Alex Settles

Alex Settles

  • Clinical Associate Professor

Location

  • Warrington College of Business
  • Management Department
  • Master of Science – Entrepreneurship
  • Master of Science – Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
  • Doctor of Business Administration
  • Bryan Hall 133L

Dr. Settles is a Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business in the Department of Management at the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. Previously he was an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and an Instructor in the Department of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School, an Instructor at Nevada State College, a Professor of Corporate Governance and Strategic Management and the Deputy Director of the Corporate Governance Center at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, and Assistant Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware. During the 2005-2006 academic year Dr. Settles was a Fulbright Scholar in Russia.

Dr. Settles’ research focuses on three areas: the role that non-market forces shape the international process of firms, emerging market multinationals and management practices in emerging market firms with a specialization in Russian firms, and entrepreneurship education practices and development of entrepreneurial intent of university students.

Expertise and interest areas

  • Emerging Markets
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

News

Courses taught

  • Advanced DBA Research (MAN7978)
  • Creativity in Entrepreneurship (ENT6616)
  • DBA Doctoral Dissertation/Defense (MAN7985)
  • Entrepreneurial Opportunity (ENT6008)
  • Entrepreneurship and Venture Finance (GEB5114)
  • Global Strategic Management (MAN6636)
  • Global Strategic Management (MAN6637)
  • Individual Work in Entrepreneurship (ENT6905)
  • Individual Work in Management (MAN4905)
  • Principles of Entrepreneurship (ENT3003)
  • Special Topics (GEB6930)
  • Strategic Management (MAN4723)
  • Strategic Management (MAN7935)

Education

    • Ph.D, Political Science and Government, General., University of Delaware, 2006
    • M.P.A., Public Administration., University of Delaware, 1995
    • BA, Political Science and Government, General., University of Delaware, 1991

Honors and awards

  • Best Reviewer
    • Journal of World Business
    • Date: 2025
  • F1Mbas22B Outstanding Faculty Award Winner
    • Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
    • Date: 2022

Book chapter publications

  • Modern Classics In Entrepreneurship Studies
    • Entrepreneurship is so much more than just making money: Reclaiming the space of Entrepreneurship in society
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: Alexander M. Settles, Arturo Osorio

Conference proceeding publications

  • Are Firms Able To Leverage Knowledge From Their Cross-Border Acquisitions?
    • Journal: Academy of Management Proceedings
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Alex Settles
  • Context Matters: New Perspectives On How Social Context Shapes Employee Prosocial Behavior
    • Journal: Academy of Management Proceedings
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2024
    • Authors: Remy E. Jennings, Saehee Kang, Young Eun. Lee, Thomas K. Kelemen, Christopher Rosen, Mijeong Kwon, Alex Settles, Klodiana Lanaj, Mark C. Bolino, Phillip S. Thompson, Michael Matthews, Michael Paik, Yingge Li, Dong Pei, Kenneth Tai, Daniel Dong Wook. Kim
  • Institutional Aspects Of The Internationalization Of Digital Platform Firms
    • Journal: Academy of Management Proceedings
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: Alex Settles, Roman Teplov, Diellza Salihu, Juha Väätänen
  • Non-Market Strategies In Response To Targeted Sanctions Of International Business
    • Journal: Academy of Management Proceedings
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Alex Settles, Juha Väätänen, Roman Teplov

Journal article publications

  • What Have We Learned About The Internationalization Of Digital Platform Firms? Orchestration, Legitimation, And The Endogenous Role Of Institutions
    • Journal: International Business Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: Roman Teplov, Diellza Salihu, Juha Väätänen, Alex Settles
  • Institutional Aspects Of The Internationalization Of Digital Platform Firms – Literature Review Of Scaling And Institutional Pushback
    • Journal: International Business Review
    • Status: Accepted/In Press
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: Alex Settles
  • Do Economic Sanctions Work? Evidence From The Russia‐Ukraine Conflict
    • Journal: Journal of Management Studies
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: Ajai S. Gaur, Alex Settles, Juha Väätänen
  • Understanding Cultural Differences Among Family Pods: Cultural Inclusion In Development Of Entrepreneurship Curricula
    • Journal: Entrepreneurship Education
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: Alex Settles, Arturo E. Osorio. Osorio-Fernandez

Grants

  • Blackstone Launchpad
    • Grant Agency: 1
    • Grant Role: Key Person
    • Dates: 2023 – 2026