College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor of Business Administration

Ph.D., Business Economics, Harvard University, 1993
MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, 1987
M. Eng., Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, 1981
B.A., Mathematical Sciences, Rice University, 1980

Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2010 to present
Co-Director, Hoeft Technology and Management Program, University of Illinois, College of Business and College of Engineering, 2004 to present
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2001-2010
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 1997-2001
Assistant Professor, George Mason University, 1993-1997
Software Engineer II, Wang Laboratories, 1983-1985
Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, 1981-1983

Michael, S. Forthcoming. Franchising. In S.O. Idowu, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, and A. Das Gupta (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Horsky, S., Michael, S., Silk, A. 2012. The Internalization of Advertising Services: An Inter-Industry Analysis. Review of Marketing Science

Michael, S. 2012. Monitoring Technical Managers: Theory, Evidence, and Prescriptions. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 26: 36-45

Gillis, W., Crook, T., McEwan, E., Michael, S. 2011. Using Tournaments to Reduce Agency Problems: The Case of Franchising. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 35: 427-447

Award for Excellence in Teaching, Campus, 2012
Award of Excellence in Teaching for Undergraduates, College of Business, 2010

Editorial Board Member, Strategic Management Journal, 2011-present
Associate Editor, Journal of Management, 2008-present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Small Business Management, 2006-present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Business Venturing, 2000-present
Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal, 2007-2010

Teaches courses in technology management, new venture creation, and strategy.

Research focuses on how individuals and companies exploit innovation to create new markets. Recent projects include theoretical underpinnings of new ventures and understanding the business model of franchising.