Management and Entrepreneurship research

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Research information

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. 

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Faculty research interests

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Ethics

  • Human resources

  • Human resource management

  • International business

  • Labor relations

  • Organizational behavior

  • Strategic management

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Recent research and news

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Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work

A paper co-written by Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.
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People underestimate AI capabilities due to ‘exponential growth bias,’ study finds

A scholarly article from assistant professor Nate Meikle examines the human biases that underestimate artificial intelligence’s full capabilities. Study questions tested how participants might envision the interaction between AI and humans decades from now.
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Geopolitical tensions provide MNCs with leverage, but ‘frenemy’ strategy can backfire

KU Business research shows how a multinational corporation (MNC) can influence the diplomatic relationship between the host and the home country by acting as a diplomatic broker. However, this can backfire.
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Property rights 'laws' historically manipulated by businesses, research finds

A paper from School of Business researchers examines how private firms play a larger role than historically acknowledged in advancing governance structures that favor advantageous property rights.
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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.

Area directors

Jill Ellingson
Jill Ellingson
Interim Area Director, Management and Entrepreneurship, Neeli Bendapudi Professor of Management
Steve Leonard
Steve Leonard
Assistant Area Director, Management and Entrepreneurship, Professor of the Practice

Management and Entrepreneurship faculty

Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Frank T. Stockton Professor
Vincent Barker
Vincent Barker
Edmund P. Learned Professor
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Melissa H. Birch
Associate Professor, Executive Director, Institute of International and Global Engagement
Crystal Bowman
Crystal Bowman
Lecturer
Steve Boylan
Steven Boylan
Director, Graduate Military Programs, Professor of the Practice
Jessica Burghart
Jessica Burghart
Lecturer
Clint Chadwick
Clint Chadwick
Howard Fitch/Fred Ball Professor
Patricia Dahm
Patricia Dahm
Associate Professor
Niki A. den Nieuwenboer
Niki A. den Nieuwenboer
Associate Professor
Patrick E. Downes
Patrick E. Downes
Associate Professor
Elizabeth Embry
Elizabeth Embry
Assistant Professor
Jana Fitchett
Jana Fitchett
Lecturer
Tom Fredrick
Tom Fredrick
Director/Professor of the Practice
Dan Galindau
Dan Galindau
Assistant Area Director, Marketing and Business Law, Professor of the Practice
Jaime Gassmann
Jaime Gassmann
Lecturer
Todd Hall
Todd Hall
Assistant Professor
Tom Holland
Tom Holland
Lecturer
Jun Ho Lee
Jun Ho Lee
Assistant Professor
Nathan Meikle
Nathan L. Meikle
Assistant Professor
Chang Hoon Oh
Chang Hoon Oh
William & Judy Docking Professor of Strategy
Ravi Shanmugam
Ravi Shanmugam
Assistant Teaching Professor
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Lecturer
Cynthia Steutermann
Cynthia Steutermann
Associate Teaching Professor
Charlotte Tritch
Charlotte R. Tritch
Lecturer, Director, Entrepreneurship Degree Programs
Ken Ward
Ken Ward
Associate Teaching Professor, Area Industry Mentor, Management and Entrepreneurship