Academic Departments - Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
Goals and Objectives of the PhD in Entrepreneurship
Doctoral education represents a highly specialized program of academic study and experiences through which students gain a deep understanding of the theoretical foundations and traditions of an academic field of inquiry. Such foundations and traditions include core theories and extant research, critical comprehension of different theoretical and methodological approaches to research, and a mastery of the existing knowledge base and its implications. Doctoral education takes place through multiple experiences including coursework, individual reading and research, involvement in projects conducted by senior scholars, participation in academic workshops and conferences, and engagement in pedagogical and professional training.
The goal of the PhD program in entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management is to produce leading scholars and teachers in the rapidly growing field of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is represented as a core element in the mission statement of the Whitman School of Management, and as such we are one of only a handful of schools with an academic department devoted solely to entrepreneurship. Whitman’s entrepreneurship program is nationally ranked as one of the most outstanding in the nation and is home to some of the most accomplished scholars and teachers in the field.
Doctoral study represents a challenging endeavor that requires an inquisitive and analytical personality, as well as individual dedication and perseverance. To succeed as a doctoral student requires commitment to developing one’s intellect and judgment, a desire to improve knowledge and understanding, and a willingness to actively engage in the developmental process of having one’s ideas and research critiqued through a peer-review process. Doctoral students play a significant role in their own learning and development, and therefore must be self-directed and highly motivated. Each doctoral student admitted to the program at the Whitman School will be personally supervised and directed by a senior faculty member.
For more information, view the Entrepreneurship PhD Student Handbook.
Recent Publications From Entreprenuership Faculty
J. Michael Haynie
“Cognitive Adaptability: The Role of Metacognition and Feedback in an Entrepreneurial Task,” (forthcoming), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, (with Shepherd, D.A. & Peltgratz, H.).
“I Like How You Think--Similarity as an Interaction Bias in the Investor-Entrepreneur Dyad,” (forthcoming), Journal of Management Studies, with Murnieks, Wiltbank, and Harting.
“Toward a Theory of Discontinuous Career Transition: Investigating Career Transitions Necessitated by Traumatic Life-Events,” (forthcoming, feature article), Journal of Applied Psychology, with Shepherd, D.A.
“Unpacking the Uncertainty Construct: Implications for Entrepreneurial Action” (forthcoming), Journal of Business Venturing, with McKelvie, J. and Gustafsson, V.
“Entrepreneurial Spirals: Deviation Amplifying Loops of an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Organizational Culture,” (2010), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, (with Shepherd, D.A., & Patzelt, H.).
“Family Business, Identity Conflict, and an Expedited Entrepreneurial Process: A Process of Resolving Identity Conflict,” (2010) Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, with Shepherd, D.
“A Measure of Cognitive Adaptability for Entrepreneurship Research” (2009), with Shepherd, D.A. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
“An Opportunity for Me? The Role of Resources in Opportunity Evaluation Decisions,” (2009), Journal of Management Studies, (with Shepherd, D.A., & McMullen, J.)
“A Situated Metacognitive Model of the Entrepreneurial Mindset” (2009), Journal of Business Venturing, (with Shepherd, D.A., Mosakowski, E. & Earley, P.C.).
G. Thomas Lumpkin
“Dual Identities in Social Ventures: An Empirical Examination,” (forthcoming), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, with Moss, T. Short, J., & Payne, T.
“The Relationship of Personality to Entrepreneurial Intentions and Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review,” Journal of Management, 2010, with Hao, Z. & Seibert, S.
“Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of Past Research and Suggestions For the Future” - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(3): 761-781, 2009, with Rauch, A., Wiklund, J. & Frese, M.
“Long-term Orientation: Implications for the Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Family Businesses,” (2009), Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, (with Brigham, K.H. & Moss, T.W.).
“Research in Social Entrepreneurship: Past Contributions and Future Opportunities” - Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 3: 161-194, 2009, with Short, J. C. & Moss. T. W.
“Understanding and Measuring Autonomy: An Entrepreneurial Orientation Perspective” - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(1): 47-69, 2009, with Cogliser, C. C. & Schneider, D. R.
“Causation and Effectuation Processes: A Validation Study,” (forthcoming) Journal of Business Venturing, with Chandler, G.N., DeTienne, D. and Mumford, T.
“Unpacking the Uncertainty Construct: Implications for Entrepreneurial Action” (forthcoming), Journal of Business Venturing, with Haynie, J.M. and Gustafsson, V.
“Advancing Firm Growth Research: A Focus on Growth Mode Instead of Growth Rate,” (2010), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, with Wiklund, J.
“Asset Specificity and Behavioral Uncertainty as Moderators of the Sales Growth – Employment Growth Relationship in Emerging Ventures,” Journal of Business Venturing 24(4): 373-387, 2009, with Chandler, G.N., and Davidsson, P.
“Firm and Industry Effects on Firm Performance: A Generalization and Extension for New Ventures” - Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 3(1): 47-65, 2009, with Short J., Ketchen D., and Chandler G.N.
“From Resource Base to Dynamic Capabilities: An Investigation of New Firms,” British Journal of Management, 20(S1): 63-80, 2009, with Davidsson, P.
“Understanding Innovation in New and Young Media Firms.” In C. Dal Zotto and H. van Kranenburg (Eds.), Strategic Management in the Media Industry: Reflections on Innovation. 2009, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, with Wiklund, J.
“Inner City Engagement and the University: Interaction, Emergence and Transformation,” (forthcoming), Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, with Morris, M.H., Edmond, V., and Watters, C.
“Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategy: Lessons from the Red Queen,” (2010), International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, with Morris, M.H.
“The Dual Nature of Innovative Activity: How Entrepreneurial Orientation Influences Innovation Generation and Adoption,” (forthcoming), Journal of Business Venturing, with Perez-Luño Robledo & Cabrera, R.V.
“Resources, Environmental Change, and Survival: Asymmetric Paths of Young Independent and Subsidiary Organizations,” (forthcoming), Strategic Management Journal, with Bradley, S., Aldrich, H., & Shepherd, D.
“Swinging a Double-edged Sword: The Effect of Slack on Entrepreneurial Management and Growth,” (forthcoming), Journal of Business Venturing, with Bradley, S. & Shepherd, D.
“Where to from Here: EO-as-Experimentation, Failure, and Distribution of Outcomes,” (forthcoming), Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, with Shepherd, D.
“Advancing Firm Growth Research: A Focus on Growth Mode Instead of Growth Rate,” (2010), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, with McKelvie, A.
“Organic and Acquisitive Growth: Re-examining, Testing and Extending Penrose’s Growth Theory,” (2010), Journal of Management Studies, with Lockett, Davidsson & Girma.
“The Importance of Slack for Organizations Facing Tough Environments,” (2010), Journal of Management Studies, with Bradley, S. and Shepherd, S.
“Are We Comparing Apples with Apples or Apples with Oranges? Appropriateness of Knowledge Accumulation Across Growth Studies,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(1): 105-123, 2009, with Shepherd, D. A.
“Building an integrative model of small business growth,” Small Business Economics. 32:351–374, 2009, with Patzelt, H. & Shepherd, D. A.
“The Effectiveness of Alliances and Acquisitions: The Role of Resources Combination Activities,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(1): 193-212, 2009, with Shepherd, D. A.
“Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of Past Research and Suggestions for the Future, (2009), Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, with Rauch, A., M. Freese & T. Lumpkin.
“Moving forward: Balancing the financial and emotional costs of business failure,” Journal of Business Venturing. 24(2): 134-148, 2009, with Shepherd, D. A., & Haynie, J. M.
“Reconceptualizing Entrepreneurial Exit: Divergent Exit Routes and Their Drivers,” (2009), Journal of Business Venturing, with Wennberg, K., DeTienne, D. & Cardon, M.
“Scott A. Shane: winner of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research,” Small Business Economics. 33:131–140, 2009, with Davidsson, P.
Recent PhD student presentations
Kato, S (2010). “Social Entrepreneurs in Markets: The Source of Competitive Advantage,” Paper presented at the 7th NYU-Stern Annual Conference of Social Entrepreneurs, New York, NY, November 3-5, 2010.
Hsu, D.K. & Wiklund, J. (2010). “Toward a Theory of Serial Entrepreneurship: Decomposing Entrepreneurial Experience,” Paper presented at the Academy of Management 2010 Montreal Conference. Montreal, Canada, August 6-10, 2010.
Kato, S., Amezcua, A., & Lumpkin, G.T. (2010). “Taxonomy of Social Values in Social Entrepreneurship: A Human Rights Perspective,” Paper presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada, August 6-10, 2010.
Brannon, D.L. (2010). “Putting Old Wine in New Bottles? How Business Models and Business Model Innovation Relate to Performance in the Wine Industry,” Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference; Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10-12, 2010.
Hsu, D.K. & Wiklund, J. (2010). “How the Nature of Past Entrepreneurial Experience Shapes Intentions for Habitual Entrepreneurship,” Paper presented at the 28th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9-12, 2010.
Kato, S. & Wiklund, J. (2009). “Resilience of Entrepreneurial Motivation,” Paper presented at the 6th NYU-Stern Annual Conference of Social Entrepreneurs, New York, NY, November 4-6, 2009.
Kato, S., Haynie, M., & Amezcua, A. (2009). “Rent in Social Entrepreneurship: Stakeholders and Appropriation,” Paper presented at the 6th NYU-Stern Annual Conference of Social Entrepreneurs, New York, NY, November 4-6, 2009.
Brannon, D.L. & Wiklund, J. (2009), “The Effect of Family Relationships in Entrepreneurial Teams,” Paper presented at Academy of Management 2009 Conference, Chicago, IL, August 7-11, 2009.
Amezcua, A. & Kato, S. (2009). “Ants or Grasshoppers: Entrepreneurship Policy Discourse in the United States and New Zealand,” Paper presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 7-11, 2009.
Brannon, D.L. & Wiklund, J. (2009), “The Ties that Bind: Performance implications of Cohabitation and blood relationships among new venture team members,” Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, MA, June 7-9, 2009.
Haynie, M., McKelvie, A. Godesiabois, J, & Kato, S. (2009). “They Are the Sum of Their Options: How Networks Direct Attention in Young & New Firms,” Paper presented at the 27th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, MA, June 7-9, 2009.
Morris, M.H., Brannon, D.L. & Schindehutte, M. (2009), “Probing the Dimensionality of Entrepreneurial Experiences,” Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, MA, June 7-9, 2009. |
