Faculty/Staff

Mark Giddarie

Mark Giddarie

Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Campus: Tampa
Vita
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Mark Giddarie is a practitioner-scholar who is passionate about bridging the gap between theory and practice in the classroom. He earned his Doctor in Business Administration and Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies at the University of South Florida. He also possesses a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management from his undergraduate university, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Giddarie’s research interests include early-stage entrepreneurial team development and entrepreneurial mindset. He has participated as an advisor and mentor in the USF I-corps National Science Foundation site program and mentored and advised student-led companies at the USF Student Innovation Incubator.

Outside of academia, Giddarie is a business owner and entrepreneur. He operates a privately held residential/commercial real estate investment firm and has initiated startups in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. He is also a proud United States Air Force veteran, FAA-certified Gold Seal flight instructor pilot, and commercial pilot.

Teaching

  • ENT 4214 Entrepreneurial Leadership

  • ENT 3613 Creativity and Innovation

  • ENT 4945 Student Consulting in High Growth Firms

  • ENT 4244 Scalability-Entrepreneur Firms

  • ENT 4024 Entrepreneurship/MAN4930 Small Business Management

  • ENT6903/6506 - Social Entrepreneurship

Research

  • Giddarie, Mark A., "Identification of Entrepreneurial Competencies in I-Corps Site Teams at the University of South Florida" (2021). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
    https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/8781
  • Rogers, S. E., Miller, C. D., Flinchbaugh, C., Giddarie, M., & Barker, B. (2021). All internships are not created equal: Job design, satisfaction, and vocational development in paid and unpaid internships. Human Resource Management Review, 31, 100723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100723

Service

  • President, Alpha Eagle Aviation and Science Foundation : alphaeagle.org
  • Chair Finance Committee - USF Foundation – Alumni Association Board of Directors: usfalumni.org 
  • Board of Directors - Voice For Children Tampa Bay: vfctampabay.org
  • Family First Foundation - All Pro Dad -Team Captain Carrollwood Day School : allprodad.com 
  • Mentor and Adviser, USF Student Innovation Incubator: USF SII