Entrepreneurship & Strategy

James Whitbeck

Ph.D. Student
whitbeja@oregonstate.edu

Austin Hall

Austin Hall 250

2751 SW Jefferson Way

2751 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Curriculum Vitae: 
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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
College of Business
Research/Career Interests: 

PhD candidate at Oregon State University with unique background as a practitioner and entrepreneur, seeking to become an entrepreneurship scholar focusing on cognition in political and creative contexts.

Courses Taught: 

BA 361 - Ideation and Creative Thinking

Proceedings and Conference Presentations: 

Conference Papers

Whitbeck, J. and Bacon-Gerasymenko, V., “Caught in A Game Of Tug Of War: Attribution Bias And Problemistic Search In Entrepreneurial Responses To Crowdfunding Failure,” 2022 Academy of Management Proceedings.

Forthcoming Conference Papers

Bacon-Gerasymenko, V., Kulchina, E., and Whitbeck, J. “The New Old Game: How Do Accelerators Affect Startups?,” 2023 Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference.

Whitbeck, J. and Bacon-Gerasymenko, V. “A Blessing and A Curse? Re-Examining The Role of Entrepreneurial Experience in Response To Crowdfunding Failure,” 2023 Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference.

Career Links: 
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Beyond OSU
Education: 

PhD    Oregon State University, Innovation and Entrepreneurship            

            Advisor: Violetta Bacon-Gerasymenko              

  Est Graduation: June 2025                                      

MS      Portland State University, International Supply Chain Management       June 2014

BA      University of Oregon, Philosophy                                                    September 2007

            Minors in Business Administration and Journalism

Employment: 

Blue Mountain Outfitters – Owner, La Grande, OR (2014-2021) - I started a brick and mortar outdoor specialty retail store after seeing an opportunity to serve the outdoor recreation community of Northeastern Oregon.

Lenovo – Culture Manager, Raleigh, NC (2011-2013) - As the Culture Manager within Lenovo’s People & Organizational Capability leadership team, I was responsible for leading organizational culture change initiatives through facilitation across functions for a population of 29,000 employees worldwide.

Sibson Consulting – Sr Associate Consultant, Los Angeles, CA (2008-2011; promoted from Associate Consultant 2010) - Designed strategies and solutions that aligned with client organizational vision and goals, with specific experience in quantitative analysis and model building, stakeholder management, meeting facilitation, and leading interviews/focus groups.

Professional Affiliations: 

Academy of Management, 2020-Present

My Publications

I currently have no publications listed within this site.