Dr. Laquita Blockson

Dr. Laquita C. Blockson, also known as the “Business Renaissance Guru,” is a business/organizational ethics expert as well as an entrepreneurship and urban economic development scholar.  She has extensive experience providing lectures for, facilitating workshops for, and providing guidance to small businesses, community development corporations, executive education programs, affiliates of national nonprofit organizations, and aspiring minority and women business owners.  

As the Business Renaissance Guru, Dr. Blockson’s specialty is to encourage and guide organizations as they transform themselves during periods of growth or turbulence.  She asserts that organizations can enhance their market niche by strategically emphasizing the “Three Ss”: Social responsibility, Stakeholder management, and Sustainability.   

Dr. Blockson is the Assistant Professor of Ethics and Entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston’s School of Business and Economics.  She earned her doctorate in Business Ethics and Public Policy from the University of Pittsburgh.  She earned both her baccalaureate and master degrees in Business Administration from Florida A&M University’s School of Business & Industry.  Before pursuing the doctorate, Dr. Blockson worked for Taco Bell Corporation, AT&T, and LG&E Energy Corporation.  She is also a former member of the Board of Examiners for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program. 

Dr. Blockson has received accolades for her sharing her knowledge and expertise with multiple audiences.  She is one of Diverse (Issues in Higher Education) magazine’s 2009 Emerging Scholars.  She was named a 2008 Outstanding Faculty of the Year by the College of Charleston’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.  In 2005, Dr. Blockson received the Academy of Management Best Mentoring Practices Award.    

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