Jerry L. Kirkpatrick
Professor Emeritus, International Business and Marketing, College of Business Administration
Where am I now?
I'm retired. Email me to get in touch.
Publications
Books
In Defense of Advertising (1994, reprint, Claremont, CA: TLJ Books, 2007)
Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism (Claremont, CA: TLJ Books, 2008).
Independent Judgment and Introspection (Upland, CA: Kirkpatrick Books, 2019)
Applying Principles (Upland, CA: Kirkpatrick Books, 2021)
Papers (Selected)
- "On Marketing Bull----," in Brian K. Jorgensen and Richard S. Lapidus, eds., Building Bridges between Knowledge and Practice in Marketing Education(Proceedings of the Marketing Educators’ Association Conference, San Francisco, April 2006), 75-80. (pdf, 88kb)
- "Teaching Acknowledgement Practice Using the Internet-Based Plagiarism Detection Service," Marketing Education Review, 16:1, spring 2006, 29-33.
- “Reisman’s Net Consumption, Net Investment Theory of Aggregate Profit,” The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 63:3, July 2004, 627-46. Earlier version presented April 17, 1999 at the Austrian Scholars’ Conference, Auburn, AL. (pdf, 100kb)
- “A Critique of ‘Is Business Bluffing Ethical?,’” presented at the Marketing Educators’ Association Conference, San Diego, CA, April 21, 2002. (pdf, 160kb)
- “The Project Method in Marketing Education,” in William M. Pride and G. Tomas M. Hult, eds., Enhancing Knowledge Development in Marketing, Vol. 8 (Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1997), 8-12. (pdf, 152kb)
- “An ‘Austrian’ Refutation of the Monopoly Power Arguments Against Advertising,”in Debbie Thorne LeClair and Michael Hartline, eds., Marketing Theory and Applications, Vol. 8 (Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1997), 63-70. (pdf, 208kb)
- Book review of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, by George Reisman (1996, pdf, 96kb), Capitalism Magazine, July 23, 2021.
- “The Ethics of Advertising Taxation,” in Joel R. Evans, Barry Berman, and Benny Barak, eds., 1995 Research Conference on Ethics and Social Responsibility in Marketing, (Proceedings: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, June 26-27, 1995), 117-122. Reprinted in Robert W. McGee, ed., Commentaries on Law & Public Policy: 1997 Yearbook (South Orange, NJ: The Dumont Institute for Public Policy Research, 1998), 298-307. (pdf, 168kb)
- “Objectivist Epistemology as the Foundation of Marketing Theory,” in C. Whan Park and Daniel C. Smith, eds., Marketing Theory and Applications, Vol. 5 (Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1994), 118-125. (pdf, 200kb). Reprinted in Perspectives on Ayn Rand's Contributions to Economic and Business Thought (New York: Lexington Books, 2018, 223-238)
- The Business Plan: How to Think About It, How to Write It, published originally as an Amazon Short.
- “Ayn Rand’s Objectivist Ethics as the Foundation of Business Ethics,” in Robert W. McGee, ed., Business Ethics & Common Sense (Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1992), 67–88. (pdf, 292kb)
- "In Defense of Lecturing, or: It's Time to Cut Down on TV in the Classroom," in Jeffrey T. Doutt and Gary F. McKinnon, eds., Marketing Education: Exploring New Directions (Proceedings of the Western Marketing Educators’ Association Conference, April 1990), 80-85. (pdf, 128kb)
- “Ethical Theory in Marketing,” in Doug Lincoln and Jeffrey Doutt, eds. Marketing Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions (Proceedings of the Western Marketing Educators’ Association Conference, April 1989), 50–53. Winner, Best Paper Award. (pdf, 128kb)
- “Why Case Method Teaching Does Not Make Good History,” in Terence Nevett and Stanley C. Hollander, eds., Marketing in Three Eras (East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1987), 201–214. (pdf, 180kb)
- “A Philosophic Defense of Advertising,” Journal of Advertising, 15:2, June 1986, 42–48 & 64. Reprinted in Roxanne Hovland and Gary B. Wilcox, eds., Advertising in Contemporary Society: Classic and Contemporary Readings on Advertising’s Role in Society (Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Business Books, 1989), 508–522. (pdf, 244kb)
- “Theory and History in Marketing,” in Ronald F. Bush and Shelby D. Hunt, eds., Marketing Theory: Philosophy of Science Perspectives (Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1982), 47–51. Reprinted in Managerial and Decision Economics, 4:1, March 1983, 44–49. (pdf, 184kb)
“Theory and History in Marketing: Reply,” Managerial and Decision Economics, 6:3, September 1985, 186–188. (pdf, 136kb)