Scott Shane | |
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Born | Scott Andrew Shane April 14, 1964 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Brown University Georgetown University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Spouse | Lynne Schneider |
Children | Hannah • Ryan |
Awards | Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research (2009)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entrepreneurial studies |
Institutions | Case Western Reserve University |
Thesis | Cultural differences in innovation championing strategies (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Sankaran Venkataraman |
Scott Andrew Shane (born April 14, 1964)[2] is the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and professor of economics at Case Western Reserve University. He has written over sixty academic papers on entrepreneurship, as well as writing or editing ten books on the subject.[3] His research has focused on many aspects of entrepreneurship, including technology entrepreneurship and venture finance,[4] as well as using twin studies to explore the genetic basis of entrepreneurial behaviors.[5][6][7][8]