Michael Song, Ph.D. - UMKC Institute for Entrepreneurship and ...

Michael Song, Ph.D.
Charles N. Kimball, MRI/Missouri Endowed Chair in Management of
Technology and Innovation & Professor of Marketing
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Contact information:
217 Bloch School, UMKC, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Office Phone: (816)235-5841; Fax: (816)235-6529
E-mail: songmi@umkc.edu
http://www.entrepreneurship.bloch.umkc.edu/song
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation 9/1/2004-3/3/2014
Chair, Department of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation
1/1/2011-present
Charles N. Kimball, MRI/Missouri Endowed Chair in Management of Technology and
Innovation & Professor of Marketing (with tenure)
9/1/2004-present
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Michael L. & Myrna Darland Endowed Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship &
Professor of Marketing (with tenure) August 2000-August 2004
University of Washington, Seattle
Professor of Marketing (with tenure) September 1999-August 2000
Associate Professor of Marketing January 1996-August 1999
Michigan State University
Assistant Professor of Marketing August 1991-December 1995
The University of Tennessee/Knoxville
JOINT AND HONORARY APPOINTMENTS:
Contracted Professor of Innovation Management
School of Management
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Scientific Advisor, Institute for Governance Studies
University of Twente, the Netherlands
2011-present
2006- Present
Adjunct Professor of Technology Entrepreneurship 2002-2011
Nanyang Technopreneurship Center
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Specially Appointed Professor, School of Management 2006-2010
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Adjunct Professor of International Management 1997-2000
International University of Japan, Japan
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Business Administration (awarded in August 1991) 8/1997—8/1991
Master of Business Administration (awarded in May 1990) 8/1997—5/1990
The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Master of Science 8/1983—1/1986
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
Major Area: Statistics
Bachelor of Science, Jinan University, China, 9/1987--6/1982
Major Areas: Mathematics
SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITION
Selected Research Honors and Awards:
1. Twice Ranked as the World’s #1 Innovation Management Scholar since 2007
“Perspective: Ranking of the World’s Top Innovation Management Scholars and
Universities”, 29(2):319–331, 2012. (The study ranks the world’s top scholars in
innovation management on the basis of research articles published in two leading
innovation management journals and eight top management and marketing journals
during past 20 years (1991–2010). The ranking includes 1718 scholars worldwide.)
“Perspective: The World’s Top Innovation Management Scholars and Their Social
Capital,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2007, 24 (3), 214-229. (The study
ranks the world’s top scholars in innovation management on the basis of research articles
published across 14 top academic journals in technology and innovation management,
marketing, and management over the last 15 years. The ranking includes 1,179 scholars
worldwide.)
2. Ranked as one of the 50 top ranking researchers in management of technology and
innovation by the International Association of Technology Management in 2004 and 2009.
(The awards were given to scholars for being in the top 1% of researchers in technology
Innovation Management, an international field that includes thousands. The Technology
Innovation Management Research Award is based on the number of articles published by an
author over the last five years in the top ten academic Technology Innovation Management
journals.)
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3. Ranked among the “Most-Cited Scientists in Economics & Business” over a 10-year
period. SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from the November 1, 2006 update
covering a ten-year plus six-month period, January 1996 - June 30, 2006. (http://www.incites.com/nobel/2006-eco-top100.html).
4. Ranked as one of the top 20 technology management scholars over the period of 1954–2003
in a ranking article published at R&D Management in 2006 [Ball, Derrick F. and John Rigby
(2006), “Disseminating Research in Management of Technology: Journals and Authors,”
R&D Management, 36 (2), 205-215]. (The study ranks the world’s top 20 scholars in the
field of R&D, innovation, and technology management on the basis of research articles
published across 10 top academic journals in R&D, technology and innovation management
over the period 1954–2003. The ranking includes the research of 1,179 scholars worldwide.)
5. Ranked as the most published scholar at the Journal of Product Innovation Management over
the last twenty years. [Wim Biemans, Abbie Griffin, Rudy Moenaert (2007) “Twenty Years
of the Journal of Product Innovation Management,” Journal of Product Innovation
Management, 24 (3), 193–213].
6. “The 2005 Excellence in Research Award” presented by the American Marketing
Association for the article published in Journal of Marketing in 1997 entitled "A Cross
National Comparative Study of New Product Development Processes: Japan and the United
States". The award recognizes the author(s) of an outstanding research article published
within the last 10 years which has significantly influenced the direction of global marketing.
7. “Best Paper Award for 2008” for outstanding contributions to the journal of IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, awarded by the Board of Governors of the IEEE
Technology Management Council.
8. One of the two recipients of the 2005 Oversea Distinguished Scholars’ Award, China Natural
Science Foundation (Oversea Distinguished Scholars; Award #: 70528002; RMB400,000),
2005-2008
9. National Social Science Foundation of China (Strategic Project Award #: 03AJY006), 2003
10. "Marketing Strategy Best Paper Award", received at 2003 American Marketing Association
Summer Educators' Conference (for the article entitled “The Role of Suppliers in Market
Intelligence Gathering for Radical and Incremental Innovation in Start-up Firms,” coauthored
with R. Jeffrey Thieme.)
11. "Marketing and Entrepreneurship Best Paper Award", received at 2002 American Marketing
Association Summer Educators' Conference (for the article entitled “The Effect of Market
Intelligence Acquisition on Radical Product Innovation Performance in Entrepreneurial
Firms,” co-authored with R. Jeffrey Thieme.)
12. "Chan K. Hahn Best Paper Award", received at 2002 Academy of Management Conference,
Denver, Colorado, August 2002. (for the article entitled “Marketing-Manufacturing Joint
Involvement Across Stages of New Product Development: Effects on the Success of Radical
vs. Incremental Innovations,” coauthored with Morgan Swink.)
13. Winner of the 2001 University of Washington Initiative Fund (awarded $215,000 per year
for four years)
14. “Best Research Paper Award” from 2008 High Technology Small Firms Conference
Ondernemingshuis, Hengelosestraat 585, Enschede, The Netherlands. Article title:
“Configurations Driving NPD Performance Fit with Market Demands and Time
Constraints,” Petra De Weerd-Nederhof, Klaasjan Visscher, Michael Song, and Mark Parry.
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15. “Best Paper Award” from the Research Conference of the Product Development and
Management Association in 1996
16. Winner of the 1992 Marketing Science Institute Research Competition on Enhancing the
New Product Development Process.
17. “Best Paper Award” from the Research Conference of the Product Development and
Management Association in 1992
18. “Best Paper Award” from the Research Conference of the Product Development and
Management Association in 1991
19. Winner of the “Three Star” Quality Rating Article
20. Wachovia Award for Excellence, 1994
21. Citation of Excellence for the Highest Quality Rating Article, 1999 & 2000
22. Certificate of Excellence for the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty
Enhancement Awards 1993
23. Runner-up in the 1993 ORAU Junior Faculty Enhancement Award Competition
24. Consortium Fellow, The 1991 Academy of Management TIM Doctoral Consortium
25. Consortium Fellow, 1991 Academy of Management TIM Doctoral Consortium.
26. Recipient of the DuPont Doctoral Fellowship, 1989--1991
Other Awards:
1. “Outstanding Service to the Journal of Academy of Marketing Science Editorial Review
Board 2008-2009”, presented by the Academy of Marketing Science, 2009.
2. Professional Leader of the Year, presented by Asian American Bar Association
City of Kansas City, May 2008
3. Outstanding Teaching Award, Presented by the class of 2004 University of Washington-
Nanyang Technological University Technopreneurship & Innovation Program, September
2004
4. Excellence in EMBA teaching award, Presented by the Class of 1997 students of the
Program in Integrative Management, Michigan State University
5. Outstanding Teaching Award, The Weekend Executive MBA Program, Michigan State
University, 1997
6. The Allen H Keally Outstanding Teacher Award, The University of Tennessee, 1992
MAJOR ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Established and founded Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of
Missouri-Kansas City.
1. Wrote the business plan, designed curriculum, developed proposal for funding, and
received planning grants of $690,000 and $12.5 million grant from the Kauffman
Foundation to establish the institute. The proposal also attracted over $5 million of
external funding and an annual $1 million commitment from the UMKC.
2. Recruited seven tenure-track/tenured professors. The institute is ranked as one of the top
25 Entrepreneurial Colleges out of 2,300 university programs in the U.S. by the Princeton
Review in 2009 and 2011. The institute received “
Created the Ph.D. program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Missouri-
Kansas City.
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Developed curriculum for program; wrote the proposal and got approval from the
university to establish the Ph.D. program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Acquired
resources and launched the program in 2006.
Designed and developed an undergraduate curriculum in entrepreneurship and innovation at
University of Missouri-Kansas City.
A key player in the redesign of the Bloch EMBA curriculum at University of Missouri-
Kansas City in 2004. In 2007, the program was ranked by Financial Times as 36th among
U.S. universities and 16th among U.S. public universities.
Developed and created a new Ph.D. program in Technology Entrepreneurship at University
of Washington. The program was successfully launched in 2002.
Wrote proposal and created the university-wide Center for Technology Entrepreneurship at
University of Washington (received a grant of $215,000 annual funding for four years form
University of Washington UIF3 Grant, raised $1.8 million operating funds, and the center
attracted $12 million endowment funds in two years).
A key player in the development of MBA Major in Marketing Technology at Michigan State
University
Developed and designed the six-week Technopreneurship and Innovation Program (a joint
executive education program between Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and
Bioengineering Department at the University of Washington). The program generated annual
revenue of more than $300,000. The program is currently in its third year and the participants
have been between 47 and 50.
Designed major research programs for the Innovation Management Faculty at the Eindhoven
University of Technology (results: significantly enhanced the university’s reputation in
technology management research. A ranking article in the Journal of Product Innovation
Management in 2004 ranked the university’s technology management research capability as #12
in the world.)
PUBLICATIONS IN UTD LIST OF TOP JOURNALS
1. Song, Lisa Z., Michael Song, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2011). “Resources, Supplier
Investment, Product Launch Advantages, and First Product Performance,” Journal of
Operations Management, 29 (1-2), 86-104.
2. Read, Stuart, Nicholas Dew, Saras D. Sarasvathy, Michael Song, and Robert Wiltbank
(2009), “Marketing Under Uncertainty: The Logic of an Effectual Approach,” Journal of
Marketing, 73 (3), 1-18.
3. Song, Michael and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2008), “Supplier's Involvement and Success of
Radical New Product Development in New Ventures,” Journal of Operations Management,
26 (1), 1-22.
4. Swink, Morgan and Michael Song (2007), “Effects of Marketing-Manufacturing Integration
on New Product Development Time and Competitive Advantage,” Journal of Operations
Management, 25 (1), 203-217.
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5. DeSarbo, Wayne S., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Kamel Jedidi, and Michael Song (2006),
“Identifying Sources of Heterogeneity for Empirically Deriving Strategic Types: A
Constrained Finite-Mixture Structural-Equation Methodology,” Management Science, 52 (6),
909-924.
6. Song, Michael, Cornelia Droge, Sangphet Hanvanich, and Roger Calantone (2005),
“Marketing and Technology Resource Complementarity: An Analysis of Their Interaction
Effect in Two Environmental Contexts,” Strategic Management Journal, 26 (3), 259-276.
7. DeSarbo, Wayne S., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Michael Song, and Indrajit Sinha (2005),
"Revisiting the Miles and Snow Strategic Framework: Uncovering Interrelationships
between Strategic Types, Capabilities, Environmental Uncertainty, and Firm performance,"
Strategic Management Journal, 26 (1), 47-74.
8. Song, Michael, Roger J. Calantone, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2002), "Competitive
Forces and Strategic Choice Decisions: An Experimental Investigation in the United States and
Japan,” Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 23 (10), 969-978.
9. Montoya-Weiss, Mitzi M., Anne P. Massey, and Michael Song (2001), “Getting it together:
Temporal Coordination and Conflict Management in Global Virtual Teams,” Academy of
Management Journal, 44 (6), 1251-1262.
10. Song, Michael and Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss (2001), “The Effect of Perceived Technological
Uncertainty on Japanese New Product Development,” Academy of Management Journal, 44
(1), 61-80.
11. Thieme, R. Jeffrey, Michael Song, and Roger J. Calantone (2000), "Artificial Neural
Network Decision Support Systems for New Product Development Project Selection,"
Journal of Marketing Research, 37 (4), 499-507.
12. Song, X. Michael, Jinhong Xie, and Barbara Dyer (2000), "Antecedents and Consequences
of Marketing Managers’ Conflict-Handling Behaviors," Journal of Marketing, 64 (1), 50-66.
13. Song, X. Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Yuzhen Lisa Zhao (1999), "Pioneering
Advantages in Manufacturing and Service Industries: Empirical Evidence from Nine
Countries," Strategic Management Journal, 20 (9), 811-836.
14. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1999), “Challenges of Managing the Development of
Breakthrough Products in Japan,” Journal of Operations Management, 17 (6), 665-688.
15. Xie, Jinhong, X. Michael Song, and Anne Stringfellow (1998), "Interfunctional Conflict,
Conflict Resolution Styles, and New Product Success: A Four-Culture Comparison,"
Management Science, 44 (12), S192-S220.
16. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1997), “A Cross-National Comparative Study of New
Product Development Processes: Japan and the United States,” Journal of Marketing, 61 (2),
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1-18. (Lead article with two awards: “Citation of Excellence for the Highest Quality Rating
Article” and “The 2005 Excellence in Research Award” presented by the American
Marketing Association for an outstanding research article published within the last 10 years
which has significantly influenced the direction of global marketing.)
17. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1997), “The Determinants of Japanese New Product
Successes,” Journal of Marketing Research, 34 (1), 64-76.
18. Xie, Jinhong, X. Michael Song, Marvin Sirbu, and Qiong Wang (1997), “Kalman Filter
Estimation of New Product Diffusion Models,” Journal of Marketing Research, 34 (3), 378-
393.
19. Dyer, Barbara and X. Michael Song (1997), “The Impact of Strategy on Conflict: A Cross-
National Comparative Study of U.S. and Japanese Firms,” Journal of International Business
Studies, 28 (3), 467-493.
20. Calantone, Roger J., Jeffrey B. Schmidt, and X. Michael Song (1996), “Controllable Factors
of New Product Success: A Cross-National Comparison,” Marketing Science, 15 (4), 34-358.
Reprinted in “International Marketing” (2006) Masaaki Kotabe (Editor), New Delhi:
Sage Publications Ltd.
PUBLICATIONS IN OTHER JOURNALS
1. Podoynitsyna, Ksenia , Michael Song, Hans van der Bij, and Mathieu Weggeman (2012),
“Improving New Technology Venture Performance under Direct and Indirect Network
Externality Conditions,” forthcoming in Journal of Business Venturing.
2. O'Cass, Aron, Song, Michael, & Yuan, Li (2012). “Anatomy of Service Innovation:
Introduction to the Special Issue,” forthcoming in Journal of Business Research. *
3. Lisa Z. Song, Michael Song and Greg Storm, “Founding Team Capabilities and New
Venture Performance: The Mediating Role of Strategic Positional Advantages,” forthcoming
in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
4. Jong, Ad De, Michael Song, and Lisa Z. Song (2012), “How Lead Founder Personality
Affects New Venture Performance: The Mediating Role of Team Conflict,” Journal of
Management, forthcoming.
5. Michael Song, Y. Lisa Zhao, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto, “Do perceived pioneering
advantages lead to first-mover decisions?” Journal of Business Research, forthcoming, 2012.
6. Song, Lisa Z., O. Homer Erekson, Tang Wang, and Michael Song, “Pioneering Advantages
and Entrepreneurs’ First-Mover Decisions: An Empirical Investigation for the United States
and China,” Forthcoming in the Journal of Product Innovation Management.
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7. Caerteling, J.S., Halman, J.I.M., Song, M., Dorée, A.G. and Bij, J.D., “How relevant is
government championing behavior for technology development?” Forthcoming in the
Journal of Product Innovation Management.
8. Podoynitsyna, Ksenia, Hans Van der Bij, and Michael Song, “The Role of Mixed Emotions
in the Risk Perception of Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs,” Entrepreneurship Theory and
Practice, 36(1), 115-140, 2012.
9. Chai, Kah-Hin, Qi Wang, Michael Song, Johannes I.M. Halman, Aarnout C. Brombacher
(2012), “Understanding competencies in platform-based product development: antecedents
and outcomes,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 29(3), 452-472, 2012.
10. Roger J. Calantone, C. Anthony Di Benedetto and Michael Song. “Expecting Marketing
Activities and New Product Launch Execution to Be Different in the U.S. and China: An
Empirical Study,” International Journal of China Marketing, Vol. 2, No. 1, 14-44, 2011.
11. Parry, E. Mark, Qing Cao, and Michael Song, “Forecasting New Product Adoption with
Probabilistic Neural Networks,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, , 28(s1), 78-88,
2011.
12. Song, Michael, Subin Im, Hans van der Bij, and Lisa Z. Song (2011), “Does Strategic
Planning Enhance or Impede Innovation and Firm Performance?” Journal of Product
Innovation Management, 28 (4), 503-520, July 2011.
13. Caerteling, Jasper S., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Andre G. Doree, Johannes I. M. Halman,
and Michael Song (2011), “Technology development projects in road infrastructure: The
relevance of government championing behavior,” Technovation, 31 (5-6), 270-283.
14. Parry, Mark E., Pilar Fernandez, José Antonio Varela, Michael Song (2010), “Perspective:
Cross-Functional Integration in Spanish Firms,” Journal of Product Innovation Management,
27 (4), 606-615. *
15. Parry, Mark E. and Michael Song, “Market Information Acquisition, Use, and New Venture
Performance,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(7), 1112-1126, December
2010.
16. Xu, Zibin, Mark E. Parry, and Michael Song (2010), “The Impact of Technology Transfer Office
Characteristics on University Invention Disclosure,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering
Management, 58 (2), 212-227.
17. Calantone, Roger J., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Michael Song (2010), “The Impact of
Industry Environment on Early Market Entry Decisions by B2B Managers in the U.S. and
Japan,” Industrial Marketing Management, 39 (5), 832-843.
18. Song, Michael, Tang Wang, and Mark E. Parry (2010), “Do Market Information Processes
Improve New Venture Performance?” Journal of Business Venturing, 25 (6), 556–568.
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19. Acur, Nuran, Destan Kandemir, Petra C. de Weerd-Nederhof, and Michael Song (2010),
“Exploring the Impact of Technological Competence Development on Speed and NPD
Program Performance,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27 (6), 915-929.
20. De Visser, Matthias, Petra de Weerd-Nederhof, Dries Faems, Michael Song, Bart van Looy,
and Klaasjan Visscher (2010), “Structural Ambidexterity in NPD processes: A Firm-Level
Assessment of the Impact of Differentiated Structures on Innovation Performance,”
Technovation, 30 (5-6), 291-299.
21. Song, Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Mark E. Parry (2010), “The Impact of Formal
Processes for Market Information Acquisition and Utilization on the Performance of Chinese
New Ventures,” International Journal of Research in Marketing, 26 (4), 314-323.
22. Song, Lisa Z., Michael Song, and Mark E. Parry (2010), “Perspective: Economic Conditions,
Entrepreneurship, First-Product Development, and New Venture Success,” Journal of
Product Innovation Management, 27 (1): 130-135. *
23. Song, Michael, Tomoko Kawakami, Anne Stringfellow (2010), “A Cross-National
Comparative Study of Senior Management Policy, Marketing-Manufacturing Involvement,
and Innovation Performance,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27 (2), 179-200.
24. Song, Lisa Z., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Michael Song (2009), “A Staged Service
Innovation Model,” Decision Sciences, 40 (3), 571-599.
25. Song, Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Mark E. Parry (2009), “Market Information
and New Venture Performance: Differences between Established and Emerging Technology
Standards,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 57 (1), 22-38.
26. Song, Lisa Z., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Michael Song (2009), “Competitive
Advantages in the First Product of New Ventures,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering
Management, 57 (1), 88-102.
27. Caerteling, Jasper S., Johannes I. M. Halman, Michael Song, and André G. Dorée (2009),
“The Impact of Government and Corporate Strategy on the Performance of Technology
Projects in Road Construction,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135
(11), 1211-1221.
28. Parry, Mark E., Michael Song, Petra C. de Weerd-Nederhof, and Klaasjan Visscher (2009),
“The Impact of NPD Strategy, Product Strategy, and NPD Processes on Perceived Cycle
Time,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 26 (6), 627-639.
29. Pullen, Annemien, Petra De Weerd-Nederhof, Aard J. Groen, Michael Song, and Olaf A. M.
Fisscher (2009), “Successful Patterns of Internal SME Characteristics Leading to High
Overall Innovation Performance,” Creativity and Innovation Management, 18 (3), 209-223.
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30. Song, Michael and Mark E. Parry (2009), “Information, Promotion, and the Adoption of
Innovative Consumer Durables,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 26 (4), 441-
454.
31. Song, Michael and Morgan Swink (2009), “Marketing-Manufacturing Integration Across
Stages of New Product Development: Effects on the Success of High- and Low-
Innovativeness Products,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 56 (1), 31-44.
32. Song, Michael and Mark Parry (2009), “The Desired Level of Market Orientation and
Business Unit Performance,” Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, 37 (2), 144-160.
33. Read, Stuart, Michael Song, and Willem Smit (2009), “A Meta-Analytic Review of
Effectuation and Venture Performance,” Journal of Business Venturing, 24 (6), 573–587.
34. Song, Michael, Mark E. Parry, and Tomoko Kawakami (2009), “Incorporating Network
Externalities into the Technology Acceptance Model,” Journal of Product Innovation
Management, 26 (2), 291-307.
35. Song, Michael and Jeff Thieme (2009), “The Role of Suppliers in Market Intelligence
Gathering for Radical and Incremental Innovation,” Journal of Product Innovation
Management, 26 (1), 43-57.
36. Di Benedetto, C. Anthony and Michael Song (2008), “Managerial Perceptions of Global
Pioneering Advantage: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Evidence in the U.S. and
Korea,” Industrial Marketing Management, 37 (7), 863-872.
37. Song, Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Yushan Zhao (2008), “The Antecedents and
Consequences of Manufacturer-Distributor Cooperation: An Empirical Test in the U.S. and
Japan,” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 36 (2), 215-233.
38. Parry, Mark E., Michael Song, and Robert Spekman (2008), “Task Conflict, Integration
Potential, and Conflict Management Strategies in Joint Ventures,” IEEE Transactions in
Engineering Management, 55 (2), 201-220.
39. Di Benedetto, C. Anthony, Wayne S. DeSarbo, and Michael Song (2008), “Strategic
Capabilities and Radical Innovation: An Empirical Study in Three Countries,” IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, 55 (3), 420-433.
40. Song, Michael, Robert W. Nason, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2008), “Distinctive
Marketing and Information Technology Capabilities and Strategic Types: A Cross-National
Investigation,” Journal of International Marketing, 16 (1), 4-38.
41. Song, Michael, Ksenia Podoynitsyna, Hans van der Bij, and Joop Halman (2008), “Success
Factors in New Ventures: A Meta-analysis,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 25
(1), 7-27.
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42. Song, Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Robert W. Nason (2007), “Capabilities and
Financial Performance: The Moderating Effect of Strategic Type,” Journal of the Academy of
Marketing Science, 35 (1), 18-34.
43. DeSarbo, Wayne S., C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Michael Song (2007), “A heterogeneous
Resource Based View for Exploring Relationships between Firm Performance and
Capabilities,” Journal of Modeling in Management, 2 (2), 103-130. (Emerald Literati
Network 2008 Awards for Excellence in 2008).
44. Song, Michael, Hans Berends, Hans van der Bij, Mathieu Weggeman (2007), "The Effect of
IT and Co-location on Knowledge Dissemination," Journal of Product Innovation
Management, 24 (1), 52-68.
45. Di Benedetto, C. Anthony, X. Michael Song, Lisa Z. Song (2006), “The Strategic Advantage
of New Product Pioneering: Perceptions of Senior Managers in China," SCMS Journal of
Indian Management, 3 (2), 24-37.
46. Song, Michael, Barbara Dyer, and R. Jeffrey Thieme (2006), "Conflict Management and
Innovation Performance: An Integrated Contingency Perspective," Journal of the Academy of
Marketing Science, 34 (3), 341-356.
47. Song, Michael, Hans van der Bij, Mathieu Weggeman (2006), “Factors for Improving the
level of Knowledge Generation in New Product Development,” R&D Management, 36 (2),
173-187.
48. Song, Michael and R. Jeffrey Thieme (2006), “A Cross-National Investigation of the R&D-
Marketing Interface in the Product Innovation Process,” Industrial Marketing Management,
35 (3), 308-322.
49. Song, Michael and Jeonpyo Noh (2006), “Best New Product Development and Management
Practices in the Korean High-Tech Industry,” Industrial Marketing Management, 35 (3),
262-278.
50. Song, Michael, Hans van der Bij, Mathieu Weggeman (2005), “Determinants of the Level of
Knowledge Application: A Knowledge-Based and Information-Processing Perspective,”
Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22 (5), 430-444.
51. Song, Michael and Yushan Zhao (2004), "A Neural Network for Predicting Manufacturers’
Perceived Cooperation with Distributors in the New Product Development Process," Journal
of Business-to-Business Marketing, 11 (3), 53-78.
52. Di Benedetto, C. Anthony and Michael Song (2003), “The Relationship Between Strategic
Type and Firm Capabilities in Chinese Firms,” International Marketing Review, 20 (5), 514-
533.
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53. Xie, Jinhong, Michael Song, and Anne Stringfellow (2003), “Antecedents and Consequences
of Goal Incongruity on New Product Development in Five Countries: A Marketing View,”
Journal of Product Innovation Management, 20 (3): 233-250.
54. Bij, Hans van der, Michael Song, Mathieu Weggeman (2003), "An Empirical Investigation
into the Antecedents of Knowledge Dissemination at the Strategic Business Unit Level,"
Journal of Product Innovation Management, 20 (2), 163-179.
55. Thieme, R. Jeffrey, X. Michael Song, and Geon-Cheol Shin (2003), "Project Management
Characteristics and New Product Survival," Journal of Product Innovation Management, 20
(2), 104-119.
56. Keizer, Jimme A., Johannes I.M. Halman, Michael Song (2002), “From Experience:
Applying the Risk Diagnosing Methodology,” Journal of Product Innovation Management,
19 (3), 213-232. *
57. Song, Michael, Jinhong Xie, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2001), "Message and Source
Factors, Market Uncertainty, and Extrafunctional Information Processing: Hypotheses and
Empirical Evidence," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 48 (2), 223-238.
58. Song, X. Michael and Jinhong Xie (2000), “Does Innovativeness Moderate the Relationship
between Cross-Functional Integration and Product Performance?” Journal of International
Marketing, 8 (4), 61-89.
59. Song, X. Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Lisa Z. Song (2000), “Pioneering
Advantages in New Service Development: A Multi-Country Study of Managerial
Perceptions,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 17 (5), 378-392.
60. Song, X. Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Yuzhen Lisa Zhao (1999), “Does
Pioneering Advantage Exist? A Cross-National Comparative Study,” Marketing Science
Institute Report, 1999, 99-111.
61. Song, X. Michael, R. Jeffrey Thieme, and Jinhong Xie (1998), "The Impact of Cross-
Functional Joint Involvement Across Product Development Stages: An Exploratory Study,"
The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 15 (4), 289-303. (Lead article)
62. Dyer, Barbara and X. Michael Song (1998), “Innovation Strategy and Sanctioned Conflict: A
New Edge in Innovation?,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 15 (6), 505-
519.
63. Souder, William E. and X. Michael Song (1998), “Analyses of U.S. and Japanese
management Processes Associated with New Product Success and Failure in High and Low
Familiarity Markets,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 15 (3), 208-223.
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64. Souder, William E., X. Michael Song, and Kazuhiko Kawamura (1998), “America’s Edge in
New Product R&D,” Research Technology Management, 41 (2), 49-56. (Awarded “Three
Star Quality Article”)
65. Song, X. Michael and Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss (1998), “Critical Development Activities for
Really New versus Incremental Products,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management,
15 (2), 124-135.
66. Song, X. Michael, Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss and Jeffrey B. Schmidt (1997), “The Role of
Marketing in Developing Successful New Products in South Korea and Taiwan,” Journal of
International Marketing, 5 (3), 47-69.
67. Souder, William E. and X. Michael Song (1997), “Contingent Product Design and Marketing
Strategies Influencing New Product Success and Failure in U.S. and Japanese Electronics
Firms,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 14 (1), 21-34.
68. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1997), “Teamwork Barriers in Japanese High-
Technology Firms: The Sociocultural Differences Between R&D and Marketing Managers,”
The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 14 (5), 356-367.
69. Song, X. Michael, William E. Souder, and Barbara Dyer (1997), “A Causal Model of the
Impact of Skills, Synergy, and Design Sensitivity on New Product Performance,” Journal of
Product Innovation Management, 14 (2), 88-101.
70. Song, X. Michael, Jinhong Xie, and Barbara Dyer (1997), "Antecedents and Consequences
of Cross-Functional Conflict Management: A Five-Country Comparative Study and
Strategic Implications," Marketing Science Institute Report, (August) No. 97-116, 1-41.
71. Song, X. Michael, Mitzi M. Montoya-Weiss, and Jeffrey B. Schmidt (1997), “Antecedents
and Consequences of Cross-Functional Cooperation: A Comparison of R&D, Manufacturing,
and Marketing Perspectives,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 14 (1), 35-
47.
72. Song, X. Michael, Sabrina M. Neeley, and Yuzhen Zhao (1996), “Managing R&D-
Marketing Integration in the New Product Development Process,” Industrial Marketing
Management, 25 (6), 545-554.
73. Song, X. Michael and Jinhong Xie (1996), “The Effect of R&D-Manufacturing-Marketing
Integration on New Product Performance in Japanese and U.S. firms: A Contingency
Perspective,” Marketing Science Institute, 96-117 (November), 1-44.
74. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1996), “What Separates Japanese New Product
Winners From Losers,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 13 (5), 422-439.
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75. Song, X. Michael and Barbara Dyer (1995), “Innovation Strategy and the R&D-Marketing
Interface in Japanese Firms: A Contingency Perspective,” IEEE Transactions on
Engineering Management, 42 (4), 360-371.
76. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1994), “The Dimensions of Industrial New Product
Success and Failure in State Enterprises in the People's Republic of China,” The Journal of
Product Innovation Management, 11 (2), 105-118.
77. Parry, Mark E. and X. Michael Song (1994), “Identifying New Product Successes in China,”
The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 11 (1), 15-30.
78. Norton, John, Mark E. Parry, and X. Michael Song (1994), “Integrating R&D and
Marketing: A Comparison of Practices in the Japanese and American Chemical Industries,”
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 41 (1), 5-20.
79. Parry, Mark E. and X. Michael Song (1993), “Determinants of R&D-Marketing Integration
in High-Tech Japanese Firms,” The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 10 (1), 4-
22. (Lead article)
80. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1993), “R&D-Marketing Integration in Japanese High-
Technology Firms: Hypotheses and Empirical Evidence,” Journal of the Academy of
Marketing Science, 21 (2), 125-133. (Lead article)
81. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1993), “How the Japanese Manage the R&D-
Marketing Interface,” Research-Technology Management, 36 (4), 32-38.
82. Song, X. Michael and Mark E. Parry (1992), “The R&D-Marketing Interface in Japanese
High-Technology Firms,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 9 (2), 91-112.
83. Holak, Susan L., Mark E. Parry, and X. Michael Song (1991), “The Relationship of
R&D/Sales to Firm Performance: An Investigation of Marketing Contingencies,” Journal of
Product Innovation Management, 8 (4), 267-282.
(* denotes non-refereed or editorial)
BOOK CHAPTERS
Halman, J.I.M., Keizer, J.A. and Song, Michael (2003) Strategic decision making about
technology-based innovation projects: Development and use of a risk reference framework, In:
Durand, Th. (Ed.), Bringing technology into the Boardroom, Strategy, Innovation and
competences for business value, Palgrave Macmillan, 387-411.
SELECTED CONFERENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
1. “Enhancing supply risk management performance: a transaction cost and social exchange
theory perspective,” (Petra Hoffmann, Holger Schiele, Michael Song, and Koos
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Krabbendam). 20th Annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research
Association Conference, Maasticht, The Netherlands, 10-13 April 2011.
2. “What is good being biased?” (Podoynitsyna, Ksenia, Hans van der Bij, and Michael Song),
2011 Academy of Management 71 st Annual Meeting, August 12-16, in San Antonio, Texas.
3. “Resources, Supplier Investment, Product Launch Advantages, and First Product
Performance,” (Song, Lisa Z., Michael Song, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto). Presented at
Product Development and Management Association, Netherlands Chapter in May 2011.
4. “What is Good About Being Biased,” presented at the 2010 Babson College
Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC).
5. Song, Michael, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Mark E. Parry (2009), “The Impact of Formal
Processes for Market Information Acquisition and Utilization on the Performance of Chinese
New Ventures,” presented at the Fourth Temple Global Conference, Philadelphia, PA,
November 2009.
6. Libaers, Dirk, Lisa Z. Song, and Michael Song (2009), “Developing new ventures’ first
product,” Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Chicago, 2009.
7. Pavone, Carla and Michael Song (2009), “Venture Risk and VC Investment: The Moderating
Role of Lead Founder Leadership Style,” 2009 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research
Conference (BCERC) being held at Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA, June 2009.
8. Libaers, Dirk, Lisa Z. Song, and Michael Song (2009), “How to develop successful firstproducts
in Chinese new ventures,” 2009 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research
Conference (BCERC) being held at Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA, June 2009.
9. Wang, Tang, Michael Song, Lisa Z. Song, “Legitimacy and New Venture: Empirical
Evidence from Kauffman Firm Survey, " 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting ,
August 7-11 in Chicago, Illinois
10. Lisa Z. Song, Michael Song and Greg Storm, “Founding Team Capabilities and New Service
Venture performance: A Conceptual Model and Empirical Evidence,” Babson College
Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, MA, June 3-6 , 2009
11. “Perspectives on Economic Conditions, Entrepreneurship, First-Product Development, and
New Venture Success,” (with Michael Song and Mark Parry), present as Keynote address
titled “Radical Innovations vs. Incremental Innovations in New Ventures,” at the16 th
International Product Development Management Conference on “Managing Dualities in the
Innovation Journey”, Twente, The Netherlands, June 7-9, 2009.
12. Acur, Kandemir, de Weerd-Nederhof, Song (2009), "Exploring the Impact of Technological
Competence Development on Speed and NPD Program Performance,” 16 th International
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Product Development Management Conference, European Institute for Advanced Studies in
Management (EIASM), Twente, June 2009.
13. DeSarbo, Wayne, Anthony Di Benedetto, and Michael Song (2008), “Evaluating the Miles
and Snow Strategic Framework in Comparison with Alternative Quantitative Modeling
Approaches,” Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process: A Reflection on the Research
Perspective of Miles and Snow, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 3-5 December
2008.
14. Parry, Mark E. and Michael Song (2008), “When Should Chinese Entrepreneurs Use Market
Information?” 2008 International Conference on Chinese Enterprise Research, November 14-
16, 2008, Beijing, China.
15. Song, Lisa Z., Michael Song , and C. Anthony Di Benedetto (2008), “How to Create
Successful Chinese New Service Ventures?,” 2008 International Conference on Chinese
Enterprise Research, November 14-16, 2008, Beijing, China.
16. Libaers, Dirk, Lisa Z. Song, Michael Song, and Zongxian Feng (2008), “How to Develop
Successful First-Products in Chinese New Ventures?,” 2008 International Conference on
Chinese Enterprise Research, November 14-16, 2008, Beijing, China.
17. Song, Michael, Tang Wang, and Mark E. Parry (2008), “Market Information Processes and
New Venture Performance: Empirical Evidence from the US,” 2008 Product Development
and Management Association International Conference, 2008 Research Conference
Proceedings, September 13-14, Orlando, Florida, USA.
18. Song, Lisa Z., Dirk Libaers, Michael Song, and Zongxian Feng (2008), “A resource-based
view of product development: an empirical examination of a new venture’s first product
performance,” 2008 Product Development and Management Association International
Conference, 2008 Research Conference Proceedings, September 13-14, Orlando, Florida,
USA.
19. Configurations Driving NPD Performance Fit with Market Demands and Time Constraints,
(Petra De Weerd-Nederhof, Klaasjan Visscher, Michael Song, and Mark Parry), 15 th
International Product Development Management Conference, European Institute for
Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), Hamburg, July 2008
20. Configurations Driving NPD Performance Fit with Market Demands and Time Constraints,
(Petra De Weerd-Nederhof, Klaasjan Visscher, Michael Song, and Mark Parry), 2008 High
Technology Small Firms Conference, Enschede, The Netherlands. (Best Research Paper
Award). May, 2008.
21. Song, Lisa Z., Michael Song , and C. Anthony Di Benedetto “Perceived Pioneering
Advantages and First Mover Decisions in Service Industries,” Association of Private
Enterprise Education Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2008.
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22. Lisa Z. Song, Dirk Libaers, and Michael Song, “A Resource-Based View of Product
Development: an Empirical Examination of a New Venture’s First Product Performance,”
Product Development and Management Annual Association 2008 Research Conference
Proceedings, Orlando, FL, Sept, 2008.
23. Future Research Direction in Innovation, Product Development and Management
Association Annual International Conference, Orlando, Florida, September 2007
24. Why do entrepreneurs take risks, (with Ksenia Podoynitsyna, Hans van der Bij, and Mathieu
Weggeman), presented at the Missouri-Kansas Entrepreneurship Research Workshop
(organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation), Kansas City, October 19-20, 2008.
25. Market Information Acquisition, Utilization, and New Venture Performance (with Mark
Parry) presented at the Missouri-Kansas Entrepreneurship Research Workshop (organized by
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation),
Kansas City, October 19-20, 2008.
26. The role of information technologies in enhancing R&D-marketing integration, (with Lisa
Song), presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics 2007 Annual
Conference, Las Vegas, October 15-17, 2007.
27. Strategic Capabilities and Radical Innovation: An Empirical Study in Three Countries, (C.
Anthony Di Benedetto, Wayne S. DeSarbo, and Michael Song), presented at the First World
Congress on Strategic Business Valuation, Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON,
January 2007.
28. Incorporating Network Externalities into the Technology Adoption Model, (Michael Song,
Mark Parry, and Tomoko Kawakami), Product Development & Management Association
(PDMA) October 2006 Research Forum Proceedings, pp.9-10. Presented at the Research
Forum Proceedings, 2006 Research Forum of Product Development and Management
Association, Atlanta, GA, October 21-22, 2006.
29. Innovation Attributes and Network Externalities as the Determinants of New Product
Adoption: Empirical Studies of Japanese DVD Markets, (Kawakami, Tomoko and Michael
Song), The European Marketing Academy 35th Conference Proceedings, 2006.
30. Senior Management Styles and Marketing-Manufacturing Involvement in U.S. and Japanese
Firms, with Tomoko Kawakami and Barbara Dyer, 2004 American Marketing Association
Winter Educators' Conference, AMA 2004 Summer Educators' Conference Proceedings, Vol.
15, August 2004.
31. The Moderating Effect of Product Innovativeness on the Relationship between Utilization of
Customer Information and New Product Performance, with Tomoko Kawakami, 2004
American Marketing Association Summer Educators' Conference, AMA 2004 Summer
Educators' Conference Proceedings, Vol. 15, August 2004.
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32. The Role of Suppliers in Market Intelligence Gathering for Radical and Incremental
Innovation,” co-authored with R. Jeffrey Thieme. 2003 American Marketing Association
Summer Educators' Conference in Chicago, August 2003. Awarded "Marketing Strategy
Best Paper Award".
33. Marketing-Manufacturing Joint Involvement Across Stages of New Product Development:
Effects on the Success of Radical vs. Incremental Innovations, with Morgan Swink,
Academy of Management Annual Conference, Denver, August 2002. Awarded Best Paper.
34. Effect of Market Intelligence Acquisition on Radical Product Innovation Performance in
Entrepreneurial Firms, with R. Jeffrey Thieme. 2002 AMA Summer Marketing Educators'
Conference, San Diago, August 2002. Awarded best paper.
35. Getting it together: Temporal Coordination and Conflict Management in Global Virtual
Teams, 2001 AMA Summer Marketing Educators' Conference, Washington D.C., August
2001
36. Perceived Risks in Product Innovation Projects: Theoretical Framework and Empirical
Results, with Joop I.M. Halman and Jimme A. Keizer, the1999 Product Development and
Management Association Annual International Conference, October, 1999, Maco Island,
Florida.
37. A Comparative Study of Manufacturer-Distributor Cooperation: U.S. and China, 1999 AMA
Summer Marketing Educators' Conference, San Francisco, August 1999
38. Market Orientation and Firm Performance: A Theoretical Framework And Cross-National
Investigation, ECIS International Conference on Innovation Management, ECIS, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July, 1999
39. Predicting New Product and Technology Success at the Beginning, invited keynote
presentation at PDMA Conference on Valuing New Products and Services at the Fuzzy Front
End, Newark, April, 1999
40. A Cross-national Comparative Study of the New Product Development Process, invited
presentation at Syracuse University, April 1999
41. An Artificial Neural Network Decision Support System for New Product Development
Project Selection, invited presentation at Purdue University, April 1999.
42. Growing the Market: Frameworks and Theory for Management and Research, Special
session presentation at 1999 AMA Winter Marketing Educators' Conference, St. Petersburg,
Florida, February 1999.
43. Managing Manufacturing-Distributor Relationships in Japanese and U.S. Firms, with Yushan
Zhao, AMA Conference on Japanese Distribution Strategy, Honolulu, November 1998.
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44. “Keynote Presentation: Benchmarking the Excellence in Global New Product Development
and Management,” invited presentation at The IIR/PDMA Conference on Global New
Product Development, Boston, July 1998
45. Best Practices of Cross-Functional Conflict Management: A Five-Country Comparative
Study and Strategic Implications, with Jinhong Xie, the AMA's 1998 Winter Educators'
Conference.
46. Global Pioneering Advantage: Theoretical Framework and a Nine-Country Empirical
Investigation, with Anthony Di Benedetto, the AMA's 1998 Winter Educators' Conference.
47. Best Practices in Korean New Product Development and Management, with Jeonpyo Noh,
the AMA's 1998 Winter Educators' Conference.
48. Exploring Research Streams in International Marketing, The AMA 18 th Faculty Consortium
on International Marketing, East Lansing, July, 1998
49. The Challenges and Opportunities of Managing Cross-Functional Integration: A Comparison
of NPD Practices in United States and Hong Kong Firms, with Jinhong Xie, the1997 Product
Development and Management Association Annual International Conference.
50. “The Implications of Market Orientation, Structure, and Conflict Management on
Performance,” with Barbara Dyer and Jeff Thieme, 1997 AMA Summer Educator’s
Conference.
51. Managing Innovation Process: A Comparative Study, invited presentation at MIT, 1997
52. “A Three-Country Empirical Testing of a Model for Studying R&D-Marketing Interface in
the Product Innovation Process,” with R. Jeffrey Thieme, 1997 INFORM Marketing Science
Conference.
53. “Perceived Global Pioneering Advantage Principles: A Nine-Country Empirical
Investigation and Strategic Implications,” with C. Anthony Di Benedetto, 1997 INFORM
Marketing Science Conference.
54. “Does Product Innovativeness Moderate Relationship between the Cross-Functional
Integration and Performance: A Comparative Study of Japanese and U.S. Firms,” with
Jinhong Xie, 1997 INFORM Marketing Science Conference.
55. X. Michael Song and Mitzi Montoya-Weiss (1996), “Developing Really New Versus
Incremental Products,” Right Products--Products Right (Kenneth B Kahn, ed.). Awarded the
Best Paper at the 20th Product Development and Management Association Annual
International Conference.
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56. “Searching for Cross-Cultural Differences: Proposed Methodology and Empirical
Investigation,” with Roger J. Calantone, The 1996 INFORM Marketing Science Conference,
Gainesville, Florida.
57. “Introduction of an Incompatible New Generation Product: Entry Decisions and Marketing
Strategies,” with Jinhong Xie and Qiong Wang, The 1996 INFORM Marketing Science
Conference, Gainesville, Florida.
58. “Managing Cross-Functional New Product Development Teams: A Comparative Study of
Japanese and U.S. Firms,” with Jinhong Xie, Organizational Innovation for Effective New
Product Development, December 1995.
59. “Modeling New Product Diffusion: A Micro-Level Approach,” with Richard Sha, the 1995
Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Orlando.
60. “The Relationship Between Strategy and Conflict Management: A Japanese Perspective,”
with Barbara Dyer, the 1995 Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Orlando.
61. “Teamwork Barriers in Japanese High-Technology Firms,” the 1995 Academy of Marketing
Science Annual Conference, Orlando.
62. “The Impact of Strategy on the R&D/Marketing Interface in Japanese Firms,” with Barbara
Dyer, Proceedings of the 1995 AMA Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference.
63. “Managing Cross-Functional New Product Development Teams: A Comparative Study of
Japanese and U.S. Firms,” X. Michael Song and Jinhong Xie, The 1995 Marketing Science
Institute Conference on Organizational Innovation for Effective New Product Development,
Boston.
64. “The Determinant of Japanese New Product Success,” Journal of Marketing Research
Special Issue Conference on Innovation in New Product Development: Best Practice in
Research, Modeling, and Applications, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
May 25-26, 1995.
65. Souder, William E. and X. Michael Song (1995), “A Comparison of the Effectiveness of U.S.
and Japanese New Product Development Management Practices: Progress of an 18-Country
Study,” Technical Report No. 35, U.S.-Japan Center for Technology Management at
Vanderbilt University and The Center for Management of Science and Technology,
University of Alabama in Huntsville.
66. “Identifying New Product Successes in China,” Proceedings of the First Conference on
Management Science for Domestic and overseas young Scientists, Beijing, July 19-22, 1994.
67. “Barriers to Teamwork in Japanese High-Technology Firms: The Sociocultural Differences
Between R&D and Marketing Managers.” with Jinhong Xie. Proceedings of the Academy of
International Business Conference, Beijing, June, 1994.
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68. “Competitive Forces and Market Entry Decisions: A Comparative Study of Japanese and
American Perspectives,” with Jinhong Xie, 1994 Marketing Science Conference, Tuson,
Arizona.
69. “A Product Attribute Model of New Product Diffusion,” with Zheng M. Sha, 1994
Marketing Science Conference, Tuson, Arizona.
70. “A Cross-National Comparative Study of the Best Practices in Cross-Functional Team
Management,” invited presentation at the 1994 NSF Center for Innovation Management
Studies, Lehigh University.
71. “Identifying New Product Success in China,” invited presentation at the First Conference on
Management Science for Domestic and Overseas Young Scientists, Sponsored by National
Natural Science Foundation of China. 1993.
72. “Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Preliminary Report,” Marketing Science Institute
Conference on Improving the New Product Development Process, California, September,
l993.
73. “Identifying New Product Successes in China,” Proceedings of the First Conference on
Management Science for Domestic and Overseas Young Scientists, Beijing, July, 1993.
74. “Industry Structure and Market Entry Strategy: A Comparative Study of U.S. and Japanese
Firms,” 1993 TIMS/ORSA Conference, Chicago, May, l993.
75. “Estimation of Marketing Models and Feedback Control Using an Extended Kalman Filter,”
with Jinhong Xie and Marvin Sirbu, l993 TIMS Marketing Science Conference, St. Louis,
March l993.
76. “Managing Cross-Functional New Product Development Teams: A Comparative Study of
Japanese and U.S. Firms," invited presentation at The Marketing Science Institute
Conference on Strategic Issues in Marketing, Atlanta, Feb. l993.
77. “The Relationship Between Strategic Orientation and the R&D/Marketing Interface in
Japanese High-Technology Firms,” with Barbara Dyer, Proceedings of the 1992 Association
for Global Business Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1992.
78. “Optimal Strategy for Introducing A New Generation Technology Into A Market With
Demand Externalities,” the ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, San Francisco, California,
1992.
79. X. Michael Song and Mark E. Parry (1992), “The Dimensions of Industrial New Product
Success and Failure in China,” Managing Product Development: Winning in the 90s
(Laurence P. Feldman, Thomas P. Hustad, and Albert L Page, ed.), pp30-41. Awarded the
Outstanding Paper at 1992 International Conference of the Product Development and
Management Association.
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80. “Effective Management of New Product Development Teams: An Exploratory Study,”
invited presentation at the 1992 International Conference of the Product Development and
Management Association, Chicago.
81. "Integrating R&D and Marketing: A Comparison of Practices in Japan and the United
States," with John Norton and Mark E. Parry, invited presentation at the 1992 International
Conference of the Product Development and Management Association, Chicago.
82. “The R&D-Marketing Interface in Japanese High-Technology Firms,” the ORSA/TIMS Joint
National Meeting, Anaheim, California, 1991.
83. X. Michael Song and Mark E. Parry (1991), “The Impact of Firm Strategy, Environmental
Uncertainty, and Organizational Structure and Climate on R&D-Marketing Integration in
Japanese High-Technology Firms,” Business Success Through Product Success (Thomas P.
Hustad, ed.), pp49-59. Awarded the Outstanding Paper at 1991 International Conference of
the Product Development and Management Association.
84. “How Do Japanese Manage Innovation and Promote Creativity in Their Organizations?”
invited presentation at The Center for Management of Science and Technology, University of
Alabama.
85. “Early Involvement of R&D and Marketing in the New Product Development Process,” with
John Norton and Mark E. Parry, invited presentation at the June 1991 CAMI Conference,
New Orleans.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW/REVISION FOR PUBLICATION
1. Song, Michael and Jeffrey Thieme, “When Does Market Intelligence Improve Performance
in Radical Innovation? A Six-Year Study,” under review at Journal of Product Innovation
Management.
2. Song, Michael, Mark Parry, and Stuart Read, “Network Externalities, Innovation
Characteristics, and Adoption,” under review at Strategic Management Journal. (SMJ-08-
7312)
3. Song, Michael, Hans van der Bij, Mathieu Weggeman, “From IT to Performance: Is
Knowledge Creation a Missing Link?” Under review for publication at Decision Science.
4. Erwin Hofman, Johannes I.M. Halman, Michael Song, “When to use loose or tight networks for innovation?
Empirical evidence,” under review in Academy of Management Journal.
5. Erwin Hofman, Johannes I.M. Halman, Michael Song, “Do Design Rules Compensate or
Complicate the Relationship Between Innovation Networks and Innovation Performance”
under review in Strategic Management Journal.
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6. Tang Wang and Michael Song, “Are Founder Directors Detrimental to New Venture IPO?”
under first revision for resubmission to Strategic Management Journal.
7. Michael Song, Lisa Z. Song, Subin Im, and Richard Arend “Strategic Planning as a
Complex Managerial Tool in the Firm: Exploring the Contingency Issues in Effects on
Innovation Output and Performance,” under revision at Strategic Management Journal
8. Song, Michael, Ad de Jong, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Lisa Z. Song, “How Can New
Ventures Increase Supplier’s Involvement in Radical Innovation?” to be resubmitted to
Journal of Operations Management
9. Lisa Z. Song, Michael Song, and C. Anthony Di Benedetto, “Do Perceived Pioneering
Advantages Lead to First-Mover Decisions in Service Industry?” under review at Decision
Sciences Journal.
10. Michael Song, Hans van der Bij, and Lisa Z. Song, “Attributes of Information Technology
and Innovation Performance: Are Knowledge Processes the Missing Links?” under revision
at Decision Science Journal
11. Michael Song, Lisa Z. Song, Soheil Hooshangi, and Johannes I. M. Halman, “How Does
technological Regime Affect Performance of Technology Development?” under revision at
Journal Of product Innovation and Management
12. Tang Wang, Michael Song, and Lisa Song “Do Early Customers matter? Empirical Evidence
from the Kauffman Firm Survey,” under review at Strategic Management Journal
13. Michael Song, Lisa Z. Song, and Dirk Libaers “Service Quality and New Venture Survival,”
under review at Journal of Business Venturing
14. Lisa Z. Song, Dirk Libaers, and Michael Song “Factors Leading First Product Successes in
Chinese New Ventures, “ under review at Journal of Business Venturing
15. Yejing Wang, Deming Zeng, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Michael Song, “Environmental
determinants of responsive proactive market orientation and proactive market orientation,”
under review in Industrial Marketing Management.
16. Michael Song and Yan Chen, Organizational Attributes and Product Innovativeness, under
review at Academy of Management Journal.
SELECTED GRANT ACTIVITY
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, IEI Excellent Project Grant, ($1,400,000),
2010-2013
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Strategic Grant # 20051214 ($490,000), 2005-
2010
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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Strategic Grant #20050815 ($200,000), 2005-
2009
“International Comparative Study on Product Innovation Process: China, Japan and the United
States,” China Natural Science Foundation (Oversea Distinguished Young Scholars; Award #:
70528002; RMB400,000), 2005-2008.
“International Comparative Study on the Relationship between Customer Orientation and
Innovation Performance in the U.S., Chinese and Japanese Start-ups and Big Companies,”
(with Tomoko Kawakami), Grant-in-Aid Scientific Research by Japan Society for Promotion
of Science (JSPS), Scientific Research (B) No.17330100, 2005-2007, (9.3 Million Japanese
yen). 2004-2007
“A Study on the Adoption of New Products with Network Externalities,” with Tomoko
Kawakami, Grant-in-Aid Scientific Research by Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Exploratory Research No.16653032, 2004-2006,
(3.6 Million Japanese yen). 2003-2006
“The Development of an Innovation Information Infrastructure” (with Michael F. Nichols,
Arlan Dekoch, and Gwen Rishtermeyer), NSF Program 1662 Partnerships for Innovation-
PFI, Award #: 0332378, $200,000, 2002-2005
“Building a Core of Excellence in Entrepreneurship,” The Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation, Grant #20041492 ($475,000), 2004-2005
“Regional Entrepreneurial Catalyst in Seattle and Longview Washington,” (Dr. Lisa Z. Song
and Dr. Michael Song). The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, ($185,000), 2001-2002
“Missouri Technical Assistance Center Grant,” U.S. Department of Defense (Defense
Logistics Agency Federal grant #: SP4800-03-2-0348, $70,000, 2006; Federal grant #:
SP4800-02-2-0213, $70,000, 2005; Federal grant #: SP4800-01-2-0121, $70,000, 2004).
Total: $210,000
“Heartland Technical Assistance Center Grant,” U.S. Department of Defense (Defense
Logistics Agency Federal grant #: SP4800-04-2-0390, $65,000; Federal grant #: SP4800-04-
2-0390, $65,000; Federal grant #: SP4800-04-2-0390, $65,000, 2004). Total: $195,000
“Development of Chinese High Technology Firms,” (with Dr. Zongxian Feng, Xi’an JiaoTong
University), National Social Science Foundation of China (Strategic Funded Project, Award #:
03AJY006), RMB130,000, 2003-2004
University of Washington UIF3 Grant for establishing the Center for Technology
Entrepreneurship (received a grant of $860,000--$215,000 per year for four years)
Technology Option in Portfolio Management from GM, with Lisa Zhao. ($45,100), 1998
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Marketing Science Institute Research Grant, 1999
Global Pioneering Advantages, with Lisa Zhao. Sponsored by Marketing Science Institute,
Hitachi Research Funds, and CATIC. ($40,000)
“A Cross-National Comparison of Joint Venture Management Practices,” with Mark E.
Parry and Robert Speckman, sponsored by Coopers and Lybrand Research Funds, The
Darden Foundation, The China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation
(CATIC), and the Citibank Research Funds. ($40,000)
“Managing R&D-Manufacturing-Marketing Integration in New Product Development
Process: An International Comparative Study,” with Jinhong Xie, sponsored by the
Marketing Science Institute Research Competition Winner's Awards and Grants, the UTK
Professional Development Awards, University of Rochester, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Eastman Kodak Company, Authur D. Little, Inc., and Hitachi Research Funds. ($80,000)
“The 19-Country INTERPROD study,” sponsored by The National Science Foundation
(grant #: SBR9408272), the Marketing Science Institute Research Competition Honorable
Mention Awards and Grants, and the Center for Management of Science and Technology,
University of Alabama at Huntsville. ($110,000). Role: as a researcher.
“The Determinants of New Product Success in Chinese High-Technology Firms,” with
Mark E. Parry, sponsored by The China National Aero-Technology Import and Export
Corporation (CATIC), the Darden School, the Darden Sponsors Foundation, and the
Citicorp Global Scholar Programs. ($80,000)
“Managing R&D-Marketing Interface in the American Chemicals Industry,” with John
Norton and Mark E. Parry, sponsored by the American Chemical Manufacturing
Association.
“New Product Development Strategy and Management in Japanese Companies,” with Mark
E. Parry, sponsored by the Darden Sponsors Foundation. ($15,000)
“Managing the R&D-Marketing Interface in Japanese High-Technology Firms Research
Project,” with Mark E. Parry, sponsored by the Wyatt Company and the Darden Sponsors
Foundation. ($40,000)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
New venture survival
Risk Diagnostic and Management
Technology entrepreneurship
Radical innovations in emerging markets by new ventures
New product development and management
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Technology marketing strategy
Pricing strategy in high-tech environments
Adoption of innovation with network externalities
Marketing strategy for emerging markets
International marketing strategies
Doing business in China
COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT
Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
New Venture Creation and Managing Growth (MBA, Executive MBA, & executive
programs)
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Executive MBA & executive programs)
Developing Business Models for Emerging Technologies (MBA & executive programs)
Marketing Strategy Formulation and Execution in High-Tech Environments (Executive
MBA)
Marketing Strategy for New Ventures (MBA & Undergraduate)
Technology Ventures (EMBA)
Innovation Immersion (EMBA)
Marketing:
New Product Management (MBA, Executive MBA, & undergraduate)
Pricing Strategy in High-Tech Environments (MBA & undergraduate)
High Technology Product Design and Marketing (MBA & Executive MBA)
Product/Service Development & Strategy (Executive MBA & MBA)
International Marketing (Undergraduate & MBA)
International Business (Undergraduate & MBA)
High Technology Marketing (Executive MBA, MBA, & executive programs)
Changes in Innovation (Executive MBA)
Technology Portfolio Management (executive programs)
Ph.D. seminars:
Doctoral Seminar in Marketing Strategies
Doctoral Seminar in Technology and Innovation Management
Doctoral Seminar in Theoretical Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research
Doctoral Seminar in Structural Equation Modeling
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Conference Track Chair or Session Chair:
Marketing Research Track Chair, 2003 American Marketing Association Summer
Educators’ Conference
Session Chair: ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, 1991, 1992, 1994, & 1995
American Marketing Association Winter Educators' Conference, 1992 & 1995
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American Marketing Association Summer Educators' Conference, 1996
Chair of the 1998 Product Development and Management Association Research
Competition
Ph.D. Dissertations:
Daniel Lindgren (Committee member, Administrative & Information Science; Chemical &
Biological Sciences)
Evalin McClain (Committee member, Public Affairs and Administration)
Stuard Read, (Committee Chairman)
Sam Alworth, (Chairman, Master thesis from Engineering School)
Saurabh Sinha, (Committee member, Department of Computer Science)
Jeff Thieme, Syracuse University (Chairman)
Barbara J. Dyer, Ohio University (Defacto Chairman)
Sheng R. Sha, Economics (Defacto Chairman)
Harjit Singh, Management (Committee Member)
Gregory A Kuhlemeyer, Finance (Committee Member)
University Committees:
Executive Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2005-present
University Research Advisory Council, 2012-present
Standing Committee on Research Dishonesty, 2011-present
Committee Member, The Bloch School Dean Search Committee, 2008-2009
Program Director, Doctoral Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2005-present
Chair of Doctoral Admission Committee, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
2005-present
Chair of AACSB Committee, Bloch School, 2006-September 2008, member since 2008
Chair of Search Committee, The Henry W. Bloch/Missouri Endowed Chair in
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2008
Chair of Search Committee, The Levitt Professor, 2008
Search Committee, Assistant & Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, 2008
Chair of Search Committee, The Kauffman and Missouri Endowed Chair in
Entrepreneurial Leadership, 2005
Chair of Search Committee, The Henry W. Bloch/Missouri Endowed Chair in
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2005
UMKC Graduate Council 2004-present
UMKC Bloch School EMBA Curriculum Revision Task Force, 2004
UMKC Bloch School Undergraduate Curriculum Development Committee, 2004-2005
UMKC Bloch School AACSB Committee, 2005
University of Washington Marketing Ph.D. program coordinator, 2003-2004
University of Washington University Initiative Fund Review Committee
Master Program Committee 2000-2001
UW Business School Faculty Council 2001-2003
Travel & Research Committee 2001-present
John Narver Endowed Chair Search Committee 2001-present
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Marketing Ph.D. Exam Committee 2001
Committee Member for Developing of International MBA Program at MSU, 1999-2000
MSU Marketing Technology MBA Major Admission Committee, 1999-2000
Chair of MSU Marketing Technology MBA Major Placement and Internship Committee,
1999
Chair of the Committee for the Development of MSU Marketing Technology MBA Major,
1999
MSU University Faculty Hearing Committee, 1997-2000
Advisory Board Member and Core Faculty Member, Center for MSU Asian Studies, 1999-
2000
MSU-China Study Abroad Program Steering Committee, MSU, 1998-1999
Library Representative for Marketing, Summer 1992 to 1995
Journal Editorial Board Members:
Special Issue Co-Editor, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2007-2008
Associate Editor, Technovation
Associate Editor, Decision Science Journal, 2005-2009
Editorial Board Members, Marketing Letters, 2000-present
Editorial Board Members, The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2000-present
Editorial Board Members, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, 2004-2006, 2007-
2009, 2009-present
Editorial Board Members, China Venture Capital Journal, 2004-2005
Editorial Board Members, Advances in International Marketing, 1998-2000
Referee for Academic Journals:
Strategic Management Journal
Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
Management Science
Marketing Science
Journal of Marketing Research
Journal of Marketing
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
the Journal of Product Innovation Management
Industrial Marketing Management
Journal of International Marketing
Journal of International Business Studies
Journal of Retailing
Journal of Academy of Marketing Science
Sloan Management Review
California Management Review
Decision Sciences
Board members:
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Athena, Governing Board Director, 2004-2008
KCScourceLink, Executive Board Member, 2004-2008
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