Paula Englis

Charles A. Dana Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship

Paula Englis
Department: Management | Technology Entrepreneurship and Data Analytics
Phone: 706.290.2683
Location: Green 226
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Paula Danskin Englis leads the Berry College Entrepreneurship Program. She teaches, researches and consults in the areas of entrepreneurship, strategy, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, and knowledge management. Dr. Englis has published more than 70 journal articles, book chapters, and case studies. She has worked closely with hundreds of former and current students and others to help them start and grow their businesses. Paula has worked with firms in several high-tech industries in their start-up/growth process. A few examples are Dynamix, Shootproof.com, Studyhubb, Baked Joy, African SOUP, and AMBEDO. @EntBerryCollege, @EnglisPaula


Education

  • 2000 Ph.D. in Business Administration (Strategic Management), The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • 1992 M.B.A, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • 1989 B.S., Economics (Honors), The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • 1987 A.S., Mathematics, Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, TN

 


Teaching Interests

  • Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Business

 


Research Interests

  • Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship
  • Knowledge Management
  • Strategic Management

 


Selected Publications

  • Costa, S., Fredericks, A., Englis, P.D., Englis, B. and Groen, 2024. Pre-Start-Up
    Internationalization Mindsets Trigger Action. Journal of Small Business Management, 1- 34
  • Costa, S., Fredericks, A., Englis, P.D., Englis, B. and Groen, 2023. Global before birth: A
    study of internationalization mindsets of entrepreneurs. Journal of the International
    Council for Small Business, 1-13.
  • Koopman, R., Englis, P. D., Ehrenhard, M. and Groen, A. 2021. The development of
    coaching and mentoring, side by side disciplines, International Journal of Evidence
    Based Coaching and Mentoring, 19 (1).
  • K Zalewska-Kurek, S Kandemir, B Englis, P Englis. 2016. Development of market-driven business models in the IT industry. How firms experiment with their business models? Journal of Business Models, 4(3) 48-67.
  • Englis, P.D. and Wakkee, I.A.M. 2015. Managerial mindset and the born global firm. In Gary Cook, Aard Groen, and Peter van der Sijde (ed.) New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium, Volume 13. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  • Wakkee, I.A.M., Englis, P.D. and Dorrestein, F. 2015. The stigmatization of bankrupt entrepreneurs in dutch newspapers. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship. DOI:10.1080/08276331.2015.1017869.
  • van der Steen, M., Englis, P.D., and Meyer, P.B. 2013. The impact of knowledge capabilities on corporate venturing. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 18(3): 282-297.
  • van der Steen, M., Englis, P.D., and Englis, B.E. 2013. Scientific team effectiveness and the external CEO: A study of biotechnology university spin-offs. Industry and Higher Education, 27(1): 1-11.
  • Fatehi, K. and Englis, PD. 2012. Exploitation, exploration, and how learning affects strategic intent in multinational enterprise' foreign direct investment decisions: A commentary essay. Journal of Business Research, 65:195-1297.

Professional Associations

  • Academy of Management
  • USASBE
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