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        Dave Ketchen

        Professor 91¿´Æ¬ Eminent Scholar Management and Entrepreneurship

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        Areas of Expertise

        Strategic Management Entrepreneurship and Franchising Supply Chain Management Research Methods

        Research Interests

        Strategic Management Entrepreneurship and Franchising Supply Chain Management Research Methods

        Education

        • PhD, Penn State University, 1994
        • BS, Penn State University, 1988

        Professional Activities

        David J. Ketchen, Jr. (Dave) serves as 91¿´Æ¬ Eminent Scholar and Professor of Management within Auburn University’s 91¿´Æ¬.
           
        Dave’s research centers on the intersection of strategic management, supply chain management, and entrepreneurship. Several of his recent studies have been featured in the . Dave has served in editorial roles for ten academic journals, co-edited twenty-six special issues, and served on fifteen editorial review boards. Overall, he has published more than 200 articles in academic journals and this work has been .
           
        In 2018, Auburn awarded Dave the (the highest overall faculty achievement award the university offers) and the (the highest research award the university offers). In 2023, he was elected as a . He was the second Auburn professor to earn this distinction and the first since 1979. In 2024, research.com ranked him and 36th in the world among the Top 1000 scientists in Business and Management.
           
        Dave has spoken pro bono about entrepreneurship and strategy within more than a dozen programs for . He serves on the board of directors for the , a non-profit devoted to cultivating personal excellence and accountability among corporate, collegiate, and secondary school audiences. He also has served within the as a mentor on business issues for entrepreneurs as part of the program’s goal of increasing brewing industry opportunities for underrepresented groups.
           
        Dave was part of the multidisciplinary teaching team that developed an online Master of Science (MS) degree in Brewing Science and Operations and an online Graduate Certificate in Brewing Science and Operations. He also has developed an online course on Franchising in partnership with Professor Franz Lohrke and one on Winning Skills for Success in Business and in Life.

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