Faculty Profiles

William B. Gartner is the inaugural holder of the Bertarelli Foundation Distinguished Professor of Family Entrepreneurship at Babson College and Director of Research at the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship. He is recognized as a pioneer in entrepreneurship as indicated by such awards as the 2005 Swedish Entrepreneurship Foundation International Award winner for outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship and small business research, the 2013 Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Foundational Paper Award winner, the 2016 Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award winner and the Justin G. Longnecker Fellow Award by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) in 2022. Before Babson, he was the inaugural holder of the Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California and the Arthur M. Spiro Chair in Entrepreneurship at Clemson University. According to the latest datasets released by Elsevier BV, Professor Gartner is among the top 1.5% of scholars worldwide.

His scholarship explores how families act entrepreneurially. Recent publications include an edited book, Family Entrepreneurship (with Matt Allen), an edited special issue for the journal Entrepreneurship and Regional Development on family entrepreneuring (with Miruna Radu-Lefevbre and Olivier Germaine), an article on entrepreneurial families as communities of entrepreneurial practices (with Maura McAdams, Eric Clinton and Ellie Hamilton), a book chapter on legacy and identity in entrepreneurial families (with Lily Crosina), and a series of articles in the Family Business Review on how intermarriage influences entrepreneurship in a family business (with Maura McAdams, Eric Clinton and Ellie Hamilton), generational influences on family business (with Christina Lubinski), the use of fiction in family business research (with Mattias Nordqvist), and a literature review of the influence of legacy in family business scholarship (with Miruna Radu-Lefevbre and Jim Davis). His current scholarship involves a study of the effects of parenting styles on adolescent entrepreneurial behavior (with Angela Randolph and Alisa Jno-Charles) and the factors that influence the conditions that influence a business family CEO decision to retire (with Alisa Jno-Charles and Raja Singaram) and works-in-progress on how entrepreneurial legacies are passed from one generation to the another.

He is currently a Special Issue Editor for ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT on the topics of “Fiction and the Entrepreneurial Imagination” and “Rural Entrepreneurship in Times of Transformation” and a Special Issue Editor for ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES on “Echoes of the Past: Capturing the Influence of Legacy on Individuals, Families and Organization.”

His teaching focuses on ways that entrepreneurship creates value for others. His workshops with families explore how entrepreneurial legacies can lead to new innovations in family businesses. His seminars and courses in rural entrepreneurship explore how tourism can be used for economic development in environmentally sustainable ways. His fiction workshops are designed to engage the imagination, enabling individuals to act with courage and generosity.

Ph D, University of Washington
MBA, University of Washington
BBA, University of Washington

2025 — Top 1% of Scholars in all subjects , Standford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings
2024 — The FamCap25 – The Top FamilyEnterprise Academics, FAMILY CAPITAL MAGAZINE
2022 — Coaches Award - 2022 Cornell Case Competition for Family Ownership , Cornell University
2022 — Senior Scholar Award, Babson College
2022 — Best Article Award: In search of creative qualitative methods to capture modern-day entrepreneurship research challenges., International Council of Small Business and the Journal of Small Business Management
2022 — Justin G. Longenecker Fellow , United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2020 — Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Lifetime Member Award, BABSON COLLEGE
2016 — Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
2013 — Foundational Paper Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
2008 — Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing
2005 — International Award for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research, Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research (FSF), the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Nutek)

Degree Courses 2025
- EPS 7800 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- EPS 7556 FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Degree Courses 2024
- EPS 7556 FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Journal Articles

Jno-Charles, A.B., Singaram, R., Radu-LeFebvre, M., Gartner, W.B. (2025). Determining when a new venture is legitimate: A Changepoint analysis of social media rhetoric. . Journal of Small Business Management.
Radu-Lefebvre, M., Gartner, W.B., Germain, O. (2024). Guest editorial: From family entrepreneurship to family entrepreneuring. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. Vol: 30, Issue: 9, Page: 2177-2184. Emerald. link
McAdam, M., Clinton, E., Gartner, W.B., Hamilton, E. (2024). How family business practices are created, maintained, and transformed across generations from a community of practice lens. . Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.
Radu-Lefebvre, M., Davis, J.A., Gartner, W.B. (2024). Legacy in family business: A systematic literature review and future research agenda. Family Business Review. Vol: 37 , Issue: 1, Page: 18-59.
Al-Dajani, H., Bang, N.P., Basco, R., Calabro, A., Cheng, J.C., Clinton, E., Daspit, J.J., De Massis, A., Discua Cruz, A., Garcia-Lorenzo, L., Gartner, W.B., Oliver, G., Gherardi, S., Helin, J., Imas, M., Jack, S., McAdam, M., Radu-Lefebvre, M., Rovelli, P., Tillmar, M., Torchia, M., Verduijn, K., Welter, F. (2023). A multi-voiced account of family entrepreneuring research: Expanding the agenda of family entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research.
Lubinski, C., Wadhwani, R., Gartner, W.B., Rottner, R. (2023). Humanistic approaches to change: Entrepreneurship and transformation. Business History. Page: 18. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group.
Singaram, R., Radu-Lefebvre, M., Gartner, W.B. (2023). Gordian knot uncut: Understanding the problem of founder exit in social ventures. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. Elsevier.
Ramoglou, S., Gartner, W.B. (2023). A historical intervention in the “opportunity wars”: Forgotten scholarship, the discovery/creation disruption, and moving forward by looking backward. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Vol: 47, Issue: 4, Page: 1521-1538.
Singaram, R., Kraaijenbrink, J., Gartner, W.B. (2023). No SimpleWay to Say Goodbye! Untangling the Heterogeneity of Social Venture Founder Exit Intention. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Page: 32. SAGE.
McAdam, M., Clinton, E., Hamilton, E., Gartner, W.B. (2023). Learning in a Family Business Through Intermarriage: A Rhetorical History Perspective. Family Business Review. Vol: 36, Issue: 1, Page: 63-83. SAGE.
Lubinski, C., Gartner, W.B. (2023). Talking About (My) Generation: The Use of Generation as Rhetorical History in Family Business. . Family Business Review. Vol: 36, Issue: 1, Page: 119-142. Sage.
Gartner, W.B. (2022). An Entrepreneurial Odyssey. Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat. Vol: Vol. 21, Issue: Hors Série, Page: 66-72. CAIRN. link
Allen, M., Jno-Charles, A.B., Gartner, W.B. (2022). Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Family Business . Harvard Business Review (Digital Edition). link
Randolph, A.F., Greenberg, D., Simon, J.K., Gartner, W.B. (2022). Exploring differences in the antisocial behaviors of adolescent rule-breaking that affect entrepreneurial persistence. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. Vol: 28, Issue: 2, Page: 471-499.
Cucchi, C., Rubberink, R., Dentoni, D., Gartner, W.B. (2022). ‘That’s witchcraft’: Community entrepreneuring as a process of navigating intra-community tensions through spiritual practices.. Organization Studies. Vol: 43, Issue: 2, Page: 179-201.
Warhus, J., Frid, C., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Ready or not? Nascent entrepreneur’s actions and the acquisition of external financing. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. Vol: 27, Issue: 6, Page: 1605-1628.
Hlady-Rispal, M., Fayolle, A., Gartner, W.B. (2021). In search of creative qualitative methods to capture modern-day entrepreneurship research challenges. . Journal of Small Business Management. Vol: 59, Issue: 5, Page: 887-912.
Schott, T., Gartner, W.B., Vescovi, T. (2021). Family business from a comparative perspective.. European Journal of International Management. Vol: 16, Issue: 2, Page: 183-189.
Teague, B.T., Tunstall, R., Champenois , C., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Ediorial: An introduction to Entrepreneurship as Practice (EAP). International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. Vol: 27, Issue: 3, Page: 569-578.
Lefebvre, V., Radu-Lefebvre, M., Gartner, W.B., Clarke, J. (2021). Building multitemporal awareness and reflexivity in family business: A visual sensemaking exercise. . Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. Vol: 4, Issue: 2, Page: 194-203.
Pascucci, S., Dentoni, D., Clements, J., Poldner, K., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Forging forms of authority through the sociomateriality of food in partial organizations. . Organization Studies. Vol: 42, Issue: 2, Page: 301-326.
Neergaard, H., Gartner, W.B., Hytti, U., Diamatno, P., Rae, D. (2020). Editorial – Filling in the blanks: ‘Black boxes’ in enterprise/entrepreneurship education. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. Vol: 26, Issue: 5, Page: 817-828.
Thompson, N., Verduijn, K., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Entrepreneurship-as-practice: Grounding contemporary theories of practice into entrepreneurship studie. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Vol: 32, Issue: 3-4, Page: 247-256.
Ramoglou, S., Gartner, W.B., Tsang, E.W. (2020). ‘Who is an entrepreneur?’ Is (still) the wrong question.. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. Vol: 13, Issue: June 2020.
Wadhwani, R.D., Kirsch, D., Welter, F., Gartner, W.B., Jones, G. (2020). Context, time and change: Historical approaches to entrepreneurship research. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Vol: 14, Issue: 1, Page: 3-19.
Nordqvist, M., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Literature, fiction and the family business. Family Business Review. Vol: 33, Issue: 2, Page: 122-129.
Gartner, W.B. (2019). A good man is hard to find: Project management, entrepreneurship and serendipity.. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. . Page: 114-119. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. link
Dentoni, D., Pascucci, S., Poldner, K., Gartner, W.B., , ., , . (2018). Learning who we are by doing: Processes of co-constructing prosocial identities in community-based enterprises. Journal of Business Venturing. Vol: 33, Page: 603-622.
Apfelthaler, G., Gartner, W.B., Kammel, A. (2017). One size does not fit all: Generalizing entrepreneurial insights in a world of differences. European Journal of International Management. Vol: 11, Issue: 3, Page: 251-261.
Nielsen, S., Gartner, W.B. (2017). Am I a student and/or entrepreneur? Multiple identities in student entrepreneurship.. Education and Training. Vol: 59, Issue: 2, Page: 135-154.
Welter, F., Baker, T., Audretsch, D.B., Gartner, W.B. (2017). Everyday entrepreneurship: A call for entrepreneurship research to embrace entrepreneurial diversity. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Vol: 41, Issue: 3, Page: 311-321.
Frid, C.J., Wyman, D.M., Gartner, W.B., Hechavarria, D.M. (2016). Low-wealth entrepreneurs and access to external financing. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research. Vol: 22, Issue: 4, Page: 1-25.
Ingram, A.E., Lewis, M.W., Barton, S., Gartner, W.B. (2016). Paradoxes and innovation in family firms: The role of paradoxical thinking. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Vol: 40, Issue: 1, Page: 161-176.
Fayolle, A., Landstrom, H., Gartner, W.B., Berglund, K. (2016). The institutionalization of entrepreneurship: Questioning the status quo and re-gaining hope for entrepreneurial research. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal. Vol: 28, Issue: 7-8, Page: 477-486.
Frid, C., Wyman, D., Gartner, W.B., Hechavarria, D.M. (2016). Low-wealth entrepreneurs and access to external financing. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, . Vol: 22, Issue: 4, Page: 531 – 555. Emerald. link
Gartner, W.B. (2015). Arts entrepreneurship: Scope, practice and community. Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts. Vol: 4, Issue: 2, Page: 3-6.
Frid, C.J., Wyman, D.M., Gartner, W.B. (2015). The influence of financial "Skin in the Game" on new venture creation. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal. Vol: 21, Issue: 2, Page: 1-14.
Gartner, W.B. (2013). Creating a community of difference in entrepreneurship scholarship. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Vol: 25, Issue: 1-2, Page: 5-15.
Tedmanson, D., Verduyn, K., Essers, C., Gartner, W.B. (2012). Critical perspectives in entrepreneurship research. Organization. Vol: 19, Issue: 5, Page: 531-541.
Gartner, W.B., Frid, C.S., Alexander, J.C. (2012). Financing the emerging business. Small Business Economics. Vol: 39, Issue: 3, Page: 745-761.
Gartner, W.B., Shaver, K.G. (2012). Nascent entrepreneurship panel studies: Progress and challenges. Small Business Economics. Vol: 39, Issue: 3, Page: 659-665.
Gartner, W.B., Jainwen, (. (2012). The effects of perceptions of risk, environmental uncertainty and growth aspirations on new venture creation success. Small Business Economics. Vol: 39, Issue: 3, Page: 703-712.

Books

Thompson, N.A., Verduijn, K., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Entrepreneurship-as-practice: Grounding contemporary theories of practice into entrepreneurship studies. Taylor and Francis.
Allen, M.R., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Family Entrepreneurship - Insights from Leading Experts on Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurial Families: Family Entrepreneurship. Palgrave MacMillan.
Gartner, W.B., Teague, B. (2020). Research handbook on entrepreneurial behavior, practice and process.: Research handbook on entrepreneurial behavior, practice and process.. Edward Elgar.
Fayolle, A., Landstrom, H., Gartner, W.B., Berglund, K. (2018). Institutionalization of Entrepreneurship Research. Routledge.
Welter, F., Gartner, W.B. (2016). A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. Issue: 1, Page: 172. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B. (2016). Entrepreneurship as Organizing: Selected Papers of William B. Gartner. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Cases and Teaching Notes

Gartner, W.B., Clarke, A.H. (2012). Man on the moon- A business case competition in a global economy: Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice: Paradoxes in Play. Page: 178-182. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Book Chapters

Gartner, W.B. (2025). The Stories We Tell: Teaching “Need for Achievement.” : Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy – 2025. Page: 428 – 434. Edward Elgar.
Singaram, R., Kwasi Nuer , A., Gartner, W.B. (2024). Exit Options in Social Entrepreneurship. : De Gruyter Handbook of Social Entrepreneurship. Page: 137 – 151. De Gruyter.
Hlady-Rispal, M., Fayolle, A., Gartner, W.B. (2024). In search of creative qualitative methods to capture current entrepreneurship research challenges: Big Questions and Great Answers in Entrepreneurship Research. Page: 131-159. Edward Elgar Publishing. link
Teague, B.T., Gartner, W.B. (2023). An Expertise Approach to Entrepreneurship Education: Research on Entrepreneurship Education: Evolution and Future. Page: 91-109. Emerald Publishing.
Poldner, K., Grau-Sarabia, M., Gartner, W.B. (2022). Women’s entrepreneurship practices of context and sustainability: Women, Family and Family Businesses Across Entrepreneurial Contexts. Page: 206-232. Edward Elgar.
Gartner, W.B. (2022). FORWARD: Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship as Practice. Page: pp. ix-xi. Edward Elgar Publishing. link
Gartner, W.B. (2021). Five Strangers: Teaching Entrepreneurship: A Practice Based Approach (Volume Two). . Page: 366-372. Edward Elgar.
Gartner, W.B., Ellborg , K., Kiefer , T. (2021). What does entrepreneurship mean to you? Using ‘Implicit Entrepreneurship Theory’ in the classroom.: Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy – 2021 (Vol. 4). Vol: 4, Page: 356-360. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Crosina, E., Gartner, W.B. (2021). Managing legacy, achievement and identity in entrepreneurial families. : Family Entrepreneurship - Insights from Leading Experts on Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurial Families. Page: 35-48. Palgrave MacMillan .
Radu-Lefebvre, M., LeFebvre, V., Clarke, J., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Entrepreneurial legacy: How narratives of the past, present and future affect entrepreneurship in business families: A Research Agenda for Family Business. Page: 73-86. Edward Elgar.
Lubinski, C., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Integrating historical methods and perspectives in family business research: A Research Agenda for Family Business. Page: 29-60. Edward Elgar.
Teague, B., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Expert skills: Implications for studying the behavior of entrepreneurs.: Research handbook on entrepreneurial behavior, practice and process.. Page: 12-29. Edward Elgar.
Gartner, W.B., Teague, B. (2020). Introduction: Research handbook on entrepreneurial behavior, practice and process.. Page: 1-11. Edward Elgar.
Dentoni, D., Poldner, K., Pascucci, S., Gartner, W.B. (2018). Consumer entrepreneurship: What is it? When, how and why does it emerge?: Hybrid ventures: Perspectives and Approaches to Blended Value Entrepreneurship. Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth . Vol: 19, Page: 187-218. IAP.
Teague, B.T., Gartner, W.B. (2017). Towards a theory of entrepreneurial behavior: Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship. Page: 71-94. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd..
Gartner, W.B., Teague, B.T., Baker, T., Wadhwani, D. (2017). A brief history of the idea of opportunity: Research Handbook on Opportunity Formation. Issue: 1, Page: pp. 45-67. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Welter, F., Gartner, W.B. (2016). Advancing our research agenda for entrepreneurship and contexts: A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. Page: 156-160. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B. (2016). Anecdotes of destiny: The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Modern Entrepreneurship. Page: 130-145. Routledge.
Gartner, W.B. (2016). Narrating context: A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. Page: 146-155. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Welter, F., Gartner, W.B., Wright, M. (2016). The context of contextualizing contexts: A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. Page: 1-15. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B. (2015). Forward: The Routledge Companion to Entrepreneurship. Page: xxi-xxiii.
Gartner, W.B. (2014). Notes towards a theory of entrepreneurial possiblity: Handbook of Research in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Page: 25-37. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B. (2014). Organizing entrepreneurship (research): Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship. Page: 13-22. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B. (2012). Entrepreneurship as organization creation: Handbook of Organizational Entrepreneurship. Page: 21-30. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Hjorth, D., Gartner, W.B. (2012). Moving and being moved: Ideas, perspectives and 59 theses on entrepreneurial leadership: Handbook of Organizational Entrepreneurship. Page: 362-377. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Gartner, W.B., Jainwen, (. (2012). Risk takers and taking risks: Chance and Intent. Page: 19-34. Routledge.

Reports

Kelley, D.J., Gartner, W.B., Allen, M.R. (2020). Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Family Business Report: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Family Business Report. Babson College.

Conference Proceedings

Randolph, A.F., Simon, J.K., Greenberg, D., Gartner, W.B. (2020). Rule Breaking, Gender, Social Status and Entrepreneurial Persistence.
Gartner, W.B., Ingram, A.E. (2013). What do entrepreneurs talk about when they talk about failure?: Frontiers of Entrepreneurial Research 2013. Babson College.

Other

Gartner, W.B. (2015). Ten haikus on "The Internet's Own Boy": Unplugged-Voices: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014). Vol: 18, Issue: 5, Page: 370. M@N@GEMENT. link

Doctoral Consortium Presentations - Research Identity and Responding to Reviewers Gartner, W. 1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Family Business and Sustainability, KAEC, Saudi Arabia (2025)
Family Business Panel Gartner, W. 1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Family Business and Sustainability, KAEC, Saudi Arabia (2025)
Creating Family Business Entrepreneurial Legacy Gartner, W. Maalaoui , A. BIBAN 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2024)
Liberal Starts: Why the Next Big Thing in Entrepreneurship Education May Come from an Unexpected Source: The Liberal Arts Panesis, M. Gartner, W. Leinweber, C. Hart, J. GCEC 2024, Babson College (2024)
Strategic Activities and Practices Interest Group Keynote Address: Management Activities and Practices – Extending SAP to include other organizational practices. Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Chicago (2024)
The influence of parents and adolescent social identity on the choice to become an entrepreneur. Randolph, A. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Chicago (2024)
Occupational Inheritance Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meetings, Chicago (2024)
Worth and Self-Worth: How Entrepreneuring Mothers Emancipate their Children from the Cycle of Poverty Jno-Charles, A. Randolph, A. Gartner, W. Singaram, R. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Munich (2024)
Legacy management in family business: It is complicated. Radu-Lefebvre, M. Gartner, W. Davis, J. GLOBAL FAMILY BUSINESS SUMMIT, AMALFI COAST, ITALY (2024)
Family Advantage Through Entrepreneurial Legacy Gartner, W. LMU Family Business Entrepreneurship Conference, Los Angeles (2023)
A study of family helpers of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs. Schaper, A. Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Boston (2023)
Empowering the Scholarly Worker: The Dos and Don’ts of Journal Reviewing Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Boston (2023)
Societal Crises as External Enablers of Venture Development Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Boston (2023)
The Influence of Parenting Roles and Styles on Subsequent Entrepreneurial Behavior in Adolescents. Randolph, A. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, Boston (2023)
A Potent New Vein of Research: The History of Entrepreneurship Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meetings, Boston (2023)
Family legacy, entrepreneurial identity, and storytelling: The good, the bad, and the ugly submitted to: Sub-theme 46: Intergenerational Entrepreneurial Projects Radu, M. Davis, J. Gartner, W. 39th EGOS Colloquium 2023, University of Cagliari, Sardinia/Italy (2023)
A study of family helpers of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs Schaper, A. Gartner, W. Welter, F. 15th Diana International Research Conference, Boston (2023)
The influence of parenting roles and styles on subsequent entrepreneurial behavior in adolescents Randolph, A. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. 17th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference, Delray Beach, Florida, USA (2023)
An Exploration of Business Ownership, Parenting Styles & Entrepreneurial Persistence Randolph, A. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Knoxville, TN (2023)
Researching the Role of Religion on Entrepreneurial Action Gartner, W. 2023 L.I.F.E. Research CONFERENCE, ONLINE (2023)
Entrepreneurship Competency & Skill Development: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go? Gartner, W. TEAGUE, B. Schenkel, M. , J. USASBE CONFERENCE, TALLAHASSEE, FL (2023)
Family Entrepreneurship in the World Economy Gartner, W. Global Entrepreneurship Week - Sweden, Online (2022)
Family Stories as Strategies for the Future Gartner, W. Goh, K. BFI@SMU Family Entrepreneurship Programme , Singapore / ONLINE (2022)
Origin Myths and Startup Stories: Form, Function and Temporality of the Startup Founding Narrative Gartner, W. Singaram, R. Montpellier University, Montpellier, France (2022)
Who is a Cofounder? Contributions, Credits and Consequences for Entrepreneurship Research Singaram, R. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. Audencia University Research Seminar, Nantes (2022)
Re-generating Legacy in Family Business: challenges and opportunities RADU-LEFEVRE, M. Davis, J. Gartner, W. STEP CONVERSATION SERIES, Nantes (2022)
FROM IDEA TO PUBLICATION Gartner, W. SEIGEN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SEMINAR, ONLINE (2021)
FAMILY ENTREPRENEURING Gartner, W. 12 ACADEMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP + INNOVATION, ONLINE (2021)
TRANSLATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP Gartner, W. SEMINAR SERIES, ONLINE (2021)
Ending on a high note or perpetuating commitment? Exploring founder exit in social business ventures Singaram, R. Gartner, W. Kraaijenbrink, J. National Academy of Management Online Conference, ONLINE (2021)
Family entrepreneuring in the film “Joy" Gartner, W. Guinan, P. PSubsection 51 of the European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Online Conference, ONLINE (2021)
The discrepancy between VCs and entrepreneurs on the importance of entrepreneurs’ experience Souakri, A. Zacharakis, A. Gartner, W. EURAM (European Academy of Management) conference, Montreal (virtual online) (2021)
Do parenting styles during adolescence influence subsequent adolescent behavior Randolph, A. Jno-Charles, A. Gartner, W. Family Entrepreneurship Research (FERC) Online Conference, ONLINE (2021)
Measuring Entrepreneurial Legacy Radu-Lefebvre, M. Davis, J. Gartner, W. Family Entrepreneurship Research (FERC) Online Conference, ONLINE (2021)
Should I stay or should I go? Determinants of family business CEOs’ post-retirement engagement Jno-Charles, A. Singaram, R. Gartner, W. Family Entrepreneurship Research (FERC) Online Conference, ONLINE (2021)
Using Miro and BoardReader in Design Thinking and Teamwork Courses Rollag, K. Guinan, P. Gartner, B. Mid-Atlantic Organization Behavior Teaching Conference, Virtual hosted by Lasalle University (2021)
Creating purpose in a purposeful world: exploring the value of agency in three films directed by David Lean Gartner, W. Seminar, ONLINE (2021)
Drama! Incorporating theater in entrepreneurship education Balachandra, L. Bal, A. Gartner, W. McAdam, M. Ellborg, K. Radu-Lefebre, M. Wynstra, C. USASBE, Virtual (2021)
Entrepreneurial Legacy and Resilience in Family Businesses Gartner, W. Allen, M. Small Business Economics Virtual Paper Development Workshop “Economic effects of the COVID-19 2020 Pandemic on Entrepreneurship and Small Firm, ONLINE (2020)
The Distinctiveness of Family and Non-Family Businesses in MENA countries compared to Family and Non-Family Businesses in Secular-Rational Cultures Schott, T. Ayman, Ismail, I. Gartner, W. Roomi, M. Family Business in the Arab World Conference, UAE (2020)
Value Creation / The I of the Beholder / Gets What is Given? Gartner, W. Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education 2020 Virtual Conference, ONLINE (2020)
Panel Symposium - Entrepreneurial Expertise and Entrepreneurial Behavior Gartner, W. Teague, B. Sarasvathy, S. Dew, N. Mitchell, R. Mitchell, R. Academy of Management Meeting, ONLINE (2020)
Rule breaking, gender, social status and entrepreneurial persistence Randolph, A. Simon, J. Greenberg, D. Gartner, W. Academy of Management Meeting, ONLINE (2020)
Ready or not? The sequence of nascent entrepreneurs’ actions and external financing Frid, C. Warhus, J. Gartner, W. Academy of Management National Meeting, ONLINE (2020)
The Future of Family Business Research Gartner, W. ICSB 1ST VIRTUAL FAMILY BUSINESS RESEARCH & PRACTICE CONFERENCE, ONLINE (2020)
Research Symposium and Workshop Brush, C. Gartner, W. Babson Academy , on-line (2020)
History of Entrepreneurship Scholarship Gartner, W. History of Entrepreneurship Scholarship, LUND, SWEDEN (2020)
Navigating and negotiating past legacies through visual narratives in family business Lefebvre, V. Radu-Lefebvre, M. Gartner, W. Clarke, J. USASBE 2020 Annual Meeting, New Orleans (2020)
Portraits of the past, present and future of families and their businesses Lefebvre, V. Radu-Lefebvre , M. Gartner, W. Clarke, J. USASBE 2020ANNUAL CONFERENCE, New Orleans (2020)
NEXT STEPS Gartner, W. Historical Entrepreneurship Research Sympoisum, Los Angeles (2019)
Entrepreneurial legacy: Images of facilitating or inhibiting successor entrepreneurial identity. Radu - LeFebvre, M. LeFevbre, V. Clarke, J. Gartner, W. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston (2019)
The family business as a community of practice: Exploring the nature of how practices change and evolve over time McAdam, M. Clinton, E. Gamble, J. Gartner, W. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago (2019)
Exploring Implicit Entrepreneurship Theory Gartner, W. Kiefer, T. Ellborg, K. USASBE Annual Meeting, St. Pete, Florida (2019)
What does entrepreneurship mean to you? Exploring ‘Implicit Entrepreneurship Theory.’ Gartner, W. Kiefer, T. Ellborg, K. USASBE Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach (2019)
Logic matters: A meta-theoretical analysis of the entrepreneur Ramoglou, S. Gartner, W. Tsang, E. Academy of Management, Chicago (2018)
Developing legacy for sustainable family business Gartner, W. Developing Legacy for the Sustainable Family Business Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia (2018)
A multi-disciplinary approach to family entrepreneurship Gartner, W. BFI@SMU 5th Anniversary Celebration and STEP APAC Summit 2018, Singapore (2018)
Creating and Providing Value Through Entrepreneurship Gartner, W. Executive Skills for Pastors - July 16, 2018, Thousand Oaks, CA (2018)
Understanding family entrepreneurship in successors’ prospective and retrospective thinking through visual narrative analysis Radu-Lefebvre, M. Lefebvre, V. Clarke, J. Gartner, W. Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Waterford (Ireland), (2018)
Key Themes in Family Entrepreneurship Research Gartner, W. Family Business Research Workshop, Dublin (2018)
Creating and Providing Value Through Entrepreneurship Gartner, W. Executive Skills for Church Leaders - January 11, 2018, Phoenix, AR (2018)
What do Hollywood films say about entrepreneurship? Ten questions for the class room. Gartner, W. USASBE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hollywood, CA (2018)
Building Capacity in the Innovation Ecosystem: The Creative Dynamic Between Academic and Applied Innovation Gartner, W. Fairfield, C. Sweden-US Entrepreneurial Forum 2017, Sweden (2017)
Prosocial values, entrepreneurship and community organizing in shared consumption Dentoni, D. Poldner, K. Pascucci, S. Gartner, W. 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark (2017)
Consumer entrepreneurship as a prosocial practice Dentoni, D. Poldner, K. Pascucci, S. Gartner, W. Journal of Business Venturing, London, Ontario (2017)
Failing Successfully Gartner, W. Innovation Day in Smaland, Vaxjo, Sweden (2016)
Why we need practice approaches in entrepreneurship studies Gartner, W. 1st Annual Workshop on Entrepreneurship as Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016)
ENTREFESTO: Aphorisms and Cliches for an Entrepreneurial Future Gartner, W. 2015 EFMD Entrepreneurship Education Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (2015)
A Haiku for You Gartner, W. 7th Art of Management and Organization Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (2014)
Organizing as Aesthetic: Meeting as the Art of Christo and Jean Claude Gartner, W. Guillet de Monthoux, P. 7th Art of Management and Organization Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (2014)
Characteristics of no + low financed businesses Frid, C. Wyman, D. Gartner, W. 2014 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London, Ontario (2014)
Exit before entry: Exploring reasons nascent entrepreneurs offer for quitting the startup process Frid, C. Gartner, W. Cardon, M. 2014 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, London, Ontario (2014)
Future of entrepreneurship research in Europe Gartner, W. AEI 2013: 8th Congress De L'Academie De L'Entrepreneuriat Et De L'Innovation, Fribourg, Switzerland (2013)
What do entrepreneurs talk about when they talk about failure? Gartner, W. Ingram, A. Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference, Lyon, France (2013)
Entre-Festo Gartner, W. Advancing European Traditions of Entrepreneurship Studies Conference, Leeds, UK (2013)
What do entrepreneurs talk about when they talk about failure? Gartner, W. CREED Seminar at ICOSS, Sheffield, UK (2013)
Using qualitative measures in advancing small business and entrepreneurship research Gartner, W. ISBE Doctoral Workshop on Qualitative Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Leeds, UK (2013)
How to Fail Gartner, W. Copenhagen Innovation Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark (2012)
Do entrepreneurs get what they want? Entrepreneurs' expectations prior to venture creation Frid, C. Gartner, W. 3rd Annual Global Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Conference, Washington, DC (2012)

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