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Gurau, Calin
Last update: 06-17-2008
Dr. Călin Gurău
Professor of Marketing, HDR in Management Science
Last update: 06-17-2008

- Academic Title: PhD (Southampton Business School, UK) & Docteur en Marketing (Université d'Oradéa, Roumanie)
- Grade: Associate Professor
- Field of expertise:Marketing
- Teaching Department: Marketing
- E-mail:c.gurau@supco-montpellier.fr
- Tel.: +33 4 67 10 28 46
Diploma
- 2005: HDR in Management Science (IAE Aix-en-Provence, France)
- 2001: PhD in Marketing (Southampton Business School)
- 1998: Doctorate in Marketing (University of Oradea, Romania)
Bio
Calin Gurau, Associate Professor of Marketing, started to work at GSCM in October 2004. He obtained two PhDs in Marketing (Oradea, Romania in 1998 et Southampton, UK in 2001) was visiting professor at University of Vienna, Austria; Duke University, USA; University of Angers, France; University of Oxford and Heriot-Watt University, UK. At present, he teaches Strategic and International Marketing to undergraduate and MBA students. In December 2005 he obtained the right to supervise PhD students in France, from the University Aix-Marseille III. He published more than 20 articles on entrepreneurship, marketing and strategy, focusing mainly on the business strategy of biotech SMEs and Internet Marketing, in international peer-reviewed journals such as: Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Consumer Marketing, International Marketing Review, etc. Since May 2007, he coordinates the research field “Entrepreneurship and Market Dynamics” of the GSCM Research center (CEROM).
Publications
Peer reviewed journals
- Gurau C. Forthcoming. Tailoring e-service quality through CRM. Journal Managing Service Quality.
- Gurău C. 2006. Bio-entrepreneurship in different economic systems: a comparative analysis of bio-entrepreneurs’ profile in UK, France and Germany. International Journal of Biotechnology, 8(3/4) : 169-186.
- Gurău C. 2006. Multi-channel banking in Romania. International Journal of Financial Services Management, 1(4) : 381-399.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2006. The impact of managers’ experience on the internationalisation process: the case of UK biopharmaceutical SMEs. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 1(1/2) : 198-218.
- Gurău, C. 2005. ICT strategies for development: implementing multichannel banking in Romania, Information technology for Development, 11(4) : 343-362.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2005. International green marketing: a comparative study of British and Romanian firms. International Marketing Review, 22(5) : 547-562.
- Gurău, C. 2005. Innovation networks in the biopharmaceutical sector: a study of UK small- and medium-sized enterprises. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 5(1/2) : 85-102.
- Gurău, C. 2005. The anatomy ot the product recall message. Journal of Communication Management, 9(4) : 326-338.
- Gurău, C. 2005. Pharmaceutical marketing on the internet. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22(7) : 421-428.
- Gurău C., Ranchhod A. & Hackney R. 2004. The challenge of cyber-marketing planning and implementation. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2(2/3/4) : 141-156.
- Gurău C. 2004. Positioning strategies in the value-added chain of the biopharmaceutical sector: the case of Uk SMEs. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 21(7) : 476-485.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2004. Qualitative issues in IT and organizational processes in implementing marketing strategies. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 7(4) : 284-292.
- Gurău C. , Ranchhod A. & Hackney R. 2004. The challenge of cyber-marketing planning and implementation. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2(2/3/4) : 141-156.
- Gurău C. & McLaren Y. 2003. Corporate reputations in UK biotechnology: an analysis of online'company profile'texts. Journal of Marketing Communications, 9(4) : 241-256.
- Gurău C. & Tinson J. 2003. Early evangelist or reluctant Rudolph? Attitudes towards Christmas gift giving. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 3(1) : 49-62.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2003. The atlantic divide in food biotechnology. International Journal of Biothechnology, 5(2) : 141-152.
- Wilcox P.A. & Gurău C. 2003. Business modelling with UML. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Studies, 10 : 181-191.
- Gurău C., Ranchhod A. & Hackney R. 2003. Customer-centric strategic planning: integrating CRM in online business systems. Information Technology and Management: special issue on Strategic Planning for E-Commerce Systems (SPECS): value returns and customer alliances, 4(2/3) : 199-214.
- Gurau C. 2003. Tailoring e-service quality through CRM. Journal Managing Service Quality, 13(6): 520-531.
- Gurău C. 2002. The internationalisation process of UK biopharmaceutical SME's. The Journal of American Academy of Business, 2(1) : 241-247.
- Gurău C. 2002. Online banking intransition economies: the implementation and development of online banking systems in Romania. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 20(6) : 285-296.
- Gurău C. 2002. E-banking intransition economies: the case of Romania. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 6(4) : 362-378.
- Ranchhod A., Gurău C. & Lace J. 2002. On-line messages: developing an integrated communications model for biotechnology companies. Qualitative Market Research Journal: An International Journal, 5(1) : 6-18.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2002. Measuring customer satisfaction: a platform for calculating, predicting and increasing customer profitability. Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 10(3) : 203-219.
- Gurău C., Ranchhod A. & Hackney R. 2001. Internet transactions and physical logistics: conflicts or complementarity? Journal of Logistics Information Management, 14(1/2) : 34-43.
- Ranchhod A., Gurău C. & Hackney R. 2000. Marketing on the Internet: observations within the biotechnology sector. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 30(7/8) : 697-710.
- Ranchhod A., Hackney R. & Gurău C. 1999. Global electronic commerce: virtual offers and virtual transactions. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 3(1).
- Ranchhod A. & Gurău C. 1999. Internet-enabled distribution strategies. Journal of Information Technology, 14(4) : 333-346.
HDR, PhD Thesis & Books
- Gurău C. 2005. Le Marketing des hautes technologies. HDR, IAE d’Aix-en-Provence, Université Paul Cezanne Aix-Marseille III.
- Gurău C. 2001. The international marketing strategies of small and medium-sized biotechnology enterprises (SMBEs). Ph.D. Dissertation, Southampton Business School, UK.
- Gurău C. 1998. International and Global Marketing. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Oradea, Roumania.
Book chapters
- Drillon D., Gurău C., Hardy M. & Gautun S. Forthcoming. Evaluating the effectiveness of an e-learning system: an exploratory study. In: M. Seppä, M. Hannula, A.-M. Järvelin, J. Kujala, M. Ruohonen & T. Tiainen (Eds.), Frontiers of e-business research. Tampere, EBRC.
- Gurău C. 2007. Virtual reality applications in tourism. In Wayne Pease (Ed.), Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry: 180-198. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. Forthcoming. Business IT Systems Implementation. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information science and Technology. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. 2006. Implementing CRM Systems in Online Enterprises. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce: 587-593. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. 2006. Implementing E-Government Systems in Transition Economies. In A.-V. Anttiroiko & M. Mälkiä (Eds), Encyclopedia of Digital Government: 1000-1005. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. 2006. Managing Advergames. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce: 722-728. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. 2006. Negotiating Online Privacy Rights. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce: 848-852. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău C. 2006. The Ethics of Online Surveys. In R.A. Reynolds, R. Woods & J.D. Baker (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements: 112-119. Hershey (PA), US, Idea Group Publishing.
- Gurău, C. 2005. Codes of Ethics in Virtual Communities: the regulation of inter-personal interaction within Public Discussion Forums. In S. Dasgupta (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies: 22-35. Hershey (US), Idea Group Publishing.
Gurău, C. 2005. Modelling eCRM systems with the Unified Modelling Language (UML). In M. Pagani (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking: 667-677. Hershey (US), Idea Group Publishing.
Conference Papers
- Gurau C. & Fonc C. 2007. La relation client comme source d'avantage concurrentiel: un modèle expérimental des stratégies génériques. AIMS, June 6-9, Montreal, Québec.
- Gurau C. & Villemus P. 2006. Offshoring: developing a synthetic definitional framework. 5th Global Conference on Business and Economics, July 6-8, Cambridge, UK.
- Dai Y., Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2006. Open innovation in the UK biopharmaceutical industry. 8th Session on Innovation in the Extended Enterprise, July 5-8, Brindisi, Italy.
Joly-Galzin C. & Gurau C. 2006. About the consequences of “financialisation” in marketing: a tentative research framework centred on marketing managers. Academy of Marketing Conference, July 4-6, London, UK.
Gurău C. & De Faultrier B. 2006. Alternative perceptual spaces: is always Euclid right? 2nd International Conference "Product Management - Challenge of the Future", May 18-20, Poznan, Poland.
Gurău C. 2006. Integrated Online Marketing Communication: opportunities and requirements. 11th Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications, April 21-22, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Drillon D. & Gurau C. 2005. Evaluating the effectiveness of an e-learning system: an exploratory study. EBFR, October 26-28, Tampere, Finland.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2005. The Born Global biotechnology firms in US and UK: differences and similarities. British Academy Of Management Conference, September, Oxford, UK.
- Gurău C., Drillon D. & Hardy M. 2005. Users’ perceptions regarding e-learning systems: the case of Montpellier Business School. 12th Conference on Learning, July, Grenade, Spain.
- Gurău C. 2005. Computer-enabled marketing education: the implementation of the Markstrat simulation exercise. 12th Conference on Learning, July, Grenade, Spain.
- Gurău C. & Le Bellac A. 2005. This is not a game! An explanatory study of advergames' characteristics. 10th CMC Conference, April, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Gurău, C. 2005. The principles of online social marketing campaigns.10th CMC Conference, April, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Gurău C. 2005. The strategic support for young biotechnology entrepreneurs: the case of UK SMEs. Colloque accompagnement des jeunes entreprises : entre darwinisme et assistanat, May 26, GSCM Montpellier.
- Gurău C. & Ranchhod A. 2005. The role of the manager and the board of directors in the internationalisation process of UK SMBEs. Start Up Research and Valorization/Valuation of Intra- and Entrepreneurship in Europe (SURVIE), First Meeting, March 3 & 4, GSCM, Montpellier.


