Kaushik Gala
- Assistant Professor
- Management and Entrepreneurship academic area
Contact Info
Capitol Federal Hall, Room 3177
Lawrence
Lawrence
Personal Links
Education —
Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship, Iowa State University
MBA, University of Texas, Austin
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
B.Eng., University of Pune, India
Research —
Research interests:
- Star performers
- Digital platform entrepreneurship
- Research methods
- Entrepreneurial cognition
- Corporate entrepreneurship
Teaching —
Teaching interests:
- Entrepreneurial competency
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
Selected Publications —
Gala, K. (2026). Social and knowledge brokerage by venture capitalists and co-patenting by portfolio startups. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2026.2677490.
Gala, K., Schwab, A., Gala, K., Schwab, A. (2026). A Methodological Guide for Quantitative Analysis of Star Performance in Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice - Issue 3 | Volume 50. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251388034.
Gala, K., Schwab, A. (2024). Stars everywhere: Revealing the prevalence of star performers using empirical data published in entrepreneurship research. Journal of Business Venturing Insights - Volume 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JBVI.2024.E00492.
Gala, K., Mueller, B. (2024). Acquihires by SMEs as a strategic response to industry digitalization. Journal of Small Business Management - Issue 3 | Volume 62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140161.
Gala, K., Mueller, B. (2024). Religion and Entrepreneurial Exits: Divine Attributions and Eternal Time-frames. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion - Issue 2 | Volume 21. https://doi.org/10.51327/ZDIN5682.
Gala, K., Schwab, A., Mueller, B. (2024). Star entrepreneurs on digital platforms: Heavy-tailed performance distributions and their generative mechanisms. Journal of Business Venturing - Issue 1 | Volume 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JBUSVENT.2023.106347.
Gala, K. (2024). Digital Davids, global Goliaths, and the Web3 sling. Business Horizons - Issue 1 | Volume 67. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BUSHOR.2023.06.002.
Gala, K., Valladares, C., Mueller, B. (2023). Students' assumptions of Entrepreneurs’ performance: The paradox of excess entry and missed opportunity. Journal of Business Venturing Insights - Volume 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JBVI.2023.E00425.