Aspiring Entrepreneurship Scholar

Dean A. Shepherd is the David H. Jacobs Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Venturing and has published over 130 scholarly journal articles and 19 books.

“I found Professor Shepherd’s approach in the book to be quite informative. … the suggestions and ideas presented in the book are beneficial and constructive for those interested in developing as a serious scholar. I truly hope to see the book become required reading in doctoral programmes that have the mission of producing good entrepreneurship scholars.” (Dean A. Shepherd, International Small Business Journal, July, 2018)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Thinking entrepreneurially to identify research opportunities.- 3. Approaching and managing the publication process.- 4. Adopting an entrepreneurial mindset to achieve excellence in teaching.- 5. Securing an entrepreneurship faculty position.- 6. Building an entrepreneurship research record worthy of promotion.- 7. Conclusion