Emeric Solymossy

I am Hungarian by birth, a U.S. Citizen, and passionately global in orientation. I received my B.S. degree in engineering from Century University, and my M.B.A. from Colorado State University. Returning to academia from successful business experiences, I earned my Ph.D. in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University. My expertise is Entrepreneurship and Small Business within a Global and Multi-National context. This required integrating expertise in several disciplines, including strategy, human resource management, international business, economics, and statistics. I have considerable experience in new venture creation and business acquisition, as well as substantial international experience. I teach a variety of courses within the management field, and actively in research the factors that contribute to success in emerging organizations. I am passionately global in my academic and private life. I an active member in numerous professional and academic associations, am on the editorial board for the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, and serve as an editorial reviewer for 4 other management journals and 5 book publishers, keeping me abreast of current developments in the field.

From a "personal" perspective, I chose teaching (following a series of successful, and some not-so successful entrepreneurial ventures) as a way to help others. I have a lovely bride, and am very thankful for the many blessings I have received, one of the greatest being that I am able to travel extensively. I have had several distinct careers and numerous businesses prior to entering academia, in addition to being an executive manager of two larger firms (one with 15,000 employees). I had seven 'small businesses' in addition to being on the team for the creation or acquisition of approximately 10 more. I learned that running a business is much more difficult and demanding than working for someone else. Managing multiple businesses concurrently, I learned that it was relatively easy to hire people with the technical and functional skills necessary to perform the work. It was extremely difficult to find people, however, that had the knowledge, skills and ability to profitably manage a business.