Research Papers Published since Inception -- Fall 2001  
Ramani, G. and V. Kumar (2008), " Interaction Orientation & Firm Performance", Journal of Marketing, Vol. 72 (1) January, pp.27-45.
Kumar, V., and Anita (Man) Luo (2008), " Intergrating Purchase Timing, Choice and Quality Decisions Models: A Review of Model Specifications, Estimations and Applications", Review of Marketing Research, Vol. 4 (1), pp.63-91.
Venkatesan, Rajkumar, V. Kumar and Timothy Bohling (2007), " Optimal CRM using Bayesian Decision Theory: An application for Customer Selection, Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 44 (4) November, pp.579-594.
Kumar, V., A. Petersen and R. P. Leone (2007)." How Valuable is the Word of Mouth?", Harvard Business Review, (October), pp. 139-146.
Venkatesan, Rajkumar, V. Kumar and Nalini Ravishankar (2007), " Multi-Channel Shopping: Causes and Consequences", Journal of Marketing, Vol. 71 (2) April, pp.114-132.
Kumar, V., and Morris George (2007), “Measuring and Maximizing Customer Equity: A Critical Analysis”, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 35 (2) June, pp. 157-171.
Kumar, V., Denish Shah and Rajkumar Venkatesan(2006), “Managing Retailer Profitability: One Customer at a time!”, Journal of Retailing, Vol. 82(4), pp. 277-294.
V. Kumar (2006),"Profitability Relationships”, Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, Vol. 18 (3) Fall, pp. 41-46.
Kumar, V.(2006), "Customer Lifetime Value: A Databased Approach”, Journal of Relationship Marketing (Special Issue on CRM- Other contributors include Don Lehmann, Sunil Gupta, Kay Lemon and Tim Keiningham), Vol. 5(2/3), pp. 7-35.
Kumar, V., Katherine N. Lemon and A. Parasuraman (2006), " Managing Customers for Value: An overview and Research Agenda", Journal Of Service Research, Vol. 9 (Nov.), pp. 87-94.
Sunil Gupta, Dominique Hanssens, Bruce Hardie, William Kahn, V. Kumar, Nathaniel Lin, Nalini Ravishanker and S. Sriram (2006), " Modeling Customer Lifetime Value", Journal of Service Research Vol 9 (Nov) pp 139-155.
  Kumar, V., R. Venkatesan and W. Reinartz (2006)," KNowing What to Sell, When to Whom", Harvard Business Review, March, pp 131-137.  
  Kumar, V. and J. Andrew Petersen(2005), “Using a Customer Level Marketing Strategy to Enhance Firm Performancer”, Journal of Academy ofMarketing Science, Vol. 33 (4) Fall, pp. 505-519.  
  Kumar, V. and R. Venkatesan (2005), “Who are the Multichannel Shoppers and How do they Perform?: Correlates of Multichannel Shopping Behavior”, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Vol. 19 (2) Spring, pp. 44-62.  
  Kumar, V. and S. Srinivasan (2005), “The Different Faces of Coupon Face Value Elasticity: Implications for Manufacturers and Retailers,” Journal of Retailing, Vol. 81 (1), pp 1-25  
  Reinartz, W., J. Thomas and V. Kumar (2005), “Balancing Acquisition and Retention Resources to Maximize Profitability.”, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 69 (January), pp. 63-79.  
  Kumar, V. and Denish Shah (2004), “Building and Sustaining Profitable Customer Loyalty for the 21st Century,” Journal of Retailing, Vol. 80 (4), pp. 317-330.  
  Kumar, V., V.Madan and S. Srinivasan (2004), “Price Discounts or Coupon Promotions: Does it matter?” Journal of Business Research, Vol. 57, pp. 933-941.  
  .Rust, R., T. Ambler, G. Carpenter, V. Kumar and R. Srivastava (2004), “Measuring Marketing Productivity: Current Knowledge and Future Directions,” Journal of Marketing, October 2004, Vol 68, No 4, pp. 76-89  
  Venkatesan, R. and V.Kumar (2004), “A Customer Lifetime Value Framework for Customer Selections and Resource Allocation Strategy”, Journal of Marketing, October 2004, Vol 68, No 4, pp. 106-125 (Winner of the Don Lehmann Award (second time) for the best Paper published in Journal of Marketing / Journal of Marketing Research in a 2-year period (2003-2004), May 2005).  
  Venkatesan, R., T.V Krishnan and V.Kumar (2004), “Evolutionary Estimation of Macro-Level Diffusion Models Using Genetic Algorithms: An Alternative to Non Linear Least Squares”, Marketing Science, Vol 23, No 3, Summer 2004, pp 451-464  
  Kumar, V. and J. Andrew Petersen (2004), “Maximizing ROI or Profitability: Is One Better than the Other,” Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, Fall 2004 Vol 16, No 3, pp 28-34  
  Kumar, V., G. Ramani, and T. Bohling (2004), “Customer Lifetime Value Approaches and Best Practice Applications,” Journal of Interactive Marketing, Vol 18, No 3, Summer 2004, pp. 60-72.  
  Thomas J., W. Reinartz and V. Kumar(2004), “Getting the Most out of All Your Customers,” Harvard Business Review, (July-August 2004), pp. 116-123.  
  Kumar, V. (2004), “Leveraging Superior Market Tools to Maximize Profits”, Strategic Marketing, Vol 3, Issue 2: pp.18-23  
  Kumar, V. and Denish Shah (2004), “Pushing and Pulling on the Internet”, Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, Vol. 16 (1).  
  Kumar, V. and G. Ramani (2004), “Taking Customer Lifetime Value Analysis to the Next Level,” Journal of Integrated Communications, pp. 27-33.  
  Kumar, V. (2003), “Global Diffusion Models: Back to the Future”, Handbook of Research in International Marketing, Publishers: Edward Elgar, pp. 379-401.  
  Kumar, V., T. Bohling and R. Ladda (2003), “Antecedents and Consequences of Relationship Intention: Implications for Transaction and Relationship Marketing,” Industrial Marketing Management,Vol. 32 pp. 67-76.  
  Reinartz, W. and V. Kumar (2003), "The Impact of Customer Relationship Characteristics on Profitable Lifetime Duration,” Journal of Marketing, Vol. 67 (1), pp. 77-99.  
  Reinartz, W. and V. Kumar (2002), “The Mismanagement of Customer Loyalty,” Harvard Business Review, (July), pp. 86-97.  
  Venkatesan, R. and V. Kumar (2002), “A Genetic Algorithms Approach to Forecasting of Wireless Subscribers,” International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 18 (4), pp. 625-646.  
  Kumar, V. and Trichy V. Krishnan (2002), “Multinational Diffusion Models : An Alternative Framework,” Marketing Science, Vol. 21 (3), pp. 318-330.  
  Kumar, V. Anish Nagpal and Rajkumar Venkatesan (2002), “Forecasting category sales and market share for wireless telephone subscribers: a combined approach”, International Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 18 (4), pp. 583-604.  
  Berger, P., R.Bolton, D.Bowman, E.Briggs, V. Kumar, A. Parsuraman and Creed Terry (2002), “Marketing Actions and the Value of Customer Assets: A Framework for Customer Asset Management,” Journal of Service Research, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 39-54.  
  Fildes, R. and V. Kumar (2002), “Telecommunications demand forecasting - a review”, International Journal of Forecasting,Vol. 18 (4), pp. 489-522.  
  Kumar, V., and T. Bohling (2002), “Six Steps to Better Decision Models,” Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, Vol. 14 (2), pp. 8-12.  
  Kumar, V. and T. Bohling (2001), “Decision Models Aid Research”, Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, (Winter), pp. 42-43.  
  Kumar, V., and Anish Nagpal (2001), “Segmenting Global Markets: Look Before You Leap” Marketing Research: A Magazine of Management and Applications, (Spring), pp. 8-13.mer Lifetime Value Analysis to the Next Level,” Journal of Integrated Communications, pp. 27-33.  
Brodie, R., P. Danaher, V. Kumar and P. Leeflang (2001), "Principles of Market Share Forecasting," Principles of Forecasting : A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners, Kluwer Publishers. pp. 597-612.