Tyler Wry

Professor Tyler Wry  studies hybrid ventures, which are organizations that simultaneously pursue goals associated with different meaning systems: for example, nanotechnology companies that integrate scientific discovery and technology commercialization, and social enterprises that work to generate profits while addressing social issues. These organizations have the potential to generate important commercial and social innovations, but also face a number of unique challenges, particularly in the startup stage of development. Building on this, Tyler’s research focuses on how hybrids emerge, attract resources, and positively affect society.

Tyler’s work has appeared in outlets such as the Academy of Management Annals, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Business Venturing, and Organization Science. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review. In his spare time, Tyler is a tired dad who enjoys running, racquet sports, and fleeting moments of quiet.

Awards and Honors

• Responsible Research in Management: 2017 Inaugural IACMR Presidential Award, 2018
• ONE / NBS research paper with implications for practice award, 2017
• Best Paper Award, 13th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, 2016
• Academy of Management Journal, Best Reviewer Award, 2016
• Best published paper, Academy of Management Journal (finalist), 2015
• Grigor McClelland Doctoral Dissertation Award Winner (for innovative scholarship in management and organization theory), 2012
• Pondy Best Dissertation Paper Award, finalist, 2012
• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2 papers), 2012
• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2 papers), 2011
• Carolyn Dexter Award (best international paper), Academy of Management, 2011
• Best International Paper Award, Academy of Management, OMT Division, 2011
• Emerald IJGE & WAIB Emerging Scholar Award, finalist, 2011
• WAIB Award for increased gender awareness in international business research, finalist, 2011
• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (1 paper), 2010
• Andrew Stuart Memorial Graduate Prize for Doctoral Research, 2008
• Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Alberta, 2008
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship, 2006
• Queen Elizabeth II Doctoral Scholarship, 2006
• Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship, 2006 Arbutus Award – Volunteer of the year, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2003