Jill
Kickul is the Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor in Entrepreneurship at
the Simmons School of Management. Prior to joining Simmons, she belonged
to the faculty in Entrepreneurship and Management of the Kellstadt Graduate
School of Business at DePaul University.
She
teaches courses on Entrepreneurship Strategy, Entrepreneurship and New
Venture Management, Contemporary Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Management
of Fast Growing Firms, Strategic Analysis for Competing Globally, and Management
Strategy. Dr. Kickul received the 2000 Management Department Teaching
Innovation and Assessment Award. She has taught entrepreneurship
internationally for the Helsinki School of Economics and for the International
Bank of Asia (Hong Kong MBA Program).
Her
research interests include entrepreneurial intentions and behavior, strategic
and innovation processes in start-up ventures, and, most recently, women
in entrepreneurship. She was awarded the 2001 Cason Hall & Company
Publishers Best Paper Award (Title: Psychological Contracts in the 21st
Century: An Examination of What Employees Value Most and How Well Organizations
are Responding to These Expectations). Dr. Kickul has many publications
in entrepreneurship and management journals, including:
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Journal of Management
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Journal of Small
Business Management
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Journal of Organizational
Behavior
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Frontiers of Entrepreneurship
Research
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International Journal
of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Journal of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship
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International Journal
of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
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Human Resource Planning
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New England Journal
of Entrepreneurship
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Journal of Managerial
Issues
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International Journal
of Cross-Cultural Management
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Business, Education,
and Technology Journal
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Journal of Business
Ethics
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Journal of Business
and Psychology
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Simulation and Gaming
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Organizational Dynamics
Dr.
Kickul is the Chair of the Teaching Committee of the Entrepreneurship Division
of the Academy of Management and was recently elected by her peers to serve
as the Program Chair for the Midwest Academy of Management Conference 2005.
Within
the business community, she is currently working with local and state government
leaders in identifying and assisting women entrepreneurs and their organizations
create and facilitate new economic growth for their communities. |