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Thomas Lyons
Lawrence N. Field Family Chair in Entrepreneurship
Education
BA Butler University History/Political Science 1975 MA Loyola University, Chicago Urban Studies 1979 PhD University of Michigan Urban & Regional Planning 1987
Areas of Expertise
Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Strategic Planning, Private-Public Partnerships
Selected Publications
Kickul, Jill and Thomas S. Lyons. Understanding Social Entrepreneurship: The Relentless Pursuit of Mission in an Ever-Changing World. New York: Routledge. Forthcoming in summer, 2011.
Lyons, Thomas S. (Ed.). Social Entrepreneurship (Four-volume set). Under contract for publication by ABC-CLIO/Praeger (Expected publication date: July 1, 2011).
Lyons, Thomas S. and Gregg A. Lichtenstein. 2010. Investing in Entrepreneurs: A Strategic Approach to Building a Stronger Regional and Community Economy. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
Koven, Steven G. and Thomas S. Lyons. 2010. Economic Development: Strategies for State and Local Practice, 2nd Edition (revised and updated). Washington: DC: International City/County Management Association.
Shinnar, R.S., Aguilera, M.B. and Lyons, T.S. “Co-Ethnic Markets: Financial Penalty or Opportunity.” Forthcoming in International Business Review, Winter 2011.
Kutzhanova, N., Lyons, T.S. & Lichtenstein, G.A. 2009. “Skill-Based Development of Entrepreneurs and the Role of Personal and Peer Group Coaching in Enterprise Development.” Economic Development Quarterly, 23, 3: 193-210.
Lichtenstein, G.A. and Lyons, T.S. 2008. “Revisiting the Business Life Cycle: Proposing an Actionable Model for Assessing and Fostering Entrepreneurship.” International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 9, 4: 241-250.
Lichtenstein, G.A. and Lyons, T.S. 2006. “Managing the Community’s Pipeline of Entrepreneurs and Enterprises: A Fresh Approach to Economic Development Strategies.” Economic Development Quarterly, 20, 4: 377-386.
Lichtenstein, G.A., Lyons, Thomas S., and Kutzhanova, N. 2004. "Building Entrepreneurial Communities: The Appropriate Role of Enterprise Development Activities." Journal of the Community Development Society, 35, 1: 1-20.
Lyons, Thomas S. 2002. "Building Social Capital for Rural Enterprise Development in the United States." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 7,2: 193-216.
Donald, Carrie G., Lyons, Thomas S. and Tribbey Rebecca C. 2001. "A Partnership for Strategic Planning and Management in a Public Organization." Public Productivity & Management Review, 25, 2:176-1
Hamlin, Roger E. and Lyons, Thomas S. 2003. "Financing Small Business in America: Debt Capital in a Global Economy". Westport, CT: Praeger, 146 pp.
Koven, Steven G. and Lyons, Thomas S. 2003. "Economic Development: Strategies for State and Local Practice". Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 202 pp .
Lyons, Thomas S. and Hamlin, Roger E. 2001. "Creating an Economic Development Action Plan, Revised and Updated Edition: A Guide for Development Professionals". Westport, CT: Praeger, 190 pp.
Professional Activities
Member, United States Association of Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Member, National Business Incubation Association
Ad hoc reviewer, Economic Development Quarterly, Evaluation and Program Planning, Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Journal of International Small Business
