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Geoffrey M Kistruck

Geoffrey M Kistruck

Professor; RBC Chair in Social Innovation & Impact; Director Social Sector Management Program

PhD (Western)
MBA (McMaster)
BA (Western)
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    gkistruck@schulich.yorku.ca

    416 736 2100 x 20247

    Office: SSB N219

    Area(s) of Expertise

    • Accounting ›
    • Entrepreneurial Studies ›
    • Social Sector Management ›

    Research Interests

    • Business and Sustainability
    • Emerging Economies
    • Entrepreneurial Studies
    • Nonprofit Organizations
    • Social Innovation
    • Social Organization
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  • About Geoffrey M Kistruck

    My primary research interests involve social entrepreneurship and innovation on the part of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, principally within the context of poverty alleviation efforts in least-developed markets. My projects are often action-oriented in nature in that they are phenomenologically driven, and involve field quasi-experimentation coupled with qualitative methodologies.

    Honours

    2018 Winner of Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award for undergraduate level business students, 2018-2019 - Kistruck, G.

    2017 AMA 2017 Gerald E. Hills Award for best paper on entrepreneurial marketing – Webb, J., Ireland, D, Hitt, M., Kistruck, G. , and Tihanyi, L., “Where is the Opportunity without the Customer? An integration of Marketing Activities, the Entrepreneurship Process, and Institutional Theory”

    2017 Finalist for Academy of Management 2017 Carolyn Dexter Award for all-academy best international paper – Slade-Shantz, A., Kistruck, G., and Zietsma, C., “The Opportunity not Taken: Entrepreneurship as an Occupational Identity in Contexts of Poverty”

    2016 Winner of Academy of Management Journal, Best Reviewer Award

    2016 Winner of Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award for undergraduate level business students

    2014 Winner of Academy of Management 2014 Carolyn Dexter Award for all-academy best international paper – Kistruck, G., Lount, R., Smith, B., Bergman, B., and Moss, T. “Competition vs. Cooperation: Motivating Groups in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets”

    2011 Winner of Outstanding Full-Time MBA Core Professor at The Ohio State University

    2010 Winner of Satter Best Paper Award at the 7th Annual NYU-Stern Conference on Social Entrepreneurship – Kistruck, G., Sutter, C., & Smith, B. “Identity Spillover: A Social-Psychological Perspective on Mitigating Principal-Agent Problems in Base-of-the-Pyramid Ventures”

    2009 Winner of Academy of Management Barry M. Richman Best Dissertation Award in the International Management Division – Kistruck, G. “Comparative Institutional Arrangements of Social Intermediation in Developing Countries”.

    2009 Winner of Academy of Management Best Dissertation Award in the Public and Nonprofit Division - Kistruck, G. “Comparative Institutional Arrangements of Social Intermediation in Developing Countries”.

    2009 Winner of Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division and Rowan University Best Paper in Social Entrepreneurship Award – Kistruck, G. “The Interplay of Form, Structure & Embeddedness in Organizational Social Entrepreneurship”.

    2008 Winner of Academy of Management Samsung Distinguished Paper Award in the International Management Division – Kistruck, G., Qureshi, I., & Beamish, P. (2008) “NGOs as Multinationals: The Implications of Diversification”.

    2007 Winner of Academy of Management Conference Sage Award for Best Student Paper in Public & Nonprofit Division - Kistruck, G. & Qureshi, I. (2007) "Not Too Big and Not Too Small: Identifying the 'Sweet Spot' for Nonprofit Boards".

    2006 Winner of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference Best Student Paper Award for Strategy Division - Kistruck, G. (2006) "A test of moderated mediation between board size and financial performance in the nonprofit sector".

    2006 Winner of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference Best Student Paper Award for International Business Division - Kistruck, G. (2006) "The Impact of Geographic and Product Diversification on Performance in Charitable Organizations".

    Recent Publications

    Kistruck, G. & Shulist, P. (2020) “Linking Management Theory with Poverty Alleviation Efforts through Market Orchestration”. Journal of Business Ethics. DOI 10.1007/s10551-020-04533-1

    lade Shantz, A., Kistruck, G., Pacheco, D., & Webb, J. (2019) “How Formal and Informal Hierarchies Shape Conflict within Cooperatives: A Field Experiment in Ghana”. Academy of Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.0335

    Slade Shantz, A., Kistruck, G., & Zietsma, C. (forthcoming) “The Opportunity Not Taken: The Occupational Identity of Entrepreneurs in Contexts of Poverty” Journal of Business Venturing

    Sutter, C., Webb, J., Kistruck, G., Ketchen, D.., & Ireland, D. (2017) “Transitioning Entrepreneurs from Informal to Formal Markets” Journal of Business Venturing, 32(4): 420-442

    Qureshi, I.,Kistruck, G., & Bhatt, B. (2016) “The Enabling and Constraining Effects of Social Ties in the Process of Institutional Entrepreneurship” Organization Studies, 37(3): 425-447

    Kistruck, G., Lount, R., Smith, B., Bergman, B., & Moss, T. (2016) “Cooperation vs. Competition: Alternative Goal Structures for Motivating Groups within a Resource Scarce Environment,” Academy of Management Journal, 59(4): 1174-1198

    Kistruck, G., Morris, S., Webb, J., & Stevens, C. (2015) 'The Importance of Client Heterogeneity in Predicting Make-or-Buy Decisions'. Journal of Operations Management, 33-34: 97-110

    Sutter, C., Kistruck, G., & Morris, S. (2014). Adaptations to Knowledge Templates in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: The Role of Social Interaction. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8(4): 303-320

    Smith, B., Kistruck, G., & Cannatelli, B. (2014). The Impact of Moral Intensity and Desire for Control on Scaling Decisions in Social Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Ethics, 133(4): 677-689

    Kistruck, G., Webb, J., Sutter, C., & Bailey, A. (2014) “The Double-Edged Sword of Legitimacy in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(3): 436-451

    London, T., Esper, H., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Kistruck, G. (2014). Connecting Poverty to Purchase in Informal Markets. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8(1): 37-55

    Sutter, C., Webb, J., Kistruck, G., Bailey, A. (2013). Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Semi-Formal Illegitimate Institutional Arrangements. Journal of Business Venturing, 28(6): 743-758

    Kistruck, G., Sutter, C., Lount, R., & Smith, B. (2013) “Mitigating Principal-Agent Problems in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: An Identity Spillover Perspective” Academy of Management Journal, 56: 659-682

    Kistruck, G., Beamish, P., Qureshi, I., & Sutter, C. (2013) “Social Intermediation in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets”. Journal of Management Studies, 50(1): 31-66

    Kistruck, G., Webb, J., Sutter, C., & Ireland, D. (2011) “Microfranchising in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: Institutional Challenges and Adaptations to the Franchise Model”. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 35(3): 503-531.

    Kistruck, G., Qureshi, I., & Beamish, P. (2011) “Geographic and Product Diversification in Charitable Organizations”. Journal of Management, 39(2): 496-530.

    Kistruck, G. & Beamish, P. (2010) “The Interplay of Form, Structure, and Embeddedness in Social Intrapreneurship”. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(4): 735-761.

    Webb, J., Ireland, D., Hitt. M., Kistruck, G., & Tihanyi, L. (2010) “Where is the Opportunity without the Customer? An Integration of Marketing Activities, the Entrepreneurship Process, and Institutional Theory”. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 39(4): 537-554.

    Webb, J., Kistruck, G., Ireland, D., & Ketchen, D. (2009) “The Entrepreneurial Process in Bottom of the Pyramid Markets: The Case of Multinational Corporation/Non-Government Organization Alliances”. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(3): 555-581.

    Bansal, P. & Kistruck, G. (2006) “Seeing is (Not) Believing: Managing the Impressions of the Firm’s Commitment to the Natural Environment”. Journal of Business Ethics, 67(2): 165-180.

    Courses Taught

    ENTR 4800: Social Entrepreneurship

    ENTR 6655: Social Entrepreneurship

    Grants

    Project Title Role Award Amount Year Awarded Granting Agency
    Project TitleReshaping Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation Role Award Amount$263,685.00 Year Awarded2018 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
    Project TitleStrategic Challenges Among Hybrid Organizations Program Role Award Amount$19,200.00 Year Awarded2016 Granting AgencyStrategic Management Society
    Project TitleSocial Impact Research Lab Role Award Amount$197,918.00 Year Awarded2015 Granting AgencySSHRC- Partnership Development Grant
    Project TitleSocial Impact Research Lab Project Planning Workshop RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$24,500.00 Year Awarded2014 Granting AgencySSHRC - Connections Grant
    Project Title“The Effect of Individual-Level Feedback on Group Performance within Impoverished Settings” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$12,400.00 Year Awarded2012 Granting AgencyMiami University - Summer Research Appointment
    Project Title“Alternative global structural arrangements of social entrepreneurship”– I. Qureshi & Kistruck, G. RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$58,900.00 Year Awarded2011 Granting AgencyHong Kong Polytechnic University - General Research Funding
    Project Title“Antecedents of Psychological Ownership within Development Projects” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$9,200.00 Year Awarded2011 Granting AgencyCenters for International Business Education & Research - Global Competence Award
    Project Title“Social Capital Perspectives and Social Enterprise Outcomes” – I. Qureshi & Kistruck, G. RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$23,000.00 Year Awarded2010 Granting AgencyHong Kong Polytechnic University - General Research Funding
    Project TitleGlobal Competence Award RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$7,500.00 Year Awarded2010 Granting AgencyCenters for International Business Education & Research - Global Competence Award
    Project Title“Achieving Functional Independence in Poverty Alleviation Efforts” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$2,000.00 Year Awarded2010 Granting AgencyThe Ohio State University - Small Research Grant
    Project Title“International Poverty Solutions Collaborative” (with 60 additional faculty members from multiple disciplines) RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$750,000.00 Year Awarded2009-2014 Granting AgencyThe Ohio State University - Centers of Innovation
    Project Title“Base-of-the-Pyramid Social Enterprise Survey” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$11,500.00 Year Awarded2009 Granting AgencyCenters for International Business Education & Research - Global Competence Award
    Project Title“The Role of Not-for-Profit Organizations as Intermediaries in Bridging Developing with Developed Markets” - I. Qureshi & Kistruck, G. RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$17,500.00 Year Awarded2009 Granting AgencyHong Kong Polytechnic University - Competitive Research Grants for Newly Recruited Junior Academic Staff
    Project Title“Microfranchising in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$2,000.00 Year Awarded2009 Granting AgencyThe Ohio State University - Small Research Grant
    Project Title“Alternative Structures of Social Intermediation in Developing Countries” RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$5,000.00 Year Awarded2007 Granting AgencyThe University of Western Ontario - International Thesis Grant
    Project Title“Exploring the Impact of Organizational Ownership Structures on the Decision Making Process of Boards of Directors” – P. Bansal & Kistruck, G. (1 of 35 projects within a multi-university cluster) RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$30,000.00 Year Awarded2005 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Community/University Research Alliance for Southern Ontario’s Social Economy
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