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Honorary doctorate awarded to Shaker A. Zahra

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On the initiative of the Faculty of Economics and Business, TU Dortmund University awards an honorary doctorate to Prof. Shaker A. Zahra, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota / USA).

In recognition of his outstanding achievements, his significant contributions to research and practice in the field of entrepreneurship and strategic management, and his commitment to fostering a new generation of researchers in the fields of entrepreneurship and management, TU Dortmund University will confer the Honorary Degree of “Doctor rerum politicarum honoris causa” on Professor Shaker A. Zahra.

Shaker A. Zahra is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Robert E. Buuck Chair and at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His research studies entrepreneurship and new firm strategy in global technology and science industries, technology strategy by new firms vs. incumbents in new industries, and emergence of new organizational forms in ecosystems. Widely published in leading academic journals, Zahra is among the most highly cited in the field management. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Management, Academy of International Business, a Research Fellow in the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, and several other organizations. He received the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division's award in recognition of his "creative and impactful contributions to entrepreneurship research." His teaching has also received "best teacher of the year" in the MBA and the Mentor Award from the Entrepreneurship Division of Academy of Management for his work with doctoral students. At the University of Minnesota, Professor Zahra served as department chair, academic director of the Holmes Entrepreneurship Center, and co-founding director of the university-wide Center for Integrative Leadership. At Tongji, he was the Overseas Director for the Center for Innovation and New Ventures. He was the academic director of the Babson Conference for Entrepreneurship and the Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. He served on multiple editorial boards in different capacities. His service and outreach contributions have received several awards.

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