Department of Management, Belk College of Business
J U S T I N W. W E B B
Department of Management, Belk College of Business
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223
Office (704) 687-7684 | Fax (704) 687-1380
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EXPERIENCE
2014-PresentUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte, Belk College of Business
Associate Professor and Belk Endowed Scholar in Business Innovation
2009-2014Oklahoma State University, School of Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
EDUCATION
2004-2009Texas A&M University, Mays Business School Doctorate of Philosophy in Management
Major: Strategic Management
Minor: Theory and Methods
2001-2004University of Richmond, Robins School of Business
Masters of Business Administration
Minor: Leadership
1997-2001Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelors of Science
Major: Chemical Engineering (Honors)
Minor: Mathematics
PUBLICATIONS – JOURNAL ARTICLES
Pryor, C.G., Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2015. Toward an integration of the
cognitive and behavioral influences on the entrepreneurship process. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, formally accepted.
Webb, J.W., Pryor, C.G., & Kellermanns, F.W. 2015. Household enterprise in base-of-the-
pyramid markets: The influence of institutions and family embeddedness. Africa Journal of Management, formally accepted.
Kistruck, G.M., Morris, S., Webb, J.W., & Stevens, C.E. 2015. The importance of client
heterogeneity in predicting make-or-buy decisions. Journal of Operations Management, 33-34: 97-110.
Kistruck, G.M., Webb, J.W., Sutter, C.J., & Bailey, A.V. 2015. The double-edged sword of
legitimacy in base-of-the-pyramid markets. Journal of Business Venturing, 30: 436-451.
Siqueira, A.C., Webb, J.W., & Bruton, G.D. 2014. Informal entrepreneurship and industry
conditions. Formally accepted at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Allison, T., Davis, B.C., Short, J.C., & Webb, J.W. 2014. Microlending narratives in the
crowdfunding context: Examining the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic cues. Formally accepted at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2014. Toward a greater understanding of
entrepreneurship and strategy in the informal economy. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8: 1-15.
Ketchen, D.J., Ireland, R.D., & Webb, J.W. 2014. Toward a research agenda for the informal
economy: A survey of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal’s editorial board. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 8: 95-100.
Webb, J.W., Morris, M.H., & Pillay, R. 2013. Microenterprise growth at the base of the pyramid:
A resource-based perspective. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 18(4): 1350026 (20 pages).
Sutter, C.J., Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., & Bailey, A.V. 2013. Entrepreneurs’ responses to semi-
formal illegimate institutional arrangements. Journal of Business Venturing, 28: 743-758.
Batjargal, B., Hitt, M.A., Tsui, A.S., Arregle, J.-L., Webb, J.W., & Miller, T. 2013. Institutional
polycentrism, entrepreneurs’ social networks and new venture growth. Academy of Management Journal, 56: 1024-1049.
Morris, M.H., Webb, J.W., Fu, J., & Singhal, S. 2013. A competency-based perspective on
entrepreneurship education: Conceptual and empirical insights. Formally accepted at Journal of Small Business Management.
Franklin, R.J., Morris, M.H., & Webb, J.W. 2013. Entrepreneurial activity in American Indian
nations: Extending the GEM methodology. Formally accepted at Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.
Arregle, J.-L., Batjargal, B., Hitt, M.A., Webb, J.W., Miller, T., Tsui, A.S. 2013. Family ties in
entrepreneurs’ social networks and new venture success. Formally accepted at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Webb, J.W., Bruton, G.D., Tihanyi, L., & Ireland, R.D. 2013. Research on entrepreneurship in
the informal economy: Framing a research agenda. Journal of Business Venturing, 28: 598-614.
Kistruck, G.M., Webb, J.W., Sutter, C.J., & Ireland, R.D. 2011. Microfranchising in base-of-the-
pyramid markets: Institutional challenges and adaptations to the franchise model. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(3): 503-531.
Webb, J.W. 2012. Social entrepreneurship: Microfranchising as an economic development
strategy. Cowboy Entrepreneur, Spring: 41-43.
Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., Kistruck, G.M., & Tihanyi, L. 2011. Where is the
opportunity without the customer? An integration of marketing activities, the entrepreneurship process, and institutional theory. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 39: 537-554.
Morris, M.H., Webb, J.W., & Franklin-Bryant, R. 2010. Understanding the manifestation of
entrepreneurial orientation in the nonprofit context. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(5): 947-971.
Coombes, S.M.T., Morris, M.H., Allen, J.A., & Webb, J.W. 2010. Behavioral orientations of
nonprofit boards as a factor in entrepreneurial performance: Does governance matter? Journal of Management Studies, 48: 829-853.
Porter, C.O.L.H., Webb, J.W., & Gogus, C.I. 2010. When goal orientations collide: Effects of learning and performance orientation on team adaptability in response to workload imbalance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95: 935-943.
Webb, J.W, Ketchen, D.J., & Ireland, R.D. 2010. Strategic entrepreneurship within family- controlled firms: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 1:
67-77.
Combs, J.G., Ketchen, D.J., Ireland, R.D., & Webb, J.W. 2010. Leveraging strategic resources through expansion strategies: The role of resource flexibility. Journal of Management
Studies, 48: 1098-1125.
Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2010. The entrepreneurial process in
bottom of the pyramid markets: The case of multinational corporation/non-government organization alliances. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(3): 555-581.
Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2009. Crossing the great divide of strategic entrepreneurship: Transitioning between exploration and exploitation. Business Horizons, 52: 469-479.
Webb, J.W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R.D., & Sirmon, D.G. 2009. You say illegal, I say legitimate:
Entrepreneurship in the informal economy. Academy of Management Review, 34: 492-510.
------Finalist for Best Paper in Academy of Management Review------
Sirmon, D.G., Arregle, J.-L., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2008. The role of family influence in
firms’ strategic response to competitive threats. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(6): 979-998.
Ireland, R.D., Tihanyi, L., & Webb, J.W. 2008. A tale of two politico-economic systems:
Implications for entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(1): 107-130.
Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. A cross-disciplinary exploration of entrepreneurship research.
Journal of Management, 33: 891-927.
Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. A multi-theoretic perspective on trust and power in strategic
supply chains. Journal of Operations Management, 25: 482-497.
Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2007. Strategic entrepreneurship: Creating competitive advantage
through streams of innovation. Business Horizons, 50: 49-59.
Pisano, V., Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2007. International entrepreneurship in
emerging economies: The role of social capital, knowledge development and entrepreneurial actions. International Journal of Technology Management, 38(1/2): 11-28.
WORK IN PROGRESS
5 R&Rs:
Davis, B.C., Allison, T. & Webb, J.W. Signaling and impression management on crowd-funding platforms. Strategic Management Journal, 2nd round R&R.
Batjargal, B., Arregle, J., Hitt, M.A., Tsui, A.S., Webb, J.W., & Miller, T. Culture and network effects on new ventures, Journal of Management, 1st round R&R.
Projects to be submitted:
Webb, J.W., Holmes, R.M., Pryor, C.G., & Liguori, E. Top manager goal orientation, scanning, and performance, Journal of Applied Psychology.
Webb, J.W. & Pryor, C.G. Household enterprises in developing and emerging economies: An institutional perspective, Academy of Management Review.
Sutter, C., Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. Incorporating producers into developed supply chains. Academy of Management Journal.
Pryor, C.G., Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. Opportunity exploitation: Integrating sensemaking and structuration perspectives. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Arseneau, E., Webb, J.W., & Davis, B.C. A theory of organizing. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Khoury, T. & Webb, J.W. Societal crises, institutional voids, and entrepreneurship in developing and emerging economies. Academy of Management Review.
Other projects in stage of data collection/analysis or conceptual development:
Ezhova, I., Pryor, C.G., & Webb, J.W. Entrepreneur experiences.
Soleimanof, S. & Webb, J.W. Institutional voids in developed economies.
Yu, X., Bruton, G.D., & Webb, J.W. Informality and the role of norms in emerging economies.
Lopez, Y., Pryor, C.G., Webb, J.W., & Porter, C.O.L.H. Rewarding and punishing deviance of entrepreneurs.
PUBLICATIONS – BOOK CHAPTERS
Webb, J.W. & Ireland, R.D. 2015. Laying the foundations for a theory of informal adjustments.
In P. Godfrey (ed.). Management, Society, and the Informal Economy. Taylor & Francis: 21-41.
Morris, M.H. & Webb, J.W. 2014. Entrepreneurship as emergence. In C.E. Shalley, M.A. Hitt, &
J. Zhou (eds.). Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Multilevel Linkages. New York, Oxford University Press USA.
Webb, J.W. & Pryor, C.G. 2013. The entrepreneurship process. In M.H. Morris & D.F. Kuratko
(eds.). The Wiley Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship Research (3rd Ed.). West Sussex, Wiley Publishing.
Ireland, R.D., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2005. Entrepreneurial alliances and networks. In J.J.
Reuer & O. Shenkar (eds.). Handbook of Strategic Alliances. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publishers: 333-352.
Ireland, R.D. & Webb, J.W. 2005. International entrepreneurship in emerging economies: A
resource-based perspective. In A. Cooper, S.A. Alvarez, A. Carrera, L. Mesquita, & R.
Vassolo (eds.). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies. Oxford, Blackwell Publishers: 47-69.
Ireland, R.D., Webb, J.W., & Coombs, J.E. 2005. Theory and methodology in entrepreneurship
research. In D.J. Ketchen, Jr. & D.D. Bergh (eds.). Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, Vol. 2. New York, Elsevier JAI: 111-142.
PUBLICATIONS – EDITORIALLY-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Ireland, R..D., Reutzel, C.R., & Webb, J.W. 2005. From the editor: Entrepreneurship research in
AMJ: What has been published and what might the future hold? Academy of Management
Journal, 48: 556-564.
PUBLICATIONS – CASES
Webb, J., Ireland, R.D., & Coombs, J.E. 2005. The battle for Wachovia Corporation. In M.A.
Hitt, R.D. Ireland, & R.E. Hoskisson. Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Cases, 6th ed. Mason, OH, Thomson South-Western: C482-C512.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Davis, B.C. & Webb, J.W. 2012. Crowd-funding of entrepreneurial ventures: Getting the right
combination of signals. Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference: Fort Worth, TX.
Kistruck, G., Webb, J.W., Sutter, C.J., & Bailey, A. 2012. Entrepreneurial challenges to
(in)formality in emerging markets: A polycentric perspective. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Boston, MA.
Pryor, C.G. & Webb, J.W. 2012. Conceptualizing opportunity, risk, and innovation in
institutional entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Boston, MA.
Pryor, C.G. & Webb, J.W. 2011. Choosing their battles wisely: An intentions-based perspective
on institutional entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Academy of Management
Meetings: San Antonio, TX.
Arregle, J.-L., Batjargal, B., Hitt, M.A., Webb, J.W., & Miller, T. 2010. Family ties in
entrepreneurs’ social networks and new venture success: Handle with care. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Montreal, Quebec.
Wesley, C.L., Coombs, J.E., & Webb, J.W. 2010. CEO tenure and compensation committee
influence on stock options backdating. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Montreal, Quebec.
Batjargal, B., Hitt, M.A., Webb, J.W., Arregle, J.-L., & Miller, T. 2009. Women and men
entrepreneurs’ social networks and new venture performance across cultures. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Chicago, IL.
Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2008. The entrepreneurship process
in base-of-the-pyramid markets: The case of multinational enterprise/non-government organization alliances. Paper presented at the International Entrepreneurship: Do Institutions Matter Conference: Boston, MA.
Combs, J.G., Ketchen, D.J., Ireland, R.D., & Webb, J.W. 2008. Unlocking the ‘black box’ in the resource-based view: Resources, actions, and performance. Paper presented at the Trajectories, Paths, Patterns and Practices of Organising and Strategising Conference: Oxford, UK.
Miller, T.L., Webb, J.W., Batjargal, B., Hitt, M.A., & Arregle, J.-L. 2008. Institutions and
entrepreneurial networks: A cross-national study of network content and structure. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Anaheim, CA.
Coombs, J.E., Wesley, C.L., Sirmon, D.G., & Webb, J.W. 2008. Good timing or undue influence?
CEO power, institutional ownership, and stock option backdating. Presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Anaheim, CA.
Holcomb, T.R., Webb, J.W., Upson, J., & Sexton, J. 2008. Corporate venturing and sequential
market entry: An empirical test of the decision to exercise footholds. Paper presented at
the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference: Chapel Hill, NC.
Porter, C.O.L.H., Webb, J.W., & Gogus, C.I. 2007. Collective goal orientations as predictors of
adaptability in response to workload imbalances. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings: Philadelphia, PA.
Webb, J.W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R.D., & Sirmon, D.G. 2007. The informal economy:
Entrepreneurship outside of Institutions. Paper presented at the Academy of Management
Meetings: Philadelphia, PA.
Sirmon, D.G., Arregle, J.-L., Hitt, M.A., & Webb, J.W. 2007. The role of family influence in
firms’ strategic response to competitive threats. Paper presented at the Theories of Family
Enterprise Conference: Starkville, MS.
Ireland, R.D., Tihanyi, L., & Webb, J.W. 2007. A tale of two politico-economic systems:
Implications for entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Paper presented at the
Cornell-McGill Conference on Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference: Ithaca, NY.
Ireland, R.D., Tihanyi, L., & Webb, J.W. 2007. A tale of two politico-economic systems:
Implications for entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Paper presented at the Conference on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Fort Worth, TX.
Webb, J.W., Tihanyi, L., & Ireland, R.D. 2006. Organizational identity and the strategy-structure
link in multinational corporations. Paper presented at the Academy of Management
Meetings: Atlanta, GA.
Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., & Franklin, V. 2006. Theoretical suggestions for the presence of
rigidity and flexibility in new ventures. Paper presented at the Babson College
Entrepreneurship Research Conference: Bloomington, Indiana.
Webb, J.W. & Ireland, R.D. 2005. Reorienting the strategic entrepreneurship construct: Resource
management across exploration and exploitation. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Meetings: Honolulu, HI.
Webb, J.W. & Ireland, R.D. 2005. Clarifying and extending strategic entrepreneurship: A
reinterpretation of exploration, exploitation, and the juxtaposition of strategy and entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research
Conference: Wellesley, MA.
Webb, J.W. & Ireland, R.D. 2004. Resource efficiency of start-up ventures: The link to
effectiveness in terms of the creative destruction process. Paper presented at the Babson
Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference: Glasgow, Scotland.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
• October 2013 Faculty of the Month for the Spears School of Business, voted on
by the Business Student Council who said “Justin Webb is known for his no nonsense attitude and his unyielding commitment to challenging students. Students can’t help but appreciate the interactive activities, real world applicable projects and constant feedback … He instills a true sense of entrepreneurship and creativity that transcends all majors to benefit all students. It is Professor Webb’s passion and excitement that qualify him for October’s Faculty of the Month.”
• Best Paper Award, Entrepreneurship, Southern Management Association
meetings, 2013
• 2013 USASBE National Model Doctoral Program Award for the doctoral
program in the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University (serve as the doctoral program coordinator)
• 2012 Outstanding Entrepreneurship Scholar, School of Entrepreneurship,
Oklahoma State University
•2011 Family Business Review Outstanding Reviewer Award
•Finalist for best PhD student reviewer
Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management, 2008
•Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student in the Mays
Business School at Texas A&M University, 2007-2008
• Finalist for best PhD student reviewer
Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management, 2007
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
•Business Plan Competition Activities, 2010-2014
•Doctoral Program Coordinator, 2011-2014
•Advisor OSU Tulsa E-Club, 2012
TEACHING
•2 sections EEE-3023 Introduction to Entrepreneurship, 1 section EEE- 4513
Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Fall 2009
•2 sections EEE- 4513 Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 1 section EEE-6343
Entrepreneurship Processes, Fall 2010
•1 section EEE-4513 Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 1 section EEE-6353
Contemporary Topics in Entrepreneurship, Fall 2011
•1 section EEE-6263 Theoretical Foundations in Entrepreneurship, Spring 2012
• 2 sections EEE- 4513 Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 1 section EEE-6343
Entrepreneurship Processes, Fall 2012
• 2 sections EEE- 4513 Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 1 section EEE-6263
Theoretical Foundations in Entrepreneurship, Fall 2013
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS
•Member, Academy of Management – BPS and Entrepreneurship Divisions,
2004-Present
•Member, Strategic Management Society, 2008-Present
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Operations Management, 2005
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Asia Pacific Management Review, 2007
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2008-Present
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing, 2008-2010
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2010-2013
•Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2010
•Editorial Board, Family Business Review, 2010-Present
•Guest Editor: Special Issue of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,
Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the Informal Economy, Ireland, R.D., Ketchen, D.J., & Webb, J.W., 2013
•Co-coordinator: United States Association of Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Doctoral Consortium, 2012, 2013
•Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Doctoral Consortium, 2012,
Presented “Your First Job: Research versus Teaching Universities;” led research salon on “Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy”
• Editorial Board, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2013-Present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2013-Present
• Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal, 2013-Present
• Member of the Academy of Management’s Entrepreneurship Division Research
Committee, 2013