Lawrence J. Ring is Chancellor Professor of Business Administration and the Executive MBA Alumni Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Professor Ring received the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree, the Master of Science in Management degree, and the Ph.D. in Industrial Administration degree from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He was the founder and first director of William and Mary’s Executive MBA Program and also served the business school as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has previously held academic appointments at the University of Toronto, the University of Virginia, and Purdue University, as well as seminar appointments at Nijenrode University (Netherlands), the International Management Institute (Switzerland), Monash University (Australia), Trinity College (Dublin), IAE (Argentina), and the Singapore Retail Institute.
Dr. Ring’s teaching and research interests center on the areas of marketing management and marketing and retailing strategy. He has received various MBA Program Outstanding Teaching Awards seven times at William and Mary and once at the University of Toronto. He is co-author of the books Decisions in Marketing (1984, 1989) and Retail Management (2004), and has published a variety of scholarly articles, technical notes, and cases. In addition to his work at William and Mary, he teaches in numerous executive development programs in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. His current consulting and executive education activities include assignments with Boyner Holdings (Turkey), Bunnings Building Supply Company (Australia), Dairy Farms Ltd. (Hong Kong), the Home Depot, Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (Switzerland), Kmart (Australia), May Company Department Stores, Migros Turk (Turkey), Office Depot, PetsMart, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Shoppers Stop Department Stores (India), the United States Navy Exchange Command, and the United States Marine Corps Exchange.
Professor Ring is a member of the Boards of Directors of C. Lloyd Johnson Company, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia; Mr. Price Group, Ltd., Durban, South Africa; Retail Ventures Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio, and the Williamsburg Landing Corporation. He previously served as a board member at Acme Markets of Virginia, Bon Ton Stores, Inc., and Sportmart, Inc. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Angus and Coote Limited, Sydney, Australia.
Areas of Interest / Expertise
- Marketing
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Retailing Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Executive Education