Professor
Office: ZSH 544
Phone:(540) 568-3236
E-mail: bierlype@jmu.edu
Website: http://cob.jmu.edu/bierlype
Recent Courses Taught
COB 690: Strategic Management
MGT 420: Management of Technology and Innovation
Education
Ph.D - Rutgers University - Organizational Management - Minor in International Business
MBA - Rutgers University - Management
U.S. Naval Submarine School and Nuclear Propulsion Program
B.S. Econ - University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School - Finance
B.A.S. - University of Pennsylvania, Engineering School - Systems Engineering
Research and Professional Interests
Primary research areas are management of technology, innovation, knowledge management and strategic alliances.
Key Publications
Have published over 25 articles in Strategic Management Journal,
Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Management, IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Engineering and
Technology Management, R&D Management, Journal of Organizational
Change Management, and numerous other management journals and books.
Campus and Community Involvement
Is on the Executive Committee of the Academy of Management, Technology
and Innovation Management Division, and on the Editorial Board of IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management and International Journal of
Learning and Intellectual Capital.
JMU: Director of the Masters of Business Administration Program
Experience
Previously, was an Officer on a fast-attack nuclear submarine in the
U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program, a manager at Johnson & Johnson,
and a consultant for Princeton Economic Research, Inc.