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Peter G. Klein is the W. W. Caruth Chair and Professor at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, with additional appointments as an Adjunct Professor at NHH Norwegian School of Economics and a Carl Menger Research Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. His interdisciplinary career bridges business, economics, and entrepreneurship research across multiple institutions.
Dr. Klein's research focuses on entrepreneurship, the economics of the firm, transaction cost economics, strategic management, and Austrian economics. His work emphasizes the role of judgment under uncertainty, heterogeneous capital, and entrepreneurial decision-making in shaping firm boundaries and organizational structure. He challenges mainstream views by arguing that entrepreneurial opportunities are not objective conditions to be discovered but are created through judgmental acts.
His recent publication trends show continued engagement with contemporary business issues including 'woke' capitalism, digital transformation, and Knightian uncertainty in entrepreneurship. Klein's work often bridges theoretical economics with practical business applications, examining how entrepreneurial judgment influences firm strategy, diversification, and organizational design.
Among his notable scholarly contributions are analyses of:
- The relationship between entrepreneurship and the theory of the firm
- Vertical integration and make-or-buy decisions
- Corporate social responsibility from an ownership perspective
- The role of judgment in entrepreneurial opportunity creation
- Strategic implications of corporate 'wokeness'
Klein maintains an active research program with frequent collaborations, particularly with Nicolai J. Foss, resulting in numerous co-authored publications that have significantly influenced entrepreneurship and strategic management scholarship.
