Another successful year is in the books. The 2018-19 academic year was special for the EEE program for few reasons. We reached more students than ever before — teaching more than 3,300 students in our courses. We also had an…
Author: Alexander McKelvie
Alex McKelvie is Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Master’s Education, and the Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. Alex has taught a broad array of courses dealing with different aspects of entrepreneurship, including strategic planning, growth, family business, and corporate entrepreneurship. At Syracuse, Alex has taken a leading role in developing and teaching world-class programs, including designing new courses and training programs for Syracuse University’s Institute for Veteran and Military Families. Alex has received teaching awards from Syracuse University, the Whitman School of Management, the EEE Department, and from his former university in Sweden. He has worked with many entrepreneurial startups during this time as well. His scholarly work deals with questions regarding two main areas: how and why do firms grow, and how do entrepreneurs make decisions about opportunities. Alex’s research has received a number of major international awards, including best doctoral dissertation in Entrepreneurship from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and multiple awards at the leading Entrepreneurship conferences. Alex has published his work in many of the most important Entrepreneurship journals and is on the editorial boards of multiple journals. His work has also been profiled in Forbes, BloombergBusinessWeek, and Inc. magazine, among other outlets. He is a Fortune Insider and on the CNBC Disruptor Advisory Council.
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Program 2017-2018 Annual Review
The field of entrepreneurship is evolving at record pace. The number of universities and colleges developing new entrepreneurship programs and student interest in entrepreneurship as a vocation and mindset is staggering. Luckily, Syracuse University has been well ahead of the curve in terms of…
Are You a Workaholic?
A term first coined in 1971 by the late Wayne Oates, workaholism is still alive and well, especially among entrepreneurs. What begins as a passion for a new start-up can quickly escalate into an obsession. After all, entrepreneurs often work alone…
Entrepreneur and Emerging Enterprises 2015-2016 at a Glance
Consistently ranked as one of the top entrepreneurship programs in the nation, Syracuse University‘s Whitman School Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) department helps students discover their innate entrepreneurial potential, giving them a set of tools and perspective to capitalize on…
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs beware! Research by Alexander McKelvie, department chair of entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises at Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, shows habitual entrepreneurs, those who launch multiple start-ups throughout their careers, may display symptoms of behavioral addiction. Know the signs and negative impacts of entrepreneurship addiction. Embed Code:…