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Griffin Cottle

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Griffin Cottle, PhD

Associate Professor

Management & Marketing

Contact

508-999-8940

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Charlton College of Business 229

Education

2020University of Missouri-Kansas CityPhD
2009Syracuse UniversityMPA
2004University of Northern ColoradoBA

Teaching

Programs

Courses

Fundamentals of starting and operating a successful small business. This course traces the development of a business from the entrepreneurial concept to the profitable operating stage. It examines small business issues in such areas as marketing, personnel, finance, operations, and managing the family business.

Fundamentals of starting and operating a successful small business. This course traces the development of a business from the entrepreneurial concept to the profitable operating stage. It examines small business issues in such areas as marketing, personnel, finance, operations, and managing the family business.

Examination of the role of the entrepreneur in the conception, start-up, and development of new independent businesses. New venture problems to be studied include the identification of possible new products and services, evaluation of practical commercial potential, and development of a business model, with attention to prototyping and validation.

Examination of the role of the entrepreneur in the conception, start-up, and development of new independent businesses. New venture problems to be studied include the identification of possible new products and services, evaluation of practical commercial potential, and development of a business model, with attention to prototyping and validation.

Online and Continuing Education Courses

The capstone course for majors in business administration. Drawing on knowledge and skills developed across the business curriculum, students apply functional expertise, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and relevant analytical frameworks to complex issues facing senior management in contemporary organizations. Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making, ethical leadership, sustainability, AI-related business challenges and opportunities, and real-world business applications. This course is to be taken during the last year of the student's program.

The capstone course for majors in business administration. Drawing on knowledge and skills developed across the business curriculum, students apply functional expertise, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and relevant analytical frameworks to complex issues facing senior management in contemporary organizations. Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making, ethical leadership, sustainability, AI-related business challenges and opportunities, and real-world business applications. This course is to be taken during the last year of the student's program.

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Research

Research interests

  • Entrepreneurial behavior
  • New venture strategy
  • Entrepreneurship in developing countries

Prof. Cottle’s research focuses on understanding the strategic behavior that entrepreneurs engage in during the early stages of the new venture creation process, and the outcomes associated with one of the most prevalent forms of entrepreneurship in the developing world, the forced or involuntary nature of necessity entrepreneurship. His work has appeared in Small Business Economics, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Academy of Management Review. He is a recipient of the Thomas J. Higginson Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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