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Pyayt Oo

[Pyayt Oo]

Other Faculty, Management
Last Updated: January 19, 2021
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Biography

Biography

Dr. Oo is an assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research centers on entrepreneurial resource acquisition and innovation. He is interested in understanding how entrepreneurs’ verbal and nonverbal behaviors and sources of innovation influence on investment decisions in crowdfunding and other novel means of resource acquisition. His work has appeared in the Journal of Business Venturing and other outlets. His research has been presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, and the Strategic Management Society.

Memberships

    • Aug 2017 to Present Academy of Management

Awards and Honors

    • Dec  2018 New Venture Competition Faculty Fellow sponsored by Central Michigan University

Publications


      2018
      • Book Chapter
        Kickstart or jumpstart? Understanding women entrepreneurs' crowdfunding performance
        Elgar Research Agendas
        [Srivastava, Smita, Oo, PyaytP., Sahaym, Arvin, Allison, ThomasH.]. 207-220.

      2017
      • Book Chapter
        How crowdsourcing and crowdfunding are redefining innovation management
        Revolution of Innovation Management
        [Giones , Ferran, Oo, PyaytP.].

      2020
      • Journal Article
        Bellwether and the herd? Unpacking the u-shaped relationship between prior funding and subsequent contributions in reward-based crowdfunding
        [Chan, C. S. Richard, Parhankangas, Annaleena, Sahaym, Arvin, Oo, Pyayt]. Journal of Business Venturing. 35(2), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.04.002

      In Process
      • Journal Article
        Speech Acts & Crowdfunding
        [Oo, Pyayt, Lin, Jiang, Sahaym, Arvin, Parhankangas , Anneleena, Chan, Richard]. Organization Science. Revising to Resubmit.
      • Journal Article
        Stereotype Content Model & Crowdfunding
        [Oo, PyaytP, Creek, Steven, Sheppard, Leah]. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice. Revising to Resubmit.

      2019
      • Journal Article
        User entrepreneurs' multiple identities and crowdfunding performance: Effects through product innovativeness, perceived passion, and need similarity
        [Oo, PyaytP., Allison, ThomasH., Sahaym, Arvin, Juasrikul, Sakdipon]. Journal of Business Venturing. 34(5), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.08.005

      2018
      • Journal Article
        The interplay of entrepreneurship education and national cultures in entrepreneurial activity: a social cognitive perspective
        [Oo, PyaytP., Sahaym, Arvin, Juasrikul, Sakdipon, Lee, Sang-Youn]. Journal of International Entrepreneurship. 16(3), 398-420. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10843-018-0229-4

Presentations

    •  2020
      Oo, Pyayt (Author), Allison, Thomas (Author), "Can Hybrid Entrepreneurs Attract Followers? The Influence of Follower Similarity Rhetoric and Quitting your Job". ( , 2020).
    •  2020
      Oo, Pyayt, Chan, Richard , Jiang, Lin, Parhankangas, Annaleena , Sahaym, Arvin , "The Intention Behind the Content? The Role of Linguistic Speech Acts in Crowdfunding Campaign Success". ( , 2020).
    •  2020
      Chandler, Jeff (Author & Presenter), Anglin , Aaron (Author), Short (Author), Oo, Pyayt (Author), "The Role of Humble Rhetoric in Crowdfunding: A Social Role Theory Perspective". ( , 2020).
    •  2018
      Oo, Pyayt (Author & Presenter), Allison, Thomas (Author), "Be yourself: Displays of authenticity in entrepreneurial resource acquisition". ( , 2018).
    •  2018
      Oo, Pyayt (Author & Presenter), Allison, ThomasH. (Author), "Presence: Extending the emotions as a social information (EASI) perspective into crowdfunding". ( , 2018).
    •  2018
      Chan, Richard (Author), Parhankangas, Annaleena (Author & Presenter), Oo, Pyayt (Author & Presenter), Huang , Julie (Author), "Vocal pitch and crowdfunding outcomes". ( , 2018).
    •  2016
      Oo, Pyayt, Allison, Thomas, "Do conflicting signals work together in early stage financing? Evidence from hybrid entrepreneurship". ( , 2016).
    •  2016
      Srivastava , Smita (Author & Presenter), Oo, Pyayt (Author), Allison, Thomas, "Kickstart or jumpstart? Understanding women entrepreneurs' crowdfunding performance". ( , 2016).
    •  2016
      Creek, Steven (Author & Presenter), Sahaym, Arvin (Author), Oo, Pyayt (Author), Maurer , Josh, "Offline social networks and online crowdfunding performance". ( , 2016).
    •  2016
      Maurer , Josh (Author & Presenter), Oo, Pyayt, Sahaym, Arvin (Author), Bendickson , Joshua (Author), Liguori , Eric (Author), "Together is better: The interplay of heuristics and systematic processing on crowdfunders’ decisions". ( , 2016).
    •  2015
      Oo, Pyayt (Author & Presenter), Juasrikul , Sakdipon (Author), Sahaym, Arvin (Author), Allison, Thomas (Author), "Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial activity: The contingent role of national culture". ( , 2015).
    •  2015
      Oo, Pyayt (Author & Presenter), Kim, Nari, Juasrikul , Sakdipon (Author), "Open innovation with customers: The mediating roles of innovation quality and speed on firm performance". ( , 2015).
    •  2015
      Oo, Pyayt, Kim, Nari (Author), Rahman , Zafrin, "Understanding the determinants of hybrid entrepreneurship". ( , 2015).

Courses

      • MANA 3325-001 ENTREPRENEUR I
        (Course Id: 100940)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2021 Download Syllabus
      • MANA 3325-002 ENTREPRENEUR I
        (Course Id: 100940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • MANA 3325-004 ENTREPRENEUR I
        (Course Id: 100940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus

Service to the University

    • 2021 to  Present Faculty Mentor
      Maverick Merit Fellowship Program 2021-2022
    • 2020 to  Present Committee Member
      Ayres Scholarship Committee

Service to the Profession

    • 2020 to  Present
      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Journal of Applied Psychology
    • 2020 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Editorial Review Board Member
      Journal of Business Venturing
    • 2020 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Editorial Review Board Member
      New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
    • 2020 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Research Policy
    • 2018 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Reviewer, Conference Paper
      Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
    • 2016 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
    • 2014 to  Present
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Reviewer, Conference Paper
      Academy of Management Annual Meeting
    • 2016 to  2016
      Session Chair
      Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting
    • 2014 to  2016
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Reviewer, Conference Paper
      Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting
    • 2015 to  2015
      (Classification: Basic or Discovery Scholarship)
      Session Chair
      Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference