Kuan-Chou Chen is the Associate Dean for Graduate Program and Research, Thomas M. McDermott Sr. Endowed Chair, Professor in Economic Development, Professor of Management Information Systems. He was the Department Head of Information Systems, Finance, and Business Analytics (2005-2016), as well as Interim Department Head of Department of Graduate Studies in Education (2013-2014) at Purdue University Northwest. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his MBA from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan. He specialized in computer programming, system simulation, project management, decision support systems, data mining, system analysis and design, e-business strategy and application, supply chain management, network design and security, knowledge management, and information economy. Professor Chen has more than 90 scholarly publications, most in peer-reviewed journals. He is an active participant in several professional journals and serves on three paper reviewer boards. Currently he is an Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning. His productivity and scholarship have been recognized by his colleagues, being nominated three years in a row for an “Outstanding Scholar Award.” He also the recipient of Teacher of the Year Award (Purdue University Northwest, 2005).
Dr. Chang received his MBA and Ph.D.
in marketing from University of Missouri-Columbia, BBA
from National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His main
teaching interests include international marketing,
marketing research, and marketing strategy. Dr. Chang’s
main research interests include strategic marketing,
international marketing, cross-cultural research,
international leadership behavior, market orientation,
service quality management, market research, innovation
management, tourism and destination marketing, pricing
strategy, among others. He has been a marketing educator
since 1980s at a number of universities in the States
and in Taiwan, including University of Missouri,
University of Wisconsin, National Chengchi University
(Taiwan), Tunghai University, Loyola University, and
currently a senior professor at the Metropolitan State
University of Denver.
Dr. Chang has publications in a number of leading
marketing journals, such as International Marketing
Review, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science,
Psychology and Marketing, Journal of Services Marketing,
Journal of Global Marketing, Supply Chain Management,
Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, among
others, as well as numerous professional presentations
at national and international conferences such as
American Marketing Association conferences and Academy
of Marketing Science conferences. Recently, Dr. Chang
has involved with a number of international conferences,
chairing conferences and delivering keynote speeches.
Currently, he is an associate editor and reviewer for a
number of academic research journals. He has also
chaired a number of sessions at major marketing
conferences, such as summer AMA conferences, JAMS
conferences, Marketing and Public Policy conferences,
etc.
Dr. Chang is also a Fulbright scholar and has received a
grant to assist a graduate business institution in
program development & review, as well as to deliver
speeches and lectures in India. He serves as a doctoral
dissertation examiners for graduate schools in India.
Dr. Chang also has working experience with Fortune 100
countries and consulted a number of international firms
with experience in market research, new product
development, and new venture management in the Far East
region. Some of his past industry experience included
product promotion campaign for the 1996 Atlanta Summer
Olympic Games, the development of new breakfast cereal
products, and many others.