William Hesterly is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and the Dumke Family Presidential Chair of Strategic Management in the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah. After studying at Louisiana State University, he received bachelor''s and master''s degrees from Brigham Young University and a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Professor Hesterly''s research on organizational economics, vertical integration, organizational forms, and entrepreneurial networks has appeared in top journals including the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. His research has been mentioned on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and was featured prominently in Malcolm Gladwell''s 2010 New Yorker article, "Talent Grab."
Professor Hesterly''s research was recognized with the Western Academy of Management''s Ascendant Scholar Award in 1999. Dr. Hesterly has also received best paper awards from the Western Academy of Management and the Academy of Management. Professor Hesterly has served on the editorial boards of Strategic Organization, Organization Science and the Journal of Management. He also served as the Senior Editor of Long Range Planning, the leading European journal in strategy.
Professor Hesterly has previously served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department Chair, and also as Vice-President and President of the faculty at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. He was a founding member of the Strategic Human Capital Interest Group in the Strategic Management Society as well as a co-founder of the Utah-BYU Winter Strategy Conference.
Professor Hesterly has been recognized multiple times as the outstanding teacher in the MBA Program at the David Eccles School of Business and he has also been the recipient of the Student''s Choice Award. He has also received the outstanding teacher awards in both the EMBA and PhD programs at the David Eccles School of Business.
Professor Hesterly has served as a consultant to Fortune 500 firms in the electronic, office equipment, paper, telecommunications, energy, aerospace, and medical equipment industries. He has also consulted with smaller firms in several other industries. He has taught in a variety of executive programs, both in universities and corporations.
Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases 6th Ed.