Ph.D., College of Business Administration, University of Illinois-Chicago
M.Sc., College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University
B.Sc. (cum laude), Morningside College

Dr. Murphy is a member of DePaul University's entrepreneurship faculty.  His research examines the nature of entrepreneurial discovery and his work has been published in leading academic journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and reported in major media outlets such as USA Today.  The incoming PDW Chair of the Management History Division in the Academy of Management, he is also a member of the Editorial Boards of Academy of Management Perspectives and the Journal of Management History.  He manages university outreach projects in the Chicagoland community and also consults to managers and entrepreneurs in the USA and the Middle and Far East.  He is the recipient of multiple awards for teaching excellence and a speaker of Mandarin Chinese.  Prior to academia, he was Organizational Development Specialist at the North American headquarters of French multinational Schneider Electric, a mechanical engineer, and a musician. 

Murphy, P. J.  (in press).  A 2x2 conceptual foundation for entrepreneurial discovery theory.  Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

Zhu, R., Tang, J., & Murphy, P. J.  (2009).  Entrepreneurial alertness, technological innovation, and new product development.  Contemporary Finance and Economics, 292(3), 72-77.  [Chinese.]

Murphy, P. J. & Coombes, S. M. (2008). A model of social entrepreneurial discovery.  Journal of Business Ethics.  Advance online publication.  doi: 10.1007/s10551-008-9921-y  

Murphy, P. J. (2009). Entrepreneurship theory and the poverty of historicism. Journal of Management History, 15(2), 109-133.  

Murphy, P. J. (in press). A model of the discovery, assembly, and viability of entrepreneurial opportunities.  In W. Gasparski and L. Ryan (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: values and responsibility. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

Jiang, B. & Murphy, P. J. (2008). Attacking the roots: Shiraishi Garments Company and an evolving thicket of business ethics in China. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 4, 135-146. [Teaching Note.]  Reprinted in D. J. Samson & P. J. Singh (Eds.). (2008). Operations management: An integrated approach, 473-482.  Sydney: Cambridge University Press.

Lavan, H. & Murphy, P. J. (2007). Southeast Asian culture, human development, and business competitiveness. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 2(1), 14-22.

Jiang, B. & Murphy, P. J. (2007). Do business school professors make good executive managers? Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(3), 29-50.

Murphy, P. J. & Marvel, M. R. (2007). The opportunity-based approach to entrepreneurial discovery research. In A. Rahim (Ed.), Current Topics in Management, 12, 169-191. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

Jiang, B. & Murphy, P. J. (2007). If the shoe fits: Wenzhou Aike Shoes Company, Ltd. Journal of International Business Education, 3.  [Teaching Note.]  Reprinted in S. T. Young (2009). Essentials of operations management, pp. A3-A8.  Sage Publications.

Murphy, P. J. & Crockett, C. (2007). Dealer Trade Group: High-tech venturing in a low-tech industry. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(4), 643-662. [Note to Instructors.]  Reprinted in D. F. Kuratko (2009), Entrepreneurship: Theory, process, practice (8th ed.), 239-254.  Arlington, TX: Cengage Learning, Inc./Nelson Education, Ltd.

Murphy, P. J., Kickul, J., Barbosa, S. D., Titus, L. (2007). Expert capital and perceived legitimacy: Female-run entrepreneurial venture signaling and performance. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 8(2), 127-138.

Murphy, P. J. & Long, T. (2007). Disease epidemics and entrepreneurial tipping points: Models of venture viability from customer and financier perspectives. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2006.

Coye, R. W. & Murphy, P. J. (2007). The golden age: Service management on transatlantic ocean liners. Journal of Management History, 13(2), 172-191.  Winner of 2008 Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Article Award.  

Murphy, P. J., Liao, J., & Welsch, H. P. (2006). A conceptual history of entrepreneurial thought. Journal of Management History, 12(1), 12-35.

Liao, J., Murphy, P. J. & Welsch, H. P. (2005). Developing and validating a construct of entrepreneurial intensity. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 8(2), 31-38.

Murphy, P. J. (2005). Review of working for a family business: A non-family employee's guide to success. Family Business Review, 18(1), 91-94.

Murphy, P. J., Liao, J., & Welsch, H. P. (2005). A conceptual history of entrepreneurial thought. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, A1-A6, (AN 18779543).

Murphy, P. J. (2004). A logic for entrepreneurial discovery. [Doctoral Dissertation; UMI #3126461 / ISBN 0-496-73746-5] UMI/ProQuest Learning and Information Company.

Tett, R. P. & Murphy, P. J. (2002). Personality and situations in co-worker preference: Similarity and complementarity in worker compatibility. Journal of Business and Psychology, 17(2), 223-243.

Tett, R. P., Guterman, H. A., Bleier, A., & Murphy, P. J. (2000). Development and content validation of a hyperdimensional taxonomy of managerial competence. Human Performance, 13(3), 205-251.

Dhanda, K. & Murphy, P. J.  Carbon offsets: Paying to pollute?  To be presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2009, Chicago, IL.

Coye, R. W., Murphy, P. J., & Spencer, P.  Using historic mutinies to understand defiance in modern organizations.  To be presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2009, Chicago, IL.

Murphy, P. J. & Welsch, H. P.  A 2x2 conceptual foundation for entrepreneurial discovery theory.  Presented at the 29th Annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 2009, Boston, MA.

Marvel, M. R. & Murphy, P. J. Discovery in two dimensions: Human capital and high-tech entrepreneurial opportunities. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2008, Anaheim, CA.

Jiang, B. & Murphy, P. J. The gathering storm: Chinese standards wars and MNC battle strategies. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2008, Anaheim, CA.

Zhang, W., Zhang, J., & Murphy, P. J. An evolutionary perspective of the resource-based view in the entrepreneurial process. Presented at the 3rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, June 2008, Guangzhou, China.

Rosenthal, J.  (2009, April 13).  Quoted in “As behemoths stumble, small fry find footing.”  Crain’s Chicago Business.  p. 15. 

(2009, March 30).  Guest on Gerrard McClendon Live.  Live television news program on CLTV-Chicago.  

Jervis, R.  (2009, March 25).  Featured in "MBA candidates test skills in New Orleans."  USA Today, section A, p. 3.

(2009, February 25). Guest on "Urban Business Roundtable," hosted by Roland S. Martin.  WVON-Chicago 1690AM.

Gill, D. (2008, July 14). Quoted in "Can you make money and do good?" Crain's Chicago Business.  

(2008, January 11). Research reported in "Eles são bons na teoria e na prática." [Portuguese.] Negócios, 11.