Proceedings of the 1997 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference

Joseph F. Hair previously held the Alvin C. Copeland Endowed Chair of Franchising and was Director, Entrepreneurship Institute, Louisiana State University. Hair also held the Phil B. Hardin Chair of Marketing at the University of Mississippi. He has taught graduate and undergraduate marketing and marketing research courses. A member of the American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing Science, Southern Marketing Association, and Southwestern Marketing Association, Hair has authored 40 books, monographs, and cases and over 70 articles in scholarly journals. He serves on the editorial review boards of several journals and was the 2004 recipient of the Academy of Marketing Science Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2007 Innovative Marketer of the Year Award by the Marketing Management Association. Hair serves as a consultant to many businesses.