EEE Publications and Recognitions 2024-25

Awards and Honors

Whitman School of Management ranked No. 2 globally for Entrepreneurship Research Productivity. This ranking stems from the 2024 TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings, the only global research-focused ranking of entrepreneurship programs.

Suho Han, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, received an Outstanding Reviewer Award from Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 

David Lucas, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, had his 2022 Academy of Management Journal article, titled “Remaking capitalism: The strength of weak legislation in mobilizing B Corporation certification” (with Grimes, M. and Gehman, J.), recognized as a finalist for the 2024 Responsible Research in Management Award. Co-sponsored by Fellows of the Academy of Management and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management, this award recognizes high quality research that exemplifies the principles of responsible science/research. 

Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship, who has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP) since 2017, has learned that his continuous relentless drive to improve ETP and position it as a leading journal among entrepreneurship and management researchers has resulted in ETP reaching the highest standing of 4* rating in the 2024 ABS list (together with Journal of Business Venturing). The ABS list is published by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. Earlier, in 2019, ETP’s Impact Factor jumped from 6.2 to 10.7, placing it as number 2 among 151 business journals according to the publisher, SAGE.

Wiklund also gave the Schumpeter lecture for the EU on Nov. 18, at the 2024 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Assembly.

Journal Publications

Cristiano Bellavitis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship:

 “Explaining the involvement and investment of women in business angel groups: The impact of organizational context and investment experience” (with Cohen, L. and Wirtz, P.), Journal of Corporate Finance.

 “Equity Crowdfunding for sustainable oriented ventures: Lead Investor Impact on Campaign Success and Post-Campaign Performance” (with Del Sarto, N.), Finance Research Letters.

“(De)centralized governance and the value of platform-based new ventures: The moderating role of teams and transparency” (with Martino, P, Vanacker, T. and Filatotchev, I.), forthcoming, Small Business Economics. 

“Strategic Pivoting in Deep Tech: An Investigation of NSF I-Corps Teams” (with Tran, M.H. and Wiklund, J.), Strategic Change.

Alexander McKelvie, interim dean and professor of entrepreneurship, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth and Health Risks” (with Partanen, J., Tenhiälä, A., Kautonen, T., Jokela, M. and Lerner, D.), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice.

Arielle Newman, assistant professor of entrepreneurship:

“Emancipatory Entrepreneurship in Postcolonial Economies: The Clash of Institutional Systems in the Kejetia Marketplace” (with Lewis, A. and Coles, R.), forthcoming, Journal of Business Venturing.

“How should we study heterogeneity in entrepreneurship? Moving the field to an inclusive approach” (with Garcia, R. Dodd, S., Wettermark, A. Schwartz, B., Berglund, K., Lindbergh, J., Radu-Lefebvre, M., Keim, J., Dey, P., Villeseche, F., Yang Liu, C., O'Toole, J., Randolph, A., Nair, A., Lewis, A., Jackson, D., Hechavarria, D., Xheneti, M., Sindani, T. and Atkins, R.), forthcoming, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship, “Satisfaction with Life as an Entrepreneur: From Early Volition to Eudaimonia” (with Nadav, S. and Manchiraju, S.), forthcoming, Journal of Business Ethics. 

Events

The 5th Annual Conference on Health and Entrepreneurship will be hosted by the Whitman School on Oct. 9-11, 2025. Organized by Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Arielle Newman, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, this conference will bring together scholars from around the globe to explore the intersection of health and entrepreneurial activities. The conference seeks to strengthen the community of researchers interested in entrepreneurs’ physical and mental health, ill-being, and well-being, and to create new connections. It is designed for academics specializing in entrepreneurship, management and related fields who are interested in advancing research on the relationship between entrepreneurship and health.

Ph.D. Student Highlights

Sanggeun Lee, doctoral student in entrepreneurship, had two papers accepted for presentation, “Working Hours, Subjective Socio-Economic Status, and Subjective Well-Being of Entrepreneurs” (with Park, D. and Wiklund, J.), at the 2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, and “How Working Hours Regulation Influences Entrepreneurs’ Subjective Well-Being” (with Wiklund, J.), at the 2025 Babson Conference.

Kelly (Mi) Hoang Tran ’25 Ph.D.:

“ADHD, Gender and Entrepreneurship” (with Wiklund, J.), accepted for publication in Lerner, D., Marino, L. and Corbett, A. (eds) Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth.

“The Entrepreneurial Heart: A Study of Different Entrepreneurial Passion and Eudaimonic Well-Being” (with Zhang, Y. and Perez-Luno, A.) accepted for presentation and designated as Best Paper at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

“Impacts of the NSF I-Corps Program on Ability Beliefs Among Diverse Entrepreneurs” (with Forbes, D. and Bellavitis, C.), accepted for presentation at the Organizational Issues in Entrepreneurial Innovation symposium, 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

“Strategic Pivoting in Deep Tech: An Investigation of NSF I-Corps Teams” (with Bellavitis, C. and Wiklund, J.), Strategic Change.

Tran also attended the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Consortium in Feb. 2025, was selected as a Business Research Quarterly Best Reviewer in 2024 and will attend an Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Massachusetts in June 2025.

Haoran Yu, doctoral student in supply chain management has a paper, “Retailing strategies of imperfect produce and the battle against food waste” (with Kazaz, B. and Xu, F.), accepted at Manufacturing & Service Operations. Yu’s second dissertation essay, “Impact of Hyperinflation Economy on Consumer Spending,” was presented at POMS (May 2025) and accepted for the poster presentation at M&SOM (June 2025).

Ph.D. Alumni News

Devin Stein ’24 Ph.D. won the AOM-ONE Division Best Dissertation Award announced at the 2024 Academy of Management meeting.

In the News (selected)

Cristiano Bellavitis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, was interviewed for the Cointelegraph article “US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil” (April 29).

David Park, associate professor of entrepreneurship, was quoted in the Newsweek story “UnitedHealth Stock Plunges as Company Faces New Scrutiny After CEO Shooting” (Dec. 9, 2024)

Seminars

Cristiano Bellavitis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, was interviewed for the Cointelegraph article “US Bitcoin reserve ups volatility, futures recoil” (April 29).

Paul Momtaz, associate professor of entrepreneurship, presented an entrepreneurship seminar, “The going-public(-blockchain) decision: How token exchange listing impacts digital platform growth and decentralization,” on Feb. 21.

Mirza Tihic, from Syracuse University, presented an entrepreneurship seminar, “Influencing (Dis)Ability: The Role of Attitudes in Shaping Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of People with Disabilities,” on Feb. 21.