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Name: Andrew R. Thomas
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Marketing
Office: CBA 321
Phone: 330-972-7119
Fax: 330-972-5798
Email: art@uakron.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Marketing
College of Business Administration
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 44325-4804
Personal Page: http://www.AirRage.org |
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| Education: |
- Ph.D., University of Bucharest, Academia de Studii Economice, International Business
Dissertation: “Analysis of Global Sales and Distribution Strategies of U.S. Firms in Romania”
- M.A., The University of Akron, International Relations
- B.A. The University of Akron, Political Science and History
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| Professional & Academic Experience: |
- Professional Experience
- Traveled to and done business in 120 countries on all seven continents.
- Founding Editor-in-Chief Journal of Transportation Security
- Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business, University of Akron, 2006 to Present
- Associate Director, Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing, 2008 to Present
- Visiting Instructor of Marketing & International Business, University of Akron, 2003 to 2006
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| Teaching Interests: |
- International Business Practices
- International Business Environments
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| Research Interests: |
- Global Sales and Distribution Strategy
- Supply Chain Security
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| Recent Publications: |
- Books
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson The Distribution Trap! Keeping Your Innovations from Becoming Commodities (New York; Greenwood)
- Supply Chain Security: International Practices and Innovations for Moving Goods Safely and Efficiently, 2 Vo (London; Praeger Security Series, 2009)
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson The Distribution Trap! (London; Houghton-Mifflin, 2009)
- Aviation Security Management: A Three Volume Set (London; Praeger Security Series, 2008)
- Wilkinson, Timothy and Andrew Thomas eds. The New World Marketing, Volume 3 of Marketing in the 21st Century, Bruce Keillor General Editor (London; Greenwood, 2007)
- Thomas, Andrew, Dale Lewison, William Hauser, and Linda Foley Direct Marketing in Action, (Westport; Praeger, 2006).
- Dealy, David M. and Andrew Thomas Managing by Accountability: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Responsibility, Integrity… and Results, (London; Quorum, 2006).
- Direct Marketing in Action: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Finding and Keeping the Best Customers,(Westport; Praeger)
- Dealy, David M. and Andrew Thomas Change or Die! How to Transform Your Organization from the Inside Out, (Westport ; Praeger, 2005).
- Dealy, David M. and Andrew Thomas Defining the Really Great Boss (Westport; Praeger, 2004).
- Aviation Insecurity: The New Challenges of Air Travel,(Amherst; Prometheus, 2003).
- Caslione, John and Andrew Thomas Global Manifest Destiny: Growing Your Business in a Borderless Economy, (Chicago; Dearborn, 2002).
- Halladay-Coughlin, Jeanne and Andrew Thomas The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: People, Processes, and Global Trends (London; Quorum, 2003 ).
- Caslione, John and Andrew Thomas Growing Your Business in Emerging Markets: Promise and Perils, (London; Quorum, 2001).
- Air Rage: Crisis in the Skies(Amherst; Prometheus, 2001).
- Journal articles
- Thomas, Andrew, Todd Finkle, and Timothy Wilkinson “Timko Export Management Company: The Dynamics of International Entrepreneurship” Journal of Case Studies, 2009
- Wilkinson, Timothy, Andrew Thomas, and Jon Hawes "Managing the China Quality Imperative Though Better Business Relationships” Journal of Global Marketing 22.2, pp. 109 – 119.
- Thomas, Andrew, Timothy Wilkinson, and Jon Hawes “Making It in China” MIT Sloan Management Review’s Business Insight (published in collaboration with Wall Street Journal), May 2008. pp. 10 – 13.
- Thomas, Andrew and Nicolae Alexandru-Pop “The Impact of EU Accession on Marketing Management in Romania” Marketing Management 17:2, Fall 2007, pp. 218 – 225.
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson “The Distribution Trap” MIT Sloan Management Review’s Business Insight (published in collaboration with Wall Street Journal), October 2007, pp 4 – 9.
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson "It's the Distribution, stupid!" Business Horizons 48:2, pp/ 34 - 43.
- “The End of Mass Marketing: Or, How the Only Successful Marketing is Direct Marketing” Direct Marketing International 1:1, 2007, pp. 6 - 16.
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson, “The Outsourcing Compulsion: How the Colonization of American Manufacturing by Distributors Has Pushed U.S. Companies Overseas” MIT Sloan Management Review 48:1,Fall 2006, pp. 10 - 17.
- Thomas, Andrew and Timothy Wilkinson” It’s the Distribution, stupid!” Business Horizons (48), Spring 2005, pp. 34 - 43.
- “Redefining Flight Attendant Training: A Customer Service and Risk Management Approach” Journal of Civil Aviation Training 6:2, Summer 2003, pp. 24 - 29.
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| Awards: |
- Direct Marketing in Action selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2008 Berry – American Marketing Association Book Prize for the Best Book in Marketing.
- National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Training and Education Subcommittee, 2008 – present
- Phi Eta Sigma Student's Choice Award for Favorite Faculty Member, University of Akron, 2006.
- Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 2005 and 2006.
- Honorary Member of Mu Kappa Tau Marketing Honor Society, 2006
- Distinguished Service Award from Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice, 2004
- Honorary Member of Golden Key Honor Society, University of Akron, 2004
- The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: People, Processes, and Global Trends (London; Quorum, 2003 ). selected as Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge Recommended Book on Entrepreneurship, February 2003.
- Global Manifest Destiny: Growing Your Business in a Borderless Economy (Chicago; Dearborn) selected as Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge Recommended Book on Globalization, December 2001.
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