VCU School of Business

Susan Coombes

Associate Professor

Area: Management and Entrepreneurship

(804) 828-3171

Email:

scoombes@vcu.edu

Snead Hall
301 W. Main Street
Box 844000
Richmond, VA, 23284-4000
Office: B4201

Expertise

Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Nonprofits

Interests

Teaching

Entrepreneurship,
Social Entrepreneurship and NPOs,
Strategy,
Creativity,

Research

Entrepreneurship,
Creativity,
Social Entrepreneurship and NPOs,
Strategy

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

Hadani, M., Aksu, B., Coombes, S. M. (2021). Fifteen minutes of fame? The impact of media visibility and media reputation on the relationship between corporate political activity and government contract awards. . (1 ed., vol. 7, pp.57-84). Academy of Management Discoveries. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2018.0064)
Pollack, J. M., Nagy, B., Rutherford, M., Murphy, P. J., Coombes, S. M. (2019). Risk tolerance, legitimacy, and perspective: Navigating biases in social enterprise evaluations. . (4 ed., vol. 9, pp.751-785). Entrepreneurship Research Journal. DOI: DOI: 10.1515/erj-2017-0093
Rutherford, M., Tocher, N., Pollack, J., Coombes, S. M., (2016). Proposing a financial legitimacy threshold in new ventures: A multi-method investigation.. (6 ed., vol. 41, pp.751-785). Group and Organization Management. DOI: DOI: 10.1177/1059601116669632
Hadani, M., Coombes, S. M. (2012). Complementary relationships between corporate philanthropy and corporate political activity: An exploratory study of political marketplace contingencies.. (6 ed., vol. 54, pp.859-881). Business & Society. DOI: DOI: 10.1177/0007650312463691
Hadani, M., Coombes, S. M., Das, D., Jalajas, D. (2012). Finding a good job: Academic network centrality and early occupational outcomes in management academia. (vol. 33, pp.723-739). Journal of Organizational Behavior. DOI: 10.1002/job.788
Coombes, S. M., Morris, M., Allen, J. A., Webb, J. W. (2011). Behavioral Orientations of Nonprofit Boards as a Factor in Entrepreneurial Performance: Does Governance Matter?. (vol. 48, pp.829-856). Journal of Management Studies. DOI: 10.1002/job.788
Murphy, P. J., Coombes, S. M. (2009). A model of social entrepreneurial discovery. (vol. 87, pp.325-336). Journal of Business Ethics. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00956.x
Morris, M. H., Coombes, S. M., Allen, J., Schindehutte, M. (2007). Antecedents and outcomes of entrepreneurial and market orientations in a non-profit context.. (4 ed., vol. 13, pp.12-39). Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. DOI: 10.1177/10717919070130040401
Morris, M., Miyasake, N., Watters, C., Coombes, S. M. (2007). The dilemma of growth: Understanding venture size choices of women entrepreneurs. (vol. 44, pp.221-244). Journal of Small Business Management. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540627X.2006.00165.x

Media Contributions

Radio

With Good Reason, Virginia Humanities (National Public Radio program).Radio Interview, distributed across approximately 120 U.S. public radio stations.
Topic: Gig economy and COVID-19-- 'Making Ends Meet'
https://withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/in-another-life-the-future-of-work/. (May 15, 2020).

Internet

VCU News.Is a return to the office inevitable? Should it be? Some major employers are pushing for employers to be back in the office more often, but many employees have grown to appreciate the advantages of remote work. https://news.vcu.edu/article/2023/01/is-a-return-to-the-office-inevitable-should-it-be. (January 31, 2023).

Phys.org.Rise and grind: The growing gig economy and its impact on the American workforce
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-gig-economy-impact-american-workforce.html?fbclid=IwAR2YQNh9IIySXTEJnXV1WjoPS2bo97SbfnmMHndNTk3jaU5o96CRdK1Pw14. (June 4, 2019).

VCU News.Rise and grind: The growing gig economy and its impact on the American workforce https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Rise_and_grind_The_growing_gig_economy_and_its_impact_on_the411111111111 . (June 3, 2019).

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