Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Applied Social Psychology, NC State University
Tim Michaelis is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Northern Illinois University College of Business. He received his undergraduate degree at NC State University, his master's in innovation management at NC State University and IAE-Graduate School of Management in France, and his doctorate in applied social psychology at NC State University.
Tim focuses primarily on developing original research around the topics of resourcefulness and the efficient (i.e., frugal) use of resources in entrepreneurial ventures. Overall, this work is to help increase the survival rates and performance of startups and corporate spinoffs. Tim's research has been published in Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Journal of Technology Transfer, and Academy of Management Discoveries, among others.