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'''Jagdish N. Sheth''' (born 1938) is the Charles H. Kellstadt [[Professor]] of [[Marketing]] at the Goizueta Business School of [[Emory University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61227144.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610050427/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61227144.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|title=The Atlanta Journal and Constitution |last=Holsendorph|first=Ernest|date=3 April 2000|work=Knight Ridder {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> He was a prominent member of the core team during the initial years of the [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta]], the first [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta|Indian Institute of Management]].<ref name="IIMC_hist">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iimcal.ac.in/campus/default.asp |title=About IIM Calcutta |accessdate=16 March 2010 |publisher=Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040923081857/http://www.iimcal.ac.in/campus/default.asp |archivedate=23 September 2004 }}</ref> Prof. Sheth was awarded by [[Padma Bhushan]] 2020 for his work in literature & education in United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2020 Announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197647 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==Early days==<br />
Sheth was born in [[Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]) in a Jain family, where his father had migrated from Western India to set up a business as a rice merchant . In 1941, the family emigrated as a [[refugee]]s in wake of Japanese invasion of Burma to [[India]]. He received most of his schooling in [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]). It was here that he met his future wife, Madhuri Shah, at a local literacy society for high school students that he had founded.<br />
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==Academic career==<br />
Sheth came to the [[United States]] to further his academic career and received his [[MBA]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1962.<ref name="chronicle">{{cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/story/pitt-professor-kathleen-musante-alumnus-kakenya-ntaiya-win-sheth-international-awards|title=Pitt Professor Kathleen Musante, Alumnus Kakenya Ntaiya Win Sheth International Awards|first=Adam|last=Reger|newspaper=Pitt Chronicle|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|date=14 October 2013|accessdate=15 October 2013}}</ref> He was fascinated by the [[psychological]] [[theory|theories]] being advanced at that time and pursued a career in [[academia]]. During the mid-1960s he studied and researched at [[MIT]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his PhD in 1966 from its [[Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business|Katz Graduate School of Business]]. It was during this period that he started developing his "Theory of Buyer Behavior." A book that he co-authored with his mentor Professor John Howard provided the foundation for the future of research in the field of [[consumer psychology]] and [[marketing]].<br />
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In 2017, he was named a fellow of the Association for Consumer Research.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.acrwebsite.org/web/core-activities/acr-fellow-awardees.aspx | title=ACR Fellow Awardees | publisher=Association for Consumer Research | accessdate=24 September 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Writings and activities==<br />
Sheth has published more than 200 articles in journals and has written a number of books. His books include ''Tectonic Shift: The Geoeconomic Realignment of Globalizing Markets'' with Rajendra S. Sisodia,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10955710.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610050420/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10955710.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2014|title=The Face Of Tomorrow Some bold predictions about globalisation from two-no, not economists but-professors of marketing|last=Sridharan|first=R|date=12 March 2006|work=Business Today {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|accessdate=11 November 2013}}</ref> ''The Rule of Three: Surviving and Thriving in Competitive Markets'', ''Clients for Life: How Great Professionals Develop Breakthrough Relationships'', and ''Handbook of Relationship Marketing''. In 2007, he published ''The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies''. In 2008, he published ''Chindia Rising''. In 2014, he published ''The Accidental Scholar''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Accidental Scholar|isbn=978-9351500391|last1=Sheth|first1=Jagdish N.|last2=Yow|first2=John|date=8 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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The "Sheth Family Foundation" has established Sheth International Awards at the University of Pittsburgh's [[University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies|University Center for International Studies]].<ref name="chronicle"/><br />
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In 2003, Sheth founded the "India, China & America Institute" (ICA Institute), a non-profit group that published newsletters and held seminars related to emerging markets, commercial growth, and alignment of policies between those three nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icainstitute.org/|title=The India China and America Institute}}</ref><br />
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He was also founding chairman of the Academic Council of the Mumbai Business School, a business school located in Mumbai, India, but which closed after attracting just 15 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-india/2558/hundreds-of-schools-forced-close-as-indian-business-bites|title=Hundreds Of Indian B-Schools Are Forced To Close As Business Bites|access-date=19 September 2017|date=20 May 2014|last=Murray|first=Seb}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.jagsheth.com Sheth's Official Web site]<br />
*[http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/faculty/JagdishSheth/ Emory's Profile of Jagdish Sheth]<br />
*[http://www.icainstitute.org/ India, China & America Institute]<br />
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