Professor

Gary K. Hunter, MBA, PhD

Founders Chair in Marketing/Data Analytics 

University of Mississippi

BUSINESS EDUCATOR • MARKETING STRATEGY• RESEARCHER • AUTHOR • SPEAKER •CONSULTANT

Doctoral Dissertations

  1. Jiangang (Kenny) Huang (Ph.D., Marketing, UM, expected 2023), “A Research Synthesis of Mobile Apps in Marketing Research Literature: A Bibliometric and Meta-Analytic Approach,” Role: Committee Member w/ Chair: Barry M. Babin.
  2. John Galvan (Ph.D., Marketing, UM, 2022), ”Sales Technology: A Three-Part Multimethod Approach to Examining Sales Stacks,” Role: Committee Member w/ Chair: Barry M. Babin.
  3. Franklin Tillman (Ph.D., Marketing, UM, 2022), “Emotional Carry-over in Ethical Decision Making: The Impact of Self-Control and Moral Potency,” Role: Committee Member w/ Chair: Victoria Bush.
  4. Donald St. Clair, (PhD, Management, CWRU, 2018), “Mixed Methods Study of Factors Influencing Business to Business (B2B) Sales Performance: The Role of Design Attitude” Committee Member, Chair: Kalle Lyytinen.
  5. Deirdre Dixon, “Staying Alive: A Theory of In Extremis Leadership,” (PhD, Management, CWRU, 2014), Committee Member, Chair: Richard J. Boland Jr.
  6. Emily Amdurer, “Positive Transformation in the Face of Adversity:  The Development of a Measure of Workplace Posttraumatic Growth” (PhD, Organizational Behavior, CWRU, 2014), Committee Member, Chair: Diane Bergeron.
  7. Donna Haeger, “The Significance of Influence in Our Current Work Environment: Understanding and Exploring the Shift and Emergent Domains,” (PhD, Management, CWRU, 2014), Committee Member, Chair: Tony Lingham.
  8. Milagros Pereyra-Rojas, “A Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Approach to Academic Knowledge Production and Job Satisfaction:  The Role of Academic Alignment,” (PhD, Management, CWRU, 2014), Committee Member, Chair: Tony Lingham.
  9. Ellen Van Oosten, (PhD, Organizational Behavior, CWRU, 2013), “The Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Executive Coaching on Leader Effectiveness,” Committee Member, Chair: Richard E. Boyatzis.
  10. Stephan M. Liozu (PhD, Management, CWRU, 2013), “Designing Sustainable Firm’s Organizational Pricing Systems for Superior Performance,” Committee Member, Chair: Richard J. Boland Jr.
  11. Stuart Strolin, (DM, CWRU, 2009) “Persuasion-Trust Theory and its Implications for B2B Selling,” Advisor.
  12. Ganesh Kumar, (DM, CWRU, 2009) “Unraveling Adaptive Selling: An Empirical Analysis of Underlying Relational Behaviors,” Advisor.
  13. John Eaton, (PhD, Marketing, ASU, 2002) “Market Orientation and Performance: A Multi-stakeholder Study,” Committee Member, Chair: Michael P. Mokwa.
  14. Gabriel Gonzalez, (PhD, Marketing, ASU, 2001) “Isolating the Role of Knowledge Acquisition and Use in Managing Customer Relationships, “Committee Member, Chair: Michael D. Hutt.

Undergraduate Honors students’ theses committees

  • Director, Michael Beshara (2002), Arizona State University, Honors College.
  • Director, Chris Burke (2001), Arizona State University, Honors College.
  • Third Reader, Nermine Mansour (2001), Arizona State University, Honors College.