Robert P. Garrett

Robert Garrett, Ph.D. joined FCBE as dean in fall 2023. From 2013-2023, Garrett served at the University of Louisville as the Brown & Williamson Professor of Entrepreneurship, associate dean for Faculty Affairs and the director of the Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship. Prior to Louisville, he taught at Oregon State University where he won Family Business Researcher of the Year. His primary research focus is in Corporate Entrepreneurship and his articles on the topic of internal corporate venturing have appeared in elite Entrepreneurship journals including Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Education

• Ph.D. in Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship | Indiana University
• M.S. in Business Administration | Indiana University
• B.S.Ch.E | University of Mississippi

Research

Refereed Publications

Zettel, L.A., & Garrett, R.P. Forthcoming. A Pragmatic Perspective on Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research

Browder. R.E., Crider, C.J., & Garrett, R.P. 2023. Hybrid innovation logics; Exploratory product development with users in a corporate makerspace. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12654

Zettel, L.A., & Garrett, R.P. 2021. Venture-level outcomes of juggling and struggling. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00225

Garrett, R.P., Mattingly, S., Hornsby, J., & Aghaey, A. 2021. Impact of relatedness, uncertainty, and slack on corporate entrepreneurship decisions. Management Decision, 59(5): 1114-1131.

Covin, J.G., Garrett, R.P., Kuratko, D.F., & Bolinger, M. 2021. Internal corporate venture planning autonomy, strategic evolution, and venture performance. Small Business Economics, 56: 293-310.

Covin, J.G., Garrett, R.P., Kuratko, D. F., & Shepherd, D.A. 2020. Short leash or long leash? Parenting style, initial strategic clarity, and the development of venture learning proficiency. Journal of Business Venturing, 35(4): 105951

Covin, J.G., Garrett, R.P., Gupta, J.P., Kuratko, D.F., & Shepherd, D.A. 2018. The interdependence of planning and learning among internal corporate ventures. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 42(4), 537-570.

Garrett, R.P., Minola, T., Brumana, M., Digan, S. 2017. How do family firms launch new businesses? A developmental perspective on internal corporate venturing in family business. Journal of Small Business Management, 55(4): 594-613.

Garrett, R.P., Bae, T.J., Qian, S.S., & Chao, M. 2017. Entrepreneurial spawning and knowledgebased perspective: A meta-analysis. Small Business Economics, 49(2): 355-378.

Digan, S.P., Kerrick, S., Cumberland, D., & Garrett, R., 2017. The roles of knowledge and organizational form on opportunity evaluation. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 27(2): 65-89.

Minola, T., Brumana, M., Campopiano, G., Garrett, R.P., & Cassia, L. 2016. Corporate venturing in family business: A developmental approach of the enterprising family. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10(4): 395-412.

Foster, B., Garrett, R., & Shastri, T. 2016. Independent accountant’s reports: Signaling and earlystage venture funding. Managerial Auditing Journal, 31(4/5): 362-386.

Garrett, R.P., & Covin, J.G. 2015. Internal corporate venture operations independence and performance: A knowledge-based perspective. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 39(4): 763-790.

Covin, J.G., Garrett, R.P., Kuratko, D.F., & Shepherd, D.A. 2015. Value proposition evolution and the performance of internal corporate ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(5): 749-774.

Garrett, R.P., & Holland, D.V. 2015. Environmental effects on the cognitions of corporate and independent entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 45(2): 369-381.

Holland, D.V., & Garrett, R.P. 2015. Entrepreneurs’ start-up versus persistence decisions: A critical evaluation of expectancy and value. International Small Business Journal, 33(2): 194-215. (International Small Business Journal best paper of 2015)

Craig, J.B., Dibrell, C., & Garrett, R.P. 2014. Examining relationships among family influence, family culture, flexible planning systems, innovativeness and firm performance.

Journal of Family Business Strategy, 5(3): 229-238.Garrett, R.P., & Neubaum, D.O. 2013. Top management support and initial strategic assets: A dependency model for internal corporate venture performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5): 896-915.

Li, D., Eden, L., Hitt, M., Ireland, R., & Garrett, R. 2012. Governance in multilateral R&D alliances. Organization Science, 23(4): 1191-1210.

Garrett, R.P. 2010. Challenges of quantitative research on internal corporate venturing. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2(2): 129-143.

Garrett, R.P. 2010. Does employee ownership increase innovation? New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 13(2): 37-46.

Garrett, R.P., Covin, J. & Slevin, D. 2009. Market responsiveness, top management risk taking, and the role of strategic learning as determinants of market pioneering. Journal of Business Research, 62(8): 782-788.

Kuratko, D.F., Covin, J.G. & Garrett, R.P. 2009. Corporate venturing: Insights from actual performance. Business Horizons, 52(5): 459-467.

• Reprinted in Kuratko, D.F., & Morris, M.H. 2013. Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings

Garrett, R. & Zettel, L. (Forthcoming) Entrepreneurial resilience. In Oxford Encyclopedia of Business and Management. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.314

Garrett, R.P., & Welcher, T. 2018. Corporate entrepreneurship as a survival routine. In D.F. Kuratko (Ed.), The challenges of corporate entrepreneurship in the disruptive age, pp. 111-122. Emerald.

Covin, J., Garrett, R., Kuratko, D., & Shepherd, D. 2017. Parenting style and the development of internal corporate venture learning proficiency. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Craig, J., Garrett, R., & Dibrell, C. 2015. Internal corporate venturing in multigenerational family enterprises: A conceptual model. In K. Randerson, C. Bettinelli, G. Dossena, & A. Fayolle (Eds.), Family entrepreneurship: Rethinking the research agenda, pp. 92-106. Abingdon: Routledge.

Covin, J., Garrett, R., & Kuratko, D. 2013. Value proposition evolution and the performance of internal corporate ventures. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Garrett, R.P. 2013. Contemporary diversification via internal corporate venturing. In V.R. Kannan (Ed.), Strategic Management in the 21st Century, Vol. 2: pp. 71-92. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Garrett, R.P. Internal corporate venturing. 2013. In D.F. Kuratko & M.H. Morris (Eds.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship Research.

Covin, J., Garrett, R., Kuratko, D., & Shepherd, D.A. 2010. Navigating new business domains: Internal corporate ventures as exploratory vehicles. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Garrett, R.P., & Covin, J.G. 2007. A model of corporate entrepreneurship as a strategic adaptation mechanism. In G.T. Lumpkin & J.A. Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, and Growth: Entrepreneurial Strategic Processes, pp. 9-31. New York: JAI.