Faculty Profile

Christopher Penney

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Management
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Florida State University, 2011. 
Major: Management





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
BUSI 5190.402, Administrative Strategy, Summer 2024 
MGMT 5300.401, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 2024 
BUSI 5190.003, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2024 
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Spring 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BUSI 5190.003, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Fall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2023  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W1 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W2 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.802, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2023  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Fall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.002, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.802, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.002, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6030.707, Seminar in Strategic Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W2 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 4710.001, Family Entrepreneurship, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.001, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2021 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.801, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.026, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2021  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 4710.001, Family Entrepreneurship, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.026, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2020  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.714, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2020 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.714, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2020 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.040, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BUSI 5190.801, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BUSI 5190.826, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    MGMT 5300.026, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.040, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.444, Administrative Strategy, Spring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.040, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.086, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.026, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2016  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.086, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.086, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Spring 8W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 3810.001, Family Business, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    MGMT 5300.001, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.026, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5300.080, Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT

          


          
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  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 Publications



  

  
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. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Penney, C. R., "UNT College of Business Summer Research Grant," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (June 2020 – June 2020).
Penney, C. R., "Bonus for Publishing in FT 50 Journal," Sponsored by UNT College of Business, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (May 2019 – May 2019).
Penney, C. R., "UNT College of Business Summer Research Grant," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (June 2018 – June 2018).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
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			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):
				
      
					
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