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Christopher R. Penney

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Management

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Florida State University, 2011
    Major: Management

Current Scheduled Teaching

BUSI 5190.402Administrative StrategySpring 8W1 2025
MGMT 5300.401Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

BUSI 5190.402Administrative StrategySummer 5W1 2024 SPOT
MGMT 5300.401Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2024 SPOT
BUSI 5190.003Administrative StrategySpring 8W2 2024
MGMT 6030.001Seminar in Strategic ManagementSpring 2024 SPOT
BUSI 5190.003Administrative StrategyFall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementFall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategySummer 5W1 2023 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2023 SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySpring 8W2 2023 SPOT
BUSI 5190.802Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2023 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2023 SPOT
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategyFall 8W2 2022 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementFall 8W1 2022 SPOT
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategySummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
MGMT 5300.002Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
BUSI 5190.802Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2022 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2022 SPOT
MGMT 5300.002Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2022 SPOT
MGMT 6030.707Seminar in Strategic ManagementSpring 2022 SPOT
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategyFall 8W2 2021 SPOT
MGMT 4710.001Family EntrepreneurshipFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
BUSI 5190.026Administrative StrategySummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
MGMT 6900.001Special ProblemsSummer 3W1 2021
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySpring 8W1 2021 SPOT
BUSI 5190.801Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2021 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2021 SPOT
MGMT 5300.026Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2021 SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2020 SPOT
MGMT 4710.001Family EntrepreneurshipFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
MGMT 5300.026Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
MGMT 6900.714Special ProblemsSummer 3W1 2020
MGMT 6900.714Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2020
BUSI 5190.040Administrative StrategySpring 2020
BUSI 5190.801Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2020
BUSI 5190.826Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2020
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2020
MGMT 5300.026Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2020
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2019 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.040Administrative StrategySpring 2019 SPOT
BUSI 5190.444Administrative StrategySpring 3W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2018 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
BUSI 5190.040Administrative StrategySpring 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5300.086Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2018 SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2017 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2017 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
BUSI 5190.026Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2017
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W2 2017 SPOT
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategySpring 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5300.026Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2017 SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2016 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2016 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2016 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2016 SPOT
BUSI 5190.086Administrative StrategySummer 5W2 2016
BUSI 5190.002Administrative StrategySpring 2016 SPOT
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2016 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2016 SPOT
MGMT 5300.086Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSpring 8W2 2016 SPOT
BUSI 5190.001Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2015 SPOT
BUSI 5190.026Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2015 SPOT
BUSI 5190.080Administrative StrategyFall 8W1 2015 SPOT
MGMT 3810.001Family BusinessFall 2015 SPOT
MGMT 6900.700Special ProblemsFall 2015
MGMT 5300.001Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MGMT 5300.026Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2015 SPOT
MGMT 5300.080Entrepreneurship and Venture ManagementSummer 5W1 2015 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Penney, C.R. (2009). THE VALUE CREATION AND APPROPRIATION EXPLANATIONS FOR VALUE EROSION IN SUPPLY CHAIN EXCHANGE DYADS.

    • Journal Article

  • Vardaman, J., Markin, E., Penney, C.R., Marler, L., McKee. (2022). Willing and able? The screening and adoption of habitual family venture opportunities. Family Business Review. 35 (2) 126-139.
  • Medina, M., Annamalai, D.C., Penney, C.R., Caldas, M. (2021). Family Firm Employees: Identification, Stewardship Practices, and Citizenship Behaviors. Other. Emerald.
  • Penney, C.R., Vardaman, J., Marler, L., Yates, V. (2019). An Image Theory of Strategic Decision-Making In Family Businesses. Other.
  • Penney, C.R., Combs, J. (2019). A Transaction Cost Perspective of Alliance Portfolio Diversity. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12518
  • Penney, C.R., Combs, J., Gaffney, N.T., Sexton, J. (2018). A Jack of all Trades or a Master of None: The Performance Effects of Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Within vs. Across Alliance Portfolio Domains.. Journal of Knowledge Management. United Kingdom, Emerald.
  • Penney, C.R. (2018). The Evolution of Alliance Portfolio Orientation: a Niche Theory Perspective. Other. 6 (3) 111 - 129.
  • Penney, C.R. (2018). A Dominant Logic View of Alliance Portfolio Diversity. Journal of Business Strategies. 35 (1) 31-47.
  • Fang, C., Chrisman, J., Memili, E., Penney, C.R. (2017). Industry and Information Asymmetry: The Case of the Employment of Non-Family Managers in Small and Medium-Sized Family Firms. Journal of Small Business Management. 55 (4) 632-648.
  • Penney, C.R., Combs, J. (2013). Insights From Family Science: The Case of Innovation. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 37 1421–1427.
  • Combs, J., Penney, C.R., Crook, R., Short, J. (2010). The impact of family representation on CEO compensation. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 34 (6) 1125-1144.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Penney, C.R., "UNT College of Business Summer Research Grant," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Penney, C.R., "Bonus for Publishing in FT 50 Journal," sponsored by UNT College of Business, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Penney, C.R., "UNT College of Business Summer Research Grant," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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