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Richard DeMartino

Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business
rdemartino@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-5646
Office Location
LOW-3325
Office Mailing Address
159 Lomb Memorial Drive SIH-1670 Rochester, NY 14623

Richard DeMartino

Professor

Department of Management
Saunders College of Business

Education

BA, Roanoke College; MPA, Ph.D., University of Virginia

Bio

Richard DeMartino holds the Albert J. Simone Endowed Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He also serves as the of director the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which promotes innovation and entrepreneurship education and activity throughout the RIT community.

Dr. DeMartino's research and teaching interests include Entrepreneurial Motivations, Technology Commercialization, and Small Business Growth. More recently he has conducted research on the entrepreneurial motivations of the deaf community, in conjunction with RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). His articles have appeared in journals including the Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Small Business Management, and the Journal of Product and Innovation Management. Dr. DeMartino has received external funding from the Kauffman Foundation, US Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, and NY Empire State Development.

His administrative responsibilities include promotion of the RIT Innovation and Entrepreneurship eco-system. In this capacity, he works to develop diverse and inclusive experiential and multidisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship activities. In this role, he promotes and facilitates innovation and entrepreneurship activities throughout the RIT Community. His innovations include collaborative efforts founding and administering the Saunders College of Business SummerStart Program, the Technology Commercialization Clinic, the Small Business Strategic Growth Program, and the Digital Entrepreneurship Program.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Dr. DeMartino worked in industry as a foreign currency, bond, and risk trader. He continues to do consulting in entrepreneurship program development, economic development and technology-related new business ventures. Dr. DeMartino has taught at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, and at Virginia Commonwealth University.

For Saunders Summer Start Program needs, or to schedule a meeting/appointment with Dr. DeMartino, please contact Dana Pelliccia (dpelliccia@saunders.rit.edu or (585) 475-2176.

For all other needs, please contact Holly Yates (hyates@saunders.rit.edu or (585) 475-6042).

rdemartino@saunders.rit.edu
585-475-5646
Areas of Expertise
Entrepreneurial motivations
Technology commercialization
Small business growth
Multidisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship

Select Scholarship

Invited Article/Publication
DeMartino, R., Murthy, R., & Atkins, S. (2023). Career Motivators And Dynamics Of Entrepreneurship In The Deaf Community. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship . .
DeMartino, R., Murthy, R., Miller, J., & Angelis, J. (2015). Looking Inside the Black Box of Growth in Declining Small Firms: The Role of Growth Factors, Planning, and Implementation. Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth . .
Stromeyer, W., Miller, J., SriramachandraMurthy, R., & DeMartino, R. (2014). The Prowess and Pitfalls Of Bayesian Structural Equation Modelling: Important Considerations For Management Research. Journal of Management . .
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Full Length Book
(2021). Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19: International Perspectives and Experiences (Routledge). Boraso, R., DeMartino, R., Harris, N., & Miller, D.
(2016). Perspectives on deafness. Diversity in deaf education,. Kelly, R., Quagliata, A., DeMartino, R., & Perotti, V.
Book Chapter
(2021). Could COVID-19 be a Catalyst for Disruption in Higher Education?. Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19: International Perspectives and Experiences (Routledge). Boraso, R., DeMartino, R., Harris, N., & Miller, D.
(2016). 21st-century deaf workers: Going beyond. Perspectives on deafness. Diversity in deaf education,. Kelly, R., Quagliata, A., DeMartino, R., & Perotti, V.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
DeMartino, R., Hoose, J., Holmes, L., & Manasier, R. (2019). Student Innovation Process. Next: The Event for Technology, Manufacturing, and BioTech.
DeMartino, R., (2016). Seeking Self-Employment int the Deaf Community: The Entrepreneurial Factors and Antecedents. Academy of Management Annual Conference.
DeMartino, R., (2016). Integrative Aspects of the NSF I-Corps; the RIT Example. Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Kelly, R., Quagliata, A., DeMartino, R., & Perotti, V. (2015). Deaf Workers: Educated and Employed, but Limited in Career Growth. International Congress on the Education of the Deaf.
DeMartino, R., (2012). Intentionality of Growth: How Strategic Intent Affects Growth Tactics. INFORMS.
Miller, J., Angelis, J., Murthy, R., & DeMartino, R. (2011). Of Breeds, Tricks and Age: the Case of Small Business Growth and Market Choice Strategy. Academy of Marketing Science.
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Currently Teaching

MGMT-350
Entrepreneurship
3 Credits
This course studies the process of creating new ventures with an emphasis on understanding the role of the entrepreneur in identifying opportunities, seeking capital and other resources, and managing the formation and growth of a new venture. It addresses the role of entrepreneurship in the economy and how entrepreneurial ventures are managed for growth.
MGMT-720
Entrepreneurship and Technology Entrepreneurship
3 Credits
This course studies the process of creating new ventures with an emphasis on understanding the role of the entrepreneur in identifying opportunities, seeking capital and other resources, and managing the formation and growth of a new venture.
MGMT-765
Applied Venture Creation
3 Credits
This graduate course enables students to learn the entrepreneurial (value creation) process by advancing a business idea. The course provides weekly seminars focusing on customer discovery and business model development and weekly coaching mentoring sessions with an established entrepreneur/early stage marketer. The project is team based. Students may enter the course with a business concept or be integrated into an existing team in the course.

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