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Eric Morse

Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship

  • Associate Dean - Programs

Education

  • PhD
  • MBA
  • BSIE

Contact Information

Profile

Eric A. Morse, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean - Programs, at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Eric is the founder of and the Academic Director for, Ivey and KPMG Enterprise's Quantum Shift Executive Program for Exceptional Entrepreneurs. His research focuses on entrepreneurial cognition, entrepreneurial strategy, and family business, and has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, the Journal of Business Venturing, the Journal of Management, and the Sloan Management Review.

Eric has served on the board, been an advisor to, founded, or been an investor in a variety of entrepreneurial start-ups and actively consults with both private and government enterprises. Eric has worked with a diverse range of corporate clients which includes: HSBC, Volvo, General Dynamics, Maple Leaf Foods, KPMG, Lockheed Martin, The Toronto Star, Tech Alliance, RedKey Real Estate, and Jones Packaging.

Teaching

  • ENT 422 - Entrepreneurship: Creativity, Opportunity and Expertise
  • ENT 432 - The Entrepreneurial Manager
  • MBA 557 - Mini module and IPE design and delivery
  • HBA 300 - Entrepreneurship Mini Module and IPE design and delivery
  • ENT 420/620 - New Venture Project
  • ENT 580 - Mini module on entrepreneurship 6 classes across 4 sections
  • IEMBA - JDI Cohort - Innovation

Selected Publications

  • Mitchell, R.K., Busenitz, L.W., Bird, B., Gaglio, C.M., McMullen, J.S., Morse, E.A., Smith, J.B., 2007, "The Central Question in Entrepreneurial Cognition Research 2007", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, January, Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 1-27.
  • Morse, E.A., Fowler, S.W., Lawrence, T., 2007, "The Impact of Virtual Embeddedness on New Venture Survival: Overcoming the Liabilities of Newness", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, March, Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 139-159.
  • Lawrence, T.B., Morse, E.A., and Fowler, S.W., "Spoiled For Choice: Managing Your Portfolio Of Connections In A Networked Economy." MIT Sloan Management Review. Winter 2005, Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 59-65.
  • Fowler, S.W., Lawrence, T.B. and Morse, E.A., "Virtual Embedded Ties." Journal of Management. 2004, Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 647-666.
  • Mitchell, R., Busenitz, L., Lant, T., McDougall, T., Morse, E., Smith, B. "The Distinctive And Inclusive Domain Of Entrepreneurial Cognition Research." Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 505-518. Introduction to Volume 2 of the ET&P Special Issue on Information Processing and Entrepreneurial Cognition
  • Mitchell, R. K., Morse, E. A., Sharma, P. "Transaction cognitions, family business, and high performance economic results." Journal of Business Venturing, July 2003, Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 441-558.
  • Mitchell, R., Busenitz, L., Lant, T., McDougall, T., Morse, E., Smith, B. "Toward a theory of entrepreneurial cognition: Rethinking the people side of entrepreneurship research." Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Winter 2002, Volume 27(2): 93-104.
  • Mitchell, R., Smith, B., Morse, E.A., Seawright, K., Peredo, A., and MacKenzie, B., "Culture, Sub-culture and Entrepreneurial Cognitions." Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Summer 2002, Volume 26(4): 9-32.
  • Mitchell, R.K., Smith, J.B., Seawright, K.W., Morse, E.A., "Cross-cultural cognitions and the venture creation decision." Academy of Management Journal, October 2000, Issue: 43(5).
  • Morse, E.A., Mitchell, R.K., Smith, J.B., Seawright, K.W., "Cultural values and venture cognitions on the Pacific Rim." Global Focus (formerly Business and the Contemporary World) December 1999, vol 11(4): 135-153.
  • Sorenson, R.L., Morse, E.A., and Savage, G., "What Motivates Choice of Conflict Management Strategies?" International Journal of Conflict Management, January 1999, vol 10(1): 25-44.

Research/Course Development

  • Entrepreneurial Cognition
  • Entrepreneurial Expertise
  • Entrepreneurial Strategy
  • Corporate Venturing
  • Sustainability of the Entrepreneurial Firm
  • International Entrepreneurship

Experience

  • Associate Dean - Programs, Ivey Business School (Present - )
  • Director Driving Growth through Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cross Enterprise Centre (2005-2008)
  • J.R. Shaw Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Owned Business; Executive Director of the Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship - Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario (2002-2008)
  • Assistant Professor Faculty of Business, University of Victoria (1998-2002)
  • Visiting Lecturer Faculty of Business, University of Victoria (1996-1998)

Expertise

  • Entrepreneurial Strategy
  • Entrepreneurial Cognition / Expertise
  • Corporate Venturing
 

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