John A. Parnell

Professor, Management

Eminent Scholar, Business

John A. Parnell

Bio

John Parnell is a Professor & Eminent Scholar in Management at the University of North Alabama. He is the author of over 200 basic and applied research articles, published presentations, and cases in strategic management and related areas. He earned the BSBA, MBA, and MA degrees from East Carolina University, the Ed.D. degree from Campbell University, and the Ph.D. degree in Strategic Management from The University of Memphis. Dr. Parnell is the author and co-author of two current textbooks, Strategic Management: Theory and Practice, and Crisis Management: Leading in the New Strategy Landscape. He has lectured in a number of countries, including China, Mexico, Peru, and Egypt. His current research focuses on business strategies, crisis management, and nonmarket strategy.

Research Interests

  • Crisis management
  • Nonmarket and political strategy
  • Strategic management

Courses Taught

Education

  •   Business Administration - Management (PhD)
    The University of Memphis
  •   Administration - Management (EdD)
    Campbell University
  •   Adult Education - Management (MAEd)
    East Carolina University
  •   Business Administration - Management (BSBA)
    East Carolina University
  •   Business Administration - Management (MBA)
    East Carolina University

Selected Intellectual Contributions

  • John A. Parnell. 2021. An Ounce of Prevention: What Promotes Crisis Readiness and How Does It Drive Firm Performance? American Business Review
  • William Rick Crandall, John A. Parnell, and John Edward Spillan. 2021. Crisis Management: Leading in the New Strategy Landscape. 4e.
  • John A. Parnell and William Rick Crandall. 2021. What drives crisis readiness? An assessment of managers in the United States: The effects of market turbulence, perceived likelihood of a crisis, SMEs, and innovative capacity. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
  • John A. Parnell and L. Zhang. 2020. Corporate Political Analysis (CPA), State Ownership of Enterprises (SOEs) and Firm Performance in China. International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets
  • William Rick Crandall, John A. Parnell, and John Edward Spillan. 2020. Crisis Management: Leading in the New Strategy Landscape. 3e.
  • Mehmet Ali Koseoglu, John A. Parnell, and Melissa Yan Yee Yick. 2020. Identifying influential studies and maturity level in intellectual structure of fields: Evidence from strategic management. Scientometrics
  • John A. Parnell. 2020. Strategic Management: Theory and Practice. 6e.
  • J.E. Spillan, John A. Parnell, A. Panibratov, and A. Yukhanaev. 2020. Strategy and performance of Russian firms: An organizational capabilities perspective. European Journal of International Management
  • John A. Parnell and W.R. Crandall. 2020. The contribution of behavioral economics to crisis management decision-making. Journal of Management and Organization
  • John A. Parnell and Malcolm Brady. 2019. Capabilities, strategy, and performance in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Management
  • J. Zhang, L. Zhang, E.C. Mensah, Y. Fan, and John A. Parnell. 2019. Evaluation on ecologically sustainable development on Liaohe oil field. Ekoloji
  • Long Zhang, John A. Parnell, and Eric B. Dent. 2019. Individualism, collectivism and management in China: Does Atlas Shrug in China? Journal of Asia-Pacific Business
  • Mehmet Ali Köseoglu, John A. Parnell, and B.D. Guillet. 2019. Linkages among nonmarket strategies, market strategies, organizational values and performance in the hotel industry: Preliminary evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management
  • John A. Parnell, Gaye Acikdilli, and James D. Doyle. 2019. The competitive uncertainty, marketing and non-market roots of capability deployment and organisational performance in Turkey. International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets