Description
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management
March 2015
FRANZ T. LOHRKE
Samford University
Brock School of Business
Department of Entrepreneurship, Management, & Marketing
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
Office: (205) 726-2373; Fax: (205) 726-2464
[email protected]
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Liabilities of newness, organizational slack, organizational decline and turnaround,
strategic alliances, social entrepreneurship, and management history
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Nagy, B. G., Blair, E. S., & Lohrke, F. T. 2014. Developing a scale to measure liabilities and assets of
newness after start-up. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10: 277-295.
Nagy, B. G., Pollack, J. M., Rutherford, M. W., & Lohrke, F. T. 2012. Entrepreneurs’ credentials and
impression management behaviors influence on investors’ perceptions of new venture legitimacy.
Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 36: 941-965.
Lohrke, F. T., Ahlstrom, D., & Bruton, G. D. 2012. Extending turnaround process research: Important
lessons from the U.S. Civil War. Journal of Management Inquiry, 21: 217-234.
ACADEMIC
EMPLOYMENT
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, Samford University,
2011-present
Brock Family Chair in Entrepreneurship (inaugural holder), 2009-present
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management, & Marketing, 2007-present
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, 2006-2011
(Granted tenure August 2008)
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Alabama, 2000-2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, 1999-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, 1998-1999
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Southern Mississippi, 1996-1999
EDUCATION Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 1996
Major: Strategic Management Minor: International Business
M.B.A. University of Iowa, 1990.
Majors: Production Management and Finance
B.A. Flagler College, 1988
Major: Business Administration Minor: Spanish
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Lohrke, F. T., Holloway, B. B., & Woolley, T. W. 2010. Conjoint analysis in entrepreneurship research:
A review and research agenda. Organizational Research Methods,13:16-30.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Hill, J. S., Weaver, K. M., & Tambunan, T. 2008. Environmental shocks
and SME alliance formation intentions in an emerging economy: Evidence from the Asian Financial
Crisis. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 32: 157-183.
Smith, D. A. & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Entrepreneurial network development: Trusting in the process.
Journal of Business Research, 61: 315-322.
Tang, J., Zhi, T., & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Developing an entrepreneurial typology: The roles of
entrepreneurial alertness and attributional style. International Entrepreneurship and Management
Journal, 4: 273-294.
Lohrke, F. T., Simpson, R. W., & Hunt, D. M. 2007. Extending the bargaining power model:
Eighteenth century lessons from Panton, Leslie and Company in managing political risk. Journal of
Management History, 13: 153-171.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2006. The Internet as an information conduit:
A transaction cost analysis model of U.S. SME Internet use. International Small Business Journal, 24:
159-178.
Lohrke, F. T., Kreiser, P. M., & Weaver, K. M. 2006. The influence of current firm performance on
SME future strategic alliance intentions: A six-country study. Journal of Business Research, 59: 19-27.
Lohrke, F. T., Bedeian, A. G., & Palmer, T. S. 2004. The role of top management teams in turnaround
situations: A review and research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 5/6: 63-90.
Bruton, G. D., Lohrke, F. T., & Lu, J. M. 2004. The evolving definition of what comprises international
strategic management research. Journal of International Management, 10: 413-429.
Daniel, F., Lohrke, F. T., Fornaciari, C. J., & Turner, R. A. 2004. Slack resources and firm performance:
A meta-analysis. Journal of Business Research, 57: 565-574.
Lohrke, F. T., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2004. The profit is in the details: An entrepreneurial success
story in the New Orleans’ restaurant industry. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 9:
137-152.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 2003. Top management team heterogeneity and SME
export performance: Investigating the role of environmental uncertainty. Journal of Small Business
Strategy, 14: 86-102.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1999. Top management international orientation and
small business exporting performance: The moderating roles of export market and industry factors.
Journal of Small Business Strategy, 10: 13-24.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bedeian, A. G. 1998. Managerial responses to declining performance: Turnaround
investment strategies and critical contingencies. Advances in Applied Business Strategy, 5: 3-23.
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Ketchen, D. J., Jr., Combs, J. G., Russell, C. J., Shook, C., Dean, M. A., Runge, J., Lohrke, F. T.,
Naumann, S. E., Haptonstahl, D., Baker, R., Beckstein, B., Handler, C., Honig, H., & Lamoureux, S.
1997. Organizational configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management
Journal, 40: 223-240.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bruton, G. D. 1997. Contributions and gaps in international strategic management
literature. Journal of International Management, 3: 25-57.
Russell, C. J., Settoon, R. P., McGrath, R. N., Blanton, A. E., Kidwell, R. E., Lohrke, F. T., Scifres, E.
L., & Danforth, G. W. 1994. Investigator characteristics as moderators of personnel selection research:
A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79: 163-170.
Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Motion study for the blinded: A review of the Gilbreths' work with the visually
handicapped. International Journal of Public Administration, 16: 667-682.
EDITED VOLUMES
Landström, H., & Lohrke, F.T. (Eds.). 2012. Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research,
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers. ISBN 10: 1848440006. Available at www.e-
elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=13206.
Landström, H., & Lohrke, F.T. (Eds.). 2010. The Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research,
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers. ISBN 10: 0857931326. Available at www.e-
elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=13147.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Lohrke, F. T., Baucus, M. S., & Carson, C. M. 2014. Publishing cases in entrepreneurship journals. In
M. Wright & A. Fayolle (Eds.), How to Get Published in the Best Entrepreneurship Journals: 201-36.
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Lohrke, F. T., & Landström, H. 2012. Examining the intellectual roots of entrepreneurship research. In
H. Landström & F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research: xiii-xxvi.
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Lohrke, F. T., & Landström, H. 2010. History matters in entrepreneurship research. In H. Landström &
F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), The Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research: 1-11. Cheltenham, UK:
Edward Elgar Publishers.
Nagy, B. G., & Lohrke, F. T. 2010. Only the good die young? A review of liability of newness and
related organizational mortality research. In H. Landström & F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), The Historical
Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research: 185-204. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Lohrke, F. T., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2011. Book review: Handbook of research on electronic
surveys and measurements. Organizational Research Methods, 14: 389-393.
Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Book review: Research methodology in strategy and management (vol. 3).
Organizational Research Methods, 11: 860-864.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Zhi, T., Dickson, P. H., & Weaver, K. M. 2005. Entrepreneurial acuity:
The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the convergence of archival and perceptual
measures of environmental uncertainty. In Zahra et al. (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
2005, pp. 1-15. Wellesley, Massachusetts: Babson College.
PROCEEDINGS
Lohrke, F. T., Ahlstrom, D., & Bruton, G. D. 2007. Abraham Lincoln and the great turnaround.
Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Hill, J. S., Weaver, K. M., & Tambunan, T. 2007. Environmental shocks
and SME alliance formation intentions in an emerging economy: Evidence from the Asian Financial
Crisis. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Conference on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets.
Kang, H., & Lohrke, F. T. 2005. Venture capital in China, Japan, and South Korea: An institutional
theory perspective. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., Marino, L. D., & Tyler, B. B. 2004. Alliance formation in response to three types of
environmental uncertainty: Longitudinal evidence from the collections industry. Summary published in
Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.
Lohrke, F. T., Simpson, G. W., & Hunt, D. M. 2004. Balancing differentiation and isomorphism:
Examining alternative theories for studying political risk. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of
Management.
Lohrke, F. T., & Franklin, G. M. 2002. The Internet as an information conduit: A transaction cost
analysis model of small business Internet use. Abstract in Proceedings of the United States Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Selected as Best Conference Paper: Technology Applications
for Entrepreneurship. (Full paper withheld because Proceedings are published on-line).
Lohrke, F. T., Bedeian, A. G., & Palmer, T. S. 2001 Top management’s role in firm turnaround:
A review and research agenda. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Daniel, F., Fornaciari, C. J., Lohrke, F. T., & Turner, R. A. 2001. Slack resources and firm performance:
A meta analysis Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Rasheed, H. S. 2000. E-commerce and entrepreneurship. Toward a
research agenda. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
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Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1999. Top management international orientation and
small business exporting performance: The moderating roles of export market and industry factors.
Proceedings of the Small Business Institute Directors’ Association. Selected as Outstanding Empirical
Paper for the Conference.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1998. The effect of top management team heterogeneity
on small business exporting. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bedeian, A. G. 1997. Managerial responses to declining performance: Turnaround
investment strategies and critical contingencies. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., & Combs, J. G. 1997. Transaction costs and entry mode: Considering the effect of
resource scarcity. Proceedings of the Academy of International Business, Southeast USA.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1997. Efficiency versus innovation: Performance
implications of business-level strategies in small business exporting. Proceedings of the Southern
Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., & Gordon, G. A. 1997. The impact of national culture on managerial perceptions and
interpretations: Evidence from the Yucatán Peninsula. Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bruton, G. D. 1996. International diversification research: Review and reconsideration.
Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T. 1994. Performance differences among strategic groups: The role of strategic
interdependence. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Low-cost production locations reconsidered: Implications of country-of-origin bias
for international manufacturing. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T. 1992. Performance measurement for joint ventures: Critique and future directions.
Proceedings of the Southern Management Association. Selected Outstanding Student Paper for the
Business Policy and Planning Track.
Lohrke, F. T. 1991. Motion study for the blinded: A review of the Gilbreths' work with the visually
handicapped. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
Landström, H., Lohrke, F. T., Aldrich, H. E., Baker, T., Eddleston, K., A., Nagy, B. G., Pollack, J. M.,
Powell, E. E., Rutherford, M. W., Tilcsik, A., & Uhlahner, L. M. 2015. Fifty years of liabilities of
newness research: Assessing progress and exploring future research. To be presented at the Academy of
Management Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lohrke, F. T., Carson, C. M., & Lockamy, A. A. 2014. Bayesian analysis in entrepreneurship research:
A review and research agenda. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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Carson, C. M., Lohrke, F. T., & Lockamy, A. A. 2014. The family business succession process: A
Bayesian analysis. Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London,
Ontario.
Frownfelter-Lohrke, C., & Lohrke, F. T. 2013. Forget about IT? The role of information systems
integration in successful mergers and acquisitions. Presented at the Association for Information Systems
Special Group on Accounting Information Systems Conference, Milan, Italy.
Landström, H., Murphy, P. J., Pajunen, K., Wadhwani, R. D., Lohrke, F. T., & Lamond, D. A. 2013.
Historical methods in entrepreneurship research: Some exemplary contributions. Symposium presented
at the Academy of Management meeting, Orlando, Florida.
Thornton, J. P., Gonas, J., & Lohrke, F. T. 2012. The social entrepreneur as trailblazer: A non-normative
role for social enterprise in a market economy. Presented at the NYU-Stern Social Entrepreneurship
Conference, New York.http://ssrn.com/abstract=2172807
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. 2011. Make versus sell: Examining new venture commercialization and
licensing decisions. Presented at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship International
Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, Melbourne, Australia.
Lohrke, F.T., Bird, B., & Gordon, R. 2010. Commercializing new technologies: The impact of liability
of newness, liability of smallness, and technological innovativeness. Presented at the Babson College
Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. 2009. New research findings resulting from microdata access: NIST Business
Reporting Series Data. Presented at the Assessing the NORC Results of Microdata Access Conference,
Economic Research Service, Washington, DC.
Lohrke, F. T., & Nagy, B. G. 2009. Only the good die young? A review of liability of newness and
related organizational mortality research. Presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Chicago,
Illinois.
Gibson, J. W., Lohrke, F. T., Humphreys, J., Ford, R. C., & Mowday, R. T. 2009. Getting involved in
professional development. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Chicago,
Illinois.
Lohrke, F. T., Bird, B., Nagy, B. G., Fischer, E., & Reuber, R. 2009. Are new ventures illegitimate,
disreputable, untrustworthy, or routineless? A liability of newness review and research agenda.
Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bird, B. 2009. Breaking up is hard to do: Examining the role of partner changes on
strategic alliance outcomes. Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference,
Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Lohrke, F. T., Landström, H., Kreiser, P., Marino, L. D., Nagy, B. G., Moss, T., Short, J., Lumpkin,
G. T., Foss, N. J., Klein, P. G., Ahlstrom, D., Wang, L. C., & Wadhwani, R. D. 2008. The historical
foundations of entrepreneurship research. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management
meeting, Anaheim, California.
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Gibson, J. W., Lohrke, F. T., Humphreys, J., Ford, R. C., & Mowday, R. T. 2008. Getting involved in
professional development. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Anaheim,
California.
Nagy, B. G., & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Obtaining new venture legitimacy: A review and research agenda.
Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
Govekar, P., Govekar, M., Van Fleet, D., Lohrke, F., Duncan, W., Kurowski, L., Greenwood, R., &
Petersen, P. 2006. A guide to historical method for the Management Historian. Symposium presented in
the Management History Division of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia.
Greenwood, R., Lohrke, F., Bolton, A., Blockson, L., Gibson, J., & Huse, M. 2006. New Member
Workshop: Introduction to the Academy of Management. Workshop presented in the Management
History Division of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tang, J., Zhi, T., & Lohrke, F. T. 2005. Exploring an entrepreneurial typology: The roles of attributional
style and entrepreneurial alertness. Paper presented in the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of
Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lohrke, F. T. 2003. Remembering two Strategic Management pioneers: Igor Ansoff and William
Newman. Symposium organized for the Management History and Business Policy and Strategy
Divisions of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington.
Lohrke, F. T., Weaver, K. M., & Kreiser, P. M. 2002. The influence of organizational performance goals
and national culture on SME joint venture intention. Paper presented in the Entrepreneurship Division
of the Academy of Management, Denver, Colorado.
Kidwell, R. E., Ho, S.-J. K., Lohrke, F. T., & McKay, R. 1999. Current issues in international
management education. Symposium presented at the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management
meeting, Annapolis, Maryland.
Gordon, G. A., & Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Yucatán’s business environment: An introduction. Paper
presented at the Southwest Academy of International Business meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ketchen, D. J., Jr., Combs, J. G., Russell, C. J., Shook, C., Runge, J., Lohrke, F. T., Naumann, S. E.,
Dean, M. A., Haptonstahl, D., Baker, R., Beckstein, B., Handler, C., Honig, H., & Lamoureux, S. 1995.
Organizational configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bruton, G. D., & Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Research contributions and gaps in international strategic
management literature. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business meeting, Maui,
Hawaii.
Russell, C. J., Settoon, R. P., McGrath, R. N., Blanton, A. E., Kidwell, R. E., Lohrke, F. T., Scifres,
E. L., & Danforth, G. W. 1993. Investigator characteristics as moderators of personnel selection
research: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Convention, San Francisco, California.
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Community
Birmingham Breakfast Club. “University entrepreneurship programs: Can we really teach this
stuff?” September 26, 2012
Birmingham Business Leaders Roundtable. “Entrepreneurship in 2012,” September 18, 2012
Navigating Our New Reality 2010 Nonprofit Summit hosted by the Alabama Association of
Nonprofits. Expert presentation: “Social enterprise: Transforming nonprofits and mission,”
March 2, 2010
Junior League Non-profit Roundtable. Keynote speaker for the Junior League’s Summit on
Non-profits. Presented ‘The current economic recession and its impact on non-profit
management,’ April 2009
SCORE Annual Luncheon, Lunch speaker for the Service Corps of Retired Executives Annual
Luncheon. Presented 'The role of university entrepreneurship programs' and discussed current
initiatives at the Brock School of Business, December 2008
Homewood Rotary, Luncheon speaker at the October Homewood Rotary luncheon. Discussed
'Current trends in social entrepreneurship' including initiatives at the Brock School of Business
as well as the potential impact of the current financial crisis on socially entrepreneurial
organizations, November 2008
American Marketing Association - Birmingham Chapter, Keynote speaker (with Professor Betsy
Holloway) discussing Social Entrepreneurship, including recent developments at the Brock
School of Business, May 21, 2008
University
“Business plan writing fundamentals,” August 22, 2013 and September 20, 2012, McWhorter
School of Pharmacy, Samford University
“Entrepreneurship and the liability of newness,” November 9, 2012, College of Business
Administration, University of Tennessee
“Samford University School of Business Social Entrepreneurship Program,” October 19, 2007,
Samford School of Business Advisory Board Meeting, Samford University
“What is Social Entrepreneurship,” May 12, 2007, Samford School of Business Students in Free
Enterprise Banquet, Samford University
“The Importance of Business Research for Business Practice,” April 20, 2007, Samford School
of Business Advisory Board Meeting, Samford University
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“Entrepreneurship Research: Review and Future Directions,” March 1, 2002, University of
Alabama
“Research Design and Methodological Issues in Entrepreneurship/Small Business Survey
Research,” October 13, 2000, University of Alabama
WORK IN PROGRESS
Writing/Editing stage
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. J. Make versus sell: Examining new venture commercialization and licensing
decisions.
Lohrke, F. T., Bird, B. J., Nagy, B. G., Fischer, E., & Reuber, R. Are new ventures illegitimate,
disreputable, untrustworthy, or routineless? A liability of newness review and research agenda.
Data gathering stage
Frownfelter-Lohrke, C., & Lohrke, F. T. 2013. Forget about IT? The role of information systems
integration in successful mergers and acquisitions: An empirical study.
CASE STUDIES
Lohrke, F. T., Combs, J. G., & Castrogiovanni, G. J. 1996. Cadbury-Schweppes, PLC and teaching note.
In Mintzberg, H. & Quinn, J. B. The strategy process (3rd. Ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
Reprinted in 9 other Strategic Management textbooks.
McGrath, R. N., Lohrke, F. T., & Castrogiovanni, G. J. 1994. Lockheed Corporation and teaching note.
In Wright, P., Pringle, C. D., & Kroll, M. J. Strategic management: Texts and cases (2nd ed.). Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
Reprinted in 6 other Strategic Management textbooks.
BUSINESS PRESS PUBLICATIONS
Lohrke, F. T. 2011. Alabama's economic future troubled before disaster. Birmingham News, May 5:
D4.http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/05/memorandum_samfords_franz_lohr_1.html
Lohrke, F. T. 2010. Small business recovery depends on confidence. Birmingham News, November 4:
D3.http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/11/memorandum_samfords_franz_lohr.html.
Lohrke, F. T. 1998. Exploring international economic and business resources online. Coast Business,
May 4: 15.
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Lohrke, F. T. 1998. U.S. investors, businesses should assess opportunities in Africa. Coast Business,
April 6: 16.
Lohrke, F. T. 1998. Business opportunities in Russia. Coast Business, March 9: 18.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Ready or not, here it comes -- a single EU currency. Coast Business, December 28:
16.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. South America’s free trade area a growing business trend. Coast Business, October
20: 27.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. International business grows with the Port of Pascagoula. Coast Business,
September 8: 23.
Lohrke, F. T., & Gordon, G. A. 1997. Yucatán Peninsula lies close to the Coast. Coast Business, July
28: 24.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Capitalist Hong Kong to revert to China’s control. Coast Business, June 30: 24.
COURSES TAUGHT
Samford University
BUSA (MBA) 590L, Economic Development of Britain (taught in London)
ENTR (MBA) 555, Entrepreneurship
ENTR (MBA) 531, Entrepreneurship: Concepts and Consulting
Guided students through a consulting project, which they later wrote up as a case. In
2015, one student case won second place the USASBE/Baylor University Case Writing
Competition in Tampa Florida.
MNGT (MBA) 532, International Management
MNGT (MBA) 561, Strategic Management
MNGT (MBA) 598, Topics in Management: Issues in Strategy Implementation
BUSA 100, World of Business (solo and team taught)
This course was a finalist in 2012 for USASBE’s Innovation in Entrepreneurship
Education Award. Helped redesign the course from introduction business to Freshman
Entrepreneurship Experience in 2008.
ENTR 304, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Concepts
Students were given $100 each to run these businesses for 10 weeks and had to submit 5
sets of financial statements during the semester.
ENTR 401, Topics: Recognizing Business and Product Opportunities (on-line)
Developed and taught an on-line course that included assignments where students plotted
their personal networks, evaluated current trends, and invested $20 each in a
crowdfunding project to enhance their opportunity recognition prior to taking the
business plan writing course
ENTR 485, Entrepreneurship
ENTR 486, Social Entrepreneurship and Not-for-Profit Management (team taught)
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MARK 417, Topics: Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce
Developed and taught an on-line course that included a consulting assignment for a local
small business. Students developed the company’s Instagram account and enhanced its
Twitter and Facebook accounts, which increased its Klout score 30 points in three weeks.
MNGT 407, Topics: International Strategic Management and Marketing Issues
MNGT 481, Business Strategy
University of Alabama
MGT 591, Ph D Seminar, Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Perspectives
MGT 624, Ph D Seminar, Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
Structured these Spring seminars so that paper deadlines coincided with the submission deadline
for the Southern Management Association (SMA) annual meeting. Over 80 percent of the
papers written in these seminars were accepted at the SMA or, in several cases, the Academy of
Management annual meeting as solo presentations for the Ph.D. students. At least one served as
the introduction to a Ph. D. student’s dissertation, and several were also later developed jointly
with students into journal publications including Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Journal
of Business Research and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.
MGT 386, Small Company Management
GBA 490, Strategic Management
Average undergraduate teaching evaluations for GBA 490, Strategic Management, in response to
the question, “The instructor is an effective teacher” (1= strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree;
College average = 4.3)
Spring 2005 4.84
Fall 2004 4.69
Spring 2004 4.72
Fall 2003 4.66
Also helped develop and implement an Entrepreneurship program from 2001-2006 that resulted
in a top 25 ranking by Entrepreneurship magazine (2006-2010) for the University of Alabama's
Entrepreneurship Program. Contributions included publishing in entrepreneurship journals,
developing and teaching two PhD seminars in Entrepreneurship (solo- and team-taught), helping
redesign the undergraduate curriculum to include an Entrepreneurship and Small Company
Management major, and serving as an ex officio member of the Culverhouse Entrepreneurship
and Family Business Advisory Board.
Florida Gulf Coast University
EMBA 6607, Global Organizational Issues
GEB 4890, Strategic Management
MAN 3025, Contemporary Management Concepts
University of South Florida
GEB 4890, Strategic Management
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University of Southern Mississippi
MBA 645, International Management
MBA 585, Integrative (Strategic) Management
MGT 495, International Management
MGT 475, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
MGT 400, Global Managerial Policy and Strategy
MGT 300, Management for Organizations
Louisiana State University (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Selected as Departmental Nominee, Outstanding Teacher Award -- Graduate Teaching Assistant,
College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, 1992.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Outdoor Foods Lead (Foreman), EPCOT Theme Park, Walt Disney World, Florida. Supervised two
food service departments, one with 30 U.S. employees and the other with 15 European employees, 1989.
Responsible for $10,000-25,000 in daily revenues in each department.
Outdoor Foods Host, EPCOT Theme park, Walt Disney World, Florida. Worked in restaurants,
banquet services, and room service full- and part-time, 1982 to 1990.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Research Grants
External
National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago $25,000, 2008-present
Internal
Faculty Development Grant, Samford University, 2007 and 2012.
Summer Faculty Development Grants, University of Alabama, 2001-2005
Faculty Development Grant, University of Southern Mississippi, 1997
Faculty Development Grant, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996
Selected as one of Birmingham's #40tofollow in 2013 by the Birmingham Business Journal based on
being one of the top business executives in Birmingham to use Twitter to connect with stakeholders and
enhance my organization's reputation.
Brock School of Business Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Samford University, 2012 and
2008
Outstanding Case Reviewer, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 2011
Outstanding Reviewer, Social/Non-Profit/Public Policy Entrepreneurship Division, United States
Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2009
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Best Paper Award, Technology Applications for Entrepreneurship, United States Association for Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2002
Coleman Scholarship Recipient, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Convention, 2002
Outstanding Reviewer, Entrepreneurship Track, Southern Management Association, 2000
Participant, Academy of Management New Faculty Consortium, Entrepreneurship Division, 1999
Distinguished Empirical Paper Award, Small Business Institute Directors’ Association Convention,
1999
Participant, Academy of Management New Faculty Consortium, Business Policy and Strategy Division,
1998
Participant, Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, Business Policy and Strategy Division,
1994, and Entrepreneurship Division, 1992
Departmental Nominee, Outstanding Teacher Award -- Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of
Business Administration, Louisiana State University, 1992
Outstanding Student Paper for the Business Policy and Strategy Track, Southern Management
Association, 1992
Participant, Southern Management Association Doctoral Consortium, 1992
Participant and scholarship recipient, Southwest Academy of Management Doctoral and Junior Faculty
Consortium, 1992
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Beta Gamma Sigma
Southern Management Association
U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing, Brock School of Business,
Samford University, July 2007 to present.
Selected administrative accomplishments and contributions include:
? Building an undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program from one course in 2007 to an
eight-course major in 2008 that was selected as the best new entrepreneurship program in
the U.S. by the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) in
2010
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? Developing a Social/Not-for-Profit Entrepreneurship concentration in 2007, including
serving on the team that developed and taught the capstone Social/Not-for-Profit
Entrepreneurship course. Program recognized as only one of 28 in the world by
ASHOKA in 2008.
? Leading the redesign of the freshman-level BUSA 100, World of Business, course into a
“Freshman Entrepreneurship Experience” in 2008 including developing outlines and
grading rubrics for students' preliminary business plans. Course chosen as a finalist for
the 2012 USASBE “Entrepreneurship Education Innovation Award.”
? Writing a proposal for and administering the New Venture Challenge Business Plan
Competition that Regions Financial Corporation funded annually for $20,000 from 2009-
present (see
)
? Writing a proposal for a student micro-business program that was funded for $5,000 in
2010 and increased to $10,000 in 2011 (Results from the program, to date, have
produced an average ROI of 121% for student businesses from the 10-week micro-
business exercise)
? Leading departmental efforts contributing to successful School reaccreditation by
AASCB International in both 2010 and 2015, including developing and administering
rubrics for several learning goals
? Serving as the school representative to the Birmingham Venture Club, 2006 to the
present, and the Central Alabama Angel Network, 2014 to the present, which involved
attending meetings individually and with students to interact with members of the
regional entrepreneurship community
? Resuscitating a dormant Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) entrepreneurship club (now
called ENACTUS) and serving as faculty advisor, July 2010-present
? Designing, championing, and implementing MBA concentrations in Entrepreneurship
and International Business in 2011 as well as Marketing in 2012
? Assembling the inaugural Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing Department
Advisory Board in 2012 comprised of local CEOs and other business professionals, who
serve in advising, mentoring, and fundraising capacities for the Department
? Serving on a two-person team to develop and deliver an Entrepreneurship curriculum for
the Alabama Governor’s School in 2012 and 2013. This program serves gifted, rising
senior high school students from across the state of Alabama.
? Championing, recruiting students, and furnishing the Brock School of Business Student
Incubator, August 2012 (seehttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/08/
samford_university_to_launch_s.html). Based on these efforts, an incubator was also
included in the new business building, opening July 2015.
? Designing, championing, and implementing an undergraduate Entrepreneurship minor for
non-business majors, 2013 (seehttp://www.samford.edu/business/ugrad-
curriculum.aspx?id=21474855723)
? Drafting press releases, updating information on the departmental website, and writing
newsletters to keep external stakeholders informed about the Entrepreneurship Program
? Teaching course overloads for two years to build the Entrepreneurship Program until
additional faculty could be hired
? Leading successful recruiting efforts to hire several faculty members that enabled growth
in the Entrepreneurship program.
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Secretary, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2010-present
Developed and currently maintain the Division’s social media platforms on Twitter, Facebook,
and LinkedIn
Senior Vice President – Operations and Planning, U.S. Association for Entrepreneurship and Small
Business (USASBE), 2013-2015
Past Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2006-2007
Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2005-2006
Track Chair, Management Education/Management History/International Management Track, Southern
Management Association, 2005
Incoming Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2004-2005
Program Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2003-2004
Professional Development Workshop Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management,
2002-2003
Director of Electronic Media, Southwest Academy of Management, 2001-2006
Secretary/Treasurer, Southwest Academy of Management, 2000-2003
Representative-at-large, Southwest Academy of Management, 1997-2000
Editor:
2016, Special Issue Editor, Group and Organization Management
2014-present, Associate Editor, Management Decision,
Reviewer:
2014-present, Editorial review board member, Group and Organization Management
2013-present, Editorial review board member, Organizational Research Methods
2011-present, Editorial case review board member, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
2009-present, Editorial review board member, Journal of Applied Management and
Entrepreneurship
2007-present, Editorial review board member, Journal of Small Business Management
2006-2014, Editorial review board member, Journal of Management History
1998-2011, Editorial review board member, Journal of Business Strategies
Ad hoc reviewer, Academy of Management Perspectives
Ad hoc reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Ad hoc reviewer, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
Ad hoc reviewer, European Management Journal
Ad hoc reviewer, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Ad hoc reviewer, International Journal of Management Reviews
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Ad hoc reviewer, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Research
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Management
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Management Studies
Ad hoc reviewer, Organizational Research Methods
Ad hoc reviewer, Small Business Economics
Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, International Management, and
Management History Divisions (Emergency Reviewer for Entrepreneurship and
Management History)
Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
Ad hoc reviewer
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Southwest Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, and International Management Tracks
Session chair:
Academy of Management
Management History Division, Entrepreneurship Division
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Discussant:
Academy of Management
Entrepreneurship Division and Management History Divisions
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Southwest Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, International Management, and Management History
Tracks
Committees:
National
Academy of Management Placement Committee
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Regional
Southern Management Association Best Paper Award Committee
Business Policy and Strategy Track, 2002
Entrepreneurship Track, 2001
Southwest Academy of Management Best Paper Award Committee, 2001
University
Administrative Council, Samford University
Scholarship Committee, Samford University
Graduate Education Process Committee, Samford University
Ad-hoc Committee for Sports Business Program, Samford University
School Mission Review Committee, Samford University
Macro Research Group, University of Alabama
Technology Committee, University of Alabama
First Friday Presentation Coordinator, University of Alabama
Chair, Entrepreneurial Curriculum Task Force, University of Southern Mississippi
Academic Program Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Twilight in the Oaks Fundraising Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
“Test Drive a Degree” Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Staff Appreciation Day Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Dissertation Committee
Brian Nagy, University of Alabama, 2008
Advisory Boards
Birmingham Jefferson County American Red Cross, 2014-present
AWARE (Modern Maturity), 2012-2014
Community
SPARK mentor for Alabama Launchpad statewide business plan competition, 2014-present
Member (business school representative), Central Alabama Angel Network, 2014-present
Member, Birmingham Venture Club, 2009-present
Advisor and instructor, ProStart Football Camp, 2008-2011
Judge, Birmingham Business Alliance Small Business Awards, 2011-2012
Judge, Alabama Launchpad Business Plan Competition, 2007-2009
Judge, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards, 2007-2008
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Venture Club member, Samford University
Executive and Family Business Advisory Board (ex officio), University of Alabama
Gulf Coast Breakfast Club, Gulfport, Mississippi
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Consulting:
2011: Infinity Insurance – Conducted a half-day seminar for corporate trainers on strategic
planning for independent insurance agents.
2008: Green2Grocer.com - Provided pro bono consulting on a preliminary business plan for a
local e-commerce firm seeking government and private funding
2008: Birmingham Red Cross - Served on a team that provided a half-day consulting project to
the Birmingham Red Cross. This project served as an award given by the School of Business as
a door prize to a local non-profit.
2007: Bodine Inc - Provided a strategic analysis for a firm in the office supply industry
2007: Amsher Receivables - Served on a team that provided a half-day consulting project to
Amsher Receivables. This project served as an award given by the School of Business to the
winner of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of Year winner.
Also have supervised several student consulting projects for outside businesses including a retail
business incubator (Vestavia Hills, AL), Collage Consignment (Vestavia Hills, AL), Dreamcakes
Bakery (Homewood, AL), the U.S. Quad Rugby Association (Homewood, AL), as well as the
cities of Scottsboro and Sheffield, AL.
Selected Media Contributions:
2014
January 10: Interviewed by Dawn Kent of the Birmingham News about habits of successful
entrepreneurshttp://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/so_youre_finally_going_to_star.html#incart_river
2012
March 25: Interviewed by Martin Swant of the Birmingham News about the JOBS bill’s potential
impact on new venturing financinghttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/03/proposed_jobs_bill_would_aid_s.html
2011
September 25: Interviewed by Dawn Kent of the Birmingham News about the difficulties small
businesses face during an extended economic recessionhttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/09/for_some_birmingham_businesses.html
2010
February 14: Interviewed by Michael Tomberlin of the Birmingham News about starting a new
venture during a recessionhttp://ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/BN.aspx?ID=2819
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2009
June 19: Interviewed by Cindy Riley of the Birmingham Business Journal regarding private firm
and small business challenges during a recessionhttp://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/06/22/focus2.html
2008
September 30: Appeared on Talk of Alabama on ABC 33/40 to discuss starting a business during
an economic downturn
August 22: Interviewed by Jena Hippensteel of the Birmingham Business Journal about
entrepreneurship educationhttp://www.samford.edu/business/resources/news/20080822.php.
June 25: Interviewed by Roy Williams of the Birmingham News about the Brock School of
Business' Entrepreneurship programhttp://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/1216987305176780.xml&c
oll=2
doc_237024820.pdf
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management
March 2015
FRANZ T. LOHRKE
Samford University
Brock School of Business
Department of Entrepreneurship, Management, & Marketing
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
Office: (205) 726-2373; Fax: (205) 726-2464
[email protected]
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Liabilities of newness, organizational slack, organizational decline and turnaround,
strategic alliances, social entrepreneurship, and management history
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Nagy, B. G., Blair, E. S., & Lohrke, F. T. 2014. Developing a scale to measure liabilities and assets of
newness after start-up. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10: 277-295.
Nagy, B. G., Pollack, J. M., Rutherford, M. W., & Lohrke, F. T. 2012. Entrepreneurs’ credentials and
impression management behaviors influence on investors’ perceptions of new venture legitimacy.
Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 36: 941-965.
Lohrke, F. T., Ahlstrom, D., & Bruton, G. D. 2012. Extending turnaround process research: Important
lessons from the U.S. Civil War. Journal of Management Inquiry, 21: 217-234.
ACADEMIC
EMPLOYMENT
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, Samford University,
2011-present
Brock Family Chair in Entrepreneurship (inaugural holder), 2009-present
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management, & Marketing, 2007-present
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, 2006-2011
(Granted tenure August 2008)
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Alabama, 2000-2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, 1999-2000
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, 1998-1999
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Southern Mississippi, 1996-1999
EDUCATION Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 1996
Major: Strategic Management Minor: International Business
M.B.A. University of Iowa, 1990.
Majors: Production Management and Finance
B.A. Flagler College, 1988
Major: Business Administration Minor: Spanish
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Lohrke, F. T., Holloway, B. B., & Woolley, T. W. 2010. Conjoint analysis in entrepreneurship research:
A review and research agenda. Organizational Research Methods,13:16-30.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Hill, J. S., Weaver, K. M., & Tambunan, T. 2008. Environmental shocks
and SME alliance formation intentions in an emerging economy: Evidence from the Asian Financial
Crisis. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 32: 157-183.
Smith, D. A. & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Entrepreneurial network development: Trusting in the process.
Journal of Business Research, 61: 315-322.
Tang, J., Zhi, T., & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Developing an entrepreneurial typology: The roles of
entrepreneurial alertness and attributional style. International Entrepreneurship and Management
Journal, 4: 273-294.
Lohrke, F. T., Simpson, R. W., & Hunt, D. M. 2007. Extending the bargaining power model:
Eighteenth century lessons from Panton, Leslie and Company in managing political risk. Journal of
Management History, 13: 153-171.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2006. The Internet as an information conduit:
A transaction cost analysis model of U.S. SME Internet use. International Small Business Journal, 24:
159-178.
Lohrke, F. T., Kreiser, P. M., & Weaver, K. M. 2006. The influence of current firm performance on
SME future strategic alliance intentions: A six-country study. Journal of Business Research, 59: 19-27.
Lohrke, F. T., Bedeian, A. G., & Palmer, T. S. 2004. The role of top management teams in turnaround
situations: A review and research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 5/6: 63-90.
Bruton, G. D., Lohrke, F. T., & Lu, J. M. 2004. The evolving definition of what comprises international
strategic management research. Journal of International Management, 10: 413-429.
Daniel, F., Lohrke, F. T., Fornaciari, C. J., & Turner, R. A. 2004. Slack resources and firm performance:
A meta-analysis. Journal of Business Research, 57: 565-574.
Lohrke, F. T., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2004. The profit is in the details: An entrepreneurial success
story in the New Orleans’ restaurant industry. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 9:
137-152.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 2003. Top management team heterogeneity and SME
export performance: Investigating the role of environmental uncertainty. Journal of Small Business
Strategy, 14: 86-102.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1999. Top management international orientation and
small business exporting performance: The moderating roles of export market and industry factors.
Journal of Small Business Strategy, 10: 13-24.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bedeian, A. G. 1998. Managerial responses to declining performance: Turnaround
investment strategies and critical contingencies. Advances in Applied Business Strategy, 5: 3-23.
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Ketchen, D. J., Jr., Combs, J. G., Russell, C. J., Shook, C., Dean, M. A., Runge, J., Lohrke, F. T.,
Naumann, S. E., Haptonstahl, D., Baker, R., Beckstein, B., Handler, C., Honig, H., & Lamoureux, S.
1997. Organizational configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management
Journal, 40: 223-240.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bruton, G. D. 1997. Contributions and gaps in international strategic management
literature. Journal of International Management, 3: 25-57.
Russell, C. J., Settoon, R. P., McGrath, R. N., Blanton, A. E., Kidwell, R. E., Lohrke, F. T., Scifres, E.
L., & Danforth, G. W. 1994. Investigator characteristics as moderators of personnel selection research:
A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79: 163-170.
Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Motion study for the blinded: A review of the Gilbreths' work with the visually
handicapped. International Journal of Public Administration, 16: 667-682.
EDITED VOLUMES
Landström, H., & Lohrke, F.T. (Eds.). 2012. Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research,
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers. ISBN 10: 1848440006. Available at www.e-
elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=13206.
Landström, H., & Lohrke, F.T. (Eds.). 2010. The Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research,
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers. ISBN 10: 0857931326. Available at www.e-
elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=13147.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Lohrke, F. T., Baucus, M. S., & Carson, C. M. 2014. Publishing cases in entrepreneurship journals. In
M. Wright & A. Fayolle (Eds.), How to Get Published in the Best Entrepreneurship Journals: 201-36.
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Lohrke, F. T., & Landström, H. 2012. Examining the intellectual roots of entrepreneurship research. In
H. Landström & F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research: xiii-xxvi.
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Lohrke, F. T., & Landström, H. 2010. History matters in entrepreneurship research. In H. Landström &
F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), The Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research: 1-11. Cheltenham, UK:
Edward Elgar Publishers.
Nagy, B. G., & Lohrke, F. T. 2010. Only the good die young? A review of liability of newness and
related organizational mortality research. In H. Landström & F. T. Lohrke (Eds.), The Historical
Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research: 185-204. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Lohrke, F. T., & Frownfelter-Lohrke, C. 2011. Book review: Handbook of research on electronic
surveys and measurements. Organizational Research Methods, 14: 389-393.
Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Book review: Research methodology in strategy and management (vol. 3).
Organizational Research Methods, 11: 860-864.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Zhi, T., Dickson, P. H., & Weaver, K. M. 2005. Entrepreneurial acuity:
The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the convergence of archival and perceptual
measures of environmental uncertainty. In Zahra et al. (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
2005, pp. 1-15. Wellesley, Massachusetts: Babson College.
PROCEEDINGS
Lohrke, F. T., Ahlstrom, D., & Bruton, G. D. 2007. Abraham Lincoln and the great turnaround.
Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Marino, L. D., Lohrke, F. T., Hill, J. S., Weaver, K. M., & Tambunan, T. 2007. Environmental shocks
and SME alliance formation intentions in an emerging economy: Evidence from the Asian Financial
Crisis. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Conference on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets.
Kang, H., & Lohrke, F. T. 2005. Venture capital in China, Japan, and South Korea: An institutional
theory perspective. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., Marino, L. D., & Tyler, B. B. 2004. Alliance formation in response to three types of
environmental uncertainty: Longitudinal evidence from the collections industry. Summary published in
Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.
Lohrke, F. T., Simpson, G. W., & Hunt, D. M. 2004. Balancing differentiation and isomorphism:
Examining alternative theories for studying political risk. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of
Management.
Lohrke, F. T., & Franklin, G. M. 2002. The Internet as an information conduit: A transaction cost
analysis model of small business Internet use. Abstract in Proceedings of the United States Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Selected as Best Conference Paper: Technology Applications
for Entrepreneurship. (Full paper withheld because Proceedings are published on-line).
Lohrke, F. T., Bedeian, A. G., & Palmer, T. S. 2001 Top management’s role in firm turnaround:
A review and research agenda. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Daniel, F., Fornaciari, C. J., Lohrke, F. T., & Turner, R. A. 2001. Slack resources and firm performance:
A meta analysis Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Rasheed, H. S. 2000. E-commerce and entrepreneurship. Toward a
research agenda. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
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Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1999. Top management international orientation and
small business exporting performance: The moderating roles of export market and industry factors.
Proceedings of the Small Business Institute Directors’ Association. Selected as Outstanding Empirical
Paper for the Conference.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1998. The effect of top management team heterogeneity
on small business exporting. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bedeian, A. G. 1997. Managerial responses to declining performance: Turnaround
investment strategies and critical contingencies. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., & Combs, J. G. 1997. Transaction costs and entry mode: Considering the effect of
resource scarcity. Proceedings of the Academy of International Business, Southeast USA.
Lohrke, F. T., Franklin, G. M., & Kothari, V. B. 1997. Efficiency versus innovation: Performance
implications of business-level strategies in small business exporting. Proceedings of the Southern
Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T., & Gordon, G. A. 1997. The impact of national culture on managerial perceptions and
interpretations: Evidence from the Yucatán Peninsula. Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bruton, G. D. 1996. International diversification research: Review and reconsideration.
Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T. 1994. Performance differences among strategic groups: The role of strategic
interdependence. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Low-cost production locations reconsidered: Implications of country-of-origin bias
for international manufacturing. Proceedings of the Southwest Academy of Management.
Lohrke, F. T. 1992. Performance measurement for joint ventures: Critique and future directions.
Proceedings of the Southern Management Association. Selected Outstanding Student Paper for the
Business Policy and Planning Track.
Lohrke, F. T. 1991. Motion study for the blinded: A review of the Gilbreths' work with the visually
handicapped. Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
Landström, H., Lohrke, F. T., Aldrich, H. E., Baker, T., Eddleston, K., A., Nagy, B. G., Pollack, J. M.,
Powell, E. E., Rutherford, M. W., Tilcsik, A., & Uhlahner, L. M. 2015. Fifty years of liabilities of
newness research: Assessing progress and exploring future research. To be presented at the Academy of
Management Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lohrke, F. T., Carson, C. M., & Lockamy, A. A. 2014. Bayesian analysis in entrepreneurship research:
A review and research agenda. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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Carson, C. M., Lohrke, F. T., & Lockamy, A. A. 2014. The family business succession process: A
Bayesian analysis. Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London,
Ontario.
Frownfelter-Lohrke, C., & Lohrke, F. T. 2013. Forget about IT? The role of information systems
integration in successful mergers and acquisitions. Presented at the Association for Information Systems
Special Group on Accounting Information Systems Conference, Milan, Italy.
Landström, H., Murphy, P. J., Pajunen, K., Wadhwani, R. D., Lohrke, F. T., & Lamond, D. A. 2013.
Historical methods in entrepreneurship research: Some exemplary contributions. Symposium presented
at the Academy of Management meeting, Orlando, Florida.
Thornton, J. P., Gonas, J., & Lohrke, F. T. 2012. The social entrepreneur as trailblazer: A non-normative
role for social enterprise in a market economy. Presented at the NYU-Stern Social Entrepreneurship
Conference, New York.http://ssrn.com/abstract=2172807
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. 2011. Make versus sell: Examining new venture commercialization and
licensing decisions. Presented at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship International
Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, Melbourne, Australia.
Lohrke, F.T., Bird, B., & Gordon, R. 2010. Commercializing new technologies: The impact of liability
of newness, liability of smallness, and technological innovativeness. Presented at the Babson College
Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. 2009. New research findings resulting from microdata access: NIST Business
Reporting Series Data. Presented at the Assessing the NORC Results of Microdata Access Conference,
Economic Research Service, Washington, DC.
Lohrke, F. T., & Nagy, B. G. 2009. Only the good die young? A review of liability of newness and
related organizational mortality research. Presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Chicago,
Illinois.
Gibson, J. W., Lohrke, F. T., Humphreys, J., Ford, R. C., & Mowday, R. T. 2009. Getting involved in
professional development. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Chicago,
Illinois.
Lohrke, F. T., Bird, B., Nagy, B. G., Fischer, E., & Reuber, R. 2009. Are new ventures illegitimate,
disreputable, untrustworthy, or routineless? A liability of newness review and research agenda.
Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Lohrke, F. T., & Bird, B. 2009. Breaking up is hard to do: Examining the role of partner changes on
strategic alliance outcomes. Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference,
Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Lohrke, F. T., Landström, H., Kreiser, P., Marino, L. D., Nagy, B. G., Moss, T., Short, J., Lumpkin,
G. T., Foss, N. J., Klein, P. G., Ahlstrom, D., Wang, L. C., & Wadhwani, R. D. 2008. The historical
foundations of entrepreneurship research. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management
meeting, Anaheim, California.
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Gibson, J. W., Lohrke, F. T., Humphreys, J., Ford, R. C., & Mowday, R. T. 2008. Getting involved in
professional development. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Anaheim,
California.
Nagy, B. G., & Lohrke, F. T. 2008. Obtaining new venture legitimacy: A review and research agenda.
Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
Govekar, P., Govekar, M., Van Fleet, D., Lohrke, F., Duncan, W., Kurowski, L., Greenwood, R., &
Petersen, P. 2006. A guide to historical method for the Management Historian. Symposium presented in
the Management History Division of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia.
Greenwood, R., Lohrke, F., Bolton, A., Blockson, L., Gibson, J., & Huse, M. 2006. New Member
Workshop: Introduction to the Academy of Management. Workshop presented in the Management
History Division of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tang, J., Zhi, T., & Lohrke, F. T. 2005. Exploring an entrepreneurial typology: The roles of attributional
style and entrepreneurial alertness. Paper presented in the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of
Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lohrke, F. T. 2003. Remembering two Strategic Management pioneers: Igor Ansoff and William
Newman. Symposium organized for the Management History and Business Policy and Strategy
Divisions of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington.
Lohrke, F. T., Weaver, K. M., & Kreiser, P. M. 2002. The influence of organizational performance goals
and national culture on SME joint venture intention. Paper presented in the Entrepreneurship Division
of the Academy of Management, Denver, Colorado.
Kidwell, R. E., Ho, S.-J. K., Lohrke, F. T., & McKay, R. 1999. Current issues in international
management education. Symposium presented at the Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management
meeting, Annapolis, Maryland.
Gordon, G. A., & Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Yucatán’s business environment: An introduction. Paper
presented at the Southwest Academy of International Business meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ketchen, D. J., Jr., Combs, J. G., Russell, C. J., Shook, C., Runge, J., Lohrke, F. T., Naumann, S. E.,
Dean, M. A., Haptonstahl, D., Baker, R., Beckstein, B., Handler, C., Honig, H., & Lamoureux, S. 1995.
Organizational configurations and performance: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bruton, G. D., & Lohrke, F. T. 1993. Research contributions and gaps in international strategic
management literature. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business meeting, Maui,
Hawaii.
Russell, C. J., Settoon, R. P., McGrath, R. N., Blanton, A. E., Kidwell, R. E., Lohrke, F. T., Scifres,
E. L., & Danforth, G. W. 1993. Investigator characteristics as moderators of personnel selection
research: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Convention, San Francisco, California.
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Community
Birmingham Breakfast Club. “University entrepreneurship programs: Can we really teach this
stuff?” September 26, 2012
Birmingham Business Leaders Roundtable. “Entrepreneurship in 2012,” September 18, 2012
Navigating Our New Reality 2010 Nonprofit Summit hosted by the Alabama Association of
Nonprofits. Expert presentation: “Social enterprise: Transforming nonprofits and mission,”
March 2, 2010
Junior League Non-profit Roundtable. Keynote speaker for the Junior League’s Summit on
Non-profits. Presented ‘The current economic recession and its impact on non-profit
management,’ April 2009
SCORE Annual Luncheon, Lunch speaker for the Service Corps of Retired Executives Annual
Luncheon. Presented 'The role of university entrepreneurship programs' and discussed current
initiatives at the Brock School of Business, December 2008
Homewood Rotary, Luncheon speaker at the October Homewood Rotary luncheon. Discussed
'Current trends in social entrepreneurship' including initiatives at the Brock School of Business
as well as the potential impact of the current financial crisis on socially entrepreneurial
organizations, November 2008
American Marketing Association - Birmingham Chapter, Keynote speaker (with Professor Betsy
Holloway) discussing Social Entrepreneurship, including recent developments at the Brock
School of Business, May 21, 2008
University
“Business plan writing fundamentals,” August 22, 2013 and September 20, 2012, McWhorter
School of Pharmacy, Samford University
“Entrepreneurship and the liability of newness,” November 9, 2012, College of Business
Administration, University of Tennessee
“Samford University School of Business Social Entrepreneurship Program,” October 19, 2007,
Samford School of Business Advisory Board Meeting, Samford University
“What is Social Entrepreneurship,” May 12, 2007, Samford School of Business Students in Free
Enterprise Banquet, Samford University
“The Importance of Business Research for Business Practice,” April 20, 2007, Samford School
of Business Advisory Board Meeting, Samford University
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“Entrepreneurship Research: Review and Future Directions,” March 1, 2002, University of
Alabama
“Research Design and Methodological Issues in Entrepreneurship/Small Business Survey
Research,” October 13, 2000, University of Alabama
WORK IN PROGRESS
Writing/Editing stage
Lohrke, F.T., & Bird, B. J. Make versus sell: Examining new venture commercialization and licensing
decisions.
Lohrke, F. T., Bird, B. J., Nagy, B. G., Fischer, E., & Reuber, R. Are new ventures illegitimate,
disreputable, untrustworthy, or routineless? A liability of newness review and research agenda.
Data gathering stage
Frownfelter-Lohrke, C., & Lohrke, F. T. 2013. Forget about IT? The role of information systems
integration in successful mergers and acquisitions: An empirical study.
CASE STUDIES
Lohrke, F. T., Combs, J. G., & Castrogiovanni, G. J. 1996. Cadbury-Schweppes, PLC and teaching note.
In Mintzberg, H. & Quinn, J. B. The strategy process (3rd. Ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
Reprinted in 9 other Strategic Management textbooks.
McGrath, R. N., Lohrke, F. T., & Castrogiovanni, G. J. 1994. Lockheed Corporation and teaching note.
In Wright, P., Pringle, C. D., & Kroll, M. J. Strategic management: Texts and cases (2nd ed.). Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
Reprinted in 6 other Strategic Management textbooks.
BUSINESS PRESS PUBLICATIONS
Lohrke, F. T. 2011. Alabama's economic future troubled before disaster. Birmingham News, May 5:
D4.http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/05/memorandum_samfords_franz_lohr_1.html
Lohrke, F. T. 2010. Small business recovery depends on confidence. Birmingham News, November 4:
D3.http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/11/memorandum_samfords_franz_lohr.html.
Lohrke, F. T. 1998. Exploring international economic and business resources online. Coast Business,
May 4: 15.
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Lohrke, F. T. 1998. U.S. investors, businesses should assess opportunities in Africa. Coast Business,
April 6: 16.
Lohrke, F. T. 1998. Business opportunities in Russia. Coast Business, March 9: 18.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Ready or not, here it comes -- a single EU currency. Coast Business, December 28:
16.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. South America’s free trade area a growing business trend. Coast Business, October
20: 27.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. International business grows with the Port of Pascagoula. Coast Business,
September 8: 23.
Lohrke, F. T., & Gordon, G. A. 1997. Yucatán Peninsula lies close to the Coast. Coast Business, July
28: 24.
Lohrke, F. T. 1997. Capitalist Hong Kong to revert to China’s control. Coast Business, June 30: 24.
COURSES TAUGHT
Samford University
BUSA (MBA) 590L, Economic Development of Britain (taught in London)
ENTR (MBA) 555, Entrepreneurship
ENTR (MBA) 531, Entrepreneurship: Concepts and Consulting
Guided students through a consulting project, which they later wrote up as a case. In
2015, one student case won second place the USASBE/Baylor University Case Writing
Competition in Tampa Florida.
MNGT (MBA) 532, International Management
MNGT (MBA) 561, Strategic Management
MNGT (MBA) 598, Topics in Management: Issues in Strategy Implementation
BUSA 100, World of Business (solo and team taught)
This course was a finalist in 2012 for USASBE’s Innovation in Entrepreneurship
Education Award. Helped redesign the course from introduction business to Freshman
Entrepreneurship Experience in 2008.
ENTR 304, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Concepts
Students were given $100 each to run these businesses for 10 weeks and had to submit 5
sets of financial statements during the semester.
ENTR 401, Topics: Recognizing Business and Product Opportunities (on-line)
Developed and taught an on-line course that included assignments where students plotted
their personal networks, evaluated current trends, and invested $20 each in a
crowdfunding project to enhance their opportunity recognition prior to taking the
business plan writing course
ENTR 485, Entrepreneurship
ENTR 486, Social Entrepreneurship and Not-for-Profit Management (team taught)
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MARK 417, Topics: Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce
Developed and taught an on-line course that included a consulting assignment for a local
small business. Students developed the company’s Instagram account and enhanced its
Twitter and Facebook accounts, which increased its Klout score 30 points in three weeks.
MNGT 407, Topics: International Strategic Management and Marketing Issues
MNGT 481, Business Strategy
University of Alabama
MGT 591, Ph D Seminar, Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Perspectives
MGT 624, Ph D Seminar, Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
Structured these Spring seminars so that paper deadlines coincided with the submission deadline
for the Southern Management Association (SMA) annual meeting. Over 80 percent of the
papers written in these seminars were accepted at the SMA or, in several cases, the Academy of
Management annual meeting as solo presentations for the Ph.D. students. At least one served as
the introduction to a Ph. D. student’s dissertation, and several were also later developed jointly
with students into journal publications including Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Journal
of Business Research and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.
MGT 386, Small Company Management
GBA 490, Strategic Management
Average undergraduate teaching evaluations for GBA 490, Strategic Management, in response to
the question, “The instructor is an effective teacher” (1= strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree;
College average = 4.3)
Spring 2005 4.84
Fall 2004 4.69
Spring 2004 4.72
Fall 2003 4.66
Also helped develop and implement an Entrepreneurship program from 2001-2006 that resulted
in a top 25 ranking by Entrepreneurship magazine (2006-2010) for the University of Alabama's
Entrepreneurship Program. Contributions included publishing in entrepreneurship journals,
developing and teaching two PhD seminars in Entrepreneurship (solo- and team-taught), helping
redesign the undergraduate curriculum to include an Entrepreneurship and Small Company
Management major, and serving as an ex officio member of the Culverhouse Entrepreneurship
and Family Business Advisory Board.
Florida Gulf Coast University
EMBA 6607, Global Organizational Issues
GEB 4890, Strategic Management
MAN 3025, Contemporary Management Concepts
University of South Florida
GEB 4890, Strategic Management
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University of Southern Mississippi
MBA 645, International Management
MBA 585, Integrative (Strategic) Management
MGT 495, International Management
MGT 475, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
MGT 400, Global Managerial Policy and Strategy
MGT 300, Management for Organizations
Louisiana State University (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Selected as Departmental Nominee, Outstanding Teacher Award -- Graduate Teaching Assistant,
College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, 1992.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Outdoor Foods Lead (Foreman), EPCOT Theme Park, Walt Disney World, Florida. Supervised two
food service departments, one with 30 U.S. employees and the other with 15 European employees, 1989.
Responsible for $10,000-25,000 in daily revenues in each department.
Outdoor Foods Host, EPCOT Theme park, Walt Disney World, Florida. Worked in restaurants,
banquet services, and room service full- and part-time, 1982 to 1990.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Research Grants
External
National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago $25,000, 2008-present
Internal
Faculty Development Grant, Samford University, 2007 and 2012.
Summer Faculty Development Grants, University of Alabama, 2001-2005
Faculty Development Grant, University of Southern Mississippi, 1997
Faculty Development Grant, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996
Selected as one of Birmingham's #40tofollow in 2013 by the Birmingham Business Journal based on
being one of the top business executives in Birmingham to use Twitter to connect with stakeholders and
enhance my organization's reputation.
Brock School of Business Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Samford University, 2012 and
2008
Outstanding Case Reviewer, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 2011
Outstanding Reviewer, Social/Non-Profit/Public Policy Entrepreneurship Division, United States
Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2009
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Best Paper Award, Technology Applications for Entrepreneurship, United States Association for Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, 2002
Coleman Scholarship Recipient, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Convention, 2002
Outstanding Reviewer, Entrepreneurship Track, Southern Management Association, 2000
Participant, Academy of Management New Faculty Consortium, Entrepreneurship Division, 1999
Distinguished Empirical Paper Award, Small Business Institute Directors’ Association Convention,
1999
Participant, Academy of Management New Faculty Consortium, Business Policy and Strategy Division,
1998
Participant, Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, Business Policy and Strategy Division,
1994, and Entrepreneurship Division, 1992
Departmental Nominee, Outstanding Teacher Award -- Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of
Business Administration, Louisiana State University, 1992
Outstanding Student Paper for the Business Policy and Strategy Track, Southern Management
Association, 1992
Participant, Southern Management Association Doctoral Consortium, 1992
Participant and scholarship recipient, Southwest Academy of Management Doctoral and Junior Faculty
Consortium, 1992
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Beta Gamma Sigma
Southern Management Association
U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing, Brock School of Business,
Samford University, July 2007 to present.
Selected administrative accomplishments and contributions include:
? Building an undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program from one course in 2007 to an
eight-course major in 2008 that was selected as the best new entrepreneurship program in
the U.S. by the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) in
2010
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? Developing a Social/Not-for-Profit Entrepreneurship concentration in 2007, including
serving on the team that developed and taught the capstone Social/Not-for-Profit
Entrepreneurship course. Program recognized as only one of 28 in the world by
ASHOKA in 2008.
? Leading the redesign of the freshman-level BUSA 100, World of Business, course into a
“Freshman Entrepreneurship Experience” in 2008 including developing outlines and
grading rubrics for students' preliminary business plans. Course chosen as a finalist for
the 2012 USASBE “Entrepreneurship Education Innovation Award.”
? Writing a proposal for and administering the New Venture Challenge Business Plan
Competition that Regions Financial Corporation funded annually for $20,000 from 2009-
present (see
? Writing a proposal for a student micro-business program that was funded for $5,000 in
2010 and increased to $10,000 in 2011 (Results from the program, to date, have
produced an average ROI of 121% for student businesses from the 10-week micro-
business exercise)
? Leading departmental efforts contributing to successful School reaccreditation by
AASCB International in both 2010 and 2015, including developing and administering
rubrics for several learning goals
? Serving as the school representative to the Birmingham Venture Club, 2006 to the
present, and the Central Alabama Angel Network, 2014 to the present, which involved
attending meetings individually and with students to interact with members of the
regional entrepreneurship community
? Resuscitating a dormant Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) entrepreneurship club (now
called ENACTUS) and serving as faculty advisor, July 2010-present
? Designing, championing, and implementing MBA concentrations in Entrepreneurship
and International Business in 2011 as well as Marketing in 2012
? Assembling the inaugural Entrepreneurship Management and Marketing Department
Advisory Board in 2012 comprised of local CEOs and other business professionals, who
serve in advising, mentoring, and fundraising capacities for the Department
? Serving on a two-person team to develop and deliver an Entrepreneurship curriculum for
the Alabama Governor’s School in 2012 and 2013. This program serves gifted, rising
senior high school students from across the state of Alabama.
? Championing, recruiting students, and furnishing the Brock School of Business Student
Incubator, August 2012 (seehttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/08/
samford_university_to_launch_s.html). Based on these efforts, an incubator was also
included in the new business building, opening July 2015.
? Designing, championing, and implementing an undergraduate Entrepreneurship minor for
non-business majors, 2013 (seehttp://www.samford.edu/business/ugrad-
curriculum.aspx?id=21474855723)
? Drafting press releases, updating information on the departmental website, and writing
newsletters to keep external stakeholders informed about the Entrepreneurship Program
? Teaching course overloads for two years to build the Entrepreneurship Program until
additional faculty could be hired
? Leading successful recruiting efforts to hire several faculty members that enabled growth
in the Entrepreneurship program.
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Secretary, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2010-present
Developed and currently maintain the Division’s social media platforms on Twitter, Facebook,
and LinkedIn
Senior Vice President – Operations and Planning, U.S. Association for Entrepreneurship and Small
Business (USASBE), 2013-2015
Past Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2006-2007
Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2005-2006
Track Chair, Management Education/Management History/International Management Track, Southern
Management Association, 2005
Incoming Division Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2004-2005
Program Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management, 2003-2004
Professional Development Workshop Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management,
2002-2003
Director of Electronic Media, Southwest Academy of Management, 2001-2006
Secretary/Treasurer, Southwest Academy of Management, 2000-2003
Representative-at-large, Southwest Academy of Management, 1997-2000
Editor:
2016, Special Issue Editor, Group and Organization Management
2014-present, Associate Editor, Management Decision,
Reviewer:
2014-present, Editorial review board member, Group and Organization Management
2013-present, Editorial review board member, Organizational Research Methods
2011-present, Editorial case review board member, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
2009-present, Editorial review board member, Journal of Applied Management and
Entrepreneurship
2007-present, Editorial review board member, Journal of Small Business Management
2006-2014, Editorial review board member, Journal of Management History
1998-2011, Editorial review board member, Journal of Business Strategies
Ad hoc reviewer, Academy of Management Perspectives
Ad hoc reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Ad hoc reviewer, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
Ad hoc reviewer, European Management Journal
Ad hoc reviewer, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Ad hoc reviewer, International Journal of Management Reviews
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Ad hoc reviewer, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Research
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Management
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Management Studies
Ad hoc reviewer, Organizational Research Methods
Ad hoc reviewer, Small Business Economics
Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, International Management, and
Management History Divisions (Emergency Reviewer for Entrepreneurship and
Management History)
Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
Ad hoc reviewer
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Southwest Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, and International Management Tracks
Session chair:
Academy of Management
Management History Division, Entrepreneurship Division
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Discussant:
Academy of Management
Entrepreneurship Division and Management History Divisions
Southern Management Association
Business Policy and Planning Track, Entrepreneurship, and Management History Tracks
Southwest Academy of Management
Business Policy and Strategy, International Management, and Management History
Tracks
Committees:
National
Academy of Management Placement Committee
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Regional
Southern Management Association Best Paper Award Committee
Business Policy and Strategy Track, 2002
Entrepreneurship Track, 2001
Southwest Academy of Management Best Paper Award Committee, 2001
University
Administrative Council, Samford University
Scholarship Committee, Samford University
Graduate Education Process Committee, Samford University
Ad-hoc Committee for Sports Business Program, Samford University
School Mission Review Committee, Samford University
Macro Research Group, University of Alabama
Technology Committee, University of Alabama
First Friday Presentation Coordinator, University of Alabama
Chair, Entrepreneurial Curriculum Task Force, University of Southern Mississippi
Academic Program Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Twilight in the Oaks Fundraising Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
“Test Drive a Degree” Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Staff Appreciation Day Committee, University of Southern Mississippi
Dissertation Committee
Brian Nagy, University of Alabama, 2008
Advisory Boards
Birmingham Jefferson County American Red Cross, 2014-present
AWARE (Modern Maturity), 2012-2014
Community
SPARK mentor for Alabama Launchpad statewide business plan competition, 2014-present
Member (business school representative), Central Alabama Angel Network, 2014-present
Member, Birmingham Venture Club, 2009-present
Advisor and instructor, ProStart Football Camp, 2008-2011
Judge, Birmingham Business Alliance Small Business Awards, 2011-2012
Judge, Alabama Launchpad Business Plan Competition, 2007-2009
Judge, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards, 2007-2008
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Venture Club member, Samford University
Executive and Family Business Advisory Board (ex officio), University of Alabama
Gulf Coast Breakfast Club, Gulfport, Mississippi
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Consulting:
2011: Infinity Insurance – Conducted a half-day seminar for corporate trainers on strategic
planning for independent insurance agents.
2008: Green2Grocer.com - Provided pro bono consulting on a preliminary business plan for a
local e-commerce firm seeking government and private funding
2008: Birmingham Red Cross - Served on a team that provided a half-day consulting project to
the Birmingham Red Cross. This project served as an award given by the School of Business as
a door prize to a local non-profit.
2007: Bodine Inc - Provided a strategic analysis for a firm in the office supply industry
2007: Amsher Receivables - Served on a team that provided a half-day consulting project to
Amsher Receivables. This project served as an award given by the School of Business to the
winner of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of Year winner.
Also have supervised several student consulting projects for outside businesses including a retail
business incubator (Vestavia Hills, AL), Collage Consignment (Vestavia Hills, AL), Dreamcakes
Bakery (Homewood, AL), the U.S. Quad Rugby Association (Homewood, AL), as well as the
cities of Scottsboro and Sheffield, AL.
Selected Media Contributions:
2014
January 10: Interviewed by Dawn Kent of the Birmingham News about habits of successful
entrepreneurshttp://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/so_youre_finally_going_to_star.html#incart_river
2012
March 25: Interviewed by Martin Swant of the Birmingham News about the JOBS bill’s potential
impact on new venturing financinghttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/03/proposed_jobs_bill_would_aid_s.html
2011
September 25: Interviewed by Dawn Kent of the Birmingham News about the difficulties small
businesses face during an extended economic recessionhttp://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/09/for_some_birmingham_businesses.html
2010
February 14: Interviewed by Michael Tomberlin of the Birmingham News about starting a new
venture during a recessionhttp://ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/BN.aspx?ID=2819
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2009
June 19: Interviewed by Cindy Riley of the Birmingham Business Journal regarding private firm
and small business challenges during a recessionhttp://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/06/22/focus2.html
2008
September 30: Appeared on Talk of Alabama on ABC 33/40 to discuss starting a business during
an economic downturn
August 22: Interviewed by Jena Hippensteel of the Birmingham Business Journal about
entrepreneurship educationhttp://www.samford.edu/business/resources/news/20080822.php.
June 25: Interviewed by Roy Williams of the Birmingham News about the Brock School of
Business' Entrepreneurship programhttp://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/1216987305176780.xml&c
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