Esra Memili, PhDAssociate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Margaret Van Hoy Hill Dean’s Notable ScholarAssociate Editor, Journal of Family Business StrategyMarketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism

Bryan School of Business and EconomicsUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro

370 BryanP.O. Box 26170

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170Tel. (662) 617-1459 Fax (336) 334-5580

e_memili@uncg.edu

Education

Doctoral Degree – Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 2011

Dissertation Title: Control-Enhancing Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Family versus Nonfamily Publicly Traded Firms*

Dissertation Committee: Dr. James J. Chrisman (Dissertation Chair), Dr. Tim Barnett, Dr. Daniel Holt, Dr. Franz W. Kellermanns, and Dr. Robert Otondo

*2012 Family Firm Institute - Best Quantitative Dissertation Award Winner

Master of Business Administration – Edgewood College, Madison, WI, 1998

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance with Highest Standing at Graduation – Marmara University, Istanbul, 1996

Exchange Student (Full Scholarship in Business Administration) – Carroll College, Waukesha, WI, 1995-1996

Academic Experience

Associate Professor in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, August 2017-Present

Assistant Professor in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, August 2011-2017

Research Assistant for the Director, Dr. James J. Chrisman - Center of Family Enterprise Research, Management and Information Systems Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 2007-2011

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Courses Developed and Taught:

Teaching ENT342 International Entrepreneurship online and ENT336 Opportunities to Action: Business Plan Writing (both online and face-to-face), University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2011-Present

Developed ENT 336 Opportunities to Action: Business Plan Writing Online Course, Fall 2017

Developed ENT 130 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Online Course, Fall 2017

Teaching ENT 130 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Online Course, Spring 2018

Course Coordinator for ENT 130 Sustainable Entrepreneurship all sections, Spring 2018

Student Development Activities

. UNCG Member of the Graduate Faculty (2017-Present)

. Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member for doctoral students:

Ruveyda Kelleci, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium, 2018

Burcu Koc, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2014-Present

. Mentor for doctoral students: Hanqing Chevy Fang (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS); Henrik Harms, Fabian Bahr, & Jonas Steeger (Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, Hamburg, Germany); Burcu Koc (Gazi Unversity, Ankara, Turkey) and master’s degree student Lilia Magali Gutiérrez Patrón (Tecnologico De Monterrey, Campus Guadaljara, Mexico), 2011-Present.

. Mentor for and nominator of ENT/BUS 336 Fall 2015 student Larry Long for NCEC Jerry McGuire Student Entrepreneur Award 2016 for his business idea and plan Suds Waterless Car Wash Co. He became 2nd runner up in Spring 2016.

. Co-advisor with Mr. Jim Milanese for Ms. Ananya Huria, Honors student, for her research project titled: “An Approach to Brand Valuation: Measuring Brand Equity through the Free Cash Flow Valuation Model” in Fall 2013 and featured at UNCG Office of Research, Research Perspectives web site: http://research.uncg.edu/researchperspectives/student-perspective-delving-into-brand-equity-with-ananya-huria/

Ananya Huria’s research project has been accepted for presentation at the 2014 Honors Research Symposium at UNCG and won the First Prize and Award in the Sciences and Professional Schools. Ananya’s paper is accepted for presentation at the 2014 Undergraduate Research Expo at UNCG. Ananya is also nominated and selected for the 2014 Student Excellence Award from the Honors Council of Lloyd International Honors College at UNCG.

. Co-advisor with Dr. Duane Cyrus for Ms. Maria-Elena Henry for her Honor’s Thesis business plan titled: “Academy of Dance and Well Being” in Spring 2013.

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. Mentor for Ms. Ananya Huria, Honors undergraduate student, whose research essay, “Internationalization of Family Firms” has been accepted to the 2013 Undergraduate Honors Symposium to be presented on February 22, 2013 at the Elliott University Center, UNCG and 2013 Undergraduate Research Expo for Behavioral, Economic, Educational, and Social Sciences on March 21, 2013.

. Mentor for Mr. Glenn Zimmerman, the 1st Place Winner of 2012 North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center Business Idea contest and $1,000.00 prize over 76 students from UNCG, NCAT, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Elon University, and Guilford Tech students. Glen worked on this idea to develop a business plan with a group of students (Phrin Konsa, Juanis Martinez Rodriguez, Rajvir Sangha, and Logan Sizemore) in Fall 2012, BUS/ENT336 Business Plan class. The group selected him to present their business idea titled: www.autostration.com at the contest. Nominator of Glen Zimmerman for 2013 Bryan School of Business Outstanding Student Award he won and announced at the Spring 2013 graduation ceremony.

. Mentor for Ms. Victoria Russell, Finalist of 2011 North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center Business Idea contest. Victoria was a student at Fall 2011, BUS/ENT336 Business Plan class.

Entrepreneurship, Business Policy, and Organizational Communications- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 2009-2011

Publications - Peer Reviewed Journal Articles (45)

1. Fang, H. C., Siau, K., Memili, E., & Dou, J. Forthcoming (2018). The Cognitive Antecedents of Family Business Bias in Investment Decisions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Financial Times 50, ABDC: A*, ABS: 4, IF: 4.916).

2. Fang, H. C., Kotlar, J., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & DeMassis, A. Forthcoming (2018). The Pursuit of International Opportunities in Family Firms: Generational Differences and the Role of Knowledge-based Resources. Global Strategy Journal-Strategic Management Society (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, 5-year IF: 3.66) Special Issue on Family Firms.

3. Randolph, R. V. G., Wang, Z. H., & Memili, E. Forthcoming (2018). Entrenchment in Publicly-Traded Family Firms: Evidence from the S&P 500. Long Range Planning (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, 5-year IF: 6.297, 2016 IF: 3.547).

4. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Koc, B., Yildirim-Oktem, O., & Sonmez, S. (2017). Sustainability Practices of Family Firms: The Interplay between Family Ownership and Long- Orientation. Journal of Sustainable Tourism (ABDC: A*, ABS: 3, 5-year IF: 4.304, 2016 IF: 2.978), 1-20.

5. Taras, V., Memili, E., Wang, Z. H., & Harms, H. Forthcoming (2018). Family Involvement in Publicly-Traded Firms and Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Management Research Review.

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6. Altin, M., Memili, E., & Sonmez, S. (2017). Institutional economics and firm creation in the hospitality and tourism industry: A comparative analysis of developing and developed economies. Tourism Economics (ABDC: A, ABS: 2), 23(7).

7. Welsh, D. H., Kaciak, E., Memili, E., & Minialai, C. (2017). Business-Family Interface and the Performance of Women Entrepreneurs: The Moderating Effect of Economic Development. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 13(1), 1-33.

8. Welsh, D. H., Kaciak, E., Memili, E., & Zhou, Q. (2017). Work-Family Balance and Marketing Capabilities as Determinants of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs' Firm Performance. Journal of Global Marketing, 30(3), 174-191.

9. Fang, C. H., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Penney, C. (2017). Industry and Information Asymmetry: The case of the employment of non-family managers in small and medium-sized family firms. Journal of Small Business Management (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 2.876), 55(4), 632-648.

10. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Welsh, D. H. (2017). Internationalization of Publicly Traded Family Firms: A Transaction Cost Theory Perspective and Longitudinal Analysis. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 16(1-2), 80-108.

11. Fang, H. C., Randolph, R. V. G., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J. (2016). Does Size Matter? The Moderating Effects of Firm Size on the Employment of Non-Family Managers in Privately-Held Family SMEs. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Financial Times Top 50, ABDC: A*, ABS: 4, IF: 4.916), 40(5), 1017-1039.

12. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Chrisman, J. J., & De Massis, A. (2016). The Prevalence of Small- and Medium-Sized Family Firms and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis. Small Business Economics (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 2.421), 45(4), 771-785.

13. Memili, E., Singal, M., & Barredy, C. (2016). Editorial: Family Governance and Family Firm Outcomes. Journal of Family Business Management, Special Issue on Family Governance, 6(2).

14. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Hellstern, G. M., Ozga, J., & Zamantili Nayir, D. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of Art Galleries: The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Performance Outcomes in Cultural Diversity. Journal of Cultural Management: Arts, Economics, and Policy, 2(2), 103-122.

15. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Family Moral Support on Turkish Women Entrepreneurs. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 1, 3-12.

16. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., & Welsh, D. H. (2015). Value creation and value appropriation in innovation process in publicly-traded family firms. Management Decision, 53(9), 1921-1952.

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17. Memili, E. (2015). Guest Editor’s Note: Performance and Behavior of Family Firms. (2015). International Journal of Financial Studies, Special Issue on Family Firms, 3(3): 423-430.

18. Memili, E., & Misra, K. (2015). Corporate Governance Provisions, Family Involvement, and Firm Performance in Publicly Traded Family Firms. International Journal of Financial Studies, Special Issue on Family Firms, 3(3), 194-229.

19. Harms, H., Memili, E., & Steeger, J. (2015). Expert Insights on the Determinants of Cooperation in Family Firms in Tourism and Hospitality Sector. Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 3(2), 72-83.

20. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., Reddy, S., Sype, G. (2015). Cross-Country Technology Gap in Latin America: Growth Accounting and Non-Parametric Approaches. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 22(4), 630-648.

21. Chrisman, J.J., Memili, E., & Misra, K. (2014). Non-family managers, family firms, and the winner’s curse: The influence of non-economic goals and bounded rationality. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Financial Times Top 50, ABDC: A*, ABS: 4, IF: 4.916), 38(5), 1103-1127.

22. Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., Kellermanns, F. W., & Welsh, D. H. B. (2014). Role conflicts of family members in family firms. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(1), 143-151.

23. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E., & Al Sadoon, A. (2014). Saudi Women Entrepreneurs: A Growing Economic Segment. Journal of Business Research (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, 5 year IF: 4.108, IF: 3.354), 67(5), 758-762.

24. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Ouchi, M., & Kaciak, E. (2014). Japanese Women Entrepreneurs: Implications for Family Firms. Journal of Small Business Management (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 2.876), Special Issue on Family Firms, 21(2), 200-209.

25. Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Kaciak, E. (2014). Organizational Psychological Capital of Family Franchise Firms through the Lens of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Special Issue on Psychological Capital, 21(2), 200-209.

26. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Fang, H. (2014). The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Women’s Entrepreneurship. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 24(1), 45-59.

27. Welsh, D. H. B., Kim, G., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. (2014). The Influence of Family Moral Support and Personal Problems on Firm Performance: The Case of Korean Female Entrepreneurs. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 19(3): 1-17.

28. Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Luthans, F. (2013). Going Beyond Research on Goal Setting: A Proposed Role for Organizational Psychological Capital of Family Firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Financial Times Top 50, ABDC: A*, ABS: 4, IF: 4.916), Special Issue on Family Firms, November 37(6): 1289-1396.

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29. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chang, E. P. C., & Chrisman, J. J. (2013). The propensity to use non-family managers’ incentive compensation in small and medium size family firms. Journal of Family Business Management, Special Issue, 3(1): 62-80.

30. Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. (2013). Organizational Psychological Capital in Family-owned Franchise Firms and Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Ethics & Entrepreneurship.

31. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Rosplock, K., Roure, J., & Segurado, J. L. (2013). Perceptions of Entrepreneurship across Generations in Family Offices: A Stewardship Theory Perspective. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 4(3): 213-226.

32. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E., & Ahmed, S. (2013). Sudanese women entrepreneurs. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 18(2): 1-18.

33. Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. (2012). Towards a theory of non-family employees’ organizational identification. Journal of Technology Management in China, 7(3): 255-269.

34. Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. (2012). Family involvement and the use of corporate governance provisions protecting controlling versus non-controlling owners. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 9(3): 11-27.

35. Memili, E., Zellweger, T. M., & Fanq, H. (2013). The determinants of family owners-managers’ affective organizational commitment. Family Relations, Family Business Special Issue, 62(3), 443-456.

36. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Sarkar, S. (2014). The determinants of venture creation time: A cross-country perspective. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10(2), 253-276.

37. Fanq, H., Memili, E., Chrisman, J.J., & Welsh, D. H. B. (2012). Family firms’ professionalization: Resource-based view and institutional theory perspectives. Small Business Institute Journal, 8(2): 12-34.

38. Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J.J., & Welsh, D. H. B. (2013). What can drive successful entrepreneurial firms? An analysis of the Inc 500 companies. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 22(2): 27-49.

39. Chang, E. P. C., Misra, K., & Memili, E. (2012). Expanding the notion of entrepreneurship capital in American counties: A panel data analysis of 2002-2007. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 17(3), September 2012.

40. Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. (2012). Building a family firm image: How family firms capitalize on their family ties. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 3, 239-250.

41. Memili, E., Chrisman, J.J., Chang, E. P. C. & Kellermanns, F. W. (2011). Der Einfluß von Marktorientierung und innerfamiliären Nachfolgeintentionen auf die Wettbewerbsposition von Kleinunternehmen [The influence of market orientation and intra-family succession intentions on the competitive positioning of small firms]. Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis (Family Firm Special Issue), 63(6): 606-627.

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42. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Chua, J. (2011). Transaction costs and outsourcing decisions in small and medium sized family firms. Family Business Review (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 4.229), 24(1), 47-61.

43. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., Chang, E. P.C., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2011). The determinants of family firms’ subcontracting: A transaction cost perspective. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2(1): 26-33.

44. Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A., Kellermanns, F. W., Zellweger, T. M., & Barnett, T. (2010). The Critical Path to Family Firm Success through Entrepreneurial Risk Taking and Image. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 1(4): 200-209.

45. Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Chua, J. H. (2009). Family Social Capital, Venture Preparedness, and Start-Up Decisions: A Study of Hispanic Entrepreneurs in New England. Family Business Review (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 4.229), 22(3): 279-292.

Publications - Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings

Memili, E. & Barnett, T. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management.

Publications – Book

Memili, E., & Dibrell, C. (Co-Editors) Forthcoming (2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Palgrave Publishing, New York, NY.

Co-edited 34 book chapters submitted by 34 author teams (total 98 authors around the globe).

Publications - Book Chapters (4)

1. Dibrell, C. & Memili, E. Forthcoming (2018). Editorial Note. The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Palgrave Publishing.

2. Scifres, E. L., Chrisman, J. J., & Memili, E. (2016). Strategic renewal and firm performance: Implications of incremental versus radical change after environmental upheavals. In S. Zahra (Ed.), Handbook of Corporate Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 175-199.

3. Memili, E., Lumpkin, G. T., & Dess, G. G. 2010. Entrepreneurial orientation: The driving force for corporate entrepreneurship. In P. Mazzola & F. W. Kellermanns (Eds.), Handbook of Strategy Process Research. Edward Elgar Publishing.

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4. Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A., Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., & Barnett, T. 2010. The importance of looking toward the future and building on the past: Entrepreneurial risk taking and image in family firms. In A. Stewart, G. T. Lumpkin & J. Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, Vol. 12.

Publications – Other Conference Proceedings

1. Welsh, D. H. B., & Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. 2014. An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Family Moral Support on Turkish Women Entrepreneurs. Paper accepted to be published in the proceedings at SBI 2014 conference, Las Vegas, NV.

2. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Ochi, M. 2013. Japanese Women Entrepreneurs: Prospects for Growth. Paper published in the proceedings at USASBE conference, San Francisco, CA.

3. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Fang, H. 2013. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Women’s Entrepreneurship. Paper published in the proceedings at Small Business Institute conference, St. Petersburg, FL, 2013.

4. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Okyay, L. A., & Kaciak, E. 2013. Turkish Women Entrepreneurs: Implications for Small Business Development. Paper accepted at European Academy of Management meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.

5. Randolph, V. D. G. R., Fang, H., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2013. Does Firm Size Matter in Family Firm Professionalization: A Stakeholder Salience Perspective and a Moderated-Mediation Model. Paper accepted at Southwest Academy of Management meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

6. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Does Age Matter? Family Ownership, Succession Intentions, and Firm Performance in Small to Medium Sized Family Firms. Southern Management Association Conference 2012, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Paper published in the proceedings.

7. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2012. Internationalization of Publicly Traded Family Firms: A Transaction Cost Theory Perspective and Longitudinal Analysis. Paper accepted at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada. Paper published in the proceedings.

8. Fang, H., & Memili, E. 2012. Strategic Responses of Family Firms to External Institutional Pressures: An Institutional Theory Perspective. Paper accepted at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada. Paper published in the proceedings.

9. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Performance heterogeneity in family versus non-family firms: A state-level empirical analysis. Paper accepted at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada. Paper published in the proceedings.

10. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Foreign venture presence and domestic entrepreneurship: A macro level study. Paper accepted at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012. Paper published in the proceedings.

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11. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. The prevalence of family firms by industry: A transaction cost theory perspective and longitudinal analysis. Paper accepted at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012. Paper published in the proceedings.

12. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Al-Sadoon, A. 2012. Saudi women entrepreneurs: A growing economic segment. Paper accepted at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012. Paper published in the proceedings.

13. Misra, K., Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2012. The determinants of venture creation time: A cross-country perspective. Paper accepted at the Kauffman International Research and Policy Roundtable 2012, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Paper published in the proceedings.

14. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Family firms’ professionalization by industry. Paper accepted at Small Business Institute conference, San Antonio, TX, 2012. Paper published in the proceedings.

15. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. 2011. Corporate governance provisions enhancing controlling owners' voting rights in family firms: A panel data analysis. Paper accepted and selected as Best Doctoral Paper in the Entrepreneurship / InformationTechnology / Innovation track at the Southern Management Association 2011 meeting, Savannah, GA, 2011. Paper published in the proceedings.

16. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. 2011. Family involvement and the use of corporate governance provisions protecting controlling versus noncontrolling owners. Paper accepted at the Southern Management Association 2011 meeting, Savannah, GA, 2011. Paper published in the proceedings.

17. Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., Zellweger, T. M. The link between family firm dynamics, image, and firm performance. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society conference, Miami, FL, 2011.

18. Zellweger, T., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. 2011. Differentiation through family firm image. Paper accepted at International Family Enterprise Research Academy meeting, Sicily, Italy. Paper published in the proceedings.

19. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Chang, E. P. C. 2011. An empirical analysis of the antecedents of nonfamily managers' incentive compensation in family firms. Paper published at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship meeting proceedings, Hilton Head, SC.

20. Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. Control enhancing corporate governance mechanisms: Family versus non-family publicly traded firms. Paper published at Southern Management Association meeting proceedings.

21. Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. Does innovation matter to achieve entrepreneurial success? Paper presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Nashville, TN. Paper published in the proceedings.

22. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P. C., & Lueg, J. 2009. The influence of market orientation and intra-family succession intentions on the marketing strategies of small firms. Paper presented at Southern Management Association meeting, Asheville, NC. Paper published in the proceedings.

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23. Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2009. The determinants of role conflict in family firms: A stewardship theory perspective. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy meeting, Limassol, Cyprus. Paper published in the proceedings.

24. Memili, E., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. Family members’ role conflict in family firms. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Paper published in the proceedings.

25. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P.C., & Kellermanns, F. 2009. The determinants of family firms’ subcontracting: A transaction cost perspective. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Paper published in the proceedings.

26. Memili, E. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ organizational identification and attachment in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Meetings, St. Petersburg, FL. Paper published in the proceedings.

27. Memili, E. 2008. Stewardship perspective of decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy, Nyenrode, Netherlands. Paper published in the proceedings.

28. Memili, E. 2007. Link between reciprocal altruism, position bias, politics, and decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN. Paper published in the proceedings.

Conference Presentations (99)

1. Fang, H. C. F., & Memili, E. 2018. Female Family Member Involvement and Family FirmInnovation. Paper accepted at IFERA 2018 conference, Zwolle, Netherlands.

2. Hernandez Linares, R., Fernandez, M., Memili, E., Mullins, F. & Patel, P. 2018. High Performance Work Practices, Socioemotional Wealth, and Labor Productivity in Family Firms. Paper accepted at IFERA 2018 conference, Zwolle, Netherlands.

3. Wang, Z. H., Randolph, R., Memili, E. 2017. Family Matters: Family versus Non-family Firms, Generational Differences, and the Entrenchment Index. Paper accepted and presented at Academy of Management Conference 2017, Atlanta, GA.

4. Randolph, R., Memili, E., Nayir, D., & Fang, H. C. 2017. Mutual Benefit in SME Coopetition: A Study of Proactive and Reactive Motivation to Collaboration. Paper accepted and presented at Western Academy of Management Conference 2017, Palm Springs, CA.

5. Memili, E. Invited commentary presented at the Theories of Family Enterprise Conference for Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice Journal Special Issue on Family Firms, 2017, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

6. Memili, E., Fang, H. C. F., & Buttner, H. 2017. Women Family Member Involvement in Corporate Governance: A Longitudinal Study of Publicly-Traded Family Firms. Paper accepted and presented at USASBE 2017 Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

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7. Randolph, R., Memili, E., Nalbantli, D., & Fang, H. C. 2017. Seeing Forests for the Trees: Knowledge Diversity and Causation Logics in Family Firms. Paper presented and won Conference Theme Best Paper Award and Prize at FERC 2017, Asheville, NC.

8. Madanoglu, M. & Memili, E. 2017. Family Firms’ Home-based Operations, Couples’ Ownership, and Exit: A Transaction Cost Perspective. Paper accepted and presented at IFERA 2017 conference, Zadar, Croatia.

9. Madanoglu, M. & Memili, E. 2017. Family Firms, Franchising and Exit in Hospitality and Tourism In Person Presentation. Paper accepted and presented at Touravel 2017 conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

10. Madanoglu, M. & Memili, E. 2017. Franchising and Family Ownership in the Hospitality Industry: Friends or Foes? Paper accepted and presented at 4th World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Orlando, FL.

11. Wang, H., & Memili, E. 2016. Power of Family Owners and Managerial Entrenchment: A Comparative Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Paper accepted and presented at Academy of Management Conference 2016, Anaheim, CA.

12. Tegtmeier, S., Memili, E., & Terjesen, S. 2016. The Determinants of Entrepreneurial Ladder: An Empirical Analysis of the German Women Entrepreneurs. Paper accepted and presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference 2016, Paris, France.

13. Randolph, R., Memili, E., Nalbantli, D., & Fang, H. C. 2016. Motivation, Trust, and Mutual Benefit in Coopetitive Relationships. Paper accepted and presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference 2016, Paris, France.

14. Tegtmeier, S., Memili, E., & Terjesen, S. 2016. Women on the Entrepreneurial Ladder: An Empirical Study in the Context of Bourdieu’s Social Capital Theory. Paper accepted and presented at Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) conference 2016, Antwerp, Belgium.

15. Altin, M., Memili, E., & Sonmez, S. 2016. Institutional Economic and Firm Creation in the Hospitality and Tourism Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Developing and Developed Economies. Paper accepted and presented at Touravel Conference 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.

16. Memili, E., James, C., Fang, H. C., & Buttner, H. 2015. A Global Analysis of the Impact of Family Business Failure, Allocentrism, and Minority Membership on Entrepreneurial Outcome Expectations. Paper accepted and selected for Best Empirical Paper Runner-up Award at USASBE 2015 conference, Tampa, FL.

17. Memili, E., Harms, H., Taras, V., & Wang, Z. H. 2015. Family Involvement in Publicly-Traded Firms and Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Paper accepted at Academy of Management Conference 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

18. Wang, Z. H., & Memili, E. 2015. Family Firms and Managerial Entrenchment: The Case of the E-Index. Paper accepted at Strategic Management Society conference, Denver, CO.

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19. Memili, E., Fang, C. H., Koc, B., Yildirim-Oktem, O., & Sonmez, S. 2015. The Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility in Family Firms in Tourism and Hospitality Sector. Paper accepted at International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Conference 2015, Hamburg, Germany.

20. Memili, E., Harms, H., Taras, V., & Wang, Z. H. 2015. A Meta-Analytic Review of Family Involvement in Publicly-Traded Firms and Firm Performance. Paper accepted at International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Conference 2015, Hamburg, Germany.

21. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E. & Zhou, Q. 2015. The Impact of Family and Personal Dynamics on Chinese Women Entrepreneurs’ Firm Performance: An Empirical Analysis. Paper accepted and selected for the Distinguished Empirical Paper Award at the SBI 2015 Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.

22. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Koc, B., Yildirim-Oktem, O., & Sonmez, S. 2015. Determinants of Sustainability Management Practices in Family Firms: An Inconsistent Mediation Model. Paper accepted and presented at ICSB World Conference, Dubai, UAE.

23. Memili, E., & Wang, Z. H. 2014. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Entrenchment Index in Family versus Non-family Firms and Generational Differences. Paper accepted and presented at SMA 2014 conference, Savannah, GA.

24. Fang, H. C., Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2014. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Innovation Process in Publicly-Traded Family Firms. Paper presented and selected for USASBE 2014 Best Family Business Paper Award at USASBE 2014 conference, Fort Worth, TX.

25. Fang, H. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & De Massis, A. 2014. The Prevalence of Small-to-Medium Size Family-Owned Firms and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis. Paper presented and selected for USASBE 2014 Best Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Paper Award at USASBE 2014 conference, Fort Worth, TX.

26. Memili, E., & Wang, Z. H. Entrenchment Index in Publicly-traded Family Firms: A Longitudinal Analysis. Paper presented at Academy of Management Conference 2014, Philadelphia, PA.

27. Memili, E., Fang, H., De Massis, A., & Kotlar, J. Generational Differences and International Diversification in Family Firms. Paper presented at Academy of Management Conference 2014, Philadelphia, PA.

28. Memili, E., & Wang, Z. H. 2014. The Propensity to Use E-Index Provisions in Publicly-Traded Family Firms. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Conference 2014, Lappeenranta, Finland.

29. Memili, E., & Wang, Z. H. 2014. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Entrenchment Index in Family versus Non-family Firms and Generational Differences. Paper accepted for presentation at Southern Management Association Conference, Savannah, GA.

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30. Memili, E., Sonmez, S., Yildirim-Oktem, O., & Koc, B. 2014 The Determinants of Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Practices in Family Firms. Paper presented at Interdisciplinary Tourism Research conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

31. Welsh, D. H. B., Gyu, K., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. 2014. The Influence of Family Moral Support and Personal Problems on Firm Performance: The Case of Korean Women Entrepreneurs. Paper presented at Pan Pacific Business Conference, Osaka, Japan.

32. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., Reddy, S., & Sype, G. 2014. Determinants of Total Factor Productivity Gap: The Latin American Perspectives. Paper accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Services Management, Macau, China.

33. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. 2014. A Preliminary Study of Polish Women Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses. Paper accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Services Management, Macau, China.

34. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Family Moral Support on Turkish Women Entrepreneurs. Paper presented at SBI 2014 conference, Las Vegas, NV.

35. Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., & Chrisman, J. J. 2013. Does size matter? Family ownership, succession intentions, and employment of non-family managers. Paper accepted and presented at Academy of Management meeting 2013, Orlando, FL.

36. Fang, H. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2013. Family ownership dispersion and firm productivity in SMEs. Paper accepted and presented at Academy of Management meeting 2013, Orlando, FL.

37. Fang, H. C., Memili, E., Kotlar, J., & Chrisman, J. J. 2013. Family ownership and firm performance. Paper accepted and presented at Academy of Management meeting 2013, Orlando, FL.

38. Memili, E., Patel, P., & Holt, D. 2013. Family-friendly Work Practices in Family Firms: A Multilevel Study. Paper accepted and presented at USASBE conference and selected for Best Practitioner Paper Award, San Francisco, CA.

39. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Ochi, M. 2013. Japanese Women Entrepreneurs: Prospects for Growth. Paper accepted and presented at USASBE conference, San Francisco, CA.

40. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., & Chrisman, J. J. 2013. First and Later Generation Family Owners and International Diversification: A Longitudinal Analysis of US Publicly-traded Family Firms. Paper accepted and presented at FERC, Vina del Mar, Chile.

41. Fang, H. C., Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2013. Family Ownership, Succession Intentions, and Professionalization. Paper invited to FERC for winning FOBI 2012 Research Scholars Grant and Award, Vina del Mar, Chile and selected for FERC 2013 Best Doctoral Student Poster Award.

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42. Woods, J., Fang, H. C., & Memili, E. 2013. Family Support and Managerial Involvement in Chinese Family Firms. Paper accepted and presented at FERC, Vina del Mar, Chile.

43. Memili, E., Fang, H. C., Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., & Chrisman, J. J. 2013. Family Involvement and Publicly-Traded Family Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Governance Provisions. Paper accepted at International Family Enterprise Research Academy 2013, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

44. Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2013. Psychological Capital in Family-owned Franchise Firms and Corporate Social Responsibility. Paper accepted at International Family Enterprise Research Academy 2013, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

45. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E., Al Sadoon, A. 2013. Saudi Women Entrepreneurs: A Growing Economic Segment. Paper presented and selected for GIKA 2013 Best Paper Award at Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy conference, Valencia, Spain.

46. Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2013. Family Firm Psychological Capital through the Lens of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory. Paper accepted and presented at Dr. Fred Luthans’ Festschrift conference, Lincoln, NE.

47. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Okyay, L. A., & Kaciak, E. 2013. Turkish Women Entrepreneurs: Implications for Small Business Development. Paper accepted and presented at European Academy of Management meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.

48. Randolph, V. D. G. R., Fang, H., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2013. Does Firm Size Matter in Family Firm Professionalization: A Stakeholder Salience Perspective and a Moderated-Mediation Model. Paper accepted at Southwest Academy of Management meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

49. Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Fang, H. 2013. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Women’s Entrepreneurship. Paper accepted at Small Business Institute conference, St. Petersburg, FL, 2013.

50. Welsh, D. H. B., & Memili, E. 2012. Assessment tools: Organizational/family assessment tools. Presented at Family Firm Institute conference 2012, Brussels, Belgium.

51. Welsh, D. H. B., & Memili, E. 2012. Assessment tools: Individual assessment tools. Presented at Family Firm Institute conference 2012, Brussels, Belgium.

52. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. The Structural Effects of Foreign Ventures on Domestic Entrepreneurship: A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting 2012, Boston, MA.

53. Fang, H., Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2012. Family Succession and Employment of Non-family Managers: The Moderation Effects of Transgenerational Succession Intentions. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting 2012, Boston, MA.

54. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Does Age Matter? Family Ownership, Succession Intentions, and Firm Performance in Small to Medium Sized Family Firms.

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55. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2012. Internationalization of Publicly Traded Family Firms: A Transaction Cost Theory Perspective and Longitudinal Analysis. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada.

56. Fang, H., & Memili, E. 2012. Strategic Responses of Family Firms to External Institutional Pressures: An Institutional Theory Perspective. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada.

57. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Performance heterogeneity in family versus non-family firms: A state-level empirical analysis. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2012, Montreal, Canada.

58. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Family firms’ professionalization: A resource-based view and institutional theory perspective. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy 2012, Bordeaux, France.

59. Memili, E., Welsh, D. H. B., & Falbe, C. 2012. Psychological Capital in Family-owned Franchise Firms and Firm Performance. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy 2012, Bordeaux, France.

60. Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2012. Commentary on Goal Setting in Family Firms: Goal Diversity, Social Interactions, and Collective Commitment to Family-Centered Goals by Josip Kotlar and Alfredo De Massis. Commentary presented at Theories of Family Enterprise Conference 2012, Edmonton, Canada.

61. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Foreign venture presence and domestic entrepreneurship: A macro level study. Paper presented at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012.

62. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. The prevalence of family firms by industry: A transaction cost theory perspective and longitudinal analysis. Paper presented at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012.

63. Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., & Al-Sadoon, A. 2012. Saudi women entrepreneurs: A growing economic segment. Paper presented at USASBE conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012.

64. Fang, H., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2012. Family firms’ professionalization by industry. Paper presented at Small Business Institute conference, San Antonio, TX, 2012.

65. Misra, K., Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. 2012. The determinants of venture creation time: A cross-country perspective. Paper presented at the Kauffman International Research and Policy Roundtable 2012, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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66. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Chang, E. P. C. The propensity to use nonfamily managers’ incentive compensation in family firms. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting 2011, San Antonio, TX.

67. Chang, E. P. C., Misra, K., & Memili, E. Entrepreneurship capital in American counties: A panel data analysis. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting 2011, San Antonio, TX.

68. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. Corporate governance provisions enhancing controlling owners' voting rights in family firms: A panel data analysis. Paper presented and selected as Best Doctoral Paper in the Entrepreneurship / Information Technology / Innovation track at the Southern Management Association 2011 meeting, Savannah, GA, 2011.

69. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. Family involvement and the use of corporate governance provisions protecting controlling versus noncontrolling owners. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association 2011 meeting, Savannah, GA, 2011.

70. Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., Zellweger, T. M. The link between family firm dynamics, image, and firm performance. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society conference, Miami, FL, 2011.

71. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. The link between corporate governance, family Involvement, and firm Performance. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference 2011.

72. Zellweger, T., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. Differentiation through family firm image. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy 2011 meeting, Sicily, Italy.

73. Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J. J., & Chang, E. P. C. An empirical analysis of the antecedents of nonfamily managers' incentive compensation in family firms. Paper presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Hilton Head, SC, 2011.

74. Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. The compensation of nonfamily managers and the preference for family managers in family firms: An economic analysis. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting.

75. Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., & Zellweger, T. 2010. The determinants of family owner-managers’ affective organizational commitment. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting.

76. Memili, E., Shaw, J., & Barnett, T. 2010. A stakeholder culture perspective on nonfamily employees’ perceptions of justice in family firms. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting.

77. Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. Control enhancing corporate governance mechanisms: Family versus non-family publicly traded firms. Paper accepted at 2010 Southern Management Association meeting.

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78. Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. The determinants of nonfamily managers' compensation: An empirical analysis. Invited paper for presentation at the Family Enterprise Research Conference as Family Owned Business Institute 2009 Award and Grant Winner, Cancun, Mexico.

79. Memili, E., Kellermanns, F. W., & Zellweger, T. M. 2010. The determinants of family business members' affective family firm commitment. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

80. Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. 2010. Linking family firm image to performance: How family firms build trust to foster success. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

81. Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2010. Does innovation matter to achieve entrepreneurial success? Paper presented at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Meeting, Nashville, TN.

82. Memili, E., Eddleston, K. A, Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., & Barnett, T. 2009. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Image in Family Firms. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting, Chicago, IL.

83. Memili, E., & Shaw, J. 2009. Family Influence and Nonfamily Employees' Perceptions of Justice: Normative Stakeholder Perspective. Paper presented at Academy of Management meeting, Chicago, IL.

84. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P. C., & Lueg, J. 2009. The influence of market orientation and intra-family succession intentions on the marketing strategies of small firms. Paper presented at Southern Management Association meeting, Asheville, NC.

85. Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2009. The determinants of role conflict in family firms: A stewardship theory perspective. Paper presented at International Family Enterprise Research Academy meeting, Limassol, Cyprus.

86. Memili, E., & Shaw, J. 2009. Stakeholder perspective on nonfamily employees' perceptions of justice in family firms. Paper presented and selected for Business Ethics Quarterly Special Issue Publication Workshop at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

87. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., Kellermanns, F. W., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. The link between transaction cost factors and family firms' efficient boundaries. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

88. Memili, E., & Misra, K. 2009. An economic tournament model of nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms. Paper presented at Family Enterprise Research Conference, Winnipeg, Canada.

89. Memili, E., & Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2009. An economic tournament model of nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms. Paper presented at Mississippi State University Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, Starkville, MS.

90. Memili, E., & Chang, E. P. C. 2009. Family members’ role conflict in family firms. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

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91. Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chang, E. P.C., & Kellermanns, F. 2009. The determinants of family firms’ subcontracting: A transaction cost perspective. Paper presented at the USASBE Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

92. Memili, E. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ organizational identification and attachment in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Meetings, St. Petersburg, FL.

93. Chang, E. P.C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Chua, J. H., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2008. Venture preparation and business creation: Does family help? A report of Hispanics in the U. S. Paper presented at the Family Capital, Family Business, and Free Enterprise conference, Minneapolis, MN.

94. Memili, E. 2008. Stewardship perspective of decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy, Nyenrode, Netherlands.

95. Memili, E. & Chrisman, J. J. 2008. A transaction cost perspective on family firms’ outsourcing decisions. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

96. Memili, E. & Barnett, T. 2008. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Selected for Best Paper Proceedings. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

97. Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., & Chrisman, J. J. 2008. Venture preparation and business creation: Does family help? A report of Hispanics in the U. S. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA.

98. Memili, E., Chang, E. P. C., Chrisman, J. J., & Kellermanns, F. W. 2008. The role of family support on the process of venture preparation and business creation. Paper presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

99. Memili, E. 2007. Link between reciprocal altruism, position bias, politics, and decision quality in family firms. Paper presented at the Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN.

Grant / Funded Research

Randolph, R., Memili, E., Fang, H. C., & Zamantili-Nayir, D. Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Best Conference Theme Paper Award and Prize $1,500.

Madanoglu, M. & Memili, E. International Family Enterprise Research Conference (IFERA) Research Proposal Award and Grant 500 Euros, 2017, Zadar, Croatia.

Memili, E. Dean’s Research Scholar’s Program Grant $3,000, 2016-17, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG.

Memili, E., & Buttner, H. Dean’s Research Scholar’s Program Grant $3,000, 2015-16, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG.

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Memili, E. Margaret Van Hoy Hill Dean’s Notable Scholar Award and Grant $10,000, 2014-15 & 2015-16, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG.

Memili, E. 2013-2014. Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award and $1,000 Prize Winner.

Memili, E. 2012. The impact of family involvement on the critical path from innovativeness to entrepreneurial success. Business Administration Scholars Program, UNCG, 2011-2012 $5,000 Research Grant Winner.

Fang, H., Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2012. Family firms’ professionalization and succession intentions. Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholars Award and $5,000 Research Grant Winner invited to present at FERC 2013, Vina del Mar, Chile.

Memili, E. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, New Faculty Mentoring Program 2012-2013 $1,000 Mini-Grant Winner.

Memili, E & Welsh, D. H. 2011. Dean’s Research Scholar Program $3,000 Research Grant Winner.

Memili, E. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, New Faculty Mentoring Program 2011-2012 $500 Mini-Grant Winner.

Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. 2009. Nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms: Tournament and game theory perspectives. Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholars Award and $5,000 Research Grant Winner.

Honors and Awards

Memili, E. Honoree. Faculty Excellence in Research & Creative Activity, Provost’s Office at UNCG, 2015-Present (4 times in 4 consecutive years)

Randolph, R., Memili, E., Fang, H. C., & Zamantili-Nayir, D. Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Best Conference Theme Paper Award and Prize $1,500.

Madanoglu, M. & Memili, E. International Family Enterprise Research Conference (IFERA) Research Proposal Award and Grant 500 Euros, 2017, Zadar, Croatia.

Memili, E. Dean’s Research Scholar’s Program Grant $3,000, 2016-17, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG.

Memili, E. 2011-Present UNCG International Travel Fund ($700) recipient.

Memili, E. 2011-Present UNCG Office of Research Scholars Travel Fund ($500) recipient.

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Memili, E., & Buttner, H. Dean’s Research Scholars Program Grant $3,000, 2015-16, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG

Memili, E. Margaret Van Hoy Hill Dean’s Notable Scholar Award and Grant $10,000, 2014-15 & 2015-16, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG

Memili, E. Honoree at UNCG Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Activity, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Memili, E. 2015 UNCG International Travel Fund ($700) recipient.

Memili, E. 2015 Summer. Visiting Professor at Leuphana University of Luneburg, Luneburg, Germany.

Memili, E. 2015 November. Distinguished Visiting Professor at School of Business, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Mexico.

Memili, E. 2015 November. Invited visiting professor to teach a doctoral level course at Virginia Tech, Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Memili, E., James, C., Fang, H. C., & Buttner, H. 2015. A Global Analysis of the Impact of Family Business Failure, Allocentrism, and Minority Membership on Entrepreneurial Outcome Expectations. Paper accepted and selected for Best Empirical Paper Runner-Up Award at United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2015 conference, Tampa, FL.

Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E. & Zhou, Q. 2015. The Impact of Family and Personal Dynamics on Chinese Women Entrepreneurs’ Firm Performance: An Empirical Analysis. Paper accepted and selected for the Distinguished Empirical Paper Award at the SBI 2015 Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Memili, E. 2014 Summer. Invited Visiting Researcher at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Memili, E. 2013-2014. Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award and $1,000 Prize Winner.

Memili, E., Misra, K., Chang, E. P. C., & Chrisman, J. J. Forthcoming (2013). The propensity to use non-family managers’ incentive compensation in small and medium size family firms. Journal of Family Business Management, Special Issue, 3(1): 62-80. Paper selected as the Outstanding Paper of 2013 at Journal of Family Business Management in 2014.

Fang, H. C., Memili, E., & Welsh, D. H. B. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Innovation Process in Publicly-Traded Family Firms. Paper accepted and selected for Best Family Business Paper Award at USASBE 2014 conference, Fort Worth, TX.

Fang, H. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & De Massis, A. 2014. The Prevalence of Small-to-Medium Size Family-Owned Firms and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis.

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Paper accepted and selected for Best Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Paper Award at USASBE 2014 conference, Fort Worth, TX.

Nominee for Kauffman Junior Faculty Entrepreneurship Research Award and Grant 2014-2016

Nominee for Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards 2012-2013 & 2013-2014, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG

Nominee for Junior Faculty Research Award 2012-2013, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG

Memili, E., Patel, P., Holt, D., & Fang, H. C. 2013. Family-friendly Work Practices in Family Firms: A Multilevel Study. Paper accepted at USASBE 2013 conference and selected for Best Practitioner Paper Award, San Francisco, CA.

Fang, H. C., Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2013. Family Ownership, Succession Intentions, and Professionalization. Paper invited to FERC for winning FOBI 2012 Research Scholars Grant and Award, Vina del Mar, Chile and selected for FERC 2013 Best Doctoral Student Poster Award.

Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E., Al Sadoon, A. 2013. Saudi Women Entrepreneurs: A Growing Economic Segment. Paper presented and selected for GIKA 2013 Best Paper Award at Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy conference, Valencia, Spain.

Rising Star member at Small Business Institute, 2013.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2013 Kohler International Travel Fund Recipient.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Office of Research and Economic Development, 2011-Present Recipient of Scholars’ Travel Fund.

Memili, E. 2012. Control-enhancing Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Family versus Non-family Publicly Traded Firms. Family Firm Institute - Best Quantitative Dissertation Award Winner invited to attend 2012 Family Firm Institute meeting, Brussels, Belgium.

Memili, E. 2012. The impact of family involvement on the critical path from innovativeness to entrepreneurial success. Business Administration Scholars Program, UNCG, 2011-2012, $5,000 Research Grant Winner.

Fang, H., Memili, E., Randolph, V. D. G. R., Chrisman, J. J., & Barnett, T. 2012. Family firms’ professionalization and succession intentions. Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholars Award and $5,000 Research Grant Winner invited to present at FERC 2013, Vina del Mar, Chile.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Bryan School of Business and Economics, 2011-2012 Dean’s Research Scholar Program Grant Recipient. Research proposal: Memili,

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E. & Welsh, D.H. Does psychological capital affect family firm innovativeness and performance?

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2012 Kohler International Travel Fund Recipient.

Memili, E. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, New Faculty Mentoring Program 2012-2013 $1,000 Mini-Grant Winner.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Office of Research and Economic Development, 2012 Recipient of Scholars’ Travel Fund.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, New Faculty Mentoring Program, 2011 New Faculty Mentoring Program Mini-Grant Recipient.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Office of Research and Economic Development, 2011 Recipient of Scholars’ Travel Fund.

Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., & Misra, K. Corporate governance provisions enhancing controlling owners' voting rights in family firms: A panel data analysis. Best Doctoral Paper Award 2011 Winner in the Entrepreneurship / Information Technology / Innovation track at the Southern Management Association 2011 meeting, Savannah, GA, 2011.

Mississippi State University, College of Business, Doctoral Research Award 2011 Winner.

Mississippi State University, College of Business, Doctoral Research Award 2010 Winner.

Mississippi State University, Office of the VP of Research, College of Business, Doctoral Research Award 2009 Winner.

Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholar Award and $5,000 Research Grant 2009 Winner. Research proposal: Memili, E., Misra, K., & Chrisman, J. J. Nonfamily managers' compensation in family firms: Tournament and game theory perspectives.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2009 Meeting PhD Student Scholarship Winner.

Paper selected for and published in the Academy of Management meeting Best Paper Proceedings: Memili, E. & Barnett, T. Nonfamily employees’ perceptions of person-organization fit and voluntary turnover in family firms. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, CA, 2008.

Media Coverage

Research appeared at WalletHub.com (2017) (https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-cities-for-hispanic-entrepreneurs/6491/#esra-memili) on a co-authored academic journal

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article: Chang, E. P. C., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J., Kellermanns, F. W., & Chua, J. H. (2009). Family Social Capital, Venture Preparedness, and Start-Up Decisions: A Study of Hispanic Entrepreneurs in New England. Family Business Review, 22(3): 279-292.

Research appeared at Impulse Wissen journal article titled: “Marke Familienunternehmen: Im Namen des Besitzers” [Family Business Brand: In the Name of the Owner] on a co-authored academic journal article: “Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. 2012. Building a family firm image: How family firms capitalize on their family ties. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 3: 239-250.” Fall 2013 issue, Hamburg, Germany.

Research paper development workshop chaired, speeches on family firms’ innovation and internationalization, and presentation of Journal of Family Business Strategy as Editorial Review Board member, by Esra Memili at Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business International Academic Symposium 2013 appeared at Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business Newsletter, 08, 2013: http://www.hhif.de/fileadmin/hif/user/HIF_News/HIF-NEWS_Ausgabe-08-2013.pdf

Interview appeared at Healio Orthotics/Prosthetics Business News article (http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/human-resources/news/print/o-and-p-business-news/%7B07ab1157-3d65-47b9-9056-9b09d3b744d4%7D/strong-family-firm-image-creates-competitive-advantages) titled: “Strong Family Firm Image Creates Competitive Advantages: A positive family firm image can lead to better performance” on a co-authored academic journal article: “Zellweger, T. M., Kellermanns, F. W., Eddleston, K., & Memili, E. 2012. Building a family firm image: How family firms capitalize on their family ties. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 3: 239-250.” May 2013 issue.

Interview appeared at Adali journal article in Istanbul, Turkey titled: “Turk Kadin Girisimciler” (Turkish Women Entrepreneurs) on a co-authored academic conference paper: “Welsh, D. H. B., Memili, E., Okyay, L. A., & Kaciak, E. 2013. Turkish Women Entrepreneurs: Implications for Small Business Development. Paper accepted and presented at European Academy of Management meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.” August 2013 issue.

Institutional Service

Service to University (UNCG)

UNCG Research Policies Committee UNCG, 2016-Present

UNCG Graduate Faculty Member UNCG, 2017-Present

Invited Mentor UNCG Mentoring for Doctoral Students,Organized by Dr. Susan Phillips, Spring 2016 & 2017

Invited Presenter UNCG Honor’s College, Spring & Fall 2014,Research Presentation Workshop Spring 2015

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UNCG Entrepreneurship UNCG, 2011-2015Cross-Disciplinary Program Advisory Board Member

UNCG Entrepreneurship UNCG, 2013-2014Cross-Disciplinary Program Assistant Director

Firm-order Book Selector UNCG Library, 2013-PresentFor Entrepreneurship

Invited Mentor UNCG Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Mentoring Program for UNCG and A&T Graduate Students, Organized by Dr. Patrick Lee Lucas and Graduate School, 2012

Service to School (Bryan School)

Graduate Programs Committee UNCG Bryan School, 2016-Present

Panelist UNCG Bryan SchoolPanel Discussion on Social EntrepreneurshipInternational Visitor Leadership Program, Department of State,Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs,Office of International Visitors, Fall 2017

Bryan Showcase UNCG Bryan School, Entrepreneurship Faculty Representative, Fall 2017

Impact of Research UNCG Bryan School, 2014-15Task Force

Strategic Planning Task Force UNCG Bryan School, 2013-14 Assistant Professor RepresentativeSelected by the Dean

Entrepreneurship Assessment of Learning UNCG Bryan School, Program Assessment Liaison with 2011-PresentDr. Dianne H. B. Welsh

Service to Department (MEHT)

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism MEHT, UNCG, 2017-18Department Head Search Committee

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Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism MEHT, UNCG, 2016-17Hospitality and Tourism Faculty Search Committee

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism MEHT, UNCG, Research Statements & Intellectual Contributions Summer 2015, 2015-16Amendment Committee

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism MEHT, UNCG, 2015-PresentDepartmental Strategic Task Force

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and Tourism MEHT, UNCG, 2012-PresentFaculty Development Committee

Interviewer MEHT, UNCG, 2012-2013Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, and TourismAll Marketing and Sustainable Hospitality and TourismFaculty Position Candidates

Business Administration Department BADM, Bryan School, UNCG, Scholars Program 2012Research Proposal Evaluation Committee Member

Business Administration Department BADM, Bryan School, UNCG, Web-site Committee Member 2011-2012

Professional Service

Associate Editor Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2015-Present (IF: 2.375)

Editorial Review Journal of Management Studies, 2016-PresentBoard Member (Financial Times 50)

Editorial Review Family Business Review, 2011-PresentBoard Member (ABDC: A, ABS: 3, IF: 4.229)

Editorial Review Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2012- Board Member 2015 (IF: 2.375)

Editorial Review Journal of Leadership and Organizational Board Member Studies, 2014-Present

Editorial Review International Journal of Management and Board Member Enterprise Development, 2014-Present

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Editorial Review International Journal of Financial Studies, Board Member 2015-Present

Editorial Review Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, Board Member 2018

Guest Co-Editor Entrepreneurship and Regional DevelopmentForthcoming 2018 Special Issue on Family Entrepreneurship (IF: 1.776)

Sole Guest Editor International Journal of Financial Studies2015 Special Issue on Family Firms

Lead Guest Co-Editor Journal of Family Business Management2016 Special Issue

Co-Editor Handbook on Family Business HeterogeneityPalgrave Publishing Forthcoming 2018

Board Member International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) 2016-Present

Executive Committee Member International Family Enterprise Research Events Sub-Committee Chair Academy (IFERA) 2017-Present

Family Business Track Co-Chair USASBE Conference 2018

Family Business SIG Chair USASBE Conference 2018

Family Business Research Panel Co-Organizer USASBE Conference 2018

Family Entrepreneurship PDW Academy of Management Conference 2018Co-Chair & Presenter Improving Lives through Family Entrepreneurship

Education and Training

Invited Guest Co-Editor Commentator WorkshopEntrepreneurship and Regional DevelopmentSpecial Issue on Family Entrepreneurship Audencia Business School France, Spring 2017

Family Entrepreneurship PDW Academy of Management Conference 2017Presenter

Global Scholar Academy of Management conference, Development Committee Atlanta, GA, 2017Workshop Facilitator

Family Business Track Co-Chair USASBE Conference 2017, Philadelphia, PA

Family Business SIG Vice Chair USASBE Conference 2017, Philadelphia, PA

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Panelist and co-organizer USASBE Conference 2016, San Diego, CA3 Family Business Workshops(Research, Curriculum, andFamily Business Centers)

Co-Chair Academy of Management conference, 2016Family Entrepreneurship Anaheim, CAInnovation Lab

Global Scholar Academy of Management conference, Development Committee Anaheim, CA, 2016

Discussant EURAM 2016Paris, France

Facilitator SMA Conference, 2016Research Speed Dating

Co-Chair Academy of Management conference, 2015Family Entrepreneurship Vancouver, BC, CanadaPaper Development Workshop

Panelist Academy of Management Conference 2015Entrepreneurship Early Career Vancouver, BC, CanadaDevelopment Consortium

Invited Speaker USASBE 2015Workshop: Getting Family Business ResearchPublished in Entrepreneurship Journals

IFERA IFERA, 2016Best Paper on Conference Theme Bogota, Colombia Judge

IFERA IFERA, 2015Best Emerging Scholar Award Hamburg, Germany Judge

Best Dissertation Award Family Firm Institute, 2013 & 2014Committee Member

IFERA Roleski IFERA, 2014Best Corporate Social Responsibility Research Paper/Case Award Committee Member

Best Proposal Award 2014 World Conference for Graduate ResearchJudge in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure

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Coleman Entrepreneurship Fellows Coleman Foundation, 2013-2014Assistant Director

Invited Speaker Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, 2014Invited Chair at Fourth Annual International Academic SymposiumPaper Development Workshop Hamburg, GermanyPresented FBR & JFBS as Editorial Review Board memberPresented JFBM SI asGuest Co-Editor

Invited Speaker Academy of Management Conference 2014Entrepreneurship Early Career Philadelphia, PADevelopment Consortium

Invited Speaker International Family Enterprise Research Academy Doctoral Student Consortium (IFERA) conference 2014, Lappeenranta, Finland

Invited Speaker Family Enterprise Research ConferenceDoctoral Student & (FERC) 2014, Portland, OregonEarly Career Consortium

Rising Star Member of Small Business Institute, 2013Task Force for Student Members

Judge Small Business Institute, 2013-2014Best Paper of the Year

Invited Speaker Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, 2013Internationalization & Third Annual International Academic SymposiumInnovation in Hamburg, GermanyFamily Firms

Invited Chair Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, 2013Paper Development Workshop Third Annual International Academic Symposium& Session on Current Issues Hamburg, GermanyIn Family Business Research

Presented JFBS as Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, 2013Editorial Review Board member Third Annual International Academic Symposium

Hamburg, Germany

Presented JFBS as European Academy of Management, 2013Editorial Review Board member Istanbul, Turkeyat Meet the Editors& Family Business ResearchSpecial Interest GroupPlenary Sessions

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Session Chair in European Academy of Management, 2013Family Business Track Istanbul, Turkey

Discussant for two European Academy of Management, 2013 Family Business sessions Istanbul, Turkey

Session Chair International Family Enterprise Research AcademyFamily Business Track meeting, 2013, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Invited Presenter Welsh, D. H. B. & Memili, E. “Assessment Tools”Family Firm Institute, 2012Brussels, Belgium

Invited Session Facilitator Family Firm Institute, 2012Brussels, Belgium

Invited Speaker Hamburg Institute of Family Owned Business, 2012Second Annual International Academic SymposiumHamburg, Germany

Competitive Papers Social Entrepreneurship Track, Small Business Institute Track Chair meeting, 2012

Invited Speaker & Family Enterprise Research Conference, 2012Commentator on Presentations Doctoral Student Consortium

Montreal, Canada

Reviewer Oxford Bibliographies, 2015

Reviewer Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada Research Grant Assessment, 2013-Present

Reviewer Journal of Business Venturing, 2015-Present

Reviewer Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2009-Present

Reviewer Journal of Management Studies, 2015-Present

Reviewer Family Business Review, 2009-Present

Reviewer Journal of Small Business Management, 2012-Present

Reviewer Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2013

Reviewer Global Strategy Journal, 2016-Present

Reviewer Small Business Economics, 2016-Present

Reviewer International Journal of Human Resource Management,

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2017-Present

Reviewer Journal of Business Ethics, 2017-Present

Reviewer Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 2014-Present

Reviewer Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 2013

Reviewer Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2013-Present

Reviewer European Journal of International Management, 2013

Reviewer Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2012-Present

Reviewer Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2011-Present

Reviewer Journal of Family Business Management, 2011-Present

Reviewer International Small Business Journal, 2011-Present

Reviewer Management Research Review, 2011-Present

Reviewer Journal of Business Research, 2010-Present

Ad Hoc Reviewer International Journal of Management Reviews, 2009-Present

Reviewer International Journal of Globalization and Small Business (IJGSB), 2016

Reviewer International Journal of Psychology, 2016

Reviewer PLOS ONE, 2016

Reviewer Tourism and Hospitality Research, 2014

Reviewer Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 2014

Reviewer International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2013-Present

Reviewer Routledge Textbook, 2017

Reviewer Family Enterprise Research Conference, 2009-Present

Reviewer European Academy of Management, 2013-Present13-Present

Reviewer Academy of Management Meeting, 2008-Present

Reviewer Southern Management Association Meeting, 2008-Present

Reviewer International Family Enterprise Research Academy, 2008-Present

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Reviewer USASBE Conference 2015-Present

Reviewer RENT Anthology 2016 Conference

Reviewer Leuphana Conference on Entrepreneurship, 2015-Present

Reviewer Small Business Institute Meeting, 2011-Present

Session Facilitator USASBE Meeting, 2010

Discussant Southern Management Association Meeting, 2007-Present

Service to Community

Judge Arkansas State University, College of Business, Business Plan

Contest 2010-Present

Other Professional Activities

National CEO Conference Chicago, IL, 2013Coleman Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellows Meeting

Inside-out Leadership Sage Leadership, Greensboro, NC, 2013Leadership Retreat AttendeeAttendance Sponsored by The Bryan School of BusinessDean’s Office

Host-Doctoral Student Consortium Academy of Management Meeting, 2012

Entrepreneurship New Academy of Management Meeting, 2011Faculty Consortium Fellow

Host-Doctoral Student Consortium Academy of Management Meeting, 2011

Consortium Fellow and USASBE Meeting, 2009PhD Student Scholarship Winner

Consortium Fellow Academy of Management Meeting, 2008

Consortium Fellow Southern Management Association Meeting, 2006

Professional Associations

Academy of Management

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Southern Management Association

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Small Business Institute

Family Enterprise Research Conference

International Family Enterprise Research Academy

European Academy of Management

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