Newcastle University

Qualifications

PhD, Entrepreneurship, University of London (London Business School)
MBA, International Management, Case Western Reserve University (USA) and CEU Graduate School of Business (Hungary)
BSc, Business Administration, Oklahoma City University

Previous Positions

Assistant Professor of Management, University of Connecticut, USA
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, IE Business School, Spain

Honours and Awards

Karen Legge Prize, Journal of Management Studies (2010)
NFIB Best Dissertation Award, Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2005)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Business Venturing (2008, 2006)
Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (2008, 2006, 2004)
Taylor & Francis Award for Best Paper on Venture Capital (2004)

Languages

Bulgarian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Spanish (good), Hungarian (good), German (good)

Research Interests

My work focuses on understanding both sides of entrepreneurial opportunities: how entrepreneurs create them and how investors select them. Although opportunities are obvious in retrospect, they are but uncertain and ambiguous ideas in prospect. I am interested in how potential entrepreneurs and investors think, act, and interact in the face of such uncertainty.

Esteem Indicators

Field Editor: Journal of Business Venturing

Associate Editor: Small Business Economics (2009-2011)
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Small Business Journal
Ad hoc reviewer: Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

• Dimov D. Grappling with the unbearable elusiveness of entrepreneurial opportunities. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice 2011, 35(1), 57-81.
• Dimov D. Nascent entrepreneurs and venture emergence: Opportunity confidence, human capital, and early planning. Journal of Management Studies 2010,47 6 1123-1153.
• Dimov D, Martin de Holan P. Firm experience and market entry by venture capital firms (1962-2004). Journal of Management Studies 2010,47 1 130-161.
• Dimov D, Gedajlovic E. A property rights perspective on venture capital investment decisions. Journal of Management Studies 2010,47 1 1248-1271.
• Dimov D, Milanov H. The interplay of need and opportunity in venture capital syndication. Journal of Business Venturing 2010,25 4 331-348.
• De Clercq D, Dimov D, Thongpapanl T. The moderating impact of internal social exchange processes on the entrepreneurial orientation-performance relationship. Journal of Business Venturing 2010,25 1 87-103.
• De Clercq D, Thongpapanl N, Dimov D. A closer look at cross-functional collaboration and product innovativeness: Contingency effects of structural and relational context. The Journal of Product Innovation Management 2011, 28(5), 680-697.
• De Clercq D, Thongpapanl N, Dimov D. The moderating role of organizational context on the relationship between innovation and firm performance. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2010, 58(3), 431-444.
• De Clercq D, Thongpapanl N, Dimov D. When good conflicts gets better and bad conflict becomes worse: The role of social capital in the conflict-innovation relationship. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 2009,37 3 283-297.
• Dimov D, Murray GC. Determinants of the incidence and scale of seed capital investments by venture capital firms. Small Business Economics 2008,30 2 127-152.
• De Clercq D, Dimov D. Internal knowledge development and external knowledge access in venture capital investment performance. Journal of Management Studies 2008,45 3 585-612.
• Dimov D. Beyond the single person, single insight attribution in understanding entrepreneurial opportunities. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2007,31 5 713-731.
• Dimov D. From opportunity insight to opportunity intention: The importance of person-situation learning match. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2007,31 4 561-583.
• Dimov D, Shepherd DA, Sutcliffe KM. Requisite expertise, firm reputation, and status in venture capital investment allocation decisions. Journal of Business Venturing 2007,22 4 481-502.
• Dimov D, De Clercq D. Venture capital investment strategy and portfolio failure rate: A longitudinal study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2006,30 2 207-223.
• Dimov D, Shepherd DA. Human capital theory and venture capital firms: Exploring ‘home runs’ and ‘strike outs’. Journal of Business Venturing 2005,20 1 1-21.
• De Clercq D, Dimov D. Explaining venture capital firms’ syndication behvior: A longitudinal study. Venture Capital 2004,6 4 243-256.
• Dimov D, Martin de Holan P, Milanov H. Learning patterns in venture capital investments in new industries. Industrial and Corporate Change 2012. In Press.