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Joining Boise State University in 2022, Dr. Chad D. Coffman is currently an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the Department of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an M.B.A. and a B.A. in Business Management both from Kansas State University. Dr. Coffman’s research has been published in the Journal of Business Venturing Insights and looks at technological opportunities in entrepreneurship, including the use of mobile telecommunications to improve entrepreneurship opportunities in developing economies. He is currently a member of the Academy of Management and the African Academy of Management.
External positions
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City
1 Jan 2021 → 1 Jan 2022
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Necessity Entrepreneurship as a Process: A Response to “Beyond the Individual,” “Feedback as a Mechanism,” and “Toward Communalism”
Coffman, C. D., Cottle, G. W. & Sunny, S. A., 30 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Academy of Management Review. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leaving Necessity Entrepreneurship Behind: How Entrepreneurs Actualize Desirable Futures
Coffman, C. D., Cottle, G. W. & Sunny, S. A., 8 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Academy of Management Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Necessity Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Implications
Bacq, S., Smolka, K. M., Slade Shantz, A. F., Heugens, P. P. M. A. R., Coffman, C. D., Sunny, S. A. & Cottle, G. W., 2025, Necessity Entrepreneurship: Getting Beyond the BinaryAvailable to Purchase. Bacq, S., Smolka, K. M., Slade Shantz, A. F. & Heugens, P. P. M. A. R. (eds.). 1 ed. Emerald Publishing, p. 193-210 18 p. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; vol. 92).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A Needs-Based View of Entrepreneurial Motivation
Coffman, C. D., 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Reconceptualizing necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship: A needs- based view of entrepreneurial motivation
Coffman, C. D. & Sunny, S. A., Oct 2021, In: Academy of Management Review. 46, 4, p. 823-825 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Scopus citations
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Academy of Management (AOM) (External organization)
Coffman, C. D. (Member)
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African Academy of Management (External organization)
Coffman, C. D. (Member)
2000 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network