Strategic Management, Corporate Governance, International Business, Compensation Management, Human Resource Management

Corporate Governance, Top Management Team Compensation Design, Mergers and Acquisitions, Transitional Economies, Knowledge Management

• Ph.D. in administration, HEC Montreal, Canada, 2006
• Master of Business Administration, University of Nantes, France, 2001
• Master degree, Post-graduate program in Business Administration, Francophone Institute of Business Administration in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2000
• Master of Arts in European Studies, College of Europe, European Union Institute, Poland/Belgium, 1999
• Bachelor degree in International Economic Relations, Academy of Economic Studies in Chisinau, Moldova, 1998

• American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2007-Current
• University of Quebec, Canada, 2005-2007
• ENAP Montreal, Canada, 2004-2005
• HEC Montreal, Canada, 2003-2005

Academy of Management

• Rupert Chisholm Best Theory-to-Practice Paper Award for the paper titled “Toward an alternative form of play in organizations: A practice-based perspective on SLAs” (with Spraggon, M.). Organizational Development and Change (ODC) Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista (Florida, USA).
• Research Catalyst (runner-up) in the Management Department, American University of Sharjah, UAE.
• Funded Research and Scholarship Awards, National Research Foundation (UAE). Bodolica V. and Spraggon M., “Understanding family businesses in UAE through an evolutionary perspective”.
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio Texas (USA), August 11–16.
• Unfunded Research and Scholarship Awards, National Research Foundation (UAE). Spraggon M. and Bodolica V. “Exploring the interplay between knowledge management processes and internal organizational settings in innovative UAE companies”. Received a ‘Highly competitive’ rating by the UAE National Research Foundation but was not funded due to limited resource availability.

• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia, Brodtkorb, Tor. "Executive compensation and board of directors’ disclosure in Canadian publicly-listed corporations." Corporate Ownership and Control 10, no. 3 (May, 2013): 188–199.
• Tofan, Gabriela, Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Agency problems, ethical challenges and governance attributes in different models of physician–patient interaction within the assisted reproduction setting." Public Health 127, no. 6 (April, 2013): 597–600. [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: FEBRUARY, 2013. 2011 5-YEAR IMPACT FACTOR: 1.569 (RANKING: 57/131 IN PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH)]
• Tofan, Gabriela, Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Governance mechanisms in the physician-patient relationship: A literature review and conceptual framework." Health Expectations 16, no. 1 (March, 2013): 14-31. [Comment: 2011 5-YEAR IMPACT FACTOR: 2.940 (RANKING: 11/62 IN HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES).]
• Alshaali, Abdulnasser, Bodolica, Virginia. "In search of luxurious slippers: The birth of Edmini, an entrepreneurial venture in the UAE (A). Case study." Asian Journal of Management Cases 10, no. 1 (March, 2013): 97–106.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "A multidimensional taxonomy of knowledge transfer processes." Journal of Business Research 65, no. 9 (September, 2012): 1273–1282. [Comment: 2011 5-YEAR IMPACT FACTOR: 2.473 (RANKING: 33/113 IN BUSINESS)]
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia, Manoussifar, Mona. "Succession management challenges: The case of a family business in the UAE. Case study." Asian Journal of Management Cases 9, no. 2 (September, 2012): 115–126.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin, and Shahid, Anam. "Future Internet: On a continuous path for achieving 'a vision beyond expectations." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 2, no. 1 (March, 2012): 1-12. [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: FEBRUARY, 2012. ]
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Post-acquisition structuring of CEO pay packages: Incentives and punishments." Strategic Organization 9, no. 3 (September, 2011): 187-221. [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: SEPTEMBER, 2011. IMPACT FACTOR (2009): 4.059 RANKED: 7/87 (BUSINESS) AND 8/112 (MANAGEMENT); IMPACT FACTOR (2010): 2.727 RANKED: 16/103 (BUSINESS) AND 26/144 (MANAGEMENT) SOURCE: 2010 JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS ® (THOMSON REUTERS, 2011)]
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Behavioural governance and self-conscious emotions: Unveiling governance implications of authentic and hubristic pride." Journal of Business Ethics 100, no. 3 (May, 2011): 535–550. [Comment: IMPACT FACTOR (2009): 1.088 RANKED: 10/34 (ETHICS) SOURCE: 2009 JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS ® (THOMSON REUTERS, 2010)]
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Contractual and relational family firm governance: Substitution or complementarity?" Corporate Ownership and Control (December, 2010): 8 (1), 497–507.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia, Ali, Nabeela. "The awakening of the ‘sleeping partner’ at U-Brand." Asian Journal of Management Cases (October, 2010): 7 (2), 155–173.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "The Implementation of Special Attributes of CEO Compensation Contracts Around M&A Transactions." Strategic Management Journal 30, no. 9 (September, 2009): 985-1011. [Comment: IMPACT FACTOR (2010): 3.583 RANKED: 9/101 (BUSINESS) AND 14/140 (MANAGEMENT) SOURCE: 2010 JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS ® (THOMSON REUTERS, 2011)]
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Merger and Acquisition Transactions and Executive Compensation: A Review of the Empirical Evidence." Academy of Management Annals 3, no. 1 (August, 2009): 109-181. [Comment: IMPACT FACTOR (2010): 5.440 RANKED: 2/140 (MANAGEMENT) SOURCE: 2010 JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS ® (THOMSON REUTERS, 2011)]
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Knowledge Creation Processes in Small Innovative Hi-Tech Firms." Management Research Review (November, 2008): 31 (11), 879-894.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Understanding Successful Innovation Through Different Theoretical Lenses: The Case of Institutional, Resource- Based and Social Capital/Network Perspectives." Sasin Journal of Management (November, 2008): 14 (1), 117-133.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Comprendre l’internationalisation des PME de l’ex-Union Soviétique: le cas des PME exportatrices moldaves." Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (October, 2008): 21 (4), 393-412.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Work Experiences of Moldovan Women in Italy: Bearing the Double Identity Strangeness." Equal Opportunities International (August, 2008): 27 (6), 537-558.

• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Towards a better understanding of family business governance in the UAE." Paper presented at the International Symposium on Business and Management, Hong Kong, March 30-1, 2012.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Spontaneous manifestations of play in organizations: The case of social ludic activities." Paper presented at the International Symposium on Business and Management, Hong Kong, March 30-1, 2012.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Intra-firm knowledge transfer processes: A multidimensional taxonomy." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA, August 11-16, 2011.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "A grounded model of formalization of knowledge transfer processes in small firms." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA, August 11-16, 2011.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "The incentive design of executive compensation packages in the post-acquisition period." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, August, 2010.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Intra-firm knowledge transfer and degree of process formalization: The case of small software firms." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, August, 2009.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Merger and Acquisition Transactions and Executive Compensation: A Review of the Evidence." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, August, 2008.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "International Brain Mobility: Explaining Work Experiences of Moldovan Women in Italy." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, August, 2008.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Towards a Multi-Theoretical Framework for Understanding Successful Innovation." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, August, 2008.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Action and Interaction as Radical Innovation Generation Engines." Paper presented at the 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management, September, 2007.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Moldovan Self-Directed International Transferees: The Syndrome of Home-Host Country Foreignness." Paper presented at the 9th International Human Resource Management Conference, June, 2007.
• Bodolica, Virginia, Spraggon, Martin. "Organizing the Literature on M&A Activities and Executive Compensation." Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, June, 2007.
• Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia. "Knowledge Creation Processes in Small Innovating Hi-Tech Firms." Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, June, 2007.