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Matthew Farrell

Matthew Farrell

Assistant Professor

Dean College of Business

 

PhD, Old Dominion University, 2022

Dr. Matthew Farrell serves as an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Farrell's academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Old Dominion University, a Master's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Bachelor's degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.

An active participant in the academic community, he is a member of the Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, and serves as Assistant Director of the Center for Applied Business Research.

  • Configurational theorizing
  • Innovation
  • Geographic economics

  • Zhang, J., Askarzadeh, F., Farrell, M., & Ciarleglio, V. (2025). Differential interpretation of entrepreneurial signals across genders: The role of institutional context. International Small Business Journal, forthcoming.

  • Farrell, M., Skorodziyevskiy, V., & Willis, C. H. (2025). Analytic induction: A novel approach in entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 23, e00527.

  • Farrell, M., Willis, C. H., Siangchokyoo, N., Klinger, R. L., Kreugel, J., Usta, H., ... & Wilson, S. (2025). Board Attributes, Firm Performance, and the Moderating Role of National Culture: A Meta‐Analysis. Corporate Governance: An International Review.

  • Islam, H. A., Farrell, M., Nair, A., & Zhang, J. (2023). Understanding transaction platform governance and conflicts: A configuration approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189, 122382.

  • Li, S. & Farrell, M.  (2022).  Contentions in the study of China’s political economy:  Building common ground.  International Journal of Emerging Markets, forthcoming.

  • Oksoy, A., Farrell, M., & Nair, A. (2022).  The nature of the firm’s exchange complexity:  A configurational study.  Academy of Management Proceedings, forthcoming.

  • Bennett, A., Lo, K., Pervez, A., Nelson, T., Mullane, K., Farrell, M., Wilson, S., Decker, M. & Tarr, E. (2021).  Exploring management doctoral students’ attitudes, training, and use of classroom experiential learning activities.  International Journal of Management Education, 19(2), 100493.

  • Askarzadeh, F., Ermilina, V., Farrell, M., & Zhang, J. (2021). Business owners’ features and access to entrepreneurial resources:  New insights for accelerator acceptance.  Review of International Business and Strategy, in press.

  • Li, S., & Farrell, M. (2020). The emergence of China, Inc.:  Behind and beyond the trade war.  International Journal of Emerging Markets, 16(4), 745-764.

  • Li, S. & Farrell, M. (2020). China’s industrial policy and its implications for international business. European Journal of International Management, in press.

  • Alon, I., Farrell, M., & Li, S. (2020). Regime type and COVID-19 response.  FIIB Business Review, 9(3), 152-160.

  • Farrell, M. (2020).  The role of the Chinese Communist Party in the COVID-19 crisis.  Modern China Studies, 27(2).