The Carland Entrepreneurship Institute
The Anaheim University Carland Entrepreneurship Institute is named in honor of its founders, Professor Jim Carland and Professor Emeritus JoAnn Carland, two frequently cited authors in the academic field of entrepreneurship. The Carland Entrepreneurship Institute seeks to serve the public by training entrepreneurs and business leaders to drive economic development and to discover, create and commercialize new products, services and industries. Its mission is accomplished as graduates lead their organizations and entrepreneurial ventures toward success.
DBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship
The Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) allows working professionals to obtain a DBA degree while working full time no matter where they reside. Anaheim University’s cutting edge online infrastructure provides an interactive and intercultural learning environment matched by no other. Earn your accredited DBA completely online and take advantage of the opportunity to major in one of four concentrations: Management, International Business, Global Sustainable Management, or Entrepreneurship. 9 foundation courses + 4 courses in chosen area of concentration + 2 elective courses + Dissertation = 60 credit hours Live online webcam seminars with experts in each field from around the world Earn an accredited Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in approximately 3 years while working full-time Reasonable tuition Click here to view the program catalog Please click here to view Student Satisfaction rates 2013 - 2019 Click here to view the School Performance Fact Sheets Learn More
Master of Entrepreneurship
Why Choose the Online Master of Entrepreneurship?
Complete your Master of Entrepreneurship program online while developing the knowledge, skills and self-confidence to create and grow entrepreneurial ventures.
Study from anywhere in the world and start your entrepreneurial venture
- Interact with your professor and fellow students around the globe
- Complete the M.E. program online anywhere while working full-time
- Online Master of Entrepreneurship courses start every 6 weeks
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Jim Carland, Ph.D.
Carland Entrepreneurship Institute Director Emeritus
Dr. Jim Carland holds a Ph.D. in Management Policy and Systems from the University of Georgia as well as an MBA from Western Carolina University. He has held Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) qualifications. He has published more than 70 articles in scholarly journals, 200 articles in conference proceedings, and a dozen books. He is a scholar in the entrepreneurship discipline, and in the surest form of scholarly recognition, a current Google Scholar search will reveal more than 3,500 citations of his work. Dr. Carland has taught for more than 30 years and has been the recipient of many teaching awards and recognitions. He was involved in the development and implementation of the first Master of Entrepreneurship degree program in the U.S. His work was recognized for being the best example of graduate entrepreneurship training by the USASBE in 2005. He is particularly interested in innovation as it relates to entrepreneurship. He first proposed an inherent link in 1984 in a seminal journal article in the Academy of Management Review. That article became a major factor in the subsequent differentiation of entrepreneurs from small business owners in the literature. Subsequently, he has interviewed, surveyed, and worked with more than 2,000 entrepreneurs.
Credentials
- Ph.D. in Management Policy and Systems from the University of Georgia & MBA from Western Carolina University
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) qualifications
- Published more than 70 articles in scholarly journals, 200 articles in conference proceedings, and a dozen books
- He is a scholar in the entrepreneurship discipline
- Google Scholar search will reveal more than 3,500 citations of his work
- Involved in the development and implementation of the first Master of Entrepreneurship degree program in the U.S
- His work was recognized for being the best example of graduate entrepreneurship training by the USASBE in 2005
- He has interviewed, surveyed, and worked with more than 2,000 entrepreneurs
In Memorium
JoAnn Carland, Ph.D. (1946-2013)
Carland Entrepreneurship Institute Director Emeritus
Dr. JoAnn Carland was a writer, entrepreneur, scholar and educator. She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Computer Systems from the University of Georgia, and an M.Ed. from Western Carolina University. Her writing career produced more than a dozen books and 200 articles, as well as five novels. In a 1997 article by Ratnatunga and Romano, she was noted as one of the most frequently cited authors in the world in leading entrepreneurship journals during the period 1975 through 1992. Using what she learned in the field, she had a great deal of success in entrepreneurship curriculum design. She designed and implemented the first Master of Entrepreneurship (ME) degree program in the U.S. and one of the first undergraduate majors in entrepreneurship. She was recognized by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in 2005 when it selected the ME program as the best in the Nation in that year.
She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Computer Systems from the University of Georgia, and an M.Ed. from Western Carolina University.
Her writing career has produced more than a dozen books and 200 articles, as well as five novels. In a 1997 article by Ratnatunga and Romano, she was noted as one of the most frequently cited authors in the world in leading entrepreneurship journals during the period 1975 through 1992, and she continues to be well received today.,
Using what she learned in the field, she has had a great deal of success in entrepreneurship curriculum design. She designed and implemented the first Master of Entrepreneurship (ME) degree program in the U.S. and one of the first undergraduate majors in entrepreneurship. She was recognized by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in 2005 when it selected the ME program as the best in the Nation in that year.