Jorge Walter

Assistant Professor

Office: 632 SBA
Phone: 503-725-3799
Fax: 503-725-5850
Email: jorgew@sba.pdx.edu

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Dr. Jorge Walter is an assistant professor in the School of Business Administration at Portland State University (PSU). He teaches the undergraduate capstone course on “Business Strategy”, the Master of International Management (MIM) course on “Global Business Strategy”, and the MBA-level capstone course on “Business Policy & Strategy”. Prior to joining PSU, he was an assistant professor in residence at the University of Connecticut, teaching courses on strategic management at the undergraduate and MBA level, and has collected industry experience in manufacturing, corporate finance, and strategic management consulting.

Dr. Walter received his M. S. degree and doctorate from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has spent one year as a visiting researcher in the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and one year as a postdoctoral researcher at the Stern School of Business, New York University. His research interests include strategic decision making, knowledge/technology transfer, social networks, and social capital.  He examines these issues in the contexts of entrepreneurial firms, interfirm alliances, and high technology industries.  Dr. Walter’s research has been presented at numerous national and international conferences, was nominated for the 2004 Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Price, and has been published in the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, and the Journal of Business Research.