Almantas PALUBINSKAS

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Business Administration

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Themes of research

1. The influence of regulations on the emergence of different types of innovation

2. The unintended consequences of regulations on an industry's competitive environment and development

3. How entrepreneurial firms shape an emerging industry's competitive structure using political strategies

Prizes and awards

2021
Syracuse University All-University Doctoral Prize
Finalist
Top 5
Wiley Blackwell Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research in Strategic Management

Publications

Associations

  • 2016 – present: Academy of Management
  • 2019 – present: Industry Studies Association

Conferences & Seminars

Invited Presentations

  • Aston Business School, Aston University (March 24, 2021) Palubinskas, A.P. Game of Drones: Entrepreneurial Firms and Political Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • North Dakota State University (April 9, 2021) Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. A Structural Approach to the Influence of Regulation on Innovation

Conference Presentations

  • Industry Studies Association Conference – 2021 Palubinskas, A.P., Gai, Y., and Minniti, M. Regulatory Learning Mechanisms and Firm Performance

Conference Presentations (continued)

  • Academy of Management Conference – 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19) Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Game of Drones: Entrepreneurial Firms and Non-Market Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference – 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19) Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Entrepreneurial Firms and Non-Market Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • Industry Studies Association Conference – 2019 (1) Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Regulation's Influence on the Structure of Technological Innovation (2) Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Entrepreneurial Firms and Non-Market Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • Great Lakes Entrepreneurship Network Conference – 2019 Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Entrepreneurial Firms and Non-Market Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • The Association of Private Enterprise Education Conference – 2019 Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Entrepreneurial Firms and Non-Market Strategies in an Emerging Industry
  • Southern Economic Association Conference – 2018 (1) Palubinskas, A.P. The Political Economy of Drones (2) Palubinskas, A.P. Non-market Strategies in the Drone Industry
  • Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference – 2018 Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. A Structural Approach to the Influence of Regulation on Innovation
  • Great Lakes Entrepreneurship Network Conference – 2017 Palubinskas, A.P. Distorting the Nature of Innovation

Academic Articles

  • Lee, C.K., Wiklund, J., Amezcua, A., Bae, T.J., and Palubinskas, A.P. 2021. The Cost of Failure and Institutions in Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda. Small Business Economics Journal
  • McKelvie, A., Wiklund, J., McMullen, J.S., and Palubinskas, A.P. 2020. A Dynamic Model of Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Integrating Kirzner's and Mises's Approaches to Entrepreneurial Action. Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics

Working papers

  • Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. A Structural Approach to the Influence of Regulation on Innovation (Being Finalized for Submission)
  • Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. Game of Drones: Entrepreneurial Firms and Political Strategies in an Emerging Industry (Working Paper)
  • Palubinskas, A.P., Gai, Y., and Minniti, M. Regulatory Learning Mechanisms and Firm Performance (Working Paper)

Thesis

  • Entrepreneurial Firms and Nonmarket Strategy: Lessons from the Drone Industry

Book chapters

  • Palubinskas, A.P., and Minniti, M. On the Influence of Regulations on Technological Innovation Handbook on Innovation and Regulation, Braunerhjelm, P., Andersson, M., & Eklund, J. EDS., Edward Elgar Publishing Forthcoming 2022

Courses taught

  • RECAPPS
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship Perspectives
  • Managing Innovation