San Jose State University

Joel West Joel West, Ph.D.

Email: west_j@cob.sjsu.edu


Website:
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/west_j/

Dr. West has been recently selected to join the faculty to the College of Business for his expertise in technology management and entrepreneurship. His research interests include innovation and technological change, globalization, and IT product strategies. His teaching interests include business strategy, entrepreneurship, international business, and technology and innovation. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Irvine in 2000. His teaching experience includes being a lecturer in entrepreneurship, international business, and technology management at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California; being an adjunct professor at the Graziadia School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University where he taught a capstone business strategy and business simulation course in the MBA program: and was a visiting assistant professor at Temple University in Japan. He has an extensive publications record in refereed journals and conference proceedings.