Robert Campbell

Robert (Rob) Campbell is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research and teaching center on strategic management, with particular emphasis on the roles of CEOs and boards, mergers & acquisitions, and methodological innovation.

Education

• Ph.D. in Strategic Management, University of Georgia
• B.B.A. in Finance & Accounting, Temple University

Research Interests

Dr. Campbell’s scholarship is rooted in strategic management, aiming to explain how firm strategy influences success or failure. He focuses on:

• Strategic Leadership – analyzing how CEOs and boards of directors shape organizational outcomes.
• Mergers & Acquisitions – investigating the antecedents and consequences of M&A activity.
• Temporal & Linguistic Perspectives – integrating concepts of time and language to generate new theoretical insights.
• Methodological Contributions – refining and extending quantitative methods used in strategic management research.

Publications & Scholarly Impact

His work appears in top-tier journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Organizational Research Methods, and Research Policy. Collectively, the articles explore nuanced aspects of CEO succession timing, risk-taking influenced by birth order, media framing of earnings, post-acquisition director retention, and methodological advancements like marginal-effects interpretation.

Professional Service

• Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Management
• Ad-hoc Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Review

Doctoral Mentoring & Collaboration

Dr. Campbell is actively engaged in doctoral education. He currently co-chairs one dissertation committee—whose student secured a placement at an R1 university—and serves on another committee. Multiple published and ongoing projects include doctoral students as co-authors, underscoring his commitment to training future scholars.

Teaching Portfolio

At the graduate level he teaches the Doctoral Seminar in Strategic Management (MNGT 985) and Foundations of Business Strategy (GRBA 808) for MBA students. At the undergraduate level he leads the senior capstone Business Strategies course (MNGT 475).

Labs & Teams

While no dedicated laboratory is named, Dr. Campbell maintains an active research group involving Ph.D. students and external collaborators, focusing on strategic leadership and M&A phenomena.