Dr Allan Discua Cruz
BscEng (UNITEC, Honduras), MBA (UNH, USA), MMM (McGill, Canada), PgD (Vaxjo Sweden/UAB Spain), PhD (Lancaster, UK)
Lecturer
Department
Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Professional Role
Lecturer and Researcher, Centre for Family Business
Study Abroad advisor, Placements Advisor, Equal Opportunities/Disabilities representative, Internal research seminars coordinator
Current Teaching
Entrepreneurship and Family Business modules at the undergraduate and graduate level
Current Research
Portfolio entrepreneurship, family business groups, Opportunity stages, entrepreneurial teams, families in business.
Chapter (3)
Journal article (3)
Conference contribution (6)
Working paper (1)
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Journal article (3)
Conference contribution (6)
Working paper (1)
View all publications (13)
Publications
- Discua Cruz Allan, Howorth C A and Roscoe Philip, 2012, 'How does an old firm learn new tricks?: a material account of entrepreneurial opportunity', Business History
View details - Discua Cruz Allan and Howorth C A, 2012, 'Family business in Honduras: an alternative perspective on theories of family firms', in Culturally Sensitive Models of Family Business in Latin Europe, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad
View details - Discua Cruz Allan and Howorth C A, 2010, 'Family Entrepreneurial Teams:
A vehicle for portfolio entrepreneurship.', Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Working Paper Series
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View PDF - Discua Cruz Allan, Howorth C A and Hamilton Ellie, 2010, 'Portfolio entrepreneurship as a solution to the succession crisis: a case study of women's successors in Honduras', in Family Business Casebook Annual 2008-2009, Kennesaw State University, USA, pp. 25-48, ISBN: 097538936X
View details - Discua Cruz Allan and Tejada Calvo D, 2009, 'The potential influence of international exposure on engineering education in a Latin American country', Latin American and Caribbean Journal of Engineering Education, vol 3, no. 1, pp. 1-8.
View details - Discua Cruz Allan, Hamilton Ellie and Howorth C A, 2009, 'Opportunity evaluation in business families: the case of Honduran business groups', IFERA Global Perspectives on Family Business Developments (Cyprus) - 2009
View details - Roscoe P, Discua Cruz Allan and Howorth C A, 2009, 'Materiality and felicitous opportunity: a new perspective on entrepreneutial opportunity', Academy of Management Conference (Chicago) - 2009
View details - Discua Cruz Allan, Hamilton Ellie and Howorth C A, 2008, 'Portfolio entrepreneurship in family business groups', EIASM 4th Workshop on Family Firms Management Research (Naples) - 2008
View details - Discua Cruz Allan, Hamilton Ellie and Howorth C A, 2008, 'Families in business: portfolio entrepreneurship in Honduras', 8th Annual IFERA Conference (Breukelen) - 2008
View details - Discua Cruz Allan and Howorth C A, 2008, 'Family business in Honduras: applicability of agency and stewardship theories', in Culturally-sensitive Models of Family Business in Latin America, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, pp. 222-243
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