Department Chair and Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship

Department Chair and Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship

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Welcome to the Management & Entrepreneurship Department in the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Business.

VCU is a nationally ranked R1 urban university committed to transforming students, and the communities we serve through innovative research, teaching, and community partnerships. The VCU School of Business is dedicated to producing research and graduates that drive new thinking in business and policy.

As part of that mission, we seek a Chair for the Management & Entrepreneurship Department. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, spearhead the department’s research efforts, enhance the department’s culture of intellectual thought leadership, and promote a collaborative academic community. The Chair will play a central role in leveraging several transformative opportunities, including anticipated faculty hires and the recent acquisition of several grants and philanthropic investments that could expand the department’s and the School’s reach and impact.

This position offers an exceptional opportunity for an innovative leader to guide a high‑potential department during a period of significant growth. The new department chair will work closely with the department’s faculty and leadership team to shape a vision and a strategy for future success.

We are located in Richmond, Virginia, one of the nation’s fastest‑growing and most diverse regions. Our campus is centrally located with easy access to Fortune 500 firms, the seat of state government, VCU’s medical campus, and a lively ecosystem of entrepreneurial ventures. The School of Business welcomes nearly 4,000 students each year into a range of undergraduate, masters, and PhD programs.

The VCU School of Business fosters a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment where scholars receive robust research support. Our newly developed strategic plan,
Opportunity 2030
, prioritizes opportunity creation through scholarship, strong industry partnerships, and engaged learning initiatives.

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About the VCU School of Business

Unit: School Of Business, Dean's Office

Department Summary: The Management & Entrepreneurship Department is committed to the advancement of high‑quality research in line with the University’s R1 Carnegie classification: a doctoral university with very high research activity. Faculty members have published in a wide range of leading journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology & Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organizational Research Methods, Personnel Psychology, Science, Strategic Management Journal, and The Leadership Quarterly.

The department offers an undergraduate major in Business with concentrations in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and International Management. The department also offers minors in Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and Management. Additionally, the department offers a PhD in Business with a concentration in Management. Faculty also teach in the MBA and Executive MBA programs.

We invite applications for Department Chair at the rank of Full Professor.

In addition to leadership and administrative duties, the Chair of Management & Entrepreneurship is expected to conduct research and contribute to the teaching and service missions of the School. The Chair provides leadership, strategic planning, promotes a climate for faculty and student success, oversees course planning and department curriculum, and manages the department’s fiscal resources.

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