I am a Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at Illinois State University. Also, I am the Director of the George R. and Martha Means Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, at Illinois State University. I had my doctoral education (Ph.D.) in Business Administration from Washington State University.
My research interest revolves around entrepreneurial activities surrounding the sourcing and commercialization of innovations. Also, I am a part of a team investigating entrepreneurial, marketing, and innovative orientation among new ventures and how those affect their ability to use social media to strategically launch new products. This research also involves success parameters for crowdfunding campaigns, especially looking at a firm’s entrepreneurial orientation, innovative orientation, and strategic use of social media as predictors. Further, I am also investigating how innovation configuration (architectural vs. component; radical vs. incremental) and application (product vs. process; competence enhancing vs. destroying) is independent of its performance (breakthrough or not). Some of my works have been published in elite journals like the Journal of Business Research, Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, R&D Management, Journal of International Management (JIM), Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM), International Journal of Innovation Management, and Information Systems Research.
I teach the graduate (MBA) and an undergraduate capstone course in Strategic Management at Illinois State University. Also, I teach classes in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I am an ad-hoc reviewer for many journals, including the Journal of Management (JOM), Technovation, International Business Studies (JIBS), etc. Being the Director of George R and Martha Means Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, I am actively involved in designing courses, and forging alliances with local businesses, Angel Investors, Venture capitalists, and Business Incubators. More Information about my research and teaching can be found at https://about.illinoisstate.edu/adatta/profile/ .
During my spare time, I paint, am a coffee enthusiast, and learn about mechanical watches. I am also an award-winning, Amazon Best-Selling author of a genre-bending Sci-fi series—The Time Corrector (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MR3WWNN). You can find more about my book at https://avi-datta.com/.
