Bonnie Bachman

Dr. Bonnie Bachman is Professor in the department of Economics at Missouri University of Science and Technology and is Program Director of Missouri S&T's I-Corps Site Program. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and M.S. in Mechanics and Materials Science from Rutgers University and a B.S. in Physics from Benedictine University.

Dr. Bachman has been instrumental in developing experiential interdisciplinary courses for Missouri S&T and the entrepreneurship program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She developed a new course offering (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) at the Trulaske College of Business at MU. She was awarded a UM System President’s Award for Innovative Teaching in 2017.

Dr. Bachman's areas of interest include:

Research and Applied Research:

(1) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (creativity, innovation processes and strategies, intellectual property, entre/intra-preneurship, change management, management of technology and new product development, business model innovation, evidence-based entrepreneurship)

(2) Sustainability (corporate governance and social responsibility, global social and eco-enterprise/entrepreneurship, sustainable business development and models, environmental and social impact, sustainable economics, green marketing and consumer behavior, communication and transparent reporting)

(3) Economics/Business/Marketing (international economics and business, international business ethics, business communications, consumer behavior)

(4) Leadership (theory, strategy, application, communication)

(5) Teambuilding (roles and relationships, competencies, performance, development of assessment tools).

Teaching:

Innovation economics and management, processes, and creativity; Technology transfer and transitioning; Incubation and acceleration; Sustainable economics and business modeling; Social and environmental enterprises; Business law and ethical issues; Entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship/eco and social-preneurship; Life cycle thinking and assessment; Green marketing and consumerism; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate governance and stakeholder management; Leadership; Strategic development and implementation

Training:

Change management; Team building; Coaching and mentoring, I-Corps curriculum/Lean Startup and Product Development

Department of Economics

Missouri University of Science & Technology

1215 N. Pine Street

Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, Room 108

Rolla MO 65409

(573) 341-4976