Department of Management

Linda F. Tegarden

Associate Professor

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Office: Pamplin 2096

Office Hours:

  • W 2:00-4:00 p.m. & e-mail or by appointment.

Phone: 540-231-5065

Fax: 540-231-3076

Email: tegarden@vt.edu

Education
B.S., Michigan State University, 1975
M.B.A., Indiana State University, 1980
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1992

Biography

Linda F. Tegarden (Ph.D., 1992, University of Colorado at Boulder) is Associate Professor of Strategic Management.  Her research interests include the impact of technological change on firm behavior and performance, the role of networks in technology-driven environments, managing uncertainty in emerging environments, and the characteristics that enhance or increase survival and performance of new business start-ups in emerging and technology-driven environments. She has published in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Applied Business Research, Journal of High Technology Management Research, and Journal of Managerial Issues.  She also regularly presents papers at the National Academy of Management meetings and Strategic Management Society meetings.  At Virginia Tech, she teaches strategic management at all levels, including undergraduate, M.B.A. and Ph.D. programs.  She also specializes in strategic management for technology-based organizations and teaches management of innovation in several graduate programs at Virginia Tech.