Biography
Professor McSweeney's primary research interests include understanding the practices entrepreneurs can utilize to acquire resources and how the resource acquisition process varies based on entrepreneurs' personal attributes and contextual characteristics. His secondary research interest revolves around understanding how contested practices gain acceptance, altering the proverbial "rules of the game" in terms of how business is practiced in different contexts. He employs a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to explore his research interests.
Publications
Recent Intellectual Contributions
McSweeney, J. J., McSweeney, K.T., Allison, T.H., & Webb, J.W. (2025) Is prior failure a burden for entrepreneurs’ follow-up crowdfunding success?: An expectancy violations theory perspective. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, forthcoming.
DeBode, J. D., Fox, C. J. & McSweeney, J. J. (2024). Top management team political polarization and its implications for strategic decision-making. Small Group Research, 55(1), 184-217.
McSweeney, J. J., McSweeney, K.T., Webb, J.W., & Devers, C.E. (2022) The right touch of pitch assertiveness: Examining entrepreneurs' gender and project category fit in crowdfunding. Journal of Business Venturing, 37(4), 106223.
McSweeney, J. J., McSweeney, K.T., Webb, J.W., & Sandoval, R. (2022). Passion drove me here: Exploring how types of entrepreneurial passion influence different entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 18, e00352.
Intellectual Contributions
Contact Me
- [email protected]
- Rosalie K Stahl Center Room 7055
Office Hours
Courses Taught
ENT201: Creating Value
ENT419: Delivering Value
Professional Links
Degrees/Professional Certifications
- BA, University of Rhode Island
- MBA, University of Rhode Island
- PhD, Auburn University