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Archana Kumar

Associate Professor, Marketing, Feliciano School of Business

Office:
School of Business
Email:
kumara@montclair.edu
Phone:
973-655-3001
Degrees:
BTech, Bharathiar University
MS, Auburn University
MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Bio

Archana Kumar is an Associate Professor of Marketing, teaching Introduction to Marketing and Retail Marketing and Management. Her principles areas of research are in consumer behavior, apparel retailing, branding strategies, electronic and mobile commerce shopping behavior and cross-cultural consumer behavior.

Dr. Kumar research has been published in several referred journals including the Journal of Services Marketing, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management and the Journal of Business Research. She is also the recipient of the 2007 Emerald Research Fund Award for Indian Management Research.

Dr. Kumar is a member of the American Collegiate and Retailing Association (ACRA) and Marketing Management Association (MMA).

Dr. Kumar has a PhD in Retail and Consumer Services and M.S. in Statistics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She also has a M.S. in Integrated Textile and Apparel Science from Auburn University.

Expertise

Consumer behavior
Apparel retailing
Branding strategies
Electronic and Mobile commerce shopping behavior
Cross-cultural consumer behavior

Research

  • Message framing in the context of local food at the point-of-purchase
  • Situational factors that determine local food consumption
  • Understanding perceived risk toward online grocery shopping

Professional Experience

  • Senior Merchandiser, Prasanna Exports (2001 - 2002)
  • Associate Professor, Montclair State University (2015 - Present)
  • Acting Chair, Montclair State University (2020 - 2020)
  • Assistant Professor, Montclair State University (2010 - 2015)
  • Graduate Assistant, Research, Computing Support, University of Tennessee (2008 - 2010)
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Tennessee (2004 - 2008)
  • Marketing Manager Intern, Optimer Inc (2005 - 2005)
  • Graduate Research Fellow, Auburn University (2002 - 2004)
  • Graduate Program Coordinator , Montclair State University (2023 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • Graduate Fellow, Auburn University ( 2002)
  • Ida Anders Scholarship, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (August 2007)
  • Honorary Mention for 'Gender and Mobile Services', Korean Academy of Marketing Science, Korea (July 2006)
  • ITAA Best Paper, International Textile and Apparel Association (August 2006)
  • Emerald Research Funds Award , ( 2007)

Refereed Published Articles

  • A. Kumar, L. Heejin (2008). Age Differences in Mobile Service Perceptions: Comparison of Generation Y and Baby Boomers. Journal of Services Marketing
  • H. Lim, A. Kumar (2008). Gender and Loyalty in the Context of Mobile Services. International Journal of Mobile Communications
  • H. Lee, A. Kumar, Y. Kim (2010). Indian Consumers' Brand Equity toward a U.S. and Local Apparel Brand. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
  • A. Kumar, Y. Kim, L. Pelton (2009). Indian Consumers Purchase Behavior toward a U.S. versus Local Brand. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management
  • A. Kumar, H. Lee, Y. Kim (2009). Indian Consumers' Purchase Intention toward a United States versus Local Brand. Journal of Business Research
  • V. Bhardwaj, A. Kumar, Y. Kim (2010). Brand Analyses of U.S. Global and Local Brands in India: The Case of Levi's. Journal of Global Marketing
  • A. Kumar, A. Fairhurst, Y. Kim (2011). Ethnocentric Tendencies of Indian Consumers: Impact on Preference for Domestic versus Foreign Products. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research
  • A. Kumar, A. Fairhurst, Y. Kim (2013). The Role of Personal Cultural Orientation in Consumer Ethnocentrism among Indian Consumers. Journal of Indian Business Research
  • A. Kumar (2013). Shop While you Talk: Determinants of Purchase Intentions Through a Mobile Device. International Journal of Mobile Marketing
  • E. Beckman, A. Kumar, Y. Kim (2013). The Impact of Brand Experience on Downtown Success. Journal of Travel Research
  • A. Pole, A. Kumar (2015). Segmenting CSA Members by Motivation: Anything But Two Peas in a Pod. British Food Journal
  • A. Kumar, A. Mukherjee, J. McGinnis (2015). Who Wants to be an Etailpreneur? Experiences from an Electronic Retailing Course. Marketing Education Review
  • D. Zahay, D. Schultz, A. Kumar (2015). Reimagining Branding for the New B2B Digital Marketplace. Journal of Brand Strategy
  • A. Kumar, Y. Kim (2014). The Store-As-A-Brand Strategy: The Effect of Store Environment on Customer Responses. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • A. Kumar, A. Mukherjee, J. McGinnis (2013). E-Retailing Course: Using an Experiential Approach in a Classroom Setting. Retail Education Today
  • K. Atkins, A. Kumar, Y. Kim (2016). Smart Grocery Shopper Segments. Journal of International Consumer Marketing
  • A. Kumar, A. Pole (2024). Grocery Shopping and Food Preferences: The Long and Winding Road of the Pandemic. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
  • P. Chatterjee, A. Kumar (2017). Innovating the Retail Curriculum for Future Careers in Retail. Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education
  • P. Chatterjee, A. Kumar (2017). Consumer Willingness to Pay Across Retail Channels. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • H. Lim, A. Kumar (2019). Variations in Consumers' Use of Brand Online Social Networking: A Uses and Gratifications Approach. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • A. Kumar, S. Smith (2018). Understanding Local Food Consumers: Theory of Planned Behavior and Segmentation Approach. Journal of Food Products Marketing

Published Proceedings

  • Y. Limbu, A. Kumar (5s). 2011. The Antecedents and Consequences of Website Credibility: The Role of Online Retailing Ethics North East Business and Economics Association
  • A. Kumar, J. McGinnis, A. Mukherjee (5s). 2012. Determinants of patient satisfaction with pharmaceutical services - Comparison between multiple pharmacy format Business & Health Administration Proceedings
  • A. Kumar (5s). 2013. Zero to Online Retail Entrepreneur in a Semester: An Experiential Learning Approach to Teaching E-Retailing MMA Fall Educators' Conference
  • I. Ekeledo, A. Kumar (5s). 2013. Foreign Market Exit of International Retailers: An Integrative Perspective AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference
  • F. Saucede, L. Sirieix, A. Kumar, F. Janani (5s). 2024. Blockchain-based Supply Chains: Progress and Obstacles Towards A Better Integration of Consumers in Agri-food Systems American Collegiate Retailing Association

Books & Chapters

  • S. Smith, A. Kumar (2013). The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Organizational Commitment within the Gaming Industry. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
  • A. Kumar, S. Smith (2019). A Review of Local Food Consumption in the USA. Reference Module in Food Science