
Graduate Chair, Professor and Maurice J. and Alice Hollman College Professorship in Marketing
Marketing, CBA 322P.O. Box 880492
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0492, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3278
Fax: (402) 472-9777
E-mail:
Joined the college in 1987.
Expertise:
- Consumer Behavior
- Cross-Cultural Issues
- Family Decision Making
- International Consumerism
- International - Asia
Education:
- D.B.A., Indiana University, 1973
- M.B.A., Indiana University, 1971
- B.S., Kansas State University, 1969
Research Interests:
- Changes in consumer behavior associated with life-event transitions
- Cross-cultural differences in consumer decision processes
- Consumer acculturation
- Family decision making
Teaching Interests:
- Buyer Behavior
- Marketing Research
- International Marketing
Published in the following:
- Journal of Marketing
- Public Opinion Quarterly
- Journal of Business Research
- Journal of Retailing
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Journal of Consumer Research
- Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
- Home Economics Research Journal
- Recherche et Applications en Marketing
- Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management
- American Behavioral Scientist
- Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
- OMEGA, The International Journal of Management Science
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
- International Business Review
- Journal of International Business Studies
- International Marketing Review
- Journal of Macromarketing
- Psychology and Marketing
Awards:
- Excellence in Graduate Education Award, University of Nebraska. (2007).
- Best Conference Paper, Macromarketing Conference. (2005).
- Slater Award, Journal of Macromarketing. (2005).
- Best Reviewer, Journal of Business Research. (2002).
- Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Parents Association. (2001).
- Best Reviewer, Journal of Consumer and Marketing Research. (1997).
- Invited Faculty Participant, AMA Doctoral Consortium. (1996).
- Best Article of the Year, Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. (1992).
- Best Article of the Year, Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. (1991).
- Faculty, AMA Consortium on Teaching. (1990).
- Outstanding Graduate Teacher, Graduate Student Council, Oklahoma State University. (1986).
Research
Selected Articles:
- An Exploratory Investigation of the Relative Importance of Cultural Similarity and Personal Fit in the Selection and Performance of Expatriates
- A Consumer-Behavior Perspective on Domestic Violence
- Resource Allocation in Households with Women as Chief Wage Earners
- Building Understanding of the Domain of Consumer Vulnerability
- Getting Past the Red Tees: Constraints Women Face in Golf and Strategies to Help Them Stay
- An Investigation of Newspaper Ad Memory As Affected by Context Involvement and Ad Size
- The Effect of Counterfeiting on Consumer Search
- An exploration of happy/sad and liked/disliked music effects on shopping intentions in a women's clothing store service setting
- An Empirical Investigation of Framing Effects in Real Estate Negotiations: A Study of Single-Family Home Sales
- The Impact of Flow and Communitas on Enduring Involvement in Extended Service Encounters
- Remittances as Social Exchange: The Critical, Changing Role of Family as the Social Network
- Ritual-Based Behavior that Reinforces Hegemonic Masculinity in Golf: Variations in Women Golfers’ Responses
- Underdog Consumption: An Exploration into Meanings and Motives

