Aspiring Ph.D.

“A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.”

I am excited to be studying Entrepreneurship from the leading scholars in the field at the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M University.  My personal experience with startups gives me a unique perspective in this area. – Scott

Mays Management Ph.D Program:

• Ranked 6th for the number of its faculty recognized as Academy of Management Fellows.
• Ranked 6th overall in faculty impact on the literature over a 25-year period according to a study published in the Journal of Management.
• Three of the most-cited authors in management literature: Michael A. Hitt (#8), Murray R. Barrick (#39), and Luis Gomez-Mejia (#93)

Current Research Interests Include:

• What external factors cause an entrepreneur to “pull the trigger” and start a new venture.
• Which external trigger factors are more effective at creating successful ventures.