Dennis A. Pitta, Ph.D.

                       

 

January 11, 2011

6510 Belleview Drive

Columbia, MD 21046

(410) 997-8729

Education:

 

Ph.D., University of Maryland

M.B.A.,  Canisius College, Concentration: Marketing

M.S., Canisius College, Major: Chemistry

B.S., Boston College, Major: Chemistry

 

Academic Appointments and Other Significant Work Experience:

 

Present Position  

Chairperson of Marketing and Entrepreneurship and

J. William Middendorf Distinguished Professor

Professor of Marketing

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD 21201-5779

 

 

Bibliography:

 

Papers published.

Refereed Journals

 


2011

"A Strategic Approach To Building Online Customer Loyalty: Integrating Customer Profitability Tiers." Dennis A. Pitta, Frank J. Franzak, Danielle Fowler.  Readings in Management Accounting  (reprint of Journal of Consumer Marketing  article) to be published by Pearson Prentice Hall in March 2011.

 

“Integrating Creative People, Creative Communities and Macro-Environmental Characteristics into the Marketing Organization" Van R. Wood, Frank J. Franzak, Dennis A. Pitta, Tom Gillpatrick. (forthcoming) Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness.

 

"Hallmarks in the Development of Marketing: Chinese Managers' Market Orientation and Ability to Deliver Service Quality," Darlene B. Smith and Dennis A. Pitta.  (forthcoming)  Advances in International Marketing.  [Book Chapter 7: Advances in International Marketing, Volume 021, International Marketing: Emerging Markets, edited by Shaoming Zou and Huifen Fu - ISBN - 9780857244475]

 

2010

"Punctuated Evolution and the Role of the Product Manager," Lea Katsanis and Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1995, Volume 4, no. 3, pp. 49-60.  To be reprinted in Debates in Brand Management (O Riley), Sage Publications (forthcoming 2010).

 

2009

"Preserving Patient Privacy in the Quest for Health Care Economies"  Michael V. Laric and Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 2009, Vol. 26, No 7. pp. 477-487.

 

"Global Umbrella Brands: Understanding Brand America and Its Competitors."  Van R. Wood, Dennis A. Pitta, Frank J. Franzak.  (2009) International Journal of Global Business and Economics, 2, (1),14-29.

 

"Extending the Brand Concept: From Products to Value Chains and Global Competitive Systems." Proceedings, 2009 Global Business & International Management Conference.  90-98.

 

"Chinese Managers’ Perceptions of Their Ability to Deliver Service Quality." Smith, Darlene, and Pitta, Dennis.  (2009) International Journal of Business Excellence Vol. 2, Nos. 3-4, pp 241-256.

 

"Consumer Concerns for Health Care Information Privacy: A Comparison of US and Canadian Perspectives."   Laric, Michael, Pitta, Dennis, and Katsanis, Lea.  (2009)  Research in Healthcare Financial Management.  Vol. 12, No 1, pp 93‑111.

 

*"Successful Strategic Alliances with International Partners: Key Issues for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises." Wood, Van R.,  Pitta, Dennis A. , Franzak, Frank J. (2009). International Journal of Business Innovation and Research Vol. 3, No 3, pp 232-251.  *(Lead Article in the Volume)

 

2008

*"The Quest for the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Potential and Challenges."  Dennis A. Pitta, Rodrigo Guesalaga, and Pablo Marshall.  2008.  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 25, No 7, pp 393-401. *(Lead Article in the Volume)

 

"Success Marketing by Multinational Firms to the Bottom of the Pyramid:  Connecting Share of heart, Global '“Umbrella Brands' and Responsible Marketing'' Van R. Wood, Dennis A. Pitta., Frank J. Franzak, 2008.  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 25, No 7, 419-429.

 

*"Foundations for Building Share of Heart in Global Brands."  Dennis A. Pitta and Frank J. Franzak (2008) Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 17, No. 2, pp. 64- 72.  *(Lead Article in the Volume)

 

"Nurturing an Effective Creative Culture within a Marketing Organization."  Dennis Pitta, Van Wood and Frank J. Franzak (2008).  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 25. No. 3, pp 137-148.

 

2007

“A Comparison of the Market Orientation of Chinese and U.S. Firms.” Darlene Smith, Dennis Pitta, Lee Richardson.   International Business & Economics Research Journal, (2007), Volume 6, No 12 (December), pp 25-37.

 

“The Rate Decision: Adjustable vs. Fixed Rate Mortgages.”  Ford, Deborah, Hossein Arsham, Joel Morse and Dennis Pitta Journal of Business & Economics Research. (2007) Volume 5, Number 11, November, 31-42. 

 

2006

"A Strategic Approach to Building Online Customer Loyalty: Integrating Customer Profitability Tiers."  Dennis Pitta, Frank J. Franzak, and Danielle Fowler (2006).  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol 23 No. 7.  pp 421-429.

 

"Integrating exhibit marketing into integrated marketing communications."  Dennis Pitta, Margit Weisgal and Peter Lynagh. (2006)  Journal of Consumer Marketing. Volume 23, No. 3.  pp 156-166.

 

2005

“Online Consumer Communities and Their Value to New Product Developers.” Dennis Pitta and Danielle Fowler, Journal of Product and Brand Management. (2005), Volume 14, No 5, pp; 283-291.

"Internet Community Forums: An Untapped Resource for Consumer Marketers." Dennis Pitta and Danielle Fowler, Journal of Consumer Marketing. (2005), Volume 22, No. 5, pp 265-274. 

2004 and earlier

“Maintaining Positive Returns In The Value And Supply Chain:  Applying Tomorrow’s Marketing Skills.” Dennis Pitta, Frank J. Franzak, and Michael W. Little, Journal of Consumer Marketing. (2004), Volume 21, No. 7, pp 510-519.

 

Value Chains in Health Care.” Dennis Pitta, Michael V. Laric, Journal of Consumer Marketing. (2004), Volume 21, No. 7, pp 451-464.

 

“Privacy and One-to-One Marketing: Resolving the Conflict.” Dennis Pitta, Frank Franzak and Michael Laric. Journal of Consumer Marketing. (2003), Volume 20, No. 7, 616-682.

 

“DTC Pharmaceutical Advertising: The Debate’s Not Over,” Amy Handlin, Joseph B. Mosca, Dana A. Forgione, and Dennis Pitta, Journal of Consumer Marketing, (2002), Volume 20, No. 3. 227 - 237.

 

“Online Relationships and the Consumer’s Right to Privacy” Frank Franzak, Dennis Pitta, and Steve Fritsche, Journal of Consumer Marketing, (2001), Volume 18, 631-641.

 

“The Performance Appraisal Process of Pharmaceutical Product Managers in Canada: An Empirical Study,” Lea Prevel Katsanis and Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, (1999), Volume 8, No. 6, pp 463-486.    

         

"Ethical Issues Across Cultures: Managing the Differing Perspectives of China and the U.S.,” Dennis A. Pitta, Hung-Gay Fung, Stephen Isberg, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1999, Volume 16, No. 3, pp. 240-256.

 

"Marketing one-to-one and its dependence on knowledge discovery in databases," Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1998, Volume 15, No. 5, pp 468-480.

 

"Boundary Spanning Product Development in Consumer Markets: Learning Organization Insights," Dennis A. Pitta and Frank Franzak, Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1997, Volume 6, No. 4, pp 235-249.

         

"Redefining New Product Development Teams: Learning to Actualize Consumer Contributions," Dennis A. Pitta, Frank Franzak and Lea Prevel Katsanis, Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1996, Volume 5, No. 6, pp 48-60.

 

"How Should Product Managers' Job Performance be Evaluated in Emerging Product Management Systems?"  Lea Prevel Katsanis, Jean-Paul Laurin, and Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1996, Volume 5, No. 6, pp 5-23.

 

"Boundary Spanning Product Development in Consumer Markets: Learning Organization Insights," Dennis A. Pitta and Frank Franzak, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1996, Volume 13, no. 6. pp. 66-81.

 

"Understanding Brand Equity for Successful Brand Extension." Dennis A. Pitta and Lea Katsanis, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1995, Volume 12, no. 4, pp. 51-64.

 

"Punctuated Evolution and the Role of the Product Manager," Lea Katsanis and Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, 1995, Volume 4, no. 3, pp. 49-60.

 

"Underlying Dimensions and Communication Strategies of the Advertising Agency-Client Relationship." with Richard F. Beltramini, April 1991, International Journal of Advertising, 10 (2), 151-59.

 

"Communication Strategies for the Optometric Professional," with Frank Franzak, New England Journal of Optometry.  April/Spring 1989. Volume XLI, Number 4, pp. 14-19.

 

"Strategic Alternatives for the Traditional Pharmacist: A Marketing Perspective," with Frank Franzak and Michael Little, Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, Vol 3, No. 2, 1988, pp. 47-63.

 

Invited Commentaries

 


"Developments in Social Media."  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol 28, No.2, (forthcoming 2011).

 

"Geolocation: The Latest Social Media Development of Benefit to Marketers. Ron N. Desi and Dennis A. Pitta. Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol 27, No.6, (forthcoming 2010).

 

"Marketing Needs to Confront Sustainability."

Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol 27, No.3, (forthcoming 2010).

 

"Maintaining Volume during Economic Downturns"  Dennis Pitta.

Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol 27, No.1, (forthcoming 2010).

 

"Beyond Product Management: The Product Strategy for Seasonal Products" Dennis Pitta and Brandon G. Scherr Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 18 No. 3, (2009), pp 152-153. 

 

Chapters in Books

 


Smith, Darlene and Pitta, Dennis (2011) "Hallmarks in the Development of Marketing: Chinese Managers' Market Orientation and Ability to Deliver Service Quality." Chapter 7: Advances in International Marketing, Volume 021, International Marketing: Emerging Markets, edited by Shaoming Zou and Huifen Fu - ISBN - 9780857244475.

 

Refereed Cases

 


Jose A. Santiago and Dennis A. Pitta (forthcoming 2011) "Marketing from the End of the Earth in a Time of Economic Crisis: The Dilemma of Puerto Nativo Lodge."

 

Dennis A. Pitta. (2010) "Product Recalls and Their Effect on Brand Equity: Toyota and Other Notable Examples." Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 19 Iss: 6 (forthcoming)

 

Hobart Swan, Dennis Pitta, (2010) "The ultimate in new product design: molding the product concept to user learning needs", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 19 Iss: 4, pp. 286 - 294.

 

Dennis A. Pitta. (2010) "Product Strategy in Harsh Economic Times: Subway." Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 131-134.

 

"Creating a Culture of Innovation at Portugal Telecom."  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 18 No. 6, 2009, pp. 448-451.

 

"Product Development in a Down Economy: Blue Oceans in Product Development."  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 18 No. 4, 2009, 292-296.

 

"Social Enterprises as Consumer Products: the Case of Vehicles for Change."  Dennis Pitta, and J. Howard Kucher. Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 18 No. 2, (2009), 154-158.

 

"Product Innovation and Management in a Small Enterprise." Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 17 No. 6, 2008, pp 416-419.

 

"Providing the Tools to Build Brand Share of Heart: Gydget.com." Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 17 No. 4, 2008, pp. 280-284.

 

"Product Development for a Stigmatized Segment."  Frank Franzak, Dennis Pitta, and Michael Little, (2008), Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp 123-127.

 

"Selection as a New Product Development Process: the Case of Vertical Branding, Inc." Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 16 No. 6, 2007, pp 432-436.

 

"The Innovation Challenge at Durable Surface Corporation."  Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 16 No. 4, 2007, 288-292.

 

"Building Brand Equity and Share of Heart at Nassau Valley Vineyards." Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 16 No. 2, 2007, pp 148-151

 

"New Product Introduction at TyRx Pharma, Inc.", Pamela Amsbaugh, and

Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 15 No. 6, 2006, pp 468-472.

 

"Managing the Risk Aspects of the Product Development Process at the Upjohn Company."  Lea Prevel Katsanis and Dennis A. Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol. 15 No. 4, 2006, pp 250-254.

 

"Innovations in New Product Development at Universal Pipe and Fittings." Hobart Swan and Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol 15, No. 2. 2006. pp. 150 - 154.

 

"New Product Development at Eastern Spice & Flavorings."  Frank Franzak and Dennis Pitta, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol 14, No. 6. 2005.

 

"Inland Technology: The Quest for Genuine Replicas."  Dennis Pitta.  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol 14, No. 4. 2005, pp 260-263.

 

“From Market Entry to New Product Development in China: Environmental Systems Controls.”   Dennis Pitta.  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Vol 14, No. 2. 2005, pp 119-122.

 

Refereed Proceedings

 


"Developing, Harnessing and Managing “Creative” Marketing Organizations: The Role of Creative People, Creative Communities and Macro-Environmental Characteristics." Wood,  Van R., Frank J. Franzak, Dennis A. Pitta, and Tom Gillpatrick (2010).    Academy of Marketing Science 2010 Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, May 26 – May 29, Portland, Oregon, USA.

 

"Using Blue Ocean Strategy to Reduce New Product Failure." Pitta, Dennis A., Wood, Van R.,  Pitta, Elizabeth Z. (2010).  6th Thought Leaders International Conference on Brand Management, Lugano, Switzerland.  April 18-20.

 

"An Explication of the “Born Global” Concept:  Re-Examining the Issues." Camille Schuster, Frank Franzak, Dennis Pitta. CiMaR Conference, Beijing, China,  October 10, 2009.

 

“Extending the Brand Concept: From Products to Value Chains and Global Competitive Systems," Wood, Van R., Dennis A. Pitta, Frank J. Franzak and Tom Gillpatrick (2009): Proceedings, 2009 Global Business & International Management Conference, Seattle, Washington, July, pp 90-98.

 

*"Global Umbrella Brands: Understanding Brand America and its Competitors” Van R. Wood, Dennis A. Pitta, Frank J. Franzak (2008).  Global Business Development Institute Tenth International Conference.  *Awarded best paper award.

 

"A Comparison of Argentine and US Managers’ Perceptions of Their Ability to Deliver Service Quality" Smith, Darlene, Dennis Pitta, Jaqueline Pels (2008) Presented at the ATINER Marketing Conference, Athens, Greece, July 7-10.

 

“Chinese Managers’ Perceptions of Their Ability to Deliver Service Quality.”  Smith, Darlene, Dennis A. Pitta, Al Ansari.  Innovation and Development for Economic Growth in the Global Environment.  Proceedings of the Global Business Innovation and Development  Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16-19 January 2008, pp 157-169.

 

“Successful Strategic Alliances with International Partners: Key Issues for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises.” Wood, Van, Dennis A. Pitta, Frank Franzak. Innovation and Development for Economic Growth in the Global Environment.  Proceedings of the Global Business Innovation and Development Conference. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16-19 January 2008, pp 373-388

 

"Relationship Marketing: Building Share of Heart in the Wine Industry" with Christine Nielsen.  (2007) December, RM2007, the Relationship Marketing Summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina December.

 

"Comparison of the Market Orientation of Chilean and US Firms," (2007) Smith, Darlene, Dennis A. Pitta, and Rolf Weinreich .  The Second International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, Santiago, Chile January 4-5.

 

"The Influence of the Environment on a Firm's Market Orientation" (2007).  Pitta, Dennis, Deborah Ford, and Darlene Smith. The Second International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, Santiago, Chile January 4-5.

 

"Consumer Concerns for Health Care Information Privacy: A Comparison Between Chile and the US" (2007).  Amadei, Rafael; Manfred Brauchle, Michael V. Laric, and Dennis A. Pitta. The Second International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, Santiago, Chile January 4-5.

 

"Attracting and Retaining the Creative Class: Assessing the Foundation of Latin American Competitiveness in the Global Knowledge Economy" (2007).  Wood, Van R., Frank Franzak, Dennis A. Pitta. The Second International Conference on Strategic Management in Latin America, Santiago, Chile January 4-5.

 

"Webcasting: A New way of Learning?" proceedings of The College Teaching & Learning (TLC) Conference & Applied Business Research (ABR) Conference, January 2007.  Aggarwal, Anil and Dennis Pitta.

Laric. Michael V. Dennis A. Pitta, and Lea Prevel Katzanis (2006), "Consumer Concerns for Health Care Information Privacy: A Cross National Perspective", International Management Development Research Yearbook- Technology, Structure, Environment, and Strategy Interfaces in a Changing Global Business Arena: Advances in Global Management Development, Volume XV, (2006) pp 449-456.

"Attracting and Retaining the “In-Community” and “Virtual” Creative Class: Theoretical Correlates to Sustained Competitiveness in the Global Knowledge Economy." Franzak, Frank J., Van R. Wood , Dennis A. Pitta,  Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 2006 Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey (May 26 -30).

 

Laric. Michael V., Dennis A. Pitta, and Lea Prevel Katzanis (2005), "Consumer Concerns for Health Care Information Privacy: A Cross Cultural Perspective", in the 8TH International Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, London, August 5-8, in print.   

 

 

Franzak, Frank J., Dennis A. Pitta, Van R. Wood, and Doug Clark (2005), “Global Marketing Management Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Creative Class Formation.”  Proceedings, Academy of Marketing/American Marketing Association 2005, Dublin, IR July 5-8.

 

Franzak, Frank J., Van R. Wood, and Dennis A. Pitta (1999), "Moving From Global Teams to Intercultural Teams: The Role for Education,” Proceedings, Academy of Marketing/American Marketing Association 1999, Stirling, Scotland, July, 67 – 78.

 

Assessing Opportunities and Risks: Thomas Bata Considers Re-Entry into the Czech Republic, with Christine Nielsen, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual International Conference on Business and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe: Implications for Economic Integration into Wider Europe, 2-3 September 1998, 489-493.

 

"General Responsiveness and Educational Accountability through Professional Computing - Great PC," with Michael V. Laric. American Marketing Association Computers in Marketing Conference. August 1991.

 

"Exploring the Role of Environmental Management in a Marketing Setting," with Frank Franzak. Proceedings of the 1991 Marketing Educator's Conference, August 1991.

 

"Cognitive Style as a Mediator of Advertising Perception."  Proceedings of the 1987 American  Academy of Advertising Annual Conference.  March 1987.

 

"Consumer Behavior Analysis in the Post‑Divestiture Telephone Industry" with Lee Richardson.  In Terence Shimp, et al. (Ed) Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 1986 Summer Educator's Conference.

 

"Professional Sales Promotion: An Alternative to Professional Advertising?" with Michael V. Laric.  Proceedings of the American Academy of Advertising Annual Conference.  March 1986.

 

"AT+T and Divestiture: The Absent Role of the Marketer" with Lee Richardson. In Robert Lusch, et al.(Ed.) Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 1985 Summer Educator's Conference. August, 1985. Chicago: American Marketing Association.

 

"Practice Building in Professional Services, A Sales Promotion Paradigm" with Michael Laric.  In Naresh Malhotra, (Ed.) Developments in Marketing Science, Vol VIII.  April, 1985. 

 

"The Effects of Product Involvement on the Communication of Implied Advertising Claims". In Nancy Stephens, (Ed.) Proceedings of the American Academy of Advertising Annual Conference.  Tempe, AZ.  March 1985.

 

"Post‑Divestiture Consumer Issues in Telephone: A Forecast Through Marketing Analysis" with Lee Richardson.  Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the American Council on Consumer Interests, April 30, 1984.

 

"Sales Promotion: A Neglected Opportunity for Advertising Educators" with Michael Laric. In Glover, Donald R. (Ed). Proceedings of the 1984 Convention of the American Academy of Advertising.  Lincoln, Nebraska: Donald R. Glover, School of Journalism, University of Nebraska‑Lincoln, 1984.

 

"Foundations for an Exchange Theory of Marketing", with William G. Nickels, 1977, In Henry W. Nash and D. P. Robin Proceedings of the Southern Marketing Association.

 

Other Published Articles

 


“Is Anybody Out There Listening?”  About face: the Journal of Face-to-Face Marketing, Summer 2006, by Margit Weisgal and Dennis Pitta, pp 6-13.

 

Engineering a Website to Entice and Enrich the Business Customer.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 7, 2004.

 

“An Online Competitor is Restructuring the Banking Industry.” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 7. 2004.

 

“The New Product Development Body of Knowledge.”  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 7, 2004.

 

“Online Auction Sites Still Face the Challenge of Fraud.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 7, 2004.

 

What Happens to a Website When the Corporation is in Shambles?” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 6, 2004.

 

“Now a Giant in the Shipping Industry Courts Online Consumers.” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 6. 2004.

 

“Resources for Understanding Product Liability.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 6, 2004.

 

“Online Auction Sites Develop Partnerships To Make It Easy On Customers And Boost Auction Volume.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 6, 2004.

 

“What Does the Largest B2B Advertiser Have to Offer?” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 5, 2004.

 

“There are .com’s, .edu’s, and .gov’s, Now There is a New Domain for Professionals, .PRO Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 5. 2004.

 

“Sounding the Consumer Product Safety Alarm.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 5, 2004.

 

“Technology Enhanced Customer Service Still has a Way to Go.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 5, 2004.

 

The Nature and Scope of B2B Commerce.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 4, 2004.

 

“When an Online Presence is Good and Just Misses the M

ark.” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 4. 2004.

 

“When Monopolies Have to Change with the Times.”  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 4, 2004.

 

“Six Sigma Resources for Product Development.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 4, 2004.

 

“Electronic Data Interchange: the Backbone of B2B Success.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 3, 2004.

 

“Third Party Seal Programs: Now They are Targeting Identity Theft.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 3. 2004

 

“Finally a Sentinel Against Online Fraud Aimed at Consumers.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 3, 2004.

 

Product Development Reaches for the Stars.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 3, 2004.

 

“Swagelok Really Knows its Customers and How to Communicate Effectively.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 2, 2004.

 

“Obesity, Industry and Public Policy: The Combatants are Already Fighting”

Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 2, 2004.

 

“Part of Your Shipment of Goods Disappeared between Hong Kong and your Company. What are You Going to Do?”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 2. 2004

 

Exploiting the Product Life Cycle While Achieving One-to-One Marketing.”  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 2, 2004.

 

Do Not Call has Created Numerous Responses from Telephone Marketers.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 21, No. 1, 2004.

 

If You’re In The Market For A Robot, Parker Hannifin Can Engineer One For You. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 19, No 1, 2004.

 

Third Party Seal Programs: Now They are Targeting Identity Theft.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 18, No. 1. 2004

 

“Resources for Keeping Product Development at the Leading Edge.”  Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 13, No 1, 2004.

 

“Finding Resources for Assessing the Voice of the Customer.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 12, No 7, 2003.

 

“Helping Health Care Service Providers Obey the Law.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 7. 2003

 

The Newest Consumer Protection Initiative will Pose Great Challenges for Telemarketers.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 7, 2003.

 

“A Decidedly Non-Uniform Approach to the Online Uniform Business.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 7, 2003.

 

“A Clicks and Mortar Challenge to the Established Automobile Retail Channel.”  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 6, 2003.

 

“One-to-One Product Development.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 12, No 6, 2003.

 

“A Suite of Research Tools for the Small to Medium Sized Business.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 5. 2003

 

“From a Dormitory Room to the Internet.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No. 6, 2003.

 

“Enriching the e-Commerce Experience with New Interactive Strategies.”

Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 54, 2003.

 

“Price Competition in the Mortgage Market: Exploiting the Internet.” Pricing Strategy and Practice, Volume 12, No. 5, 2003.

 

“The Online B2B Site Against Which All Others are Measured – Cisco Systems.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 5, 2003.

 

Merchandising the WebSite: A Lesson From a Consumer Non-Durables Giant.”  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 4, 2003.

 

“Where is that receipt I need?  It’s online.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 4. 2003

 

“When a Product Problem Occurs, How Can a Company Get the Word Out?”

Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 12, No 4, 2004.

 

“The Online B2B Site Against Which All Others are Measured – 3M.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 4, 2003.

 

“Implementing the Value Chain and Managing the Efficiency of the Inventory Process.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 3, 2003.

 

“Internet Fraud and the Consumer’s Right to Protection.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 3, 2002.

 

Straining the Information Processing Ability of Humans: American Express.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 3. 2002

 

“Copyrights in the Digital Age and Their Effect on Product Development.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 12, No 2, 2002.

 

“Continuing Evolution in B2B Online Marketing Exchanges.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 2, 2002.

 

“Business Models and the Products They Spawn.”  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 2, 2002.

 

A Nonprofit’s Affinity Marketing Aims at Building a Community Feeling.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 2. 2002

 

“Brand Management and the Internet: Does it Depend on Search Engines?” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 12, No 1, 2002.

 

“Consumers Get an Online Voice.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 20, No. 1, 2002.

 

“Moving the Enterprise to the Internet.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 18, No 1, 2002.

 

The Ultimate Financial Service for Students: Sallie Mae.”  Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 17, No. 1. 2002

 

Supply Chain Management and Promoted Goods.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 7, 2002.

 

Supply Chain Management and Commodity Industries.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 6, 2002.

 

“Supply Chain Management and High Tech Manufacturing: Balancing Cooperation and Control.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 5, 2001.

 

Supply Chain Management: the Next Phase of B2B.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 4, 2001.

 

The Business Marketing Association: A Resource for Business to Business Marketers.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 3, 2001.

 

The Business Marketing Association: A Resource for Business-to-Business Marketers.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 2, 2001.

 

“A Collaborative Team Centered Approach to Product Management.” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 11, No 1, 2001.

 

“Sears and Roebuck: A Household Name is now an Internet Presence,” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 19, No. 1, 2001.

 

Instant Messaging Has Been a Mainstay of Consumer Computing.  Now It Has a Place in Business.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 17, No 1, 2001.

 

“Finally a Site that Does it Right!” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 10, No 7, 2001.

 

On the Way Past Maturity: Are B-2-B Exchanges Already in Decline,” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 16, No 5, 2000.

 

Finally, Census Data at Our Fingertips.” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, No. 5, 2000.

 

Finally a Practical Resource for Web Marketers: the ResultBuilder® WebSite Clinic.” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 15, No. 5. 2000

 

On the Way to Maturity: B-2-B Exchanges Hit the Shakeout Stage,” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 16, No 4, 2000.

 

More Shakeouts in the Online Exchange Marketplace?”  Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 16, No 3, 2000.

 

“The Ultimate Marriage of the Internet and Services: The Idea Market” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 15, No. 4. 2000

 

“Privacy and e-marketing: An emerging issue,” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, No. 4, 2000.

 

“Online Credit Services: An Alternative for Creditless Users” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 15, No. 3. 2000

 

“Advice on Product and Brand Issues is Just a Mouse Click Away” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 10, No 4, 2000.

 

“Service Providers to dot.com’s Face a Tough Shakeout” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 15, No. 2. 2000

 

“Experience Breeds Sophistication: B-2-B Exchanges Are Adding Services to Remain Viable.” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 16, No 2, 2000.

 

“From Clicks to Bricks: One Online Bank Finds the Real World,“Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 15, No. 1. 2000

 

“Barter on the Internet: A Neat Way to Exchange” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 10, No 3, 2000.

 

“Avoiding the annoyance of telemarketing: A lesson for Internet Marketers,”

Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, No. 3, 2000.

 

“The Ultimate in Customized Consumer Communication: DoDots!” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, No. 2, 2000.

 

“Solid New Product Development and e-marketing: Never the Twain Shall Meet?” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 10, No 2, 2000.

 

“Many happy returns: UPS Unveils a New B-2-B Online Returns Solution,”  Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 16, No 1, 2000.

 

“The Almost Complete Recipe for Creative Ideation: The Creativity Web” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 10, No 1, 2000.

 

“Consumer Personalization Refinements Promise Higher Sales and More Satisfied Customers” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 18, No. 1, 2000.

 

“New Product Development in a Box - Almost: the NPD Group,” Journal of Product and Brand Management, Volume 9, No 7, 2000.

 

“Old Economy Auto Retailers Fear Their Profits May Be Hijacked.”   Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 17, No. 7, 2000.

 

“In Internet Services the Old Economy Retailers May Have the Advantage.” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 14, No. 7. 2000

 

“In B-2-B Marketing It Isn’t Just the Combinations that Work..”  Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 15, No 7, 2000.

 

“Multi-channel data: How does an e-marketer integrate the sources to gain a 360-degree customer view?” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 14, No. 6. 2000.

 

“Brand Extension into the web: Bluelight.com, the Scion of K-Mart.” Journal of Product and Brand Management,  Volume 9, No 6, 2000.

 

Finally a Source of Real Consumer Information on the Web: BizRate.com.”  Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 17, No. 6, 2000.

 

“FreeMarkets.com.”  Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Volume 15, No 6, 2000.

 

“Barnes and Noble.com” Journal of Services Marketing, Volume 14, No. 5. 2000.

 

“Priceline.com:  Another chance to play with Bayesian decision making.”  Pricing Strategy and Practice.  Volume 9, No. 5, 2000.

 

Confinity’s PayPal.com.” Journal of Product and Brand Management  Volume 9, No 4, 2000.

 

"PM/2 - Practice Management 2 - Rel 2.9H" The Maryland Psychologist, April 1996.

 

"Therapist HELPER - for Windows," The Maryland Psychologist, November 1995.

 

"SHRINK: The Practice Manager", The Maryland Psychologist, October 1995.

 

"Deregulated AT+T Faces Big Changes in Competition" with Lee Richardson.  Baltimore Business Journal, October 6, 1984. (Excerpted from "AT+T and the Consumer in the Post‑Divestiture Environment" with Lee Richardson. The University of Baltimore Business Review. Volume 4, Number 6, July 1984.)

 

"AT+T and the Consumer in the Post‑Divestiture Environment" with Lee Richardson. The University of Baltimore Business Review, Volume 4, Number 6, July 1984.

 

 

 

 

Books and Other Publications

 


Spreadsheet Exercises for Marketing, Text and diskette. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. 1991.

 

Spreadsheet Applications for Marketing, Text and Diskette.  NY: Macmillan Publishers. 1991.

 

Computerized Cases Spreadsheets for Management, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1990.

 

Computerized Cases Spreadsheets, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1989.

 

Spreadsheet Applications for Business, Text and diskette.  Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1989.

 

The Strategy Process Analyzer, John Voyer and Dennis Pitta, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1988.

 

Student Manual for Strategy and Competition, Student Manual to accompany the Strategy and Competition business simulation.  Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1988. ISBN 0-205-11963-8.

 

Spreadsheet Applications for Human Resource Management, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1988.

 

Twin Exercises for Personnel Management, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1988.

 

Twin Exercises for Management, Text and diskette.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1988.

 

Spreadsheet exercises and Instructor's Manual for Management, Principles and Practices, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall Publishers, 1987.

 

Study Guide for Marketing.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑ Hall Publishers, 1985.  ISBN 0‑13‑556929‑X

 

Working Papers:

 

"Relationship Management and the Need for Innovation."  With Frank Franzak and Van Wood.

 

 

Invited scholarly addresses:

 

"Practice Management Information Technology," Maryland Psychological Association Professional Conference, March 9, 1996, Columbia, MD.

 

Membership:

    

Membership, American Marketing Association

Membership, American Academy of Advertising

Membership, Direct Marketing Association of Washington

 

Professional Appointments:

 

Internet Editor, Journal of Consumer Marketing

 

Special Awards, Fellowships, and Other Honors:

 

J. William Middendorf Distinguished Professor 2005-2011.

 

2007 TIGERS (The International Group for Education, Research and Service) Travel Award to present a paper at the Relationship Marketing Summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

2006 TIGERS  Research Award.

 

MCB University Press Highly Commended Award for "Ethical Issues Across Cultures: Managing the Differing Perspectives of China and the U.S.,” Dennis A. Pitta, Hung-Gay Fung, Stephen Isberg, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1999, Volume 16, No. 3, pp. 240-256.

 

Frank Baker Distinguished Teaching Professor, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000.

University of Baltimore Dean James Chair (Excellence in Teaching) 

          Nominee 1982, 1983, 1984, 1997

Finalist 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 

 

First Place Award for Best Nontechnical article, American Optometric Association for "Communication Strategies for the Optometric Professional," with Frank Franzak, New England Journal of Optometry.  April/Spring 1989. Volume XLI, Number 4, pp. 14-19.

 

University of Maryland (University College Division) Citation for Teaching Excellence 1980

 

Membership, Beta Gamma Sigma