Ph.D., Marketing,
Temple University, 2002, Philadelphia, PA
M.Ed., Recreation Management,
Temple University, 1991, Philadelphia, PA
M.A., Geography and Urban Studies,
Temple University, 1988, Philadelphia, PA

•    MKTG 445 - Global Marketing, Penn State Abington
•    MKTG 301 - Principles of Marketing
•    MKTG 330 - Consumer Behavior
•    MKTG 342 - Marketing Research

Other teaching interests – Sustainable Marketing, Marketing Ethics, Marketing and Society

Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing Ethics, Environmental Consumerism, Bottom of the Pyramid, Sustainability

•    Gupta, Shruti “A literature review of compulsive buying – A marketing perspective” forthcoming in 2013, Journal of Applied Business and Economics

•    Gupta, Shruti (2011). “Consumer Stakeholder View of Corporate Social Responsibility: A comparative analysis from U.S. and India” Social Responsibility Journal. Volume 7, Issue 3, pgs. 363-380

•    Gupta, Shruti, Julie Pirsch and Tulay Girard (2010). “An Empirical Examination of a Multinational Ethical Dilemma: The Issue of Child Labor”, Journal of Global Marketing. Volume 23, Issue 4, pgs. 288-305.

•    Gupta, Shruti and Denise T. Ogden (2009). “To Buy or Not to Buy – A Social Dilemma Perspective on Green Buying”, The Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 26, Issue 6, pgs. 378-393.

•    Gupta, Shruti and Julie Pirsch (2008). “The Influence of a Retailer’s Corporate Social Responsibility on Re-conceptualizing Store Image” Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Volume 15, Issue 6, pages 516-526.

•    Pirsch, Julie; Shruti Gupta and Stacy Landreth (2007). “A Framework for Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility Programs as a Continuum,” Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 70, pages 125-140.

•    Gupta, Shruti and Julie Pirsch (2006). “The Company-Cause-Customer Fit Decision in Cause-Related Marketing,” Journal of Consumer Marketing, Volume 23 (Fall/Winter), pages 314-326.
*** “Highly Commended Paper” ***

•    Gupta, Shruti and Julie Pirsch (2006). “A Taxonomy of Cause-Related Marketing Research: Current Findings and Future Research Directions,” Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, Volume 15, Issue 1/2, pages 25-43.

•    Deckop, John, R.; Kimberly K. Merriman and Shruti Gupta (2006). “The Effect of CEO Pay Structure on Corporate Social Performance,” Journal of Management, Volume 32, Number 3, pages 329-342.

•    Penn State Abington Scholar Award - 2011
•    2009 Research Excellence Award from the Center for Global Leadership, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania for working paper: “An empirical examination of a multinational ethical dilemma: The issue of child labor,” Shruti Gupta, Julie Pirsch, & Tulay Girard
•    2007 Highly Commended Paper selected by the editorial team at the Journal of Consumer Marketing
•    2006 Research Excellence Award from the Center for Responsible Leadership and Governance, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania for working paper: Gupta, Shruti and Julie Pirsch "Consumer Stakeholder Pressure at Home: An Incentive for Multinationals to Act Socially Responsible Overseas"
•    2005-2006, 2012-13 PSU Abington Faculty Development Grant
•    2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 Rubin Endowment at PSU Abington
•    2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13  Dr. Samuel and Karen Steinberg Faculty Assistance Endowment in Business at PSU Abington