Marilyn L. Taylor

Assessing the Effects of Structural and Project Characteristics on R&D Strategic Alliance Performance: A Unified Approach

This study unifies economics and organization theories to examine their effect on research and development strategic alliance outcomes. The study involves the analysis of 113 R&D strategic alliances filed under the 1984 National Cooperative Research Act using a combination of archival and extensive survey data. The findings show that alliance outcomes depend on both structural and project characteristics.

Assessing and Developing a New Strategic Direction for the Executive MBA

This article chronicles the efforts and challenges to design and deliver a new executive MBA program at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It explores the planning phase and process, the unique design and structure of the program, the trials of first-year implementation, overall learning from the experience, and future administrative and curricular challenges.

Handbook of research on entrepreneurs' engagement in philanthropy

Currently, very little academic research exists on the intersection of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. This unique Handbook fills that gap, exploring how and why entrepreneurs who drive success in the for-profit world become engaged in philanthropy. Top scholars in the fields of family business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy explore the many facets of this fascinating subject. These expert contributors explore an exciting new field of research on entrepreneur philanthropists who have generated wealth through the creation and development of their own business enterprises. The book offers a broad overview of entrepreneurship and philanthropy, along with a focus on specific groups of entrepreneur philanthropists (including women, Black Americans, multi-generational family companies and technology entrepreneurs) and a selection of case studies from around the world. This pioneering Handbook will appeal to scholars in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, nonprofit and philanthropic studies, and public policy and administration, as well as practitioners and policymakers with an interest in the practical aspects of entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

The Entrepreneur's Evolution to Philanthropist: Insights from the Experience of Ewing Marion Kauffman

Entrepreneurs who evolve into philanthropists make contributions on broad fronts, for example, to the economic effects in their communities and nations and to the social issues of various kinds that they embrace as challenges. This article is an early excursion into understanding the process by which entrepreneurs make the transition from entrepreneurs in the economic realm to philanthropists involved in various social issues. The article draws its insights from the evolution of Ewing Marion Kauffman, founder of the successful pharmaceutical company Marion Laboratories and also the Kauffman Foundation, which has had a unique entrepreneurship focus addressing the needs of entrepreneurs, researchers, and educators throughout the United States and beyond. The Kauffman case study demonstrates that the entrepreneurs leave taking of his or her company and the entry into the nonprofit or philanthropic world are processes. The research identifies a number of issues associated with these overlapping and integrated processes.

Roseda’s growth decision

Synopsis Roseda is a family-operated business that had its beginnings in a farm that Ed and his wife purchased before his retirement in 1994. The company’s current business strategy emphasizes producing high-quality natural Black Angus beef without using hormones, chemical additives or antibiotics in cattle feeding and by dry aging the carcasses for enhanced flavor. This case focuses on the alternative growth strategies that Ed Burchell confronts for Roseda in early 2015. Research methodology The founder of Roseda Beef and the lead author became acquainted many years ago. In 2014, the two owners of Roseda agreed to have a case written about the firm. The case is based on formal interviews, on site observations at Roseda Farms, and an extensive review of the documentation that exists on this privately held company. In addition, the company made some internal documents available including the income statements and balance sheets for this private company. Relevant courses and levels This course has been taught four times at the MBA level so far: twice in a strategic management course, and twice in a financial strategy course. Theoretical bases Roseda Beef was developed to provide students in a capstone strategy or finance course the opportunity to undertake a situational analysis including the firm’s summary financials and the rudimentary financial analysis of the expansion opportunities that are included in the case. The case is based on capital budgeting principles in finance and fundamentals of strategy development.

Enterprise Risk Management at Great Plains Energy

This case looks at the design and implementation of a risk management strategy. It reviews the early moves by Great Plains Energy (GPE) to establish a corporate-wide Enterprise Risk Management program. The corporate Chief Risk Officer is Andrea Bielsker. Andrea appointed Jana Utter to take charge of coordinating the design and implementation of the ERM program. Utter faces a number of challenges. She has had to first conceptualize the program given the charge by the Board of Directors, then design a process by which she identifies the risks that the corporation faces, assist in designing measures for the risks, and work with the various divisions and functional areas to put processes in place to mitigate the identified risks.

Implementation of Affirmative Action: A Preliminary Identification of Impetus and Enabling Factors.

Interviews with 44 administrators in two organizations identified a number of factors which facilitate and hinder the implementation of affirmative action. The author suggests that the factors can ...