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Home for Thought Leaders in Entrepreneurship

The emergence of entrepreneurship as a discipline of study has really occurred in the last three decades. One of the most important contributions of this discipline, as with any discipline, is its ability to improve the world through the scholarly discoveries of those who work within the area. OSU is proud to be the home of an outstanding team of thought leaders whose research has significantly advanced our understanding of entrepreneurship---and played a significant role in advancing entrepreneurial practice. Below is a synopsis of recent work by the entrepreneurship faculty.

Robert Baron

Baron, R.A. (in press). "Effectual versus predictive logics in entrepreneurial decision making:
differences between experts and novices": Does Experience in Starting New Ventures Change the Way Entrepreneurs Think? Perhaps, But For Now, "Caution" Is Essential.
Journal of Business Venturing.

Hmieleski, K., & Baron, R.A. (In press). Entrepreneurs' optimism and new venture
performance: A social cognitive perspective. Academy of Management Journal.

Hmieleski, K., & Baron, R.A. (In press). Regulatory focus and the exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial opportunities: a moderated mediation study. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Uy, M.A., Foo, M.D., & Baron, R.A. (In press). How do feelings influence effort? An empirical study of entrepreneurs' affect and venture effort. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Baron, R.A., & Tang, J. (In press). Entrepreneurs' social competence and new venture performance: Evidence on potential mediators and cross-industry generality. Journal of Management.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N., & Byrne, D. (2008). Social psychology, 12th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Nambisan, S. and R. Baron. (2008). Virtual customer environments: Testing a
model of voluntary participation in value co-creation activities. Journal of Produc Innovation Management,

Baron, R.A. (2008). The role of affect in the entrepreneurial process. Academy of Management Review, 33, 328-340.

Hmieleski, K., & Baron, R.A. (2008). A contextual study of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2, 57-72.

Greenberg, J., & Baron, R.A. (2007) Behavior in organizations, 9th ed. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Baron, R.A., Kalsher, M.J., & Henry, R.A. (2007). Psychology: From science to practice, 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Baron, R.A., Byrne, D., & Branscombe, D. (2007). Mastering social psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Baron, R.A., & Shane, S. (2007) Entrepreneurship: A process perspective (2nd ed.).
Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western/Thomson.

Ozgen, E., & Baron, RA. (2007). Social sources of information in opportunity recognition: Effects of mentors, industry networks, and professional forums. Journal of Business Venturing, 22, 174-192.

Nambisan, S. and R. Baron. (2007). Interactions in virtual customer environments: Implications for product support and customer relationship management," Journal of Interactive Marketing, 21, 42-62.

Baron, R.A. (2007). Behavioral and cognitive factors in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs as the active element in new venture creation. Stratetic Entrepreneurship Journal, 1, 167-182.

Ling, Y., Zhao, H. & Baron, R.A. (2007). Influence of founder CEOs' personal values on firm performance: Moderating effects of firm age and size. Journal of Management, 33, 673-696.

Baum, R., Frese, M., & Baron, R.A. (Eds.). (2006). The psychology of entrepreneurship. Frontiers of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Series. Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Baron, R.A., Markman, G.D., & Bollinger, M. (2006). Exporting Social Psychology:
Effects of Attractiveness on Perceptions of Entrepreneurs, Their Ideas for New
Products, and Their Financial Success. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 467-492.

Baron, R.A. (2006). Opportunity recognition as pattern recognition: How entrepreneurs "connect the dots" to identify new business opportunities. Academy of Management Perspectives, 20, 104-119.

Baron, R.A., & Ensley, M.D. (2006). Opportunity recognition as the detection of meaningful patterns: evidence from comparisons of novice and experienced entrepreneurs. Management Science, 52, 1331-1344.

Baron, R.A., & Kalsher, M. (2005). Psychology: From Science to Practice.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Baron, R.A., Byrne, D., & Branscombe, N. (2005). Social psychology. 11th ed.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Markman, G.D., Baron R.A., & Balkin, D.B. (2005). Are perseverance and self-efficacy
costless? Assessing entrepreneurs' regretful thinking.  Journal of Organizational
Behavior, 26(1): 1-19.

Baron, RA., & Shane, S. (2004). Entrepreneurship: A Process Perspective.
Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western.

Baron, R.A. (2004). Potential benefits of the cognitive perspective: Expanding entrepreneurship's array of conceptual tools. Journal of Business Venturing, 19, 169-172.

Baron, R.A.(2004). The Cognitive Perspective: A Valuable Tool for Answering
Entrepreneurship's Basic "Why?" Questions. Journal of Business Venturing, 19, 221-
240.

Baron, R.A., & Ward, T. (2004). Expanding entrepreneurial cognition's toolbox: Potential
contributions from the field of cognitive science. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 28, 553-573.

Hoehn-Weiss, M.N., Brush, C.G., & Baron, R.A. (2004). Putting your best foot forward?
Assessment of entrepreneurial social competence from two perspectives. Journal of Private Equity, 7, 17-26.

Baron, R.A., & Markman, G.D. (2003). Beyond social capital: The role of entrepreneurs' social competence in their financial success. Journal of Business Venturing, 18, 41-60.

Shepherd, D.A., Zacharakis, A., & Baron, R.A. (2003). Venture capitalists'
decision policies: Evidence suggesting more experience may not always be better.
Journal of Business Venturing, 14, 381-401.

Dietz, J., Robinson, S.A., Folger, R., Baron, R.A., & Jones., T. (2003). The Impact of
Societal Violence and Organizational Justice Climate on Workplace
Aggression. Academy of Management Journal, 46, 317-326.

Markman, G.D., & Baron, R.A. (2003). Person-entrepreneurship fit: Why some persons are more successful as entrepreneurs than others. Human Resource Management Review, 13, 281-302.

Baron, R.A. (2003). Human resource management and entrepreneurship: Some reciprocal benefits of closer links. Human Resource Management Review, 13, 253-256.

Greenberg, R.A., & Baron, R.A. (2003). Behavior in organizations, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Bruce Barringer

Barringer, B.R. (1999 - Present). “The Wall Street Journal Entrepreneurship Weekly Review,” Dow Jones, Inc. This is a weekly summary of Wall Street Journal articles that focus on entrepreneurship and related issues. The summary is emailed by the Wall Street Journal to approximately 750 professors each week during the academic year.

Barringer, B.R. and Palo Alto Software (2007). Business Feasibility Analysis Pro. Eugene, OR, Palo Alto Software, Inc. (Second Edition)

Barringer, B.R. (2009). The Truths About Starting a Business, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Financial Times. (Scheduled to be released on January 2, 2009.)

Barringer, B.R. and Ireland, D. (2008). What’s Stopping You? Shatter the 9 Most Common Myths Keeping You from Starting Your Own Business, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Financial Times.

Barringer, B.R. (2008) Preparing Effective Business Plans: An Entrepreneurial Approach, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

Barringer, B.R. and Ireland, R.D. (2007). Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures. (2nd Edition) Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall

Barringer, B.R. and Gresock, A. (2008). "Formalizing the Front-End of the Entrepreneurial Process Using the Stage-Gate Model as a Guide: An Opportunity to Improve Entrepreneurial Education and Practice." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 15:2, 289-303.

Zang, Z., Barringer, B., Tzabbar, D. (2008). "Alliances and Customer Dissatisfaction," Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 13:3, 35-46.

Barringer, B.R., Jones, and Neubaum, D.O. (2005). "A Quantitative Content Analysis of the Characteristics of Rapid-Growth Firms and Their Founders." Journal of Business Venturing, 20:5, 663-687.

Barringer, B.R. and Jones, F.F. (2003). "Achieving Rapid Growth: Revisiting the Managerial Capacity Problem." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 9:1, 73-86.

Vance H. Fried

Fried, V. H. "Adding Value in Higher Education," Perspective. Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Vol 16(1), 2009, pp.10-11.

Fried, V. H "Better than Ivy Education: $7,376 a Year" (pp.2). http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/07/08/fried: Inside Higher Education.

Fried, V. H. The $7,376 "Ivies": Value-Designed Models of Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: Center for College Affordability and Productivity, 2008.

Fried, V. H. "A New Model of Undergraduate Education?", Perspectives on Higher Education, February 2007.

DeClerq, D. and Fried, V. H. "Venture Capitalists' Communication and Commitment: A Practitioner's Perspective" in B.C. Clarysee, J. Roure, and T. Schamp (eds.), Entrepreneurship and the Financial Community: Starting up and Growing New Businesses , Edward Elgar, 2007.

DeClerq, D., Fried, V. H, O. Lehonten, and H.J. Sapienza.. "An Entrepreneur's Guide to the Venture Capital Galaxy," Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 20(3), 2006, pp.90-112.

Fried, V. H, G.D. Bruton, and D. Kern.. "The Entrepreneurial CEO as ‘Coach/Player'," Journal of Private Equity, Summer 2006, pp.1-7.

G. Bruton, Fried, V. H, and S. Manigart. "Institutional Influences on the Worldwide Expansion of Venture Capital," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 29(6), 2005, pp. 737-760.

DeClerq, D. and Fried, V. H. "How Entrepreneurial Company Performance can be Improved through Venture Capitalist's Communication and Commitment," Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Vol. 7(3), 2005, pp. 285-294.

Fried, V. H. "Undercapitalization,", in M.A. Hitt & R.D. Ireland (eds.), The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Entrepreneurship, Blackwell Publishers, 2005, pp. 239-241.

Fried, V. H. Defining a Forum for Entrepreneurship Scholars," Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 18(1), 2003, pp.1-11.

Fried, V. H. "Venture Capital and the University: The Endowment's Role", Journal of Private Equity. Spring 2003, pp.1-7.

Michael H. Morris

Rethinking Marketing: The Entrepreneurial Imperative, Prentice-Hall/Pearson (with M. Schindehutte and L. Pitt) (2008).

Corporate Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Development Inside Organizations, Cincinnati: Thomson Publishing (with D. Kuratko and J. Covin), (second edition, 2008).

"Properties of Balance Necessary for Corporate Entrepreneurship," Business Horizons, Vol. 52 #5 (September-October), 2009 (w/J. van Vuuren, J. Cornwall and R. Scheepers).

"Advancing Strategic Entrepreneurship Research: The Role of Complexity Science in Shifting the Paradigm," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, forthcoming, (w/ M. Schindehutte).

"Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategy: Lessons from the Red Queen," International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management, 11, 1 ( 2010), (w/M. Schindehutte).

"Capturing the Economic Model of the Entrepreneur: The Different Paths to Venture Profitability," Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship," forthcoming (w/ J. Allen and A. Murdoch).

"Understanding Market Driving Behavior: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Journal of Small Business Management, 46, 1, 4-26 (2008) (with M. Schindehutte and A. Kocak).

"Antecedents and Outcomes of Entrepreneurship in a Non-Profit Context: Theoretical & Empirical Insights," Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies (2007) 13, 4, pp. 1-38 (w/ S. Coombes).

"Coopetition as a Small Business Strategy: Implications for Performance," Journal of Small Business Strategy, (2007) 17, 3 (w/ A. Kocak).

"Is the Business Model a Useful Strategic Concept: Conceptual, Theoretical & Empirical Insights," Journal of Small Business Strategy, 17, 1 (2006), (w/ M. Schindehutte and J. Allen).

"Beyond Achievement: Entrepreneurship as Extreme Experience," Small Business Economics, 27, 4, 49-368 (2006) (w/M. Schindehutte and J. Allen).

"The Dilemma of Growth: Understanding Venture Size Choices of Women Entrepreneurs," Journal of Small Business Management, 44, 2, pp.221-244 (2006)(w/ N. Miyasaki and C Watters).

"The Entrepreneurial Health Audit: Preparing Firms for Corporate Entrepreneurship" Journal of Business Strategy, 27, 1, pp.10-17 (2006), (w/ D. Ireland and D. Kuratko).

"Balanced Management Control Systems as a Mechanism for Achieving Corporate Entrepreneurship," Journal of Managerial Issues, 18,4, 468-495, (2006) (w/ M. Schindehutte & J. Allen).

"Entrepreneurial Values and the Ethnic Enterprise: An Examination of Six Sub-Cultures," Journal of Small Business Management," 43, 4 (2005) (w/ M. Schindehutte).

"Homosexuality and Entrepreneurship: Implications of Gay Identity for the Venture Creation Experience," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 6, 2 (2005), 27-40, (w/ M. Schindehutte and J. Allen).

"The Entrepreneur's Business Model: Toward a Unified Perspective," Journal of Business Research," 58, 6 (2005), 726-735 (w/ M. Schindehutte and J. Allen).

"Entrepreneurship and Motherhood: Impacts on Their Children in South Africa and the US," Journal of Small Business Management 41,1 (2003), 94-107 (with M. Schindehutte).

Jeretta Nord

J.H. Nord, G.D. Nord, S. Cormack and A. Cater-Steel, "IT Culture: Its Impact on Communication and Work Relationships in Business, International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, Volume 1, Number 1, 2007.

J.H. Nord, G.D. Nord, S. Cormack and A. Cater-Steel, "An
Investigation of the Effect of Information Technology (IT) Culture on the Relationship Between IT and Business Professionals," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Volume 4, Number 3, 2007 .

Nord, G.D., Tipton McCubbins, and J. H. Nord, "Monitoring in the Workplace: Privacy, Legislation, and Surveillance Software," Communications of the ACM, 49(8) August, 2006. pp. 3-77.

Nord, G. D., J.H. Nord, H. Xu, "An Investigation of the Impact of Organization Size On Data Quality Issues," Journal of Database Management,16(3) July-September, 2005, pp. 58-71.

Xu, H., J.H. Nord, G. D. Nord, B. Lin, "Key Issues of Accounting Information Quality Management: Australian Case Studies," Industrial Management and Data Systems, 103 (7), 2003.

Rao, S., J.H. Nord, and G.D. Nord, "Analyzing Behavior Patterns of Internet Consumers through Database Integration," Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 11(1), Spring, 2002.

Cormack, S., A. Cater-Steel, J.H. Nord, G.D. Nord, "Propeller Heads - Handle with Care: Improving the IT-Business Relationship through Cultural Awareness," Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 7 (1), 2002.

Xu, H., J.H. Nord, N. Brown, and G.D. Nord, "Data Quality Issues in Implementing an ERP," Industrial Management and Data Systems,102 (1), 2002.

Justin Webb

Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2009. Crossing the great divide of strategic entrepreneurship: Transitioning between exploration and exploitation. Formally accepted at Business Horizons.

Webb, J.W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R.D., & Sirmon, D.G. 2009. You say illegal, I say legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the informal economy. In press at Academy of Management Review.

Sirmon, D.G., Arregle, J.-L., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2008. The role of family influence in
firms' strategic response to competitive threats. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(6): 979-998.

Ireland, R.D., Tihanyi, L., & Webb, J.W. 2008. A tale of two politico-economic systems:
Implications for entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(1): 107-130.

Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. A cross-disciplinary exploration of entrepreneurship research. Journal of Management, 33: 891-927.

Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. A multi-theoretic perspective on trust and power in strategic supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 25: 482-497.

Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. Strategic entrepreneurship: Creating competitive advantage through streams of innovation. Business Horizons, 50: 49-59.

Pisano, V., Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2007. International entrepreneurship in
emerging economies: The role of social capital, knowledge development and entrepreneurial actions. International Journal of Technology Management, 38(1/2): 11-28.

Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2005. Entrepreneurial alliances and networks. In J.J. Reuer & O. Shenkar (eds.). Handbook of Strategic Alliances. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publishers: 333-352.

Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2005. International entrepreneurship in emerging economies: A
resource-based perspective. In A. Cooper, S.A. Alvarez, A. Carrera, L. Mesquita, & R.
Vassolo (eds.). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies. Oxford, Blackwell Publishers: 47-69.

Ireland, R.D., Webb, J.W., & Coombs, J.E. 2005. Theory and methodology in entrepreneurship research. In D.J. Ketchen, Jr. & D.D. Bergh (eds.). Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, Vol. 2. New York, Elsevier JAI: 111-142.

Ireland, R..D., Reutzel, C.R., & Webb, J.W. 2005. From the editor: Entrepreneurship research in AMJ: What has been published and what might the future hold? Academy of Management Journal, 48: 556-564.

Webb, J., Ireland, R.D., & Coombs, J.E. 2005. The battle for Wachovia Corporation. In M.A.

Hitt, R.D. Ireland, & R.E. Hoskisson. Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Cases, 6th ed. Mason, OH, Thomson South-Western: C482-C512.

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