DEGREES EARNED

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1989

M.B.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1982

B.A., University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1978

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, & International Business

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Academic Experience

Fehmi Zeko Faculty Fellowship, Texas Christian University, 2007-present

Academic Director, Neeley Entrepreneurship Program, Texas Christian University, 2006-present

Visiting Scholar, Chinese University, Management Department, 2005-2006

Hall Chair in Entrepreneurship, Fulbright Commission, Poland, Spring 2005

Full Professor, Texas Christian University, Department of Management, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2005

Associate Professor, Texas Christian University, Department of Management, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2001-2005

Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University, Department of Management, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1998 -2001

Associate Professor, University of Tulsa, Management and Marketing Department, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998

Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa, Management and Marketing Department, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1992 -1998

Visiting Scholar, Chinese University, Management Department, Hong Kong, 1997

Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Management Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989 -1992

Visiting Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Management Department, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1988 -1989

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Management Department, 1985 -1988

Business Experience

Industrial Analyst & Economist, First National Bank of Oklahoma City, 1982 -1985

PAC Manager, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C., 1981

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Academy of International Business

Academy of Management

Asia Academy of Management

International Council for Small Business

Strategic Management Society

United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship

 

ORGANIZATIONAL POSITIONS/HONORS/AWARDS

Organizational Positions

President, Asia Academy of Management, 2006-present

Editor, Academy of Management Perspectives, 2009-present

Vice-President, International Council for Small Business, 2007-2008

Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2006 – 2009

Associate Editor, Academy of Management Perspectives, 2004 – 2008

Vice-President, Asia Academy of Management, 2004-2006

Representative at Large, Entrepreneurship Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2004, 2006, 2009-present

Member, Paper Selection Committee, Babson Annual Entrepreneurship Conference, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 conferences

Honors/Awards

Honorary Director Entrepreneurship Center Shanghai University, China, 2009-present.

Fellow in the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xian China, 2009-present.

Nominee, Texas Christian University, Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar, 2009

Recipient, Texas Christian University, Deans’ Research Award, 2003 (Campus wide award selected by all TCU Deans)

Nominee, Carolyn Dexter Award, Best International Paper, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management, 2002

Nominee, Carolyn Dexter Award, Best International Paper, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2001

Research Award, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, 2001

Earmark Grant, Hong Kong, $78,000, “The Embeddedness of Strategic Management in a Transitional Economy: Diversification Strategies in Guandong Large Industrial Groups.” May, 1998

South China Research Grant, $6,250, “Venture Capital in Hong Kong and South China: Its Characteristics and Development.” August, 1998

IREX Short Term Travel Grant, $2,600, “High Technology Entrepreneurship in Russia.” August, 1995

Mayo Research Excellence Award, College of Business, University of Tulsa, 1994-1995

CIBEAR Faculty Scholarship, University of Southern California Pacific Rim Management Programs, “Doing Business with Mexico.” June, 1994

Junior Faculty Consortium, Business Policy and Planning, Academy of Management, 1991

Dissertation selected as one of five finalists, Business Policy and Planning Division, Academy of Management, 1990 Dissertation Competition Participant, Babson Entrepreneurial Conference Doctoral Consortium, 1989

Participant, Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, Business Policy and Planning, 1988

Participant, Southwest Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, 1987

Fourth Place, International Essay Contest on U.S. -Japanese Relations sponsored by Japan Cultural Center, Japan Airlines and International Culture Center of Japan, 1983

Scottish Rite and Wolcott Fellowships, 1980 -1982

 

TEXTBOOKS

Ahlstrom, D. & Bruton, G. D. 2009. International Management. Cengage.

Bamford, C. & Bruton, G. D. 2009. Entrepreneurship: Small Business Approach. McGraw-Hill.

Bamford, C. & Bruton, G. D. 2005. Small Business Management: A Framework for Success. Thomson-Southwestern.

White, M. & Bruton, G. D. 2006. The Management of Technology & Innovation: A Strategic Approach. Thomson-Southwestern. (2nd edition in process)

 

INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble France, 2008

Chinese University, Hong Kong, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006 (received outstanding teaching award for MBA entrepreneurship class for summer course 2002 & undergraduate international business class 2006)

Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Warsaw Poland, 2005

Korea Industrial EMBA, Seoul Korea, 2001

Zelenograd Business College, Moscow, Russia, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Wirtschaftsuniversit.t-Wien, Vienna, Austria, 1996