Stephanie Raible

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship University of Delaware

Newark DE

Prof. Raible is an entrepreneurship specialist with over 10+ years of experience teaching social, cultural and creative entrepreneurship.

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Biography

Dr. Stephanie Raible is an associate professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, with an affiliated appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. Her research examines everyday entrepreneurial activity characterized by community, social purpose, sustainability, and the creative industries, with a focus on how identity and stereotypes shape entrepreneurial engagement. Her scholarship and educational leadership have been recognized by Poets & Quants, Fulbright, and multiple national and international entrepreneurship organizations.

Industry Expertise

Business Services

Non-Profit/Charitable

Women

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurial Identity

Entrepreneurial Stereotypes

Social Entrepreneurship

Women’s Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Mental Health

Creative Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Education

Media Appearances

School shopping | UDaily

University of Delaware online

2025-08-08

Two UD professors offer another solution: secondhand shopping. Stephanie Raible, associate professor of entrepreneurship, and Kelly Cobb, associate professor of fashion and apparel studies, talked to parents in their networks to find out how they felt about stocking up on school year clothing via the U.S. second-hand apparel market, which grew 14% in 2024.

Study entrepreneurship in Germany or Thailand | UDaily

University of Delaware online

2023-08-18

UD Professor Stephanie Raible shares insight and expertise on studying abroad

Combating entrepreneurial stereotypes

My Startup World online

2021-10-05

The popular stereotype of entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs or Elon Musk is of heroic individuals battling alone against the odds. These stereotypes are strongly embedded, but they are limiting, incorrectly framing entrepreneurship as attainable only through unique talent and exceptional skill.

Articles

From exclusion to empowerment: Organisational cases of disability-inclusive employment in Thailand

Development in Practice

2026-02-11

Thailand promotes disability-inclusive employment through multiple laws and policies. In this context, local organisations have created innovative models that integrate social purpose and business. This paper examines three cases of social purpose organisations, illustrating different approaches to addressing the limited employment of people with disabilities. Data sources included interviews with key informants, informal field observations, and a review of publicly available documents. Using institutional work as a theoretical framework, qualitative analyses within and across cases identified themes of formal and informal opportunities and barriers. The findings demonstrated how organisations filled gaps in formal systems while also being ecosystem builders in response to informal cultural barriers.

The relatable entrepreneur: Combating stereotypes in entrepreneurship education

Industry and Higher Education

2021-05-17

Despite an estimated 582 million entrepreneurs globally, stereotypes plague the social cognitive concept of “the entrepreneur,” shaping assumptions of what entrepreneurship is while being far from representative of possible entrepreneurial identities. “Heroic” stereotypes of entrepreneurs (e.g., Steve Jobs or Elon Musk) stemming from the popular media shape the assumptions of students entering entrepreneurship classrooms. These stereotypes are strong and limiting, framing entrepreneurship as attainable only through exceptional skill and talent, and are often characterized by exclusively masculine qualities. Involving identity work in entrepreneurship education can expose the limitations that stereotypes impose on students aspiring to be entrepreneurs and introduce more heterogeneity.

Accomplishments

Fulbright Specialist-Ecuador, Fulbright Commission

2026-06-01

Served as a Fulbright Specialist for the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral's (ESPOL) Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual (FADCOM) in Guayaquil, Ecuador in June 2026.

U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award-Austria, Fulbright Commission

2025

50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors, Poets & Quants

2024

Education

Northeastern University

EdD

Organizational Leadership

2018

UCL Institute of Education and University of Deusto

Lifelong Learning Policy & Management

2012

University of Pennsylvania

MEd

Higher Education Management

2007

Affiliations

Academy of Management (AOM)
United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE)

Event Appearances

Crafting cohesive course experiences: Storyboarding curriculum tone for entrepreneurship courses.

2025 | U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference Las Vegas, NV

Entrepreneurial futures: Fostering entrepreneurial intentions of women and youth through futures literacy

2025 | Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research Conference Reykjavik, Iceland

Taking the leap: What metaphors reveal about women’s transitions into entrepreneurship

2024 | Diana International Research Conference Stockholm, Sweden