Assistant Professor
Department of Management

Li-Wei Chen

2052 CONSTANT HALL
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Organization & Management, Emory University, (2017)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Chen, L. "ODU Summer Research Fellowship" $6,000. Old Dominion University. May 16, 2022 - August 15, 2022

Articles

Lall, S., Chen, L. and Mason, D. Digital Platforms and Entrepreneurial Support: A Field Experiment in Online Mentoring. Small Business Economics.
Mason, D., Chen, L. and Lall, S. (2021). Can Institutional Support Improve Volunteer Quality? An Analysis of Online Volunteer Mentors. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Lall, S., Chen, L. and Roberts, P. W. (2020). Are we accelerating equity investment into impact-oriented ventures?. World Development 131.
Lall, S., Chen, L. and Davidson, A. (2019). The Expat Gap: Equitable Access to Grant Financing for Entrepreneurship in International Development. Public Administration Review.
Chen, L. and Thompson, P. (2016). Skill Balance and Entrepreneurship Evidence from Online Career Histories. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 40 (2) , pp. 289-305.

Conference Proceeding

Chen, L. and Roberts, P. W.. (2013). Founders and the Social Performance of B Corporations Academy of Management Proceedings.

Presentations

Islam, H. and Chen, L. (August , 2022). Founding Team Human and Financial Capital and Strategic Reorientation Paper Academy of Management Annual Conference 2022 Seatle.
Chen, L. (July , 2022). International, Transnational, and Transitional Entrepreneurship in an Uncertain World: A Future Research Agenda Oral Presentation AIB 2022 Miami Conference Miami.
Chen, L. (June , 2021). Neighborhood Businesses in Majority-black Neighborhoods: Something Happens "On The Way To The SBA" Oral Presentation 2021 Transitional Entrepreneurship Colloquium Virtual.
Mason, D. and Chen, L. (April 9, 2021). Can Institutional Support Improve Volunteer Quality? An Analysis of Online Volunteer Mentors Oral Presentation 2021 West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference Virtual.
Chen, L. (October 10, 2020). Gain Strategic Alignment Oral Presentation Association Leadership Masterclass .
Lall, S., Chen, L. and Mason, D. (September 2, 2020). An Experimental Test of Online Entrepreneur Mentoring Programs Paper International Social Innovation Research Conference .
Mason, D., Chen, L. and Lall, S. (November 23, 2019). An Experimental Test of Online Mentoring Programs Paper 2019 ARNOVA Conference San Diego, CA.
Chen, L., Islam, H. and Lee, S. (October , 2019). Patenting Strategies of Early-Stage Ventures and the Moderating Influences of Institutional Contexts Paper 2019 Meeting of the Southern Management Association Norfolk, VA.
Chen, L., Miller, A., Lall, S. and Roberts, P. W.. (September 26, 2019). Accelerators as Filters: Exploring the Ordering Effect of Impact-Oriented Accelerators Paper Econocomic Sociology Conference Atlanta, GA.
Chen, L. and Islam, H. (June 14, 2019). Patenting Strategies of New Ventures and the Moderating Influences of Institutional Contexts Paper GALI Research Colloquium - Accelerating and Incubating Early-Stage Ventures Norfolk, VA.
Chen, L., Lall, S. and Roberts, P. W.. (August 14, 2018). Would It Have Happened Anyway? Isolating the Effects of Entrepreneur Accelerators on Early-Stage Investment Paper Academy of Management Annual Conference 2018 Chicago.
Chen, L., Pandey, S. and Lall, S. (August 13, 2018). Demystifying Early-Stage Entrepreneurs' Perceived Resource Needs: The Role of Resource Endowments, Overconfidence, and Gender Paper Academy of Management Annual Conference 2018 Chicago.
Roberts, P. W.., Chen, L. and Lall, S. (June 11, 2018). Are We Accelerating Investment Into Impact-Oriented Ventures...And Would It Have Happened Anyway? Paper 2018 SE@G Research Colloquium: Accelerating and Incubating Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Eugene, OR.
Chen, L., Lall, S. and Pandey, S. (March 3, 2018). What Matters for Promoting Women Entrepreneurs: Increasing Resource Availability or Fostering Entrepreneurial Confidence? Paper 2018 Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship Conference Washington D.C..
Lall, S., Chen, L. and Pandey, S. (November 16, 2017). Social Entrepreneurs and the Appeal of Accelerators: Does Gender Matter? Paper Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 46th Annual Conference Grand Rapids, MI.
Lall, S., Chen, L. and Roberts, P. W.. (June , 2017). Are We Accelerating Investment Into Impact-Oriented Ventures...And Would It Have Happened Anyway? Paper Darden & Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference Cambridge Judge Business School.
  • 2019: Shining Star Award, Old Dominion University