Research in Entrepreneurship
Research in Entrepreneurship
Research in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Small/Family Business
Rowan's entrepreneurship faculty are known globally for their scholarship on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. Their work has been published in journals included on the Financial Times listing of the Top 50 journals in business, as well in numerous journals that have achieved an 'A' rating. Regularly our faculty, and our students, present their scholarship at national conferences. Numerous awards and accolades have been won. Below is an abridged listing of our entrepreneurship research output.
Chronologically
2022
Jackson, A., Bodnar, C. A., Streiner, S., Dahm, K., Mallouk, K., & Oestreich, B. (2022). Application of Entrepreneurial Minded Learning Design Projects to Develop First-Year Engineering Students' Entrepreneurial Mindset. International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(1), 237-252.
Jackson, A., Mawson, C., & Bodnar, C. A. (2022). Faculty motivation for pursuit of entrepreneurial mindset professional development. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 5(3), 320-346.
Jackson, A., Resnick, S., Hansson, R., Burgess, K., & Bodnar, C. A.. Exploration of the experiences that shape engineering students’ entrepreneurial mindset development. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, in press.
Jaiswal, M., & Zane, L. J. (2022). Drivers of sustainable new technology diffusion in national markets: The case of electric vehicles. Thunderbird International Business Review, 64(1), 25-38.
Jaiswal, M., & Zane, L. (2022). National culture and attitudes' impact on diffusion of sustainable new technology-based products. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.
Levy, M. and Liguori, E.W. “Algorithms and venture investment decisions: Better, fairer, or biased?” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, in press.
McLarty, B.D., Hornsby, J., and Liguori, E.W. “Advancing entrepreneurial mindset: What do we know and where do we go?” Journal of Small Business Management, in press.
Muldoon, J., Davis, P.E., Bendickson, J., McDowell, W.C., and Liguori, E.W. “Paved with good intentions: Moral disengagement and social entrepreneurship.” Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, in press.
Muldoon, J., Liguori, E.W., and Mahto, R. “The early adolescence of entrepreneurship research.” Journal of Management History, in press.
Muldoon, J., Liguori, E.W., Solomon, S., and Bendickson, J. “Technological innovation and the expansion of entrepreneurship ecosystems.” Review of Managerial Science, in press.
Ogundana, O.M., Simba, A., Dana, L.P., and Liguori, E.W. “A growth model for understanding female-owned enterprises.” Journal of the International Council for Small Business, in press.
Santos, S. C., Costa, S., & Morris, M. H. (accepted). Entrepreneurship as a pathway into and out of poverty: A configuration perspective. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2022.2030413
Sharma, G.D., Kraus, S., Liguori, E.W., Bamel, U.K., & Chopra, R. “Entrepreneurial challenges of COVID-19: Re-thinking entrepreneurship after the crisis.” Journal of Small Business Management, in press.
Solomon, S.J., Bendickson, J., Liguori, E.W., and Marvel, M. “The effects of social policy on entrepreneurship in developed nations.” Small Business Economics, 2022, 58, 1596-1607.
Pinelli, M., Lechner, C., Kraus, S., and Liguori, E.W. “Entrepreneurial value creation: Conceptualizing an exchange-based view of entrepreneurship.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2022, 29(2), 261-278.
Wilson G.A. and Liguori, E.W. “Market orientation, failure learning orientation, and financial performance.” Journal of Small Business Management, in press.
Winkler, C., Liguori, E.W, van Gelderen, M., Noyes, E., Pittz, T., Liñan, F., Hytti, U., Walmsley, A., Cochran, S., Hudson, M., and McGuire, S. “Publishing in entrepreneurship education and pedagogy.” Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, in press.
Zane, L. J. (2022). Intellectual capital and the acquisition of human capital by technology-based new ventures. Journal of Intellectual Capital.
2021
Bandera, C., Santos, S.C., and Liguori, E.W. “The dark side of entrepreneurship education: A Delphi study on dangers and unintended consequences.” Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2021, 4(4), 609-636.
Coleman, M. C., Santos, S. C., Cypher, J. M., Krummenacher, C., & Fleming, R. (2021). Lessons from the pandemic: Engaging wicked problems with transdisciplinary deliberation. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 5, 164–171. https://doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2021.2.17
Khanin, D., Turel, O., Mahto, R., and Liguori, E.W. “Betting on the wrong horse: the antecedents and outcomes of entrepreneur’s opportunity regret.” Journal of Business Research, 2021, 135, 40-48.
Kumar, S., Vanevenhoven, J., Liguori, E.W., Dana, L.P., and Pandey, N. “Twenty-five years of the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: A bibliometric review.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2021, 28(3), 429-455.
Liguori, E.W., El Tarabishy, A., and Passerini, K. “Publishing entrepreneurship research: Strategies for success distilled from a review of over 3,500 submissions.” Journal of Small Business Management, 2021, 59(1), 1-12.
Liguori, E.W., Winkler, C., Zane, L., Muldoon, J., and Winkel, D.E. “COVID-19 and necessity-based online entrepreneurship education at U.S. community colleges.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2021, 28(6), 821-830.
Muldoon, J., Liguori, E.W., Lovett, S., and Stone, C. “For whom does the bell toll: A political analysis of criticisms of the Hawthorne Studies.” Management Research Review, 2021, 44(10), 1390-1408.
Narayanan, V.K., Zane, L.J., and Liguori, E.W. “Critical methodological considerations for entrepreneurial cognition research.” Journal of Small Business Management, 2021, 59(4), 756-793.
Neumeyer, X., & Santos, S. C. (2021). Educating the engineer-entrepreneur of the future: A team competency perspective. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2021.3086778
Ogundana, O.M., Simba, A., Dana, L.P., and Liguori, E.W. “Women entrepreneurship in developing economies: A gender-based growth model.” Journal of Small Business Management, 2021, 59(1), 42-72.
Pittz, T., Alves, J., El Tarabishy, A., Liguori, E.W., and Passerini, K. “JICSB translation: boldly positioning for broader and deeper impact.” Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2021, 2(4), 275-277.
Pryor, C., Santos, S. C., & Xie, J. (2021). The curvilinear relationships between top decision maker goal orientations and firm ambidexterity: Moderating effect of role experience. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621688
Roffia, P., Moracchiato, S., Liguori, E.W., and Kraus, S. “Operationally defining family SMEs: A critical review.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2021, 28(2), 229-260.
Santos, S. C., & Neumeyer, X. (2021). Cultural perceptions towards women in entrepreneurial teams: The effect on team processes and outcomes. Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00432-x
Santos, S. C., & Neumeyer, X. (2021). Gender, poverty and entrepreneurship: A systematic literature review and future research agenda. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 26(3), 2150018-1 - 2150018-31. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1084946721500187
Santos, S. C., Neumeyer, X., Caetano, A., & Liñan, F. (2021). Understanding how and when personal values foster entrepreneurial behavior: A humane perspective. Journal of Small Business Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2021.1888384
Santos, S. C., Nikou, S., Brännback, M., & Liguori, E. (2021). Are social and traditional entrepreneurial intentions really that different? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-01-2021-0072
Zane, L. J., & DeCarolis, D. M. (2021). The Connections Between Founders’ Social Network and Human Capital in Technology-Based New Ventures. Entrepreneurship Research Journal.
Zane, L., & Zimbroff, A. (2021). Ideation techniques and applications to entrepreneurship. In Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy–2021 (pp. 63-79). Edward Elgar Publishing.
2020
Bandera, C., Santos, S. C., & Liguori, E. (2020). The dark side of entrepreneurship education: A Delphi study on dangers and unintended consequences. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515127420944592
Liguori, E.W. and Bendickson, J. “Rising to the Challenge: Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and SDG Success.” Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2020, 1(3/4), 118-125.
Liguori, E.W. and Pittz, T.G. “Strategies for small business: Surviving and thriving in the era of COVID-19.” Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2020, 1(2), 106-110.
Liguori, E.W. and Winkler, C. “From offline to online: Challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship education following the COVID-19 pandemic.” Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2020, 3(4), 346-351.
Liguori, E.W., Muldoon, J., and Bendickson, J. “Experiential entrepreneurship education via U.S. films: Why and how.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2020, 27(6), 927-941.
Liguori, E.W., Winkler, C., Winkel, D.E., Vanevenhoven, J., and James, M. “Entrepreneurship as a career choice: Intentions, attitudes, and outcome expectations.” Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2020, 32(4), 311-331.
Matherne III, C. F., Bendickson, J. S., Santos, S. C, & Taylor. E. C. (2020). Making sense of entrepreneurial intent: A look at gender and entrepreneurial personal theory. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2019-0475
Morris, M. H., Kuratko, D. F., Audretsch, D. B., & Santos, S. C. (2020). Overcoming the liability of poorness: Disadvantage, fragility and the poverty entrepreneur. Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00409-w
Morris, M. H., Santos, S. C. & Kuratko, D. F. (2020). The great divides in social entrepreneurship and where they lead us. Small Business Economics, 57, 1089-1106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00318-y
Morris, M., Santos, S. C., & Neumeyer, X. (2020). Entrepreneurship as a solution to poverty in developed economies. Business Horizons, 63(3), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2020.01.010
Muldoon, J., Bauman, T., Bendickson, J., and Liguori, E.W. “Reassessing Elton Mayo: Clarifying Contradictions and Context.” Journal of Management History, 2020, 26(2), 165-185.
Neumeyer, X., & Santos, S. C. (2020). Makerspaces as learning sites at the intersection of engineering and entrepreneurship education. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(4), 1-7.
Neumeyer, X., & Santos, S. C. (2020). The effect of team conflict on teamwork performance: An engineering education perspective. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36,1(B), 502–509.
Neumeyer, X., Santos, S. C., & Morris, M. (2020). Overcoming barriers of technology adoption in poverty entrepreneurship: The role of technology and digital literacy. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 68(6), 1605-1618. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2989740
Santos, S. C., & Liguori, E. (2020). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions: Outcome expectations as a mediator and subjective norms as a moderator. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 26(3), 400-415. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-07-2019-0436
Santos, S. C., Caetano, A., Costa, S. F., Rueff-Lopes, R., Silva, A. J., & Neumeyer, X. (2020). Uncovering the affective turmoil during opportunity recognition and exploitation: A nonlinear approach. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00184
Stephan, U., Tavares, S. M., Carvalho, H., Ramalho, J. J. S., Santos, S. C., & van Veldhoven, M. (2020). Self-employment and eudaimonic well-being: Energized by meaning, enabled by Societal Legitimacy. Journal of Business Venturing, 35(6), 106047 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2020.106047
2019
Liguori, E.W., Bendickson, J.S., Solomon, S., and McDowell, W. “Development of a multi-dimensional measure for assessing entrepreneurial ecosystems.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2019, 31(1-2), 7-21.
Liguori, E.W., Corbin, R., Lackeus, M., and Solomon, S.J. “Under-researched domains in entrepreneurship and enterprise education: primary school, community colleges and vocational education and training programs.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2019, 26(2), 182-189.
Liguori, E.W., Winkler, C., Neck, H., and Terjesen, S. “Editorial: Special Issue on Entrepreneurship Education.” Journal of Small Business Management, 2019, 57(1), 4-5.
Neumeyer, X., & Santos, S. C. (2019). A lot of different flowers make a bouquet: The effect of gender composition on technology-based entrepreneurship teams. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16, 93-114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-019-00603-7
Neumeyer, X., Santos, S. C., & Morris, M. H. (2019). Who is left out: Exploring social boundaries in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Journal of Technology Transfer, 44(2), 462-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-018-9694-0
Riviezzo, A., Santos, S. C., Liñán, F., Napolitano, M. R., & Fusco, F. (2019). European universities seeking entrepreneurial paths: The moderating effect of contextual variables on the entrepreneurial orientation-performance relationship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 141(2019), 232-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.011
Santos, S. C. & Cardon, M. (2019). What’s love got to do with it? How team entrepreneurial passion influences performance in new venture teams. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 43(3), 475-504. doi.org/10.1177/1042258718812185
Santos, S. C., & Liguori, E. W. (2019). How and when is self-efficacy related to entrepreneurial intentions: Exploiting the role of entrepreneurial outcome expectations and subjective norms. Revista de Estudios Empresariales. Segunda Epoca, 2019(1), 6-21.
Santos, S. C., Morris, M., Caetano, A., Costa, S. F. & Neumeyer, X. (2019). Team entrepreneurial competence: Multilevel effects on individual cognitive strategies. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 25(6), 1259-1282. doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-03-2018-0126
Santos, S. C., Neumeyer, X., & Morris, M. H. (2019). Entrepreneurship education in a poverty context: An empowerment perspective. Journal of Small Business Management 57(S1), 6-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12485
Webb, J., Holmes, R.M., Pryor, C., and Liguori, E.W. “Top executive goal orientations' effects on environmental scanning and performance: Differences between founders and non-founders.” Journal of Management, 2019, 45(5), 1958-1986.
2018
Dominik, M. T., & Banerji, D. (2018). US community college entrepreneurship educator practices. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
Garrity, C.P., Liguori, E.W., and Muldoon, J. “Woodward’s Aegis: A critical biography of Joan Woodward.” Journal of Management History, 2018, 24(4), 457-475.
Liguori, E.W., Bendickson, J.S., and McDowell, W.C. “Revisiting Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Social Cognitive Career Theory Approach.” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2018, 14(1), 67-78.
Liguori, E.W., Winkler, C., Hechavarria, D., and Lange, J. “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.” Journal of Enterprising Communities, 2018, 12(2), 86-91.
Liguori, E.W., Winkler, C., Winkel, M., Marvel, M., Keels, J.K., Gelderen, M., and Noyes, E. “The entrepreneurship education imperative: Introducing EE&P.” Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2018, 1(1), 5-7.
Muldoon, J., Liguori, E.W., Bendickson, J.S., and Bauman, A. “Revisiting Perspectives on George Homans: Correcting Misconceptions.” Journal of Management History, 2018, 24(1), 57-75.
Neumeyer, X. & Santos, S. C. (2018). Sustainable business models, venture typologies, and entrepreneurial ecosystems: A social network perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 172(20), 4565-4579. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.216
Neumeyer, X., Santos, S. C., Caetano, A. & Kalbfleisch, P. (2018). Entrepreneurship ecosystems and women entrepreneurs: A social capital and network approach. Small Business Economics, 53(2), 475-489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-9996-5
Steiner, S., Brock, D., Pittz, T., and Liguori, E.W. “Multi-disciplinary involvement in social entrepreneurship education: A uniquely threaded ecosystem.” Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, 2018, 8(1), 73-91.
Zane, L. J., & Zimbroff, A. (2018). New product development: a prototyping experiential exercise using Human Centered Design methodology. In Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy–2018. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Books and Edited Volumes
Matthews, C., & Santos, S. C. (2023). Annals of entrepreneurship education. Vol. 5. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Liguori, E.W. and Tonelli, M. “Entrepreneurship in Action: The Power of Student-Run Ventures.” New York: Edward Elgar, 2021.
Matthews, C. and Liguori, E.W. “Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy” (Vol. IV). New York: Edward Elgar, 2021.
Pittz, T. and Liguori, E.W. “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Risk and Decisions: Building Successful Early-Stage Ventures.” Cambridge, MA: Emerald Publishing, 2020. (foreword by Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington)
Matthews, C. and Liguori, E.W. “Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy” (Vol. III). New York: Edward Elgar, 2018.
Morris, M., Santos, S. C., & Neumeyer, X. (2018). Poverty and entrepreneurship in developed countries. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 978 1 78811 153 9
Santos, S. C., Caetano, A., Mitchell, C., Landström, H. & Fayolle, A. (2017). The emergence of entrepreneurial behavior: Intention, education and orientation (Editors). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Liguori, E.W. “The Startup Student: Practical Advice on How to Succeed as a Student Entrepreneur.” Normal, IL: EEP Press, 2016.
Morris, M. and Liguori, E.W. “Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy” (Vol. II). New York: Edward Elgar, 2016.
Vozikis, G.S., Mescon, T.S., Feldman, H.D., and Liguori, E.W. “Entrepreneurship: Venture Initiation, Management, and Development” (2 ed.). New York: Routledge, 2014 (and M.E. Sharpe, 2013).