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.

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.                 
 

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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.

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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.