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Michael Conger

Associate Professor & Affiliate In The Institute For The Environment And Sustainability & Endres Associate Professor Fellow & Director Of Center For Social Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship


Michael Conger

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • Tue and Thur 12:00-2:00pm

Links

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Profile

Academic Background

  • Ph.D. in Management & Entrepreneurship - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • Master of Business Administration - Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  • Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance - Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Director, Miami University Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Miami University (2023–Present)
  • Endres Associate Professor Fellow, Miami University (2023–Present)
  • Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Miami University (2020–Present)
  • David F. Herche Endowed Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Miami University (2019–2020)
  • Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Miami University (2014–2020)
  • Ph.D. Candidate - Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado (2010-2014)
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  • Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager - ITA Group, Inc., Des Moines, IA
  • Team Lead/Senior Developer - FBL Financial - Emerging Business & Technology Group, Des Moines, IA
  • Team Lead/Senior Developer - Datatel, Inc., Fairfax, VA
  • Lead Developer/Software Architect - BankOne Corp (now JP Morgan), Columbus, OH
  • Director of Internet Services - Revolutions, Inc., Columbus, OH
  • Co-Founder/CTO - Student-2-Student.com, Columbus, OH
  • Web Developer/Designer - Ohio State University - Dept. of Agricultural Economics., Columbus, OH

Recent Publications

  • Rawhouser, Hans, Mazhar Islam, Lisa Jones Christensen, Elizabeth Embry, Trenton Alma Williams, Michael Conger, Cindy Trussel. Serving Refugees: An Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness Approach. Forthcoming at Journal of Business Venturing Insights
  • Rawhouser, Hans, Chris Sutter, Natalie Holzaepfel, Michael Conger, Scott Newbert. 2024. Knowledge-Related Resourcefulness for Growth in Weak Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (0,0)
  • Vedula, Siddharth, Jeffrey G. York, Michael Conger, Elizabeth Embry. 2022. Green to Gone? Regional Institutional Logics and Firm Survival in Moral Markets. Organization Science, 33(6), 2274-2299
  • Gras, David, Michael Conger, Anna Jenkins, Michael Gras. 2020. Wicked Problems, Reductive Tendency, and the Formation of (Non-)Opportunity Beliefs. Journal of Business Venturing, 35(3)
  • Dinger, Jennifer, Michael Conger, David R. Hekman, Carla Bustamante. 2020. Somebody That I Used To Know: The Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Social Identity in Post-Disaster Business Communities. Journal of Business Ethics, 166, 115-141
  • Jones, Jessica, Jeffrey G. York, Siddharth Vedula, Michael Conger, Michael J. Lenox. 2019. The Collective Construction of Green Building: Industry Transition Toward Environmentally Beneficial Practices. Academy of Management Perspectives, 33(4), 425-449
  • Smith, Brett, Michael Conger, Jeffery S. McMullen, Mitchell Neubert. 2019. Why Believe? The Promise of Research on the Role of Religion in Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 11:e00119
  • Conger, Michael, Jeffery S. McMullen, Brian J. Bergman Jr., Jeffrey G. York. 2018. Category Membership, Identity Control, and the Reevaluation of Prosocial Opportunities. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(2), 179-206
  • Young, Susan, Chris Welter, Michael Conger. 2017. Stability vs. Flexibility: The Effect of Regulatory Institutions on Opportunity Type. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(4), 407-441

Honors & Awards

  • Recipient-2023 Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award Fellow-2023 Endres Associate Professor Fellowship Recipient-2022 Miami University Prodesse Quam Conspici Award Recipient-2021-22 Miami University Top 100 Most Commended Faculty Nominee-2021 E. Phillips Knox Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient-2021 Miami University Student Recognition of Teaching Excellence Award Recipient-2020 Journal of Business Venturing Best Reviewer Award Recipient-2020 Miami University Top 100 Most Commended Faculty Recipient-2020 James Robeson Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award Recipient-2020 Miami University Student Recognition of Teaching Excellence Award Nominee-2019 Miami University Associated Student Government Outstanding Professor Award

Biography

Michael Conger is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Miami University (OH). His research and teaching focus on how entrepreneurial action can contribute to solving social and environmental problems and the ways in which social enterprises are changing the role of business and organizations in society. The research context of his work includes rural and small town entrepreneurship, benefit corporations, green building, religious organizations, post-disaster rebuilding, developing economies, and craft/artisan industries. Michael received his Ph.D. in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His dissertation work at CU focused on the emergence of social/sustainable enterprise and the Benefit Corporation in the United States. His recent publications include articles in the Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Business Ethics, Long Range Planning, and Journal of Business Venturing Insights. Prior to entering academia, Michael worked for 12 years as a software engineer, business analyst, project manager, and director in the consulting, insurance, investment banking, medical supply, and software industries. He also co-founded two technology startups and has served on the board of several non-profit organizations.

Courses


  • FALL 2023
    ESP 102 NA |F|S|U |4:00PM-11:00PM|8:00AM-11:00PM|8:00AM-3:00PM |FSB
    ESP 201 F TR 1:15PM-2:35PM FSB 0039
    ESP 331 A F 10:05AM-1:00PM FSB 0039