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Jason Harkins

Executive Dean
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Dr. Jason Harkins is the Executive Dean of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Business School, Dean of the Graduate School of Business, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, and the Founder of Scratchpad Accelerator, the first seed-stage entrepreneurial accelerator in New England North of Boston. He received his Ph.D. from the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from the University of Missouri. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Strategic Management Review,ÌýThe Journal of Business and Industrial Development, and the Journal of Management Policy and Practice. Dr. Harkins has started numerous companies, consults for numerous firms across º£½ÇÉçÇø, and serves on the Board of Directors for for-profit and non-profit companies in the entrepreneurial space. He is a passionate believer in the opportunities for entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurship to transform º£½ÇÉçÇø, the country, and the world!

Teaching Areas

  • Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
  • Small Business Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Introduction to Business

Busenitz, L. W., Sharfman, M. P., Townsend D. M. & Harkins, J. 2016. The emergence of dual identity social entrepreneurship: Its boundaries and limitations. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 7(1): 25-48.

Manev, I. M., Manolova, T. S., Harkins, J. A. & Gyoshev, B. S. 2015. Are pure or hybrid strategies right for new ventures in transition economies. International Small Business Journal, 33(8): 951-973.

Erhardt, N., Martin-Rios, C. & Harkins, J. 2014. Knowledge Flow from the Top: The Importance of Team Structure in Team Sports. European Sports Management Quarterly, 14(4): 375-396

Harkins, J. & Forster-Holt, N. 2014. Resource Dependence and the Exits of Young Firms. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 4(4): 323-349.

Arndt, A. D. & Harkins, J. 2013. A framework for configuring sales support structure. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 28(5): 432-443.

Harkins, J., Erhardt, N & Finegold, D. 2012. Reconsidering the link between human resource management and firm strategy for firms at the beginning and end of the organizational life cycle. European Journal of Business Research, 12(1): 59-70.

Canabal, A., Harkins, J. A. & Manev, I. M. 2012. What do you want and how much do you want it? A study of entrepreneurial goals and motivation intensity. Journal of International Management Studies, 12(1): 70-84.

Arndt, A. D., Karande, K. & Harkins, J. 2012. Does the performance of other functions in the frontline influence salesperson conflict? International Journal of Retailing and Distribution Management, 40 (9), 717-736.

Harkins, J. & Arndt, A. D. 2012. Antecedents and consequences of disclosures containing strategic disclosures. Strategic Management Review, 6 (1), 38-56.

Arndt, A. D. & Harkins, J. 2012. The role of technology in enabling sales support. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 13 (2), 66-73.

Education

Ph.D., Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma (2008)
MBA, University of Missouri (2003)
BS, Truman State University (2001)
Dr. Jason Harkins
Executive Dean
Associate Professor