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Dr. Phillip Eugene Davis

  • Associate Professor - McCoy College of Business

Biography and education

Dr. Phillip E. Davis earned his Ph.D. in management from the University of North Texas and has held faculty positions at East Carolina University and Texas State University. He is the currently the Associate Dean for Faculty Success and Research and an Associate Professor in the McCoy College of Business. He previously served as Assistant Chair of the Department of Management (2022-2023) at Texas State University. Prior to his career in academia, he spent 14 years in manufacturing, transportation, and banking in roles ranging from individual contributor to Senior Vice President and Executive of Supplier Relationship Management. His research focuses on organizational capabilities and agency issues in small businesses and other entrepreneurial ventures. He has published more than 15 peer-reviewed journal articles in journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, and Management Decision. ​

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Muldoon, J., Davis, P. E., Bendickson, J. S., McDowell, W. C., & Liguori, E. W. (2022). Paved with good intentions: Moral disengagement and social entrepreneurship. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 7(4), 1–9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2022.100237
  • Davis, P. E., Fox, C. J., DeBode, J., & Peterson, L. T. (2021). Is avoiding the appearance of incompetence the key to success? An examination of team goal orientation and performance in a simulation environment. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 58(8), 1562–1585; (Quality: IF=3.08; CABS=N/A; ABDC=N/A; Management Department Ranking=A).
  • Pittz, T. G., Bendickson, J., Cowden, B. J., & Davis, P. E. (2021). Sport business models: A stakeholder optimization approach. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 28(1), 134–147; (Quality: IF=N/A; CABS=2; ABDC=C; Management Department Ranking=C).
  • Davis, P. E., & Bendickson, J. (2021). Strategic antecedents of innovation: Variance between small and large firms. Journal of Small Business Management, 59(1), 47–72; (Quality: IF=4.54; CABS=3; ABDC=A; Management Department Ranking=A+).
  • Minifie, J. R., Davis, P. E., Richmond, P. A., & Daugherty, G. (2021). Online Entrepreneurial Training Materials.
View all scholarly/creative works
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Conceptual Paper, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). January 8, 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Journal of Small Business Management Top 100 Reviewers for 2020, Journal of Small Business Management. December 24, 2020 - January 7, 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Teaching Excellence, McCoy College of Business Administration - Texas State University. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Empirical Paper, Small Business Institute. 2015
  1. Member

    GC Research Support Fellowship Committee

  2. Member

    Faculty Development Advisory Committee

  3. Board Member

    Lake Travis Independent School District

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Educational Computing Research

  5. Editorial Review Board Member

    Journal of Small Business Strategy

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Small Business Management

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