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Michael Solt

Michael Solt

Email: msolt@csulb.edu
Resume: Download Resume (PDF)
Phone: 562-985-5307
Office: CBA-205

Michael Solt is Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor of Finance at California State University, Long Beach. Previously, he was the Associate Dean for the Lucas Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University. He has a 30-year career teaching and researching Finance and has won teaching awards at SJSU and the University of Cincinnati.

Teaching Interests: The focus of his teaching has been managerial finance, but he has concentrated most on teaching new venture finance and international finance. He offers courses with equal comfort at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Research Interests: His current research interests are in new venture finance and entrepreneurship, and he is working on a study of venture capital in China. He has also researched international finance and many aspects of investments. His work has been published in the Journal of Business, the American Sociological Review, the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Financial Management, the Journal of Portfolio Management, the Financial Analysts Journal, and the American Business Law Journal.

Education

  • DBA, Indiana University, 1978
    Major: Finance
  • MBA, Indiana University, 1976
    Major: Finance
  • BS, Ohio State University, 1972
    Major: Finance

Past Experience

  • Dean, College of Business Administration, California State University, Long Beach (2008 - Present)
  • Professor, San Jose State University (1995 - 2008)
  • Visiting Professor (Singapore), California State University, East Bay (EMBA Prog.) (2002 - 2005)
  • Visiting Professor , Ecole Superieure de Com., Rouen, France (2004 - 2004)
  • Visiting Professor, Ecole Superieure de Com, Rouen, France (2003 - 2003)
  • Visiting Professor , University of Paris XII, Paris, France (1997 - 2003)
  • Associate Professor, San Jose State University (1991 - 1995)
  • Visiting Professor , Business Management Prog., Shanghai, P.R.C. (1994 - 1994)
  • Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University (1984 - 1991)
  • Visiting Professor , Ecole Superieure de Com., Rouen, France (1988 - 1988)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati (1979 - 1983)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor , Indiana University (1978 - 1979)
  • Instructor, Miami University (1977 - 1978)

Research and Scholarly Activities

Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • "Diagnosing Unforeseeable Uncertainty in a New Venture" (2008), Journal of Product Innovation Management.
  • "Exploiting the Weekend Effect by Trading Closed-End Funds" (2007), Investment Management and Financial Innovations.
  • "Transforming China in the 21st Century Through Entrepreneurship" (2007), Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability.
  • "Yakima Filters: From Waste Tires to Clean Water" (2005), Case Research Journal.
  • "Is the Weekend Effect Exploitable?" (2004), Investment Management and Financial Innovations.
Conference Proceeding
  • "Toward the Unknown: The Effect of Risk and Uncertainty on Entrepreneurship in China" (2006), International Symposium on Entrepreneurship Research and Education.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • "Business Plan Competitions: Vehicles for Learning Entrepreneurship" (2005), Educating Managers Through Real World Projects.
Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • "Lessons Learned in the Implementation of E-Teams" (2005), International Journal of Engineering Education.

Presentations

  • Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance Annual Conference, "Current State of Venture Capital in China," Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance Annual Conference, Austin, Texas (April 26, 2007)
  • Taiwan Sales Association Annual Meeting, "Entrepreneurship and Starting New Businesses," Taiwan Sales Association , Sunnyvale, CA (April 6, 2007)
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, "Poverty in America and Our Community," Harvest Food Bank, (June 7, 2006)
  • Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance Annual Conference, "Diagnosing Unforeseeable Uncertainty in a New Venture," Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA (April 20, 2006)