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Offering one of the very few PhD programs in
entrepreneurship and innovation in the world, Institute
for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
pairs individuals with world-renowned faculty in a rigorous
program that prepares students for top-level positions in
teaching and researching institutions.
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Luis Gustavo Morales
Research Interests:
Opportunity Recognition, First-Product Development,
New Venture Emergence & Performance, Social-Economic
Development
Teaching Courses:
Entrepreneurship, Creating New Ventures, Product
Innovation Management, Venture Capital Finance and
Investment
Reasons for Joining:
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering from Arizona State University and
corresponding work experience in the semiconductor
industry. Prior to joining UMKC I also attained an
MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird
School of Global Management and participated in an
entrepreneurial effort to initiate a new start-up
company. I decided to pursue a PhD in
Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UMKC since its
research agenda, as evident by the extensive work of
its world renowned research faculty, closely aligns
with my prior experiences and long-term research and
teaching interests.
Email:
lgmtzc@umkc.edu
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Tang Wang
Research Interests:
Strategic entrepreneurship, new product development,
top management team
Teaching Courses:
Introduction to entrepreneurship (undergraduate
level), entrepreneurial finance and venture capital
investment (undergraduate level),
Reasons for Joining: IEI
is the most desirable place in the world if you are
interested in entrepreneurship research and
education: world famous masters, cutting edge work,
motivated students, and collective environment.
Email:
tangwang@umkc.edu
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Zibin "Ben" Xu
Research Interests:
Franchising system, game theory, licensing and
technology transfer, production platform
Teaching Courses:
Entrepreneurial finance and venture capital
investment (undergraduate level), Introduction to
entrepreneurship (undergraduate level),
Reasons for Joining:
The research environment here helps a commitment of
hard-working ethic. With close relationship to top
faculties in the institute, we develops skills in
both teaching and research.
Email:
ZXu@umkc.edu
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Soheil Hooshangi
Research Interests:
Entrepreneurial leadership, Technological
innovation, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurial
marketing
Teaching Courses:
Entrepreneurial Management, Managing Creativity and
Innovation, Technology and New Ventures,
Reasons for Joining:
I have a background in electrical engineering and a
MBA from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. I
decided to pursue my PhD in entrepreneurship due to
its attractive multidisciplinary nature which gives
the chance to understand and apply concepts from
several fields of study. I joined UMKC, because it
is among very few universities that has a highly
research oriented PhD program fully dedicated to
entrepreneurship. Here I have the opportunity to
work with some of the best scholars in the field of
entrepreneurship and innovation.
Email:
Soheil.Hooshangi@umkc.edu
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Karla Mendoza Abarca
Research Interests:
Entrepreneurial Organization Theory, International
Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Economic
Development
Reasons for Joining:
UMKC is one of the few universities that offer a PhD
in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I joined IEI
because of the quality and flexibility of the PhD
program and its award-winning faculty. The PhD
program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a
great fit for my research interests and career
goals.
Email:
kimprd@umkc.edu
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Yan Chen
Research Interests:
Technology Entrepreneurship, Technological
Innovation, Technology Strategy
Reasons for Joining:
Growing up in an
entrepreneurial city that breeds tens of thousands
of successful entrepreneurs, I am attracted to the
entrepreneurship PhD program, because of the
fascinating questions that entrepreneurship scholars
raise. I decide to join this absolutely young PhD
program in this relatively youthful field, because
it houses dedicated, leading researchers and
partners with Kauffman foundation.
Email:
Yan.Chen@umkc.edu
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Yongzhi Wang
Research Interests:
Top Management Team of New Ventures, New Product
Development
Reasons for Joining:
I have my bachelor's degree in Electronic
Engineering. Before transferring to IEI in Bloch
School, UMKC, I was in Ph.D. program in School of
Management in, Xian Jiaotong University in China. I
join the Ph.D. program because it's one of the few
institutes in the U.S. that intensely focus on the
field of Entrepreneurship, which is a fascinating
and interesting field to me. Our faculty's diverse
perspectives enable us to investigate
entrepreneurial phenomena from different angles.
Email:
ywpd6@umkc.edu
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