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USASBE 2010 National Model Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Program

The USASBE 2010 National Model Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Louisville offers a comprehensive curriculum taught by expert faculty, including courses in research design, venture capital, and multivariate statistics. The program emphasizes high-quality research and provides unique perspectives on entrepreneurship through courses taught by external faculty. The Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship supports sustainability and offers a range of programs to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for future business leaders.

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USASBE 2010 National Model Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Program

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  1. USASBE 2010National Model Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Program University of Louisville

  2. PhD Entrepreneurship Faculty Manju Ahuja Professor of CIS James Fiet Brown - Forman Chair in Entrepreneurship Melissa Baucus Associate Professor of Mgmt & Entrepreneurship Richard Germain Professor of Marketing Bruce Kemelgor Associate Professor of Mgmt & Entrepreneurship Robert Carter Assistant Professor of Marketing David Dubofsky Professor of Finance Sherry Thatcher Associate Professor of Mgmt & Entrepreneurship

  3. External PhD Faculty: 2008-2009 Howard Aldrich (Sociology) University of North Carolina Jay Barney (Strategy) Ohio State University Per Davidsson (Quantitative Methods) Queensland University of Technology Simon Parker (Economics) University of Western Ontario Scott Shane (Theory) Case Western Reserve University Dean Shepherd (Psychology) Indiana University

  4. 1st Year Curriculum • FALL I • New PhD Seminar in Strategy (Melissa Baucus) • ENTR 761: Research Design (Manju Ahuja) • New PhD Seminar in Economic Theory of the Firm (an economist) • ENTR 725: Linear Statistics (Rich Germain) • SPRING I • ELFH 703: Multivariate Statistics (Joe Petrosko, School of Education) • ENTR 753: Venture Capital (Jim Fiet and David Dubofsky) • ENTR 740: Entrepreneurship from an Organizational Behavior Perspective (Bruce Kemelgor and Sherry Thatcher) • New PhD Seminar in Discovery (1.5 credits) (Jim Fiet) • New PhD Seminar in New Product Strategy (1.5 credits) (Robert Carter) • SUMMER I • ENTR 789: Survey of Entrepreneurship • ENTR 750:Issues and Developments in the Quantitative Approach to Entrepreneurship Research (Per Davidsson) • Qualifying Exam • First year paper due

  5. 2nd Year Curriculum • FALL II • ENTR 745: Structural Equation Modeling (Rich Germain) • ENTR 733: Psychological Foundations of Entrepreneurship (Dean Shepherd) • ENTR 720: Economic Foundations in Research in Entrepreneurship (Simon Parker) • Elective #1* • SPRING II • ENTR 710: Sociological Foundations of Entrepreneurship (Howard Aldrich) • ENTR 700: Current Topics in Entrepreneurship Research (Scott Shane) • ENTR 730: Entrepreneurship from a Strategic Perspective (Jay Barney) • Elective #2* • SUMMER II • ENTR 785: Entrepreneurship Pedagogy and Practicum (Melissa Baucus) • Required paper must be completed and defended in order to progress into candidacy. * = One of the two electives must be in methods or statistics

  6. Innovative and Unique • Courses taught by external faculty provide different perspectives of entrepreneurship • Courses taught by our faculty • Methods and statistics • Business disciplines as they relate to entrepreneurship • Other issues dealing with entrepreneurship • Pedagogy of Entrepreneurship course • $1500 per student per year to attend academic meetings

  7. High Quality and Effective • See the syllabi • In less than 5 ½ years, our 13 PhD students have • Published 16 academic articles • Made 81 presentations at academic conferences • Placement • Pankaj Patel: Ball State University • Cheryl Mitteness: Northeastern University • Rodney D’Souza: Northern Kentucky University • Bill Meek: University of Dayton • Rob Sinclair*: Governors State University * = ABD

  8. Complete and Comprehensive • Courses taught by UoL faculty: • Statistics and methods • Links to business disciplines • Finance (venture financing, capital structure, IPOs, etc.) • Marketing (new products) • Strategy • Organizational behavior and human resources • Economics • Entrepreneurial discovery

  9. Complete and Comprehensive • Courses taught by our external faculty link entrepreneurship to adjacent disciplines, providing many different perspectives of entrepreneurship: • Psychology • Sociology • Economics • Strategy • Theory • Quantitative Methods

  10. Sustainability • Forcht Center • The College of Business at the University of Louisville is committed to entrepreneurship education at all levels • Undergraduate • Masters • PhD

  11. Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship Founded in 2008 with a generous alumni gift from serial entrepreneurs Marion & Terry Forcht (www.forchtgroup.com)

  12. Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship A comprehensive suite of programs designed to expand entrepreneurial opportunities and experiences for the next generation of business leaders

  13. Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship

  14. Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship

  15. Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship

  16. Transferability • We have presented …. • Curriculum • Syllabi • Faculty • Promotional materials • Letters of praise and support

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