Jorge Arteaga-Fonseca

Jorge Arteaga-Fonseca is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Management & Information Systems at Mississippi State University. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University (2024), an MSc in Investment and Finance from the University of Strathclyde (2011), an MBA from EAE Business School (2008), and a B.Phil. in Business Administration from Ave Maria College (2003). With 15 years of industry experience in financial management across retail and manufacturing sectors, his academic work integrates practical insights with theoretical rigor.

His research bridges finance and entrepreneurship, specifically examining:

• How institutional theory and investment frameworks explain entrepreneurial action
• Venture funding dynamics in contexts like family businesses
• Entrepreneurship among marginalized populations (e.g., undocumented migrants)
• Behavioral aspects of entrepreneurial finance including risk perception and signaling

Analysis of his 10 most recent publications (2022-2025) reveals strong thematic coherence around risk conceptualization, venture capital efficacy, entrepreneurial psychology (e.g., passion, overconfidence), and institutional responses to socioeconomic crises. His work consistently appears in top-tier journals including Journal of Management and Journal of Business Venturing, demonstrating methodological diversity from theoretical reviews to empirical studies across global contexts.

His scholarly recognitions include:

• Fulbright Scholar
• British Chevening Scholar