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Steven Phelan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Steven E. Phelan received his PhD in economics from La Trobe University (Australia) in 1998. Following five years at the University of Texas at Dallas, he joined the faculty of the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2003, where he is currently an associate professor of strategic management. Dr. Phelan's research interests include competitive dynamics, organizational architecture, acquisition and alliance performance, and entrepreneurial competence. His methods of choice to study these phenomena include simulation modelling, experimental game theory, and event studies. He has published extensively in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Phelan held executive positions in the telecommunications and airline industries and was a principal partner in Bridges Management Group, a consultancy specializing in strategic investment decisions.

Selected Research
"Using and iterated prisoner's dilemma with exit option to study alliance behavior- results of a tournament and simulation" Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 113, 339-356 "Modeling Alliance Activity Opportunity Cost and the Shadow of the Future in an Iterated Prisoners Dilemma game" Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 100(1), 2006
Contact Information
College of Business Department of Management 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 456009 Las Vegas, NV 89154-6009 Phone: (702) 895-2789 Fax: (702) 895-4370 Email: steven.phelan@unlv.edu Website: http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/phelan

Class Schedule
TR 3:30-5:30pm
Office Hours
TR 3:30-5:30pm By Appointment