Management and Entrepreneurship research

Faculty in our Management and Entrepreneurship academic area hold research interests spanning a wide range of subjects within the fields, including organizational behavior, human resource management, international business and strategic management. They hold fellowships in prestigious professional organizations and serve on the editorial boards at top academic journals. Our faculty generate and help shape knowledge, providing insights about the complex issues organizations and businesses face in regard to management and leadership.

Management and entrepreneurship faculty are composed of researchers, as well as experienced practitioners, who frequently receive recognition for their excellence in teaching. The knowledge they bring to the classroom enhances our curriculum, which is filled with both theoretical and practical management knowledge and skills. The Princeton Review ranks our undergraduate entrepreneurship program as No. 30 in the U.S. (2021).

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Down to Business

Delve into School of Business faculty members' research topics in this video series. Management and Entrepreneurship professors Jill Ellingson and Melissa Birch, as well as professor emeritus James Guthrie, discuss some of their research in these videos.

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Recent research and news

Managers face identity conflict within foreign-employing organizations, study shows

A study co-written by associate professor of strategic management and Frank T. Stockton Fellow Minyoung Kim investigates the patterns of dual identities of host country managers working in multinational enterprise subsidiaries.

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Office 'small talk' proves more beneficial than distracting for employees, study finds

Small talk is natural and pervasive in office environments. But a new study argues it’s also beneficial for employees.

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Managerial experience with disasters affects corporate ability to prepare for future

A new article by Chang Hoon Oh, William and Judy Docking Professor of Strategy, shows how organizational experience with natural disasters increases preparedness for future hazards.

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Associate professor earns Emerging Scholar honor for international management research

Minyoung Kim, associate professor of strategy and international business received the 2020 International Management (IM) Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award from the Academy of Management.

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