Mark Schenkel
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Jack C. Massey College of Business, Educational Innovation & Institutional Effectiveness
B.A. in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from Northern Kentucky University, and a Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of Cincinnati.
Location: Jack C. Massey Center 452
615.460.5474mark.schenkel@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Mark Schenkel joined Belmont University in 2005. He earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from Northern Kentucky University, and a Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of Cincinnati. While pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati, he served as the Assistant Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Research and Coordinator for the Small Business Institute® program.
Prior to pursuing his doctoral studies, Schenkel sharpened his entrepreneurship experience through service in a range of management and leadership roles in small closely held family firms, including The Habegger Corporation, David E. Estes Engineering, Inc., The Hennegan Company, and Wright Brothers Inc. where he was charged with developing and implementing strategies for achieving business growth and profitability objectives. He has continued to foster entrepreneurship through direct consulting and advising efforts, as well as through service on the Boards of local ventures in the Nashville area.
Dr. Schenkel’s research and teaching interests focus on the role entrepreneurial cognition (e.g., opportunity recognition and assessment) and strategic decision-making play in new venture creation, corporate venturing activities, and family business. His scholarly work has been published in professional journals including the Academy of Management Review, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, British Journal of Management, Journal of Small Business Management, New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Management Research News, and Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. His work has been recognized with numerous research awards, including the Belmont University Scholarship Award in 2019.
He enjoys consulting students interested in starting entrepreneurial ventures in- and outside the classroom. Dr. Schenkel serves as a co-founding faculty adviser to the Belmont Chapters of Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society and Big Brothers Big Sisters, the founding adviser to the Belmont Aviation Club, and advises Belmont’s Collegiate DECA chapter. Beyond campus, he consults with local entrepreneurs and business owners.
Schenkel served his professional discipline as President for United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) in 2018, was recognized as a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow in 2020. He currently serves as a member of the national board for Sigma Nu Tau, Ombudsman for USASBE’s Ethics Commission, Associate Editor for Journal of Small Business Management, and on the editorial board for Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.