Pankaj Patel, PhD
Frank J. and Jane E. Ryan Endowed Chair in Strategy and Innovation; Professor of Management & Operations | Villanova School of Business Villanova University
Media
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Education
University of Louisville
PhD
University of Louisville
MA
Spalding University
BA
Select Media Appearances
Automation Risks Costing People Their Health as Well as Their Jobs
The Hill
2018-04-08
"Does the risk of automation-related job losses effect more than labor market outcomes? That question is central to a new study on automation-related employment risk and health outcomes at the county level. In this work, colleagues at Villanova and Ball State Universities investigated whether the higher prevalence of workers exposed to automation-risk resulted in different health-care outcomes."
Study: Fear of Robots Taking Their Jobs Is Making Workers Sick
Inc.
2018-03-20
U.S. employees working in fields with "higher risk of automation" reported greater job insecurity—which was associated with poorer mental and physical health, a new study finds... Hicks conducted the study with fellow Ball State researchers Srikant Devaraj and Emily Wornell, as well as Villanova University's Pankaj Patel. The researchers used county-level data, individual data from the General Social Survey, and two other surveys.
For Startups Seeking Capital, the Name Is No Game
Innovate Long Island
2017-07-25
A new study by researchers from Stony Brook University, Drexel University and Villanova University explores the effects of "name fluency" on investors... By exploring "the two ways you can evaluate a name, two kinds of fluency," the study aims to be a resource to entrepreneurs and investors alike, according to co-author Richard Chan, an assistant professor in SBU's College of Business who conducted the research with Drexel professor Haemin Park and Villanova professor Pankaj Patel.
Testosterone Levels in the Womb Affect Your Likelihood of Becoming an Entrepreneur
CNBC
2016-10-14
In the unending debate of Nature versus Nurture, new research puts forward an argument for nature. Higher levels of testosterone in the womb are associated with higher likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur, according to new research from Villanova School of Business Professor Dr. Pankaj Patel.
Select Academic Articles
Look Before You Leap: Earnings Gaps and Elderly Self-Employment
Journal of Business ResearchPatel, P.C.
2025
Self-Interest Over Ethics: Firm Withdrawal From Russia After the Ukraine Invasion
Journal of Business EthicsPatel, P.C. & Richter, J.I.
2024
Image Isn't Everything: Personality Attractiveness, Physical Attractiveness and Self-Employment Earnings
Small Business EconomicsWolfe, M.T. & Patel, P.C.
2023
Struggling With Social Capital: Pakistani Women Micro Entrepreneurs' Challenges in Acquiring Resources
Entrepreneurship and Regional DevelopmentLindvert, M., Pankaj, P.C. & Wincent, J.
2017
Instant Gratification: Temporal Discounting and Self-Employment
Small Business EconomicsWolfe, M.T. & Patel, P.C.
2017
Two Are Better Than One: Cortisol as a Contingency in the Association Between Epinephrine and Self-Employment
Journal of Business Venturing InsightsWolfe, M.T. & Patel, P.C.
2017
Skin Tone and Self-Employment: Is There an Intra-Group Variation Among Blacks?
The Review of Black Political EconomyDevaraj, S. & Patel, P.C.
2017
