Luke Pittaway

Education

• Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Entrepreneurship
• B.A. University of Huddersfield, Hotel & Catering Management

Research Interests

Dr. Pittaway’s research focuses on entrepreneurship education and learning and he has a range of other interests including: entrepreneurial behavior; networking; entrepreneurial failure; business growth; and, corporate venturing.

Selected Publications

• Farrokhnia, F., Biemans, H., Noroozi, O., Baggen, Y., Lans, T. and Pittaway, L. 2025. Fostering university students’ opportunity identification capability: A synthesis of more than two decades of research, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy , https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25151274241309938
• Bate, A. F., Pittaway, L., & Sandaro, D., 2024, Unfolding the Influence of National Culture on Entrepreneurship: Systematic Literature Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies , https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-09-2023-0398
• Bate, A. F. & Pittaway, L.,2024. The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Business Performance of SMEs in Ethiopia: The Configurational Approach, Journal of Entrepreneurship , https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557241281630 .
• Tunstall, R., Pittaway, L., van Rensburg, D. and Corbett, A. 2024, Riding the Rollercoaster: Making Sense of Internal Corporate Venturing Relationships, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research,  https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2023-0184
• Pittaway, L.,Henry, C., Kirby, D. and Thompson, J. 2024. The History of Entrepreneurship Education in the United Kingdom: 1860-2020, Management & Organizational History , https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2024.2399664 .
• Somià, T. Pittaway, L.,& Benedict, P., 2024. Rethinking Entrepreneurial Competencies: A Gender-Focused Analysis of Students' Perceptions, International Journal of Management Education, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472811724001095
• Fox, J., Pittaway, L.,& Uzuegbunam, I., 2024. Artificial Intelligence as a Dynamic Copilot in Entrepreneurship Education , Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy , https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25151274241256307
• Hsieh, C. and Pittaway, L., 2024, Curiosity and Curious Search in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development , https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08985626.2024.2353306?src=
• Pittaway, L.,2024, La formation à l’entrepreneuriat dans l’enseignement supérieur : analyse du contexte des États-Unis, in (eds) Champy-Remoussenard, P. Starck, S. & Baeza, C., L’ESEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR, UNE FABRIQUE D’ENTREPRENEURS?, Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée.
• Pittaway, L.,Benedict, P., Geyer, K. and Somià, T. 2024, Entrepreneurship Clubs and Societies: Learning Benefits in Practice, (eds.,) Preedy, S. & Beaumont, E., Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research , Emerald.
• Somià, T., Lechner, C. and Pittaway, L.,2023. Assessment and Development of Coachability in Entrepreneurship Education, International Journal of Management Education,  https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1472-8117(23)00159-3
• Shore, A., Pittaway, L.and Bortolotti, T., 2023, From Negative Emotions to Personal Growth: Failure and the Re-entry into Entrepreneurship, British Journal of Management,  http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12785
• Pittaway, L., Tantawy, M., Corbett, A., and Brush, C., 2023, Improving Doctoral Educator Development Through Scaffolding, Journal of Management Education,  47(6), 618-648 https://doi.org/10.1177/10525629231197219
• Pittaway, L., Brush, C., Corbett, A., and Tantawy, M., 2023, Doctoral Programs in Entrepreneurship: Building Cognitive Apprenticeships, Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy , 6(4), 608-642   http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25151274231153487 .
• Pittaway, L., 2023, Entrepreneurship Theory and Ideation Techniques, in (eds) Corbett, A., Alsos, G., and Marino, L., Research on Entrepreneurship Education: Evolution and Future, Vol. 23, Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth , Emerald, UK, pp. 65-90.
• Pittaway, L., Benedict, P., Flournoy, E., Bedő, Z and Erdős, K., 2022, Exploring Venture Funding in the Entrepreneurial University, Research Anthology on Microfinance Services and Roles in Social Progress, IGI Global, republished.
• Pittaway, L.,Benedict, P., Flournoy, E., Bedő, Z and Erdős, K., 2022, Exploring Venture Funding in the Entrepreneurial University, in (eds.) Henry, C and McHugh, A., Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities, IGI Global.
• Pittaway, L., 2021, Spaces for entrepreneurship education: a new campus arms race?, Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Edward Elgar, NY, 978 1 78990 445 1
• Bedo, Z., Erdos, K. and Pittaway, L.,2020, University-Centered Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Conceptual Framework, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 27 No. 7, pp. 1149-1166.
• Pittaway, L., Aissaoui, R., Ferrier, M., and Mass, P., 2019, University Spaces for Entrepreneurship: A Process Model, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, Vol. 26(5), p. 26.
• Pittaway, L.2019, Assessment in Entrepreneurship Education, Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation, Breum Ramsgaard, M., Springer, New York, NY.
• Fox, J., Pittaway, L.and Uzuegbunam, I., 2018, Simulations in Entrepreneurship Education: Serious Games and Learning through Gameplay, Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Vol. 1, Iss 1., 61-89.
• Pittaway, L., Aïssaoui, R. and Fox, J. 2018, Social Constructionism and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, Philosophical Reflexivity in Entrepreneurship, Routledge, London.
• Pittaway, L., Huxtable, L. and Hannon, P., 2018, Entrepreneurial Learning and Educational Practice, SAGE Handbook for Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Blackburn. R., De Clercq, D. and Heinonen, J. Sage, London.
• Fayolle, A., Pittaway, L., Toutain, O. and Politis, D., 2017, ‘Entrepreneurial Learning: Diversity of Education Practices and Complexity of Learning Processes’, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 29, Nos. 9-10.
• Jones, P., Maas, G. and Pittaway, L.(Eds.), 2017, Entrepreneurship Education (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 7), Emerald Publishing Ltd, pp. 1-13.
• Jones, P., Maas, G. and Pittaway, L.2017, New Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Education, in Jones, P., Maas, G., Pittaway, L. (Eds.) Entrepreneurship Education (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Volume 7) Emerald Publishing Ltd, pp. 1-13.
• Toutain, O., Fayolle, A., Pittaway, L.and Politis, D., 2017, Role and Impact of the Environment on Entrepreneurial Learning, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 29, Nos. 9-10, p. 869-888.
• Uzuegbunam, I, Yin-Chi, L, Pittaway, L. and Jolley, J., 2017, Human Capital, Intellectual Capital and Government Venture Capital, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Vol. 6 Issue: 3, pp.359-374.
• Pittaway, L.and Tunstall, R., 2016, ‘Is there a Heffalump in the room? Examining Paradigms in Historical Entrepreneurship Research’, Advances in Critical Entrepreneurship Studies, Routledge, London.
• Pittaway, L.,Gazzard, J., Shore, A. and Williamson, T., 2015, ‘Student Clubs: Experiences in Entrepreneurial Learning’, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 27, No. 3-4, p.127-153.

Presentations & Awards

• Ohio University College of Business, Center for International Business (CIBED), Global Engagement in Research Award, 2024
• Ohio University Presidential Research Scholar 2023
• Outstanding Team (Full-Time MBA), Department of Management, Ohio University, 2023.
• Department Mentor Award, Department of Management, Ohio University, 2023
• Ohio University College of Business, Research Mentor Award, 2022
• Inducted into USASBE Justin G. Longenecker Fellows 2022
• Top OHIO Faculty Newsmaker 2020
• Partner Stewardship Award - Strategic Innovation 2019
• Top OHIO Faculty Newsmaker 2019
• Ohio University College of Business Research Impact Award 2018
• Ohio House Resolution - for Entrepreneurship Education 2018
• Ohio Senate Exemplary Attainment Award - Entrepreneurship Education 2018
• USASBE Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year 2018
• USASBE Ray Smilor Volunteer of the Year 2017
• Ohio University Honors Tutorial College Distinguished Mentor 2016

Biography

Dr. Pittaway is the Copeland Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio University and a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow at USASBE. His research focuses on entrepreneurship education and learning. In 2018 Dr. Pittaway was selected to be USASBE's Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year. In 2023, he was awarded the honor of being one of Ohio University's Presidential Research Scholars. 

Non-Executive, Advisory & Charity 

Dr. Luke Pittaway is an advisor to an innovative start-up in sustainable construction. He serves as an advisor for HAUS Tech Ltd, a groundbreaking European B2B e-commerce marketplace reshaping the construction industry. https://haus.tech

Visiting Professor, University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics, 2024-Present

Visiting Professor, Lund University School of Economics and Management, 2023-Present