Jeffrey Pollack
Professor of Entrepreneurship
He/Him/His
Department of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Nelson Hall 1314
Bio
Jeff Pollack is a professor in the NC State Poole College of Management. He received his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University, his master’s in organizational communication at NC State University, and his doctorate in management at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Over the past 15 years, Jeff has accumulated a variety of entrepreneurial experiences from working in small family-owned firms, to buying and selling businesses, to investing in businesses. These experiences shape his perspective on research in the domain of entrepreneurship.
Jeff’s research has been published in journals including Academy of Management Journal, Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Family Business Review, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, and Journal of Leadership Studies.
Jeff has taught courses, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, on entrepreneurship, business opportunity analysis and planning, new venture creation, social entrepreneurship, organizational design, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and public speaking.
Meet Professor Jeffrey Pollack
Education
Ph.D. Management Virginia Commonwealth University 2009
Area(s) of Expertise
Entrepreneurship, Crowdfunding, Resilience, Goal Setting
Groups
- Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE): Entrepreneurship
- Faculty: Professor
Honors and Awards
- Poole College Research Leadership Award (2021)
News
- Professors Pollack and Kirkman Explain the Role of Passion in the Workplace (Sept. 9, 2021)
- Jeffrey Pollack Lists 5 Steps to First-Time Investing (Jan. 15, 2021)
- Jeffrey Pollack’s 7 Tips for Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Crisis (April 3, 2020)
- Nine Poole College Faculty Receive Summer Research Awards 2019 (April 15, 2019)
- Poole College Professors Recognized for Research and Teaching (April 12, 2017)
- Poole College Announces Summer Research Award Recipients (May 24, 2017)
- Faculty Research Award Recipient Profile: Jeffrey Pollack (June 23, 2017)
- Defining the Keys to Success –– Throughout the Business Lifecycle (Summer 2018, Digital Magazine)