معرفی
Codou Samba is Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at University of Tennessee's Haslam College of Business. Her research investigates strategic leadership dynamics, examining intuition in top management teams, strategic dissent patterns, and leadership practices that build organizational resilience. Integrates perspectives from strategic management and organizational behavior.
Education includes:
- PhD in Business Administration from University of Houston (2016)
- MBA from University of Houston (2013)
- BS in Chemical Engineering from University of Tennessee (2004)
Research explores socio-psychological foundations of strategic management with emerging focus on African management paradigms. Current projects examine cognitive diversity effects on strategic outcomes and virtual team decision-making dynamics.
Publications include meta-analytical studies on strategic dissent and decision comprehensiveness, plus empirical work on board diversity and financial governance. Research demonstrates strong methodological diversity with quantitative, meta-analytic, and emerging qualitative approaches.
Awards recognize research excellence and academic achievement. Teaches leadership development and strategic management courses. Industrial background includes five years as chemical engineer at Rohm and Haas/Dow Chemical.
