Dr. Ronald G. Cook

Professor

• Email Address: cookr@rider.edu
• Phone: (609) 895-5522
• Office: Sweigart Hall 234
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• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Areas of Expertise: Small business management; small firm consulting; starting new ventures; family businesses; business planning
Research Interests: Business planning; microenterprises
Campus Involvement: Director of Entrepreneurial Studies and the Small Business Institute

Background Information

• Doctor of Philosophy, 1992, Syracuse University, Public Policy, Strategic Management
• Master of Business Administration 1982, Syracuse University, Law and Public Policy
• Bachelor’s of Science, 1980, SUNY at Oswego, Management

Recent Publications

• Heriot, K. C., Jones, R., Cook, R. G. , & Simpson, L. (2008).  The Use of Student Consulting Projects as an Active Learning Pedagogy: A Case Study in an Operations Management Course. Decision Sciences Journal of innovative Education, 6 (2), 463-481.
• Heriot, K. C., Cook, R. G. , Simpson, L., & Parker, R. (2008).  The Use of Micro Student Consulting Projects as an Alternative to Traditional Field-Based Student Consulting Projects: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 11, 59-73.
• Heriot, K. C., Cook, R. G. , Matthews, C., & Simpson, L. (2007).  Creating Active and High Impact Learning: Moving Out of the Classroom with Field-Based Student Consulting Projects. Industry and Higher Education, 21 (6), 427-434.
• Cook, R. G., Belliveau, P., & Lentz, C. (2007).  The Role of Gender in U.S. Microenterprise Business Plan Development. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 14 (2), 241-251.
• Lorenzet, S. J., Cook, R. G. , & Ozeki, C. (2006).  Improving Performance in Very Small Firms Through Effective Assessment and Feedback. Education & Training, 48 (8), 568-583.
• Cook, R. G. & Belliveau , P. (2004).  The Influence of Human Capital Attributes in Microenterprise Training. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 11 (4), 467-473 .
• Cook, R. G., Belliveau , P., & Sandberg, M. (2004).  Training and Learning as Drivers of US Microenterprise Business Plan Quality. Education & Training, 46 (8), 398-405.
• Haksever, C., Chaganti, R., & Cook, R. G. (2004).  A Model of Value Creation: Strategic View. Journal of Business Ethics, 4, 219-305.

Recent Books

• Cook, R. G. & Belliveau, P. (2008). The Experiential Student Team Consulting Process, 3rd Edition, Mason, OH:  Cengage Custom Solutions: Division of Cengage Publishing.
• Cook, R. G. & Belliveau, P. (2006). The Experiential Student Team Consulting Process 2nd Edition, Mason, Ohio:  Thomson Custom Publishing.

Recent Presentations

• Cook, R.G. (2003). The Influence of Human Capital Attributes in Microenterprise Training.   Presented at 2003 USASBE National Conference , Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Honors:

2009:  For Undergraduate Consulting Cases, Sponsored by the SBI Association, Small Business Institute Case -of -the -Year, Fourth Place.
2009:  For Graduate Consulting Cases, Sponsored by SBI, Small Business Institute National Case-of-the-Year, Second Place.
2009:  Faculty Nominator for Rider Student, NJ Student Entrepreneur of the Year, First Place.
2007:  Faculty Nominator for Rider Student, NJ Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year - Second Place Finish.
2007:  Undergraduate Consulting Case of the Year, 2007 Small Business Institute Top 10 National Finish.
2007:  Fellows Award. Life achievement award for the Association, Small Business Institute.
2006:  Undergraduate consulting case of the year, 2006 Small Business Institute Top 10 National Finish.
2006:  Graduate consulting case of the year 2006, Small Business Institute 2nd Place Nationally.
2005:  Faculty nominator for Rider student, 2005 NJ Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year Second Place.
2005:  Undergraduate consulting case of the year, 2005 Small Business Institute National Top 10 Finish.
2004:  Faculty nominator for Rider student, 2004 NJ Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year - Second Place.

Awards:
2008:  Faculty Nominator for two Rider Students, NJ Student Entrepreneur of the Year - 2nd Place and 4th Place.
2008:  Rider University, Distinguished Teaching Award.
2007:  Faculty Nominator for Rider Student, NJ Student Entrepreneur of the Year - 2nd Place.
2007:  Lifetime Achievement Award for the SBI Association for substantial expertise in small business and for the advancement of the discipline, Small Business Institute Fellow.
2007:  Distinguished Paper Award, Allied Academies Spring International Conference.
2006:  Harper, Harper Fellowship.
2006:  Research Leave.
2005:  Summer Fellowship.