Ph.D., Indiana University (2002)
M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology (1995)
B.S., United States Air Force Academy (1990)
Merger and acquisition (M&A) integration and performance, innovation, complementary resources, corporate entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and government policy.
Dr. David R. King is the Higdon Professor in the Department of Management at Florida State University’s College of Business. His research focuses on complementary resources, merger and acquisition (M&A) integration and performance, technology innovation and defense procurement.
Before joining academia, he managed aircraft procurement for the U.S. Air Force.
King received his bachelor’s degree in management and behavioral science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his master’s degree in logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. His master’s degree in business administration and Ph.D. in strategic management are both from Indiana University.
Amiri, S., King, D., DeMarie, S., Brown, J. (2022). Predicting the divestment of prior acquisitions. British Journal of Management, 33(4): 1803-1819.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8551.12569
King, D., Meglio, O., Gomez-Mejia, L., Bauer, F., De Massis, A. (2022). Family Business Restructuring: A review and research agenda. Journal of Management Studies, 59(1): 197-235.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/joms.12717
Shi, W., King, D.R., Connelly, B. (2021). Closing the deal: Managerial response to short sellers following announcement of mergers and acquisitions. Journal of Business Research, 130: 188-199.
Bauer, F., King, D.R., Schriber, S., Kruckenhauser, C. (2021). Navigating challenging contexts: Costs and benefits from applying codified acquisition experience. Long Range Planning.
Schriber, S., King, D.R., Bauer, F. (In Press). Retaliation effectiveness and acquisition performance: The influence of managerial decisions and industry context. British Journal of Management.
King, D.R., Wang, G., Samimi, M., & Cortes, F. (2021). A meta-analytic integration of acquisition performance prediction. Journal of Management Studies, 58(5): 1198-1236.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12636
Bansal, A., King, D.R. (In Press). Communicating change following an acquisition. International Journal of Human Resource Management.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2020.1803947
King, D.R., Bauer, F., Weng, Q., Schriber, S., Tarba, S. (2020). What, When and Who: Manager Involvement in Predicting Employee Resistance to Acquisition Integration. Human Resource Management, 59: 63-81.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hrm.21973
King, D.R. 2022. Acquisitions and corporate strategy: Alliances, performance, and divestment. Routledge: Oxford, UK.
https://www.routledge.com/Acquisitions-and-Corporate-Strategy-Alliances--Performance-/King/p/book/9781032036366
King, D.R., Bauer, F., Schriber, S. 2018. Mergers & Acquisitions: A Research Overview. Routledge: Oxford, UK.
https://www.routledge.com/Mergers-and-Acquisitions-A-Research-Overview/King-Bauer-Schriber/p/book/9781138602762
Risberg, A., King, DR., and Meglio, O. 2016. Companion to Mergers and Acquisition. Routledge: Oxford, UK.
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Mergers-and-Acquisitions/Risberg-King-Meglio/p/book/9780415704663
- 2022: Selected as Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
- 2020: Recognized as ‘Reviewer of the Year” by Journal of Management Studies
- 2020: Florida State University College of Business “Core Values” award recipient for exemplifying integrity, respect, leadership and innovation
- 2018: Fulbright Scholar to Austria
- 2016: “Best Paper” at EURAM Corporate Strategy track for: Bauer, F., King, D., Schriber, S., Matzler, K. Acquisition Characteristics, Integration Choices, and Performance: A Process Perspective. EURAM, Paris, 31 May- 4 June.
- 2015: Outstanding Author Contribution Award for: King, DR. 2014. The influence of complementary resources on firm boundary decisions. In Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Volume 13. Finkelstein, S., and Cooper, C. (eds). Emerald Publishing: Bingley, UK, pp. 25-42.
