Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship (FDIE)

Nicole Coviello, PhD, DSc (econ) - Program Coordinator

Lazaridis Chair of International Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Professor of Marketing, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Coviello is a Professor of Marketing and the Lazaridis Chair of International Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. Previously, she was the Research Director of the Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises. Dr. Coviello has other academic appointments in New Zealand (University of Auckland; University of Waikato), Canada (University of Calgary) and Finland (University of Turku). Her research intersects international business, marketing strategy, and entrepreneurship. She has multiple publications in the top journals of all three of these disciplines, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Nicole is also co-editor of the Handbook of Measures for International Entrepreneurship Research (with Helena Yli-Renko). In 2018, an international study showed her to have four of the most influential publications in International Marketing - more than any other scholar in the world. In 2020 and 2021, she was ranked as one of the top 1% of Business and Management scholars in the world. In 2010, she also received an honorary doctorate from the Turku School of Economics for her work in building the field of International Entrepreneurship. She is Associate Editor at the Journal of Business Venturing, Consulting Editor at the Journal of International Business Studies, and she sits on numerous other editorial boards. 

Manuel G. Serapio, PhD - Program Facilitator

Faculty Director, Institute for International Business (IIB), Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), University of Colorado Denver, Denver, United States

Dr. Serapio is Faculty Director of the Institute for International Business and CU CIBER. As an internationally recognized educator in the field of international entrepreneurship (IE), he has conducted faculty development workshops in IE for 340+ faculty from 38 US states and 34 countries. Professor Serapio is co-author (with A. Zucchella and B. Hagen) of International Entrepreneurship in the Age of Digital Globalization (Elgar, 2nd edition, forthcoming in 2023). 

Dr. Serapio was guest editor of a Special Issue in IE for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (with Patricia McDougall-Covin and Marian Jones). His other articles have appeared in Research Policy, International Business Review, Management International Review, Organizational Dynamics, IEEE Spectrum, and Research Technology Management.

Rebecca (Becky) Reuber, PhD

Professor of Strategic Management, Area Coordinator, Strategic Management Area

Becky Reuber is Professor of Strategic Management and the area coordinator for the Strategy area at Rotman. Her research focuses on the growth strategies of entrepreneurial organizations, including internationalization, opportunity creation and the use of social media.  She is Area Editor for International Entrepreneurship at the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) and sits on the editorial boards of several other journals.  She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and as a VP (Administration) on the AIB Executive Board (2019-2022).

Esther Tippmann, PhD

Professor, Strategy, Leadership and Change, Head of Discipline, management, Co-Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Growth and Scaling (CEGS)

Esther Tippmann is Professor of Strategy, Leadership and Change and serves as Head of Discipline, Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Growth and Scaling (CEGS). Before joining NUI Galway, she was a faculty member at University College Dublin and Research Fellow at Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. Esther's research and teaching interests revolve around the strategic challenges of internationally operating organizations. She has worked closely with several scaling firms and multinational corporations in Ireland, France, U.K. and the U.S. on case studies and research projects. She has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Management Studies, Global Strategy Journal, Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review, among others. Her research received several honours, including awards and nominations from the Academy of Management, Academy of International Business and Strategic Management Society. Esther currently serves as Senior Editor for the Journal of World Business and on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies and Long Range Planning. She held a Marie-Curie Fellowship, funded by the European Commission and Irish Research Council. Esther has taught in the areas of Strategic Management, Global Strategy, International Business, and Qualitative Research across all levels, including executives, in Ireland, Germany and France.

Location

Reception: Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo

Program: Lazaridis Institute, 72 Victoria St S., Kitchener

Company Tour: TBA

Note: The cites of Kitchener and Waterloo are intertwined. They are normally referred to as KW or Kitchener-Waterloo. The Institute is about a 10 min drive (or less) from the Lazaridis School or the hotel. Participants can take a cab, Uber, or our light rail transit (the ION). 

Accommodations

Delta Hotels Waterloo

Address: 110 Erb Street West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0C6

Hotel Group Rate: 175 CAD per night + tax

Last day to book: June 9, 2022

Booking Link: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1648209790100&key=GRP&app=resvlink 

Parking charges at hotel are additional.

 

Pictured: City of Waterloo, overlooking the Perimeter Institute

Program Fee

$1,250 USD

Scholarships

Partial scholarships ranging from $300 - $500 USD will be available to the first 20 participants. To be considered for a scholarship, you must be among the first 20 people to register.

Click here to register

 

 

Other Expected Costs

Airfare - variable based on participant location

Meals - lunches will be included in the program

Accommodations - see the Accommodations tab to book the group hotel