Parnell, John A
John A. Parnell (PhD, University of Memphis, EdD, Campbell University; MAEd, East Carolina University) is the William Henry Belk Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he was recipient of the 2005 Adolph Dial Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity.
Dr. John A. Parnell currently serves as the William Henry Belk Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he was recipient of the 2005 Adolph Dial Award for Scholarly & Creative Activity. He completed the B.S.B.A., M.B.A., and M.A.Ed. degree from East Carolina University, the Ed.D. degree from Campbell University, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Memphis. His academic career includes a number of institutions, including service as Professor and Head of the Department of Marketing & Management at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He received the H.M. Lafferty Distinguished Faculty Award at A&M-Commerce in 2002, the Adolph Dial Award for Scholarly & Creative Activity at UNC-Pembroke in 2005, and the Pope Center Spirit of Inquiry award in 2011.Dr. Parnell is a recognized authority in the field, having published more than 200 articles, cases, proceedings, books and book chapters in strategic management and related fields. Recent work appears in leading journals such as Academy of Management Learning and Education, Management Decision, and the British Journal of Management. He serves on a number of academic journal editorial boards and consults with select firms in the area of strategic planning. He has also appeared frequently as a guest discussing issues related to business and competitiveness on Sirius XM’s The Wilkow Majority.Dr. Parnell has lectured at a number of institutions abroad, including Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey-Campus Estado de Mexico (ITESM-CEM), Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan, and China University of Geosciences in Beijing. He also served as a Fulbright Scholar in Cairo, Egypt, in 1995.