Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurship
About the class
Exploring different management styles, including the encouragement of risk taking, proactivity and innovation is the focus of the second webinar in a series from the Katz EMBA Worldwide program. DIscover issues that directly affect the innovation capability of an organization and the important roles that leadership, corporate culture, processes and people skills play.
University of Pittsburgh Katz EMBA Worldwide faculty member Rich Patton discusses the dynamics of organizational innovation, learning, change and the art of motivating people to be innovative.
About the Presenter
G. Richard Patton is active as a management consultant and is involved in the venture capital area as a director or founder of several new technology-based companies. Patton received his PhD in strategic management from the Krannert School of Administration at Purdue University, at which time he was awarded the first annual General Electric Award for Outstanding Research in Strategic Planning by the Academy of Management. His research, publications, and consulting interests include strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, divestment, turnaround management and restructuring strategies, and entrepreneurship.