Michael H. Morris

author and co-author of Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation

November 4, 2015

Michael Morris holds the N. Malone Mitchell Chair and is head of the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. In addition to starting three ventures, he has built top-ranked entrepreneurship programs at three major universities. A pioneer in curricular innovation and experiential learning, his entrepreneurial outreach efforts have facilitated the start up and growth of hundreds of ventures. Dr. Morris has published seven books and over 120 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. He is co-editor of the Prentice-Hall Entrepreneurship Series and editor emeritus of the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. In addition, he is the immediate past president of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and has served as Chair of the American Marketing Association's Entrepreneurship and Marketing Taskforce. Dr. Morris has received the Edwin and Gloria Appel Prize for contributions to the field of entrepreneurship. He is a regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner. A former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Morris has been inducted by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers as a "21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow."

An examination of the entrepreneurial process in established and large organizations, including corporations, nonprofits, and public sector organizations. Explores the nature of entrepreneurship, key obstacles to entrepreneurial behavior on the part of employees,and how to create work environments that foster entrepreneurship and allow innovative, risk-taking, proactive individuals to flourish.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2011-honorees/michael-morris

Last Updated: 14 January 2022