Christian Business Review 2019: Workplace Practices That Glorify God (Issue 8)

CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE
CBR PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
47
Ibid, 53.
48
John 17:14-16.
49
Michael E. Cafferty, “The Sacredness of the Marketplace,” Journal of
Biblical Integration in Business (20(1), 2017): 5-7.
50
Stevie Watson, Cassandra D. Wells, and Elania Jemison Hudson,
“The Effects of Idealized Advertising Imagery on Social Comparisons,
Psychological and Emotional Outcomes, and Consumer Vulnerability:
A Conceptual Model,” Journal of Promotion Management (17(4), 2011):
407-17.
51
Ibid, 407-17.
52
Ibid, 407-17.
53
1 Corinthians 9:19-23.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Mary Ann Harris is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Bethel University in
St. Paul, MN. Dr. Harris teaches in the marketing discipline. She has an MBA from Washington
University in St. Louis and a PhD in Strategic Marketing Communication from the University of
Minnesota. She has a deep background in marketing and advertising, having worked in large
agencies in Chicago and Minneapolis and helped leading brand marketing efforts for Energizer
Battery as well as Boston Scientific Medical Products. She has consulted with a variety of small
and large businesses in marketing strategy and integrated marketing communications, with a
particular interest in how brands impact values and culture. She and her husband John have
three children.
Laureen Mgrdichian is an Associate Professor at the Crowell School of Business at Biola
University. She teaches courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, and women in leadership.
Besides an entrepreneurial background, her corporate work includes working for Universal
Studios in the promotion and planning of video releases, and in developing strong retailer
relationships. She has managed and coordinated marketing promotions for grocery and mass
merchandise-retail clients nationwide. Laureen received her MBA from the Anderson Graduate
School of Management at UCLA, focusing on marketing and organizational development. She and
her husband are the parents of triplets who are currently college seniors.
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