Thompson Reuters in their Essential Science Indicators covering a period from January 1997 to June 2007 ranks Professor Tomas Hult as the 75^th “most-cited scientist in economics and business” in the world. He is one of only 4 marketing scholars on the list. Professor Hult is Acting Associate Dean for Global Initiatives, Director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), and Professor of Marketing, International Business, and Strategic Management in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. He also serves as Executive Director of the Academy of International Business and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. For the complete ranking, see http://www.in-cites.com/nobel/2007-eco-top100.html. For more information about Professor Hult, see http://global.broad.msu.edu/hult.

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