Victoria Crittenden
- Professor
Academic Division: Marketing
Academic Degrees
- DBA, Harvard Business School
- MBA, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- BA, Lyon College
Academic Interest / Expertise
Digital Disruption; Women Entrepreneurship; Marketing Education; Marketing StrategyAwards & Honors
- 2024 — 2024 - Marketing Innovator Award, MMA
- 2021 — Best Paper in Marketing Strategy & Entrepreneurship Track, Society for Marketing Advances
- 2021 — AMA Higher Ed SIG Lifetime Achievement Award, American Marketing Association
- 2021 — AMS/CUTCO Vector Distinguished Marketing Educator, Academy of Marketing Science
- 2019 — Finalist, The Society for Marketing Advances Axcess-Capon Distinguished Teacher, Society for Marketing Advances
- 2019 — Babson Research Scholar, Babson College
- 2019 — Circle of Honor, Direct Selling Education Foundation
- 2018 — Best Empirical Paper, USASBE
- 2017 — Reviewer of the Year, International Journal of Psychology
- 2016 — BFRF Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Babson College
- 2016 — Outstanding Reviewer of the Year, Journal for the Advancement of Marketing Education
- 2016 — Fellow, Direct Selling Education Foundation
- 2015 — Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas-Austin
- 2013 — Pearson Prentice Hall's Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award for Innovation Excellence in Marketing Education, AMA
- 2012 — Honorable Mention, Best Article Award, Business Horizons
Publications
Journal Articles
- Crittenden, V.L., Peterson, R.A. (2023). The Importance of Pre-Employment Job Motives in Predicting Voluntary Salesforce Turnover in the Gig Economy. Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2023). The Power of Language to Influence People: Mary Kay Ash the Entrepreneur. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F., Kemp, A. (in press). Influential Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Influencers: Are they Two Sides of the Same Coin?. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice.
- Williams, D., Crittenden, V.L., Henley, A. (2022). Third-Party Procedural Justice Perceptions: The Mediating Effect on the Relationship between eWOM and Likelihood to Purchase. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice.
- Crittenden, V.L., Kemp, A., Brown, C., Crittenden, W. (2021). Direct Selling Party Plans: Communal Sharing in the Systems of Provision. Journal of Wine Research. Vol: 32, Issue: 3, Page: 188-201.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2021). Reflections from an Award Winner: Being a Holistic Academic. Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education. Vol: 29, Issue: 1, Page: 42-45.
- Crittenden, V.L., Beggin, M., Crittenden, W., Dohm, K. (2020). Fostering Economic Growth in Frontier Markets: Perceptions in the Tunisian Post-Arab Spring. Multidisciplinary Business Review.
- Crittenden, V.L., Sarstedt, M., Astrachan, C., Hair, J. (2020). Observations on Brand Measurement in an Age of Consumer and Data Complexity. Journal of Product & Brand Management.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W., Ajjan, H. (2020). Women in Sales in Developing Countries: The Value of Technology for Social Impact. Business Horizons.
- Peterson, R.A., Crittenden, V.L. (2020). On the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Sales Performance: Does Gender Matter?. Journal of Selling.
- Peterson, R.A., Crittenden, V.L., Albaum, G. (2020). Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Direct Selling Sales Performance . International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2020). Customer Support Services: More than Administrative Support – It has to be Strategic!. European Journal of Marketing.
- Peterson, R.A., Crittenden, V.L. (2020). Exploring Customer Orientation as a Marketing Strategy of Mexican-American Entrepreneurs. Journal of Business Research.
- Crittenden, V.L., Davis, C., Perren, R. (2020). Embracing Diversity in Marketing Education. Journal of Marketing Education. Sage.
- Crittenden, V.L., Dhebar, A. (2019). A Tribute to Abdul Ali (1957-2018). Journal of Macromarketing.
- Crittenden, V.L., Peterson, R.A. (2019). Keeping the Marketing Curriculum Current in an Era of Digital Disruption. Journal of Marketing Education.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F., Ajjan, H. (2019). Empowering Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: The Role of Information Communications Technology. Journal of Business Research. Vol: 98, Page: 191-203.
- Peterson, R.A., Crittenden, V.L., Albaum, G. (2019). On the Economic and Social Benefits of Direct Selling. Business Horizons.
- Crittenden, A.B., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2019). The Digitization Triumvirate: How Incumbents Survive. Business Horizons. Vol: 62, Issue: 2, Page: 259-266.
- Hallock, W., Roggeveen, A.L., Crittenden, V.L. (2019). Firm-level Perspectives on Social Media Engagement: An Exploratory Study. Qualitative Market Research.
- Crittenden, V.L., Peterson, R.A. (2019). Digital Disruption: The Transdisciplinary Future of Marketing Education. Journal of Marketing Education.
- Simmons, J.M., Crittenden, V.L., Schlegelmilch, B. (2018). The Global Reporting Initiative: Do Application Levels Matter?. Social Responsibility Journal.
- Crittenden, A., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2017). Industry Transformation via Channel Disruption. Journal of Marketing Channels.
- Crittenden, A., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2017). The Contagion of Trickle-Down Incompetence. Industrial Management.
- Loper, T., Crittenden, V.L. (2017). Energy Security: Shaping the Consumer Decision Making Process in Emerging Economies. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. Vol: 8, Issue: 1, Page: 8-32.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W., Giglio, J., Crittenden, A. (2017). Surgery on the Board. Business Horizons.
- Crittenden, A., Crittenden, V., Crittenden, W. (2016). The Tough Job of Planning your Liquidation. Industrial Management.
- Ross, C., Crittenden, W., Crittenden, V. (2016). 3D Printing: Big Potential, Little Adoption. Industrial Management.
- Beninger, S., Ajjan, H., Mostafa, R., Crittenden, V.L. (2016). A Road to Empowerment: Social Media use by Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Vol: 27, Issue: 2/3.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2016). Teaching and learning disrupted: isomorphic change. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing. Vol: 10, Issue: 2, Page: 112-123. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Crittenden, V.L., Beitelspacher, L.S. (2015). Creating a Culture of Confidence: An Interview with Sheryl Adkins-Green, CMO of Mary Kay Inc.. Business Horizons. Vol: 58, Issue: 4, Page: 371-376.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2015). Digital and Social Media Marketing in Business Education: Implications for Student Engagement. Journal of Marketing Education. Page: 131-132.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F., Floyd, S. (2015). Family Business: When you can’t choose your Partners. Industrial Management. Issue: September/October, Page: 12-17.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2015). Digital and Social Media Marketing in Business Education: Implications for the Marketing Curriculum. Journal of Marketing Education. Page: 71-75.
- Crittenden, V.L., Albaum, G. (2015). The Misplaced Controversy about Internal Consumption: Not just a Direct Selling Phenomenon. Business Horizons. Vol: 58, Issue: 4, Page: 421-429.
- Crittenden, W., Crittenden, V.L., Pierpont, A. (2015). Trade Secrets: Managerial Guidance for Competitive Advantage. Business Horizons. Page: 607-613.
- Giglio, J., Crittenden, W., Crittenden, V.L. (2015). Procurement Strategy: Iron Fist or Velvet Glove. Industrial Management. Page: 16-21.
- Joseph, G., Crittenden, W.F., Crittenden, V.L. (2015). Procurement Strategy: Iron Fist or Velvet Glove. Industrial Management. IIE.
- Ajjan, H., Beninger, S., Mostafa, R., Crittenden, V.L. (2014). Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: A Conceptual Model. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. Vol: 5, Issue: 1, Page: 16-30.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F., Crittenden, A.B. (2014). Relationship Building in the Financial Services Marketplace: The Importance of Personal Selling. Journal of Financial Services Marketing. Vol: 19, Issue: 2, Page: 74-84. Palgrave.
- Eddleston, K.A., Kellermanns, F.W., Floyd, S.W., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2013). Planning for Growth: Life Stage Differences in Family Firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Vol: 37, Issue: 5, Page: 1177-1202. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc..
- Hanna, R.C., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2013). Social Learning Theory: A Multicultural Study of Influences on Ethical Behavior. Journal of Marketing Education. Vol: 35, Issue: 1, Page: 18-25. Sage Publications, Inc.. link
- Ferrell, O.C., Crittenden, V.L., Ferrell, L., Crittenden, W.F. (2013). Theoretical Development in Ethical Marketing Decision Making. AMS Review. Vol: 3, Issue: 2, Page: 51-60. Springer New York LLC.
- Tsao, H., Matthews, L.M., Crittenden, V.L. (2012). Balancing Market Share Growth and Customer Profitability: Budget Allocation for Customer Acquisition and Retention. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. Vol: 3, Issue: 2, Page: 45-55. Vilniaus Universitetas, Economikos Fakultetas.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2012). Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies: Understanding the Game. Business Horizons. Vol: 55, Issue: 6, Page: 567–574. Elsevier Inc..
- Bailey, C.D., Hair, J.F., Hermanson , D.R., Crittenden, V.L. (2012). Marketing Academics' Perceptions of the Peer Review Process. Marketing Education Review. Vol: 22, Issue: 3, Page: 263-278. Taylor & Francis Inc..
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2012). Strategic Marketing in a Changing World. Business Horizons. Vol: 55, Issue: 3, Page: 215-217. Elsevier Inc..
- Williams, D.L., Crittenden, V.L., Keo, T., McCarty, P. (2012). The Use of Social Media: An Exploratory Study of Usage among Digital Natives. Journal of Public Affairs. Vol: 12, Issue: 2, Page: 127–136. John Wiley & Sons Ltd..
- Pitt, L., Crittenden, V.L., Plangger, K., Halvorson, W. (2012). Case Teaching in the Age of Technological Sophistication. Journal of the Academy of Business Education. Vol: 13, Issue: Spring, Page: 77-94. Academy of Business Education.
- Peterson, R.A., Crittenden, V.L. (2012). On the impactfulness of theory and review articles. AMS Review. Vol: 2, Issue: 1, Page: 1-4. Springer New York LLC.
- Brocato, E.D., Peterson, R., Crittenden, V.L. (2012). When Things Go Wrong: Account Strategy Following a Corporate Crisis Event. Corporate Reputation Review. Vol: 15, Issue: 1, Page: 35-51. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd..
Books
- Cochran, S., Coughlan, A., Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W., Ferrell, L., Ferrell, O., Luce, A., Peterson, R. (2021). Direct Selling: A Global and Social Business Model. Business Expert Press.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2019). Go-to-Market Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs: Go-to-Market Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs. Emerald Publishing.
Book Chapters
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2022). On becoming Market Oriented in a Commodity Market: Aligning Internal Operational Capabilities with Customer Needs: Commodity Marketing. Springer.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W. (2020). Empowering Women through Micro-Entrepreneurship: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Gender Equality. Springer.
- Crittenden, V.L., Bliton, K.H. (2019). Direct Selling: The Power of Women Helping Women: Go-to-Market Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs. Emerald Publishing.
- Crittenden, V.L., Hotchkiss, C. (2015). Academic Scholarship: A Stakeholder Analysis: Evolving Entrepreneurial Education: Innovation in the Babson Classroom. Page: 3-14. Emerald Group Publishing.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2015). Sexism and Gendered Marketing: Exploring Critical Issues in the Marketing Classroom: Evolving Entrepreneurial Education: Innovation in the Babson Classroom. Page: 411-424. Emerald Group Publishing.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W.F. (2014). Market Orientation in Commodity Marketing: The Necessary Link between Marketing and Production: Commodity Marketing. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.
Reports
- Crittenden, V.L. (2021). Mary Kay Ash: A Primogenitor of Influencer Marketing. Mary Kay Inc..
Conference Proceedings
- Crittenden, V.L., Gray, C. (2021). A Yellowdig Conversation about Diversity and Inclusion in Marketing. Society for Marketing Advances.
- Crittenden, V.L., Kemp, A. (2021). Entrepreneurs as Influencers: Exploring Characteristics through a Source Credibility Lens. Society for Marketing Advances.
- Svelti, M., Crittenden, V.L., Brown, C. (2021). Diversity and Inclusion in Marketing and Entrepreneurship: The Case of Women of Color. Global Research Conference on Marketing & Entrepreneurship.
- Zahey, D., Crittenden, V.L., Tuten, T., Altounian, D. (2015). Keeping Marketing Relevant in the Digital Age: MMA Fall Educators Conference, San Juan, PR.
Other
- Crittenden, V.L. (in press). What is the Future of Marketing Education?: Journal of Marketing Education.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2023). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Marketing Education: Journal of Marketing Education.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2023). The (R)evolution of Marketing Education: Journal of Marketing Education.
- Crittenden, V.L., Crittenden, W., Ajjan, H. (2020). Women Entrepreneurs in Direct Selling: Harnessing the Power of Information Communication Technology: By Design Technologies Blog. By Design Technologies.
Articles - Circular or newsletter (e.g., Babson Insight)
- Crittenden, V.L., Gray, C. (2022). Using Technology for Classroom Engagement about Diversity and Inclusion. AACSB Insights.
- Beitelspacher, L.S., Crittenden, V.L., Sosnowski, D.L. (2018). How the Marketing Division and Undergraduate Career Center at Babson College Align to Facilitate Core Career Readiness: BizEd. AACSB International.
- Crittenden, V.L. (2015). Consistently Diverse: Business & Management Research Focus. Page: 55-57. Emerald Group Publishing.