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Dr. Dianne H.B. Welsh

Dr. Dianne H.B. Welsh holds the Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and is the Founding Director of the Entrepreneurship Cross-Disciplinary Program, and Founder and Inaugural Director Emeritus of the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dianne has founded three successful entrepreneurship programs/centers at universities and served as director. She is the 2015 Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship for Central Europe. She has visited or lectured in over 60 countries. Dr. Welsh is President of Family Business First International, Inc. She is a Certified Family Business Advisor (FFI), Senior Professional in Human Resources (HRCI), and a Certified Small Business Counselor. Dianne holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an M.S. in Psychology from Emporia State University (KS), and a B.A. in English with 47 hours of Business from the University of Iowa.

Awards

Dr. Dianne H.B. Welsh is the recipient of the Legacy Award for Lifetime achievement from the global consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) and the Barbara Hollander award for Lifetime Achievement from the Family Firm Institute (FFI).

Professor Welsh has done pioneering work in advancing entrepreneurship in universities and directing university entrepreneurship centers that created a legacy impact on the field of entrepreneurship. She has had a distinguished record over her career in three main areas:  1. Launching entrepreneurship centers and programs at regional universities with limited resources. 2. Contributing to entrepreneurship education-both from a research as well as pedagogical approach-across campus. 2. Furthering the understanding of success for women entrepreneurs worldwide. A long-term commitment to entrepreneurship, Dianne is truly an academic entrepreneur, launching three centers/programs and in all three universities serving as their first endowed entrepreneurship chair, and has achieved a standard of excellence in an area of university-affiliated entrepreneurship and made a substantial impact upon students, faculty, staff, startups, and/or region.

Her Leadership Contributions to the Field of Entrepreneurship Education assists other universities, Professor Welsh wrote Cross-Disciplinary Entrepreneurship: A Practical Guide for a Campus-Wide Program (Palgrave-MacMillan Publishing, December 2014). She has assisted Stetson University, the University of Baltimore, Elon University, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Grand Valley State University, Metropolitan State University Denver, Bucks County Community College, Radford University, UCSC, (Concepcion, Chile), the National University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), University of Venda (South Africa), Emporia (K.S.) State University and Deakin University (Australia).

Professor Welsh is the Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship for Central Europe for 2015, the second-highest Fulbright award in the world. She has delivered 20 invited keynote addresses around the world, including delivering the keynote address at the U.N. Conference on Gender and Entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan in 2012.

Professor Welsh co-authored the fourth edition of Global Entrepreneurship. She also co-authored Global Entrepreneurship Case Studies (3rd edition) to accompany the book and has has eight books published in total. Dianne Welsh has eight refereed journal articles specifically on entrepreneurship education out of 103 refereed journal articles so far in her career, in addition to 67 books, book chapters, and cases, and 310 proceedings and presentations.

Innovations in Curriculum Design, Course Development, Teaching Methodologies, Pedagogical Tools and Approaches. Dr. Welsh has launched three entrepreneurship centers/programs, including at John Carroll University and the University of Tampa. At the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Dianne started the entrepreneurship program from inception with minimal funding in 2008, the height of the recession.

Dr. Welsh has received 103 Awards, to name a few:


 * 1) Legacy Award (lifelong contributions), Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC), October 2020
 * 2) Barbara Hollander Award (lifelong contributions to family business, education, and civic causes), Family Firm Institute, October 2019
 * 3) North Carolina Board of Governor’s Teaching Award, May 2019 (highest award for teaching at the university and system-wide)
 * 4) Expert Panelist, European Commission (DG EAC) evaluation of entrepreneurship education programmes (EEPs) in higher education institutions in Europe (EEEPHEIC) (invited), Belgium, September 2018
 * 5) Excellence in Curriculum Innovation in Entrepreneurship Award, Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education, June 2018
 * 6) Fellow, Pan-Pacific Business Association, June 2018
 * 7) Fellow, Small Business Institute, 2017
 * 8) Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching & Pedagogical Innovation, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, October 2016 (international award)
 * 9) Recipient, Mary Settle Sharp Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 2014-2015
 * 10) Recipient, Leavey Award by the Freedoms Foundation for the Spartan Trader, May 2014
 * 11) Invited Keynote Speaker, U.N. Conference on Gender and Entrepreneurship, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2012
 * 12) Fellow, Family Firm Institute, 2012
 * 13) Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program in the United States, U.S. Assn. for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2012
 * 14) Fellow, U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2011
 * 15) Distinguished Mentor Award, Family Business Division, U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, January 2006

Books

Dr. Welsh has had her life's work published 65 books, chapters and cases. Her commitment to entrepreneurship shines with each selection listed here and beyond:


 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Carraher, S. (Eds.). (2021). Global entrepreneurship (4th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Carraher, S. (Eds.). (2021). Cases in global entrepreneurship (3rd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
 * Welsh, D.H.B. (2014, December). Creative cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship: A practical guide for a campus wide program New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
 * Alon, I., & Welsh, D.H.B. (Eds.). (2003). International franchising in industrialized markets:  Western and Northern Europe.  Chicago, IL:  CCH, Inc.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Alon, I. (Eds.). (2002). International franchising in industrialized markets:  North America, the Pacific Rim, and other countries.  Chicago, IL:  CCH, Inc.
 * Alon, I., & Welsh, D.H.B. (Eds.). (2001). International franchising in emerging markets:  China, India, and other Asian countries.  Chicago, IL:  CCH, Inc.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Alon, I. (Eds.). (2001). International franchising in emerging markets:  Central and Eastern Europe and South America.  Chicago, IL:  CCH, Inc.

Journals


 * Welsh, D.H.B., Llanos-Contreras, O., Alonso-Dos-Santos, M., & Kaciak, E. (2021). How much Network support and managerial skills impact women’s entrepreneurial success? The Overlooked role of country economic development. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (in press). Impact Factor: 3.620, CABS 3.


 * Nasri, B.M., Collazzo, P.G., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2020, Feb.). Home grown Middle Eastern franchises: Prospects for the 	future. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (in press), 1-15. DOI: 10.1007/s11365-020-	00677-8, CABS 1.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., Mehtap, S., Pellegrini, M.M., Caputo, A., & Ahmed, S. (2020). The door swings in and out: 	The impact of family 	support and country stability on women entrepreneurs’ success in the Arab world. 	International Small Business Journal (in press). Impact Factor: 3.677, CABS 3.
 * Emami, A., Packard, M., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2020). On the cognitive microfoundations of effectual design: The 	situated function–behavior–structure framework. Management Decision (in press). DOI: 10.1108/MD-10-2019-	1479 Impact Factor: 1.963, CABS 2.
 * Chirico, F., Welsh, D.H.B., Ireland, R.D., & Sieger, P. (2020). Family versus non-family firm franchisors: Behavioral 	and performance differences. Journal of Management Studies, Special Issue on Corporate Entrepreneurship 	and Family Business (in press). FT journal, CABS 4, Impact	Factor: 5.839 DOI: 10.1111/joms.12567.
 * McNally, J.J., Piperopoulos, P., Welsh, D.H.B., Mengel, T., Tantawy, M., & Papageorgiadis, N. (2020). Assessing the 	impact of social 	entrepreneurship course syllabi on the Millennial learner. Journal of Small Business 	Management, 58(5), 871-892. DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1677059 ISSN #1540-627X Impact factor 3.248 	(2018), CABS 3.
 * Palalić, R., Ramadani, V., Welsh, D.H.B., Dizdarević, A., & Ðilović; D. (2019). Impact of networking and business 	environment on student 	leadership styles. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (in press). 	DOI: 10.1007/s11365-019-00610-8 Impact Factor 2.537, CABS 1.
 * Tullar, W., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2019). Reality Check: Changes in business students’ psychological resources as they 	move toward graduation. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. (in press). Impact 	Factor 26 H Index, CABS 2.
 * Kaciak, E., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2020). Women entrepreneurs and work-life interface: The impact of sustainable 	economies on success. Journal 	of Business Research,112(C), 281-290 (in press). DOI: 		 	10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.073 Impact Factor 4.028 (2018), CABS 3.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Ponroy, J.V., & Niemand, T. (2019). Advancing family business studies: Beginning evidence on the 	use of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and creativity. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 	(in press). Impact Factor, 26 H, listed as CABS 2.
 * Canziani, B.F., Welsh, D.H.B., Ramadani, V. (2019). Selling in Spanish and/or English: A study of Hispanic direct 	sellers. Thunderbird International Business Review, 62(6), 707-720. DOI:10.1002/tie.22101 Impact Factor, Impact 	Factor 29 H, CABS 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Kaciak, E. (2019). Family enrichment and women entrepreneurial success: The mediating effect of 	family interference. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 15(4), 1045-1075. DOI: 	10.1007/s11365-019-00587-4 Impact Factor 2.537, CABS 1.
 * Emami, A., Welsh, D. H. B., Ramadani, V., & Davari, A. (2019). The impact of judgment and framing on 	entrepreneurs’ decision-making. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 32(1), 79-100. 	doi:10.1080/08276331.2018.1551461 ISSN: 0827-6331 (print) and 2169-2610 (online) Impact Factor 22 H 	Index, CABS 3.
 * Canziani, B.F., Welsh, D.H.B., Dana, L.-P., & Ramadani, V. (2019). Claiming a family brand identity: The semiotics of 	website storytelling. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (in press). DOI: 10.1002/cjas.1543 Impact 	Factor 0.849, CABS 2.
 * Canziani, B.F., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2019). How entrepreneurship influences other disciplines: An examination of 	learning goals. International Journal of Management Education (in press). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijme.2019.01.003 	CiteScore 2.07, SNIP 1.186, CABS 1.
 * Welsh, D.H.B.,Kaciak, E., Koladkiewicz, I., Memili, E., Iyer, L., & Ramadani, V. (2019). The impact of networks on 	value co-creation for women-owned businesses. European Journal of International Management (in press). 	DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2020.10017390 Impact Factor 1.349 (5-	Year Impact Factor 1.164), CABS 1.
 * Ramadani, V., Anggadwita, G., Welsh, D.H.B., & Permatasari, A. (2020). Social innovation in public sector services.  	International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 6(3), 416-433. H Index 6.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., & Kaciak, E. (2018). Women’s entrepreneurship: A model of business-family interface and 	performance. International Entrepreneurship & Management Journal, 14(3), 627-637. DOI: 10.1007/s11365-018-	0507-6 Impact Factor 1.312, CABS 1.
 * Shields, J.F., Welsh, D.H.B., Shelleman, J.M. (2018). Sustainability reporting and its implications for family firms. 	Journal of Small Business Strategy, 28(1), 39-44. Scopus .72, CABS 1.
 * Thongpapanl, N., Kaciak, E., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2018).Growing and aging of entrepreneurial firms: Implications for 	job rotation and joint reward systems. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 24(6), 1087-	1103. Scopus 2.05, CABS 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., & Shamah, R. (2018). Determinants of women entrepreneurs’ firm performance in a 	hostile environment. Journal of Business Research, 88(C), 481-491. DOI10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.12.015 Impact 	Factor 2.129, CABS 3.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., Memili, E., & Minialai, C. (2018). Business-family interface and the performance of women 	entrepreneurs: The moderating effect of economic development. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 	13(2), 330-349. DOI 10.1108/IJoEM-03-2017-0095. (Emerald Literati Highly Commended Paper Award, 2019). 	CABS 2.
 * Ramadani, V., Dana, L.-P., Ratten, V., Sadiku-Dushi, N., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2017). Decision-making challenges of 	women entrepreneurs in the family business succession process. Journal of Enterprising Culture, 25(4), 411-	439.  DOI: 10.1142/S0218495817500157 CABS 1.
 * Mehtap, S., Pellegrini, M.M., Caputo, A., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2017). Entrepreneurial intentions of young women in the 	Arab world: Socio-cultural 	and educational barriers. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & 	Research, 23 (6), 880-902. DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-07-2017-0214 Scopus 2.05, CABS 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., Trimi, S., & Mainardes, E.W. (2017). Women entrepreneurs and family firm 	heterogeneity: Evidence from an emerging economy. Group Decision and Negotiation, 27(3), 445-465. DOI: 	10.1007/s10726-017-9544-8. 5-year Impact Factor 1.946, CABS 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B. (2017). An entrepreneurial marketing dilemma: The case of the melted buttons. Journal of the 	International Academy for Case 	Studies, 23(1), 39-41. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 	Instructor Notes, 23(2), 31-35. CABS 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., Memili, E., & Zhou, Q. (2017). Work-family balance and marketing capabilities as 	determinants of Chinese women entrepreneurs’ firm performance. Journal of Global Marketing, special issue 	on the Role of Gender in Global Marketing, 30(3), 174-191. Impact Factor .32, CABS 1.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., & Minialai, C. (2017). The influence of perceived management skills and perceived gender 	discrimination in launch decisions by women entrepreneurs. International Entrepreneurship & Managment 	Journal, 13(1), 1-33. DOI: 10.1007/s11365-015-0379-y Impact Factor 5.053, CABS 2.
 * Memili, E., Misra, K., Chrisman, J.J., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2017). Internationalization of publicly traded family firms: A 	transaction cost theory perspective and longitudinal analysis. International Journal of Management and 	Enterprise Development, special issue on Family Enterprises, 16(1/2), 80-108. CABS 3.
 * Canziani, B., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2016). Website quality for SME wineries: Measurement insights. Journal of Hospitality 	and Tourism Technology, 7(3), 266-280. CABS 1.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Kaciak, E., & Thongpapanl, N. (2016). Influence of stages of economic development on women 	entrepreneurs’ startups. Journal of Business Research, 69(11), 4933-4940. Impact Factor: 1.684, CABS 3
 * Brand, M.J., Croonen, E.P.M., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2016). Successfully managing chain-wide transformational change. 	Organizational Dynamics, 45(2), 94-103. Impact Factor: 0.79, CABS 1.
 * Carraher, S.M., Welsh, D.H.B., Svilokos, A. (2016). Validation of a measure of social entrepreneurship. European 	Journal of International Management, special issue on Internationalization of Social Entrepreneurship, 10(4), 	386-402. Impact Factor .6 (ISI rating), CABS 1.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Tullar, W.L., & Nemati, H. (2016). Entrepreneurship education: Process, method, or both? Journal of 	Innovation & Knowledge, 1(3), 125-132. Listed in CABS as 1 and 2.
 * Welsh, D.H.B., Memili, E., & Kaciak, E. (2016, January-April). An empirical analysis of the impact of family moral 	support on Turkish women entrepreneurs. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 1(1), 3-12. Listed in CABS as 1 	and 2.
 * Drãguşin, M., Welsh D. H. B., Grosu, R. M., Iosif A. E., Zgura I. D. (2015, November). Social Entrepreneurship-	innovative solutions' provider 	to the challenging of an aging population: The case of Romanian retirees. 	Amfiteatru Economic Journal, 17 (9), 1183 – 1197. Impact Factor: 0.838
 * Memili, E., Fang, H., & Welsh, D.H.B. (2015, October/November). Value creation and value appropriation in 	innovation process in publicly-	traded family firms. Management Decision, 53(9), 1921-1952. Impact Factor: 	3.787.
 * Canziani, B., Welsh, D.H.B., Hsieh, Y., & Tullar, W. (2015). What pedagogical methods impact students’ 	entrepreneurial propensity? Journal of Small Business Strategy, 25(2), 11-42.
 * Misra, K., Memili, E., Welsh, D.H.B., Reddy, S., & Sype, G.E. (2015). Cross-country technology gap in Latin America: 	Growth accounting and non-parametric approaches. Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal, 	22(4) 630-648. Impact Factor 0.885.
 * Munoz, M., Welsh, D.H.B., Chan, S.H., & Raven, P.V. (2015). Microenterprises in Malaysia: A preliminary study of the 	factors for management success. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 11(3), 673-694. 	Impact Factor 5.053.
 * Memili, E., Chang, E., Kellermanns, F., & Welsh D.H.B. (2015, January). Role conflicts of family members in family 	firms. European Journal of 	Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(1), 143-151. Impact factor 2.094.

Consulting

Dr. Dianne Welsh has consulted worldwide for governments, universities, and private sector businesses.


 * AHA International High School, 2020 (pro-bono)
 * Emporia State University, 2020 (pro-bono)
 * Hacienda Los Lingues, Chile, 2019, 2020 (pro-bono)
 * University of Venda, South Africa, 2019 (pro-bono)-trained 40 faculty
 * Radford University, 2019
 * UCSC, Concepcion, Chile, 2019 (pro-bono)
 * Tasty Catering, Chicago, 2018 (pro-bono, data gathering)
 * Metropolitan State University Denver, 2018
 * Dame’s Chicken & Waffles, 2017 (pro-bono)
 * Bucks County Community College, 2017
 * Grand Valley State University, 2017, 2018
 * University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2016
 * University of Baltimore, 2015
 * Royal Expressions Dance Academy, Greensboro, 2014
 * Deakin University, Australia, 2011
 * Stetson University, 2011, 2013
 * CRM Loans, Tampa, 2007
 * Baruch University Entrepreneurship Program External Evaluator, April 2007
 * Presentation on Franchising, Largo Public Library, February 2007
 * Ringling School of Art and Design, September-October 2006
 * TECO Energy, Tampa, FL, July 2005-2006
 * Takata, Inc., Greensboro, NC, June 2004-November 2005
 * Presentation on New Reward Systems for Henkel America, Avon, OH, August 2003
 * FranCon, Helsinki, Finland, May 2003
 * Paris Gallery, Sharjah, United Arab Emiratis, November 2003
 * Retail Confectionaires’ International Convention, Chicago, IL, June 2002
 * The Program on National Competitiveness, Ministry of the Economy, El Salvador, March 2002
 * Johnson Matthey Electronics, August 1997
 * Ministry of Communication, State of Kuwait, December 1996
 * Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), August 1996, December 1996, December 1998
 * Hewlett Packard, December 1995
 * Gymboree Franchisee National Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 1995
 * Group Health Northwest, August 1995
 * Gulf Marketing Association, Manama, Bahrain, June 1995
 * Big O Tires Corp., April 1995
 * Spokane County Health District Grant Meeting, October 1993
 * Goodwill Industries of Spokane, Summer 1991
 * Keytronic Corporation, Spokane, 1989-1990
 * International Ambassadors (with Dr. R. McGinty), 1988-1989

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