Biography.
by Kuratko, Donald F.
Dr. Donald F. Kuratko is the Jack M. Gill Chair of
Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Executive
Director. The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, The
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University--Bloomington.
Dr. Kuratko is considered a preeminent scholar and national leader
in the field of entrepreneurship. He has published over 150 articles on
aspects of entrepreneurship, new venture development, and corporate
entrepreneurship. His work has been published in journals such as
Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Journal
of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal
of Small Business Management, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Family
Business Review, and the Journal of Business Ethics. Professor Kuratko,
in 2007, has authored 22 books, including the leading entrepreneurship
book in American universities today, Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process,
Practice, 7th ed. (South-Western/Thomson Publishers), as well as
Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Strategic Entrepreneurial
Growth, and Effective Small Business Management, 7th ed. In addition,
Professor Kuratko has been consultant on Corporate Entrepreneurship and
Entrepreneurial Strategies to a number of major Fortune 100
corporations. Dr. Kuratko also serves as the Executive Director of the
National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (NCEC), an organization
comprised of over 100 top university entrepreneurship centers throughout
the nation. Professor Kuratko was honored by his peers in Entrepreneur
magazine as one of the Top Two Entrepreneurship Program Directors in the
nation for three consecutive years including the #1 Entrepreneurship
Program Director in 2003. Under Dr. Kuratko's leadership and with
one of the largest and most prolific entrepreneurship faculties in the
world, Indiana University's Entrepreneurship Program has recently
been ranked the #1 Graduate Business School (Public Institutions) for
Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report and the #1
Undergraduate Business School (Public Institutions) for Entrepreneurship
by U.S. News & World Report. In 2007, the U.S. Association for Small
Business & Entrepreneurship honored Dr. Kuratko with the prestigious
John E. Hughes Entrepreneurial Advocacy Award for his career
achievements in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.
Donald F. Kuratko
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
dkuratko@indiana.edu
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