{"id":4189,"date":"2026-02-16T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=4189"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:16:04","slug":"dean-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/dean-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4189\" class=\"elementor elementor-4189\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77b4b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77b4b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4459d86\" data-id=\"4459d86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-575fc68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575fc68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-baffba6\" data-id=\"baffba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0d558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0d558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dean Shepherd<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d0fe elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739d0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Academy of Management Scholar<a href=\"https:\/\/mendoza.nd.edu\/mendoza-directory\/profile\/dean-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dean Shepherd <\/a>is a professor at Notre Dame University\u2019s Mendoza College of Business. He researches and teaches entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>Shepherd is a fellow of the Academy of Management and has published research papers in most of its journals. From the Entrepreneurs Division of the Academy of Management, he has been awarded the \u201cDedication to Entrepreneurship award,\u201d the \u201cMentor Award,\u201d and the \u201cFoundational Paper Award\u201d (twice). He has authored more than 20 books and published 180-plus research papers in top management and entrepreneurship journals with more than 85,000 Google citations. He earned his Ph.D. from Bond University in Australia and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Jonkoping University and Lulea University of Technology, both in Sweden, as well as Technical University of Munich in Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d77b19\" data-id=\"1d77b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d72ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d72ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sherpherd-profile.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4192\" alt=\"Dean Shepherd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sherpherd-profile.webp 439w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sherpherd-profile-300x273.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b851658 e-grid-align-tablet-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"b851658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-9762d62\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dean-shepherd-82676324a\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f440c elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f440c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Academy of Management Scholar<a href=\"https:\/\/mendoza.nd.edu\/mendoza-directory\/profile\/dean-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dean Shepherd <\/a>is a professor at Notre Dame University\u2019s Mendoza College of Business. He researches and teaches entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>Shepherd is a fellow of the Academy of Management and has published research papers in most of its journals. From the Entrepreneurs Division of the Academy of Management, he has been awarded the \u201cDedication to Entrepreneurship award,\u201d the \u201cMentor Award,\u201d and the \u201cFoundational Paper Award\u201d (twice). He has authored more than 20 books and published 180-plus research papers in top management and entrepreneurship journals with more than 85,000 Google citations. He earned his Ph.D. from Bond University in Australia and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Jonkoping University and Lulea University of Technology, both in Sweden, as well as Technical University of Munich in Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3de5d meta-visibility-show title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default readmore-btn-default-style grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-list-layout\" data-id=\"bb3de5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-list-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper list-layout1-main \"\n             data-sc-id=\"elementor\"\n             id=\"rt-tpg-container-2540250621\"\n             data-layout=\"list-layout1\"\n             data-grid-style=\"tpg-even\"\n             data-el-settings=''\n             data-el-query=''\n             data-el-path=''\n        >\n\t\t\t            <div class='tpg-header-wrapper '>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n            <div data-title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"rt-row rt-content-loader list-layout1 tpg-even list-behaviour list-layout-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3621\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3621\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/finding-meaning-in-menial-work\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sanitation-workers-garbage-trash-dirty1.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1080\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"Sanitation workers toss trash into truck\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3621\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/finding-meaning-in-menial-work\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Finding Meaning in Menial Work<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Even if it\u2019s a dirty job, somebody has to do it. It will probably make you...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"3621\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/finding-meaning-in-menial-work\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3618\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/entrepreneurs-taboo-f-word\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Curse-Swear-Bleep-Taboo1.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1080\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"man holds card with signs indicating foul language\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/entrepreneurs-taboo-f-word\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Entrepreneurs\u2019 Taboo F-Word<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher There\u2019s an F-word that used to be taboo among entrepreneurs and researchers who...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"3618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/entrepreneurs-taboo-f-word\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3615\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/resilient-entrepreneurs-dont-shy-away-from-failure\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/businessman-on-sinking-ship1.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1080\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"Man stands on prow of sinking ship\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/resilient-entrepreneurs-dont-shy-away-from-failure\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Resilient Entrepreneurs Don\u2019t Shy Away from Failure<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Some of the most common mistakes that entrepreneurs make are focusing too much on...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"3615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/resilient-entrepreneurs-dont-shy-away-from-failure\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-list-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"3609\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"3609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/successful-entrepreneurs-leverage-knowledge-and-motivation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/african-american-opens-her-shop.webp\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"1000\"\n                             height=\"720\"\n                             alt=\"Woman opens store\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/successful-entrepreneurs-leverage-knowledge-and-motivation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Successful Entrepreneurs Leverage Knowledge and Motivation<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Successful entrepreneurs focus on what they know best and care most about when...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"3609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/successful-entrepreneurs-leverage-knowledge-and-motivation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More  &gt;&gt;<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-12 rt-col-sm-12 rt-col-xs-12 default 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class=\"post-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"3606\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/when-entrepreneurs-cant-acknowledge-failure-disaster-strikes\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">When Entrepreneurs Can\u2019t Acknowledge Failure, Disaster Strikes<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/2025\/07\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Daniel Butcher Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of fraud for lying about the effectiveness of...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  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Management Scholar Dean Shepherd is a professor at Notre Dame University\u2019s Mendoza College of Business. 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