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Manjit S. Yadav

Head, Department of Marketing
JC Penney Chair in Marketing and Retailing Studies

Education

Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1990
BS, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 1983

Research Interest

Digital transformation strategy; Technology, innovation, & disruption; Theory construction & knowledge development, Marketing Strategy / Quantitative Modeling

Courses Taught

Digital Transformation (MKTG 638), PMBA
Theory Construction & Knowledge Development (MKTG 688)
Strategic Digital Marketing (MKTG 438)
Marketing Strategy (MKTG 448)

Biography

Manjit S. Yadav is the Head, Department of Marketing and JC Penney Chair in Marketing and Retailing Studies in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1990.

Dr. Yadav’s research program focuses on marketing strategy in digital environments, particularly issues related to innovation and technological change. His work has been published in a number of leading journals, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and Journal of Consumer Research.  He is a former Editor of AMS Review. He is currently an Area Editor of Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and a Senior Advisory Board member of the Journal of Marketing Management. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing.  Dr. Yadav is a recipient of the Sheth Foundation/Journal of Marketing Award that recognizes an article “that has made long-term contributions to the field of marketing.” He has also been honored twice with the Shelby D. Hunt/Harold H. Maynard Award that recognizes an article published in the Journal of Marketing “for its significant contribution to marketing theory and thought.”

Dr. Yadav has taught at the undergraduate (Marketing Strategy, Strategic Digital Marketing, Product Management, Marketing Research), masters (Marketing Strategy, Digital Transformation, Product Innovation), and doctoral levels (Seminar in Consumer Behavior). He also teaches in the Mays Business School’s Center for Executive Development. Dr. Yadav is a recipient of the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (Mays Business School, Texas A&M University). He is also the recipient of the 2020 Academy of Marketing Science Distinguished Marketing Educator Award.

Dr. Yadav’s presentations to industry groups focus primarily on strategic implications of digital technologies for marketing.  Consulting and executive development assignments have been completed with The Millennium Alliance, The Guest Amenities Group, Halliburton, Telecom Italia, and other organizations.  Dr. Yadav co-chaired American Marketing Association’s Faculty Consortium on E-Commerce held at Texas A&M University.

Research Publications

Belk, R. W., MacInnis, D. J., & Yadav, M. S. (2019). "Personal accounts and an anatomy of conceptual contributions in the special issue." Journal of Marketing Management, 35(1–2), 1–12.

Yadav, M. S. (2018). "Making emerging phenomena a research priority." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 46(3), 361–365.