James R. Lumpkin

Dr James R. Lumpkin is the Dean of the Foster College of Business Administration, Bradley University. Dr Lumpkin is a past president of the Academy of Marketing Science and was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy in 1992. He is a past marketing editor of the Journal of Business Research. Dr Lumpkin's primary research interests include retail patronage theory, health-care marketing and research methodology. His recent research has focused on the older consumer. He has received a number of research grants to study the marketplace behaviour and long-term health-care decisions for the older consumer. Before entering academia, Dr Lumpkin worked as a chemist and in marketing research for Phillips Petroleum Company. In addition to his corporate experience, he has directed two consumer research panels.

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Madhu Purwar
India and UAE

Madhu Purwar works for the Hilton hotel group in Dubai. She began her EBS MBA in 2001 and took just over two years to complete it.

According to her, the programme is very demanding and challenging; it carries weight in business and has credibility with employers. "I got a promotion the day I left Dubai for the graduation. The company told me that the programme had made a positive contribution to my job and that I fully deserved to get what I was aiming for. What helps, of course, is that there was tangible evidence of the programme's contribution to my job and my ability to do it better. This must be pleasing for any employer - when they see that the commitment you are making to your studies has a direct benefit to them. It's a win-win situation."...more