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Biography

Dr. Ryan Luchs is an Associate Professor in Marketing at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. He has taught digital marketing, sales, consulting, operations, and entrepreneurship courses. From 2021 to 2024, he served as the Management and Marketing Department Chair. 

Dr. Luchs' research interests include topics related to B2B marketing strategy and retailing. His articles have appeared in several top outlets including Journal of Retailing and Management Science. 

In addition to his role at Duquesne, Dr. Luchs is an investor and board member of several small businesses through an investment fund he established in 2019. 

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
  • M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh
  • B.S., Pennsylvania State University

School

Articles in Journals

Thompson, K., Ciletti, D., & Luchs, R. (2023). Workplace Skill-Development Perceptions of Previous Business School Service-Learning Students. Global Journal of Business Pedagogy, 7(1).

Groening, C., Ngoh, C., & Luchs, R. (2022). The Impact of a Firm's Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm–Supplier Relationships: The Effect of Secondary Stakeholder CSR on Inventory Days. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 29(5), 1689–1705.

Obeng, E., Luchs, R., Inman, J., & Hulland, J. (2016).  Survival of The Fittest: How Competitive Service Overlap and Retail Format Impact Incumbents' Vulnerability to New Entrants. Journal of Retailing, 92 (4), 383-396.

Drake, M. J., Luchs, R., & Mawhinney, J. (2015). International Supply Chain Management Courses: Semester-Long Versus Study-Abroad. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 26 (3), 164-176.  

Sarkees, M. & Luchs, R. (2015). The Influence of Marketing and Innovation Investments on Alliance Type Choice. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing.

Saban, K. & Luchs, R. (2011). The Benefits of Governing with a Trust-Centric Strategy. The Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 8 (3), 43-55.

Ciletti, D., Lanasa, J., Ramos, D., Luchs, R., & Lou, J. (2010).  Sustainability Communication in North American Professional Sports Leagues: Insights from Website Self-Presentations. International Journal of Sport Communication, 3 (1), 64-91.

Luchs, R., Geylani, T., Dukes, A., & Srinivasan, K. (2010). The End of the Robinson-Patman Act? Evidence from Legal Case Data. Management Science, 56 (12), 2123-2133.

Guskey, A., Luchs, R. J., & Min, X. (2010). The Role of Refund Policy and Complaint Response Time in Determining Customer Satisfaction and Repurchase Intent. Journal of Applied Marketing Theory, 1 (1), 1-15.

Chapters  

Luchs, R., Lessard, D., & Sroufe, R. (2013). Aluminum vs. Plastic: A Life-Cycle Perspective on the Use of These Materials in Laptops. In M. Drake (Ed.), The Applied Business Analytics Casebook: Applications in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and Operations Research. FT Press: US.

Luchs, R.  & Sarkees, M. (2011). Stochastic Frontier Estimation in International Marketing Research: Exploring Untapped Opportunities. In M. Sarstedt, M.Schwaiger, & C. Taylor, Advances in International Marketing, Vol. 22 (Measurement and Research Methods in International Marketing) (6) 99-114. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.