Professorships Make a Difference
William (Bill) Wales, Ph.D.
Standish Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Management
How does the Standish Chair help you to promote entrepreneurship?
The Standish Chair provides critical resources that support my role as editor of a Financial Times top-ranked business journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. My scholarship and teaching are immensely elevated because of this role, and because of the overview of emerging trends in business research and education it affords.
What does the Standish Chair mean to you?
Having a named chair is a signal of quality within the scholarly profession. It is a huge differentiator, and attractor, for professors to join the faculty. The endowed funds make it possible to present my research and conduct editorial workshops at the most prestigious globally ranked entrepreneurship conferences, such as the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC). My participation allows UAlbany to have a “seat at the table” within top scholarly circles where the most cutting-edge research on entrepreneurship is being presented and discussed.
How does the Standish Chair encourage you in working with your students?
The Standish Chair was a key factor in my decision to join UAlbany. By offering the resources I need to remain in the forefront of entrepreneurship research, it provides for innovative perspectives within lectures, discussions, and activities that enhance my classroom engagement and effectiveness.