Faculty Profile

Benson Honig

Professor Honig specializes in entrepreneurship. His research interests include social and human capital, business planning, transnational entrepreneurship, nascent entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship in environments of transition.

Professor Honig’s research in entrepreneurship has been published in such journals as the Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Academy of Management, Learning and Education, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, among others. Dr. Honig is co-winner of the 2009 Grief Research High Impact Award in Entrepreneurship. He is currently an associate editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and serves on six editorial boards, including Journal of Business Venturing and Journal of Management Studies. He is a past president of the Canadian Counsel of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and is on the boards of the Babson conference and the International Counsel for Small Business. He maintains a global profile, having previously taught in the UK, USA, Sweden, Cyprus, Israel, and Jordan.

Dr. Honig is a member of the Academy of Management, the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, the Canadian Counsel of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the International Counsel for Small Business.

PhD, Stanford University
BA (Cum Laude) San Francisco State University
ASEET College of San Mateo