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Ronald K. Mitchell is the Jean Austin Bagley Regents Chair in Management and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business. He holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada, with a CPA license from Utah (1978) and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Utah (1994). His academic career spans roles at institutions like the University of Victoria (1994–2005), where he held the Francis G. Winspear Chair in Public Policy and Business.
Education highlights include a Bachelors in Commerce from the University of Calgary (1976), CPA certification (1978), and a PhD in Business Admin (1994). His research focuses on entrepreneurship, stakeholder theory, technology commercialization, and international business practices. He is a recognized expert in entrepreneurial cognition and pedagogy, having developed innovative teaching methods including the experiential/hybrid-case method and web-based venture screening tools.
Key research interests center on value creation through stakeholder engagement, entrepreneurial expertise development, and transaction systems theory. His work emphasizes the interplay between cognition, institutional environments, and ethical decision-making in business ecosystems. Notable contributions include pioneering frameworks for stakeholder salience and co-authoring foundational texts like Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience (1997).
Awards include the Stanford Top 2% Global Researcher recognition (2021), TTU’s Barnie E. Rushing Research Award (2021), and the Heizer Dissertation Award (1995). He has advised on strategic initiatives such as the TTU System’s Possibilities Project (2007) and served in leadership roles for organizations like the Academy of Management’s Entrepreneurship Division.
Professional service includes roles on institutional committees at Texas Tech (e.g., Promotion & Tenure Committee) and national/international bodies like the International Association for Business and Society. His teaching innovations include co-authoring case-based entrepreneurship textbooks and developing simulation tools for venture analysis.
Ronald Mitchell’s work bridges theory and practice, with over 100 scholarly publications in top-tier journals like Academy of Management Review and Journal of Business Venturing. His research has influenced policies on technology transfer, entrepreneurial education, and stakeholder-centric corporate governance models.
