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Education

1995 St. Olaf College, B.A.
1998 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, MBA
2015 New Mexico State University, Ph.D.

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Courses Taught

Doctoral Seminar in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Doctoral Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods
Executive MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
M.S. in Entrepreneurship
MBA in Strategy
B.A. in International Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Career Specialties

Thomas G. Pittz has published three books and over 30 scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles in topics related to entrepreneurial ecosystems, open strategy and open innovation, social entrepreneurship, absorptive capacity and entrepreneurial ethics. His work has been featured in scholarly journal outlets such as the听Journal of Business Ethics, Small Business Economics, the听Journal of Business Research, the听International Journal of Project Management听and the听Journal of Small Business Management.听

Professional and Community Activities

Pittz teaches undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and executive learners at 小优视频. He is an award-winning teacher of entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy and international business and has produced impactful scholarship in some of the top academic journals in the field of management. He is heavily involved in scholarly service as the president and board chairperson for the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) and as a co-editor for the听Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. Prior to working in academia, Pittz spent nearly two decades in industry and was a successful practicing entrepreneur.

Honors and Awards

Pittz has won numerous awards during his academic career, including:

2023 - Teacher of the Year: College of Business, 小优视频
2021 - International Professor of the Year Award: 小优视频
2020 and 2018 - Researcher of the Year: College of Business, 小优视频
2020 - Best Paper Award, Journal of the International Council of Small Business听听
2019 - Teaching Innovation Award: 小优视频听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
2018 - Graduate Faculty Teacher of the Year: 小优视频
2015 - Emerald/EFMD Publishers Outstanding Doctoral Research Award for Dissertation, Management and Governance Category听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
2015 - Winner of the 鈥淏est Doctoral Paper in Track鈥� Award in Strategy at the Southern Management Association (SMA) Annual Conference
2015 - Recognized with the 鈥淩esearch in the Spotlight鈥� designation as the most听 downloaded business article on researchgate.net听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
2015 - Winner of the Fulton Research Award for Outstanding Research
2014 - Recipient of the Glen Yoquelet Research Scholarship, New Mexico State University
2014 - Winner of NMSU鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding Research鈥� Award

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