Kaitlyn DeGhetto

Dr. Kaitlyn DeGhetto is an Associate Professor of Management whose research focuses on strategy, entrepreneurship, and public policy. Her work examines how individuals and firms respond to institutional risks and pursue opportunities in global contexts.

She teaches undergraduate management courses, helping students strengthen their strategic thinking and leadership skills through experiential learning. Prior to joining academia, she worked as a product manager and a business development manager. A Florida native, she earned her bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Florida and her Ph.D. from Florida State University. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her family, and being outdoors.

• Florida State University, PhD (Business Administration/Strategic Management), 2015
• University of Florida, MBA, 2011
• University of Florida, BA (Business Administration), 2007

• MGT 410 - Senior Seminar in Management (Management Capstone)
• MGT 490 - Strategic Management

• MGT 410 includes a semester-long AI-focused management consulting project in which students analyze organizational challenges and develop strategic AI recommendations. The course also includes earning an AI certification selected by each student.
• MGT 490 integrates AI throughout the strategic management curriculum. Students use a Capsim AI Tutor to develop and defend executive-level strategic decisions and Zoom AI Companion to summarize team meetings, organize discussions, and track decision-making over time.

• Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Policy

• Business Development Manager
• Product Manager
• Consulting

• Traveling
• Mountain biking
• Running
• Snowboarding

• I’ve visited more countries than my age.

• DeGhetto, K., & Russell Z. A. (2024). What’s the risk? It depends. Entrepreneurs’ and employees’ perceptions of domestic city-level institutional risk. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 22: 1-12.
• DeGhetto, K. (2024). What’s in a name (political risk)? A review of political risk and foreign investment decisions. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 31(1): 50-8
• DeGhetto, K., Russell, Z. A., & McAllister, C. P. (2024). Corporate social responsibility and employee outcomes: Considering employee perspectives on the role of business. Society and Business Review, 19(2): 266-285.
• DeGhetto, K., Holmes, R. M., Lamont, B. T., Lucianetti, L., & Kasapoğlu, M. (2023). New ventures going global: Cognition and context. Journal of Small Business Management, 61(6): 2732-2761.

• DeGhetto, K. (2020). COVID-19 and international diversification: A new paradigm for multinationals. AIB Insights, 20(3): 1-5.
• DeGhetto, K., Lamont, B. T., & Holmes, R. M. (2020). Safety risk and international investment decisions. Journal of World Business. 55(6): 101129.
• Zorn, M. L., DeGhetto, K., Ketchen, D. J., & Combs, J. G. (2020). The impact of hiring directors’ choice-supportive bias and escalation of commitment on CEO compensation and dismissal following poor performance: A multi-method study. Strategic Management Journal, 41(2): 308-339.
• Wang, G., DeGhetto, K., Ellen, B. P. III, & Lamont, B. T. (2019). Board antecedents of CEO duality and the moderating role of country‐level managerial discretion: A meta‐analytic investigation. Journal of Management Studies, 56(1): 172-202.