Education Background

Education

• Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1999
• M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1989
• B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1988

Professional Activities

Courses Taught

• Entrepreneurship
• Global Business Strategy
• The Non-Market Environment of Business
• Capstone: Launching the Venture

Selected Publications

• Williams, L. and S. McGuire (2010) "Economic Creativity and Innovation Implementation: The Entrepreneurial Drivers of Growth? Evidence from 63 Countries," Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal, 34:391-412.
• Williams, L (2007) "How Culture Evolves: An Institutional Analysis," International Journal of Social Economics, 34(4):249-267
• Williams, L. (2004) "Structuring Telecommunication Privatization Plans," Academy of International Business Northeast USA Conference Proceedings (Double-blind reviewed), pp 286-303 (Oct.)

Recent Presentations

• "Examining the Effects of Culture on National Innovation and Prosperity," Scholars’ Colloquia Menlo College, 2008
• "Art as Investment," Symposium on “The Fine Art of Collecting” Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (2008)
• "Leadership that Gets Results," PepsiCo Leadership Center, Los Angeles, CA (2007)

Awards & Honors

• Entrepreneurship Institute, CSULA, Recognition of Service, 2005
• Institute of Business and Economics Research Fellowship, 1996