Blake Dustin Mathias

Dr. Mathias grew up in a small family electrical business and has since been involved in owning, launching, or

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Identity, Oppositional Categories, Qualitative Research

Academic Degrees

• PhD, University of Tennessee
• BA, University of Illinois

Professional Experience

• Owner/Entrepreneurial Activities: The Home Center, Cedarhurst of Independence & Collinsville, Villas of Hollybrook, The Glenwood, Mathias Family LLC, Mathias Real Estate Holdings

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Best Entrepreneurship Paper (Finalist). Academy of Management Conference, 2018. Organization and Management Theory Division. (with Annelore Huyghe)
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) award for overall best paper on the general topic of entrepreneurship at the 2016 Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference. (with Shelby Solomon and Kristen Madison)
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) award for overall best paper on the general topic of entrepreneurship at the 2012 Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference. (with David Williams)
• Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee, Tiger Athletic Foundation, 2016-17. Louisiana State University
• Most Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Award, Finalist. 2014. University of Tennessee College of Business
• Outstanding Reviewer Award. Strategic Management Track. 2013. Southern Management Association Conference, New Orleans, LA

Selected Publications

• Mathias, B., Huyghe, A., Frid, C., & Galloway, T. (forthcoming). Paying it Forward: An Identity Perspective on Coopetition in the Craft Beer Industry. Strategic Management Journal. View Full Text
• Mathias, B., McKenny, A., & Crook, R. (forthcoming). Managing the Tensions between Exploration and Exploitation: The Role of Time. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. View Full Text
• Mathias, B. & Williams, D. (2018). Giving up the Hats? Entrepreneurs’ Role Transitions and Venture Growth. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(3): 261-277. View Full Text
• Mathias, B., Solomon, S., Madison, K. (2017). After the Harvest: A Stewardship Perspective on Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy. Journal of Business Venturing, 32(4): 385-404. View Full Text
• Mathias, B. & Williams, D. (2017). The Impact of Role Identities on Entrepreneurs’ Evaluation and Selection of Opportunities. Journal of Management, 43(3): 892-918. View Full Text
• Mathias, B. & Smith, A. (2016). Autobiographies in Organizational Research: Using Leaders’ Life Stories in a Triangulated Research Design. Organizational Research Methods, 19(2): 204-230. View Full Text
• Mathias, B., Williams, D., & Smith, A. (2015). Entrepreneurial Inception: The Role of Imprinting in Entrepreneurial Action. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(1): 11-28. View Full Text
• Mathias, B., Lux, S., Crook, R., Autry, C., & Zaretzki, R. (2015). Competing Against the Unknown: The Impact of Enabling and Constraining Institutions on the Informal Economy. Journal of Business Ethics, 127(2): 251-264. View Full Text