Do you know someone who wants to pursue a Ph.D. to become an entrepreneurship professor? Two years ago we did a webinar on pursuing a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship with faculty and students from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (video link below). The information in this webinar may be relevant for people wanting to apply to Ph.D. programs in this recruitment cycle. ----
Sophie Bacq (Social entrepreneurship, necessity entrepreneurship, social impact + field editor at the Journal of Business Venturing) Greg Fisher (Entrepreneurial action, venture legitimacy, entrepreneurial strategy + associate editor at the Academy of Management Review) Don Kuratko ("Dr. K") (Corporate Entrepreneurship, corporate innovation, entrepreneurial leadership) Blake Mathias (Identity in entrepreneurship, oppositional categories, entrepreneurial imprinting) Aaron McKenny (Entrepreneurial language, hybrid organizing, content analysis) Jeff McMullen (Opportunities, entrepreneurial action, social entrepreneurship + editor in chief at the Journal of Business Venturing)
Regan Stevenson (Entrepreneur decision-making, entrepreneur psychology, entrepreneurial experimentation + media editor at the Journal of Business Venturing) Trent Williams (Resourcefulness and resilience, identity, hybrid and community organizing + editor at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice)
Other research-active faculty members in the Kelley Management and Entrepreneurship department that work with doctoral students include Chris Berry, Juan Bu, Christina Carnes, MK Chin, Aurora Genin, Erik Gonzalez-Mule, Cristiano Guarana, Matt Joesfy, Catherine Kleshinski, Brittany Lambert, Dan Li, Ernest O'Boyle, Tomasz Obloj, Stephanie Wang, and Eric Zhao.
In addition to this very strong faculty roster, Indiana University is located a Bloomington, Indiana which is a vibrant, beautiful, and very affordable college town. It is an extremely easy and intellectually exciting place to live while you pursue a Ph.D.