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Ben Blackford
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D.; University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2010
- M.B.A.; Northwest Missouri State University, 2001
- B.S. Business Management; Northwest Missouri State
University, 1999
Courses Taught
- 54-318 Entrepreneurship
- 54-320 Negotiations
- 54-413 Business and Society
- 54-417 Organizational Policy and Decision Making
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
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
- Blackford, B., Gentry,
J., Harrison, R. L., and Carlson, L., (2011). The Prevalence and Influence of
the Combination of Humor and Violence in Super Bowl Commercials, Journal of
Advertising, 13(4), 123-133.
- Blackford, B. and
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.
Conference Proceedings
- Blackford, B., Gentry,
J., Harrison, R., & Carlson, L. (2009). It's All Fun and Games Until
Someone Loses an Eye: How Prevalent is the Combination of Humor and Violence in
Television Commercials? Consumer Culture and the Ethical Treatment of Children:
Theory, Research, and Fair Practice, Michigan State University, November 11-13.
Presentations
- Blackford, B. and
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
22nd, 2010.
- Blackford, B., Gentry,
J., Harrison, R., & Carlson, L. (2009). It's All Fun and Games Until
Someone Loses an Eye: How Prevalent is the Combination of Humor and Violence in
Television Commercials? Consumer Culture and the Ethical Treatment of Children:
Theory, Research, and Fair Practice, Michigan State University, November 12th,
2009.
- Blackford, B. and
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 21st, 2011.
- Smith-Nelson, R. M.,
Nelson, S., and 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 10th, 2011.
Student Group Advisement
- Students in Free Enterprise
- Alpha Kappa Psi
Other Professional Experience
- 18 years of retail experience (15 years in
management)
