CFEE promotes and finances theses, dissertations and other studies related to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, women’s issues in entrepreneurship, emerging business development and family-firms. The center disseminates research and contributes to the development of a coherent conceptual body of knowledge in each field. Dissertations recently completed in the fields of entrepreneurship and family business are listed below.
2000- Toward A Model Of Entrepreneurial Leadership. Sharon Lydon, Ph.D.
1998- An Exploratory Study Of United States Small Business Failures And The Influence Of Relevant Experience And Planning. Stephen Clayton Perry, Ph.D.
1997- Managerial Leadership Capability And Organizational Performance: The Relationship Between Predecessors' And Successors' Potential Capability And Organizational Performance Following A Succession In Family-Owned Businesses. Sandra West King, Ph.D.
1996- Intergenerational Transitions In Family Enterprise: Factors Influencing Offspring Intentions To Seek Employment In The Family Business. Eleni T. Stavrou, Ph.D.
Note: Several graduate students are currently preparing to do dissertation research in entrepreneurship and family business.
Contribution to pedagogy. The research and scholarly activities undertaken by faculty and students contribute to program development, course creation and revision, extracurricular learning experiences and practical application of knowledge for the university undergraduate and graduate populations. Course benefiting from the center’s research are listed below.
Undergraduate Courses
MGT SCI 192 Small Business Management
MGT SCI 190.10 New-Ventures Tactical Planning
MGT SCI 190.12 Product Development
MGT SCI 190.14 Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership
Graduate Courses
MGT SCI 235 Technology, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
MGT SCI 239 Competitiveness and Technology
MGT SCI 290.11 Venture Capital/Private Equity
MGT SCI 290. 12 Knowledge Management
MGT SCI 290.14 Strategic Entrepreneurship
MGT SCI 291 Entrepreneurship
MGT SCI 292 Small Business Management
MGT SCI 293 New Venture Initiation
MGT SCI 214 Consultative Practicum-Small Business
