David Bell

faculty

David Bell

Assistant Teaching Professor

Management & Marketing

Contact

508-999-8347

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Charlton College of Business 206

Education

1980Haverford CollegeBA
1984The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaMBA

Teaching

  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategy

Teaching

Courses

Capstone course for Small Business/Entrepreneurship Option. Topics covered include models of growth, the manager's propensity for and ability to manage growth, organizational life cycles, professionalizing family businesses, financial planning, control and accountability, market analysis, and the changing role of the board of directors. Students will develop a business plan emphasizing growth of an existing business.

Capstone course for Small Business/Entrepreneurship Option. Topics covered include models of growth, the manager's propensity for and ability to manage growth, organizational life cycles, professionalizing family businesses, financial planning, control and accountability, market analysis, and the changing role of the board of directors. Students will develop a business plan emphasizing growth of an existing business.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Capstone course for Small Business/Entrepreneurship Option. Topics covered include models of growth, the manager's propensity for and ability to manage growth, organizational life cycles, professionalizing family businesses, financial planning, control and accountability, market analysis, and the changing role of the board of directors. Students will develop a business plan emphasizing growth of an existing business.

Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today's globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.

An interactive skills-building course designed to take a thoughtful look at the key skills necessary for personal and managerial success in organizations. Students will develop interpersonal skills relating to understanding themselves, understanding and working with others, understanding and working in teams, and leading individuals and groups.
Register for this course.

Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today's globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.
Register for this course.

Capstone course for Small Business/Entrepreneurship Option. Topics covered include models of growth, the manager's propensity for and ability to manage growth, organizational life cycles, professionalizing family businesses, financial planning, control and accountability, market analysis, and the changing role of the board of directors. Students will develop a business plan emphasizing growth of an existing business.
Register for this course.

The capstone course for majors in business administration. Students bring to bear all their functional expertise, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities onto issues faced by senior management in business organizations in the world today. This course is to be taken during the last year of the student's program.
Register for this course.

An interactive skills-building course designed to take a thoughtful look at the key skills necessary for personal and managerial success in organizations. Students will develop interpersonal skills relating to understanding themselves, understanding and working with others, understanding and working in teams, and leading individuals and groups.
Register for this course.

Research

Research activities

  • Regulatory claims for food and nutrition products
  • Establishing defensible IP in food and nutrition consumer product markets
  • The increasing role of consumer ethics in branded product marketing

Research

Research interests

  • Small business best practices
  • New product development
  • Consumer dynamics
  • Business startup success factors