Research

Publications

Refereed Publications

Frazier, B. & Cheek, W. (accepted for publication). Fashion industry career matrix: Encouraging students to explore fashion-related careers. Clothing & Textile Research Journal.

Frazier, B., Bruss, M. & Johrnson, L. Barriers to Bolivian Participation in the Global Apparel Industry. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 8, (4), 437-451.

Bruss, M., Frazier, B. & Buckley, E. (in press). Global Ecology Instructional Model: An Application for the Study of Families in an International Context, Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family: Innovations in Family Science Education.

Frazier, B. Teaching Entrepreneurship to non-business majors: A constructivist learning approach (in press). Proceedings of the United States Association of Small Business Educators/Small Business Institute.

Frazier, B. & Niehm, L. (2004). Exploring small retailers’ business information networks in rural communities. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 9, (1), 23-42.

Huddleston, P., Good, L., & Frazier, B. (2002). The influence of firm characteristics and demographic variables on Russian workers' work motivation and job attitudes. International Review of Retailing, Distribution & Consumer Research, 12, (4), 395-421.

Frazier, B. (2001). Dimensions of small retailers’ business information networks. Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades (11), A5.1.

Frazier, B. (2000). The role of strong and weak network ties in small retailers’ business information search. Retailing 2000: Launching the New Millennium, 9, 124-129.

Niehm, L. and Frazier, B. (2000). Behavioral benchmarks of successful independent retailers: Superpreneurs as community opinion leaders. Retailing 2000: Launching the New Millennium, 9, 65-69.

Published Abstracts

Frazier, B. & Niehm, L. (1999). Embedded network relationships as a source of competitive advantage for rural retailers. Proceedings of the Snowbird Rural Retail Symposium (3).

Frazier, B., (1999). Embedded community relationships as a competitive strategy for rural retailers. Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association Conference.

Frazier, B. (1997).Factors influencing fashion merchandising majors’ attitudes toward retailing careers: A case study approach. Proceedings of the International Textile and Apparel Association.

Case Study published in edited textbook

Frazier, Barbara “The internationalization of Wal-Mart: a case study” (1997) in Sternquist, B., International Retailing, Fairchild: New York, NY.

Manuscripts Submitted for Review

Frazier, B. Exploring Partner Satisfaction in Co-managed Small Firms. Submitted to The Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Frazier, B. & Huddleston, P. The Role of Market Embeddedness in Information Search and the Development of Marketing Competence. Submitted to Small Enterprise Research: The Journal of SEAANZ.

Manuscripts in Progress

Niehm, L. & Frazier, B. Retail service satisfaction in rural tourism communities: A grounded theory approach. Targeted for submission to Qualitative Marketing Research.

Refereed Presentations

Frazier, B. Merchandising Competency Matrix: A Curriculum Planning Tool. Accepted for presentation, November 2004. International Textile & Apparel Association Annual Conference, Portland OR.

Frazier, B. Teaching Entrepreneurship to non-business majors: A constructivist learning approach. Accepted for presentation, January 2005. United States Association of Small Business Educators Annual Conference. Indian Wells, CA.

Frazier, B. (2003). Exploring the entrepreneurial mind-set of micro-retailers. International Textile & Apparel Association Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.

Frazier, B., Bruss, M., and Jordans, J. (2002). Barriers to participation in the global apparel industry: Perceptions of key informants in Bolivia. International Textile and Apparel Association, Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Frazier, B. (2002). Marketing competence as a predictor of rural retailers’ performance.

American Collegiate Retailers Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frazier, B. (2001). Dimensions of small retailers’ information networks. 11^th International Conference on Research in the Distributive Trades, Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Frazier, B, (2000). The role of strong and weak network ties in rural retailers’ information search. AMS/ACRA Association Joint Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Frazier, B. (1999). Embedded community relationships as a competitive strategy for rural retailers. International Textile and Apparel Association Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Frazier, B., Niehm, L., and Sternquist, B. (1999). Optimal networks for rural retailers, Rural Retail Symposium Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Frazier, B., Niehm, Linda and Plank, L. (1999). External information search and entrepreneurial orientation. American Collegiate Retailers Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Frazier, B. and Pysarchik, D. (1998). Effects of country of manufacture cues on product evaluation in bi-national settings. American Collegiate Retailers Association Spring Conference, Washington D.C.

Frazier, B. (1997). Factors influencing fashion merchandising majors’ attitudes toward retailing careers: a case study approach. International Textile and Apparel Association Conference, Knoxville, TN.

Sternquist, B., Frazier, B., Bastow-Shoop, H., Leistritz, L., Jolly, L., Gaskill, L., Jasper, C., and Kean, R. (1996). Community activeness and solidarity: perceptions of rural retailers, American Collegiate Retailers Association Annual Spring Conference.

Grants Received

Frazier, B., Partner Selection and Satisfaction in Entrepreneurial Teams. Proposal to the Eulalia Toms Family & Consumer Sciences Research Grant, May 2001. $3,000.

Frazier, B. Between Startup and Succession: Family Dynamics and Family Firms, Faculty Research and Creative Activities Support Fund, May 2000. $5,000.