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Within this particular detailed breakdown pertaining to entrepreneurial management analysis of management in the entrepreneurial venture.
Brent H. Kinghorn
Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics
Emporia State University
Campus Box 4039
1 Kellogg Circle
Emporia, KS 66801-5415
620-341-5680(office)
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy
New Mexico State University
2008
Focus: Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Masters of Business Administration
Southern Methodist University
2001
Focus: Finance, Information Technology Management , Strategy
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
Texas Tech University
1994
COURSES TAUGHT
Emporia State University (2014 – present)
BE 301 – Business Communication – A study of communication theory and behavioral approach to problem-
solving skills in communications. Development of ability to communicate ideas and thought in oral and
written expression with particular relevance to the work of business
BU 293 – Ethics, Social Responsibility & Sustainability – Increase awareness of the ethical dimensions of
social and business conduct; develop insight in to the professional standards and responsi bility related to
future careers; develop analytical and decision-making skills for identifying and resolving ethical and social
responsibility issues in society, and will develop problem-solving skills for seeking alternative methods of
sustaining the environment.
MG 553 – Entrepreneurial Management – Analysis of management in the entrepreneurial venture during the
start-up phase. Topics include characteristics of entrepreneurs, organization life cycle, the business plan,
financial projections, product/service research and the professional manager in the transition from start -up to
growth stage.
Missouri State University (2008 - 2014)
MGT 384 – Entrepreneurship - An exposure to the dynamics of identifying opportunities and dealing with the
risks of implementing new ideas and ventures. In consultation with the instructor, students assess the viability
of real business ventures. Emphasis is placed on team preparation and presentation of a feasibility study.
MGT 543 – New Venture Management – Students conduct extensive research and in-depth analysis in starting
or expanding their own business venture. Major topics include new venture strategy, sources of capital, and
growth management. Emphasis is placed on student preparation and presentation of a complete business plan.
MGT 561 – Practicum in Small Business Operations - Students solve real problems within the small business
environment. Students gain first -hand experience in assessing and improving the operations of existing
entrepreneurial firms.
MGT 364 - Operations Management - Exploration of competitive priorities to improve performance in a
variety of business environments. Application of analytical tools to manage processes and projects within and
across business functions. Flexible content to refl ect trends in the occupational marketplace.
MGT 487 - Strategic Management and Policy - Integration of specialized areas of business administration;
coordination of various business functions from the standpoint of the formulation, implementation and cont rol
of business objectives, strategies and policies.
New Mexico State University (2006 – 2008)
MGT 309 - Human Behavior in Organizations - Interpersonal & organizational behavior, motivation,
communication, team building, leadership, diversity mgt, legal & ethical issues, & politics in organizations.
BUSA 421 - Integrated Business Concepts - Formulating Strategies – Integrative approach to envisioning
the future & shaping strategies for business success. Senior capstone class for Business College
MGT 344 - Production & Operations Management - Management of physical & human resources,
management of information systems in operations and applications in various organizations . Online class.
PAPERS
Kinghorn, B. 2013 Entrepreneurial skills and abilities of opportunity recognition. Academy of
Entrepreneurship Journal. Forthcoming.
Black, J., Keels, J., Kinghorn, B. , & Twigg, N. 2013. Critical thinking for business students: A debate
between management faculty and decision science faculty . Proceedings of Southwest Academy of
Management 55
th
Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Kinghorn, B. 2012. Simulation: What’s the story? American Journal of Management , 12(3).
Black, J., Oliver, R., Benson, P., & Kinghorn, B. 2012. The effect of entrepreneur turnover on an intangible
resource: A virtual experiment. Journal of Leadership, Ethics, and Accountability, 9(2):
Kinghorn, B. , Black, J., & Oliver, R. 2011. The interaction of leadership roles and organizational learning
environment: A canonical correlation approach, Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics,
8(4): 42 – 55.
Tobey, D. & Kinghorn, B. April 2008. The transnationality index: Measuring the diversity advantage of ransnational
entrepreneurial organizations, Proceedings of Globalization & Transnational Conference, Waterloo, Canada.
Kinghorn, B. & Chavez, C. May 2007. Strategic Management Obstacles to Know and to Obstacles to Jump: An
Active Learning Exercise, Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management 44
th
Annual Meeting, New
Brunswick, NJ.
Kinghorn, B. May 2007. Qualitative Methods of Agent Based Modeling: Taking Back Control from the
Computers Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management 44
th
Annual Meeting, New Brunswick,
NJ.
Black, J., Savage, G., & Kinghorn, B. March 2007. Suspension of Disbelief, Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of
Management 2007 Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Kinghorn, B. & Black, J. March 2007. Relationships between Competing Values Framework and Context for Learning: Expert
Panel versus the Field, Proceedings of Decisions Sciences Institute Southwest Region 2007 Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Black, J., Kinghorn, B., & Oliver, R. October 2006. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of Terrorism, Proceedings of Southern
Management Association 2006 Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Al-Arkoubi, A., Kalagiros, M., & Kinghorn, B. October 2006. Academic Self-Efficacy, Academic Achievement
and Teaching Styles, Proceedings of Southern Management Association 2006 Meeting, Clearwater
Beach, FL.
PRESENTATIONS
Kinghorn, B., Black, J., & Oliver, R. October 2010. Leadership roles and the learning organizational
environment: Relationships between leader roles and the context for learning. Accepted for
presentation at the 2010 Business & Leadership Symposium. Fort Hayes, KS
Kinghorn, B. October 2010. Entrepreneurial Value Chain Analysis: A Case Study. Invited to present to
Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX
Black, J., Kinghorn, B. & Oliver, R. 2006 Terrorism: An entrepreneurial perspective, Invited presentation at the 2006 Annual
Meeting of the Southwestern Academy of Management, Oklahoma City, OK
Kinghorn, B., Black, J., & Oliver, R. 2006 The Integration of Entrepreneurship Theory and Terrorism Theory and Its use in
Understanding Ideology Based Entrepreneurial Organizations, Information Sciences & Security Systems 2006
Summit & Scramble, NMSU
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Black, J., Kinghorn, B. & Oliver, R. 2013. Terrorists as entrepreneurs? Submitted to Journal of Business
Venturing. 2013
Kinghorn, B. 2013. Skills and abilities that contribute to opportunity recognition. Submitted and in revise and
resubmit to Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
RECENT ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2013
Representative-at-large on general board for the Southwest Academy of Management, 2013
Ad Hoc reviewer for Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, , 2013
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2012
Paper reviewer for Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2012
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2011
Paper reviewer for US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Meeting, 2011
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2010
Track Chair of the Business Policy and Strategy track of the Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010
RECENT AWARDS
Nominated as an outstanding member of the faculty by the Maroon and White Honors Committee (2012, 2013 ,
2014)
Nominated as an outstanding member of the facult y from the Theta Chi Fraternity of Missouri State
University (2009, 2011, 2014)
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Visiting Scholar 2014 - Present
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Engage fully in the life of the School of Business and in advancing and promoting the mission of the Koch Center for
Leadership and Ethics, as appropriate.
Assistant Professor 2008 - 2014
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Direct and further the entrepreneurship program including major/minors and individual classes. Teach
undergraduate courses in Management, as appropriate. Responsible for contributions to teaching, scholarship,
and service mission of the management department.
Graduate Assistant 2005 - 2008
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Assisted and instructed undergraduate students in classroom settings, as well as performed joint research with
other faculty members.
NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Consultant 2001- 2005
Incode, Lubbock, TX
Developed software programs from customer specifications and trained clients on those programs and other
software packages. Managed projects with 10 -12 employees.
Technical Consultant 1995 - 2001
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Dallas, TX
Managed a team of developers responsible to clients and company concerning a particular software package
doc_636357983.pdf
Within this particular detailed breakdown pertaining to entrepreneurial management analysis of management in the entrepreneurial venture.
Brent H. Kinghorn
Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics
Emporia State University
Campus Box 4039
1 Kellogg Circle
Emporia, KS 66801-5415
620-341-5680(office)
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy
New Mexico State University
2008
Focus: Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Masters of Business Administration
Southern Methodist University
2001
Focus: Finance, Information Technology Management , Strategy
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
Texas Tech University
1994
COURSES TAUGHT
Emporia State University (2014 – present)
BE 301 – Business Communication – A study of communication theory and behavioral approach to problem-
solving skills in communications. Development of ability to communicate ideas and thought in oral and
written expression with particular relevance to the work of business
BU 293 – Ethics, Social Responsibility & Sustainability – Increase awareness of the ethical dimensions of
social and business conduct; develop insight in to the professional standards and responsi bility related to
future careers; develop analytical and decision-making skills for identifying and resolving ethical and social
responsibility issues in society, and will develop problem-solving skills for seeking alternative methods of
sustaining the environment.
MG 553 – Entrepreneurial Management – Analysis of management in the entrepreneurial venture during the
start-up phase. Topics include characteristics of entrepreneurs, organization life cycle, the business plan,
financial projections, product/service research and the professional manager in the transition from start -up to
growth stage.
Missouri State University (2008 - 2014)
MGT 384 – Entrepreneurship - An exposure to the dynamics of identifying opportunities and dealing with the
risks of implementing new ideas and ventures. In consultation with the instructor, students assess the viability
of real business ventures. Emphasis is placed on team preparation and presentation of a feasibility study.
MGT 543 – New Venture Management – Students conduct extensive research and in-depth analysis in starting
or expanding their own business venture. Major topics include new venture strategy, sources of capital, and
growth management. Emphasis is placed on student preparation and presentation of a complete business plan.
MGT 561 – Practicum in Small Business Operations - Students solve real problems within the small business
environment. Students gain first -hand experience in assessing and improving the operations of existing
entrepreneurial firms.
MGT 364 - Operations Management - Exploration of competitive priorities to improve performance in a
variety of business environments. Application of analytical tools to manage processes and projects within and
across business functions. Flexible content to refl ect trends in the occupational marketplace.
MGT 487 - Strategic Management and Policy - Integration of specialized areas of business administration;
coordination of various business functions from the standpoint of the formulation, implementation and cont rol
of business objectives, strategies and policies.
New Mexico State University (2006 – 2008)
MGT 309 - Human Behavior in Organizations - Interpersonal & organizational behavior, motivation,
communication, team building, leadership, diversity mgt, legal & ethical issues, & politics in organizations.
BUSA 421 - Integrated Business Concepts - Formulating Strategies – Integrative approach to envisioning
the future & shaping strategies for business success. Senior capstone class for Business College
MGT 344 - Production & Operations Management - Management of physical & human resources,
management of information systems in operations and applications in various organizations . Online class.
PAPERS
Kinghorn, B. 2013 Entrepreneurial skills and abilities of opportunity recognition. Academy of
Entrepreneurship Journal. Forthcoming.
Black, J., Keels, J., Kinghorn, B. , & Twigg, N. 2013. Critical thinking for business students: A debate
between management faculty and decision science faculty . Proceedings of Southwest Academy of
Management 55
th
Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Kinghorn, B. 2012. Simulation: What’s the story? American Journal of Management , 12(3).
Black, J., Oliver, R., Benson, P., & Kinghorn, B. 2012. The effect of entrepreneur turnover on an intangible
resource: A virtual experiment. Journal of Leadership, Ethics, and Accountability, 9(2):
Kinghorn, B. , Black, J., & Oliver, R. 2011. The interaction of leadership roles and organizational learning
environment: A canonical correlation approach, Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics,
8(4): 42 – 55.
Tobey, D. & Kinghorn, B. April 2008. The transnationality index: Measuring the diversity advantage of ransnational
entrepreneurial organizations, Proceedings of Globalization & Transnational Conference, Waterloo, Canada.
Kinghorn, B. & Chavez, C. May 2007. Strategic Management Obstacles to Know and to Obstacles to Jump: An
Active Learning Exercise, Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management 44
th
Annual Meeting, New
Brunswick, NJ.
Kinghorn, B. May 2007. Qualitative Methods of Agent Based Modeling: Taking Back Control from the
Computers Proceedings of Eastern Academy of Management 44
th
Annual Meeting, New Brunswick,
NJ.
Black, J., Savage, G., & Kinghorn, B. March 2007. Suspension of Disbelief, Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of
Management 2007 Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Kinghorn, B. & Black, J. March 2007. Relationships between Competing Values Framework and Context for Learning: Expert
Panel versus the Field, Proceedings of Decisions Sciences Institute Southwest Region 2007 Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Black, J., Kinghorn, B., & Oliver, R. October 2006. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of Terrorism, Proceedings of Southern
Management Association 2006 Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Al-Arkoubi, A., Kalagiros, M., & Kinghorn, B. October 2006. Academic Self-Efficacy, Academic Achievement
and Teaching Styles, Proceedings of Southern Management Association 2006 Meeting, Clearwater
Beach, FL.
PRESENTATIONS
Kinghorn, B., Black, J., & Oliver, R. October 2010. Leadership roles and the learning organizational
environment: Relationships between leader roles and the context for learning. Accepted for
presentation at the 2010 Business & Leadership Symposium. Fort Hayes, KS
Kinghorn, B. October 2010. Entrepreneurial Value Chain Analysis: A Case Study. Invited to present to
Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX
Black, J., Kinghorn, B. & Oliver, R. 2006 Terrorism: An entrepreneurial perspective, Invited presentation at the 2006 Annual
Meeting of the Southwestern Academy of Management, Oklahoma City, OK
Kinghorn, B., Black, J., & Oliver, R. 2006 The Integration of Entrepreneurship Theory and Terrorism Theory and Its use in
Understanding Ideology Based Entrepreneurial Organizations, Information Sciences & Security Systems 2006
Summit & Scramble, NMSU
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Black, J., Kinghorn, B. & Oliver, R. 2013. Terrorists as entrepreneurs? Submitted to Journal of Business
Venturing. 2013
Kinghorn, B. 2013. Skills and abilities that contribute to opportunity recognition. Submitted and in revise and
resubmit to Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
RECENT ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2013
Representative-at-large on general board for the Southwest Academy of Management, 2013
Ad Hoc reviewer for Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, , 2013
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2012
Paper reviewer for Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2012
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2011
Paper reviewer for US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Meeting, 2011
Faculty Advisor for Missouri Innovation Academy, 2010
Track Chair of the Business Policy and Strategy track of the Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010
RECENT AWARDS
Nominated as an outstanding member of the faculty by the Maroon and White Honors Committee (2012, 2013 ,
2014)
Nominated as an outstanding member of the facult y from the Theta Chi Fraternity of Missouri State
University (2009, 2011, 2014)
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Visiting Scholar 2014 - Present
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Engage fully in the life of the School of Business and in advancing and promoting the mission of the Koch Center for
Leadership and Ethics, as appropriate.
Assistant Professor 2008 - 2014
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Direct and further the entrepreneurship program including major/minors and individual classes. Teach
undergraduate courses in Management, as appropriate. Responsible for contributions to teaching, scholarship,
and service mission of the management department.
Graduate Assistant 2005 - 2008
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Assisted and instructed undergraduate students in classroom settings, as well as performed joint research with
other faculty members.
NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Consultant 2001- 2005
Incode, Lubbock, TX
Developed software programs from customer specifications and trained clients on those programs and other
software packages. Managed projects with 10 -12 employees.
Technical Consultant 1995 - 2001
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Dallas, TX
Managed a team of developers responsible to clients and company concerning a particular software package
doc_636357983.pdf