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Christopher Welter

Assistant Professor

Management


Christopher Welter

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • TR 10-10:45 am - 1:30-2:15pm

Links

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Profile

Academic Background

  • Ph.D., Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University (2012)
  • B.S.B.A., Management Information Systems, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University (2003)

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Prior to join the faculty at Miami, Dr. Welter was an assistant professor at Xavier University (2014-2019) and Georgia Southern University (2012-2014). Prior to academia, Dr. Welter worked as an analyst for a major academic medical center.

Recent Publications

  • Mackelprang, A. W., Bernardes, E., Burke, G. J. and Welter, C. (2018). Supplier Innovation Strategy and Performance: A Matter of Supply Chain Market Positioning. Decision Sciences, 49 (4): 660-689.
  • Young, S, Welter, C., & Conger, M. (2018). Stability vs Flexibility: The effect of regulatory institutions on opportunity type. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(4): 407-441.
  • Welter, C., & Kim, S. (2018). Effectuation Under Risk and Uncertainty: A Simulation Model. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(1): 100-116.
  • Welter, C., Mauer, R., and Wuebker, R. (2016). Bridging behavioral models and theoretical concepts: Effectuation and bricolage in the opportunity creation framework. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10(1): 5-20.
  • Hechavarria, D. and Welter, C. (2015). Opportunity types, social entrepreneurship, and innovation: Evidence from the PSED. International Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 16(4): 237-251.
  • Welter, C. and Alvarez, A. (2015). The state of opportunities: Clarifying the transitions between opportunity types. Management Decision, 53(7): 1398-1411.

Honors & Awards

Biography

Chris Welter earned his PhD at the Ohio State University in 2012. His training focused primarily on entrepreneurship and business strategy. He currently teaches the capstone course in Management and Supply Chain. His prior teaching includes courses in entrepreneurship, business strategy, management, and international business at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

His research focus primarily on entrepreneurial opportunities and developing theory around how entrepreneur's cognition drives their decision to pursue new ventures. His current research projects investigate the role of psychological capital on the entrepreneur's decision-making processes. He has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal among others.

Dr. Welter currently serves on the editorial review boards of the Academy of Management Review, the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and the Journal of Business Venturing. He held previous assistant professor appointments at Georgia Southern University and Xavier University.

Courses

  • MGT 495 A TR 11:40AM-1:00PM FSB 1035
  • MGT 495 B TR 1:15PM-2:35PM FSB 1035