Maria Minniti
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- Phone 315-443-4096
- Department Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
- Office 530
She is the Director of the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES), a research institute housed in the Whitman School of Management. She is also the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy at Syracuse University.
Her primary research interests include entrepreneurial solutions to social problems, economic growth, and the entanglement between regulations and innovation.
Prior to joining the Whitman School, Minniti was professor and Bobby B. Lyle Chair of Entrepreneurship in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Minniti has previously taught at Babson College, Skidmore College and New York University, and has held visiting positions at the London Business School, the Max Planck Institute, Humboldt University, Aalto University, and the Copenhagen Business School.
Papers
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Down-and-out or here to stay? Practice abandonment and organizational values in the fight against homelessness
Lucas, D., Park, D. -
The founder legitimation process among refugee entrepreneurs
George, K., Moss, T., Williams, T. -
In the Mix: Organizational Effectiveness and Complex Social Issues
Stein, D., Koppl, R. -
Public Sponsorship and the Adoption of New Practices in the Homeless Shelter Industry
Lucas, D. -
Game of Drones: Entrepreneurial Firms and Political Strategies in an Emerging Industry
Palubinskas, A.
Publications
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On the importance of “thresholds” in strategic management research
2022 Organizational Research Methods, Arin, P., Murtino, S., Spagnolo, N.
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Trust based banking and SME’s access to credit
2020 Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Kautonen, T., Fredriksson, A.
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Boyan Jovanovic: Recipient of the 2019 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
2019 Small Business Economics,
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Underperformance Duration and Innovative Search: Evidence from the High-Tech Manufacturing Industry
2019 Strategic Management Journal ,40,5,836-861, Yu, W., Nason, R.
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Underperformance Duration and Innovative Search: Evidence from the High-Tech Manufacturing Industry
2019 Strategic Management Journal,40,5,836-861, Yu, W., Nason, R.
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Enhancing Product Market Access: Minority Entrepreneurship, Status Leveraging, and Preferential Procurement Programs
2018 Small Business Economics,50,3,481-498, Shelton, L.
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Starting a business in late career increases quality of life (Even when it doesn't pay well)
2017 Harvard Business Review,September 19, Kautonen, T., Kibler, E.
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Late-career transition and quality of life
2017 Journal of Business Venturing,32,3,318-333, Kibler, E., Kautonen, T.
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Managing new technology using malleable profit functions
2017 IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,64,2,120-133, Arend, R., Levesque, M.
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UK credit and discouragement during the GFC
2016 Small Business Economics, Cowling, M., Liu, W., Zang, N.
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The foundational contribution to entrepreneurship research of William J. Baumol
2016 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,10,2,214-228,
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Survival and financing of black owned startups in the U.S
2015 Eastern Economic Journal, Gai, Y.
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Revisiting the determinants of entrepreneurship: A Bayesian approach
2015 Journal of Management, Arin, K., Huang, V., Nandialath, A., Reich, O.
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Health insurance, job lock, and the supply of self-employment
2015 Journal of Small Business Management, Gai, Y.
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Ageing and entrepreneurial preferences
2014 Small Business Economics,42,3,579-594, Kautonen, T., Down, S.
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Fifty is the new thirty: Ageing well and start-up activities
2014 Applied Economics Letters,21,16,1161-1164, Kautonen, T.
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Gender Differences in Entrepreneurial Propensity
2013 Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics,75,2,213-234, Koellinger, P., Schade, C.
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How late should johnny-come-lately come?
2013 Long Range Planning,46,4-5,369-386, Lévesque, M., Shepherd, D.
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Slipping the surly bonds: The value of autonomy in self-employment
2012 Journal of Economic Psychology,33,2,355-365, Croson, D.
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Employees' break-offs and location selection: The birth of industrial clusters
2012 IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,59,2,278-292, Lee, I., Lévesque, M.
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El imprendimiento y el crecimiento economico de las nationes
2012 Economía Industrial,383,23-30,
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Cluster Formation by Entrepreneurial Break-offs
2012 IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,59,2,278-292, Lee, I., Levesque, M.
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The Potential Impact of Healthcare Reform on Entrepreneurial Activities in the US
2011 Health and Ageing, Gai, Y.
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Demographic Structure and Entrepreneurial Activity
2011 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,5, 269–284, Levesque, M.
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Age matters: How demographics influence aggregate entrepreneurship
2011 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,5,3,269-284, Lévesque, M.
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Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity
2010 European Journal of Development Research,22,3, 294-312,
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What do we know about the patterns and determinants of female entrepreneurship across Countries?
2010 European Journal of Development Research,22,3,277-293, Naudé, W.
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Entrepreneurial types and economic growth
2010 Journal of Business Venturing,25,3,305-314, Lévesque, M.
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Female Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity
2010 European Journal of Development Research,22,3,294-312,
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Female Entrepreneurship in developing Countries
2010 UNU-WIDER Angle Newsletter, Naude , W.
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Entrepreneurs' Decisions on Timing of Entry: Learning from Participation and from the Experience of Others.
2009 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,33,2,547-570, Levesque, M., Shepherd, D.
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Gender issues in entrepreneurship
2009 Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship,5,7-8,497-621,
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Unemployment benefits crowd out nascent entrepreneurial activity
2009 Economics Letters,103,2,96-98, Koellinger, P.
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Recent Developments in the Economics of Entrepreneurship.
2008 Journal of Business Venturing,23,6,603-612., Levesque, M.
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The role of government policy on entrepreneurial activity: Productive, unproductive, or destructive?
2008 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice,32,5,779-790,
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I Think I Can, I Think I Can…: A Study of Entrepreneurial Behavior
2007 Journal of Economic Psychology,28,502-527, Koellinger, P., Schade, C.
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Being in Someone Else's Shoes: Gender and Nascent Entrepreneurship
2007 Small Business Economics,28,2-3,223-239, Nardone, C.
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The Entrepreneurial Propensity of Women
2007 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,31,3,341-364, Langowitz, N.
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Currency Conversion and the Role of Expectations: The Case of Slovenia
2007 Economics and Business Review,9,1,5-21, Polutnik, L.
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Not for lack of trying: American entrepreneurship in black and white
2006 Small Business Economics,27,1,59-79, Köllinger, P.
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A Cross-Country Assessment of Government Intervention and Entrepreneurial Activity
2006 New England Journal of Entrepreneurship,9,1,21-34,
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Entrepreneurs examined
2006 Business Strategy Review,17,4,78-82,
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The Effect of Aging on Entrepreneurial Behavior
2006 Journal of Business Venturing,21,2,177-194, Levesque, M.
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Network Externalities
2005 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics,8,2,173-175, McAuliffe, R.
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Perceptual Variables and Nascent Entrepreneurship
2005 Small Business Economics,24,3,233-247, Arenius, P.
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An Empirical Assessment of Entrepreneurial Behavior: The Case of Italy
2005 Global Business and Economics Review,7,1,31-46,
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Entrepreneurship and network externalities
2005 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,57,1,1-27,
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Organization Alertness and Asymmetric Information in a Spin-Glass Model
2004 Journal of Business Venturing,19,5,637-658,
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Women and Early-Stage Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Large Cross-Country Sample
2004 Sinergie, Italian Journal of Management (formerly Sinergie, rivista di studi e ricerche),71,4,11-33,
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Entrepreneurship studies: A stocktaking
2003 Advances in Austrian Economics,6,9-37,
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The Importance of Being Unimportant: Bank Lending and Small Firm Financing in Italy
2002 Global Business & Economic Review,4,2,277-295,
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A Dynamic Model of Entrepreneurial Learning
2001 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice,25,3,5-16, Bygrave, W.
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The Social Dynamics of Entrepreneurship
2000 The Social Dynamics of Entrepreneurship,24,3,25-36,
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The unintended consequences of entrepreneurship
1999 Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines,9,4, Koppl, R.
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Financial Development and Small Firms Financing in Slovenia
1999 Comparative Economic Studies,41,2/3,111-133, Polutnik, L.
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Entrepreneurial Activity and Economic Growth
1999 Global Business & Economic Review,11,1,31-42,
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The Microfoundations of Entrepreneurship
1999 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice,23,4,41-52, Bygrave, W.
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Membership Has Its Privileges: Old and New Mafia Organizations
1996 Comparative Economic Studies,37,4,31-47,
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Resilience within constraints: An event-oriented approach to crisis response.
Journal of Management, Rodriguez, Z., Williams, T.
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Aug 01, 2023
Received - 2023 AOM-ENT Mentor Award
Academy of Management - ENT Division -
Apr 01, 2023
Received - 2023 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
Syracuse University -
Apr 01, 2023
Received - 2023 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
Dept. of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises -
Jan 01, 2022
Received - 2022 Recognition for Excellence in Living WSOM Core Values
WSOM -
Jan 01, 2020
Top 2% Most Impactful Researchers Across All sciences
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Jan 01, 2017
Faculty Member of the Year Award
EEE -
May 12, 2009
Award for Outstanding Teaching in the MBA Program
Cox School of Business - Southern Methodist University -
Jun 01, 2007
VdF prize 2007 for best published article
German Institute for Economic Research - DIW Berlin -
Jan 01, 2007
W. Glavin Center for Managerial Leadership Research Fellow
Babson College -
Jan 01, 2007
A. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Studies Research Fellow
Babson College -
Jan 01, 2006
Center for Women Leadership Research Fellow
Babson College -
Jan 01, 2005
ACES Distinguished Lectureship
National Science Foundation at Case Western Reserve University -
Nov 01, 2004
Haniel Kreis Membership
Haniel Foundation at Humboldt Universitæt zu Berlin -
Jun 01, 2004
Alden Grant for Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education
Alden Trust -
May 01, 2003
Haniel Foundation Research Fellow
Haniel Foundation and Humboldt Universitæt zu Berlin -
Sep 01, 1999
Ann Higdon Term Chair in Economics
Babson College -
Sep 01, 1989
Earhart Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
Earhart Foundation -
Aug 01, 1989
New York University Doctoral Fellowship
New York University -
Jan 01, 1988
Auburn University PhD Fellowship
Auburn University
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Starting a Business Can Increase Older Workers’ Quality of Life (Even When It Doesn’t Pay Well)
September 19, 2017 Harvard Business Review -
Immigrant and entrepreneurship
February 24, 2017 CQPress Research