Journal of Business Venturing Insights. February 5, 2021
Robert Garrett, PhD
Department Chair and Brown & Williamson Professor of Entrepreneurship, Management & Entrepreneurship
College of Business, Room W212
(502) 852-4790
Bio
Robert Garrett, PhD, is the Brown & Williamson Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Louisville, Chair of Management and Entrepreneurship Department, and the Director of the Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship. He joined the college in 2013 and teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation, New Venture Finance, and Introduction to Entrepreneurship. He previously taught at Oregon State University, where he won Family Business Researcher of the Year. He continues to publish regularly in elite academic journals in Entrepreneurship.
Education
- B.S.Ch.E. (Magna cum laude) University of Mississippi, 2001
- M.S. (Business Administration) Indiana University, 2006
- Ph.D. (Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship) Indiana University, 2008
Awards & Honors
John H. Schnatter Center for Free Enterprise Summer Research Grant, 2016
Outstanding Faculty Mentor, U. of Louisville Athletics Department, 2015
Faculty Favorite: Outstanding Professor Nominated by Students, U. of Louisville, 2014
Faculty of the Year, Austin Family Business Program, 2012
Newcomb Associate Award for Outstanding Research, OSU College of Business, 2012
Research & Publications
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Venture-level outcomes of juggling and struggling -
Impact of relatedness, uncertainty and slack on corporate entrepreneurship decisions Management Decisions. June 8, 2020 -
Short leash or long leash? Parenting style, initial strategic clarity, and the development of venture learning proficiency Journal of Business Venturing. August 9, 2019 -
Internal corporate venture planning autonomy, strategic evolution, and venture performance Small Business Economics. June 18, 2019 -
Corporate entrepreneurship as a survival routine The challenges of corporate entrepreneurship in the disruptive age. November 1, 2018
