Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and International Business
Preparing Leaders to Drive Growth, Innovation, and Organizational Success
Strategy, entrepreneurship, and international business are related fields of study that consider how managers undertake organization-level actions and deliver performance outcomes. The area has a reputation for thought leadership and award-winning teaching on these big picture issues that every manager needs to know: How are businesses developed and structured, especially around a new innovation? How are strategies formulated and implemented? How is superior firm performance derived and sustained? How should businesses respond to major external shocks and changes? How can businesses expand, diversify, and enter international markets? How should a complex, multidivisional and multinational enterprise be managed?
Experiential Learning
Gies students have unique opportunities to gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects for organizations of all kinds. This type of experience means you graduate more prepared for the real world, more prepared to add value from day one, and more prepared to succeed in your career.
Students can explore their interest in strategic management, entrepreneurship, and international business with organizations like EntreCorps, Illinois Business Consulting, Illinois Consulting Academy, iVenture, and the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship.
Research
Faculty in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and International Business area use multiple disciplinary and interdisciplinary lenses to research a diverse range of topics in their respective subfields. Research by our faculty has won multiple awards and recognitions from academic societies, and faculty regularly appear in the top journals in the field.
Our faculty are also editors and members of the editorial boards of several leading journals in their fields. Our faculty pride themselves on pioneering new avenues of intellectual inquiry and developing budding scholars.
INQUIRE
The Initiative for Qualitative Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INQUIRE) supports research that draws upon interviews, observations, and archival data to understand the complex social processes underlying the creation, development and growth of novel ideas, innovative business models, and new organizations.
“Our faculty are dedicated to equipping students with the innovative strategies, entrepreneurial mindset, and global leadership skills essential for thriving in today’s fast-evolving business environment.”
Arkadiy Sakhartov
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Area Chair of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and International Business (SEIB) Area
Meet Our Faculty
Learn from leading scholars and experienced educators who are advancing research and shaping the future of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Explore the faculty members whose expertise, thought leadership, and commitment to teaching help prepare students to lead organizations in an increasingly complex business environment.