Stefano Rumi

Stefano Rumi
  • Doctoral Student

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2060 SH-DH
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Overview

Stefano Rumi is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business, and a Research Fellow in the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab at the University of Southern California. His research interests revolve around non-market strategy related to social and environmental impact, examining how a variety of actors, including entrepreneurs, traditional firms, and impact investors make decisions and navigate challenges related to social change. He also examines how social networks and social/cultural capital can be leveraged by mission-driven organizations and innovative public-private partnerships to catalyze sustainable, community-led solutions to pressing social issues, including poverty and recidivism. His research has been published in Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and the DeGruyter Handbook of Social Entrepreneurship, among other outlets. He holds a BA magna cum laude in sociology from the University of Virginia, where he studied as a Jefferson Scholar.

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Teaching

Current Courses (Fall 2025)

  • MGMT0002 - Principles Of Ent Mgmt

    Principles of Entrepreneurial Management is designed to provide students with an undergraduate-level entrepreneurship and innovation curriculum to prepare them for real-world entrepreneurial ventures. This course provides a foundational understanding of entrepreneurship, exploring the essential skills, mindset, and knowledge needed to start and grow a successful business. Topics includes idea generation, business planning, financing, marketing, and management. Learning activities include a mix of readings, discussions, and analysis of case studies on entrepreneurial decision-making. As an undergraduate-level class, I am expecting this to be a discussion-based class. That means that students will read and master core concepts on their own, so that we can devote most of our class time to discussion, synthesis, and applications/case studies that shed light on the problems, prospects and practical applications of entrepreneurship and venture creation. Please note that this 0.5 CU course does not fulfil the Wharton MGMT 1010 requirement

    MGMT0002002 ( Syllabus )

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  • MGMT0001 - Principles of Management

    Organizations emerge because individuals can't (or don't want to) accomplish their goals alone. Management is the art and science of helping individuals achieve their goals together. Managers in an organization determine where their organization is going and how it gets there. More formally, managers formulate strategies and implement those strategies. This 0.5 credit unit course provides a framework for understanding the opportunities and challenges involved in formulating and implementing strategies. We examine multiple aspects of how managers address their environments, strategy, structure, culture, tasks, people, and outputs, and how managerial decisions made in these various domains interrelate. The course will help you begin to understand and analyze how managers can formulate and implement strategies effectively. Please note that this 0.5 CU course does not fulfil the Wharton MGMT 1010 requirement

  • MGMT0002 - Principles of ENT MGMT

    Principles of Entrepreneurial Management is designed to provide students with an undergraduate-level entrepreneurship and innovation curriculum to prepare them for real-world entrepreneurial ventures. This course provides a foundational understanding of entrepreneurship, exploring the essential skills, mindset, and knowledge needed to start and grow a successful business. Topics includes idea generation, business planning, financing, marketing, and management. Learning activities include a mix of readings, discussions, and analysis of case studies on entrepreneurial decision-making. As an undergraduate-level class, I am expecting this to be a discussion-based class. That means that students will read and master core concepts on their own, so that we can devote most of our class time to discussion, synthesis, and applications/case studies that shed light on the problems, prospects and practical applications of entrepreneurship and venture creation. Please note that this 0.5 CU course does not fulfil the Wharton MGMT 1010 requirement

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