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Academic Background

B.S., mechanical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., international business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., strategy and entrepreneurship, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Specialties

• Financial performance
• Small businesses strategy
• Start-up financing

Current Research

• Financial behavior in small business
• Performance/industry linkages in small business
• Small business bootstrapping

Major Works

• "Organization Strategy for Successful Firm Performance," with J. Ebben and R. Pricer, Journal of Applied Business. Forthcoming.
• "Efficiency, Flexibility, or Both? Evidence Linking Strategy to Performance in Small Firms," with J. Ebben, Strategic Management Journal, December 2005.
• "Bootstrapping in Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Change Over Time," with J. Ebben, Journal of Business Venturing. Forthcoming.
• “North American Case Research Association Proceedings,” Journal of Small Business Management USASBE proceedings. “Science Meets Business,” Madison Magazine, August 1998.
• “The Accuracy of Valuation Methods in Predicting the Selling Price of Small Firms,” with R.W. Pricer, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 35 (4), 1997.
• “An Innovative Method for Accurately Predicting the Loan Performance of Small Businesses,” Proceedings of the ICSB, June 1996.

Current Community Relationships

• Junior Achievement
• Minneapolis Urban League