Dave Ketchen serves as Harbert Eminent Scholar and Professor of Management at Auburn University. An award-winning educator, Ketchen teaches courses in Strategic Management, Principles of Management, Franchising, and the Business of Brewing. His research interests include strategic management, entrepreneurship, research methods, and strategic supply-chain management. He has published more than one hundred eighty articles in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, and Strategic Management Journal. He has served on thirteen editorial boards, including those of Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Management Studies. He has served as associate editor for eight journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and Organizational Research Methods. Ketchen serves on the board of directors for the Why Not Win Institute, has acted as an expert witness, and has assisted a variety of private- and public-sector entities with strategic planning. He is the former chair of the board of directors for Alabama Launchpad (a statewide startup competition) and served on the Steering Committee for the Michelin Development–East Alabama (an entity that provided low-interest loans to fuel job creation). He has written for the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Conversation, and other leading outlets for business insights.

Jeremy Short is the G. Brint Ryan Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of North Texas. His award-winning teaching includes classes on principles of management, strategic management, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and research methods. Dr. Short’s research focuses on the determinants of performance in organizations ranging from start-ups, social ventures, family firms, and large organizations. He has published more than one hundred articles in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Academy of Management Learning and Education, and Journal of Management Education, among others. He serves on the editorial boards of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Family Business Review, and Organizational Research Methods. He also coauthored the first Harvard Business School case in graphic novel format as well as other graphic texts such as Atlas Black: The Complete Adventure. Short’s work has been highlighted in outlets such as Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio, Morning Brew, Scientific American Mind, and Franchise Times. A recent study highlighting the citation count of scholarly publications placed Jeremy’s scholarly impact among the top 2% of all management scholars in the world.