Brett P. Matherne, PhD.

Assistant Professor of Management and Chase Minority Entrepreneurship Distinguished Professor

Address: 6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7964
Fax: (504)864-7970
Email: bmathern@loyno.edu
Office: Miller 310

• Education
• Academic/Industry Experience
• Course Descriptions
• Research Interests
• Publications
• Personal Information

Education

• Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Doctor of Philosophy , Department of Management. Dissertation Title: "The Power of the 'New Economy' in the Venture Capital Industry: Implications Regarding Strategic Responses”.

• Louisiana State University, College of Business. Masters of Business Administration, Internal Auditing concentration.

• Louisiana State University, College of Business. Bachelor of Science, International Trade and Finance.

Academic/Industry Experience

Classroom Experience

• Assistant Professor, Loyola University New Orleans, College of Business Administration, July 2005 – present.
• Assistant Professor, University of Dayton, Department of Management and Marketing, June 2002 – May 2005. Taught multiple sections of MGT 490, Managing the Enterprise and MGT 340 Small and New Venture Management .
• Instructor, Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Department of Management, August 1997 – May 2002. Taught undergraduate sections of BUSA 4980, Strategy and Business Policy (3 sections - 4.63 average evaluation on a 5 point scale), MGT 4500, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development (2 sections - 4.2 average evaluation on a 5 point scale), and MGT 3500, Management Theory, Concepts, and Practice (5 sections - 4.68 average evaluation on a 5 point scale).
• Instructor, Georgia State University, J. Mack College of Business, Executive Education. Strategy Simulation Workshop for UPS with Mr. David Forquer and Dr. William Bogner (4 sections - 4.62 average evaluation on a 5 point scale).
• Guest Lecturer, University of New Orleans, College of Business, Department of Management, April 1997. Taught business financing options for new ventures in Dr. Kenneth Lacho's MBA and undergraduate strategy classes.
• FastTrac 2000 , Certified Instructor/Counselor - New Orleans, LA. In class counselor for FastTrac I course, Spring 1997.

Other Teaching-Related Experience

Presented the following seminars in conjunction with role as a Business Consultant:

• Understanding Your Financial Statements , October 17, 1995 and April 23, 1996.
• Hibernia National Bank Real Estate Forum , with featured speaker Dr. Wade Ragas, Director of the University of New Orleans Real Estate Data Center, August 29, 1995.
• New Business Orientation and Developing a Business Plan for Lockheed-Martin displaced employees, February 12 & 14, 1996.
• American Business Practices , with Dr. Timothy Ryan, Dean of the College of Business at the University of New Orleans, for Russian delegation with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, March 15, 1996.
• American Small Businesses , with Loretta Poree, Business Development Officer of the Small Business Administration, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, March 25, 1996.
• Developing Your Business Plan and Understanding Your Cash Flow , for the Asian Pacific American Society, July 20, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Business Counselor, University of New Orleans Small Business Development Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 1995 – August 1997. Counseled clients on business start-up and strategic planning. Conducted seminars on new business formation and business growth opportunities.
• Commercial Loan Officer , First National Bank of Commerce - Private Banking, New Orleans, Louisiana. June 1991 – March 1995. Managed and developed $3.3 million loan and $4.5 million deposit portfolio. Evaluated clients' financial objectives and recommended appropriate products and services based on their objectives, cashflow, collateral and net worth positions.

Course Descriptions

• Business Policy/Strategic Management
• Small and New Venture Development
• Individual and Corporate Entrepreneurship

Research Interests

Dr. Matherne's research interests include firms' strategic responses to environmental shifts and jolts, new venture development support mechanisms, the internationalization of new ventures, and pedagogical issues in strategic management and entrepreneurship. His research is published in Journal of Business Venturing , Academy of Management Executive , Journal of Management Education and European Management Journal , and other academic journals.

Publications, Proceedings, and Papers

Publications

• 2006    “'Walk the Talk': An Applied Ethics Program with Business Executives.” (with Steve Gove, Victor Forlani, and Jay Janney), Journal of Management Education , Vol. 30(1): 106-133.
• 2005    “ A Tale of Passion: New Insights into Entrepreneurship from a Parenthood Metaphor.” (with Melissa Cardon, Charlene Zietsma, Patrick Saparito, and Carolyn Davis), Journal of Business Venturing , Vol. 20(1): 23-45.
• 2004 “If You Fail to Plan, Do You Plan to Fail?” Academy of Management Executive , Vol. 18 (4): 1-2.
• 2003 “Technological Resource Leveraging and the Internationalization of New Ventures.” (with Shaker A. Zahra and Julie Carleton), Journal of International Entrepreneurship , Vol. 1(2): 163-186.
• 2000 “Technological Resource Leveraging and the Internationalization of New Ventures.” (with Shaker A. Zahra and Julie Carleton), McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada.
• 1999 “Exploiting the Dynamic Links between Competitive and Technology Strategies.” (with Shaker A. Zahra and Rajendra Sisodia), European Management Journal , Vol. 17 (2): 188-203.

Working Papers

• 2006 “The Pedagogical Power of a Parenthood Metaphor in Entrepreneurship Education: A Relational View.” (with Melissa Cardon, Charlene Zietsma, Patrick Saparito, and Carolyn Davis), target journal – Journal of Business Venturing
• 2006 “ Is it Better to be Young or Old? Industry Institutional Forces and Flexibility. target conference – Strategic Management Society, target journal – Strategic Management Journal .
• 2006 “ Entrepreneurial Strategic Responses to New opportunities.” target conference – Academy of Management Annual Meeting, target journal – Organization Science.
• 2006 “ Specialization in Supporting Mechanisms for New Venture Development.” (with Irene M. Duhaime) target journal – Journal of Small Business Management .

Conference Presentations

• 2005 “ Dual Effects of Social Identification on Team Performance : Direct and Mediated Effects through Conflict .” (with Steve Gove, Jay J. Janney, and Christian Kiewitz ) presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
• 2004 “ Sharing the Wealth or Increasing the Risk: Syndication and Escalation of Commitment.” (with Jay J. Janney, and Steve Gove) Presented at Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Glasglow, Scotland.
• 2004 “The Pedagogical Power of a Parenthood Metaphor in Entrepreneurship Education: A Relational View.” (with Melissa Cardon, Charlene Zietsma, Patrick Saparito, and Carolyn Davis), presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
• 2003 “More than Money Matters: The Disclosure Puzzle.” (with Jay J. Janney and Steve Gove) – presented at Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson Park, MA.
• 2002 “ Institutional Forces and Strategic Responses during Restructuring: The Venture Capital Industry,” (with Irene M. Duhaime), Strategic Management Society Conference, Paris, France.
• 2000 "Choosing Among Incubator Types: Implications for New Venture Performance," (with Irene M. Duhaime), Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson Park, MA.
• 2000 "Entrepreneurship: The Mother of all Organizational Disciplines," (with Melissa Cardon, Charlene Zietsma, Patrick Saparito, Carl Kock, and Carolyn Davis), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
• 2000 "Technological Resource Leveraging and the Internationalization of New Ventures," (with Shaker A. Zahra and Julie Carleton), McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• 2000 "Producing Winning New Ventures in the Entrepreneurial Millennium: The Role of Specialized Incubation," (with Irene M. Duhaime), Strategic Management Society International Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Personal

• Married to Yvonne and they have 2 children, Nicholas (4) and Bailey (2).
• Enjoys swimming, scuba, and fishing.