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Chris Carr

Chris Carr

Professor of Business Law & Public Policy

E-mail: ccarr@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-2637
Fax: (805) 756-0110
Office: 03-409

Education:

  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law (cum laude)
  • M.A., UCLA
  • B.S., University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Teaching Specializations:

  • International Business Law
  • Business Law
  • Business, Government and Society

MBA and Undergraduate Courses:

  • International Business Study Tour (to the People’s Republic of China) (GSB 563)
  • The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business (GSB 514)
  • The Legal Environment of International Business (BUS 410)
  • Governmental and Social Influences on Business (BUS 404)
  • Business Law (BUS 207)

Research Activities and Interests:

  • Rule of law, legal system comparison and alternative dispute resolution
  • International business law
  • Intellectual property
  • Insurance
  • Legal developments that impact marketing
  • Accounting ethics

Publications in:

  • The Business Lawyer
  • Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
  • Business Intelligence and Corporate Espionage
  • Kentucky Law Journal
  • Denning Law Journal
  • Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting (formerly Research on Accounting Ethics)
  • International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital
  • Global Business and Economics Review
  • Marketing Management
  • Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
  • International Tax Journal
  • Risk Management
  • CIBER Case Study Collection of the European Case Clearing House (ECCH)
  • House Counsel
  • Best’s Review
  • Marketing News
  • TortSource
  • Gayle Publishing Encyclopedia of Business
  • Wall Street Journal Business Law Educator’s Review (June 2000 to August 2004)

Refereed Conference Proceedings In:

  • 4th World Congress on the Management of Electronic Business, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, January 15-17, 2003
  • Business & Economics Society International Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 2002
  • Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., May 31- June 2, 2001
  • American Accounting Association’s Northeast regional conference, South Portland, Maine, May 2001
  • Institute of Behavioral & Applied Management Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, November 2001
  • Institute of Behavior & Applied Management Conference, San Diego, California, November 2001
  • Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2000
  • Pacific Northwest regional meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Vancouver, April 1999

Conferences and Paper Presentations (by me or my co-author):

  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Francisco, California, August 2005
  • California State University (CSU) and The Inter-University Mission for the Coordination of Franco-American Exchanges (MICEFA) Faculty Partnership Seminar, Paris, France (June 22-26, 2003)
  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2002
  • Asian Pacific Finance Association, Bangkok, Thailand, August 2001
  • Pacific Southwest regional meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Palm Springs, California, February 2001
  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2000
  • Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2000
  • Western regional meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Asilomar, California, April 28-30, 2000
  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business, St. Louis, Missouri, August 1999
  • Western regional meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Asilomar, California, April 1999

Conference Panel Presentations:

  • “The European Union” – California State University (CSU) and Inter-University Mission for the Coordination of Franco-American Exchanges (MICEFA) Faculty Partnership Seminar, Paris, France (June 22-26, 2003)
  • “Publishing and Co-Authoring Articles in Marketing Journals” -- Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2002
  • “Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Issues in Electronic Commerce” -- Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2000
  •  “New Directions in Teaching Business Law to Business Students” -- Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Asilomar, California, April 28-30, 2000

Professional Development and Continuing Education Activities:

  • Corporate Governance in East Asia: Culture, Psychology, Economics and Law, Berkeley, California, May 2006
  • Effective Proposal Development Program for Faculty and Staff at Smaller Institutions, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California, March 2005
  • AACSB Assessment Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, October 2005
  • Structuring and Operating Business Ventures in the Middle Kingdom: Legal and Practical Strategies for Success in China, Palo Alto, California, November 2003
  • International Trade: Import & Export Course, San Luis Obispo, California, Winter 2003
  • University of Colorado at Denver’s Institute for International Business Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Faculty Development in International Business Law and Ethics Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 5-9, 2000
  • Maintaining Instructor Effectiveness: Techniques and Strategies for More Effective Teaching, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California, Winter 2000
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States International Trade Finance Seminar, Los Angeles, California, September 1999
  • American Bar Association’s International Law Section Spring Conference, Hamilton, Bermuda, April 1998

Editorial and Reviewer Responsibilities:

  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Technology Policy and Law (scheduled for debut 2008)
  • Associate Editor, Academy of Legal Studies in Business’ International Business Law Review (Fall 2000 to January 2005; currently serve as a member of the Editorial Board of Review)
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Marketing and the Law section (November 2004)
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Electronic Business (November 2003)
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference (May 2003)

Teaching Awards & Honors:

  • Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business Student Selection for Outstanding Faculty Member in Business Administration (2001-2002)
  • Faculty Honoree, 14th Annual “Apple Polysher” (March 2001; event hosted by the Cal Poly Reps student organization to honor professors)
  • Recipient, Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business “Dean Team Award for Outstanding Teaching” (Fall 2000, Winter 2001)
  • Faculty Honoree, 13th Annual “Apple Polysher” (March 2000)
  • Cal Poly College of Business Student Selection for Outstanding Faculty Member in Business Administration (1997-1998)

Academic and Professional Organizations:

  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business
  • American Bar Association
  • California State Bar

Outside Interests:

Travel, travel and more travel!  Anything to do with Greater China.  Hiking, basketball, museums, foreign films, music, wine tasting and reading. I also recently started to learn how to surf - it's been a very humbling experience.

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