Areas of Expertise

Strategy, Entrepreneurship, International Management, Technology and Innovation Management 

Teaching Interests

Strategic Management, Entrepreneurial Management, International Management, Doing Business in Japan and Asia 

Research

Dr. Hackett seeks to understand how digitalization and AI transform existing businesses and enable the creation of new ones. He is particularly interested in research that examines, explains, and ultimately influences how Japanese and non-Japanese professionals identify, shape, and pursue international business opportunities. 

Representative Publications

Hackett, S. M. (2022). A model of cross-institutional alignment and value co-production: Integrating the institution-based view and “tightness-looseness” cultural theory. Aoyama Journal of Business, 57 (2) 91-101. 

Rodriguez, P., Tuggle, C.S., & Hackett, S.M. (2009). An exploratory study of how ‘household capital’ impacts new venture start-up rates. Family Business Review, 22 (3) 259-272. 

Hackett, S. M., & Dilts, D. M. (2008). Inside the black box of business incubation: Study B – Scale assessment, model refinement, and incubation outcomes. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 33 (5), 439-471.  

Hackett, S. M., & Dilts, D. M. (2004). A real options-driven theory of business incubation. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 29 (1), 41-54. 

Hackett, S. M., & Dilts, D. M. (2004). A systematic review of business incubation research. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 29 (1), 55-82. 

Education

PhD, Vanderbilt University Graduate School (Management of Technology) 
MS, Vanderbilt University Graduate School (Management of Technology) 
MA, Sophia University Graduate Program in Comparative Culture (International Relations) 
BA, University of Notre Dame, College of Arts & Letters (Government & International Studies; Japanese) 

Previous Appointments

Dr. Hackett has held academic appointments at universities in the United States (Vanderbilt University, Drexel University), Japan (Waseda University, Hosei University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sophia University), and Canada (Simon Fraser University). 

Before entering academia, he served as Director of Japan Market Development for the American Electronics Association (now CompTIA), where he led sales and marketing efforts, helped organize committees, and contributed to a program that facilitated international business between American high-tech companies and Japanese enterprise customers. 

Professional Associations

Dr. Hackett is a member of the Academy of Management, Industry Studies Association, and Transcultural Management Society (TMS - 異文化経営学会). He previously served a three-year term as a Director at TMS (2021-2024).