I am an Assistant Professor of Management at Appalachian State University. Check my AppState profile page here: https://management.appstate.edu/directory/tiberiu-ungureanu-phd

My research examines how organizations adapt under uncertainty, with a particular focus on how structure and managerial roles shape resource allocation and learning over time. Across projects, I study the exploration-exploitation tradeoff: when firms search for new opportunities, how broadly they search, and how they shift resources as conditions change.

A core theme in my work is that adaptation is not just a matter of “how much” to explore—it is also about “where” to explore and “who” gets what information and decision rights in hierarchies. Methodologically, I combine computational modeling (e.g., bandit models of experiential learning) with empirical analyses of large-scale archival data, including professional sports settings, which make organizational roles, incentives, and performance especially measurable. My goal is to develop a theory that is behaviorally grounded and practically useful for understanding strategy execution in dynamic environments.

In the classroom, I teach Strategic Management at both the undergraduate and MBA levels in a discussion-intensive, decision-centered format. I combine rigorous case teaching (including Harvard Business Publishing cases), simulations, and analytically grounded assignments so students practice what strategists actually do: diagnose the competitive problem, make explicit tradeoffs, justify recommendations with evidence, and revise decisions as new information arrives. My goal is not fluent framework talk, but durable strategic judgment—clear thinking, clear writing, and the ability to lead under uncertainty.

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