Research and Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

 “To Extend or Not to Extend: Success Determinants of Brand Line Extensions,” Journal of Marketing Research, 1994, 31 (May), 243-262, with Srinivas Reddy and Susan Holak.

“Diversification Strategies for the Service Sector,” Journal of Professional Services Marketing, 1993, 9 (1), 59-68, with Joseph Bonnici and Albert Caruana.

"The Effect of Homosexual Imagery in Advertising on Attitude Toward the Ad," Journal of Homosexuality, 1996, 31 (1, 2), Special Edition on Gays, Lesbians, and Consumer Behavior, 161-176, with Thomas Leigh and Daniel Wardlow.  Simultaneously published in Gays, Lesbians, and Consumer Behavior: Theory, Practice, and Research Issues in Marketing, ed. Daniel Wardlow, The Haworth Press, 1996, 161-176.

"An Investigation of Jeopardy Effects in Store Choice," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 1996, 3 (3), 129-133, with Richard Fox.

" The Impact of Consumer Prejudices on Ad Processing: Heterosexual Consumers’ Responses to Homosexual Imagery in Ads," Journal of Advertising, 1998, 27 (4), 9-28, with Thomas Leigh and Daniel Wardlow.

            (This article was picked as a finalist for the best article of 1998 by reviewers at the Journal of Advertising)

"Version 6.0.1 Anyone?  An Investigation of Consumer Software Upgrading Behavior," Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Spring 1998, 6 (2), 87-96, with Richard Burkhard, Kathleen O’Donnell, and Daniel Wardlow.

 “Predicting New Venture Survival: An Analysis of “Anatomy of a Startup Cases” Cases from Inc. Magazine,” Journal of Business Venturing, 1998, 14, 215-232, with William B. Gartner and Jennifer A. Starr.

“An Investigation of Consumer Reactions to the Use of Different Brand Names,” Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1998, 7 (1), 41-50, with Kathleen O’Donnell and Gail Kelley.

“Symbolic and Functional Positioning of Brands,” Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1998, 15 (1), 32-43, with Srinivas Reddy.

“The Role of Dual Entitlement and Equity Theories in Consumers’ Formation of Fair Price Judgments: An Investigation Within a Business-to-Business Service Setting,” Journal of Professional Services Marketing, 1998, 17 (1), 1-14, with Eric Boyd.

"Opportunity Recognition: An Exploratory Investigation of a Component of the Entrepreneurial Process in the Context of the Health Care Industry," Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, Winter 2000, 25 (2), 81-94, with Richard McCline and Pamela Baj.

"Environmental and Ownership Characteristics of Small Businesses and their Impact on Development," Journal of Small Business Management, July 2000, 38 (3), 14-26, with William Gartner.

"The Impact of Parent Brand Attribute Beliefs and Affect on Brand Extension Evaluation," Journal of Business Research, July 2001, 53 (1), with Srinivas Reddy.

“Measuring Users' Web Activity to Evaluate and Enhance Advertising Effectiveness,” Journal of Advertising, Fall 2002, 31 (3), 97-106, with Michael Bevans and Sanjit Sengupta.

" The Reciprocal Effects of Extension Quality and Fit on Parent Brand Attitude, under review at the Journal of Product and Brand Management.

 

Conference Proceedings

“The Sales Department:  A Living System Perspective,”, National Conference in Sales Management Proceedings, with Joseph Bonnici, 1991, 15-19.

“Communicating the Future: A Comparative Systems Approach,” National Conference in Sales Management Proceedings, with Joseph Bonnici and Peter Dyer, 1989, 112-15.

" Investigating the Dimensions of Fit Between a Brand and its Extension," AMA Winter Educators’ Conference, 1997, 8, 186-194, with Srinivas Reddy.

“Are Brands Damaged When They Sponsor Gay Advertising?” Society for Consumer Psychology Winter Conference Proceedings, 1997, 30-32, with Thomas Leigh and Daniel Wardlow.

 “How Interpersonal Influence Susceptibility Influences the Intention to Purchase Products Emphasizing Group Affiliation”, Society for Consumer Psychology Winter Conference Proceedings, 1998, with Kathleen O’Donnell and Dien Nguyen.

"An Exploratory Study of Cross-National Differences in Perceptions of Fit Between a Brand and its Extension," Western Marketing Educators' Association Conference Proceedings, 1999, 93-96, with Allen Appell.

"Empirical Examination of the Factors Contributing to the High Presence of Ethnic Minorities in Silicon Valley High Tech Start-ups: Does the Classic Entrepreneurship Profile Survive Cross – Cultural Analysis?," Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2000 (Proceedings of the 2000 Babson College – Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference), with Richard McCline.

"Opportunity Framing and Networks: An Empirical Investgation of the Role of Social Context in Explaining Venture Creation by High Tech Entrepreneurs," The International Applied Business Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico, March 14-21, 2001, 1-13, with Richard McCline.

 

Invited Publications

"Some Comments on Marketing to the Homosexual (Gay) Market: A Profile and Strategy Implications", Journal of Homosexuality, 1996, 31 (1, 2), Special Edition on Gays, Lesbians, and Consumer Behavior, 213-217.

"Research Issues in Targeting Neglected Segments," in Advertising Research: The Internet, Consumer Behavior, and Strategy, 155-160.

 

Presentations at Academic Conferences

"The Impact of Advertising to a Controversial Target Audience on Attitude Toward the Ad and Brand Attitude," AMA Summer Educators' Conference Proceedings, August 1994, with Thomas Leigh and Daniel Wardlow.

“Integrating Dual Entitlement and Equity Theories Into Perceived Fair Price: An Empirical Investigation Within a Service Setting,” AMA Winter Educators’ Conference, San Diego, August 1996, with Eric Boyd. 

“An Exploratory Investigation Into the Symbolic or Functional Values of Brands,” AMA Summer Educators’ Conference, San Diego, August 1996, with Srinivas Reddy.  

“What Affects Growth Expectations? ” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research Conference - Babson College, June1997, with William Gartner.

“A Cross-National Examination of Attitudes toward Brands and Branding”, Marketing Science Conference, July 1998, with Jin Han.

“Brand Image Perceptions Across International Borders: An Exploratory Comparative Study in India and the U.S.,” Global Marketing Association Conference, New Delhi, India, December 1998, with Jin Han.

"Attitudes Toward Inter-racial Ads," AMA Winter Educators’ Conference, San Antonio, February 2000, with Dan Wardlow and Steve Kopp.

"Differences in Materialistic Consumer Values Across Nations," International Conference on Globalization of Business and Markets, Gurgaon, India, December 2001, with Jin Han.

“Product Life Cycle and Related Concepts in the High Tech Industry,” Marketing of Technology Oriented Products Conference, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, December, 2002, with Teresa Anthony.

 

Presentations at Practitioner Conferences

 “The Impact of Price Perceptions on Customer Satisfaction and Renewal Behavior in an Industrial Purchase Situation,” Advanced Research Techniques Forum, June 1995, with Eric Boyd.

 

Other Presentations

 “Consumer Reactions to Controversial Themes in Advertising,” University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, July 20, 2001.

"Research on Brand Management and Brand Extensions," Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, August 6, 2001.

“Consumer Reactions to Controversial Themes in Advertising,” Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, August 8, 2001.

Work in Progress

Consumer Attitudes Toward the Portrayal of Inter-racial Couples in Ads - preliminary data collected and is being analyzed to help in design of final study

Why Have Indian Entrepreneurs Been Successful in Silicon Valley? - 25 entrepreneurs have been interviewed - survey questionnaire is under development