James L. Stapleton

JAMES L. STAPLETON

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Department of Management and Marketing

Ph.D. Workforce Education and Development – Southern Illinois University: 2006

Primary Teaching Area: Entrepreneurship

Academically Qualified: Dr. Stapleton’s academic preparation, scholarly work and intellectual activities support the faculty’s judgment that Dr. Stapleton is academically qualified under AACSB accreditation standards.

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

I.DISCIPLINE BASED RESEARCH

Publications in National Refereed Journals

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007). Effects of Team Composition on Problem Solving: An Empirical Investigation of the Assembly Effect. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 48(4).

Publications in National Refereed Proceedings

2006Stapleton, J. L. (2006). Effects of Team Composition on Decision Quality: Are N + 1 Heads Better Than 1? Proceedings of the Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN, (Electronic Publication).

Contributed Chapters to Books

2010Eom, S, & Stapleton, J. L. Effects of Team Composition on Decision Quality: Are N + 1 Heads Better Than 1? In Eom, S. & Arbaugh, J. B. (Eds.), Student Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes in E-Learning: An Introduction to Empirical Research (accepted), Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Presentations at National or Regional Conferences

2010Stapleton, J.L., Harper, G. Driving the E-Ship: Effective Techniques for Implementing Entrepreneurial Programs.Presented at the 2010 Summit of the University Economic Development Association, October 6-9, 2010, Reno, NV.

2010Stapleton, J.L., Harper, G. Preparing Targeted Populations for Self-Employment.Presented at the U.S. Department of Labor 2010 Heartland Conference, April 7-9, 2010, Chicago, IL.

2009Stapleton, J.L., Watkins, T., Leffel, A., & Guutierrez, D. Engaging Students in Economic Development Projects.Presented at the 2009 Summit of the University Economic Development Association, October 11-13, 2009, San Antonio, TX.

2008Stapleton, J. L. Entrepreneurship Education: It’s Magic in the E-Generation Classroom. Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference. July 23, 2008, Springfield, MO.

2008Stapleton, J. L. Entrepreneurial Imperative of Entrepreneurship Education. Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference. July 23, 2008, Springfield, MO.

II.CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRACTICE

Publications in National Refereed Journals

2006Stapleton, J. L., & Anderson, M. A. (2006). Searching for Effective Promotion: Current Recruiting and Program Promotion Strategies in Business Education.National Association of Business Teacher Educator’s Review, (33), 10-21.

2004Stapleton, J. L. Keeping business education relevant: A contextual curriculum to sustain secondary business education programs. Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development, 1(1).

Publications in National Refereed Proceedings

2005 Stapleton, J. L., & Kaliski, B. (2005). Constructivist, Minimalist Theory in Secondary Business Education Curriculum: A Conceptual Framework of Secondary Business Education Curriculum, Proceedings of the National Association of Business Teacher Educators Research Conference, Anaheim, CA, (Electronic Publication).

2005 Stapleton, J. L., & Anderson, M. A. (2005). Optimizing Business Education Program Promotion.Proceedings of the Delta Pi EpsilonNational Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 101-106.

Publication of Discipline-Based Practice Tools

2005 Stapleton, J. L., & Anderson, M. A. (2005). Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education. Reston, VA: National Business Education Association, (31 pages).

2005 Stapleton, J. L. (2005, March).Creating a Marketing Plan to Promote Business Education.Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education.Reston, VA: National Business Education Association,( Supplemental CD).

Presentations at National or Regional Conferences

2008Stitt-Ghodes, W., & Stapleton, J. L. R&R For Research: Refresher and Review for Quantitative and Qualitative Research Designs. Presented at the 2008 Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference. November 21, 2008, Chicago, IL. (Presented by Wanda Stitt-Ghodes)

III.LEARNING AND PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH

Publications in National Refereed Journals

2007Stapleton, J. L., Wen, H.J., Starret, D., & Kilburn, M. (2007). Generational Differences in Using Online Learning Systems.Human Systems Management, 26 (99-109).

Publications in National Refereed Proceedings

2009Stapleton, J. L., Schwieger, D, & McAllister, C. Examination of E-Learning Success in the Higher Education Environment: A Case Study.Proceedings of the Midwest Association of Information Systems Conference, Madison, SD, (May 22-23, 2009).

Presentations at National or Regional Conferences

2009Stapleton, J. L.,Schwieger, D, & McAllister, C. Examination of E-Learning Success in the Higher Education Environment: A Case Study.Midwest Association of Information Systems Conference, Madison, SD, (May 22-23, 2009).

2008Kilburn, M., Henckell, M., & Stapleton, J. L. Practical Uses of Technology to Enhance Learning. The Higher Education Learning and Information eXchange (HELIX) Conference. April 4, 2008, Osage Beach, MO.

2008Stapleton, J. L. Online Course Quality: The Impact of the e-Learning System. Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference. July 23, 2008, Springfield, MO.

2007Anderson, M. A., & Stapleton, J. L. (August 1, 2007). Designing an Effective System for Promoting Business Education Programs.Presented at the 79th International Conference of the International Society of Business Education, Vienna, Austria.(Presented by Clora Mae Baker.)

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007, July 25). Engaging Digital Natives Beyond the Classroom: Using Camtasia Studio to Publish Videos and MP3 Files for Portable Media Players and iPods. Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference, Springfield, IL.

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007, July 25). Evaluating Online Course Quality. Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference, Springfield, IL.

2006Sibert, B., Anderson, M. A., Forde, C., and Stapleton, J. L. (2006, March) Promote, Promote, Promote: Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education, Presented at the National Business Education Association Convention, Tampa Bay, FL.

2005Stapleton, J. L. (2005, October). A Conceptual Framework for Secondary Business Education Curriculum, Presented at the 2005 Illinois Business Education Association Conference, Springfield, IL.

2005Stapleton, J. L. (2005, October). Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education, Presented at the Illinois Business Education Association Fall 2005 Conference, Springfield, IL.

2005Sibert, B., Anderson, M. A., Forde, C., and Stapleton, J. L. (2005, March). Promote, Promote, Promote: Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education, Presented at the National Business Education Association Convention, Anaheim, CA.

IV.RESEARCHGRANT PROPOSALS

2010Delta Regional Authority. Accelerating Entrepreneurship in the Delta.To provide training to entrepreneurs.$153,903. Accepted and full funding expected November, 2010.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Business Opportunity Grant.Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Southeast Missouri.To provide training to entrepreneurs.$50,611. Accepted and full funding expected November, 2010.

U.S. Small Business Administration, Delta Region Microenterprise Development Alliance. To provide technical assistance to micro entrepreneurship developers throughout the Delta.$148,912. Funded fully in October, 2010.

U.S. Small Business Administration, Grow Start Microenterprise Training program. To provide technical assistance and training to micro entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri.$108,675. Funded fully in October, 2010.

U.S. Small Business Administration, Southeast Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center.To provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.$80,100.Funded fully in October, 2010.

Delta Regional Authority Sub Granted by the University of Alabama, Delta Leadership Network. To organize and coordinate regional projects through a network of Delta Leadership Institute graduates. $28,739.Funded fully in October, 2010.

2009U.S. Small Business Administration, Revitalizing Rural Communities Initiative. To provide entrepreneurship education and training to distressed communities. $500,000.Funded fully in August, 2009.

Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, BEST: Building Entrepreneurial Skills Today for Tomorrow’s Leaders. To develop curriculum and professional development for secondary entrepreneurship education. $182,754. Funded fully in July, 2009.

Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, Vocational Specific Regional Entrepreneurship Training Program. To provide entrepreneurship training to technical education completers. $81,788.50. Funded fully in November, 2009.

U.S. Small Business Administration, Southeast Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center. To provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.$80,100.Funded fully in October, 2009.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Missouri REAL Teaching Entrepreneurship Workshops. Service and equipment budget $7,425.00. Funded fully in July, 2009.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Missouri REAL Teaching Entrepreneurship Workshops. Service and equipment budget $3910.00. Funded fully in July, 2009.

2008Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, Missouri REAL Entrepreneurship: Helping Make Entrepreneurship a REALity. To enhance the Missouri REAL Entrepreneurship program. $25,000.00. Funded fully in June, 2008.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Technology Lab Equipment Replacement. Equipment budget $17,000.00. Funded fully in August, 2008.

2007Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Impact and Effectiveness of Instructional Technology. Mobile Instructional Technology Lab. Equipment budget $33,745.76. Funded fully in March, 2007.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Dempster Hall Microcomputer Lab Upgrades. Equipment budget $24,000.00. Funded fully in April, 2007.

INTELLECTUAL AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

I.MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS

2010Manuscript Reviewer, Delta Pi Epsilon Dissertation Research Award

2009Manuscript Reviewer, The Journal of Education for Business

2009Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction

2008Associate Editor, NABTE Review

2008Manuscript Reviewer, NABTE Review

2008Manuscript Reviewer, Delta Pi Epsilon

II.WORKING PAPERS

Discipline Based Research

2010Stapleton, J. L. The Entrepreneurial Mindset: A 21st Century Imperative. National Business Education Forum, (under review).

Contributions to Practice

Learning and Pedagogical Research

2010Stapleton, J. L., Schwieger, D, & McAllister, E-Learning Systems Success in Business Education: Factors Affecting System Success. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, (under review).

III. OTHER

Master’s Thesis / Applied Research Paper Advisement

2010Stock, Kenneth. Steward Power, LLC: A Wind Energy Business Plan. MBA, Southeast Missouri State University.

2009Grim, James. The Effect of Workplace Education on Job Satisfaction.MBA, Southeast Missouri State University.

2008Copen, Amy. Technology Adaptation in Microenterprises.MBA, Southeast Missouri State University.

2008Wagner, Tyler. Entrepreneurship Education in Rural America: Building a K-12 Entrepreneurship Education Program for Southeast Missouri. MBA, Southeast Missouri State University.

2007Tanz, Jared. Planning, Organizing, and Directing a Financially Feasible and Successful Marathon in Cape Girardeau. MBA, Southeast Missouri State University.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2009Stapleton, J. L. Practical Uses of Technology to Enhance Learning. SEMO RPDC Technology for Educators Conference,July 23, 2009, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. The Entrepreneurial Imperative.Teaching Entrepreneurship Workshop, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, June 18-20, 2009, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. The Entrepreneurial Imperative.Teaching Entrepreneurship Workshop, Missouri Association of Career and Technology Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, July 18-20, 2009, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. Ideas, Ideation, and Opportunities. Grow Smart Business Training Series, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, October 15, 2009, Park Hills, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. Ideas, Ideation, and Opportunities. Grow Smart Business Training Series, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, October 20, 2009, Sikeston, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. Entrepreneurship in Southeast Missouri. Cape Area Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Development Authority, November 10, 2009, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2009Stapleton, J. L. Entrepreneurship as a Career Development Strategy. Alpha Kappa Psi, Southeast Missouri State University, December 3, 2009, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2008Stapleton, J. L. In Search of the Assembly Effect: The Joint Effects of Team Composition and Decision Mode on Complex Decision Quality. Presented at the Business Research and Intellectual Development Seminar. November 5, 2008, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2008Stapleton, J. L. (2007). Enhancing Teaching Excellence, Part 1: The Convergence of Teaching Styles and Learning Styles, Center for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Spring 2008 Teaching and Learning Workshops, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007, July 19.) Why Small Businesses Need Policies: A Management Imperative. Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Cape 2007. Cape Girardeau. Mo.

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007, May 15). Preparing Secondary Business and Marketing Students for a Global Economy. Presented at the Southeast Missouri District Business Education Association Spring Meeting, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007). Effective Instructional Design to Enhance Learning Outcomes, Center for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2007 Technology Serving Learning Institute, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2007Stapleton, J. L. (2007). Engaging Digital Natives Beyond the Classroom: Using Camtasia Studio to Publish Videos for Portable Media Players and iPods, Center for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2007 Technology Serving Learning Institute, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.

2006Stapleton, J. L. (2006, July). Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education, Presented at the Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education Annual Conference, Springfield, IL.

2006Stapleton, J.L. (2006, May). Effective Strategies and Tools for Marketing Business Education, Presented at the meeting of the Southern Illinois Business Education Association, Marion, IL.

2006Stapleton, J. L. (2006, June). Teams: From Hawthorne to 2000 and Beyond, Guest Lecturer in Graduate Course – New Developments in Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

2006Stapleton, J. L. (2006, June). Issues In Career and Technical Education, Guest Lecturer in Graduate Course – New Developments in Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

2010 Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Southeast Missouri State University

2010Board Member, Board of Directors, Cape Area Chamber of Commerce MAGNET

2010Board Member, Board of Directors, Missouri SourceLink

2010Board Member, P-20 Council, United Way of Southeast Missouri

2010National Research Publications Committee, Delta Pi Epsilon

2010Representative, Research Alliance of Missouri

2010Regional Director, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship

2010Advisory Board Member, Junior Achievement of Southeast Missouri

2009Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Southeast Missouri State University

2009Board Member, Board of Directors, Cape Area Chamber of Commerce MAGNET

2009Board Member, Board of Directors, Missouri SourceLink

2009Board Member, P-20 Council, United Way of Southeast Missouri

2009Regional Director, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship

2009Advisory Board Member, Junior Achievement of Southeast Missouri

2008National Research Publications Committee, Delta Pi Epsilon

2008Associate Editor – Executive Committee Member, National Association for Business Teacher Educators.

2008Regional Director, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship

2008Advisory Board Member, Junior Achievement of Southeast Missouri.

2008National Business Education Leadership Organization Member – The Agnew Group.

2007Summer Conference Planning Committee, Missouri Business Education Association and Association for Career and Technical Education. (2007-present)

B.HONORS AND AWARDS

2010Educator of the Year, Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, May 4, 2010

2009Success in Scholarship – Sports – Service Award. Southeast Missouri State University Athletic Department, October 10, 2009.

2008Named An Emerging Business Educator: National Association of Business Education. Featured in Business Education Forum, 63(2), December, 2008.

2007Research Fellow, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, (2007). A Quasi-Experimental Study of Computer Information Literacy of Undergraduate Business Students: An Empirical Investigation of Minimalist Instruction.Southeast Missouri State University. (refereed)

2007Faculty Research Fellow, Donald L. Harrison College of Business, 2007-2009, Southeast Missouri State University. (highest honor given to faculty by college council)

2006Best Research Paper: 2006 Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (refereed)

2005Best Research Paper: 2005 Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH. (refereed)

2005Wayne S. Ramp Vocational Education Scholarship, Academic Honors Awards, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, College of Education and Human Services, Carbondale, IL, April, 2005

IV.COURSES TAUGHT

Entrepreneurship: A Flat World Imperative

Principles of Entrepreneurship

Topics in Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Planning and Strategy

Improvement of Curriculum and Instruction

Techniques of Teaching Business and Marketing Education

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY

2010Project Director, Delta Regional Authority. Accelerating Entrepreneurship in the Delta.To provide training to entrepreneurs.$153,903. Accepted and full funding expected November, 2010.

2010Project Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Business Opportunity Grant. Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Southeast Missouri.To provide training to entrepreneurs.$50,611. Accepted and full funding expected November, 2010.

2010Project Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Delta Region Microenterprise Development Alliance. To provide technical assistance to micro entrepreneurship developers throughout the Delta.$148,912. Funded fully in October, 2010.

2010Project Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Grow Start Microenterprise Training program. To provide technical assistance and training to micro entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri.$108,675. Funded fully in October, 2010.

2010Project Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Southeast Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center. To provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.$80,100.Funded fully in October, 2010.

2010Project Director, Delta Regional Authority Sub Granted by the University of Alabama, Delta Leadership Network. To organize and coordinate regional projects through a network of Delta Leadership Institute graduates. $28,739.Funded fully in October, 2010.

2009Project Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Revitalizing Rural Communities Initiative, August, 2009. To provide entrepreneurship education and training to distressed communities. $500,000. Funded fully in August, 2009.

2009Project Director, Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, BEST: Building Entrepreneurial Skills Today for Tomorrow’s Leaders, July, 2009. To develop curriculum and professional development for secondary entrepreneurship education. $182,754. Funded fully in July, 2009.

2009Project Director, Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, Vocational Specific Regional Entrepreneurship Training Program, November, 2009. To provide entrepreneurship training to technical education completers. $81,788.50. Funded fully in June, 2009.

2009Project Director, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, July, 2009. Missouri REAL Teaching Entrepreneurship Workshops. Service and equipment budget $7,425.00. Funded fully in July, 2009.

2008Project Director, Southeast Missouri WIRED / Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, Missouri REAL Entrepreneurship: Helping Make Entrepreneurship a REALity, April, 2008. To enhance the Missouri REAL Entrepreneurship program. $25,000.00. Funded fully in June, 2008.

2008Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, June, 2008. Technology Lab Equipment Replacement. Equipment budget $17,000.00. Funded fully in August, 2008.

2007Project Director, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, January 8, 2007. Impact and Effectiveness of Instructional Technology. Mobile Instructional Technology Lab. Equipment budget $33,745.76. Funded fully in March, 2007.

2007Project Director, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, March 14, 2007. Dempster Hall Microcomputer Lab Upgrades. Equipment budget $24,000.00. Funded fully in April, 2007.

V.PLANNED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

To further develop leadership skills to increase impact of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

To continue to develop the co-curricular track of the entrepreneurship education program to help students connect classroom concepts to real world applications.

To continue to develop curricular programs that extends the reach of entrepreneurship education to many disciplines across campus.

To utilize the field research opportunities provided by the programs delivered in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to seek discoveries related to the establishment of successful ventures.

To continue to work with national leaders in the field of entrepreneurship education to stay abreast of emerging trends and opportunities.

To continue to work with successful entrepreneurs to stay abreast of emerging trends and opportunities.

VI.RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Discipline Based Research

Stapleton, J.L. Operation Jump Start: Expectancy theory and the micro-entrepreneur.

Contributions to Practice

Learning and Pedagogical Research

Stapleton, J. L., & Roach, J. (final editing stage).Effects of Team Composition on Effective Analytical Report Writing: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of Business Communication, (expected submission December, 2010). (triple blind review, 15-20% acceptance)

Stapleton, J. L., & Eom, S. (editing stage). E-Learning Systems. Target journal undetermined, (expected submission December, 2010).