The Legends in Consumer Behavior series captures the essence of the most important contributions made in the field of consumer behavior in the past several decades. It reproduces the seminal works of the legends in the field, which are supplemented by interviews of these legends as well as by the opinions of other scholars about their work.
The series comprises various sets, each focusing on the multiple ways in which a legend has contributed to the field. This set, consisting of five volumes, is a tribute to C. Whan Park.
Professor Park is a Robert E. Brooker Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern California. Prior to joining the USC Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, California, Professor Park was the Albert Wesley Frey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh (1979-1997).
He is one of the most innovative thought leaders who has pioneered many important areas in consumer behavior. His innovative publications include seminal papers in dyadic decision-making, "Joint Decisions in Home Purchasing: A Muddling-Through Process;" brand management, "Strategic Brand Concept-Image Management," and brand attachment, "Brand Attachment and Brand Attitude Strength: Conceptual and Empirical Differentiation of Two Critical Brand Equity Drivers." He has also published highly influential articles in the areas of brand familiarity, subjective and objective knowledge, cognitive and affective involvement, constructive decision-making, cost-efficient brand growth strategies, and brand naming strategies. Apart from this, Professor Park has coauthored Marketing Management (1987) with Dr Gerald Zaltman, and Handbook of Brand Relationships (2009) with Deborah J. MacInnis and Joseph Priester. His most recent book, Brand Admiration: Building a Business People Love, coauthored with Dr Deborah J. MacInnis and Dr Andreas Eisingerich, was published in October 2016.
Professor Park was the recipient of the 1987 Alpha Kappa Psi Award and has been a Fellow of Society of Consumer Psychology (2012) and a Fellow of Association for Consumer Research (ACR, 2015). He was the Editor of the Journal of Consumer Psychology (2008-2012) and is currently the Director of the Global Branding Center at the Marshall School of Business (2008-present).
The series is edited by Jagdish N. Sheth, who is the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He is a past president of the ACR, as well as Division 23 (Consumer Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). He is also a Fellow of the APA and the ACR. Professor Sheth co-authored Theory of Buyer Behavior (with J.A. Howard), a classic in consumer behavior published in 1969.
Volumes in this set:
Volume 1: The Role of Familiarity and Knowledge in Consumer Behavior
Editor: Mita Sujan
Volume 2: Involvement and Reference Group Influence
Editor: Joseph R Priester
Volume 3: Decision-making and Choice Decisions
Editor: Richard J Lutz
Volume 4: Brand Strategy
Editor: Vanessa Patrick
Volume 5: Causes of Brand Attachment and Its Effect on Consumers' Information Processing Evaluations and Behaviors
Editor: Debbie MacInnis
Sheth, Jagdish N.: -
Jagdish N. Sheth, Ph.D., is the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Emory University, Goizueta Business School. He is known nationally and internationally for his scholarly contributions in consumer behavior, relationship marketing, competitive strategy, and geopolitical analysis. When he joined Emory's faculty in 1991, Professor Sheth had nearly 30 years of combined experience in marketing from the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois, Columbia University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Throughout his career, Professor Sheth has offered more than a thousand presentations in at least 20 countries. He has also provided consultancy for numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His client list includes AT&T, BellSouth, Cox Communications, Delta, Ernst & Young, Ford, GE, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nortel, Pillsbury, Sprint, Square D, 3M, Whirlpool, and others. Currently, Professor Sheth sits on the Board of Directors of several public companies including Norstan, Cryo Cell International, and Wipro Limited.
Professor Sheth's accolades include "Outstanding Marketing Educator," an award presented by the Academy of Marketing Science, the "Outstanding Educator" award twice-presented by Sales and Marketing Executives International, and the P.D. Converse Award for his outstanding contributions to theory in marketing, presented by the American Marketing Association. Professor Sheth is the recipient of the two highest awards given by the American Marketing Association: the Richard D. Irwin Distinguished Marketing Educator Award and the Charles Coolidge Parlin Award.
In 1996, Professor Sheth was selected as the Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science. The following year, he was awarded the Distinguished Fellow award from the International Engineering Consortium. Professor Sheth is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (known as APA). In 2014, he was awarded the William Wilkie Award, Marketing for a Better World by the American Marketing Association.
Professor Sheth has authored or coauthored hundreds of articles and books. In 2000, he and Andrew Sobel published the best seller, Clients for Life. In 2001, Value Space, which he coauthored with Banwari Mittal, was published. Professor Sheth's most popular book, The Rule of Three, was coauthored with Dr Rajendra Sisodia and published in 2002. He has since written notable publications: Tectonic Shift, Firms of Endearment, and The 4 A's of Marketing.
