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Dr. Michael R. Mullen, Professor of Marketing & International Business at Florida Atlantic University. He was a Fulbright Scholar in International Business to Ireland at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He has also been on the faculties of the University of Cambridge, Judge Institute of Management Studies, UK, and Michigan State University. Professor Mullen has a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an Executive MBA Degree (General Management and Marketing) from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (#1 B-school in world: Economist) where he was elected valedictorian and a BS degree (Political Science) from UW-Oshkosh.
Mike Mullen was an entrepreneur/CEO in the telecommunications industry starting several firms including Mullen Telecommunications Inc. and two union affiliates that built more than 250 cable TV and other telecom systems in 13 states. He provides consulting and litigation support in marketing and international business. A Florida Circuit Court qualified Dr. Mullen as an expert witness in the areas of international business and marketing and quantitative analysis of business information (i.e., damage models or statistical analysis). He was recently interviewed and quoted by the Wall Street Journal as “an expert in international management,” page 1, U.S. and European Editions. Captain Mullen is licensed as a US Merchant Marine Officer for vessels up to 100 tons by the US Coast Guard.
Dr. Mullen’s public service includes serving as press secretary/district liaison for a Congressman on Capital Hill, Washington, D.C., Chairman of the Board of Visitors for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, member of the Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board, President of the Riverside Park Residents Association, Fort Lauderdale, VP Education, Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International and as Vice Chair, International Business Council of South Florida. He has been active in many chambers of commerce, economic development boards, political campaigns, referendum and civic groups. Dr. Mullen serves as an External Examiner for management/business degree programs at the DIT, Ireland. Dr. Mullen is an Associate Member of the Center for International Business and Management, Judge Institute at the University of Cambridge.
Professor Mullen has published more than 45 refereed articles in leading academic journals and proceedings and more than 280 consecutive political and business articles/press releases in the popular press. Dr. Mullen’s academic research is published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Marketing, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Global Marketing, Journal of Global Business, and Irish Marketing Review, among others, and in proceedings of academic conferences such as the American Marketing Association, European Marketing Academy, Academy of International Business, and American Management Association, among others. His most important scholarly work has been Chairing/Co-Chairing doctoral dissertations for Chinese, Tunisian, Bulgarian, Irish, German and American Ph.D. students.His research focuses on international/cross-cultural management including target market selection, quantitative research methods, and public policy including the effects of globalization on economic development & quality of life.
Professor Mullen teaches marketing & international business courses at FAU and previously at the University of Cambridge, UK; DIT, Ireland; UNISUL, Brazil; ITESM, Mexico; MSU and UNC-Chapel Hill to Ph.D., M. Phil., MBA (executive & traditional), MSIB and undergraduate students. He has also developed and lead foreign study tours to Costa Rica, Brazil, England and Ireland.