Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
James Bort is an assistant professor in the Management & Entrepreneurship department at the Driehaus College of Business. Prior to joining academia, James was a software engineer, information technology manager, and serial entrepreneur. His work experiences span several industries, including technology, hospitality, and music.
James' current research interests include the start-up workforce, neurodiverse / underdog entrepreneurs, socially oriented start-ups, innovation, and computational approaches to social science. His work has been published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Research, and Industrial and Corporate Change. His research has also received best paper awards from The Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference (2018), Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (2017, 2019, 2021), and the Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2019).
James serves on the editorial review boards of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and the Journal of Business Venturing. His hobbies outside of academia include music, culinary arts, and travel.
Education/Academic qualification
BS, Computer & Information Science, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
PhD, Business Administration (Enterpreneurship), Syracuse University
MBA, Syracuse University
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Firm growth and the job satisfaction of the startup workforce
Bort, J., Wiklund, J. & Yu, W., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Strategic Management Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Financing A Free-for-All: Crowdfunding Open-Source Software
Bort, J., Meoli, A. & Sullivan, D. W., Dec 2024, In: Small Business Economics. 63, 4, p. 1449-1469 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Legitimacy spillovers and hybrid rhetoric in crowdfunded microloans
Bort, J., Moss, T. W. & Renko, M., Oct 2024, In: International Small Business Journal. 42, 7, p. 841-862 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Strategic Advantage of Impulsivity in Entrepreneurial Action: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach
Bort, J., Wiklund, J., Crawford, G. C., Lerner, D. A. & Hunt, R. A., Mar 2024, In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 48, 2, p. 547-580 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When a crisis hits: An examination of the impact of the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic on financing for women entrepreneurs
Yu, W., Fei, J., Peng, G. & Bort, J., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 39, 2, 106379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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CTA board reflects on the highs and lows of 2024, goals for 2025, at final meeting of the year
12/13/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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CTA and DePaul University Support Small Businesses and Foster Community Revitalization
12/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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New Entrepreneurship Findings from University of Missouri Published (The Strategic Advantage of Impulsivity in Entrepreneurial Action: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach)
6/27/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research