Daniel Lynch, Nestor M. Arguea, S. LeMay, S. Keller, B. Kimball
{"title":"Student Experience, Career Influence, and Supply Chain Competitions:#xd; A Mixed-Method Analysis of Students, Judges, and Alumni","authors":"Daniel Lynch, Nestor M. Arguea, S. LeMay, S. Keller, B. Kimball","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2022.2052323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2022.2052323","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Students often identify specific moments or specific individuals who changed the courses of their academic experience, choices of careers, or the paths of their careers. Business schools have attempted to frame these moments and experiences in the form of high-impact practices (HIP). This research examines a live case competition with business professionals as judges. We have incorporated survey results from student participants, comments from competition judges, and interviews with former participants. The former participants explain how this competition affected their careers and educational experiences. We incorporate the perceptions of students, industry judges, and former participants to give a unique view of this HIP. We also blend empirical analysis, using qualitative and quantitative methods. The research contributes to the marketing education literature in unusual if not unique ways because of the interviews with former participants who have advanced in their careers. This research also underscores the idea that live case competitions of this nature have substantial impacts on students’ academic experiences and their careers, so such case competitions have earned the designation of High Impact Practice.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"298 - 310"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47673139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Gyepi-Garbrah, Alexander Kofi Preko, Juliana Akushika Andoh, G. C. Agbemabiese
{"title":"STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF MARKETING MAJORS: Evidence from Ghana","authors":"T. Gyepi-Garbrah, Alexander Kofi Preko, Juliana Akushika Andoh, G. C. Agbemabiese","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2022.2047074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2022.2047074","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT While there has been a significant amount of work involving marketing education, it is unclear as to which demographic and psychographic characteristics of marketing majors drive their behavior toward academic performance (AP). The core premise of this study is that a set of students’ demographic and psychographic characteristics underlie marketing majors’ behavior toward academic learning, and this could be explained through the lens of self-determination theory. The study relied on quantitative data gleaned through structured questionnaires, from marketing majors in higher education in a developing country context. The findings affirm that student motives, thoughts and perspectives, expectations, and ‘preparedness,’ are highly significant situational factors that explain the variation in overall marketing students’ AP. In addition, the income level of parents was significant in explaining AP. The authors envisage that the findings will help researchers to direct their studies toward experiential and emotional learning in other contexts, and thereby provide insights into other situational factors that predict marketing students’ AP. Moreover, the findings highlight key situational factors that will help educators to adapt pedagogical practices in marketing education to enhance AP, in context.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"342 - 356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47931744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CONNECTING WITH GEN Z: USING INTERACTIVE IMPROV GAMES TO TEACH SOFT SKILLS","authors":"J. Riley, Kate Nicewicz","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2022.2041440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2022.2041440","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Soft skills (active listening, attention to detail, avoiding technology-based distractions, etc.) are a growing need in today’s workforce. Yet, finding the time, methods, and space within marketing classes can be a challenge. Faced with the task of teaching students not only how to function in their daily roles once in the workforce, the authors found themselves in need of methods to also teach skills to not only help students land jobs, but be successful in them and working with colleagues. The enclosed teaching innovation of using improvisation-based techniques helps to enrich class activities and reinforce existing marketing concepts as well as prominent soft skills for professional development and long-term career success. This manuscript includes details of the importance of soft skills in the marketplace, descriptions of the piloted three interactive games, and best practices for instructors on how to implement them within their classrooms.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"97 - 104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48739480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT ON MARKETING TO OLDER ADULTS","authors":"Summer Zwanziger Elsinger, M. Heinz","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2022.2035236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2022.2035236","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT For the second year in a row, students enrolled in Psychology of Aging and Consumer Behavior worked in cross-disciplinary teams during an eight-week session, with their efforts concluding in a team project. Student teams created a marketing plan of a product or service specifically targeting older consumers. Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning provided a structure for organizing weekly team tasks and assignments. The cross-disciplinary teams created an opportunity for students to refine their “soft skills” by working in a dynamic team environment and gain insight into older adult motivations and preferences. Students presented their project ideas to older adults (6 panelists) and received feedback to improve the final concept. Student perceptions and learning were assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Pre and posttests were administered to measure changes in student perspectives of older adults (i.e., ageism) and beliefs about groups. Pre and post assessments revealed decreased levels of older adult avoidance and discrimination among students after participation. In addition, qualitative results noted increased understanding of aging among students. Several modifications and suggestions are provided to instructors wishing to replicate the project. This project prepared students to be part of a diverse team and encouraged a deeper understanding of older consumers.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"129 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45791330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MEASURING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF MARKETING SCHOLARS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENTS","authors":"Pallab Paul, Kausiki Mukhopadhyay","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2021.2024077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2021.2024077","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article studies the research productivity of scholars and institutional departments in the field of marketing, by examining data of published articles in four premier marketing journals (Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research and Marketing Science) from 2010 to 2019. Two different metrics are used to evaluate scholar productivity: the total count of publications and a fractional publication score which considers the number of authors in an article. Using these same metrics, research productivity of higher institution marketing departments around the world is also measured. Adapting the methodology used in previous studies, we provide a snapshot of today’s most productive marketing scholars and marketing departments. Our findings may help academics with major professional decisions like admission choices in a doctoral program, Ph.D. advisor selection, career choices, job placement, promotion, potential collaboration ideas and mobility issues. Interestingly, we find the size of marketing faculty in our top schools has only a moderate effect on their research productivity.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"357 - 367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60193089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ONLINE VIDEO AND BLOG CONTENT IN MARKETING CASE STUDIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS’ LEARNING – A THREE-YEAR COMPARISON","authors":"Robert Yeh, Laurence Zoeckler","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2021.2015605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2021.2015605","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Fast-growing and evolving online content has enabled responsive curriculum updates to support students’ learning of how to apply concepts to understand and solve real world problems. Written case studies have long served this purpose in a wide variety of disciplines, and many educators have seen value in presenting cases through the use of online resources under the assumption that this approach will result in positive learning outcomes. Studies designed to compare the two methods have had mixed results with regard to student performance. This paper shows comparison results of using case study assignments presented either as traditional written descriptions or as a combination of online resources including video clips, blogs, and vlogs. Research results indicate that learning outcomes for case study assignments presented through online resources improved significantly for the learners. Various types of students gained benefits differently. Higher achievers gained more than average achievers, and struggling students obtained necessary gains sufficient to pass the case study assignments. Marketing educators should consider incorporating modern online content in curriculum design components such as case study assignments to improve student learning.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"120 - 128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46500333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IT TAKES A VILLAGE DURING THE PANDEMIC: PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ COURSE EVALUATIONS AND GRADES IN ONLINE TEAM-BASED MARKETING COURSES","authors":"Minjung Park, Jayoung Koo","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2021.2023577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2021.2023577","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study investigates the predictors of students’ course evaluations and course grades in online team-based learning marketing courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1, eighty-three undergraduate students taking a variety of team-based learning marketing courses at two different universities participated in an online survey. Multiple regression analysis results indicate that higher team satisfaction and instructor engagement are associated with higher course evaluations, while conscientiousness and the number of course visits predict course grades. Study 2 with additional sixty-seven students found that loneliness and working hours are associated with lower course grades. The implications of this research are discussed","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"255 - 264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46942430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTEGRATING TRANSFORMATIVE CONSUMER RESEARCH INTO THE MARKETING CURRICULUM: A DESIGN THINKING PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH","authors":"J. Zarzosa","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2021.2023578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2021.2023578","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT While marketing educators have identified the need for integrating transformative consumer behavior (TCR) in the marketing curriculum, they offer scant examples as it relates to actual student projects. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how marketing educators can help students design interventions that address macro-level marketing issues by targeting consumers on the micro-level via marketing strategies. Findings indicate the multistep design-thinking learning method increased students’ awareness of systemic interactions and intersections in the market while creating empathy for various audiences. A detailed implementation plan is provided for educators to use in consumer behavior, marketing strategy, and marketing research course.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"32 1","pages":"163 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46738810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"APPLICATION OF PYTHON IN MARKETING EDUCATION: A BIG DATA ANALYTICS PERSPECTIVE","authors":"Aria Teimourzadeh, S. Kakavand, B. Kakavand","doi":"10.1080/10528008.2021.2021374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2021.2021374","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the era of big data, many business organizations consider data analytics skills as important criteria in the acquisition of qualified applicants. As numerous managerial decisions in the field of marketing are becoming evidence-based, business schools have integrated case studies about different stages of data analytics such as problem identification, data collection, data processing, data analysis and data visualization in order to improve the knowledge of marketing students. Although case studies can provide a good theoretical foundation about data analytics in the field of marketing, but they may not be sufficient for building analytical skills from a technical perspective. This paper provides a guideline on how Python as a programming language can be used to explore large datasets and improve marketing students’ capabilities with a focus on data processing, data analysis and data visualization tasks. In this research, a survey was conducted to measure the teaching effectiveness and overall satisfaction of marketing students (n = 84) in a Canadian university. The evidence suggests that Python libraries designed for marketing-related data analysis and data visualization have positive outcomes in students’ learning experience and perception of teaching effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":37208,"journal":{"name":"Marketing Education Review","volume":"33 1","pages":"226 - 241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43017202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}