Biography

An award winning international researcher and teacher, John Fahy is Professor of Marketing at the University of Limerick and Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Adelaide. He has a distinguished track record in the fields of marketing and business strategy and is particularly known for his work in the area of marketing resources and capabilities. Other current research interests include customer value, evolutionary perspectives on marketing and strategic decision making and his popular blog on these issues at www.johnfahy.net has attracted a large following.He is the author of over 100 articles on marketing and strategy and has been published in leading titles including Journal of Marketing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Marketing Management, European Journal of Marketing, International Business Review and Sloan Management Review. His best known work – a Journal of Marketing article on sustainable competitive advantage has been cited over 2,000 times. He is also the winner of several major international research awards such as the AMA Services Marketing Paper of the Year Award and the Chartered Institute of Marketing Best Paper Award at the Academy of Marketing Annual Conference. He is a former Executive Committee member of the European Academy of Marketing.Professor Fahy is also a renowned teacher with a particular expertise in working with MBA and executive groups and he was awarded the prestigious Shannon Consortium Teaching Excellence Award in 2012. His skills have been in demand around the world and he has taught in Australia, Japan, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States. The focus of his executive work is on bridging the gap between academic insight and the commercial realities facing organisations and he has been extensively involved in both open and in-company programmes in Ireland and the UK. As part of this activity he is the author of several award winning business case studies and of two books including the best-selling Foundations of Marketing co-written with David Jobber which is now in its sixth edition. Professor Fahy holds a Masters Degree from Texas A&M University and a Doctorate from Trinity College. Outside of work his passions include family, music, sport, food and travel. For more details go to http://johnfahy.net/

Research Interests

Major research interests are in the areas of marketing strategy, customer value, consumer psychology and strategic decision making.

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2018 - Irish Academy of Management Best Paper Award (Marketing and Services Management Track)
  • 2012 - Shannon Consortium Regional Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2005 - Irish Academy of Management Best Doctoral Paper Award
  • 2003 - Marketing Institute Biennial Case Study Competition
  • 2002 - ECCH, National Case Writing Competition
  • 2001 - Marketing Institute Biennial Case Study Competition
  • 2001 - Chartered Institute of Marketing Best Paper Award
  • 1996 - Best Doctoral Paper Award
  • 1995 - Marketing Institute Biennial Case Study Competition
  • 1994 - Outstanding Author Award
  • 1993 - Best Doctoral Paper Award
  • 1993 - Services Marketing Paper of the Year
  • 1993 - Marketing Institute Biennial Case Study Competition
  • 1992 - Wayne DeLozier Award
  • 1988 - Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholarship

Committee

  • 1899 Irish Marketing Teachers Association,
  • 1899 Marketing Institute,
  • European Academy of Marketing ,

Other

  • Pioneered the use of Intranets to support course delivery

Research Collaborators

  • Jodie Conduit - Co-supervision of PhD - University of Adelaide -Australia
  • Rebecca Dolan - Joint Publication - University of Auckland -New Zealand
  • Werner Kunz - Funding Award - University of Massachusetts Boston -USA

Peer Reviewed Journals

1995

Advertising Sensitive Products

Fahy, J; Smart,D; Pride, W; Ferrell, OC (1995) Advertising Sensitive Products. International Journal Of Advertising :231-243

Books

Book Chapters

2017

Contemporary Issues in Social Media Marketing

Rebecca Dolan, Jodie Conduit and John Fahy (2017) Contemporary Issues in Social Media Marketing. London : Routledge Creating, contributing and consuming behaviour: How rational and effective appeals in social media facilitate engagement

2016

The case for altruism in eWoM motivations

Killian M.;Fahy J.;O’Loughlin D. (2016) The case for altruism in eWoM motivations. Making a Difference Through Marketing: A Quest for Diverse Perspectives :129-142

2012

The Customer Value Proposition

John Fahy (2012) The Customer Value Proposition. USA : Walker Publications Best Practices in Successful Business: A Collection of Tutorials :78-87

Edited Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

1998

EMAC Proceedings of the 27th Conference

Cox, Tony, Graham Hooley, Gordon Greenley, John Fahy, Joszef Beracs, Krzysztof Fonfara and Boris Snoj (1998) EMAC Proceedings of the 27th Conference. :277-296

1988

Academy of Marketing Annual Conference Proceedings

Cox, Tony, Graham Hooley, John Fahy, Jozsef Beracs, Krzysztof Fonfara and Boris Snoj,Larvin, M.,Lansdown, M. R.,McMahon, M. J.,Chalmer, A. G.,Turney, J. H.,Brownjohn, A. M. (1988) Academy of Marketing Annual Conference Proceedings. BMJ :140-145

Conference Contributions

2015

Academy of Marketing Conference 2015

O'Malley L., Patterson, M., Lynch, L., Carroll, C., Lichrou, M., Ryan, A., Fahy, J. O'Loughlin, D., O'Connell, B. (2015) Academy of Marketing Conference 2015.

Published Reports

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