小优视频

Education

1992 Miami University of Toledo, BBA
2002 Miami University, MBA
2013 University of Louisville, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Managing Innovation Strategically
Creativity and Innovation for Entrepreneurs
Communicating with Investors and Partners (Capstone)
Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility
Managing the Startup Venture
Business Model Development (Capstone)

Academic Seminars:听

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 鈥� Visiting Professor for PhD Seminar (2023): Why Use Computational Models to Build & Test Theories? A Power Law Perspective.听

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano听鈥� Visiting Professor for Two-Day PhD Seminar (2016): The Emergence of Outliers in Social Systems: Power Laws, Mechanisms, & Super Stars in Bolzano, Italy.

Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies & Aalto University听鈥� Visiting Professor for two-week Executive MBA Capstone Seminar听(May 2015 & 2016): CAPSIM Simulation Competition in Seoul, Korea.

Career Specialties

G. Christopher Crawford, an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at 小优视频, combines extensive industry experience, including founding his own consulting company, with academic expertise acquired through his PhD in Entrepreneurship from the University of Louisville in 2013. Renowned for his teaching in entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and strategic management across various institutions worldwide, Crawford has earned recognition and awards, including Best University Professor at Ohio University (four times) and the Sykes College of Business Teaching Innovation Award at Tampa for integrating AI into the classroom. His research, notably his dissertation "Causes of Extreme Outcomes in Entrepreneurship" which garnered a $20,000 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Award, focuses听on developing a comprehensive theoretical framework to explain and predict the emergence of outliers in entrepreneurship. This work, underpinned by the '4E Framework' (Endowments, Expectations, Engagement, Environments), leverages complexity science and power law distributions to understand the dynamics of entrepreneurial success beyond traditional linear models. Crawford's 'Rock Star Theory'鈥攁 universal framework for predicting high-performing ventures鈥攈as not only been published in leading journals like听Journal of Business听Venturing,听Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, and听Small Business Economics听but has also attracted a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Science of Organizations Program. His commitment extends to disseminating this knowledge through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and collaborations, aiming to bridge the gap between academic research and practical application in entrepreneurship.

Professional and Community Activities

Guest Associate Editor,听Academy of Management Perspectives, Special Issue on the topic of Outliers and Exceptionalism (2024-2025)

Editorial Board Member:听Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice听(2021-笔谤别蝉别苍迟);听Journal of Business Venturing听(2017-2020).

Ad-hoc Reviewer (2015-2025):听Academy of Management Review,听Journal of Business Venturing,听Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice,听Journal of Business Venturing Insights,听Journal of Simulation, MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management Meeting, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference,听and听Small Business Economics.

Li, X, & Crawford, GC. (June 2025) Taking a Configurational Approach to Study the Emergence of Outlier Technology Entrepreneurship in Crowdfunding. Accepted as full refereed paper at听2025 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference听in Boston, MA, USA.

Additional professional and community activities are listed in Dr. Crawford's 鈥婥V鈥�Mollmann has written about science fiction for popular venues such as the Tor.com blog,听Unreality SF听and听Sense of Wonder听(a science fiction textbook). He has also co-authored several works of听Star Trek听fiction.

Peer-Reviewed Research

Skorodziyevskiy, V, Crawford, GC, Davidsson, P, Honig, B, & Hayes, N. (2025) Old Truths, New Insights, and the Nonlinear Potentialities of Human and Social Capital: A Constructive Replication of Davidsson & Honig (2003).听Conditional acceptance:听Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. (IF: 10.50).

Crawford, GC, Joo, H, & Aguinis, HA. (2024) Under the Weight of Heavy Tails: A Power Law Perspective on the Emergence of Outliers in Entrepreneurship.听Journal of Business Venturing Insights.听e00447.听. (Cite Score: 8.80) Sketchbook of theory is听.

Crawford, GC, Linder, C, Lechner, C & Villani, E. (2024) Outlier Entrepreneurs: Nonlinear Paths and Novel Ventures.听Journal of Business Venturing Insights.听21, e00437.听.

Clark, DR, Crawford, GC, & Pidduck, RJ. (2023)听Exceptionality in Entrepreneurship: Systematically Investigating Outlier Outcomes.听Journal of Business Venturing Insights.听20, e00422.听.

Bort, J, Wiklund, J, Crawford, GC, Lerner, D, & Hunt, R. (2023) The Strategic Advantage of Impulsivity in Entrepreneurial Action: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach.听听Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.听(IF: 10.50).听.

Booyavi, Z, & Crawford, GC. (2023) Different, But Same: A Power Law Perspective on How Rock Star Female Entrepreneurs Reconceptualize 鈥淕ender Equality.鈥澨�Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 19, June, e00374.听.

Crawford, GC, Skorodziyevskiy, V, Frid, C, Nelson, TE, Booyavi, Z, Hechavarria, D, Li, X, Reynolds, PD, Teymourian, E. (2022) Advancing Entrepreneurship Theory through Replication: A Case Study on Contemporary Methodological Challenges, Future Best Practices, and an Entreaty for Communality.听Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 46(3): 779-799. (IF: 10.50).听.

Additional research is listed in Dr. Crawford's 鈥婥V鈥�

Honors and Awards

Finalist, Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation Award听for 小优视频's Fall Venture Showcase, 2025 USASBE (USA Small Business and Enterprise) Conference, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.

National Science Foundation Grant, Science of Organizations Program: $204,000. (#1734567 & #1853586) Crawford, GC as听听(September 2017-2021) Modeling the Emergence of听.听

Sykes College of Business (2023)听Teaching Innovation Award, $500. Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Learning, Maintain Academic Integrity, and Prepare Students for the Global Marketplace.

University of Tampa (2023)听Faculty International Professional Development Travel Grant, $4,610. Funded presentations in London, Ontario, Canada (@Ivey Business School) and Rome, Italy (@Luiss Business School).听

Sykes College of Business (2023) Awarded Course Release for Research for AY2023-2024.

Additional awards are listed in Dr. Crawford's 鈥婥V