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Ronald B. Marks
 
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Ronald B. Marks, PhD was a marketing professor, now retired from the University of Wisconsin. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri - Columbia, with a major in marketing and minor in statistics. During his thirty year career, he taught undergraduate and graduate market research and multivariate statistics amongst other courses. He made extensive usage of SPSS, Minitab, and LISREL in both teaching and research. His research credentials in the use of multivariate statistics are evidenced in articles, such as: "A Structural Equation Model of Predictors for Effective Online Learning," Journal of Management Education, 29 (4), August, 2005 and "Psychometric Evaluation of the ADAPTS Scale," Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Vol. XVI (4) (Fall, 1996, 53-56)

He attended seminars in "Multivariate Statistics" at the University of Colorado and "General Structural Equation ("Lisrel") Models," (Introduction and Advanced) at the Inter University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He also conducted similar faculty seminars in Multivariate Statistics at the University of Wisconsin.

In counseling dissertation students and business clients, his experience is that "a problem well defined is half solved." Or as Tom Peters suggested in his best-selling book on management, "if you don't know where you are going, you are likely to end up somewhere else." That is, no matter how arcane the statistics employed, they will never compensate for poorly stated hypotheses and literature review. Hence, when consulting with students, he helps them first develop lucid, operational hypotheses and then determines which statistical methods to use, rather than the converse.

Specialties

multivariate statistics, behavioral sciences, marketing research, research design, SPSS, Minitab, structural equation modeling (LISREL), survey research, web-based surveys, quantitative methods, correlation, ANOVA, MANOVA, multiple regression, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, methodology chapter editing, nonparametric tests (such as chi-square or Mann-Whitney U Test), statistical application to social science data (e.g. psychology, sociology, economics) and business data (e.g. finance, business, and marketing), can aid with set-up of data files, analysis of sample characteristics, can also help develop persuasive Power Point presentations for oral defenses or business presentations.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia, December
Major Area: Marketing
Minor Area: Multivariate Statistics (w/ SPSS)
M.B.A., University of Kansas, January
B.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

STATISTICAL SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

SPSS, MINITAB, LISREL

MULTIMEDIA  

Authored online courses, using Trainersoft, PowerPoint, Real Player, Adobe Premiere, and audio editing  software, such as SoundForge, Sonnica and Audacity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, College of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 1974 – 2006
Courses taught:Introduction to Marketing, Retailing, Market Research, Selling and Sales Management, Consumer Behavior, Multivariate statistics, and Internet Marketing

Associate Dean, College of Business Administration,
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 1987 - 90

Director, Koehn Institute for Information Systems and Technology, 1985 - 87

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Attended seminars in "General Structural Equation (`Lisrel`) Models," (Introduction and Advanced), Inter University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990, 1993

Conducted faculty seminar in Multivariate Statistics, May 1987, May 1986, January 1985, May 1982, May 1981, January 1978

Conducted seminars in "Professional Selling," for University of Wisconsin - Extension, 1982, 1981, 1979

Attendance of Seminar on Multivariate Research Methods and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, June 27 - July 1, 1977, University of Colorado – Boulder

Seminar conducted for Kimberly-Clark Corporation:  "Marketing for Non-Marketing  Executives"

PUBLICATIONS (partial list)

BOOKS     

Personal Selling: A Relationship Approach, 6th edition, 1997, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Accompanying PowerPoint CD-ROM (with digitized voice and video)

Personal Selling: A Relationship Approach, seventh edition. Atomic Dog Publishers, 2005, http://www.atomicdogpublishing.com/BookDetails.asp?
Session=8902BDBA-4618-48A6-956E-42D0D85D3281&BookEditionID=154

JOURNALS

"Distance Education and Learning Styles: Some Interesting Results," Journal of College Teaching and Learning, March, 2006 (with Stan Sibley)

"A Structural Equation Model of Predictors for Effective Online Learning," Journal of Management Education, 29 (4), August, 2005 (with Stan Sibley and Ben Arbaugh)

"Distance Education and Learning Styles: Some Interesting Results," International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, March, 2005

"Distance Education and Learning Styles: Some Disappointing Results," International Applied Business Research Conference, San Juan, March, 2004

"Using cluster analysis in the Freshmen Retention Problem," International Applied Business Research Conference, Acapulco, March, 2003

"ImprovingOnline Sales Education with Streaming Media,"  Global Business and Technology Association, July, 2002, Rome

"Determinants of Student Evaluations of Global Measures of Instructor and Course Value," Journal of Marketing Education, August 2000, vol 22 (2), 108

"The Role of Emotions in Causal in Causal Attributions by Decision Makers, 2000 International Applied Business Research, Puerto Vallarta, March, 2000 (with B.S. Sridhar

"Student withdrawal: Test of an Integrated Model," Michigan Journal of Counseling and Development, (with Gary Adams), vol. 27 (2), 1999

"An Investigation of the Internet Experience of Students in a Master's Level Marketing, Course,,",  Academy of Business Disciplines, Fort Meyers, 1999

"A Model of Buyer-Seller Trust Formation and Its Impact on Sales Performance, National Conference in Sales Management, Norfolk, Virginia, April, 1998

"A Psychometric Evaluation of the ADAPTS Scale,"  Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Vol. XVI (4) (Fall, 1996, 53-56), (with Doug Vorhies and Gordon Badovick)

"A Path Analytic Study of Adaptive Selling: Antecedents and Outcome,"  Marketing Management Association 1996 Proceedings, Chicago, 1996

"An Empirical Measure of the Effects of A European Journey & Seminar Upon Business Students," Academy of Marketing Science, International Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 1995, (with Lynda DeDee).

"The Relationship Between Adaptive Selling, Task-Related Sales Behavior and Commitment to Performance--Some Largely Disappointing Results," 1995 PSE/National Sales Conference, (with Dr. Gordon Badovick and Dr. Ann Thompson)

"Professional Attitudes Concerning the Ethics of Comparative Advertising," Accepted for publication Journal of Professional Services Marketing, Vol. 12 (1), (with Soo Young Moon), 1995

"A Path Analytic Study of Stress and Coping Behavior in Decision Making Groups," 1992 Proceedings, Midwest Management Association, (with Sandhya Sridhar).

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