Ivy Profile

Academic History

• Ph.D., Management, Auburn University, 2018

• MBA, Management, Auburn University at Montgomery, 2013

• B.E, Electronics and Communications, Thapar University, India, 2007

Expertise

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Downsizing

• Corporate Entrepreneurship

• Corporate Restructuring

Selected Publications

• Bhussar, M.S., Zorn., M.L., Adams, G.L., & Silvera, G (forthcoming) "Tug of War? Exploring the Role of Acquirer and Target CEO-Level Acquisition Experience in Deal Completion", Journal of Business Research,

• Bhussar, M.S., Sexton, J.C., Song, Y., & Zorn, M.L. (2021) "High-tech acquisitions: How acquisition pace, venture maturity, and founder retention influence firm innovation", Journal of Business Research, 142:620-635. Link to Paper

• Zorn, M. L., Norman, P.M., Butler, F.C., Bhussar, M.S. (2017) "Cure or curse: Does downsizing increase the likelihood of bankruptcy?", Journal of Business Research, 76:24-33. Link to Paper

• Zorn, M.L., Sexton, J.C., Bhussar, M.S., Lamont, B.T. (2017) "Unfinished Business: Nested Acquisitions, Managerial Capacity, and Firm Performance", Journal of Management, :1-29. Link to Paper