Trayan Kushev

Professor Trayan N Kushev

E-mail: tnkushev@cpp.edu
Department: Entrepreneurship
Phone: (909) 869-5328
Location: 164-3057
Affiliation: Associate Professor

Research and Teaching Interest:
Dr. Kushev received his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from the University of Louisville in 2014. He also received an MBA from the University of California, Riverside in 2010 and a BBA in Finance/Accounting from Valdosta State University in 2007. Dr. Kushev has experience working with both profit and non-profit startups as well as consulting for startups. His research studies the decision-making and cognitive processes of entrepreneurs engaging in the entrepreneurial process. Dr. Kushev's research has been published in journals, such as the Journal of Small Business Management, International Entrepreneurship & Management Journal, Journal of Entrepreneurship, and Journal of Small Business Strategy, and books, such as Contemporary Perspectives on Technological Innovation, Management and Policy, Vol. 3.

Selected Publications:
Mattingly, E.S., Ahuja, M., Manikas, A., & Kushev, T.N. (2020). Is That an Opportunity? Global versus Local Processing of Technological and Socioeconomic Constraints. Journal of Small Business Management.

Kushev, T.N., Ahuja, M., & Carter, R.E. (2019). A Social Cognitive Perspective on Opportunity Evaluation. Journal of Entrepreneurship.

Mattingly, E.S., Kushev, T.N., Ahuja, M., & Ma, D. (2016). Switch or Persevere? The Effects of Experience and Metacognition on Persistence Decisions. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.

Curriculum Vitae: Trayan Kushev - last updated May 2022

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