Luke Pittaway

Education

• Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Entrepreneurship
• B.A. University of Huddersfield, Hotel & Catering Management

Research Interests

Dr. Pittaway鈥檚 research focuses on entrepreneurship education and learning and he has a range of other interests including: entrepreneurial behavior; networking; entrepreneurial failure; business growth; and, corporate venturing.

Selected Publications

• Farrokhnia, F., Biemans, H., Noroozi, O., Baggen, Y., Lans, T. and Pittaway, L. 2025. Fostering university students鈥� opportunity identification capability: A synthesis of more than two decades of research, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy,
• Bate, A. F., Pittaway, L., & Sandaro, D., 2024, Unfolding the Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurship: Systematic Literature Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies,
• Bate, A. F. & Pittaway, L., 2024. The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Business Performance of SMEs in Ethiopia: The Configurational Approach, Journal of Entrepreneurship, .
• Tunstall, R., Pittaway, L., van Rensburg, D. and Corbett, A. 2024, Riding the Rollercoaster: Making Sense of Internal Corporate Venturing Relationships, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 
• Pittaway, L., Henry, C., Kirby, D. and Thompson, J. 2024. The History of Entrepreneurship Education in the United Kingdom: 1860-2020, Management & Organizational History, .
• Somi脿, T. Pittaway, L., & Benedict, P., 2024. Rethinking Entrepreneurial Competencies: A Gender-Focused Analysis of Students' Perceptions, International Journal of Management Education,
• Fox, J., Pittaway, L., & Uzuegbunam, I., 2024. Artificial Intelligence as a Dynamic Copilot in Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy,
• Hsieh, C. and Pittaway, L., 2024, Curiosity and Curious Search in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development,
• Pittaway, L., 2024, La formation 脿 l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat dans l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur : analyse du contexte des 脡tats-Unis, in (eds) Champy-Remoussenard, P. Starck, S. & Baeza, C., L鈥橢SEIGNEMENT SUP脡RIEUR, UNE FABRIQUE D鈥橢NTREPRENEURS?, Presses universitaires de la M茅diterran茅e.
• Pittaway, L., Benedict, P., Geyer, K. and Somi脿, T. 2024, Entrepreneurship Clubs and Societies: Learning Benefits in Practice, (eds.,) Preedy, S. & Beaumont, E., Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Emerald.
• Somi脿, T., Lechner, C. and Pittaway, L., 2023. Assessment and Development of Coachability in Entrepreneurship Education, International Journal of Management Education, 
• Shore, A., Pittaway, L. and Bortolotti, T., 2023, From Negative Emotions to Personal Growth: Failure and the Re-entry into Entrepreneurship, British Journal of Management, 
• Pittaway, L., Tantawy, M., Corbett, A., and Brush, C., 2023, Improving Doctoral Educator Development Through Scaffolding, Journal of Management Education, 47(6), 618-648
• Pittaway, L., Brush, C., Corbett, A., and Tantawy, M., 2023, Doctoral Programs in Entrepreneurship: Building Cognitive Apprenticeships, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy, 6(4), 608-642  .
• Pittaway, L., 2023, Entrepreneurship Theory and Ideation Techniques, in (eds) Corbett, A., Alsos, G., and Marino, L., Research on Entrepreneurship Education: Evolution and Future, Vol. 23, Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, Emerald, UK, pp. 65-90.
• Pittaway, L., Benedict, P., Flournoy, E., Bed艖, Z and Erd艖s, K., 2022, Exploring Venture Funding in the Entrepreneurial University, Research Anthology on Microfinance Services and Roles in Social Progress, IGI Global, republished.
• Pittaway, L., Benedict, P., Flournoy, E., Bed艖, Z and Erd艖s, K., 2022, Exploring Venture Funding in the Entrepreneurial University, in (eds.) Henry, C and McHugh, A., Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities, IGI Global.
• Pittaway, L., 2021, Spaces for entrepreneurship education: a new campus arms race?, Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Edward Elgar, NY, 978 1 78990 445 1
• Bedo, Z., Erdos, K. and Pittaway, L., 2020, University-Centered Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Conceptual Framework, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 27 No. 7, pp. 1149-1166.
• Pittaway, L., Aissaoui, R., Ferrier, M., and Mass, P., 2019, University Spaces for Entrepreneurship: A Process Model, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, Vol. 26(5), p. 26.
• Pittaway, L. 2019, Assessment in Entrepreneurship Education, Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation, Breum Ramsgaard, M., Springer, New York, NY.
• Fox, J., Pittaway, L. and Uzuegbunam, I., 2018, Simulations in Entrepreneurship Education: Serious Games and Learning through Gameplay, Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Vol. 1, Iss 1., 61-89.
• Pittaway, L., A茂ssaoui, R. and Fox, J. 2018, Social Constructionism and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, Philosophical Reflexivity in Entrepreneurship, Routledge, London.
• Pittaway, L., Huxtable, L. and Hannon, P., 2018, Entrepreneurial Learning and Educational Practice, SAGE Handbook for Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Blackburn. R., De Clercq, D. and Heinonen, J. Sage, London.
• Fayolle, A., Pittaway, L., Toutain, O. and Politis, D., 2017, 鈥楨ntrepreneurial Learning: Diversity of Education Practices and Complexity of Learning Processes鈥�, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 29, Nos. 9-10.
• Jones, P., Maas, G. and Pittaway, L. (Eds.), 2017, Entrepreneurship Education (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 7), Emerald Publishing Ltd, pp. 1-13.
• Jones, P., Maas, G. and Pittaway, L. 2017, New Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Education, in Jones, P., Maas, G., Pittaway, L. (Eds.) Entrepreneurship Education (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 7) Emerald Publishing Ltd, pp. 1-13.
• Toutain, O., Fayolle, A., Pittaway, L. and Politis, D., 2017, Role and Impact of the Environment on Entrepreneurial Learning, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 29, Nos. 9-10, p. 869-888.
• Uzuegbunam, I, Yin-Chi, L, Pittaway, L. and Jolley, J., 2017, Human Capital, Intellectual Capital and Government Venture Capital, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Vol. 6 Issue: 3, pp.359-374.
• Pittaway, L. and Tunstall, R., 2016, 鈥業s there a Heffalump in the room? Examining Paradigms in Historical Entrepreneurship Research鈥�, Advances in Critical Entrepreneurship Studies, Routledge, London.
• Pittaway, L., Gazzard, J., Shore, A. and Williamson, T., 2015, 鈥楽tudent Clubs: Experiences in Entrepreneurial Learning鈥�, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 27, No. 3-4, p.127-153.

Presentations & Awards

• 花季传媒 College of Business, Center for International Business (CIBED), Global Engagement in Research Award, 2024
• 花季传媒 Presidential Research Scholar 2023
• Outstanding Team (Full-Time MBA), Department of Management, 花季传媒, 2023.
• Department Mentor Award, Department of Management, 花季传媒, 2023
• 花季传媒 College of Business, Research Mentor Award, 2022
• Inducted into USASBE Justin G. Longenecker Fellows 2022
• Top OHIO Faculty Newsmaker 2020
• Partner Stewardship Award - Strategic Innovation 2019
• Top OHIO Faculty Newsmaker 2019
• 花季传媒 College of Business Research Impact Award 2018
• Ohio House Resolution - for Entrepreneurship Education 2018
• Ohio Senate Exemplary Attainment Award - Entrepreneurship Education 2018
• USASBE Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year 2018
• USASBE Ray Smilor Volunteer of the Year 2017
• 花季传媒 Honors Tutorial College Distinguished Mentor 2016

Biography

Dr. Pittaway is the Copeland Professor of Entrepreneurship at 花季传媒 and a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow at USASBE. His research focuses on entrepreneurship education and learning. In 2018 Dr. Pittaway was selected to be USASBE's Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year. In 2023, he was awarded the honor of being one of 花季传媒's Presidential Research Scholars. 

Non-Executive, Advisory & Charity 

Dr. Luke Pittaway is an advisor to an innovative start-up in sustainable construction. He serves as an advisor for HAUS Tech Ltd, a groundbreaking European B2B e-commerce marketplace reshaping the construction industry.

Visiting Professor, University of P茅cs Faculty of Business and Economics, 2024-Present

Visiting Professor, Lund University School of Economics and Management, 2023-Present