Dr. Dominic Lim

Biography

Dominic Lim is an Associate Professor at the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, specializing in Entrepreneurship. He holds the Ron Nancy Clark Chair in Entrepreneurship. Dominic teaches various entrepreneurship-related subjects, including new venture creation, corporate entrepreneurship, and innovation. As a core faculty member of the Leadership Retreat for the Business Development Bank of Canada's Growth Driver Program, he has worked closely with over 200 high growth entrepreneurs across Canada. His expertise extends to collaborations with both private and public sector clients throughout North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East at the executive level. Before joining Ivey, he taught at Brock University's Goodman School of Business and the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. Dominic's research interests encompass entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial firms, and the context of entrepreneurship, particularly focusing on the interactions and intersections within these areas. His scholarly work has appeared in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and the Journal of Business Venturing, among others. He is also a member of the Editorial Review Board for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and the Journal of Business Venturing. Before his academic career, Dominic co-founded a B2B e-business startup and has a rich background in consulting for startup initiatives. Born in South Korea, he received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Ivey, an MBA from Cambridge University as a British Chevening Scholar, and a BS in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University.

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