Michael L. Menefee, Ph.D. Thomas Family Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship Department of Management, Marketing and International Business Revised: February 19, 2013 Education and Certifications Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences/Research Methods, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University (1980) M.S. in Management/Civil Engineering (Urban/Rural Planning), Krannert Graduate School of Management (1976) B.S. in Management/Sociology with Honors, Northern Illinois University (1971) A.B.S.C. with Applications in Teaching and Counseling, Moody Bible Institute (2003) Certified in the Protection of Human Research Subjects, Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) and Purdue University (2005) Certificate in Public Policy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1998) Certified Mediator, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Mediation Network of North Carolina (1995) Certified Professional Member of the Society for Human Resource Management (1992) Computer Applications Certificate, The Graduate School, Tennessee Technological University (1986) Certified Credit and Financial Analyst, Dun and Bradstreet (1974) Certified Investment Analyst, Dun and Bradstreet (1974) Experience Thomas Family Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2007- Current) Interim Director of the Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship (2007) Professor Emeritus, Purdue University (2007)
Peterson Faculty Fellow of Entrepreneurship, Burton D. Morgan Fellow, and Innovation Realization Laboratory Fellow-Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Discovery Park, Purdue University (2004-2007) Professor, Department Head, and Sam M. Walton Fellow-Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision and Professor of Management in the Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University (1994-2007) Presidents of Menefee and Associates, Inc. (1995-Current) Management Consulting and Publishing Teaching ENTR 2000 Innovation ENTR 4000 Planning and Strategy MGT 5290 Entrepreneurship Intellectual Contributions 1. Peer Reviewed Journals Articles PRJs Menefee, M. L. and Spillan, J. E. (2012). Assessing the Wal-Mart way as a global retail Enterprise. The Journal of International Business Research and Practice, Vol. 6, 2012, 1-13. D Wang, C. W., Hsieh, C. T., Menefee, M. L., Pestonjee, D. D. (2011). Evaluating leadership effectiveness in virtual teams through creativity and performance: A qualitative analysis of an experimental study. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management Vol. 3, No. 2, 158-174. (D) Koseoglu, M. A,, Karayormuk, K., Parnell, J. A., and Menefee, M. L. (2011). Competitive intelligence: Evidence from Turkish SMEs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business,Vol.13,No. 3, 2011, 333-349. (D) Lester, D. L., Menefee, M. L., and Pestonjee, D. (2010). An information technology services outsourcing alternative: A business model. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, Volume 22, No. 1, March, 2010, 23-35. (D) Parnell, J. A., Menefee, M. L., and Long, Z. (2010). Resolving the US-China trade conundrum: Perceptions and challenges. International Journal of Business and Globalization, 2010, Volume 4, Number 2, 131-146. (D) Wang, C. W., Hsieh C. T., Fan, K. T., and Menefee, M. L. (2009). Impact of motivating language on team creative performance. Journal of Computer Information Systems, Fall, 2009 133-140. (D)
Glassman, B., Krug, W. G., and Menefee, M. L. (2009). Improving organizational communication: The use of the MCR media model. International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, Vol. 1, No. 3, 213-232. (A) Lester, D., Parnell, J., and Menefee, M. (2008/2009). Organizational life cycle and innovation among entrepreneurial enterprises. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 19(2/3), Winter, 37-49. (D) Parnell, J. A. and Menefee, M. L. (2008). Factors associated with success and failure among SMEs in the rural United States. Central Business Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, 20-26. (D) Lester, D. L., Parnell, J. A., Crandall, W. R., and Menefee, M. L. (2008). Organizational life cycle and performance among SMEs: Generic strategies for high and low performers. International Journal of Commerce and Management 18 (4), 313-330. (D) 2. Research Monographs 3. Books Vandeveer, R. C., and Menefee, M. L. (2011). Human Behavior in Organizations, Third Custom Edition, Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions, 392 pages. (L) Vandeveer, R. C., and Menefee, M. L. (2010). Human Behavior in Organizations, Second Edition (including an instructor s manual, test bank, power point presentations, and a website). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall/Pearson, 408 pages. (L) 4. Chapters Menefee, M. L. and Vandeveer, R. C. (2010). Human behavior in organizations-an overview. Chapter in Business English by Yalin, Lei and Parnell, J. A. Beijing, China: Higher Education Press, 14 pages. (L) 5. Peer Reviewed Proceedings Menefee, M. L., Holmes, L. D., and Inman, F. L. (2013). Developing entrepreneurship and innovation in rural southeastern North Carolina: Update, Proceedings of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovator Alliance Open 2013, (in press). D Menefee, M. L. and Vandeveer, R. C. (2013). Engineering Development Group, 2013 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, 21, (in press). L Menefee, M. L. and Spillan, J. E. (2013). What was Wal-Mart s Role in the Mexican corruption scandal?, 2013 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of International Business, 27, (in press). D
Menefee, M. L. and Spillan, J. E. (2012). Assessing the Wal-Mart way as a global retail Enterprise, 2012 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of International Business, 26, 113-121. (D) Menefee, M. L. and Holmes, L. (2012). Developing entrepreneurship and innovation in rural southeastern North Carolina, 2012 Proceedings of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovator Alliance Open 2012, 1-5. (D) Vanderveer, R. C. and Menefee, M. L. (2012). Custom wiring harness. 2012 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, 21, 1-22. (L) Vandermeer, A., Arnold, L., and Menefee, M. L. (2012). Developing an entrepreneurial program for the liberal arts in rural southeastern North Carolina: Where music gets down to business, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2012 Conference Proceedings, 1-21. (A) Lester, D. L. and Menefee, M. L. (2011). Rural sourcing: A North Carolina governmental agency example, Proceedings of Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 37 th Annual Conference, 37-47. (D) Vandermeer, A., Menefee, M., and Arnold, L. (2011). Entrepreneurship in the arts and arts in entrepreneurship: A working model. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2011 Proceedings, 584-589. (A) Vandeveer, R. C. and Menefee, M. L. (2011). McKinney Corporation. 2011 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, Houston, TX, CD, 20. (L) Vandeveer, R. C. and Menefee, M. L. (2011). Receptions. 2011 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, Houston, TX, CD, 20. (L) Hsieh, C. T., Pestonjee, D., and Menefee, M. L. (2010). Evaluating leadership effectiveness in virtual teams through creativity and performance: A qualitative analysis of an experimental study. 2010 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of International Business, Chicago, IL. CD. (D) Vandeveer, R. C., Pestonjee, D., and Menefee, M. L. (2010). Case study for Highland County Hospital. 2010 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, Oklahoma City, OK, CD, 19. (L) Lester, D. L. and Menefee, M. L. (2009). Rural sourcing: An information technology services outsourcing alternative. Proceedings of the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, CD, 189-209, San Antonio, TX. (D) Parnell, J. A., Menefee, M. L. and Long, Z. (2009). American and Chinese perspectives on global trade, 2009 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of International Business, Chicago, IL. (D)
Menefee, M. L. and Vandeveer, R. C. (2009). Ace Binding, 2009 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, Oklahoma City, OK, CD, 18. (L) Vandeveer, R. C. and Menefee, M. L. (2008). A basketball coach s dilemma: Recruiting return on investment, Proceedings of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Houston, TX, CD (39). (L) Vandeveer, R. C. and Menefee, M. L. (2008). Van Men Company. 2008 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, CD (17). (L) 6. Peer Reviewed Presentations 7. Faculty Research Seminars 8. Non-Peer Reviewed Journals 9. Other Professional Development Membership in Professional Organizations Academy of Management, Society for Human Resource Management, Southwest Case Research Association, Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Association, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Association, Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Presentations Menefee, M. L. (2013). The Future of Entrepreneurship in the Sandhills, Sandhills Regional Entrepreneurship Summit. A Menefee, M. L. (2013). Developing an entrepreneurial environment for rural southeastern North Carolina, Fourth Annual Farm Bureau BioAg Symposium on Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. A Menefee, M. L. (2012). Developing an entrepreneurship program lessons learned from Purdue University and the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, 2012 North Carolina University Entrepreneurship Summit. A
Menefee, M. L. (2012). Developing your future, 2012 Professional and Career Development Institute. A Menefee, M. L. (2011). Entrepreneurship as a Career, 2012 Professional and Career Development Institute. A Menefee, M. L. (2010). Exploring Entrepreneurship Options, 2012 Professional and Career Development Institute. Menefee, M. L. (2008). The role of entrepreneurship in rural North Carolina. Sandhills Regional Entrepreneurship Summit, Aberdeen, NC, March, 2008. A Meetings Carolina Entrepreneurs (2010-Current) North Carolina University Entrepreneurship Summit (2009-Current) NCIIA Open Meeting (2010-Current) National I2P Competitions at Purdue University and Georgia Institute of Technology (2007-2010) Kettering Foundation Researchers Meeting, Dayton, OH (2009) North Carolina Entrepreneurship Program Meetings (2008-2010) Other Professional Activities Grants Golden Leaf Grant for Incubator (Team) $200,000 (2012) NCIIA/Lemelson Foundation ($25,700) (2011-2012) NCIIA/Lemelson Foundation ($8,000) (2010-2011) North Carolina North Carolina Council on Economic Education (2011-Current) North Carolina REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship) (2011-Current) UNCP Entrepreneurial Summits in Robeson County (2008-Current) Sandhills Entrepreneurial Summits in Moore County (2008-Current) Moore County Entrepreneurs (2009-Current) Moore County Chamber of Commerce (2008-Current) Pembroke Chamber of Commerce (2007-Current) Robeson County Tourism Development Association (2007-Current) Entrepreneurial Training Seminars in Scotland County (2007-2008) Reviewer Academy of Management, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, North American Case Research Association, The Institute of Management Sciences,
Southwest Case Research Association, Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Association, Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership, Southern Management Association, Southwest Management Association, Decision Sciences Institute, International Academy for Case Studies Journal Reviewer Journal of Applied Case Research, Journal of Business in Developing Nations, Journal of the Academy of Strategic and Organizational Leadership, Labor Studies Journal, Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, International Journal for Sustainable Strategic Management, Journal of International Technology and Information Management Book Reviewer Prentice-Hall Publishing Company Program Chair Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Association, Southwest Case Research Association, American Water Works Association, Purdue Public Policy Institutes Track Chair Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Association (3), Southwest Case Research Association (4), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Session Chair The Institute of Management Sciences (2), Midwest Leadership Conference, Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Southwest Case Research Association (2), Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Association, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (2), The Kettering Foundation Public Policy Workshop
Case Research Committee Decision Sciences Institute Planning Committee Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resources Association, Southwest Case Research Association Judge NCIIA Open Student Competition (2011-2012) High School Business Plan Competition for North Carolina REAL (2012) National Idea to Product (I2P) Competition (2007-2010) Regional Idea to Product (I2P) Competition (2005-2007) Burton Morgan Competition (2007) EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) Initiative Competition, Southwest Case Research Association Faculty Case Competition, Service UNCP Activities Director of Entrepreneurship Programs Chair of Entrepreneurship Program Development Committee Acting Executive Director of the Thomas Family Center (2007) Task Force on Goal #4 Outreach and Regional Partnerships Chair of Search Committee for new faculty position in entrepreneurship Search Committee for Executive in Residence Search Committee for Thomas Family Center Director Search Committee for Thomas Family Center Administrative Assistant Post Tenure Review Committee for Dr. John Parnell Post Tenure Review Committee for Dr. Ed Powers Post Tenure Review Committee for Prof. Ollie Bishop Faculty Review Committee for Dr. Lydia Gan Faculty Review Committee for Dr. Jack Spillan Chairperson of the Campus Judicial Board Search Committee for the Internal Auditor Regional High School Guidance Counselors Meeting Tenure and Promotion Committee Chair for Dr. Jack Spillan Tenure and Promotion Committee for Dr. Lydia Gan Technology Transfer Committee Professional and Career Development Institute
Professional Awards and Honors United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Outstanding Service Award (2012) Southwest Case Research Association Certificate of Appreciation (2012) Kettering Foundation Researcher (2009) Outstanding Paper Award-Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2009) Professor Medallion, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2008) Tower Award, Purdue University (2008) National I2P Award (2008-2010)