Faculty & Research

Chondrakis, George

Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade

URL Associate Professor

Director, EEI - ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute

Director, GRIE - Grupo de Investigación en Iniciativa Emprendedora

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Management Studies. University of Oxford

Biography

George Chondrakis is an associate professor of strategic management at the department of strategy and general management at ESADE Business School.

Before joining ESADE, he was an assistant professor of strategic management at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a post-doctoral research fellow at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.

He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Oxford. George's research interests include technology strategy, supplier relationships, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property rights.

His work has been published in leading academic journals such as Organization Science, Research Policy, and the Strategic Management Journal.

He teaches strategic management in different programs at ESADE and has helped develop and deliver executive education programs.

Outside academia, George engages in consulting by acting as strategic advisor startups.

Selected publications

Karagiannidis, I., Tzanis, A., Drees, D., Lopes, L., Chondrakis, G., Dardavila, M. M., Georgiou, E. & Koutsomichalis, A. (2024). Friction and Wear Behavior of 3D-Printed Inconel 718 Alloy under Dry Sliding Conditions. Coatings, 14 (8), 1029. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081029.
Mohammadi, A. & Chondrakis, G. (2024). American inventor protection act and the market for venture financing. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_166-1.
Chondrakis, G., Reuer, J. & Bisui, S. (Accepted/In press). (2024). Innovation disclosures and the design of technology acquisition contracts: Evidence from the American Inventors Protection Act. Strategy Science.
Chondrakis, G., Melero, E. & Sako, M. (2022). The effect of coordination requirements on sourcing decisions: Evidence from patent prosecution services. Strategic Management Journal, 43 (6), pp. 1141-1169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3359.
Chondrakis, G., Serrano, C. J. & Ziedonis, R. H. (2021). Information disclosure and the market for acquiring technology companies. Strategic Management Journal, 42 (5), pp. 1024-1053. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3260.
Chondrakis, G. & Sako, M. (2020). When suppliers shift my boundaries: Supplier employee mobility and its impact on buyer firms' sourcing strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 41 (9), pp. 1682-1711. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3154.
Chondrakis, G. (2016). Unique synergies in technology acquisitions. Research Policy, 45 (9), pp. 1873-1889. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.06.007.
Chondrakis, G. & Sako, M. (2016). Dynamic capabilities: Implications for firm boundaries and organizational design. The Oxford handbook of dynamic capabilities (pp. 1-29). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199678914.013.018.
Sako, M., Chondrakis, G. & Vaaler, P. M. (2016). How do plural-sourcing firms make and buy? The impact of supplier portfolio design. Organization Science, 27 (5), pp. 1161-1182. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2016.1079.
Chondrakis, G. & Farchi, T. (2014). Technological similarity in acquisitions and innovative performance revisited: Does the nature of technology matter?. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, 13, pp. 43-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20140000013002.

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