Rate My Professor Kenji Klein

Kenji Klein, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at California State University, Long Beach, contributing to the Business & Economics faculty. He earned his B.A. from Pomona College, M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine, and Ph.D. in Management from the University of California, Irvine, with dissertation research focused on the impact of environmental change and disruption on entrepreneurs in emerging industries. His academic career includes prior service as an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Saint Mary's College of California. At CSULB, he teaches business strategy, organization theory, management and operations, international management, and entrepreneurship, and serves as an advisor for the Entrepreneurship minor and affiliated faculty with the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Professor Klein's research interests encompass strategic focus and growth in entrepreneurial firms, entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational theory. His publications appear in leading journals, including Academy of Management Annals, Management Decision, Journal of Macromarketing, and Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. Notable works include 'Differences between inter- and intra-group dynamics in knowledge transfer processes' with M. Nakauchi and M. Washburn (Management Decision, 2017, 77 citations); 'The effects of governments on management and organization' with J.L. Pearce and R. Dibble (Academy of Management Annals, 2009, 72 citations); 'Entrepreneurship, identity, and the transformation of marketing systems: Medical cannabis in California' (Journal of Macromarketing, 2017, 31 citations); 'Distinguished scholars invited essay: Are secret proceedings why longer tenured employees trust their organizations least?' with J.L. Pearce (Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 2017, 15 citations); and 'Dispensing pleasantries? Responding to legitimacy and reputation in online medical marijuana marketing' with M. Washburn (Management Decision, 2016, 6 citations). These contributions demonstrate his influence in management and entrepreneurship scholarship.