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Emeric Solymossy, Ph.D.  ("Dr. E")

Professor Emeritus

The Professor

E-mail:

E-Solymossy@wiu.edu 

Vita

Curriculum Vitae (pdf file)

Awards

Fulbright Specialist – Research Methods: KUL Law School, (Poland) [2017]

Fulbright Senior Specialist – Technology Transfer (Argentina) [2010]
Fulbright - Hall Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship for Central Europe [2008-2009]

Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate - Entrepreneurship 2005 - Current
Excellence in University and Community Service award: 2006
Excellence in Teaching with Technology award: 2007

Phi-Beta-Delta (International Honor Society)

Beta-Gamma-Sigma (Business Studies Honor Society)

Special Seminar(s)
   and
Topics of
Interest

Dr. E's Primer on Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce
     (Table of Contents and Introductory Information)
         
Primer (pdf file)
          Now also available in
Spanish & English (Bi-Lingual) 
Entrepreneurial Dimensions: The Relationship of Individual, Venture, and Environmental Factors to Success © 1998

   
     Executive Summary of Dissertation © 1998
          Full
Dissertation (Viewable only) © 1998

Something to think about...

“Paradigms power perception and perceptions power emotions.  Most emotions are responses to perception – what you think is true about a given situation.  If your perception is false, then your emotional response to it will be false too.  So check your perceptions, and beyond that check the truthfulness of your paradigms – what you believe.  Just because you believe something firmly doesn’t make it true.  Be willing to reexamine what you believe.”  Wm. Paul Young “The Shack,” p.197

 

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                   The Person

 

      I received my B.S. degree in engineering from Century University, and my M.B.A. from Colorado State University. Returning to academia from successful business experiences, I earned my Ph.D. in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University. My expertise is Entrepreneurship and Small Business within a Global and Multi-National context. This required integrating expertise in several disciplines, including strategy, human resource management, international business, economics, and statistics. I have considerable experience in new venture creation and business acquisition, as well as substantial international experience. These experiences are an integral part of my teaching, providing a "real-life" orientation to my teaching methods. I emphasize application rather than memorization, and incorporate an array of teaching methods and opportunities for learning and skill development. I am based in the Quad Cities, and teach a variety of courses within the management field. I am actively involved in researching the factors that contribute to success in emerging organizations, and am passionately global in my academic and private life. I an active member in numerous professional and academic associations, including the Academy of Management, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Academy of International Business, the International Council for Small Business, Beta Gamma Sigma, and the Illinois Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce. I am on the editorial board for the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, and serve as an editorial reviewer for 4 other management journals and 5 book publishers, keeping me abreast of current developments in the field.
      From a "personal" perspective, I chose teaching (following a series of successful, and some not-so successful entrepreneurial ventures) as a way to help others. I have a lovely bride, and am very thankful for the many blessings I have received, one of the greatest being that I am able to travel extensively. I have had several distinct careers and numerous businesses prior to entering academia, in addition to being an executive manager of two larger firms (one with 15,000 employees). I had seven 'small businesses' in addition to being on the team for the creation or acquisition of approximately 10 more. I started my first business at the age of 17. It was not my most successful venture, but it was a good training field. I learned that running a business was much more difficult and demanding than working for someone else. Later (while running multiple businesses) I learned that it was relatively easy to hire people with the technical and functional skills necessary to perform the work. It was extremely difficult to find people, however, that had the knowledge, skills and ability to profitably manage a business. This became my expertise, which I seek to impart to others.