Robert N. Zacca

Biography

Robert Zacca is Assistant Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. Prior to this he held an assistant professor position at the United Arab Emirates University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Tulane University, New Orleans, his M.B.A. from Plymouth State University, New Hampshire and his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from Cracow University of Economics, Poland. His current research investigates the drivers and enablers of innovative enterprises and corporate entrepreneurship. He has won a National Research Foundation grant from UAE and his work has been published in Management Decision, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Creativity and Innovation Management, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, IEEE International Technology Management Conferences and elsewhere. He was awarded the College of Business, Shell Saudi Arabia outstanding research award for academic year 2015-16 and has been recognized with an outstanding research award for a paper acceptance in a top ranked journal in 2014. Additionally, his coauthored paper was nominated for the best paper award in the Creativity and Innovation Management Journal for the year 2013. In addition, he has extensive industry experience managing and operating organizations as well as in business consulting. His teaching interests include entrepreneurship, management of innovation and strategic management.

Research Interest

Research i nvestigates the drivers and enablers of innovative start - up ente rprises ; the determinants of innovative capabilities of entrepreneurial businesses ; creativity in entrepreneurship