Dr. York's research is focused on how entrepreneurial action can contribute to creation of public goods, and specifically, to addressing environmental problems. He seeks to understand how and when entrepreneurs solve environmental problems in a way that other approaches, such as regulation, social movements, and corporate social responsibility, do not. In order to address this question, much of his research occurs at the intersection of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and institutional theory research. His work has focused primarily on the fields of green building and renewable energy to increase knowledge of what economic, socio-cultural, and individual level forces drive entrepreneurial action that addresses environmental degradation.
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Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Collective Action Theory, Institutional Entrepreneurship, Institutional Theory, Green Building, Renewable Energy
BADM 6930 - Commercializing Sustainable Energy Technologies
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
Addresses the opportunities and problems of commercializing new renewable energy technologies. Focuses on energy markets, opportunity identification, life cycle analysis, policy economics, project financing and economic analysis as they relate to bringing renewable energy technologies to market. Same as ENST 5002.
BPOL 7560 - Doctoral Seminar - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
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Fall 2023
Provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of, and empirical research on, entrepreneurship. Our initial examination of the literature is organized around several broad topics associated with the identification, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities and the creation of new organizations. Special topics in entrepreneurship that highlight recent advances in the field will also be addressed. The course will focus on the main questions that currently define the field and attempt to critically examine how, using a range of theoretical lens and methodologies, researchers have approached these questions.
ENST 5002 - The Business of Sustainable Energy
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Spring 2018
Addresses the business of renewable energy, including opportunities and challenges with renewable electricity, renewable transportation fuels and energy efficiency. Topics include energy markets, opportunity identification, life cycle analysis, economic analysis, policy impacts and project financing of sustainable renewable energy business models. Formerly ENST 5002. Same as MBAX 6930.
ENVM 5005 - The Business of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Addresses the business of renewable energy, including opportunities and challenges with renewable electricity, renewable transportation fuels and energy efficiency. Topics include energy markets, opportunity identification, life cycle analysis, economic analysis, policy impacts and project financing of sustainable renewable energy business models. Formerly ENST 5002. Same as MBAX 6930.
MBAE 6100 - Entrepreneurship
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Examines initial decisions that set a foundation for growth, pros/cons of alternative growth strategies, organizational scaling tactics, and keys to realizing value. Focusing on �adolescent� firms � which have moved beyond the start-up stage but have yet to evolve into mature businesses � and internal �intrapreneurship� efforts of established firms, will explore key choices founders and managers face as they scale their businesses, growth-related stumbling blocks and alternative strategies that may be used to overcome these obstacles.
MBAX 6130 - Sustainable Venturing
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Focuses on environmentally sustainable business ventures as well as issues associated with starting and operating a business that solves natural environmental challenges while achieving profitability. Includes a number of case studies, topical discussions, talks by environmental entrepreneurs, and an applied or library research project.
MBAX 6180 - New Venture Launch
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Translate an existing product, service, or opportunity into a real, functioning venture. Each venture will undertake typical business functions (legal, raising money, web presence, selling, innovation, marketing, managing cash, and managing operations) with minimal resources. The course will rely heavily on outside experts and speakers who have personal experience being or working directly with entrepreneurs and/or investors. The course is a natural capstone to other courses in the entrepreneurship curriculum. Recommended prerequisite: completion of MBAX 6170 is strongly recommended prior to enrolling in MBAX 6180.
MBAX 6930 - Commercializing Sustainable Energy Technologies
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Addresses the opportunities and problems of commercializing new renewable energy technologies. Focuses on energy markets, opportunity identification, life cycle analysis, policy economics, project financing and economic analysis as they relate to bringing renewable energy technologies to market. Degree credit not granted for this course and ENVM 5005.
ORGL 5315 - Strategy and Innovation
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Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022
Addresses the issues and challenges of running a firm in a competitive environment. It is an integrative course emphasizing a total organizational perspective as opposed to a functional viewpoint (accounting, finance, marketing, information technology, etc.). The emphasis is on the use innovation as an integral part of business strategy. Furthermore, it gets deeper in studying sustaining innovation enhancements for traditional business models, as well as disruptive innovations for radical new technological models.
