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1. The Ph.D. Program in Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University 2013 USASBE National Model Program Nominee IMAGINE > BELIEVE > CREATE

2. Agenda • Purpose, Objectives, Model • Admission Process & Entry Standards • Program Fabric: Mentoring, Balance, Stepwise Development • Basic Program Structure • The Curriculum • Student Program of Study • The School and Faculty • Current Students in the Ph.D. Program • Student Research Highlights • A Comprehensive and Balanced Exposure • Measuring Results: Metrics • Program Funding and Sustainability • Innovative and Unique Program Aspects • Transferability Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

3. Program Mission The doctoral program in entrepreneurship was created to produce thought leaders who can meaningfully advance scholarship, teaching, and community engagement in the dynamic field of entrepreneurship. The program seeks to provide students with the tools needed to effectively absorb, interpret, generate, and communicate knowledge, not only in the classroom but also in other increasingly important settings. The program immerses students in research, teaching, and outreach-oriented experiences to provide a balanced education. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

4. Program Objectives • Provide graduates with the theory- and methodology-based tools to conduct high-quality research; • Develop graduates who are motivated scholars capable of generating new knowledge and communicating this knowledge to students and other stakeholders; • Provide graduates with knowledge of core entrepreneurship research as well as an appreciation for entrepreneurship-related knowledge generated in other disciplines; • Produce graduates that can meaningfully advance entrepreneurship education globally; • Provide graduates with an understanding of how entrepreneurship scholars can influence and interface with scholars across their university contexts; • Serve as model doctoral program in the discipline, fostering ideas for how scholarship can serve to enhance our understanding of entrepreneurial behavior, its requirements, and its individual, organizational &societal impacts. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

5. Ph.D. PROGRAMMODEL Stepwise process of development Five dedicated doctoral seminars Creating Thought Leaders in Entrepreneurship Exposure to best practices in teaching & pedagogy World class faculty & sustainable infrastructure Appreciation for service & engagement Mentoring and support for publications Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

6. Admissions & Entry Requirements • Current capacity is eight full-time students; Part-time students not accepted. • Selection criteria: high grades through their academic career, GMAT scores, indication of some initial level of research, fit of students’ research interests with faculty interests, student motivation, other personal attributes. • Average GMAT score of entering students is 660. • All students have Master’s degrees. • Majority have managerial experience. • From the initial pool the most promising individuals invited for interview. • Interviews discern whether the candidates can speak intelligently about research and their nascent interests and how candidates deal with questions to which they do not immediately know the answer. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

7. Program Fabric: Mentoring, BalAnce & StepWise Development Step 1 - Embed student in a closely-defined and guided relationship with a research faculty member Step 2 – Expose student to additional faculty member mentoring Step 3 –Provide student with increasing autonomy in becoming an independent scholar, including initial Research Project Step 4 – Nurture student teaching by having them support and then teach various entrepreneurship courses, but keep teaching load light Step 5 – Provide students with controlled exposure and involvement to portfolio of student and community engagement programs Step 6 – Involve student in service to discipline and expose him/her to top people in the field Step 6 – Help prepare student to successfully pass comprehensive exams Step 7 –Support dissertation work that will result in A-level publications Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

8. Program Structure… • Candidates complete 60 credit hours on full-time basis, including 42 hours of coursework and 18 dissertation hours. • Students take 12 credits in the major field of entrepreneurship, a 6-credit entrepreneurship research project, 9 credits of a minor field, 12 credits of research methods, and a 3-credit elective requirement. • Students with an insufficient academic background in entrepreneurship complete up to 6hours of Master’s-level coursework. • Students select a minor field that complements or extends their area of entrepreneurship research interest. • Students complete a research methods requirement that includes research design, regression, multivariate seminars, and structural equation modeling. • The elective provides flexibility to enhance one’s knowledge base with an additional course in the major, minor, or research methods area. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

9. The Core Curriculum • EEE 6343 Entrepreneurship Processes: This seminar seeks to examine entrepreneurship as a process. Students discuss and examine readings across key facets of the process, They compare and contrast this model of the entrepreneurship process to other models of entrepreneurship, including bricolage and effectuation. • EEE 6213 Entrepreneurship: Cross-Disciplinary Interfaces: The study of entrepreneurship is informed by different disciplines. Students examine entrepreneurship-related research across a number of disciplines, such as accounting, anthropology, economics, finance, marketing, political science, psychology, and sociology. • EEE 6353 Contemporary Research in Entrepreneurship: This seminar provides students with awareness and understanding of emerging research streams in entrepreneurship, such as entrepreneurial orientation, family firms, strategic entrepreneurship, culture and entrepreneurship, race/gender research, social entrepreneurship, institutional entrepreneurship, and entrepreneur cognitions. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

10. Curriculum (cont.) • EEE 6263 Theoretical Foundations of Entrepreneurship: An overview of the major organization-level theories and theoretical extensions in entrepreneurship research. Theoretical perspectives covered include institutional theory, transaction cost economics, agency theory, resource dependency theory, resource-based view, life cycle theory, behavioral decision-making perspectives, and the capabilities perspective. • EEE 6363 Individual Theories in Entrepreneurship Research:. Seeks to enhance students’ understanding of the individual entrepreneur and the associated theories. Students delve into issues related to personality, attitudes, emotions, identity, motivation, creativity, and satisfaction of entrepreneurs as well as organizational culture, work/family conflict, and leadership and team dynamics influence interactions and decisions. • EEE 6200 Entrepreneurship Research Project: A directed, empirical research project undertaken by students during the summer between their first and second years in the program. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

11. Sample Program of Study Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

12. . School of Entrepreneurship Advisory Board Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Academy Riata Entrepreneurship Center Creativity Institute Core Entrepreneurship Faculty Technology Entrepreneurship Initiative -Tenure track faculty -Clinical faculty -Core curriculum -Major, minor, master’s & Ph.D. programs in entrepreneurship -Core research streams -MSE Incubator -Faculty Fellows -CIE Scholars -Arts initiative -Geology initiative -Vet. medicine initiative -Health sciences initiative -Entrepreneurship within Education -Entrepreneurship for psychologists -Military science and entrepreneurship -Entrepreneurship in engineering -Research grants -Faculty resource center -Cowboy Entrepreneurs Network -Riata interns -Business plan competition -Cowboy bootcamps -Women INSPIRE program -Disabled veterans program -Native American academy -Experiential classroom -Student incubator …and other outreach programs -Technology commercialization intervention model -Faculty bootcamp -Campus incubator -Technology & entrepreneurship coursework -Creative campus forums • Imagination • central/portal -Creativity curriculum -Creativity certificate -Creativity festival -Campus speaker series -CIE learning community

13. The Faculty ‘E’ Team Core Faculty: • Dr. Michael H. Morris, N. Malone Mitchell Jr. Chair • Nola Miyasaki, Norman C. Stevenson Chair, Director of the Riata Center • Dr. Robert Baron, William S. Spears Chair • Dr. Bruce Barringer, Johnny D. Pope Chair and Interim School Head • Dr. Vance Fried, Riata Professor of Entrepreneurship • Dr. Craig Watters, Thoma Distinguished Clinical Professor • Dr. Rubin Pillay, Daniel White Jordan Clinical Professor • Dr. Justin Webb, Assistant Professor • Dr. Thomas Westbrook, Clinical Professor of Creativity • Mr. Jon Wiese, Riata Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice • Col. Kevin Kriner, Clinical Faculty in Technology Entrepreneurship • Dr. Brandon Mueller, Assistant Professor (Fall 2011) • Mr. Richard Gajan , Thoma Family Distinguished Clinical Professor • Dr. Melanie Page, Director Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Faculty Fellow Faculty Fellows: Eighteen faculty from across the campus Adjunct Faculty: James George, Dr. Steven Griggs, William Paiva, Liz Payne, Derrick Wallace Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

14. Current Ph.d. Students • Rebecca Franklin: 4th year doctoral student. Her research has focused on entrepreneurship within the nonprofit and Native American contexts.   • Chris Pryor:a 3rd-year doctoral student with research interests in institutional entrepreneurship and the emergence of entrepreneurial phenomena.   • Eric Arseneau: a 2nd-year doctoral student. His research interests examine the influence of job design on entrepreneurial performance. • Blakley Davis: a 2nd-year doctoral student. His research focuses on entrepreneurs’ signaling and impression management in the crowd-funding context.   • Jun Fu: a 2nd-year doctoral student. Her research examines competencies as a foundation for entrepreneurship education and thresholds of legitimacy.   • Yana Ezhova: a 1st-year doctoral student with research interests in venture change and comparing women versus men entrepreneurs’ behaviors. • SohrabSoleimanof:a 1st-year doctoral student. His research concerns the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance. • Imran Syed:a 1st-year doctoral student. His research examines the self-regulatory processes of entrepreneurs.

15. Student Research Highlights • Morris, M., Webb, J., & Franklin, R. (2011). Understanding the manifestation of entrepreneurial orientation in the nonprofit context. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(5): 947-971. • Morris, M., Franklin, R., & Webb, J. (2011). Benchmarking entrepreneurial activity in an American Indian nation. Best Paper Proceedings, 2011 Academy of Management Meeting: San Antonio, TX. • Franklin, R. (2012). Entrepreneurs in Entertainment. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing. • Franklin, R. (2012). Bricolage, resource dependence, and the creative destruction of the music industry. 72nd Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Boston, Massachusetts. • Franklin, R. & Baron, R. (2012). Do entrepreneurs really experience ultra-high levels of stress? Or do self-selection and moderating factors help them cope? 2012 Babson Research Conference. • Franklin, R. (2012). Musicians as entrepreneurs: Bricolage, resource (in)dependence, and the creative destruction of the recording industry. 2012 Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

16. More Research Highlights… • Morris, M., Pryor, C., & Schindehutte, M. 2012. Entrepreneurship as experience: How events create ventures and ventures create entrepreneurs. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. • Pryor, C. & Webb, J. 2012. Institutional entrepreneurship: Conceptualizing opportunity, innovation and risk. Paper presented at Academy of Management meetings: Boston, MA. Best Student Paper. • Pryor, C., Morris, M., & Schindehutte, M. 2012. Entrepreneurship as meaning making: An experience- based perspective of intuition, effectuation, and passion. Paper presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship: New Orleans, LA. • Davis, B. & Webb, J. 2012. Crowd-funding on entrepreneurial ventures: Getting the right combination of signals. Formally accepted at Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. • Shirokova, G. & Ezhova, Y. 2012. The influence of organizational design on the development of corporate entrepreneurship in SMEs. Paper presented at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA. • Syed, I. (2008). Wowability: How to achieve it & why it matters. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

17. StudentS As Teachers • Students are exposed to comprehensive undergraduate and master’s curriculum • Students attend the Experiential Classroom • Students work as assistants on a course and then teach an average of 1 course per year • Students have a selection from over 30 courses to teach • Student evaluations are carefully monitored and sessions held to help doctoral students improve • Top student doctoral teaching is recognized Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

18. Exposure to Student ENGAGEMENT • Cowboy Idea Hatchery • Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Scholars • Business Plan Laboratory • Cowboy Entrepreneurial Mentors • The ‘E’ Club • Riata Entrepreneurial Internship Program • National Competitions • Entrepreneurship Dormitory • Entrepreneurship Empowerment in South Africa Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

19. Exposure to University – Wide ENGAGEMENT • 21 Interdisciplinary Initiatives • Riata Faculty Fellows • Technology Entrepreneurship Initiative • Riata Business Plan Competition ($40,000) • Elevator Pitch Competition • Institute for Creativity and Innovation Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

20. Exposure to Community Engagement • Cowboy Entrepreneurs Network Over 2500 entrepreneurs connected to the OSU Entrepreneurship Program • Cowboy Entrepreneur's Bootcamps A series of modules tailored to assist both entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs from Oklahoma; We hold one urban and one rural bootcamp each year • Disabled Veterans Entrepreneurship Program Forty-five disabled vets from across the nation attend three stage program at no cost • East Central High School Partnership Program to help challenged inner city school become an entrepreneurship magnet school • Women Entrepreneurs Inspire Symposiuim Program to foster the pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities by women • Native American Entrepreneurship Academy A portfolio of programs to serve Oklahoma’s 50+ tribal nations Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

21. Responsibility to Serve the Discipline • Serve as paper reviewers and discussants • Attend USASBE, Babson and AOM doctoral consortia • Support faculty efforts in serving on professional committees, review boards and organizational boards • Annual Health Entrepreneurship Conference: international conference hosted by OSU with USASBE as a partner • The Experiential Classroom: highly successful faculty development initiative that attracts 75 faculty delegates from around the country each Fall • Dynamic Classroom Russia: version of our highly successful Experiential Classroom taught in Russia Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

22. Measuring Results: Annual Metrics • Annual student publications: - paper submissions: 8 - journal articles: 1 (3 R&Rs) - conference papers: 6 - book chapters: 3 - books: 1 • Student presentations at conferences and forums: 5 • Student presentations on campus: 6 • Number of courses taught per doctoral student per year: 1.3 • Faculty members’ publications with students: 5 • Entrepreneurship doctoral seminars offered per year: 4 • Doctoral student conference trips annually: 6 • Journal/conference papers reviewed by students: 8 • Doctoral student involvement in student and community engagement: no more than 3 hours per week Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

23. SUSTAINABILITY: Infrastructure School of Entrepreneurship Riata Center for Entrepreneurship • Operating budget of $175,000 for doctoral program • 5 doctoral seminars permanently in the catalog • 44 course curriculum, with ample opportunity for doctoral programs to teach and learn both pedagogy and curricular structure • Physical space for doctoral student offices • 11 full-time faculty, 9 chairs and professorships • CIE Scholars to work with • Administrative and research support from School of Entrepreneurship • Administrative support from Riata Entrepreneurship Center • Support for at least one conference trip per student per year • Support to send students to doctoral consortia • Riata Distinguished Scholar Campus Outreach Community Outreach National Outreach Intn’l Outreach Core & Cross- Campus Curriculum Research Experiential Learning Student Mentoring Service to School & Discipline Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

24. Summary of Our Innovations • The most comprehensive set of doctoral-level seminars in entrepreneurship available; • Stepwise process aimed at facilitating student development as scholars and thought leaders; • A rigorous exposure to core entrepreneurship research that is balanced by an in-depth introduction to research from other disciplines that is informed by and informs entrepreneurship research • Mentoring and development of our students as educators by exposing them to a range of creative teaching opportunities; • Involvement of our students in high impact outreach activities, thereby developing their understanding of how entrepreneurship programs can impact the entrepreneurial community, and how this engagement informs the classroom; Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

25. Transferability • Sharing our program structure with schools across the globe • Syllabi for our doctoral seminar are available online • Existing doctoral programs in management or strategy can readily adapt our approach and modify their programs to support entrepreneurship students • Our faculty regularly visit other schools to assist them with program development • Faculty members give research presentations to faculty and doctoral students at other universities • We organize the USASBE Doctoral Consortium, where key aspects of our program are shared Oklahoma State University Imagine > Believe > Create

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