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2006
• Rekha Krishnan (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2006
• Paulo Cunha (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2005
• Arjen Slangen (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Winter 2005
• Martyna Janowicz (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Fall 2004
• Oleg Chvyrkov (Tilburg University), dissertation defense committee, Spring 2004
• Robert Salomon (NYU-Stern), dissertation committee member, Spring 2002
• Namgyoo Park (NYU-Stern), dissertation committee co-chair, Fall 2000; comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1997
• Mikelle Calhoun (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Fall 2002
• Ang Siah Hwee (National University of Singapore), external dissertation examiner, Spring 2000
• Sanjay Jain (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Fall 1998
• Maxine Garvey (NYU-Stern), dissertation proposal examination committee, Winter 1997
• Andak Arikan (NYU-Stern), comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1999
• Andres Garcia (NYU-Stern), comprehensive examination oral committee, Fall 1996

X.Y.F. Martin teaches the following subjects:

• Advanced Strategy and International Business (230273) Further information
• Seminar International Business: Management (325057) Further information

SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE (SELECTED)

At Tilburg University:

2007- : Member of the Senior Faculty Search Committee in Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
2005-2006: Chair, Graduate School Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
2005- : Research Coordinator, Organization Research Group, CentER for Research in Economics and Business
2005- : Member of the Management Team, Department of Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
2003- : Member of the Junior Faculty Search Committee in Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
2003-2004: Library and Database Review, CentER for Economic Research

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