Dr. Grove comes to UTEP from the University of Connecticut (UConn) with a research interest in diversification and corporate strategies centered in a competitive bilateral context. These interests include M&A, alliances, acquisition premiums, and post-acquisition performance. Dr. Grove earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a master’s in business administration (magna cum laude) from Universidad Gabriel Mistral in Santiago, Chile, and a second master’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. He decided to pursue a doctoral degree after a successful career that included CEO positions as an international executive, entrepreneur, and seven years teaching at the Universidad Gabriela Mistral in Chile. Dr. Grove earned his doctoral degree in strategic management from UConn, where he was recognized with the Management Department Ph.D. Student Teaching Award. His teaching is based on the real-world business experience and is linked to his research.

• Ph D in Business Administration/Management, University of Connecticut (2020)
• MS in Economics, University of Illinois U-C (2015)
• MBA in Finance, UGM/Chile (2006)
• BS in Civil/Industrial Engineering, UGM/Chile (2004)

• Bonding versus Bridging: Disentangling the Effects of CEO Social Capital on Firm Exploratory Innovation. R&D Management (2024), Jinxin Yang, Sergio A. Grove, Mengge Li.
• Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence Finance Research Letters 59 (in press), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
• When Good Deals Need Help Getting Done: Articulating Side Payment Strategies Long Range Planning (2021), Brian A. Fox, Brian C. Fox, David Souder.

• Words to use with care? CEO dispositional optimism vs overconfidence (2023), Sergio A. Grove, Aaron S. Nelson, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, Kevin E. Dow.
• Bilateral Perspective on Asymmetric Distance and Alliance Governance mode. (2021), Sergio A. Grove.
• Are Alliances Just Another Day at the Beach? A Bilateral Perspective of Alliance Governance Mode. (2020), Sergio A. Grove, Rebecca Ranucci, David Souder.
• Do Managers Know What they Are Buying? Understanding Acquisition Premiums and Post Acquisition ROA. (2019), Sergio A. Grove.

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