Research

My research sits at the intersection of consumer behavior and marketing strategy, examining how firm-level strategic actions translate into stakeholder outcomes.

Submitted Work in Progress Pipeline Dissertation Prior Publications Presentations

Submitted

Work in Progress

When Firms Take Sides: Mechanisms and Moderators of Consumer Responses to Corporate Sociopolitical Activism (CSA)

Alam, M.N.; Lund J., Donald; Niedrich W., Ronald.

Conceptual paper — Dissertation Chapter 1. Preparing for submission to Journal of Consumer Behavior special issue on Systematic Literature Review.

In Progress

Nuanced Advocacy: How Integrative Complexity Shapes Credibility and Behavioral Intentions in Corporate Sociopolitical Activism

Alam, M.N.; Lund J., Donald; Niedrich W., Ronald.

Empirical paper — Dissertation Chapter 2. 2/5 studies collected and analyzed. Targeting Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

In Progress

Trade Secrets and Strategic Alliance

Faisal, Nur; Alam, M.N.

Data collected and analyzed. Preparing to submit to Industrial Marketing Management.

In Progress

Pipeline

Faith in the Marketplace: A Systematic Review of Religion’s Role in Marketing

McDougal, Elizabeth; Alam, M.N.; Bisbee, Collin; Lund J., Donald.

100+ studies coded. Targeted for Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Pipeline

A Comprehensive Review of The Use of Theory in Sales Research

Nowlin, Edward; Chaker, Nawar; Alam, M.N.; McDougal, Elizabeth; Zmich, Luis.

300+ studies coded. Targeted for Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Pipeline

Company’s Responses to Product Information Leak

Alam, M.N.; Faisal, Nur; Jeseo, Vincent.

Data collected, preliminary analysis complete.

Pipeline

Dissertation

“Corporate Sociopolitical Activism (CSA): Conceptualizing, and Assessing Its Impact on Consumer Outcomes”

Chair: Dr. Donald Lund, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, LSU

Co-Chairs: Dr. Ronald Niedrich, Chairman & Professor; Dr. Jianan Wu, Professor — Department of Marketing, LSU

This dissertation develops an integrative conceptual and empirical framework for understanding consumer responses to Corporate Sociopolitical Activism. Chapter 1 synthesizes existing CSA scholarship, identifies five foundational mechanisms, and organizes four broad boundary conditions into guiding propositions. Chapter 2 examines how Message Integrative Complexity shapes source credibility and purchase intention, particularly among value-misaligned consumers.

Other Publications (Prior to PhD Program)

When a Trust Badge Changes What Sellers Do

Alam, M. N.; Annur, Sifat.

Journal of Marketing Research Scholarly Insights — Forthcoming 2026

Forthcoming

Consumers’ knowledge discrepancy and confusion in intent to purchase farmed fish

Hoque, M.Z. and Alam, M.N.

British Food Journal, 122(11), 3567–3583, 2020. (ABDC: B)

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What Determines the Purchase Intention of Liquid Milk during a Food Security Crisis? The Role of Perceived Trust, Knowledge, and Risk.

Hoque, M.Z.; Alam, M.N.

Sustainability, 10, 3722, 2018.

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Health Consciousness and Its Effect on Perceived Knowledge, and Belief in the Purchase Intent of Liquid Milk

Hoque, M.Z.; Alam, M.N.; Nahid, K.A.

Foods, 7, 150, 2018.

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Effect of Operating Efficiency on the Stock Performance of Food and Allied Corporations in Bangladesh

Hoque, M.Z. & Alam, M.N.

Chittagong University Journal of Business Administration, ISSN 2223-4843, pp. 189–206, 2013.

Presentations & Invited Talks

2026
AMA Virtual Conference

When Firms Take Sides: Mechanisms and Moderators of Consumer Responses to Corporate Sociopolitical Activism (CSA)

2025
AMA Conference — Phoenix, AZ

The Buffering Effect of Brand Coolness: Power Distance Belief as a Moderator in Consumers’ Responses to Product Failure

2024
AMA Conference — Tampa, FL

The Dynamic Effects of Brand Coolness and Power Distance Belief (PDB) on Consumer Responses to Product Failures

2024
AMA Conference — Boston, MA

Comprehensive Review of The Use of Theory in Sales Research

2024
Southeast Marketing Symposium — LSU Invited

The Dynamic Effects of Brand Coolness and Power Distance Belief (PDB) on Consumer Responses to Product Failures

2023
AMS Conference — New Orleans

The Impact of Brand Coolness and Virtual Presence on Consumers’ Response to Product Failure