ROBERT E. WILTBANK
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Ph.D. Strategic Management,
University of Washington
B.S. Finance and Accounting,
Oregon State University
Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA)

EML:  wiltbank@willamette.edu

“Strategy is built around the notion that value is created by thoughtfully integrating the separate business functions.”

Professor Rob Wiltbank is one of the key authors of a recent study released by the Kauffman Foundation on the financial returns of angel investors in North America. The “Returns of Angel Investors in Groups” study was conducted over the past year and analyzed results from 86 organized angel investor groups throughout the United States, The study, completed with Warren Boeker of the University of Washington, comprises the largest data set of angel investor exit ever collected. Read the complete study online at http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=935. (dowload the PDF)

Read the recent article by Professor Wiltbank in B2B Magazine

Read the recent article by Professor Wiltbank entitled "I Like How You Think"

Strategy is built around the notion that value is created by thoughtfully integrating the separate business functions. The perpetual challenge is creating new combinations of those functional resources and capabilities that manage organizational, customer, and competitive interactions over time. This interaction through time reminds us that the success of any strategic move is largely dependent upon how others react to it.

His research focuses on strategy making under uncertainty, particularly as it relates to new venture development. His study of angel investing practices and performance is the first empirical examination of the outcomes achieved by angel investors in the U.S. He is currently studying the decision making practices of entrepreneurs, angel investors, formal venture capitalists and managers.

His professional experience includes consulting and due diligence for many private equity investments, strategic marketing for several startup firms, and finance and corporate sales for a major electronics firm.

with with N. Dew, S. Read and S. Sarasvathy. "Designing Organizations that Design Environments: Lessons from Entrepreneurial Expertise." forthcoming in Organization Studies.

with N. Dew, S. Read and S. Sarasvathy. "Outlines of a Behavioral Theory of the Entrepreneurial Firm," forthcoming in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

with N. Dew, S. Sarasvathy, S. Read. "Immortal Firms in Mortal Markets? An Entrepreneurial Perspective on the Innovator's Dilemma." forthcoming in European Journal of Innovation Management.

with N. Dew, S. Read and S. Sarasvathy. "What to do Next? The Case for Non-Predictive Strategy," Strategic Management Journal, 2006

"Investment Practices and Outcomes of Informal Venture Investors," Venture Capital: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2006

with Warren Boeker. "New Venture Evolution and Managerial Capabilities," Organization Science, 2005

with S. Read, N. Drew and S. Sarasvathy. "Prediction and Control: Angel Investing at the Individual Level," Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2005

with S. Read and S. Sarasvathy. "What do Entrepreneurs Really Learn from Experience?" Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2004

with S. Sarasvathy. "Business Angels." Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship, Hitt & Ireland, eds. 2004

with V. Rindova and S. Kotha. "Competitive Actions & Wealth Creation by Internet Ventures," E-Commerce & Entrepreneurship, ed. J. Butler. IAP, U.S.A., 2001