Charles Dibrell
Chair of Entrepreneurial Excellence, Co-Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Management
Biography
Clay Dibrell is a Professor of Management; the Chair in Entrepreneurship; Co-Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mississippi, and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Memphis, where he majored in Strategic Management and minored in International Business. His areas of research include entrepreneurship, family businesses, and innovation.
His research has been published in leading academic journals, including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Management, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Small Business Economics, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Small Business Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of World Business.
He is on multiple editorial review boards, as well as a special issue guest editor for multiple journals. He has taught entrepreneurship, strategic management, and international business courses at the undergraduate, MBA, doctorate, and/or EMBA levels in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. He has also worked with executives in high technology and natural resource industries with their innovation strategies, strategic planning, and international business opportunities.
Courses Taught
- ENT 395 Honors Thesis in Entrepreneurship
- ENT 396 Business Venturing
- ENT 486 Family Business Management
- MGMT 493 Management of Strategic Planning
Education
B.S. Business, Lambuth College (1990)
M.B.A. Management, University of Memphis (1992)
Ph.D. Business Administration, University of Memphis (2000)