DIANNE H.B. WELSH
2107 Regents Park Lane Greensboro N.C. 27455-0815 Cell: 336-404-4922 Home: 336-617-6833
[email protected]
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
PROFILE
Accomplished distinguished endowed professor with a history of providing vision and leadership in guiding
colleges to new levels of academic achievement and revenue growth. Exemplary record of conceptualizing,
launching, and managing award-winning, high enrollment, cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship programs and
centers at major universities. Skilled leader in building consensus, working with other colleges and programs,
forming and engaging external board members, managing fundraising, connecting to the community, and
building high performing teams. Strong background serving as a consultant to Global Fortune 100 companies.
Fulbright Scholar. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Business Administration and a M.S. in Psychology.
CORE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Spearheading Collaborative Agreements with Global University Partnerships ♦ Working with Business Mentor
and Honors Programs ♦ Providing Strategic Intellectual Leadership in Enhancing a College’s Profile, Resource
Streams, and Connections with Alumni and Committees ♦ Demonstrating Strong Record of Administrative
Accomplishments, Transformative Leadership, and Working Collaboratively in the College of Business and
Across the University ♦ Representing the College of Business to External Stakeholders ♦ Keeping Current of
the Competition ♦ Developing Grants
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA at Greensboro, North Carolina: A public, co-educational,
doctoral-granting, residential university chartered in 1891 with more than 17,500 on-campus students and
over 950 others in distance-learning programs from 49 states and more than 70 countries. The college is
rated as a high research activity classified university by the Carnegie Foundation.
Founder and Director, Entrepreneurship Cross-Disciplinary Program, 2011 (Current)
Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, 2008 - Present
Founder and Inaugural Director, North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center, 2009 - 2011
Founder and Chair, Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference, 2009 - 2011
Responsibilities included: Developing and implementing five-year vision and mission, creating budget and
managing fiscal affairs, leading and coordinating strategic planning and curriculum development, supervising
governance, selecting and retaining staff, formulating policies & procedures, and, spearheading fundraising.
Oversaw professional development and evaluation of the staff.
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Spearheaded development of entrepreneurship on campus since arriving in 2008. Architect of the crossdisciplinary Entrepreneurship program with 38 courses in 20 departments, the largest cross-disciplinary
program for a college of its size in the country.
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Led all marketing efforts and promotions. Authored and managed the entrepreneurship curriculum,
including a major, a minor for non-business students, a minor for business students, and a graduate
certificate in Entrepreneurship (approximately 200 majors and 100 minors).
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Received numerous international awards, including but not limited to: Exceptional entrepreneurship
across disciplines, best practices, best research, best workshops, and best interdisciplinary center.
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Served as Director the first two years of operation that hosted 18 events and 1900 attendees, while raising
over $177k towards supporting entrepreneurship. Managed a budget of $375k per year and supervised up
to 11 employees at a time.
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Created Campus Incubator and Retail Store, which gives students hands-on experiences to jump start their
businesses so they “bridge” to a successful business upon graduation. $40,000 grant secured in 2012.
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Won major recognition and awards for delivering presentations to the U.N. European Economic
Commission International Conference, the keynote address at the U.N. Conference on Gender and
Entrepreneurship, and the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
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Co-founder and Co-Director of the Living Learning Community in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, Tampa, FL: A comprehensive, independent university with four colleges
offering more than 140 areas of study through a core curriculum rooted in a liberal arts tradition to 6,600
students.
Walter Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor, 2005 to 2008
Founder and Executive Director, Florida Entrepreneur & Family Business Center, 2006 to 2008
Founder and Chair, Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference, 2005-2008
Led all fundraising, budgeting, programming, and management of students working in the Florida
Entrepreneur & Family Business Center. Raised $143k per year in donations and in-kind gifts.
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Created and chaired an advisory board of 22 key players in the community for fundraising.
Received leadership recognition, including the Family Firm Institute’s Interdisciplinary Achievement
Award, 2006. Led Florida Entrepreneur & Family Business Center into receiving the Small Business
Institute’s Best of the Best New Program and Showcase awards.
Managed all aspects of the Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference with 150 attendees per year.
Revised and expanded the Entrepreneurship curriculum that was in place, including creating a program in
Real Estate Venturing in the MBA.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (JCU), Cleveland, Ohio: A Catholic, Jesuit University dedicated to
developing women and men with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. JCU is one of 28 Jesuit
universities in the United States and has been listed in The Princeton Review top-ten rankings of Midwest
regional universities for 20 consecutive years.
Kahl Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor, 2000 to 2004
Academic Director, Muldoon Center for Entrepreneurship, 2000 - 2003
Managed development of the academic entrepreneurship program, including an undergraduate concentration
and graduate entrepreneurship class.
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Founded and led JCU to the top 32 out of 1,000 Students in Free Enterprise teams at the world
competition and won regional competitions each year.
Gained national recognition for the college; appointed to the Defense Advisory Committee of Women in
the Services for the U.S. Department of Defense.
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Spokane and Cheney, WA: A driving force for the culture,
economy, and vitality of the Inland Northwest region.
Assistant, Associate, Full Professor of Management, 1988 – 2000
Taught classes in the areas of management, HR, entrepreneurship, and business.
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Attained full professor in nine years, the highest publication rate in the College of Business at the time.
Served as Exchange Professor to Tver State University, resulting in the first studies to be published out of
the former Soviet Union by a Westerner on changing production. Overall effort resulted in 11
publications, including the top journals in management.
Chaired the Department of Management, one of the largest in the university, twice on an interim basis.
Appointed to faculty senate.
Selected by President to the Board of Visitors, U.S. Air Force Academy.
EDUCATION
PH.D. Business Administration, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Areas: Organizational Behavior and Theory, Labor Relations, Human Resources Management
M.S., Psychology, Emporia (KS) State University
B.A., English University of Iowa
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Parliamentarian, National Association of Parliamentarians
Certified Sr. Professional in Human Resources, Society for Human Resource Management
Former Certified Small Business Counselor, Small Business Institute
Certified Family Business Advisor, Family Firm Institute
AWARDS AND HONORS
2000Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair, Entrepreneurship in Central Europe at WU (Vienna University of
Economics and Business)
Recipient, Leavey Award, Freedoms Foundation
Invited Keynote, U.N. Conference on Gender and Entrepreneurship
Winner, Academy of Educational Leadership Creative and Innovative Education Award
Winner, Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program, US Association of Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Family-Owned Business Scholars Award, Grand Valley State University
Business Woman of the Year Award, Triad Business Journal
Best Practices Award, Small Business Institute
Fellow and Past President, U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Award for Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship across Disciplines, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship
Centers
Rowan University Emerald Group Publishing, Best Paper in Social Entrepreneurship
Best of the Best New Program Award, Real Estate Program, Small Business Institute
Showcase Award, Small Business Institute
Distinguished Mentor Award, Small Business Institute
Interdisciplinary Achievement Award, Family Firm Institute-University of Tampa
Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles, Family Business Review, 2006
Distinguished Mentor Award, U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Distinguished Service Award, National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
Homer Saunders Mentor Award, Small Business Institute
Top 26 Entrepreneurship Programs, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2004-John Carroll University
Distinguished Educator Award, International Education Division, U.S. Association for Small Business &
Entrepreneurship
Research Medal, German Franchise Institute
SELECTED REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2000-
Welsh, D.H.B., Rosplock, K., Roure, J., Seguardo, J. L., & Memili, E. (2013, September). Perceptions of
entrepreneurship across generations in family businesses and family offices: A stewardship theory
perspective. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 4(3), 213-226.
Welsh, D.H.B., Memili, E., Kaziak, E., & Ahmed, S. (2013). Sudanese women entrepreneurs. Journal of
Developmental Entrepreneurship, 18(2), 1-18.
Memili, E., Welsh, D.H.B., & Luthans, F. (2013, September). Going beyond research on goal setting: A
proposed role for organizational psychological capital of family firms. Entrepreneurship Theory &
Practice, 37(6), 1289-1296. Impact Factor: 2.242
Welsh, D.H.B., Memili, E., Kaciak, E., & Ochi, M. (2013, September). Japanese women entrepreneurs:
Implications for family firms. Journal of Small Business Management (in press). Impact Factor: 1.333
Sciglimpaglia, D., Welsh, D.H.B., & Harris, M. (2013, Winter/Spring). The role of gender and ethnicity i
consulting services: Implications for public policy. Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy, 2(1), 8095.
Memili, E., Chang, E., Kellermanns, F., & Welsh D.H.B. (2013). Role conflicts of family members in family
firms. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, in press. ( Impact factor 2.094).
Cieślik, J., Kaciak, E., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2012). The impact of geographic diversification on export
performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Journal of International
Entrepreneurship, 10(1), 70-93.
Welsh, D.H.B., Davis, A.E., Desplaces, D., & Falbe, C.M. (2012). A resource based view of three forms of
businesses in the startup phase: Implications for franchising. Journal of Small Business Strategy,
22(1), 47-65.
Welsh, D.H.B., Munoz, J.M., Chan, S.H., & Raven, P.V. (2012). The entrepreneurial orientation of family
microenterprises in Malaysia. International Business-Research, Teaching, and Practice, 6(1), 117132.
Welsh, D.H.B., Munoz, J.M., Deng, S., & Raven, P.V. (2012). Microenterprise performance and
microenterprise zones (MEZO) in China. Management Decision, (in press).
Link, A.N., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2012, June). From the laboratory to the market: On the propensity of young
inventors to form new businesses. Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal, (in press).
Sciglimpaglia, D., Welsh, D.H.B., & Harris, M. (2012, October). The role of gender and ethnicity in consulting
services: Implications for public policy. Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy, 1(2), (in press).
Welsh, D.H.B., & Dragusin, M. (2011). Entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions as a
requirement in building excellence in business: The case of The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Forum Ware International Journal, http://forumware.wu-wien.ac.at/, (in press).
Welsh, D.H.B., & Raven, P.V. (2011, June). Hope among franchise leaders: Why hope has practical relevance to
franchising-An exploratory study. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 28(2), 134-142.
Welsh, D.H.B., Desplaces, D., & Davis, A.E. (2011). A comparison of retail franchises, independent businesses,
and purchased existing independent business startups: Lessons from the Kauffman firm survey. Journal of
Marketing Channels, 18(1), 3-18.
Cieslik, J., Kaciak, E., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2010). The effect of early internationalization on survival, consistency,
and growth of export sales. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 21(1), 39-64.
Welsh, D.H.B. & Zellweger, T. (2010, August). Can we afford it? Investment decisions of family and nonfamily
owners. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 16(2), 21-42.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Dragusin, M. (2010). Sustainable strategic management in an emerging market economy: The
case of Romanian women entrepreneurs. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management,
1(4), 344-359.
Simon, G.L., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2010). International professional service firms: How do they affect government
policy? The Services Industries Journal, 30(1), 11-23.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Carraher, S. (2009). An examination of the relationship between the mission of the university,
the business school, and the entrepreneurship center: An application of Chandler’s strategy and structure
hypothesis. Journal of Applied Management & Entrepreneurship, 14(4), 42-53.
Kornecki, L., Raghavan, S., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2008). Foreign Direct Investment stimulates economic growth in
Central and Eastern Europe: Empirical evidence from CEE. Journal of Economics and Organization of
Enterprise/ Ekonomia i Organizacja Przedsiebiorstwa.
DiPietro, R.B., Severt, D., Welsh, D.H.B., & Raven, P.V. (2008). Franchisee leadership traits v manager
leadership traits: An exploratory study comparing hope, leadership, commitment, and service quality
delivery. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 4(1), 63-78.
Campbell, N.D., Heriot, K.C., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2007). The black box: Unraveling family business succession.
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 10(2), 9-14.
DiPietro, R.B., Welsh, D.H.B., Raven, P.V., & Severt, D. (2007). A measure of hope in franchise systems:
Assessing franchisees, top executives, and franchisors. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies,
13(3), 59-66.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Dragusin, M. (2006, June). Women-entrepreneurs: A dynamic force of the small business
sector. Amfiteatru Economic, 20, 60-68.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Pendleton, Y. (2006). Direct selling worldwide: The Mary Kay Cosmetics story.
International Journal of Family Business, 3(1), 61-68.
Munoz, J.M., Raven, P., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2006, June). An exploratory study of retail service quality expectations
and perceptions among Philippine small/medium enterprises. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship,
11(2), 145-156.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Raven, P.V. (2006, March). Family business in the Middle East: An exploratory study of retail
management in Kuwait and Lebanon. Family Business Review, 19(1), 29-48.
Munoz, J.M., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2006, March). Outsourcing in the IT industry: The case of the Philippines.
International Entrepreneurship & Management Journal, 2(1), 111-123.
Welsh, D.H.B., Alon, I., & Falbe, C.M. (2006, January). An examination of international retail franchising in
emerging markets. Journal of Small Business Management, 44(1), 130-149.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Raven, P. (2004). An exploratory study of SME management in the Middle East.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small Business, 1(1/2), 121-135.
Raven, P.V., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2004). An exploratory study of influences on retail service quality: A focus on
Kuwait and Lebanon. Journal of Services Marketing, 18(3), 198-214.
Welsh, D.H.B., Goffinet, R., Smith, G.E., & Wang, K. (students). (2002). Family-owned Avantor Technology
experiences growing pains: Walking the tightrope. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 5, 91-103.
Alon, I., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2002, July). Global franchising in emerging and transitioning economies.
International Journal of Business and Economics, 2(1), 332-343.
Welsh, D.H.B., Finn, L., Miller, M., Lunden, E., Beckham, M., Takahashi, S., & Hansen, J. (students). (2000).
Café’ Americana. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 3, 94-105.
Sommer, S.M., Welsh, D.H.B., & Gubman, B.L. (2000). The ethical orientation of entrepreneurial Russian
managers. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49(4), 688-708.
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, AND CASES
2007Krueger, N., Hansen, D.J., Michl, T., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2011). Thinking “sustainably”: The role of intentions,
cognitions, and emotions in understanding the new domains of entrepreneurship. In T. Lumpkin & J. Katz
(Eds.), Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth, 13, 275-309. Bingley, UK: Emerald
Group Publishing.
Rosplock, K., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2011). Sustaining the family wealth: The impact of the family office on the family
enterprise. In A. Carlsrud & M. Brännback (Eds.), International perspectives on future research in family
business: Neglected topics and under-utilized theories. New York, NY: Springer Publishing (in press).
Welsh, D.H.B., & Carraher, S.M. (Eds.) (2011). Global entrepreneurship case studies. Des Moines, IA: Kendall
Hunt Publishing.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Falbe, C.M. (2010). Franchising in emerging markets. In I. Alon (Ed.), Franchising globally:
Innovation, learning, and imitation: Ch. 1 (pp. 11-35). New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Zellweger, T. (2010). Reference point-dependent investment decisions of family and
nonfamily owners. In A. Surdej & K. Wach (Eds.), Managing ownership and succession in family
firms: Ch. 4 (pp. 56-78). Krakow, Poland: Scholar Publishing House.
Carraher, S.M., & Welsh, D.H.B. (Eds.) (2009). Global entrepreneurship. Des Moines, IA: Kendall Hunt
Publishing.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Al-Fahim, I. (2007). The hit and run expatriate employees. International Journal of Family
Business, 4, 83-85.
Welsh, D.H.B., &Al-Boluhad, M. (2007). Badriya’s short career in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Family
Business, 4, 85-87.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Al-Bahar, A. (2007). Al-Bahar & Jacorosssi Engineering & Contracting: A study of the effect of
Kuwaiti and Italian culture on human resource management after the Iraqi invasion. International Journal
of Family Business, 4, 59-67.
Welsh, D.H.B., & Rawlings, D. (2007). Owens sawmill: A family business facing a social responsibility dilemma.
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 9(1), 1-2.
SELECTED KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
2000Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneurship Conference, Millikin University-2011
Keynote Speaker, U.N. Conference, Kiev, Ukraine-2010
Invited Speaker, the Skoll Colloquium on Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford, Oxford, England-2007
Distinguished Speaker, Technology & Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management-2007
Keynote Speaker, IntEnt Conference, Gdansk, Poland-2007
Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Commerce, Romania-2006
Keynote Speaker, Academy for Global Business Advancement, Malaysia-2006
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
President, Small Business Institute®-2013-2014
Parliamentarian & Officer, Entrepreneurship and Technology & Innovation Divisions (5,000 members),
Academy of Management (Chair 2014-2015)-2000-present
Governor Appointee, North Carolina Innovation Council-2010-2013
Participant, White House Conferences-1996, 2010
Executive Board Member, National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers-2002-present
Fellow & Past President, U.S. Assn. for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE)-2001-2006
Secretary of Defense Appointee, Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services-2000-2002
Presidential Appointee, U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors-1997-2000
CONSULTING
Hewlett Packard, Group Health Northwest, Gymboree, Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco),
Ministry of Communication, State of Kuwait, Takata, Ringling School of Art and Design, Stetson University
Deakin University, Australia