Ugur Uygur
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Affiliate Associate Professor of Computer Science at Quinlan School of Business
Schools
- Quinlan School of Business
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Biography
Quinlan School of Business
About
Uğur Uygur is the Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Quinlan School of Business. His research and teaching revolve around judgment of new ideas. Recently his work has appeared in Journal of Small Business Management, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. Prior to his academic life, he worked at software start-ups and consulted with entrepreneurial ventures.
Degrees
- PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2009
- MS in Strategic Management, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2006
- MBA, Bilkent University, 1998
- BS in Computer Science, Middle East Technical University, 1996
Research Interests
- Entrepreneurial cognition
- Judgment of entrepreneurial opportunities
- Knowledge-based theory of the firm
- Philosophy of science
Courses Taught
- MGMT 480. Recognizing Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- MGMT 481. Entrepreneurship
- MGMT 482. Entrepreneurial Marketing
- MGMT 483. Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
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