Just a reminder that you are invited to participate in the Entrepreneurship Division's next "Speak with a Scholar" webinar event as part of a web-based series of discussions regarding research, practice, and pedagogy in the field of entrepreneurship on April 8th (9:00 AM EST). This event features a discussion with leading entrepreneurship and management scholars Cristina Cruz and Kim Eddleston (see bio's below).
Participate by submitting questions for our guest scholars early or during the event here: http://goo.gl/xGHZiK through email: dmarshall@bus.olemiss.edu OR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ent_Webinar_AOM
There is no registration required; simply go to the AOM YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/AcademyOfManagement on the day of the event and click the live stream link. If you have missed our previous events, please check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbFP-ZzRRtM AND https://youtu.be/Z2p4JS-KwN8.
We are very much looking forward to your participation in this event. Feel free to contact David Marshall for more information.
Condensed BIO's:
Dr. Cristina Cruz is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Management and Family Business at IE Business School, Spain. The results of her research, which focuses mainly on entrepreneurial management and family business, have been published in leading international academic journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Professor Cruz prides brings the results of her research to the classroom, where she tries to establish the idea that there is a need to preserve and transmit the entrepreneurial spirit to future generations. As a result, her teaching efforts have received international recognition and are well regarded by her students. In 2013, the prestigious business school social web site "Poets & Quants" included her in the "40 Best Business School Professors under the age of 40" list.
Dr. Kimberly A. Eddleston is the Schulze Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. She also holds the Daniel and Dorothy Grady Research Fellowship and is a research fellow at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Professor Eddleston received her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and her graduate degree from Cornell University and Group ESSEC. Her research focuses on family businesses and the careers of entrepreneurs, particularly those of women. Professor Eddleston is an associate editor of the Journal of Business Venturing and serves on the editorial board of multiple journals including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Group & Organization Management, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Professor Eddleston has won multiple awards for her research including best paper awards from the Family Firm Institute, Diana International Conference on Women's Entrepreneurship, USASBE, Journal of Small Business Management, and Academy of Management. Her research has appeared in prestigious journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Journal of Management Studies. Over the years, she has consulted with numerous family businesses and has led a consulting course at Northeastern University that has assisted more than 125 small businesses to date. In addition, she has had various levels of involvement with several of her family's businesses.