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Alexander McKelvie

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

(315) 443-7252
Room: 508
mckelvie@syr.edu

PhD, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden

PhD, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden


Research Topics

  • New firm growth
  • Innovation
  • Corporate entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurial decision making
  • Strategic management of new firms

Professor McKelvie’s research concerns how and why new firms grow, and how entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial firms pursue opportunities. His work has involved studying different types and patterns of growth, entrepreneurial orientation, the acquisition and use of new knowledge in new firms, the strategic behaviors of entrepreneurs, and how entrepreneurs deal with uncertainty. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship, strategic growth, and corporate entrepreneurship and is also interested in strategic management of new firms. 

Selected Publications
  • "Making it personal: Opportunity individuation and the shaping of opportunity beliefs", Journal of Business Venturing, Forthcoming, (with Wood, M. and Haynie, J.M.)
  • "Untangling the relationships among growth, profitability and survival in new firms", Technovation, Forthcoming, (with Delmar, F. and Wennberg, K.)
  • "Corporate entrepreneurship in family businesses: Past contributions and future opportunities", Sage Handbook of Family Business, Forthcoming, (with McKenny, A., Lumpkin, G.T., and Short, J.C.)
  • "Political institutional structure influences on innovative activity", Journal of Business Research, Forthcoming, (with Broberg, C., Short, J., Ketchen, D., and Wan, W.)
  • "Is strategy different for very small and new firms?", Journal of Small Business Strategy, 21(2):1-26, 2012, (with Lumpkin, G.T., Gras, D. and Nason, R.)
  • "The Organizational Pervasiveness of Entrepreneurial Orientation", Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 35(5): 895-923, 2011, (with Wales, W.J., and Monsen, E. )
  • "Causation and Effectuation Processes: A Validation Study", Journal of Business Venturing, 26(3): 375-390, 2011, (with Chandler, G.N., DeTienne, D. and Mumford, T.)
  • "Unpacking the Uncertainty Construct: Implications for Entrepreneurial Action", Journal of Business Venturing, 26(3): 273-292, 2011, (with Haynie, J.M. and Gustafsson, V. )
  • "Advancing Firm Growth Research: A Focus on Growth Mode Instead of Growth Rate", Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 34(2): 261-288, 2010
  • "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.)
  • "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. )
  • "From Resource Base to Dynamic Capabilities: An Investigation of New Firms", British Journal of Management, Special Issue, 20(S1): 63-80, 2009, (with Davidsson, P.)
  • "Understanding Innovation in New and Young Media Firms", Strategic Management in the Media Industry: Reflections on Innovation, 2008, (with Wiklund, J.)
  • "The Growth and Development of New and Young Media Firms", Journal of Media Business Studies , 5(1): 1-8, 2008, (with Picard, R.)
  • "The New Venture Innovation Process: Examining the Role of Absorptive Capacity", Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, and Growth, Vol. 10, 2007, ( with Wiklund, J., and Short, J.)
  • "A Resource-Based View of Organic and Acquired Growth", Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, and Growth, Vol. 9. Entrepreneurship: Frameworks and Empirical Investigations from Forthcoming Leaders in European Research (p. 179-199), 2006, (with Wiklund, J. and Davidsson, P.)
  • "How Knowledge Affects Opportunity Discovery and Exploitation Among New Ventures in Dynamic Markets", Research in Entrepreneurship and Management, vol. 4: Opportunity Identification and Entrepreneurial Behavior (p. 219-240)., 2004, (with Wiklund, J.)

Honors

  • Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 2012. Winner of Stevens Institute/Wesley J. Howe best paper award in Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • Syracuse University, 2012. (university-wide award) Meredith Teaching Recognition Award
  • Family Business Review, 2012. Excellent Reviewer Award
  • Whitman School of Management, 2010-12. Guttag Junior Faculty award
  • Whitman School of Management, 2011. Outstanding Entrepreneurship Educator
  • Whitman School of Management, 2011. Finalist, Teaching Innovation award.
  • Journal of Business Venturing, 2010. Outstanding Reviewer
  • Winner of Research Promise Award from Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management IDEA Awards Program, 2009.
  • National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), 2008. Best doctoral dissertation
  • Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management IDEA Awards Program, 2008. Winner of Research Promise Award
Leadership
  • Journal of Management Studies - Editorial board member
  • Journal of Business Venturing - Editorial board member
  • Family Business Review - Editorial board member
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research - Editorial board member