Professor of Economics
Professor Rogers was formerly Dean of the School of Business Administration and served as Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at AIC. He holds a PhD in economic development from Johns Hopkins University, an undergraduate degree from Harvard, and has done advanced study at the University of Paris. He has also been on the faculty of the Arthur D. Little Management Education Institute (Hult Business School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts; St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham, U. K.; and the University of Chester, UK, and the Geneva Business School, Geneva, Switzerland.
During a career in industry and government, Dr. Rogers has held positions in human resources management, strategic planning, and international market development with several organizations including General Motors Corporation and the Department of State in Washington D.C.
Dr. Rogers’ research and consulting focuses on the challenges that organizations face as they expand their operations into new global markets.
Publications
- “Matching Human Resources to Business Strategies” North American Planning Review, 1981
- “Doing Business in a Unified Europe” New England Journal of Business, 1993
- “Subsistence Crises and Political Economy at the end of the Ancien Regime” Journal of Economic History, 1980
- “Conquering the Latin American Direct Selling Market” Global Direct Selling Review (Jenkon Data Systems), 2001
- “Executive Compensation: Turning Managers into Entrepreneurs.” AIC Journal of Business Research, 2000
- “Convergence of Business Models: E-Commerce & Network Marketing.” AIC Journal of Business Research, 2001
- “Implementing Continuous Improvement: Legacy Attitudes and Barriers to Change.” Proceedings of the DecisionScience Institute. March 2006. (co-authored with Khim L. Sim Ph. D.)
- “Implementing lean production systems: barriers to change.” Management Research News. Vol. 32 (1). 2009.
- “Successful implementation of lean/Six Sigma.” Accepted at NDESI annual conference and submitted for publication in Advances in Accounting and Behavioral Research. 2011. Awarded NEDSI prize for best paper in category – application of management theory.
- “Lean Implementation in a Sport Equipment Manufacturer in the United States” International Journal of Business and Management Science 6 (1): 16 – 24, 2016
- “The Intellectual Origins of European Labor Relations and Employment Law” International Journal of Business and Social Science, July 2020.
- “Cheering up the Dismal Science: Sports Applications to Teaching Economics,” Journal for the Advancement of Business Education, fall 2022.
- “Oil Prices and the Global Economy: A New Paradigm” International Journal of Business and Management Studies. Volume 8, Issue # 10, October 2023.
Conference Presentations
- IACBE International Association of Collegiate Business Educators. Presentations at Conferences in Boston (2016), Prague (2017), New Orleans (2018), San Mateo, CA (2022), and Orlando (2023)
- Von Mises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference, New York, September 2019
- International Energy Conference, Sultanate of Oman, May 2021
- Laufer Energy Conference, St. Louis MO, March 2023
Consulting/Business Advisory
- Actis Capital LLP (London, UK) and Betterware de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Guadalajara, Mexico). Non-executive chair of direct selling company ($100 million sales) representing major shareholder CDC Capital Partners, London investment bank. Conducted due diligence and implementation for a pioneering MBO in Latin America. This company is was listed on the NASDQ in 2021
- Matthias Rath, Inc. Almelo, Netherlands. Strategic and organizational assessment for health and medical products firm ($100 million annual sales volume).
- Creative Memories Inc., St. Cloud, MN. International market expansion study for leading direct selling firm ($400 million annual sales volume).
- Apollo Group, Inc., Phoenix, AZ. Curriculum design on behalf of major ($1 billion+) for-profit education network.
- Mountbatten Institute, New York, and London. Instructional design and strategic planning for international expansion of MBA program
- American International Association for Accreditation of Schools and Colleges (AIAASC). Executive Committee of Board of Trustees and Treasurer. Development of school and university accreditation programs and assessments for international institutions.
Community Service
- World Affairs Council of Western New England, Director and Chair of Strategic Planning Committee
- Westfield MA Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
- United Way of Pioneer Valley, Chair of Funding Committee
- Stores Library and Museum, Longmeadow, MA Board of Directors
- Harvard Club of Western Massachusetts, Vice President (1990-1994)
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Trustee of regional economic development authority
- Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH, Waring Prize Selection Committee
- Expert commentator on economics and business for local media: WWLP 22 (NBC Affiliate), Western Mass News (ABC and Fox News Affiliate), NEPM, PBS Channel 57and NPR
