BIOGRAPHY
Professor Narus specializes in Business-to-Business Marketing. He serves as a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Business Markets at The Pennsylvania State University and on the Committee of Science at the Ecole de Management de Normandie in France. Jim is co-author of the management practice book, "Value Merchants", the textbook, "Business Market Management: Understanding, Creating, and Delivering Value", and "Build, Fix, or Terminate: The Distributor's Guide to More Profitable Supplier Relations"; and the author of the book, "Connect with Your Suppliers: A Wholesaler-Distributor's Guide to Electronic Communications Systems". Two of his Harvard Business Review articles -- "Customer Value Propositions" and "Tiebreaker Selling" -- have been designated among "HBRs 10 Must Reads" on Strategic Marketing and Sales, respectively. Professor Narus not only is involved in a variety of international marketing research projects but also regularly teaches abroad at such schools as Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Argentina), Management Center Europe (Belgium), Fundacao Dom Cabral (Brazil), University College Dublin (Ireland), University of Helsinki (Finland), Bordeaux School of Management (France), and University of Twente (The Netherlands). He has worked as a marketing professor at Wake Forest University since January 1988. Prior to his academic career, Jim served as a Market Research Fellow & Analyst at the DuPont Corporation in Wilmington, DE.
HONORS
- 2017 - High Impact Scholarship Award, 2017 and 2011, Wake Forest University School of Business
- 2017 - Distinguished Rotarian Award 2016-2017, Rotary International District 7680
- 2015 - Committee of Science Member (2015 to the present), Ecole de Management de Normandie, France
- 1994 - Research Fellow (1994 to the present), Institute for the Study of Business Markets at The Pennsylvania State University
EXPERTISE
Business-to-Business Marketing; Customer Value Management
IN THE MEDIA
- January 11, 2018 - When online reviews conflict , Review Chat| more information
- September 6, 2017 - International Differences in Procurement's Use of Digital Purchasing Tools , Blog Talk Radio| more information
- July 8, 2017 - The Analytical Experience of Reconciling Positive and Negative Supplier Reviews , Blog Talk Radio| more information
- May 24, 2017 - TCO Toolkit , WFU Sponsored Podcast| more information
- April 19, 2017 - B2B Engagement , WFU iTunes Store Site
- September 28, 2016 - Supplier Intelligence in the World of Social Media , The Procurement Revolution| more information
- July 13, 2016 - Reconciling Positive and Negative Online Reviews , Blog Talk Radio| more information
- April 29, 2016 - The Digital Buyer: Design Your Website to Allay Customer Doubt , Procurement Leaders: Global Intelligence Network| more information
- March 23, 2016 - What Does Tomorrow's Digitally Enabled Function Look Like? , Procurement Leaders UK| more information
- February 22, 2016 - Where are the online, B2B product reviews? , Procurement Leaders Global Intelligence Network| more information
- February 9, 2016 - The digital buyer: how B2B customers want to talk about suppliers , Purchasing Leaders Global Intelligence Network| more information
- January 13, 2016 - "Incorporating online reviews and evaluations in B2B Procurement" , Blog Talk Radio| more information
- December 1, 2015 - "The Influence of the Digital Environment on Decision-Making in Procurement" , Blog Talk Radio| more information
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Business-to-Business Marketing
- Digital Marketing & Purchasing
- Customer Value Management
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Business-to-Business Marketing
- Marketing Channel Management
- Marketing Performance Assessment
EDUCATION
- Ph D, Syracuse University (Marketing Management) - 1981
- MBA, University of Connecticut (Marketing Management) - 1975
- BA, University of Connecticut (Cell Biology) - 1973
