Education
- PhD Stanford University (1969)
- MSME Stanford University (1966)
- MBA Harvard University (1960)
- BSME Stanford University (1955)
Positions Held
At the University of Washington since 1969
Visiting professor at Trinity College, 1989
Endowed professorship, University of Calgary, 1987
Endowed professorship, Babson College, 1981
Endowed professorship, Baylor University, 1980
Selected Publications
“Handbook of Technology Management”
Dorf, R.C., (1998). Internal Ventures. CRC Press.
“University Entrepreneurship Programs Worldwide”
Vesper, K., and Gartner, W., (1998). University of South Carolina.
“New Venture Experience: Cases, Text and Exercises”
Vesper, K., (1996). Vector Books.
“Innovations in Entrepreneurship Education: Successes and Failures”
Gartner, W.B., and Vesper, K.H., (1994). Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 9, pp. 179–187.
“New Venture Mechanics”
Vesper, K., (1993). Prentice-Hall.
“The Washington Entrepreneur’s Guide”
Vesper, K., and Larson, P., (1993). University Press.
Honors and Awards
Lifetime Entrepreneur Research Conference Award, 1996
Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, 1989
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Academic Department
Academic Service
Chairman of the Management and Organization Department, 1981-1984
Founded the entrepreneurship division of the Academy of Management
Current Research
Tracking and study of entrepreneurship research and education programs worldwide, Design and evaluation of entrepreneurship cultivation programs, Origins of corporate growth and profit elements.