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Personal profile
About
Dr. Dobbs joined the faculty at Eastern in 2009 after teaching at Southern Methodist University (SMU), LeTourneau University, and Arkansas State University. His research and publications are primarily focused on Strategic Management issues related to sport, nonprofits, and small business.
His work has appeared in journals such as Competitiveness Review, International Journal of Sport Management, and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal; he has reviewed materials for numerous academic journals, textbooks, and conferences; he has been quoted nationwide in the press on the formation of professional sports leagues; and he has been honored with best paper awards at academic conferences.
While at Eastern, Dr. Dobbs' students have consulted for more than a dozen local businesses and nonprofits including Maddison Avenue Candle, Rowe Foundry, West Photography, Veolia, LifeLinks, Pumpkin Works, Taylor Studios, and Columbia Street Roastery. This hands-on, practical approach was one of the primary reasons Dr. Dobbs has been honored with several awards including the EIU School of Business Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011 and 2015. Prior to coming to Eastern, Dr. Dobbs and his students consulted for Bell Helicopter, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Nortel, Re/Max, Abbott Labs, and dozens of others including the Ferguson Road Initiative for which he and the university were recognized with a Proclamation by City of Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert.
Dr. Dobbs' professional experience includes work in wholesale sales, retail sales management, computer hardware support, and as a free lance sports writer for major papers in Dallas and Houston covering high school football.
Contact Information
Education/Academic qualification
Organizations, Strategy, and International Management, PhD, University of Texas at Dallas
… → 1999
Business, MBA, Baylor University
… → 1991
Communications/Public Address (minor: History), BA, University of North Texas
… → 1988
Research Interests
- Strategic Management -- Sports
- Strategic Management -- Small Business
- Strategic Management -- Nonprofits
Disciplines
- Business
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
- Marketing
- Organizational Behavior and Theory
- Strategic Management Policy
Research output
- 4 Article
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Who Will Stay and Who Will Go? Related agglomeration and the mortality of professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, 1871–1997:
Wade, J. B., Harrison, J. R., Dobbs, M. E. & Zhao, X., Jul 30 2018, In: Organization Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Dobbs, M. E., Jan 1 2016, In: The journal of applied management and entrepreneurship. 21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guidelines for applying Porter's five forces framework: a set of industry analysis templates
Dobbs, M. E., Jan 14 2014, In: Competitiveness Review. 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Time will tell: interaction effects of franchising percentages and age on franchisor mortality rates
Dobbs, M. E., Boggs, D. J., Grünhagen, M., Palacios, L. L. & Flight, R. L., Sep 1 2014, In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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EIU Achievement & Contribution Awards, Teaching, 2017 & 2015
Dobbs, M. E. (Recipient), 2017
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EIU School of Business Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 2017
Dobbs, M. E. (Recipient), 2017
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EIU School of Business Outstanding Teaching Award, 2015 & 2011
Dobbs, M. E. (Recipient), 2015
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EIU School of Business Holley Ethics Curriculum Award, 2014
Dobbs, M. E. (Recipient), 2014
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EIU Achievement & Contribution Awards, Research, 2013
Dobbs, M. E. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)