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Ben Blackford

Ben Blackford

Email

Office

2090 Colden Hall

Phone

660.562.1282

Joined Northwest in 2009


Professor

Director of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth School of Business

Education

  • Ph.D.; University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • M.B.A.; Northwest Missouri State University
  • B.S. Business Management; Northwest Missouri State University

Courses Taught

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategy and Decision Making and Decision Making
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Marketing (MBA)

Academic Interests

  • Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Human Resource Management
  • Globalization
  • Impact of interpersonal relationships and emotions
  • Marketing
  • Humor & violence in advertising/Marketing of humorous and violent content
  • Instructional methodologies

Scholarly Activity

Refereed Journal Articles 

  • Hernandez, A. & Blackford B. (2022). Engagement as antecedent of academic achievement and the moderating impact of work-family-school inter-role conflict for online graduate students, The International Journal of Management Education, 20(3).
  • Blackford, B. & Shi, T. (2015). The relationship between business simulations in capstone management courses and standardized test scores, The International Journal of Management Education, 13(1): 84-94.
  • Blackford, B. (2014). The role of CEO statements of aggressiveness and the competitive aggressiveness of firms: Is there a relationship? Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management, 15(3): 140-167.
  • Blackford, B., Gentry, J. W., Harrison, R. L. & Carlson, L. (2011), The prevalence and influence of the combination of humor and violence in Super Bowl commercials, Journal of Advertising, 40(4): 127-138. (Finalist for Best Paper in Journal of Advertising in 2011)
    • Reprinted in Current Controversies: Violence in the Media, Ed. Paul Connors, Greenhaven Press (2014).
    • Reprinted in Advertising and Violence: Concepts and Perspectives by Rifon, Ryone, and Carlson, M.E. Sharpe (2014).
    • Cited as the Stat of the Day by Harvard Business Review on February 3, 2012.
  • Blackford, B. & Sebora, T., (2011). Collegiate post-graduation venture creation: What is the impact of entrepreneurship courses? Regional Business Review, 30: 52-77.
  • Blackford, B., Sebora, T., & Whitehill, T. (2009). The effects of collegiate entrepreneurship education on post-graduation startup of new ventures: A first look. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 7(3): 1-26.
Textbook
  • Digman, L. & Blackford, B. (2014). Strategic Management: Competing in the Global Information Age. 10th Edition. Mason, OH: Cengage.

Book Chapter

  • Nelson, S.A, Wang, L., Smith, R.M., & Blackford, B.J. (2014). Corporate Persona and Optimistic Language in Annual Reports. In R.P. Hart (Ed.), Communication and Language Analysis in the Corporate World (179-197). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Research Grants

  • Bartik High-Performance Computing Cluster (2016). ($225,000). NSF.
    Member of the team for a NSF funded grant to purchase a high-performance computing cluster for the analysis of big data
  • Development and Feasibility Analysis of the Organic Liquid Fertilizer Market for Hampton Alternative Energy Products (2015). ($40,735). USDA.
    Member of the team for a USDA funded grant to provide technical assistance to Hampton Alternative Energy Products, LLC
  • The MORE Project (2011). ($37,000). USDA
    Served as co-director of The MORE Project, a USDA funded grant to research the supply and demand of local meat in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa

Presentations

  • Harrison, R., Blackford, B., & Carlson, L., (2019). ‘Consumer Responses to Sexual Humor Advertisements’, Paper Presentation at the 2019 Association of Consumer Research Conference, Atlanta, GA; October 18, 2019.
  • Smith, R., Blackford, B., & Beck, C., (2017). ‘Undergraduate Academic Psychological Capital (PsyCap)’, Paper presentation at the 2017 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL; October 21, 2017. 
  • Blackford, B. & Winchester, K., (2012). Collective bargaining: The 2011 National Football League Labor Negotiation, Presentation at 2012 Eastern Academy of Management Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA; May 10, 2012.
  • Blackford, B. & Combs, G., (2011). I would miss the people I work with: Do the quantity and strength of personal relationships in the workplace influence important workplace attitudes? Presentation at 2011 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Omaha, NE; October 21, 2011.
  • Blackford, B. & Digman, L., (2010). The role of CEO aggressive statements and the competitive aggressiveness of firms: What is the impact on performance? Presentation at 2010 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, San Diego, CA; November 22, 2010.
  • Blackford, B., Gentry, J., Harrison, R., & Carlson, L., (2009). How prevalent is the combination of violence and humor in Super Bowl commercials?
  • Paper presentation at Consumer Culture & the Ethical Treatment of Children Conference, Lansing, MI; November 2009.
  • Blackford, B., Sebora, T., & Whitehill, T., (2008). The effects of collegiate entrepreneurship education, Paper presentation at United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, San Antonio, TX; January 2008.

Conference Panels 

  • Blackford, B. & Smith, R., (2019). Everything You Wanted To Know, but Were Afraid To Ask: The Shift from PhD Student to the Classroom. Professional development workshop at the 2019 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE; October 12, 2019.
  • Smith, R. & Blackford, B., (2019). Getting Involved Is So Easy That Choosing Might Be Difficult! Professional development workshop at the 2019 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE; October 12, 2019.
  • Blackford, B. & Smith, R., (2019). Considering Administrative Roles and Alternative Career Paths In Academia, Is One Right For You? Professional development workshop at the 2019 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE; October 11, 2019.
  • Smith, R. & Blackford, B., (2019). Everything You Wanted to Know, but Were Afraid to Ask: The Shift from PhD Student to the Classroom. Professional development workshop at the 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA; August 9, 2019.
  • Smith, R. & Blackford, B., (2018). Practitioners as Professors: Sharing Their Practical and Tactical Added Value. Professional development workshop at the 2018 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO; October 13, 2018. 
  • Smith, R. & Blackford, B., (2018). Experiential Exercise Exchange: The Triple E for Teaching Impact! Professional development workshop at the 2018 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO; October 12, 2018.
  • Blackford, B. & Smith, R., (2018). Everything You Wanted to Know, but Were Afraid to Ask: The Shift from PhD Student to the Classroom. Professional development workshop at the 2018 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL; August 11, 2018.
  • Smith, R., Blackford, B., & Juergens, S., (2017). Engage with us! Exploring experiential activities. Professional development workshop at the 2017 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL; October 21, 2017.
  • Matherne, B. & Blackford, B. (2017). Student Reflections on Management
  • Education. Panel presentation at the 2017 Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference, Atlanta, GA.; August 6, 2017.
  • Blackford, B. (2016). Matching teaching practices to workplace productivity. Presentation at the 2016 Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference, Anaheim, CA; August 7, 2016.
  • Blackford, B. & Maxwell, A. (2016). Watch out for the sharks: Shark Tank as an experiential exercise. Presentation at the 2016 Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference, Anaheim, CA; August 7, 2016.
  • Smith, R., Blackford, B., Martin, M., Nelson, S., & Wolfe, C. (2015). Swimming with the sharks – Use of ‘Shark Tank’ as an experiential exercise in the classroom. Presentation at the 2015 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Columbus, OH; October 3, 2015.
  • Blackford, B., Brown, L., Jaffke, D., Juergens, S., Lauver, K., Schakett, T., Smith, R., & Wolfe, C. (2015). The rewards and challenges of students as small business consultants. Presentation at the 2015 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Columbus, OH; October 2, 2015. 
  • Smith, R., Blackford, B., Wolfe, C., & Walters, A. (2014). Exploiting the Experiential Classroom across the curriculum. Presentation at the 2015 USASBE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL; January 25, 2015. 
  • Blackford, B., Smith, R.M., Jaffke, D., Wolfe, C., and Schakett, T. (2014). Students as small business consultants – The rewards and challenges. Presentation at the 2015 USASBE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL; January 25, 2015.
  • Blackford, B., Smith, R.M., & Fleig-Palmer, M. (2014). You can use experiential learning in class: A panel presentation. Presentation at the 2014 Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN; October 3, 2014.
  • Blackford, B. & Lim, C. L. (2014). Simulations as an applied learning exercise in capstone courses. Presentation at the 9th Annual Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education, Saint Joseph, MO; March 21, 2014.
  • Smith-Nelson, R. M., Nelson, S., & Blackford, B., (2011). The junior instructor’s dilemma: Designing your course and evaluating your students for the first time. Professional development workshop at 2011 Southwest Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Houston, TX; March 10, 2011.

Invited Presentations 

  • Blackford, B. (2017). The evolution of a journal article. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, January 12, 2017, January 20, 2015, January 8, 2013, and February 8, 2011.
  • Blackford, B., (2013). An overview of the MORE Project. Southwest Iowa Coalition. July 17, 2013.
  • Blackford, B. (2011). Encouraging creativity and innovation in organizations. Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, January 21, 2011.

Other Professional Experience

  • 18 years of retail experience (15 years in management)

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