Effectuation and interventions for novice entrepreneurs in rural Alaska.
Date
2013Author
Speece, Mark
Petersen-Frey, A.
Speece, Mark
Type
Conference Paper
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Executive coach, educator, researcher, consultant and entrepreneur with experience in all aspects
of running organizations that strive for operations, communications and marketing excellence.
Successfully managed business development, sales, marketing, human resources and strategy
functions. Experience developing, leading, and growing graduate and undergraduate academic
programs in business administration. Capabilities include P&L responsibility, managing outside
vendors, international expansion, joint ventures, new product development, and start-ups. Special
interest in entrepreneurship and economic development in rural Alaska. Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and PhD
from Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, U.K. Research included fast-growth sustainability
entrepreneurship in Alaska as well as helping novice entrepreneurs to acquire behaviors used by
expert entrepreneurs.