Kalnins, Arturs T.
Associate Professor
research
research and scholarship focus
- Hospitality
- Franchising and Small Business Strategy
- Small Business Geographical Issues
- Analysis of Impact, Agglomeration and Immigrant-Entrepreneur Business Groups in the Lodging Industry
- Franchisee Selection and Intrabrand Competition Within Fast Food Chains
- Development Commitments in Master Franchising Ventures
affiliations
other Cornell affiliations
teaching
teaching focus
- Strategic Management | HA441
- Competitive Strategies for the Hospitality Industry | HA744
background
educational background
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- M.B.A., Lehigh University
- B.A., Swarthmore College
awards and distinctions
- Best Paper Award, International Society of Franchising, 2004.
- USC Excellence in Research Award, MOR Department, 2003.
- Gerald and Lillian Dykstra Teaching Award for outstanding instructors, University of Michigan Business School, 1996
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Sample Selection and Theory Development: Implications of Firms’ Varying Abilities to Appropriately Select New Ventures. Arturs Kalnins, forthcoming, Academy of Management Review. Markets: The U.S. Lodging Industry, Arturs Kalnins, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20(4): 203-218.
- Social Capital, Geography, and Survival: Gujarati Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the U.S. Lodging Industry, Arturs Kalnins & Wilbur Chung, 2006. Management Science, 52(2): 233-247.
- Turnover Events, Vicarious Information and the Reduced Likelihood of Outlet-level Exit among Small Multi-Unit Organizations, Arturs Kalnins, Anand Swaminathan & Will Mitchell, 2006. Organization Science, 17(1): 118-131.
- Overestimation and Venture Survival: An Empirical Analysis of Development Commitments in International Master Franchising Ventures, Arturs Kalnins, 2005. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 14(4): 933-953.
- An Empirical Analysis of Territorial Encroachment in Franchised and Company-owned Branded Chains, Arturs Kalnins, 2004. Marketing Science, 23(4): 476-489. (Lead Article)
- Franchising, Ownership, and Experience: A Study of Pizza Restaurant Survival, Arturs Kalnins & Kyle Mayer, 2004. Management Science, 50(12): 1716-1728.
