CFEE promotes and finances theses, dissertations and other studies related to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, women’s issues in entrepreneurship, emerging business development and family-firms. The center disseminates research and contributes to the development of a coherent conceptual body of knowledge in each field. Dissertations recently completed in the fields of entrepreneurship and family business are listed below.

2006- An Exploratory Study Investigating the Relationship Between the CEO’s Visionary Leadership Style and the Organization’s Entrepreneurial Orientation.
Dr. Ayman Tarabishy

2000- Toward A Model Of Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Dr. Sharon Lydon

1998- An Exploratory Study Of United States Small Business Failures And The Influence Of Relevant Experience And Planning.
Dr. Stephen Clayton Perry

1997- Managerial Leadership Capability And Organizational Performance: The Relationship Between Predecessors' And Successors' Potential Capability And Organizational Performance Following A Succession In Family-Owned Businesses. Dr. Sandra West King

1996- Intergenerational Transitions In Family Enterprise: Factors Influencing Offspring Intentions To Seek Employment In The Family Business.
Dr. Eleni T. Stavrou

Note: Several graduate students are currently preparing to do dissertation research in entrepreneurship and family business.

Contribution to pedagogy. The research and scholarly activities undertaken by faculty and students contribute to program development, course creation and revision, extracurricular learning experiences and practical application of knowledge for the university undergraduate and graduate populations. Course benefiting from the center’s research are listed below.

Undergraduate Courses
MGT 190.10 New-Ventures Tactical Planning
MGT 190.12 Product Development
MGT 190.14 Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership
MGT 192. Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
MGT 194. New Venture Planning (a combination of the current Mgt 193 and 194 which was called Product Development)
MGT 192 Small Business Management

Graduate Courses
MGT 235. Technology, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
MGT 239. Competitiveness and Technology
MGT 290.11 Venture Capital/Private Equity
MGT 290.12 Knowledge Management
MGT 290.14 Strategic Entrepreneurship
MGT 291. Entrepreneurship
MGT 292. Small Business Management
MGT 293. New Venture Initiation
MGT 214. Consultative Practicum-Small Business