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The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jim Theroux

Professor

Education

EdD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1974
MBA, Harvard University, 1982
BA, University of Wisconsin, 1970

Professional Experience

CEO & Founder, Metropolitan Cablevision, 1984-1991
Management, Time Warner Cable, 1981-1984

Academic Appointments

Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts, 2012-2014
Flavin Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts, 1993-2017
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, 1991-1993

Research Interests

Entrepreneurship
Pedagogy
Risk Analysis

Teaching Interests

Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Business Plan Development

Selected Publications

Theroux, J The Real-Time Case Method: Analysis of the Second Implementation. Journal of Education for Business. Vol. 84:6, July/August 2009.

Theroux, J. What It Takes to Innovate:  The Experience of Producing an Online, Real-time Case Study.  Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol. 8:4. 2008.

Theroux, J  The Real-Time Case Method: Analysis of the Second Implementation. Journal of Education for Business. In press.

A New Way to Engage Students, in J. Bourne and J. C. Moore (eds.), Elements of Quality Online Education: Engaging Communities, Volume 6 in the Sloan-C Series. Needham, MA: Sloan-C, 2005.