Chris James Sutter

Chris Sutter, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of management and the Fealy Family Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sutter is an accomplished scholar with research focused on entrepreneurship, institutions, resourcefulness, and societal issues. He has published in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, and Organization Science. Dr. Sutter also served as a Field Editor at the Journal of Business Venturing for three years. Dr. Sutter has engaged in consulting and field research with organizations in the United States, India, and Latin America and he is fluent in Spanish. Prior to joining UC, Dr. Sutter spent 11 years at Miami University where he taught courses in business model development, social entrepreneurship, consulting, and innovation. Along with colleagues from Global Health, he founded Social Innovation Weekend. Dr. Sutter received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and his MBA and BA from Brigham Young University.

PhD: The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 2013 (Business Administration)

MBA: Brigham Young University Provo, UT, 2009

BA: Brigham Young University Provo, UT, 2005 (Latin American Studies)

2013 -2024 Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Peer Reviewed Publications

Rawhouser, H., Sutter, C, Holzapfel, N., Conger, M., & Newburt, S. (2024. ) Knowledge-related resourcefulness for growth in weak entrepreneurial ecosystems .Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, ,

Qureshi, I., Bhatt, B., Sutter, C., & Shukla, D. M. (2023. ) Social entrepreneurship and intersectionality: Mitigating extreme exclusion. Journal of Business Venturing .Journal of Business Venturing, , 38 (2 ) ,

Sutter, C., Bhatt, B., & Qureshi, I. (2023. ) What makes resource provision an effective means of poverty alleviation? A resourcing perspective .Organization Science, , 34 (1 ) ,

Bhatt, B., Qureshi, I., & Sutter, C. (2022. ) How do intermediaries build inclusive markets? The role of the social context .Journal of Management Studies, , 59 (4 ) ,

Lenz, A. K., Sutter, C., Goldszmidt, R., & Zucco, C. (2021. ) Venture distress and problemistic search among entrepreneurs in Brazilian favelas .Journal of Business Venturing, , 36 (6 ) ,

McDaniel, M., Sutter, C., Webb, J. W., Elgar, F. J., Parker, K. F., & Nwachu, J. (2021. ) Breaking the cycle of crime: Promoting the positive social spillover potential of entrepreneurship. .Journal Business Venturing Insights, , 16 ,

Bruton, G.; Sutter, C.; Lenz, A. (2021. ) Economic inequality – Is entrepreneurship the cause or the solution? A review and research agenda for emerging economies .Journal of Business Venturing, , 36 (3 ) ,

Rawhouser, H., Sutter, C., McDonough, I. (2020. ) Venture acceleration and entrepreneurial growth in Central America. .Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, , 25 (4 ) ,

Sutter, C., Bruton, G., & Chen, J. (2019. ) Entrepreneurship as a solution to desperate poverty: A review and future directions .Journal of Business Venturing, , 34 (1 ) ,

Qureshi, I, Sutter, C, & Bhatt, B. (2018. ) The transformative power of knowledge sharing in settings of poverty and social inequality .Organization Studies, , 39 (11 ) ,

Sutter, C.; Webb, J.; Kistruck, G.; Ketchen, D.; & Ireland, D. (2017. ) Transitioning Entrepreneurs from Informal to Formal Markets .Journal of Business Venturing, , 30 (3 ) ,

Kistruck, G.; Webb, J.; Sutter, C.; Bailey, A. (2015. ) The double-edged sword of legitimacy in Base-of-the-Pyramid markets. Journal of Business Venturing, , 30 (3 ) ,

Sutter, C; Kistruck, G., & Morris, S. (2014. ) Adaptations to knowledge templates in base-of-the-pyramid markets: the role of social interaction. .Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, , 8 (4 ) ,

Sutter, C., Webb, J., Kistruck, G. & Bailey, A. (2013. ) Entrepreneurs’ responses to semi-formal illegitimate institutional arrangements. Journal of Business Venturing, , 28 (6 ) ,

Kistruck, G.; Sutter, C.; Lount, R. & Smith, B. (2013. ) Mitigating Principal-Agent Problems in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: An Identity Spillover Perspective .Academy of Management Journal, , 56 (3 ) ,

Kistruck, G.; Beamish, P; Qureshi, I.; & Sutter, C. (2013. ) Social Intermediation in Base of the Pyramid Markets. .Journal of Management Studies, , 50 (1 ) ,

Kistruck, G.; Webb, J; Sutter, C.; & Ireland, D. (2011. ) Microfranchising in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets. .Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , 35 (3 ) ,

2009-2013 PhD in Business Administration, The Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH

Academic - 3304 Lindner College of Business
2906 Woodside Dr
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45221
chris.sutter@uc.edu