UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON
Stephen Harper, Ph.D.
Progress Energy/Betty Cameron Distinguished Professor
of Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
Cameron School of Business
601 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD WILMINGTON, NC 28403-5980
TEL: 910-962-3517– FAX: 910-962-38159
harpers@uncw.edu
Research Interests
Leading Organizational Change
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Leadership & Strategic Management
Strategic Management
Entrepreneurship
Managing Emerging Ventures
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Name of Faculty
Member
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Dr. Stephen
Harper
Leading Organizational
Change
Identifying
opportunities and
fostering innovation
Graduate
studies
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Leadership & Strategic
Management
Leadership by
example
Graduate and
undergraduate
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Strategic Management
Creating the
organization’s future
Graduate and
undergraduate
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Entrepreneurship
Identifying and
capitalizing on
market opportunities
Graduate and
undergraduate
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Managing growth
Undergraduate
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Fostering innovation
Graduate and
undergraduate
Lecture, exercises and case
studies.
Managing Emerging Ventures
Corporate Entrepreneurship
International Experience:
Canada, Mexico, Europe
Courses Taught:
BUS 605 – Leading Organizational Change
Professional Service/Leadership Experience:
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Co-founder and President of numerous organizations
Recipient of awards for teaching, scholarship, and service
Author of six books on leadership and entrepreneurship
Various administrative and academic positions
PhD, , Arizona State University, 1975
MBA, , University of Arizona, 1971
BSBA, , University of New Mexico, 1970