Craig School of Business

Vartuhi Tonoyan

Assistant Professor

vtonoyan@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

2009 Ph.D. in Management (Summa cum Laude)
Title: Corruption, entrepreneurship, and institutional environments: A cross-national comparison of emerging and mature market economies
School of Business
University of Mannheim, Germany

1999 Diploma in Economics (with Distinction), Faculty of General Economics
Yerevan State University of National Economy, Armenia

1993 Gymnasium Diploma (with Distinction)
Russian Secondary School
Ninotsminda, Georgia

Courses Taught

ENTR 151: Opportunity Assessment
MGT 187: Seminar in Strategic Management

Dr. Vartuhi Tonoyan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno. She examines research questions at the intersection between gender, entrepreneurship, and innovation as well as entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging markets. Vartuhi is a recipient of multiple research awards, both as a researcher (e.g., Kauffman Foundation Best Paper Award from the DIANA International Research Conference) and reviewer (e.g., Journal of Business Venturing's Best Reviewer Award). She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Business Venturing and International Small Business Journal. She has published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. She received a Diploma of Economics (with distinction) from the Yerevan State University of National Economy, Armenia, and a Ph.D. in management (with distinction) from the University of Mannheim, Germany. She has held a one-year visiting postdoctoral position at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University, was on the faculty of the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology, and held visiting scholar positions at Alberta Business School of the University of Alberta, Canada. She speaks and writes fluently in Armenian, Russian, German and English.

Gender, entrepreneurship, and innovation; entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging economies.

Intellectual Contributions (Last 5 Years)

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Li4Wh78AAAAJ

Citations Summary Statistics (As Of 3/25/2022)

Google scholar total citations = 839

Google Scholar h-index = 11 i10-index = 12

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Tonoyan, V., & Strohmeyer, R. (2021). Gender role (in-)congruity and resource-provider gender biases: A conceptual model. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 13, 225-242.

(Google Scholar Citations as of 3/25/2022: 2)

Tonoyan, V., Strohmeyer, R., & Jennings, J. E. (2020). Gender gaps in perceived start-up ease: Implications of sex-based labor market segregation for entrepreneurship across 22 European countries. Administrative Science Quarterly, 65, 181-225. (FT 50, ABDC Journal Quality List: A*, Impact Factor: 5.316) (Google Scholar Citations as of 3/25/2022: 38)

Strohmeyer, R., V. Tonoyan, & Jennings, J. E. (2017). Jacks-(and jills)-of-all-trades: Linking an entrepreneur’s gender to firm innovativeness. Journal of Business Venturing, 32, 498-518. (FT 50; ABDC Journal Quality List: A* Impact Factor: 4.204) (Google Scholar Citations as of 3/25/2022: 52)

Presentations at Peer-Reviewed International Research Conferences

August 2021
Tonoyan, V., & Strohmeyer, R. Gender biases and discrimination in entrepreneurial resource provision: A conceptual model. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Virtual Meeting.

Tonoyan, V., Strohmeyer, R., & Jennings, J.E. Human capital provision to innovative start-up ventures in a male-typed industry. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Virtual Meeting.

June 2021
Tonoyan, V., & Milevoj, E. Gender diversity in firm ownership: Implications for firm internationalization in 29 emerging markets. Paper presented at Babson Conference on Entrepreneurship Research, Virtual Meeting (co-presented with E. Milevoj)

Tonoyan, V., Strohmeyer, R., & Jennings, J.E. Innovative women-led ventures and resource-provider gender bias: The contingent role of high- vs. low-resource commitment. Presentation in a Poster Session at Babson Conference on Entrepreneurship Research, Virtual Meeting.

August 2019
Tonoyan, V. Does corruption sand or lubricate the wheels of innovation? A cross-national comparison of emerging market economies. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, US.

Tonoyan, V., & Strohmeyer, R. Entrepreneurs’ skill diversity and firm-level innovation: Implications for high growth. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, US.

Tonoyan, V., Strohmeyer, R., & Jennings, J.E. Career opportunities and female entrepreneurship. Paper presented in a Research Symposium at the Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, US.

October 2017
Tonoyan, V., Strohmeyer, R., & Jennings, J.E. Jacks and jills of all trades and firm innovation: Implications for high growth. Paper presented at the Diana International Research Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, US.

Research Conference Organization Activities

August 2022
Tonoyan, V. (Organizer), & Kacperczyk, O. (Co-Organizer). Gender stereotypes about leadership and entrepreneurship: Taking stock and looking ahead. Panel symposium organized for Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington.

August 2020
Tonoyan, V. (Organizer), & Boudreaux, C. (Co-organizer). New advancements in quantitative institutional-theory testing research. Presenter symposium organized for Academy of Management, ENT-OT Divisions, Virtual Meeting, Vancouver, CA.