Dr. Ronald G. Cook

- 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.







