Ronald A. Romba

Assistant Professor
of Business Administration

Degrees

• Ed.D. Roosevelt University.
• M.B.A., DePaul University.
• B.S., Northern Illinois University.

Positions Held

• Assistant Professor, Elmhurst College, 1985-present.
• National Buyer, Import Development Manager--Montgomery Ward
• Retail Department Manager, JC Penny

Honors & Awards

• Delta Pi Epsilon

Teaching & Research Interests

• Teaching: Marketing, Retailing, Consumer Behavior, Small Business, E-Commerce Marketing, Internet Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Business Policy.
• Research: Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Adult Education, and Diversity Education.

Recent Presentations & Publications

• "A Case Study of the Micro-Cohort," Dissertation, 2002. An investigation of multiple student perspectives on fixed membership in small micro-cohorts for a period of one year. The study was conducted with adult learners and identified two major themes. The phenomenon of dual cohort membership was examined and its impact upon non-traditional, adult learners.
• Presentation: "A Model for Internationalizing the Small Business Institute Program," National Small Business Institute Director's Association Conference, 1999.

• Session Chair: Business and Economics Teaching Conference, Chicago, 1998.
• Discussant: "The Emerging Markets of the Baltic States: Ethnocentricity and its Antecedents," Midwest Business Administration Association Meeting, 1997.
• Presentation: "Structural Changes and New Relationships Created as a Result of Funding Changes," The Great Lakes Small Business Institute Director's Association Annual Conference, 1996.
• Presentation: "Incorporating Cultural Diversity into the Business Curriculum," 5th Annual Business Teaching Conference, Minneapolis, 1994.
• Presentation and Publication: "Toward an Understanding of Potential Cultural Points of Conflicts Between U.S. Small Entrepreneurs Engaged in Contract Manufacturing in Korea and Their Korean Counterparts," the 29th Annual Midwest Business Administration Association Meeting, March 25, 1993. Presented as part of the Cross-Cultural and Minority Issues program session of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division.

Memberships of Professional Organization

• American Marketing Association
• Midwest Business Administration Association

Other Activities

• Coordinator, Coleman Grant for Entrepreneurship
• Hardin Market Research Task Force, member
• Director, the Small Business Institute

Contact Information

Telephone: (630) 617-3120
Fax: (630) 617-6497
E-mail: ronaldr@elmhurst.edu